Noah Barkin
@noahbarkin.bsky.social
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Trump vows “Complete and Total Control of Greenland” in letter to Norwegian prime minister. Links land-grab to lack of support for Nobel Peace Prize
January 19, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Trump vows “Complete and Total Control of Greenland” in letter to Norwegian prime minister. Links land-grab to lack of support for Nobel Peace Prize
I was told that the EU’s anti-coercion instrument is being discreetly prepared for use against the US. A vote to trigger it would take place if Trump follows through on his tariff threat over Greenland. We’re entering uncharted waters
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I was told that the EU’s anti-coercion instrument is being discreetly prepared for use against the US. A vote to trigger it would take place if Trump follows through on his tariff threat over Greenland. We’re entering uncharted waters
Translating this Eurospeak for Americans: “Bring it on!”
January 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Translating this Eurospeak for Americans: “Bring it on!”
Click on the link to Ford’s “major investments” and you’ll find a story about the company’s $19.5 billion writedown that resulted from Trump’s cancellation of EV incentives. This bunch can’t even do misleading propaganda without screwing it up.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
January 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Click on the link to Ford’s “major investments” and you’ll find a story about the company’s $19.5 billion writedown that resulted from Trump’s cancellation of EV incentives. This bunch can’t even do misleading propaganda without screwing it up.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
EU-Mercosur done👇🏼
January 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
EU-Mercosur done👇🏼
Trump allowed NY Times reporters to listen in on his call with the Colombian president 🫣
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
January 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Trump allowed NY Times reporters to listen in on his call with the Colombian president 🫣
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Jedi-mind trick might work with Trump
January 7, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Jedi-mind trick might work with Trump
“That money will be controlled by me”
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 AM
“That money will be controlled by me”
Perhaps I’m reading too much into this, but there is no repetition of Fredriksen’s “end of NATO” line here. They may realize this is not a deterrent for Trump when it comes to Greenland. It may even provide extra incentive
January 6, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Perhaps I’m reading too much into this, but there is no repetition of Fredriksen’s “end of NATO” line here. They may realize this is not a deterrent for Trump when it comes to Greenland. It may even provide extra incentive
“If the US asserts the right to use military force to invade & capture foreign leaders it accuses of criminal conduct, what prevents China from claiming the same authority over Taiwan’s leadership? What stops Putin from asserting similar justification to abduct Ukraine’s president?" - Mark Warner
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
“If the US asserts the right to use military force to invade & capture foreign leaders it accuses of criminal conduct, what prevents China from claiming the same authority over Taiwan’s leadership? What stops Putin from asserting similar justification to abduct Ukraine’s president?" - Mark Warner
Possession of machine guns? I thought this administration considered that a basic right
January 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Possession of machine guns? I thought this administration considered that a basic right
Trump says Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela following large scale US strikes against the country.
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Trump says Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela following large scale US strikes against the country.
January 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Overwhelming support across the EU for imposing social media bans for kids under the age of 15. Von der Leyen hinted at this in her state of the union. It should be at the top of the EU agenda
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/eurobazoo...
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/eurobazoo...
January 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Overwhelming support across the EU for imposing social media bans for kids under the age of 15. Von der Leyen hinted at this in her state of the union. It should be at the top of the EU agenda
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/eurobazoo...
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/eurobazoo...
Worrying signs in France ahead of 2027 elections: of the 9 EU countries surveyed by Le Grand Continent, the French come out top in:
- wanting to exit the EU
- wanting a radical political shakeup at home
- wanting more centralization of political power
- lack of faith in Ursula von der Leyen
- wanting to exit the EU
- wanting a radical political shakeup at home
- wanting more centralization of political power
- lack of faith in Ursula von der Leyen
January 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Worrying signs in France ahead of 2027 elections: of the 9 EU countries surveyed by Le Grand Continent, the French come out top in:
- wanting to exit the EU
- wanting a radical political shakeup at home
- wanting more centralization of political power
- lack of faith in Ursula von der Leyen
- wanting to exit the EU
- wanting a radical political shakeup at home
- wanting more centralization of political power
- lack of faith in Ursula von der Leyen
The Trump effect: strong majorities across major European countries are in favor of maintaining equidistance between the US and China or refusing to align with either (c/o Le Grand Continent)
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/eurobazoo...
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/eurobazoo...
January 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The Trump effect: strong majorities across major European countries are in favor of maintaining equidistance between the US and China or refusing to align with either (c/o Le Grand Continent)
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/eurobazoo...
legrandcontinent.eu/fr/eurobazoo...
The FT got it right
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The FT got it right
This guy spent three weeks in prison and felt the need to write a book about it. Apparently the food wasn’t great
www.ft.com/content/e036...
www.ft.com/content/e036...
December 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This guy spent three weeks in prison and felt the need to write a book about it. Apparently the food wasn’t great
www.ft.com/content/e036...
www.ft.com/content/e036...
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
From Chris Landau, deputy secretary of state👇🏼 Suicide sounds better than erasure, so I’ll give him that
December 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
From Chris Landau, deputy secretary of state👇🏼 Suicide sounds better than erasure, so I’ll give him that
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Germany has created a new unit (see picture) to shoot down drones. We just have to hope the drones fly directly over these two guys 😬
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Germany has created a new unit (see picture) to shoot down drones. We just have to hope the drones fly directly over these two guys 😬
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
The VW brand is slashing production capacity in Germany by 40 per cent, shutting production lines for 734,000 vehicles.
on.ft.com/4oKk4Fb
on.ft.com/4oKk4Fb
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The VW brand is slashing production capacity in Germany by 40 per cent, shutting production lines for 734,000 vehicles.
on.ft.com/4oKk4Fb
on.ft.com/4oKk4Fb
The German government embraces the idea of EU-wide local content/European preference rules in clean tech
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The German government embraces the idea of EU-wide local content/European preference rules in clean tech
RIP Jimmy Cliff. Not sure I would have survived high school without The Harder They Come
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff. Not sure I would have survived high school without The Harder They Come
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...