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Around 1500 Islamic State members escaped from Syria's Shaddadi prison. -Kurdish Rudaw
January 19, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Around 1500 Islamic State members escaped from Syria's Shaddadi prison. -Kurdish Rudaw
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There is no off-ramp with him. The only off-ramp is to remove him. Europe spent a year trying to appease him, and it only made things worse. At this I believe that the average American citizen who is also sick of this crap will also appreciate it if we start to be more confrontational.
Donald Trump's upcoming address to the World Economic Forum in Davos will help determine the tone of Europe's response to the U.S. president's tariff threats as leaders desperately search for an off-ramp from the standoff
EU clings to hope it can defuse Trump at Davos
European leaders are in watch-and-wait mode ahead of the U.S. president’s visit to the continent this week.
www.politico.eu
January 19, 2026 at 9:46 PM
There is no off-ramp with him. The only off-ramp is to remove him. Europe spent a year trying to appease him, and it only made things worse. At this I believe that the average American citizen who is also sick of this crap will also appreciate it if we start to be more confrontational.
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One month ago today, the Jeffrey Epstein files were legally required to be released to the public in full.
The Department of Justice failed to meet the deadline and continues to withhold over 2 million files.
The Department of Justice failed to meet the deadline and continues to withhold over 2 million files.
January 19, 2026 at 7:27 PM
One month ago today, the Jeffrey Epstein files were legally required to be released to the public in full.
The Department of Justice failed to meet the deadline and continues to withhold over 2 million files.
The Department of Justice failed to meet the deadline and continues to withhold over 2 million files.
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Important article from former Naval War College professor @radiofreetom.bsky.social. As the headline says, "The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal". 👇
It is not up to the armed forces to put a stop to Trump’s ghastly ideas of war against NATO. The United States is not run by the military, nor should it be. Americans, and their elected representatives, must take this burden away from the armed forces—now.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal
Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Important article from former Naval War College professor @radiofreetom.bsky.social. As the headline says, "The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal". 👇
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"l no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"l no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
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An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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💥Viktor Orbán’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó says Hungary is BLOCKING a joint EU statement on Greenland.
After years acting as a Trojan horse for Russia and China, Budapest now does the same for Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Orbán ally Andrej Babiš’s Czech government also refuses to back Denmark...
After years acting as a Trojan horse for Russia and China, Budapest now does the same for Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Orbán ally Andrej Babiš’s Czech government also refuses to back Denmark...
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM
💥Viktor Orbán’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó says Hungary is BLOCKING a joint EU statement on Greenland.
After years acting as a Trojan horse for Russia and China, Budapest now does the same for Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Orbán ally Andrej Babiš’s Czech government also refuses to back Denmark...
After years acting as a Trojan horse for Russia and China, Budapest now does the same for Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, Orbán ally Andrej Babiš’s Czech government also refuses to back Denmark...
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Record increase for volunteer soldiers in Denmark
Last year, Denmark had the largest increase in the number of volunteer soldiers since the Cold War.
An increase of 43 percent compared to the year. It is the largest increase since 1983.
The goal is 20,000 volunteer soldiers within two years.
Last year, Denmark had the largest increase in the number of volunteer soldiers since the Cold War.
An increase of 43 percent compared to the year. It is the largest increase since 1983.
The goal is 20,000 volunteer soldiers within two years.
January 19, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Record increase for volunteer soldiers in Denmark
Last year, Denmark had the largest increase in the number of volunteer soldiers since the Cold War.
An increase of 43 percent compared to the year. It is the largest increase since 1983.
The goal is 20,000 volunteer soldiers within two years.
Last year, Denmark had the largest increase in the number of volunteer soldiers since the Cold War.
An increase of 43 percent compared to the year. It is the largest increase since 1983.
The goal is 20,000 volunteer soldiers within two years.
Well, not under US jurisdiction. Greetings from The Hague!
Yet another example of the idiocy of the Supreme Court’s immunity opinion: If Trump invades Greenland, even for the most insane reason (like not winning the Nobel Peace Prize) and against our obvious national interest, it’s an “official act” that can never be held legally accountable
January 19, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Well, not under US jurisdiction. Greetings from The Hague!
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Correct.
Fukuyama: Trump is a bully who wants to dominate everyone around him. Trying to placate him with concessions is a fool’s errand. He despises weakness.
As an American, I say to my European friends: do not back down. Appeasing Trump with flattery has failed and must stop.
1/3
As an American, I say to my European friends: do not back down. Appeasing Trump with flattery has failed and must stop.
1/3
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Correct.
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Fukuyama: Countries that stood up to Trump’s threats — Brazil, India, China — have done well. They boosted domestic support, and China forced the U.S. to back down.
Trump is not the United States: most Americans are dismayed by his policies and likely to vote against him. 3/3
Trump is not the United States: most Americans are dismayed by his policies and likely to vote against him. 3/3
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Fukuyama: Countries that stood up to Trump’s threats — Brazil, India, China — have done well. They boosted domestic support, and China forced the U.S. to back down.
Trump is not the United States: most Americans are dismayed by his policies and likely to vote against him. 3/3
Trump is not the United States: most Americans are dismayed by his policies and likely to vote against him. 3/3
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Fukuyama: Europeans think conceding Greenland will mollify Trump. It won’t. He will come back for more later. Europe says it still depends on the U.S. to deal with Russia.
But Trump’s America has abandoned Ukraine and declared Europe secondary to the Western Hemisphere. 2/3
But Trump’s America has abandoned Ukraine and declared Europe secondary to the Western Hemisphere. 2/3
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Fukuyama: Europeans think conceding Greenland will mollify Trump. It won’t. He will come back for more later. Europe says it still depends on the U.S. to deal with Russia.
But Trump’s America has abandoned Ukraine and declared Europe secondary to the Western Hemisphere. 2/3
But Trump’s America has abandoned Ukraine and declared Europe secondary to the Western Hemisphere. 2/3
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Fukuyama: Trump is a bully who wants to dominate everyone around him. Trying to placate him with concessions is a fool’s errand. He despises weakness.
As an American, I say to my European friends: do not back down. Appeasing Trump with flattery has failed and must stop.
1/3
As an American, I say to my European friends: do not back down. Appeasing Trump with flattery has failed and must stop.
1/3
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Fukuyama: Trump is a bully who wants to dominate everyone around him. Trying to placate him with concessions is a fool’s errand. He despises weakness.
As an American, I say to my European friends: do not back down. Appeasing Trump with flattery has failed and must stop.
1/3
As an American, I say to my European friends: do not back down. Appeasing Trump with flattery has failed and must stop.
1/3
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Nach einer #Volksverpetzer Anzeige mit @jun.de knöpft sich die Justiz jetzt eine mögliche kriminelle Vereinigung in der AfD vor. Es gab auch einen ersten Erfolg: die Sperre des Kopfes des rechtsextremen Netzwerkes, das Andersdenkende gemobbt und denunziert hat. www.volksverpetzer.de/aktuelles/af...
Doppel-Klatsche: Ermittlungen wegen krimineller Vereinigung in der AfD & Sperre von „Wuppi“
Nach einer Volksverpetzer-Anzeige knöpft sich die Justiz jetzt eine mögliche kriminelle Vereinigung in der AfD vor. Es gab auch einen ersten Erfolg: Die Sperre des Kopfes des rechtsextremen Netzwerkes...
www.volksverpetzer.de
January 19, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Nach einer #Volksverpetzer Anzeige mit @jun.de knöpft sich die Justiz jetzt eine mögliche kriminelle Vereinigung in der AfD vor. Es gab auch einen ersten Erfolg: die Sperre des Kopfes des rechtsextremen Netzwerkes, das Andersdenkende gemobbt und denunziert hat. www.volksverpetzer.de/aktuelles/af...
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No treats until the stove is satisfied
The way to end all this is for the EU to immediately get hyper-aggressive with sanctioning and tariffing every American they can find.
The man has worse approvals than at any point in his prior term plus it’s an election year. It’s all a bluff. Call it!
The man has worse approvals than at any point in his prior term plus it’s an election year. It’s all a bluff. Call it!
January 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM
No treats until the stove is satisfied
Showing the instruments
We have no interest to pick a fight, but we will hold our ground.
Europe has a slate of tools to protect its interests. (2/2)
Europe has a slate of tools to protect its interests. (2/2)
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Showing the instruments
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very good piece which confirms that weiss is both exceptionally arrogant and totally out of her depth. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News
The network’s new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
very good piece which confirms that weiss is both exceptionally arrogant and totally out of her depth. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Gerade gelernt, dass ein weltweit renommiertes Forschungsinstitut in Thüringen Probleme hat, Wissenschaftler aus dem Ausland anzuwerben (auf dem Niveau funktioniert rein D nicht mehr)
Selbst Leute aus dem Mittelmeerraum lehnen ab - Angst, zu dunkelhäutig zu sein
Aber Migration ist DAS Problem
Selbst Leute aus dem Mittelmeerraum lehnen ab - Angst, zu dunkelhäutig zu sein
Aber Migration ist DAS Problem
January 19, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Gerade gelernt, dass ein weltweit renommiertes Forschungsinstitut in Thüringen Probleme hat, Wissenschaftler aus dem Ausland anzuwerben (auf dem Niveau funktioniert rein D nicht mehr)
Selbst Leute aus dem Mittelmeerraum lehnen ab - Angst, zu dunkelhäutig zu sein
Aber Migration ist DAS Problem
Selbst Leute aus dem Mittelmeerraum lehnen ab - Angst, zu dunkelhäutig zu sein
Aber Migration ist DAS Problem
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Americans have wrapped themselves in this bullshit about being free and brave and fighters and blah blah blah.
It’s all bullshit.
It’s all bullshit.
January 19, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Americans have wrapped themselves in this bullshit about being free and brave and fighters and blah blah blah.
It’s all bullshit.
It’s all bullshit.
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Your alt-text is first class.
January 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Your alt-text is first class.
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There is simply no world in which this clothing choice is a coincidence.
January 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM
There is simply no world in which this clothing choice is a coincidence.
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New in PN: Trump's long-awaited healthcare "plan" is a joke
"Is it great? No. Is it a plan? Not really. It is, however, in its combination of stupidity, ideological derangement, and unseriousness, a near-perfect expression of Trump and his party."
"Is it great? No. Is it a plan? Not really. It is, however, in its combination of stupidity, ideological derangement, and unseriousness, a near-perfect expression of Trump and his party."
Trump's long-awaited healthcare "plan" is a joke
He can barely bring himself to pretend he cares.
www.publicnotice.co
January 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM
New in PN: Trump's long-awaited healthcare "plan" is a joke
"Is it great? No. Is it a plan? Not really. It is, however, in its combination of stupidity, ideological derangement, and unseriousness, a near-perfect expression of Trump and his party."
"Is it great? No. Is it a plan? Not really. It is, however, in its combination of stupidity, ideological derangement, and unseriousness, a near-perfect expression of Trump and his party."
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Ich meine, wenn wir die AfD jetzt aus politischen Gründen nicht verbieten, dann können wir das Parteiverbot aus dem Grundgesetz auch gleich streichen und der Verfassungsschutz muss dann auch niemanden mehr beobachten. Wozu gibt es das alles denn, wenn man es nicht durchzieht, wenn es unbequem wird?
January 19, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Ich meine, wenn wir die AfD jetzt aus politischen Gründen nicht verbieten, dann können wir das Parteiverbot aus dem Grundgesetz auch gleich streichen und der Verfassungsschutz muss dann auch niemanden mehr beobachten. Wozu gibt es das alles denn, wenn man es nicht durchzieht, wenn es unbequem wird?
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Friedmann über das Argument, das #AfDVerbot könne scheitern und sollte deshalb gar nicht erst angegangen werden:
Ich bin Anwalt. Wenn ich meine Mandanten nur in Prozesse begleiten würde, wenn ich schon wüsste, wie das Urteil ist, lebe ich in Moskau, nicht in einem freien Land.
Ich bin Anwalt. Wenn ich meine Mandanten nur in Prozesse begleiten würde, wenn ich schon wüsste, wie das Urteil ist, lebe ich in Moskau, nicht in einem freien Land.
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Friedmann über das Argument, das #AfDVerbot könne scheitern und sollte deshalb gar nicht erst angegangen werden:
Ich bin Anwalt. Wenn ich meine Mandanten nur in Prozesse begleiten würde, wenn ich schon wüsste, wie das Urteil ist, lebe ich in Moskau, nicht in einem freien Land.
Ich bin Anwalt. Wenn ich meine Mandanten nur in Prozesse begleiten würde, wenn ich schon wüsste, wie das Urteil ist, lebe ich in Moskau, nicht in einem freien Land.