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Trump shares texts from leaders and vows 'no going back' on Greenland

The president shared a private message from France's Emmanuel Macron, part of a flurry of activity as he added new fuel to his clash with Europe over the Arctic territory.
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As a Canadian I am not shedding a tear. The rhetoric against us was more severe a year ago including denigrating then PM into a state governor. But what did Europeans do then? They laughed it off.

Unlike the threat of tariffs we actually got tariffed on steel, aluminum, softwood lumber et al.

Where was the British PM then? Giving hand jobs for his 10% non binding tariff deal.
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Well said.

Carney spoke strongly in Davos today.

“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger and more just”

Carney said multilateralism and the "architecture of collective problem-solving" — relying on institutions like the World Trade Organization, the United Nations and Conference of the Parties (COP) for climate talks — has been "diminished" and countries have to accept they may have to go it alone more often than in the recent past.

"Canadians know that our old, comfortable assumption that our geography and alliance memberships automatically conferred prosperity and security is no longer valid,

 
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Trump’s proposed Greenland deal may give US control of land around military bases

US military bases in Greenland – a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark – would be considered sovereign US land under the terms of the proposed deal, according to The Telegraph.
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“Greenland would have to give the US control of some of its land as part of a framework deal announced by President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, according to sources and reports.”

Just so we understand, these same NATO guys and countries are negotiating the Ukraine stuff no? Just give over some pieces of land. The ones I choose. Do we consult the country that needs to surrender the land? No, no need to.
 
Sure grandpa. That’s right, you own all of Greenland now. Now sit down and tweet some more
 
The info that starts to trickle out, is that the personel we send to Greenland last week, where instructed to defend.

wtf
 
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'A natural partner': US treasury secretary weighs in on Alberta separatism

Scott Bessent's comments come amid a war of words between Ottawa and Washington.
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"Bessent went on to say there is a 'rumour that they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not'"


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Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China

President also claims US refineries will process seized Venezuelan oil, saying ‘we take the oil’
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Is Rutte going to negotiate something for us too? This is, by the way, the third level of tariffs after Liberation Day + sectoral tariffs last summer + now I hate you because of China tariffs.
 
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Amid a wave of Canada-wide unity, Alberta’s separatism movement pushes back

Alberta separatists are taking their message on the road, campaigning across the province for an independence referendum
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"Thomas Limqueco and his partner, Jean, who moved to Calgary from the Philippines 15 years ago, said they’re disillusioned with Canada’s immigration policy. Mr. Limqueco, calling Mr. Trump 'the main guy' and 'big dog,' said he felt Canada has no business standing up to the U.S. and didn’t object to joining Alberta’s southern neighbour.

'Here in the West, we’re more aligned with the U.S. I don’t see us being aligned with the people in the East,' he said."

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You can always leave.
 
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Democrat wins special election for red Texas Senate seat

With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.
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Latinos here are really pissed off. I’m predicting a solid state majority vote Dem, but Abbott retains the governorship and lower house thanks to their gerrymandering
 
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I’m sorry for appointing Mandelson and believing his Epstein lies, Starmer says

Prime minister apologises to Epstein victims but seeks to pin blame on vetting process, amid growing calls from within Labour to sack his right-hand man
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Jon Stewart remarked in this week's show only former Prince Andrew suffered any repercussions from the Epstein stuff. All the men mentioned in the correspondence are walking free. But hey, the sitting British PM might be the one that takes the fall.

With a revolt led by someone who had to recuse herself to the back bench...Angela Rayner.
 
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Fragile U.S. psyche faces trial by sport in Milan

American athletes are being pressed hard on how it feels to play for a country no one likes any more
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“‘It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now,’ Hess said. ‘Just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the country.’

When said in Hess’s Jeff Spicoli drawl, you’d have to be trying to be very offended by that. Paul was very offended. 
‘From all true Americans,’ he tweeted at Hess. ‘If you don’t want to represent this country go live somewhere else.’”

That’s Jake Paul. Personal Olympics escort for VP JD Vance.

“Chinese and Russian athletes are used to provocative political questions at big international events.
The difference is that the Chinese and the Russians have muscular responses at hand. Like them or not, they know where they stand. The Americans have no clue how to talk to strangers, because they only discuss serious matters with like-minded Americans and about America, if at all.”

Learn from the Chinese and Russians yanks!
 
Love it leave it! There’s no room for dissent anymore.

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Tow the line and you might get a FIFA skiing trophy!
 
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US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations

Mike Huckabee suggested Israel would be justified in taking much of the Middle East on Biblical grounds.
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"In an interview with conservative US commentator Tucker Carlson, Huckabee was asked whether Israel had a right to an area which the host said was, according to the Bible, 'essentially the entire Middle East'."

What about the New Testament Bible? Said area is the birthplace of Christianity.
 
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