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Former DoD, VA and FEMA senior official. Defender of the Constitution, Rule of Law, and Democracy
Son of Iranâs late shah issues âurgentâ call for Trump to intervene
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Son of Iranâs late shah issues âurgentâ call for Trump to intervene
Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/son-of-irans-late-shah-issues-urgent-call-for-trump-to-intervene
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Greenland minister rejects US overtures to buy the territory
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Greenland minister rejects US overtures to buy the territory â DW â 01/09/2026
As the US increases its overtures and threats, Greenland's minister for mining told DW that it needs to be treated as a partner, and stressed that Greenlanders will decide the fate of their resources.
https://www.dw.com/en/greenland-minister-rejects-us-overtures-to-buy-the-territory/a-75454578?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
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Protesters sue ICE to stop âunconstitutionalâ Minnesota actions after fatal shooting
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Protesters sue ICE to stop âunconstitutionalâ Minnesota actions after fatal shooting
Minneapolis residents say ICE fired pepper spray into moving cars and threatened to break windows the same day of her death
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/minnesota-ice-protest-lawsuit-renee-good-b2897725.html
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Trump Is Bleeding Support From Young Men
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Trump Is Bleeding Support From Young Men
Donald Trumpâs approval numbers are sinking and the cracks are showing in places that once kept him afloat.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-bleeding-support-from-young
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Minneapolis mayor accuses federal authorities of âhiding factsâ in ICE killing
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Minneapolis mayor accuses federal authorities of âhiding factsâ in ICE killing
Jacob Frey criticizes Trump administrationâs response to shooting death of Renee Nicole Good
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/09/jacob-frey-trump-minneapolis-ice-investigation
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Mexico Seeks Conciliation After Trump Threatens Land Strikes
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Mexico Seeks Conciliation After Trump Threatens Land Strikes
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called for greater coordination with the US on security after Donald Trumpâs latest threats to attack drug cartels on land.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/mexico-seeks-conciliation-after-trump-threatens-land-strikes
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Democrats warm to impeaching Kristi Noem after Minneapolis, Portland shootings
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Democrats warm to impeaching Kristi Noem after Minneapolis, Portland shootings
"There's a rising clamor for oversight and potentially impeachment of Secretary Noem," said Rep. Jamie Raskin.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/09/kristi-noem-impeachment-minneapolis-portland-ice
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After Venezuela frees fewer than 1% of prisoners, activists try to stay hopeful
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After Venezuela frees fewer than 1% of prisoners, activists try to stay hopeful
A day after Venezuelaâs government pledged to free a âsignificant numberâ of prisoners, a local human rights group says only eight people had been released.
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-political-prisoners-maduro-902c2fbe9e08b95a73585b2a83afc492
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âThe White House Press Corps has hit a shocking new low after allowing Vice President JD Vance to spew lies unchallenged, and scold a woman for her own death like a wild-eyed carnival barker.â
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Shame on WH Press Corps for Failing to Challenge Vance Rant
The White House Press Corps hit a new low after allowing JD Vance to spew lies unchallenged, and scold a woman for her death like a wild-eyed carnival barker.
https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/shame-on-the-white-house-press-corps-for-failing-to-challenge-vance-tirade
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Venezuelaâs Oil Industry: A Timeline of Key Events
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The Century-Long Tug of War for Venezuelaâs Oil
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/business/venezuela-oil-industry-timeline-trump.html
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Minneapolis mayor demands transparent investigation into ICE shooting as protests spread
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Minneapolis mayor demands transparent investigation into ICE shooting as protests spread
Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, said on Thursday that Minnesota authorities had no "jurisdiction" over the investigation.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/minneapolis-mayor-demands-transparent-investigation-into-ice-shooting-protests-2026-01-09
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What Does âAmerica Firstâ Mean After Venezuela?
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Video: What Does âAmerica Firstâ Mean After Venezuela?
In the wake of the U.S. operation to seize President NicolĂĄs Maduro of Venezuela, some have wondered whether President Trump has strayed from his âAmerica Firstâ promise. Our White House correspondent...
https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/100000010625828/what-does-america-first-mean-after-venezuela.html
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Iranian officials intensified a crackdown on protests across the country, threatening participants with the death penalty amid expectations of further unrest on Friday night.
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Iran Threatens Protesters With Death Penalty as Crackdown Grows
Iranian officials intensified a crackdown on protests across the country, threatening participants with the death penalty amid expectations of further unrest on Friday night.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/iran-threatens-protesters-with-death-penalty-as-crackdown-grows
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Trump Posted Unpublished Jobs Data Early
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Trump Posted Unpublished Jobs Data Early
President Donald Trump posted a chart on social media Thursday evening that included figures in the yet-to-be released December employment report. The chart matched figures that were not publicly publ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-01-09/trump-posted-unpublished-jobs-data-early-video
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The six giants of US banking are expected to post their second-highest annual profit ever â a $157 billion haul â after riding out President Donald Trumpâs dramatic policy changes.
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Six Banks Seen Reaping $157 Billion on Trumpâs Return to Office
The six giants of US banking are expected to post their second-highest annual profit ever â a $157 billion haul â after riding out President Donald Trumpâs dramatic policy changes.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/six-banks-seen-reaping-157-billion-on-trump-s-return-to-office
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Meta makes nuclear energy deals to power AI computing system in Ohio
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Meta makes nuclear energy deals to power AI computing system in Ohio - UPI.com
Meta announced deals with nuclear three nuclear energy companies on Friday to develop nuclear plants and power its AI data centers in Ohio.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/01/09/meta-nuclear-energy-agreements-ohio-ai-data-centers/5021767974441
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Supreme Court, Swamped by Emergencies, Neglects Rest of Docket
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Supreme Court, Swamped by Emergencies, Neglects Rest of Docket
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/us/politics/supreme-court-docket.html
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US factory headcount falling despite Trumpâs promised manufacturing boom
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US factory headcount falling despite Trump's promised manufacturing boom
U.S. manufacturing jobs in December continued an eight-month skid that began last spring after President Donald Trump rolled out aggressive import taxes that he pledged would lead to a resurgence of b...
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-factory-headcount-falling-despite-trumps-promised-manufacturing-boom-2026-01-09
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Cuba enters phase of greater vulnerability after Maduroâs capture
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Cuba enters phase of greater vulnerability after Maduroâs capture - UPI.com
Political uncertainty in Cuba intensified this week after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a raid on Saturday.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/09/latam-cuba-vulnerability-maduro-venezuela/9211767974674
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Minnesota Officials Demand FBI Share Evidence in ICE Shooting Probe
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Minnesota Officials Demand FBI Share Evidence in ICE Shooting Probe
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey asked the FBI to share evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good with state crime investigators, while anti-ICE protests spread overnight.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/minnesota-officials-demand-fbi-share-evidence-in-ice-shooting-probe-6fd78aac
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Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show
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Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/louisiana-minneapolis-donald-trump-new-orleans-department-of-homeland-security-b2897688.html?utm_term=Autofeed
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Defiant Khamenei insists 'won't back down' in face of Iran protests
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Defiant Khamenei insists 'won't back down' in face of Iran protests
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday insisted the Islamic republic would "not back down" in the face of protests after the biggest rallies yet in an almost two-week movement that has...
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260109-defiant-khamenei-insists-won-t-back-down-in-face-of-iran-protests
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The Trump administration has perfected the smear campaign. By Adam Serwer
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First the Shooting. Then the Lies.
The Trump administration has perfected the smear campaign.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/ice-defense-minnesota-killing/685549/
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China Reacts to Trumpâs Subtle Warning to Xi
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https://www.newsweek.com/china-reacts-trump-subtle-warning-xi-11333645?utm_term=Autofeed
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In an interview with Fox, Trump claimed drug cartels were ârunningâ Mexico and hinted the country could be his next target
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Trump says US will soon start attacking drug cartels on land - but offers few details
In an interview with Fox, the president claimed drug cartels were ârunningâ Mexico and hinted the country could be his next target
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-drug-cartels-land-mexico-venezuela-b2897504.html
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Trump has claimed that the U.S. needs Greenland to advance security interests in the Arcticâyet it has axed the office dedicated to countering China and Russia in the Arctic in the region
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The Hole in Trumpâs Rationale for Acquiring Greenland
The office dedicated to countering China and Russia in the Arctic has been axed.
https://bit.ly/49MooPG
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The U.S. attack on Venezuela was a shocking moment that reminded the world of a key fact about Trump 2.0: His foreign policy is more aggressive, more unpredictable and more willing to risk backlash than his first term. What will come next?
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We Learned Something Fascinating About Trumpâs Foreign Policy This Week
POLITICO reporters break down Trumpâs escalating approach to U.S. power.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/09/trump-foreign-policy-venezuela-roundtable-00714132
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This yearâs midterms will not only shape the final two years of Donald Trumpâs presidency; theyâll determine what politics after Trump might start to look like.
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CNNâs guide to the most important elections of 2026 | CNN Politics
This yearâs midterms will serve as a referendum on the first two years of President Donald Trumpâs second term and will shape his final two years in office.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/09/politics/2026-election-calendar
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Trump Doesnât Care Who Runs VenezuelaâAs Long As He Gets Deal: John Bolton
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Trump doesnât care who runs Venezuelaâas long as he gets a deal: John Bolton
Exclusive: Trump "could bring the rest of the regime down and yet, as far as I can tell, there's just no effort to do that," Bolton said.
https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-trump-doesnt-care-who-runs-venezuela-if-he-gets-a-deal-john-bolton-11335353
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Trump will use other tariff authorities to get to 'same place' if Supreme Court rules against him: Kevin Hassett
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Trump will use other tariff authorities to get to 'same place' if Supreme Court rules against him: Hassett
Kevin Hassett said the White House could deploy alternative tariff authorities if the Supreme Court rules against President Donald Trump.
https://cnb.cx/4soXPaC
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Why boosting production of Venezuela's 'very dense, very sloppy' oil could harm the environment
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Why boosting production of Venezuela's 'very dense, very sloppy' oil could harm the environment
Environmental experts warn that U.S. plans under President Donald Trump to restart and control Venezuelan oil exports could intensify pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and ecological damage in a cou...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/venezuela-trump-nicolas-maduro-bogota-colombia-b2897627.html?utm_term=Autofeed
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Iranâs exiled crown prince rises as a figure in protests, decades after leaving his homeland
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Iran's exiled crown prince rises as a figure in protests, decades after leaving his homeland
Nearly 50 years after the 1979 Islamic Revolution overthrew his father, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has spurred demonstrators onto the streets in a massive escalation of the protests sweeping Ira...
https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-crown-prince-reza-pahlavi-cec4123ec75a0953bc0726e46ad32f1f
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Trump Loves Goldâand Venezuelaâs Got Plenty of It
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Trump loves goldâand Venezuelaâs got plenty
Liquid gold, meet the real thing, including a London vault worth billionsâroughly a midsize oil field.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-gold-oil-venezuela-maduro-11334131
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Trumpâs seizure of Venezuelan leader NicolĂĄs Maduro and vow to control the nation's oil sales indefinitely have thrown Venezuelaâs economy into turmoil. Thatâs part of the point, the White House says.
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The U.S. says seizing Venezuelan oil hurts its foes. How dependent are they?
See how Trumpâs capture of Maduro and control of Venezuelaâs oil sales could affect China, Cuba and the United States.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/09/venezuela-oil-china-cuba-trump/?utm_campaign=wp_main
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Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump
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Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump
Deep funding cuts under President Donald Trump will make it more difficult for struggling communities to get help to fix sewer systems that put health and homes at risk.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-epa-wastewater-systems-minority-dei-8f67357e87f9fe67e8c7351b6d5244de
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: âThis is not a time to hide from the factsâŠThe fact that Pam Bondi's Department of Justice and this presidential administration has already come to a conclusion about those facts is deeply concerning.â
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Videos contradict President Trump's claim Minneapolis driver "viciously ran over" officer in fatal ICE shooting
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Videos contradict Trump's claim Minn. driver 'viciously ran over' officer in fatal ICE shooting
President Donald Trump said the driver who was shot dead by an ICE officer in Minneapolis nearly killed him with her car. Hereâs what the videos show.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/videos-contradict-trump-account-fatal-ice-shooting-minneapolis-rcna253107
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âThere was a major disruption in the illicit fentanyl trade, possibly tied to Chinese government actions, that translated into sharp reductions in overdose mortality beginning in mid- or late-2023 and continued into 2024 across both the US and Canadaâ
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China's fentanyl crackdown led to a stunning drop in U.S. overdoses, research says
Diplomatic pressure worked. Street-level busts didn't.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/09/china-fentanyl-crackdown-overdose-deaths
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The Bulwark
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: âIf you got nothing to hide from, then don't hide from it. Include local experts in the process. We've got nothing to hide from here. All we want in Minneapolis is justice and the truth."
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Even without hurricanes, the US averaged a billion-dollar disaster every 10 days in 2025, analysis shows
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US averaged a billion-dollar disaster every 10 days in 2025, analysis shows
Severe weather dominated the yearâs losses.
https://www.kare11.com/article/weather/us-averaged-a-billion-dollar-disaster-every-10-days-in-2025-analysis-shows/507-5e07a0de-33ff-4f0a-92f1-3dc9a09710b3
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GOP lawmakers question Noemâs handling of ICE-related shooting in Minnesota
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Itâs not even a full year into Trumpâs second term, but this week has been a stark reminder that he is setting the United States on a course that will forever change the nature of our society. Whoever follows Trump, Republican or Democrat, will be governing under the conditions set by Trump.
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This Is Trumpâs âBurn the Shipsâ Moment
Thereâs no turning back from the course heâs setting for the United States
https://glennkessler.substack.com/p/this-is-trumps-burn-the-ships-moment
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Mike Walker
Aaron Rupar
about 3 hours ago
Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez: "Many of our immigrants neighbors are picked up simply by moving their cars. Help your neighbors take out the trash, because there are many reports of neighbors being kidnapped when they're taking their trash out."
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Reports: NO tariff opinion today from SCOTUS. Newsrooms and economists everywhere can exhale.
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Mike Walker
Olga Nesterova
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Texas A&M University told a philosophy professor to cut some teachings of Plato from his syllabus to comply with new policies limiting discussion of race and gender.
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Olga Nesterova
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Bloomberg: TĂŒrkiye is joining defense alliance between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, which commits members to treat any aggression against one as an attack on all, mirroring NATOâs Article 5. Talks are at an advanced stage and a deal is considered very likely.
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David Rothkopf
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Ed is right on the money here. Our policies are not just illegal and dangerous, they are, at their core, ugly as hell.
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