Yohko Hatada
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All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
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One thing authoritarian regimes do is establish impunity for government officials who break the law on their behalf
January 24, 2026 at 1:28 PM
One thing authoritarian regimes do is establish impunity for government officials who break the law on their behalf
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Don’t count your chickening-out before it’s hatched.
The beginnings of the great Greenland climbdown ft.trib.al/oOHFGgz | opinion
The beginnings of the great Greenland climbdown
Trump’s rambling Davos speech was vaguely menacing rather than explicitly threatening
ft.trib.al
January 21, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Don’t count your chickening-out before it’s hatched.
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Also, this story illustrates a fundamental truth: Trump's opinions are shaped by the last person he spoke to
So it was Badenoch *personally* who stabbed Britain in the back during the Greenland crisis! Simply unbelievable. Ought to be a resignation matter.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
How Badenoch’s meeting with Mike Johnson led to Trump’s Chagos deal rant
A brief encounter set off a chain of events that culminated in a public rebuff to the US president from Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Also, this story illustrates a fundamental truth: Trump's opinions are shaped by the last person he spoke to
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US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties
Trump’s Board of Peace has now officially been recognized as an international organization, according to the White House.
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties
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🇺🇦❗️ Rutte: Ukraine should be our number one priority. Then we can discuss all the other issues, including Greenland. It should be Ukraine first because it is crucial for our security.
🇺🇸🇪🇺 Rutte: Trump said that he was doubtful about whether Europeans would come to rescue if Article 5 were triggered.
🇺🇸🇪🇺 Rutte: Trump said that he was doubtful about whether Europeans would come to rescue if Article 5 were triggered.
January 21, 2026 at 11:12 AM
🇺🇦❗️ Rutte: Ukraine should be our number one priority. Then we can discuss all the other issues, including Greenland. It should be Ukraine first because it is crucial for our security.
🇺🇸🇪🇺 Rutte: Trump said that he was doubtful about whether Europeans would come to rescue if Article 5 were triggered.
🇺🇸🇪🇺 Rutte: Trump said that he was doubtful about whether Europeans would come to rescue if Article 5 were triggered.
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Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Analysis: the Trump family has generated about $1.4B from crypto projects since Trump's inauguration a year ago, making up about one-fifth of their fortune (Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Analysis: the Trump family has generated about $1.4B from crypto projects since Trump's inauguration a year ago, making up about one-fifth of their fortune (Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Mark Carney:
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Mark Carney:
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
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Here's me in 2018 (!) writing "If We Cared About the Constitution, We'd Impeach Trump for Bribery."
Obviously the GOP is worse on this. But some is on Dems too. They haven't made a big issue of Trump's corruption, haven't raised it as an impeachable offense, and some in Congress do insider trading.
Obviously the GOP is worse on this. But some is on Dems too. They haven't made a big issue of Trump's corruption, haven't raised it as an impeachable offense, and some in Congress do insider trading.
If We Cared About the Constitution, We’d Impeach Trump for Bribery
But politics outweighs the Founders
medium.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Here's me in 2018 (!) writing "If We Cared About the Constitution, We'd Impeach Trump for Bribery."
Obviously the GOP is worse on this. But some is on Dems too. They haven't made a big issue of Trump's corruption, haven't raised it as an impeachable offense, and some in Congress do insider trading.
Obviously the GOP is worse on this. But some is on Dems too. They haven't made a big issue of Trump's corruption, haven't raised it as an impeachable offense, and some in Congress do insider trading.
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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Danish pension fund to dump US treasuries
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension to exit US Treasuries By Investing.com
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension to exit US Treasuries
www.investing.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Danish pension fund to dump US treasuries
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
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Denmark and Greenland are not alone.
Good to see my colleagues Troels Lund Poulsen and Vivian Motzfeldt.
Arctic security is a shared transatlantic interest, and one we can discuss with our US allies.
But tariff threats are not the way to go about this. Sovereignty is not for trade. (1/2)
Good to see my colleagues Troels Lund Poulsen and Vivian Motzfeldt.
Arctic security is a shared transatlantic interest, and one we can discuss with our US allies.
But tariff threats are not the way to go about this. Sovereignty is not for trade. (1/2)
January 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Denmark and Greenland are not alone.
Good to see my colleagues Troels Lund Poulsen and Vivian Motzfeldt.
Arctic security is a shared transatlantic interest, and one we can discuss with our US allies.
But tariff threats are not the way to go about this. Sovereignty is not for trade. (1/2)
Good to see my colleagues Troels Lund Poulsen and Vivian Motzfeldt.
Arctic security is a shared transatlantic interest, and one we can discuss with our US allies.
But tariff threats are not the way to go about this. Sovereignty is not for trade. (1/2)
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FAZ: Norwegian intelligence anticipates that in the event Trump invades Greenland, Russia will launch a coordinated attack to seize the Norwegian archipelago of Spitzbergen
January 20, 2026 at 5:21 AM
FAZ: Norwegian intelligence anticipates that in the event Trump invades Greenland, Russia will launch a coordinated attack to seize the Norwegian archipelago of Spitzbergen
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Everything Trump says here is verifiably untrue. During this period of time the number of US installations on Greenland went from 17 to 1 as a result of US determinations that they were not needed.
Trump: "NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that “you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland.” Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now it is time, and it will be done!!! President Donald J. Trump"
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Everything Trump says here is verifiably untrue. During this period of time the number of US installations on Greenland went from 17 to 1 as a result of US determinations that they were not needed.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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I'd wager this is the angriest statement ever issued by the Nobel Peace Prize people...
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I'd wager this is the angriest statement ever issued by the Nobel Peace Prize people...
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We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
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It’s a pleasure to be back in Cyprus.
These are undoubtedly challenging times to take on the EU Council Presidency.
If we want to shape the course of events in the world, the EU must step up and deliver tangible results for our security, stability, and values. (1/2)
These are undoubtedly challenging times to take on the EU Council Presidency.
If we want to shape the course of events in the world, the EU must step up and deliver tangible results for our security, stability, and values. (1/2)
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
It’s a pleasure to be back in Cyprus.
These are undoubtedly challenging times to take on the EU Council Presidency.
If we want to shape the course of events in the world, the EU must step up and deliver tangible results for our security, stability, and values. (1/2)
These are undoubtedly challenging times to take on the EU Council Presidency.
If we want to shape the course of events in the world, the EU must step up and deliver tangible results for our security, stability, and values. (1/2)
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The release of Europeans detained in Venezuela is a great relief for families and a positive step.
I spoke today with several released EU citizens.
This outcome is the result of persistent EU diplomacy and close coordination with Member States. Special thanks to our Delegation and EEAS teams.
I spoke today with several released EU citizens.
This outcome is the result of persistent EU diplomacy and close coordination with Member States. Special thanks to our Delegation and EEAS teams.
January 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The release of Europeans detained in Venezuela is a great relief for families and a positive step.
I spoke today with several released EU citizens.
This outcome is the result of persistent EU diplomacy and close coordination with Member States. Special thanks to our Delegation and EEAS teams.
I spoke today with several released EU citizens.
This outcome is the result of persistent EU diplomacy and close coordination with Member States. Special thanks to our Delegation and EEAS teams.
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We also cannot let our dispute distract us from the our core task of helping to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. (2/2)
January 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
We also cannot let our dispute distract us from the our core task of helping to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. (2/2)
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China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among Allies.
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
January 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among Allies.
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO.
Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
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[1/6] A reminder: Europe has cards to use against the US. Lots of them.
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion – European Council on Foreign Relations
Faced with an aggressive United States, Europe has more leverage than it realises. Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relati
ecfr.eu
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
[1/6] A reminder: Europe has cards to use against the US. Lots of them.
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
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"We’re actually seeing new super PACs being established. One of them has already committed to spending $100 million in the midterms. And we’re seeing politicians and candidates speaking very frankly about wanting to install pro-crypto candidates"
more here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
more here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
How Crypto Is Used for Political Corruption
This new source of money is giving the administration unprecedented new powers.
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
"We’re actually seeing new super PACs being established. One of them has already committed to spending $100 million in the midterms. And we’re seeing politicians and candidates speaking very frankly about wanting to install pro-crypto candidates"
more here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
more here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...