Asked to respond to (one sentence of) Trump's speech, my responses were: "False." "False." "A little bit." "False." "False."

Trump just announced new tariffs on Germany, UK, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark & Finland—over Greenland. Yet he claims to have struck "comprehensive" trade deals covering 7 of these 8 nations. If "deals" don't bind, why negotiate? Extra credit: What has he done to U.S. leverage?

Quick estimate: Trump just launched a (renewed) trade war against countries that collectively account for around 11% of U.S. imports of goods. If they retaliate, 22% of U.S. goods exports are at risk (that's 15% for the 8 countries affected, plus 7% for the rest of the EU). All for Greenland.

Don't we all know: 1. Trump lies all the time. 2. He could not care less about the West, NATO, democracy or freedom. 3. Trump supports Putin & Russia's aggression in Ukraine. Do you stand up against Trump, Putin, autocracy & kleptocracy?

5. Trump gives nothing to Ukraine, neither arms nor funds. 6. Trump has repeatedly restricted the use of Western arms and intelligence for Ukraine because he supports Putin. 7. Trump wants to exploit Ukraine financially. Forget Trump & leave him at the roadside!

What are the problems with Trump's US from a European point of view: 1. Trump sees Europe as the main enemy of the US. 2. Trump wants to break up the European Union. 3. Trump opposes NATO. 4. Trump supports Putin & his aggression on Ukraine. /1

"The logical result of Fascism is the introduction of aesthetics into political life." - Walter Benjamin

ICE Nazis visit a Mexican restaurant in St. Paul in hope of ordering food and kidnapping some restaurant workers, but get met with resistance from EVERYONE inside, only to get their fascist asses thrown out. 🙌🇺🇸💪👏✊️👇

The entry to the Mexican restaurant (Don Julio) in my hometown of Forest Lake MN that closed as a result of ICE has become a shrine. Two-thirds of voters in Forest Lake supported Trump in 2024.

This is how it’s done! Here’s some ICE-holes getting thrown out of a Mexican Restaurant. #Resust #ICE #Pinks #ProudBlue #FuckICE

ICE eats at a Mexican restaurant and then arrests the workers there. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

New tariff just dropped. Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June. (Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).

We already have complete access to Greenland, including unfettered freedom of navigation into the Arctic. We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.” And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.

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Investigating elected officials for speech is not law enforcement but intimidation. If governors and mayors can be investigated for criticizing federal actions, neither elected officials nor anyone else is truly free to speak. #holdfast

State’s rights

Interesting informed speculative short fiction on some potential aspects of an attempt to take Greenland by force. Def worth a read. For me — just imagine how this would nuke the entire architecture of what keeps Americans safe.

We’ve become numb to the insanity from the WH. They are about to break the most successful military alliance in history because they are high on their own supply Without our alliance, Americans will be much, much worse off in the world www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

People often ask me — but how we will know if it’s going to be really bad? The redlines for any true American have already been crossed. The normalization of the use of force against us as citizens — and by us as Americans in the world — is what you feared www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...

Just curious if either house of the US Congress still exists? Asking for a friend.

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We are a nation happy to live wrapped in lies, exalting those who best use lies as weapons to positions of power

Excellent James Carville suggestion: make “pedophile protector” a nickname and meme that sticks to him like, oh, “short-fingered vulgarian.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Great @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social piece last night on @lLastWordmsnow.bsky.social celebrating the Ford worker who got under Trump’s skin the other day. (With a nice back-story shoutout on the origins of “short-fingered vulgarian.”) youtu.be/6h81QLMzK9k?...

The most corrupt president in history has really made pardoning fellow fraudsters and other crooks a signature policy of this presidency. Also a revenue stream. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...

You’re not gonna believe this, but the Ice Gestapo lied.

My investigation is focused on following the money on Epstein’s trafficking operation. The Treasury Department has its own Epstein file -- thousands of bank records that make up a roadmap of his finances. Secretary Bessent has refused to turn it over.

Ron Wyden, a Democrat, Won’t Let Go of the Jeffrey Epstein Case, Either - The New York Times share.google/u6Y8AZQd3nFA... Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...

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#Trump #Epstein #Vance #Miller #Leavitt #Bondi #Blanche #Bongino #Patel #Leavitt #Musk #Vought #Carr #Glendening #Noem #Thune #MikeJohnson #Homan #Bovino #SCOTUS #Thomas #Roberts #Kavanaugh #Alito #ConeyBarrett #Barr #Bannon #Thiel #Ellison @algreen.house.gov #Massie #Khanna @robertgarcia.house.gov

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Trump has been identified as a major client in Epstein trafficking ring by decorated Iraq War veteran William Sascha Riley… noticenews.com/explosive-ep...

Sascha Riley Accused Pedophile Trump Sascha is willing to testify against Donald J. Trump, Andy Biggs, Jim Jordan, Lindsey Graham and Clarence Thomas for child trafficking, torture, rape and murder conducted within the Trump/Epstein criminal organizations. open.substack.com/pub/lisevold...

Donald Trump Clarence Thomas Jim Jordan Andy Biggs Lindsey Graham All of them raped little boys & Trump did even worse things according to Epstein survivor Sascha Riley Share this everywhere 🤬🤬🤬 open.substack.com/pub/lisevold...

JUSTICE FOR TRUMP RAPE VICTIM SASCHA RILEY! #Epstein

Anyone who listens to the testimony of Trump/Epstein child sex trafficking ring victim Sascha Riley must wonder who in govt. besides Trump, Jim Jordan, Lindsay Graham, Andy Biggs and Clarence Thomas were involved. Those are ONLY the ones he's POSITIVELY SURE of. More victims = more names.

The U.S. naval blockade of Venezuela has already cost taxpayers $700 million. And the cost is of this operation is increasing by $9 million every day.

"Long-term exposure to both pollutants is linked to asthma, heart and lung disease, and premature death. Even moderate exposure to PM2.5 can damage the lungs about as much as smoking."

The EPA will no longer consider how many lives are saved when setting pollution limits, the New York Times reports. Instead, it will consider the cost to businesses of complying with clean air regulations.

BREAKING: Republicans are trying to abolish the estate tax, as part of a bill they call "Making the American Dream Affordable Again." The reality is this would let the super-rich transfer their wealth to the children, and cost the government $281 billion over the next decade.

U.S. billionaires got $1.5 trillion richer during Trump's first year in office. americansfortaxfairness.org/billionaires...

The IRS is effectively unable to audit private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firms. Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it. Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.

House Republicans are now seeking to cut the IRS budget by another billion dollars, which would let rich tax cheats off the hook even more.

There are two other bills in Congress, the Restore Trust in Congress Act and the TRUST in Congress Act, which would both require lawmakers to actually divest their stock holdings, and get much closer to addressing the root of the problem. readsludge.com/2026/01/13/g...

"We are definitely looking at severe loss of front-line capacity," said Andrew Kessler, head of Slingshot Solutions, a consultancy firm that works with mental health and addiction groups nationwide. "[Programs] may have to shut their doors tomorrow." www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

BREAKING: The Trump administration has canceled over 2,000 grants related to substance abuse and mental health services, totaling upwards of $2 billion.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok's creation and posting of nonconsensual explicit images.

He is now the biggest private landholder in the country: www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/s...

One billionaire owns so much land that his holdings are bigger than Yellowstone National Park. Stan Kroenke bought nearly 1 million more acres in New Mexico at the end of last year, and he now owns 2.7 million acres of US land.

Trump is letting Mississippi get away with a massive welfare scandal that channeled money to Brett Favre and others. The state was supposed to pay $100 million for allowing embezzlement from a federal program for needy families. But the penalty was dropped. www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...