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January 16, 2026

Why the U.S. Abandoned Dozens of Military Bases in Greenland | WSJ
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"the agreement made the US the de facto protector of Greenland"

Minneapolis residents say it feels like they are under invasion as federal officers flood the city
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“It feels like an invasion,” said a woman who asked not to be named out of fear of retaliation. She was protesting at the Whipple federal detention facility at 7 a.m. on a frigid, 12-degree morning. The woman, a restaurant owner, said she closed her business temporarily because she was trying to protect her employees who were immigrants. “It feels very much like a Nazi Germany situation to me. It needs to stop, and people need to know what’s going on.”

How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory | Donald Trump | The Guardian
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US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island

After Renee Good’s Killing, 911 Call Transcripts Recorded a Crisis Unfolding - The New York Times

Jonathan Ross, who was identified as the ICE agent who shot Ms. Good, was still on the scene, according to a report from the Minneapolis Police Department. About 15 minutes later, he was taken to a federal building.

At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot | The Guardian
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There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot