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Whoa whoa whoa buddy who is this Jesus Christ you’re expecting me to emulate and what exactly did you say happened to him.
The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs. n.pr/45TIwwT
Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills
The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs.
n.pr
January 18, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Whoa whoa whoa buddy who is this Jesus Christ you’re expecting me to emulate and what exactly did you say happened to him.
Another good article from French explaining that lawmakers and courts have illogically reasoned that to keep good and well-meaning people motivated and willing to participate in public service, they must be less accountable to the public and to the law.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
January 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Another good article from French explaining that lawmakers and courts have illogically reasoned that to keep good and well-meaning people motivated and willing to participate in public service, they must be less accountable to the public and to the law.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
We let a majority of US voters off the hook way too easily. Yes Trump miscalculated. For it to matter, a majority of voters had to miscalculate more biggly
I get the practice of using something like "The US" as a synecdoche to mean just generally the government but I think the subject in question is so aberrant that its worth being very specific on. Its Trump. This is entirely Trump. This is how much of a singular rupture he is.
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
We let a majority of US voters off the hook way too easily. Yes Trump miscalculated. For it to matter, a majority of voters had to miscalculate more biggly
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What Europe could do is threaten to boycott the World Cup. It won't. But that might actually work. Trump wants his big show.
January 17, 2026 at 6:51 PM
What Europe could do is threaten to boycott the World Cup. It won't. But that might actually work. Trump wants his big show.
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“Trump can put a million-percent tariffs on Denmark, and it still doesn't change the answer about Greenland. There are only two possible endings to this bizarre story. Either Trump gives up, or else he goes through with a military invasion.” - Danish military analyst Anders Puck Nielsen
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“Trump can put a million-percent tariffs on Denmark, and it still doesn't change the answer about Greenland. There are only two possible endings to this bizarre story. Either Trump gives up, or else he goes through with a military invasion.” - Danish military analyst Anders Puck Nielsen
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What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
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I’ve been stalwart backer of transatlantic alliance all my life. I understand why Europeans have so far trod softly/tried to keep Trump onside. But, there comes a time when you have to face reality. The US is no longer our ally. Its defense guarantee is worthless. Time to kick ass back🧵
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I’ve been stalwart backer of transatlantic alliance all my life. I understand why Europeans have so far trod softly/tried to keep Trump onside. But, there comes a time when you have to face reality. The US is no longer our ally. Its defense guarantee is worthless. Time to kick ass back🧵
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If they were really worried about Russia taking over Greenland we wouldn't be so busily abandoning Ukraine...which has sunk so much of Russia's Black Sea Fleet that they've had to expand operations to the Mediterranean and Caspian seas just to find worthwhile targets.
January 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
If they were really worried about Russia taking over Greenland we wouldn't be so busily abandoning Ukraine...which has sunk so much of Russia's Black Sea Fleet that they've had to expand operations to the Mediterranean and Caspian seas just to find worthwhile targets.
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DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
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Trump just placed a tariff on most of the EU of 10% that will increase to 25% in June unless they agree to sell him Greenland.
This is mad king shit.
This is mad king shit.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Trump just placed a tariff on most of the EU of 10% that will increase to 25% in June unless they agree to sell him Greenland.
This is mad king shit.
This is mad king shit.
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Fraud is a serious crime that merits laying siege to an entire city and collectively punishing every immigrant from Somalia.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Fraud is a serious crime that merits laying siege to an entire city and collectively punishing every immigrant from Somalia.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
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Just a reminder once again that the Supreme Court is the one that undermined Congress's ability to precisely this instance papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Just a reminder once again that the Supreme Court is the one that undermined Congress's ability to precisely this instance papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
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I mean, c'mon
January 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
I mean, c'mon
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I was an international conference with university leaders in Korea last year. Everyone at my table had studied in the US, and associated it with democratic values.
This was how soft power worked, but it only worked when the American actions broadly (and even imperfectly) aligned with the values.
This was how soft power worked, but it only worked when the American actions broadly (and even imperfectly) aligned with the values.
Simon Kuper in today’s FT on the bamboozled blue-suited governing elite: “Some tribe members did stints at US universities … and fell for a country that’s now outside their circle of trust.”
Blue suit Klaas Knot, also FT today:
www.ft.com/content/77f4...
Blue suit Klaas Knot, also FT today:
www.ft.com/content/77f4...
January 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I was an international conference with university leaders in Korea last year. Everyone at my table had studied in the US, and associated it with democratic values.
This was how soft power worked, but it only worked when the American actions broadly (and even imperfectly) aligned with the values.
This was how soft power worked, but it only worked when the American actions broadly (and even imperfectly) aligned with the values.
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Greenland's foreign minister is fighting tears on television while talking about the last days and the immense pressure from the US.
You are shattering immense political capital, America. Your soft power is eroding in irreparable ways.
You are shattering immense political capital, America. Your soft power is eroding in irreparable ways.
January 16, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Greenland's foreign minister is fighting tears on television while talking about the last days and the immense pressure from the US.
You are shattering immense political capital, America. Your soft power is eroding in irreparable ways.
You are shattering immense political capital, America. Your soft power is eroding in irreparable ways.
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Pedophile protectors
NEW: The DOJ has filed a motion to block the appointment of an independent monitor to release the Epstein files in the Ghislaine Maxwell case.
The DOJ argues that federal courts lack the authority to enforce the Epstein Transparency Act… 1/
The DOJ argues that federal courts lack the authority to enforce the Epstein Transparency Act… 1/
January 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Pedophile protectors
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As with other state media, any engagement (even ironic) with this verified ICE bluesky account will be weaponised for fascist propaganda.
Block and move on. Use screengrabs if commenting on a post.
Block and move on. Use screengrabs if commenting on a post.
January 17, 2026 at 12:56 PM
As with other state media, any engagement (even ironic) with this verified ICE bluesky account will be weaponised for fascist propaganda.
Block and move on. Use screengrabs if commenting on a post.
Block and move on. Use screengrabs if commenting on a post.
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This is what the lack of affordability looks like.
The top 10% now account for nearly half of all consumer spending.
January 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
This is what the lack of affordability looks like.
First we take Greenland, then Andorra, and then Luxembourg!
Obviously Denmark is part of a broader military coalition pledged to defend them in case of attack. I would have thought a guy who sold his house to go live on a military base because he was scared of his neighbors would get this.
Miller: Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland… Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory…
January 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM
First we take Greenland, then Andorra, and then Luxembourg!
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Obviously Denmark is part of a broader military coalition pledged to defend them in case of attack. I would have thought a guy who sold his house to go live on a military base because he was scared of his neighbors would get this.
Miller: Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland… Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory…
January 17, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Obviously Denmark is part of a broader military coalition pledged to defend them in case of attack. I would have thought a guy who sold his house to go live on a military base because he was scared of his neighbors would get this.
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This. A thousand times this.
It is still amazing that people who have built an entire movement on the fantasy that liberals were coming to take their guns so that they would be powerless against the government are all in on government agents murdering citizens.
It is still amazing that people who have built an entire movement on the fantasy that liberals were coming to take their guns so that they would be powerless against the government are all in on government agents murdering citizens.
What Happened to the "Don't Tread On Me" Conservatives?
Guess what, they never cared about individual rights or had a problem with state violence. It just depends on who's on the receiving end.
paulwaldman.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM
This. A thousand times this.
It is still amazing that people who have built an entire movement on the fantasy that liberals were coming to take their guns so that they would be powerless against the government are all in on government agents murdering citizens.
It is still amazing that people who have built an entire movement on the fantasy that liberals were coming to take their guns so that they would be powerless against the government are all in on government agents murdering citizens.