Far too little opposition and far too much of that little opposition was "well invading Greenland is a distraction from cost of living issue" for the trust to ever be restored in any meaningful way, in my view.

Ola Borten Moe sier på #nrkdebatt at Grunnloven beskytter mot grupperinger som ønsker å avhende Norge som rike. Dette sikter kanskje til grupperinger som... [sjekker notatene] ...Ola Borten Moe, som heller vil bli 51. delstat i USA under Trump enn å forbli suveren norsk stat som medlem av EU.

Trump's utterance that force would not be used against Greenland has no more weight than any other of his utterances, and it certainly does not amount to him "ruling out" the use of force in any meaningful way. Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.

Meanwhile, U.S. Members of Congress appeared alongside George Simion, leader of Romania’s far-right AUR—a figure widely criticized for pro-Russian rhetoric and positions—while cutting a Greenland-shaped cake decorated with a U.S. flag.

Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.

We hear it all the time: Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically. This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe But it's simply not true! Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵

California Governor Gavin Newsom at Davos, Switzerland this morning fires off a blunt warning to Europe: "It's time to buck up. It's time to get serious and stop being complicit. It's time to stand tall and firm, and have a backbone....

Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "

Greenland’s prime minister said the Arctic island’s population and its authorities need to start preparing for a possible military invasion, even as it remains an unlikely scenario, as Donald Trump continues to threaten taking over the territory

The Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund waited way too long to dump Russian assets and lost a lot of money because of it. Can only hope they time a US exit better.

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 Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:

What I am urging European citizens and companies to do, is to boycott and decouple to the largest extent from US companies. From Microsoft to McDonalds. Best case it's a deterrent. Worst case it's an insurance we absolutely need.

Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of Nato in Europe, General Sir Richard Shirreff (& author of the novel ‚War with Russia’) in an op-ed in the 🇬🇧Mail yesterday: “My message to European leaders is this: America is no longer our ally but a predator and a bully. Stick together and prepare for war.“

We need to stop using soft language and call it what it is: Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine. They use rhetoric that denies Ukraine's right to exist. They kidnap thousands of children to re-educate them as Russians. They enforce Russification in occupied territories

Tiden for en ny norsk EU avstemning er nok overmoden nå.

Norge 1940: Nøytralitetspolitikken er vår beste sikkerhetsgaranti. Norge 2026: USA-ledet NATO er vår beste sikkerhetsgaranti.

Europe has - in technical terms - an absolute sod load of potential economic leverage over the United States. It has turned the other cheek due to security concerns. The US seems intent on demonstrating that it will not guarantee European security. So Europe may start using that leverage.

The appeasement approach towards Trump has failed miserably. bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1j8kw866p3t?app-referrer=push-notification

Sanctions are hurting: Russia just had its worst monthly oil and gas revenue since the start of the full-scale war (relative to GDP). In nominal rubles, only January 2023 was worse.

The two Norwegian guys are Thormund Giantsbane and Fanthomas. Which should be enough, but a finnish sniper would be nice just to be absolutely certain.

This shows that despite different languages, national legislation and a bundle of other challenges, economies within the EU can match and even beat the worlds largest economy. Brexit demonstrates that going it alone makes it much, much harder. Even for such a large and well-functioning state as UK.

The story of European vs US economic development is very different once you take demographics into account. The eurozone *beat* the US in GDP growth per working age population in the period 1998 - 2017:

The main reason why the US economy overall is growing faster than the German economy is: US population growth. US population increased by more than 20% since 2000 - Germany's population hardly changed at all. data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP...

BREAKING: At least 12,000 people, and possibly as many as 20,000, have been killed in the protests in Iran, sources tell CBS News www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/ira...

Klarsynt og realistisk analyse fra Sverre Diesen: - Frykten for å irritere Trump og svekke den amerikanske «sikkerhetsgarantien» ytterligere er åpenbart fullstendig irrasjonell, det nytter ikke å piske en død hest. www.dn.no/globalt/nato...

Trump beware... 62% of Germans in favor of supporting Denmark's defense of Greenland militarily with other European NATO allies should US attack Greeland.

“A diplomatic source said: 'The generals think Trump's Greenland plan is crazy and illegal. So they are trying to deflect him with other major military operations. They say it's like dealing with a five-year-old'.” what the fuck have we tried turning the country off and back on again

Russia's full-scale invasion has now lasted 1,417 days, matching its WWII participation. Soviet forces reached Berlin and took it in that time, while Russia's army "heroically" advanced 60 km from Donetsk to Pokrovsk, with losses per square kilometer exceeding Stalin-era records.

Trump on Taiwan. If any other president of any party had said this, congressional Republicans would be flipping out.

- Det er nå helt klart at vi ikke lenger kan stole på amerikanerne, sier militæranalytiker Anders Puck Nielsen til Information. - Fremtiden er et europeisk forsvarssamarbeid uten USA. (+)

This is something I wondered about before. There is never a really big moment to celebrate a big EU decision. Like in this case, the vote in the European Parliament is still needed, but by the time that comes around it will be seen as just a confirmation. Still, as Martin says, big decision.

Trump’s Greenland idea isn’t just absurd, it’s dangerous. It risks destroying NATO, empowers China and Russia, and drags the U.S. back toward 19th-century imperial thinking. We have to stop this, as I told @stephruhle.bsky.social

My strong feeling is that the broad European public is well ahead of European governments and media on this, as we have been on Ukraine. Existential dread that our way of life and our values are threatened and understanding that these need to be defended.

"We are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere" is the sort of line that gets edited out of an anime villain's evil monologue for being a bit much.

⚡️ Czech-led ammunition initiative for Ukraine will continue, Babis says. "I have decided... that we will not disrupt the ammunition initiative. The project will continue, and the Czech Republic will be in the role of coordinator," Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Jan. 6.

When will European leaders admit there won't be a peace deal, unless Russian forces are defeated in Ukraine? They have now spent almost a year talking about deploying forces after a deal, while Putin grinds forward - slowly, but without showing any interest in peace. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

I broadly agree with this. But the key question is not whether Europeans condemn Trump's action, but whether they draw policy conclusions from the last year, & act on them. In Feb '25 Merz spoke of achieving independence from the US. He was right - but how much have the EU & UK done since then?

EU-medlemskap gir Norge et bedre forsvar på flere måter. Den helt umiddelbare effekten er at som EU-medlem er vi en *høyere prioritert alliert* for land som Frankrike, Tyskland, Polen, Italia osv. Det gir bedre muligheter for at vi eksempelvis får *nok hjelp* til å håndtere aggresjon mot Svalbard.

When talking about Greenland, Senator Ted Cruz said: “To become an American is the greatest gift we can give anyone on planet Earth.”

Some argue that Trump did in Venezuela what Putin is trying to do in Ukraine. Such comparison would be apt if the US now: - annexes parts of Venezuela - deports thousands of Venezuelan children - organizes mass torture of Venezuelan servicemen - erases Venezuelan towns from earth, etc.

Det er et stadig mer realistisk scenario med en forestående amerikansk annektering av Grønland. Skulle dét skje, er det vanskelig å se for seg at NATO kan fortsette i dagens form. Det vil være forferdelig naivt å tro at ikke det vil sette Svalbard i stor fare for en lignende russisk aggresjon.

Europe needs to get much more comfortable threatening Trump with serious deterrent measures, and if necessary implementing them. Tariffs, taxes & bans on US firms; selloffs of US Treasuries; expulsions of American troops; sanctions on individuals. Speak his language: strength.

Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?

It’s darkly humorous he can’t even muster the ability to give some lip service to democracy or allowing the Venezuelan people to choose their leader.

Stortingsforlik om langtidsplanen for forsvaret ble inngått samme dag i 2016 som man trodde Clinton ville vinne presidentvalget i USA. Istedet ble Trump valgt - som bl.a. allerede hadde kalt NATO avleggs og offentlig bedt Putin om å hacke Clinton og påvirke valget. Forliket ble stående uendret.

The basic problem with the United States' call for Europe to lead on conventional forces while it takes care of nuclear deterrence.

Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.

Interesting that China and Russia completely banned X, YouTube, all Meta apps, half of Google, even LinkedIn, but neither Musk nor Little Marco said a word about it.

Holy crap chart from Gallup