that vote to become law..needs to be signed by Trump !!chetak wrote: ↑09 Jan 2026 22:40 Interesting if true
In a rare bipartisan clash with the White House, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 to block President Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela without Congress’s explicit approval.
The decision came days after a shocking nighttime raid seized Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and his wife, stirring fears of unchecked executive power.
Democrats, joined by five Republicans, cast a historic rebuke, asserting the Constitution’s checks on war powers.
The vote sent a thunderous message: even a president’s military ambitions face limits in a vigilant republic.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/sen ... a-f6138553
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscr ... our=append
Understanding the US - Again
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This only means the court is trying to backtrack from it's initial "advertised/speculated" position and is finding ways to rule this in favor of trump...At least, that's how I'm seeing it.chetak wrote: ↑09 Jan 2026 22:40Breaking news from the United States, where an anticipated verdict on tariffs linked to Donald Trump has been delayed by the US Supreme Court. According to a correspondent, while a ruling was expected, the court chose not to issue one today. The new dates for the pronouncement are not yet official, but there is speculation about future decision days. The correspondent states, 'The next we are hearing is, could be the 26th of January or the 20th of February when the Supreme Court could issue a ruling on this important matter.' The report highlights that the outcome is considered very important for Donald Trump, who is said to be watching the case closely to determine a future course of action, which might include approaching the US Congress.
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If the court perceives that Trump Tarriffs are working to the advantage of the US, they might be trying to delay. They are SCOTUS after all. I am sure all three co-equal branches of the US govt. believe in "the US exceptionalism."
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That's the idea. Orangutan wants it all for himself onlee..
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Yes — it has been true that the United States imported uranium (especially enriched uranium used for nuclear fuel) from Russia, and this has been a significant part of U.S. nuclear fuel supply
(A law "banning"
Russian uranium imports took effect in Aug 2024, with exemptions allowed through January 1, 2028 if no alternative supply exists)Before Aug 2024) ,-Russia supplied a substantial share — about 20–25 % of enriched uranium services for U.S. reactors,
(Before it used to something like 700 tons/year -- they lowered it after the 'ban' but still get about half or that amount (300 tons (about still few million dollars. )
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US ready to sell Venezuealan Oil to India
https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us-r ... ia-3857626
Is this true or a hit job given that the news in DH who are anti-Modi.
Also the report mentions specifically Reliance.
Hmm has MA been hobnobbing with OM and his team even before the Venezuealan escapade!!
MA is turning steadily into a Oligarch who's primary focus is Money and not the state
And his competitors in India Adani/Tata etc are being targetting one way or the other by Unkil and their minions in onwards or the other
https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us-r ... ia-3857626
Is this true or a hit job given that the news in DH who are anti-Modi.
Also the report mentions specifically Reliance.
Hmm has MA been hobnobbing with OM and his team even before the Venezuealan escapade!!
MA is turning steadily into a Oligarch who's primary focus is Money and not the state
And his competitors in India Adani/Tata etc are being targetting one way or the other by Unkil and their minions in onwards or the other
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White Imperialists from Europe resurrected in Murika
https://x.com/i/status/2009819010456834085
@TheNavroopSingh
Tucker Carlson says that the “republic is over”, and that the US has entered the “imperial phase.”
https://x.com/i/status/2009819010456834085
@TheNavroopSingh
Tucker Carlson says that the “republic is over”, and that the US has entered the “imperial phase.”
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If it is Doland, the Americans have to worry.
https://x.com/i/status/2009663999848104012
@eeldenden
PM Meloni: Should we close American military bases? Or cut trade relations? Should we storm McDonalds? I don't know what we should do
https://x.com/i/status/2009663999848104012
@eeldenden
PM Meloni: Should we close American military bases? Or cut trade relations? Should we storm McDonalds? I don't know what we should do
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https://x.com/i/status/2009689412754419816
@ivan_8848
France will consider withdrawing from NATO
The country is going to put a resolution on ending its membership in the alliance to a vote, announced Vice President of the National Assembly Gautier.
According to her, the issue of France's participation in NATO has become particularly acute against the backdrop of US actions
Time to abandon ship!
@ivan_8848
France will consider withdrawing from NATO
The country is going to put a resolution on ending its membership in the alliance to a vote, announced Vice President of the National Assembly Gautier.
According to her, the issue of France's participation in NATO has become particularly acute against the backdrop of US actions
Time to abandon ship!
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https://x.com/TheNavroopSingh/status/20 ... 0414703657
@TheNavroopSingh
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐨:
“𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥, 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬, 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.”
Now You Understand the crux of Tariff Wars and targeting of Russia, China, India, Brazil, Iran in BRICS+ ! Its all about settlement of trade in Non Dollar terms !
@TheNavroopSingh
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐨:
“𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥, 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬, 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.”
Now You Understand the crux of Tariff Wars and targeting of Russia, China, India, Brazil, Iran in BRICS+ ! Its all about settlement of trade in Non Dollar terms !
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As founding president of “Indians for Danish Greenland” I suggest to keep them alcoholics rather than drug addicts under Murika.
https://x.com/i/status/2009805084876779891
Iyervval
Greenland is racked by a crisis of rampant alcoholism & violent crime. As founding president of “Indians for an American Greenland” I call on
@realDonaldTrump
to invoke the Responsibility To Protect (R2P) principle of international humanitarian law & annexe Greenland immediately.
https://x.com/i/status/2009771332917924092
@OJoelsen
Statement from the Premier of Greenland
January 9, 2026
8:30pm local time.
We Stand Together as a People
As leaders of Greenland’s political parties, we once again wish to underline our firm position that the United States’ disregard for our country must come to an end.
We do not wish to be Americans. We do not wish to be Danes. We wish to be Greenlanders.
Greenland is a country governed in accordance with the Self-Government Act and international law. The Government of Greenland and the Inatsisartut are elected by the people of Greenland, and through this mandate they cooperate with the United States and other Western countries—a cooperation that will continue in the future.
The future of Greenland must be decided by the Greenlandic people. Work concerning Greenland’s future is conducted in dialogue with the population and prepared on the basis of international law and the Self-Government Act. No other country has the right to interfere in this process. We will decide our country’s future ourselves—without pressure to make hasty decisions, without delays imposed from outside, and without external interference.
In recent years, we have strengthened our international responsibility and engagement. This has been carried out through official diplomatic channels and in accordance with international principles based on mutual respect, and this approach will continue.
We once again call for dialogue to be conducted on the basis of diplomacy and international principles. This is the appropriate path forward for allies and friends.
We therefore agree on the following:
That intensified and close dialogue with our allies and cooperation partners must be ensured.
That a meeting of the Inatsisartut be brought forward in order to secure a responsible, orderly, and united political debate.
That, in these extraordinary and serious circumstances, the rights and interests of the Greenlandic people are safeguarded.
That we will continue working to develop opportunities that ensure security and well-being for our people throughout the entire country.
We stand together in our right to our country, now and for all time.
Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people.
Jens Frederik Nielsen, Demokraatit
Pele Broberg, Naleraq
Múte B. Egede, Inuit Ataqatigiit
Aleqa Hammond, Siumut
Aqqalu C. Jeremiassen, Atassut
https://x.com/i/status/2009805084876779891
Iyervval
Greenland is racked by a crisis of rampant alcoholism & violent crime. As founding president of “Indians for an American Greenland” I call on
@realDonaldTrump
to invoke the Responsibility To Protect (R2P) principle of international humanitarian law & annexe Greenland immediately.
https://x.com/i/status/2009771332917924092
@OJoelsen
Statement from the Premier of Greenland
January 9, 2026
8:30pm local time.
We Stand Together as a People
As leaders of Greenland’s political parties, we once again wish to underline our firm position that the United States’ disregard for our country must come to an end.
We do not wish to be Americans. We do not wish to be Danes. We wish to be Greenlanders.
Greenland is a country governed in accordance with the Self-Government Act and international law. The Government of Greenland and the Inatsisartut are elected by the people of Greenland, and through this mandate they cooperate with the United States and other Western countries—a cooperation that will continue in the future.
The future of Greenland must be decided by the Greenlandic people. Work concerning Greenland’s future is conducted in dialogue with the population and prepared on the basis of international law and the Self-Government Act. No other country has the right to interfere in this process. We will decide our country’s future ourselves—without pressure to make hasty decisions, without delays imposed from outside, and without external interference.
In recent years, we have strengthened our international responsibility and engagement. This has been carried out through official diplomatic channels and in accordance with international principles based on mutual respect, and this approach will continue.
We once again call for dialogue to be conducted on the basis of diplomacy and international principles. This is the appropriate path forward for allies and friends.
We therefore agree on the following:
That intensified and close dialogue with our allies and cooperation partners must be ensured.
That a meeting of the Inatsisartut be brought forward in order to secure a responsible, orderly, and united political debate.
That, in these extraordinary and serious circumstances, the rights and interests of the Greenlandic people are safeguarded.
That we will continue working to develop opportunities that ensure security and well-being for our people throughout the entire country.
We stand together in our right to our country, now and for all time.
Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people.
Jens Frederik Nielsen, Demokraatit
Pele Broberg, Naleraq
Múte B. Egede, Inuit Ataqatigiit
Aleqa Hammond, Siumut
Aqqalu C. Jeremiassen, Atassut
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Governor Of California PANICS After Millions Of Truckers Are FORCED To LEAVE California!
California’s trucking industry is collapsing after the final enforcement of Assembly Bill 5, forcing an estimated seventy thousand independent truckers to either become employees or leave the state entirely. Major carriers immediately pulled back, warning drivers that operating in California now carries extreme legal and financial risk, including audits, retroactive penalties, and six-figure fines. Dispatch calls dried up overnight, ports slowed, fuel distribution fractured, and entire rural regions were left without reliable freight or fuel access. What was framed as a worker-protection law instead wiped out small trucking businesses that had operated independently for decades, triggering a mass exodus that crippled supply chains tied to agriculture, retail, and imports.
As trucks vanished, the consequences spread fast. Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach backed up as container traffic stalled, fuel shortages worsened due to refinery closures and gas station shutdowns, and prices surged across logistics networks. Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration scrambled behind the scenes, drafting emergency responses as GDP slowed, unemployment rose in logistics hubs, and corporations rerouted supply chains out of state. Temporary task forces and late exemption proposals failed to reverse the damage. California’s trucking crisis became a case study in how regulatory overreach can unravel a modern economy—empty highways, paralyzed ports, and a supply chain breakdown that now affects the entire country.
California trucking crisis, Assembly Bill 5 truckers, AB5 independent contractors, California trucker exodus, port congestion Los Angeles Long Beach, California supply chain disruption, truckers leaving California, California fuel shortages, logistics industry collapse, owner-operator trucking California, California transportation policy impact, West Coast shipping delays
California’s trucking industry is collapsing after the final enforcement of Assembly Bill 5, forcing an estimated seventy thousand independent truckers to either become employees or leave the state entirely. Major carriers immediately pulled back, warning drivers that operating in California now carries extreme legal and financial risk, including audits, retroactive penalties, and six-figure fines. Dispatch calls dried up overnight, ports slowed, fuel distribution fractured, and entire rural regions were left without reliable freight or fuel access. What was framed as a worker-protection law instead wiped out small trucking businesses that had operated independently for decades, triggering a mass exodus that crippled supply chains tied to agriculture, retail, and imports.
As trucks vanished, the consequences spread fast. Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach backed up as container traffic stalled, fuel shortages worsened due to refinery closures and gas station shutdowns, and prices surged across logistics networks. Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration scrambled behind the scenes, drafting emergency responses as GDP slowed, unemployment rose in logistics hubs, and corporations rerouted supply chains out of state. Temporary task forces and late exemption proposals failed to reverse the damage. California’s trucking crisis became a case study in how regulatory overreach can unravel a modern economy—empty highways, paralyzed ports, and a supply chain breakdown that now affects the entire country.
California trucking crisis, Assembly Bill 5 truckers, AB5 independent contractors, California trucker exodus, port congestion Los Angeles Long Beach, California supply chain disruption, truckers leaving California, California fuel shortages, logistics industry collapse, owner-operator trucking California, California transportation policy impact, West Coast shipping delays
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Mostly the Assembling sector must have collapsed.
https://x.com/CAPAction/status/2009657916911919569
@CAPAction
BREAKING: Manufacturing jobs have plummeted under Trump's tariffs—this is not putting America first.
https://x.com/CAPAction/status/2009657916911919569
@CAPAction
BREAKING: Manufacturing jobs have plummeted under Trump's tariffs—this is not putting America first.
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CNBC forced to admit roaring success of Trump’s tariffs, after US trade deficit is halved
CNBC has celebrated a major economic win for the United States economy.
Latest data from the commerce department released on January 8 showed Trump’s tariffs have played a pivotal role in cutting the US trade deficit from a peak of $136 billion in March 2025 to just under $30 billion in October 2025.
CNBC has celebrated a major economic win for the United States economy.
Latest data from the commerce department released on January 8 showed Trump’s tariffs have played a pivotal role in cutting the US trade deficit from a peak of $136 billion in March 2025 to just under $30 billion in October 2025.
Re: Understanding the US - Again
Is the American Public spending less?
https://www.bea.gov/news/glance
The U.S. goods and services trade deficit decreased in October 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $48.1 billion in September (revised) to $29.4 billion in October, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $19.2 billion in October to $59.1 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.4 billion in October to $29.8 billion.
The US economy added just 50,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell
https://edition.cnn.com/business/live-n ... 01-09-2026
The US economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, according to the latest monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4% from a revised 4.5%.
• The latest data means 2025 saw the weakest annual job growth since 2003, with just 584,000 jobs added last year.
• While the Federal Reserve cut rates three times last year in order to support a flailing labor market, December’s improved unemployment rate makes an interest rate cut unlikely at the central bank’s rate-setting meeting later this month.
Labor’s share of US GDP drops to record low in data back to 1947
https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/labo ... 66335.html
The portion of US economic output that goes to workers in the form of wages and salaries plunged to the lowest level on record in the third quarter of last year, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show.
The measure known as the labor share fell to 53.8% in the period, down from 54.6% in the previous quarter and an average of 55.6% in the 2020s so far, according to the BLS report on labor productivity and costs published Thursday.
US Trade Gap Shrinks to Smallest Since 2009 on Imports Drop
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... ports-drop
Imports decreased 3.2%, reflecting declines in inbound shipments of medication and nonmonetary gold. Imports of pharmaceutical preparations dropped to the lowest since July 2022. The value of all US goods and services exports rose 2.6% in October. The figures aren’t adjusted for inflation.
Companies frontloaded imports of drugs in September, likely in anticipation of President Donald Trump announcing what would be a 100% tariff on pharmaceutical imports to start Oct. 1, which ended up being delayed. Many companies were able to avoid the duty by striking deals with the administration in exchange for promises to lower drug prices.
https://www.bea.gov/news/glance
The U.S. goods and services trade deficit decreased in October 2025 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $48.1 billion in September (revised) to $29.4 billion in October, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $19.2 billion in October to $59.1 billion. The services surplus decreased $0.4 billion in October to $29.8 billion.
The US economy added just 50,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell
https://edition.cnn.com/business/live-n ... 01-09-2026
The US economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, according to the latest monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4% from a revised 4.5%.
• The latest data means 2025 saw the weakest annual job growth since 2003, with just 584,000 jobs added last year.
• While the Federal Reserve cut rates three times last year in order to support a flailing labor market, December’s improved unemployment rate makes an interest rate cut unlikely at the central bank’s rate-setting meeting later this month.
Labor’s share of US GDP drops to record low in data back to 1947
https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/labo ... 66335.html
The portion of US economic output that goes to workers in the form of wages and salaries plunged to the lowest level on record in the third quarter of last year, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show.
The measure known as the labor share fell to 53.8% in the period, down from 54.6% in the previous quarter and an average of 55.6% in the 2020s so far, according to the BLS report on labor productivity and costs published Thursday.
US Trade Gap Shrinks to Smallest Since 2009 on Imports Drop
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... ports-drop
Imports decreased 3.2%, reflecting declines in inbound shipments of medication and nonmonetary gold. Imports of pharmaceutical preparations dropped to the lowest since July 2022. The value of all US goods and services exports rose 2.6% in October. The figures aren’t adjusted for inflation.
Companies frontloaded imports of drugs in September, likely in anticipation of President Donald Trump announcing what would be a 100% tariff on pharmaceutical imports to start Oct. 1, which ended up being delayed. Many companies were able to avoid the duty by striking deals with the administration in exchange for promises to lower drug prices.
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“Whether They Like It or Not”: Trump Issues Stark Greenland Warning to Russia, China | AC1B
U.S. President Donald Trump says America must “own Greenland” to stop Russia and China from taking control, warning of warships and submarines near the Arctic island. His remarks at the White House have sparked alarm across NATO and Europe, raising fears of a major geopolitical showdown with Denmark. For more details, watch our story and subscribe to our channel, DRM News.
U.S. President Donald Trump says America must “own Greenland” to stop Russia and China from taking control, warning of warships and submarines near the Arctic island. His remarks at the White House have sparked alarm across NATO and Europe, raising fears of a major geopolitical showdown with Denmark. For more details, watch our story and subscribe to our channel, DRM News.
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Trump promises oil executives 'total safety' if they invest in Venezuela
“You have total safety,” Trump tells U.S. oil executives as he tries to convince them to rush back into Venezuela. Trump is seeking to assure them that they need not be skeptical of investing in a country with a history of state asset seizures.
“You have total safety,” Trump tells U.S. oil executives as he tries to convince them to rush back into Venezuela. Trump is seeking to assure them that they need not be skeptical of investing in a country with a history of state asset seizures.
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What are the chances of an insurgency in Venezuela? Nothing major just enough to raise the cost of exporting crude…
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$58,567.8 billion deficit for goods trade in October 2025 per this US government website.
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c0004.html
The overall balance of payments (goods and services) deficit is down to $29.350 billion in October 2025 per the Federal Reserve. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BOPGSTB
and was $136 billion in March 2025.
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Calling themselves independent from Denmark makes it easy for America to take it by force., no NATO, no Article 5. Are they dumb ?uddu wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026 16:00 As founding president of “Indians for Danish Greenland” I suggest to keep them alcoholics rather than drug addicts under Murika.
https://x.com/i/status/2009805084876779891
Iyervval
Greenland is racked by a crisis of rampant alcoholism & violent crime. As founding president of “Indians for an American Greenland” I call on
@realDonaldTrump
to invoke the Responsibility To Protect (R2P) principle of international humanitarian law & annexe Greenland immediately.
https://x.com/i/status/2009771332917924092
@OJoelsen
Statement from the Premier of Greenland
January 9, 2026
8:30pm local time.
We Stand Together as a People
As leaders of Greenland’s political parties, we once again wish to underline our firm position that the United States’ disregard for our country must come to an end.
We do not wish to be Americans. We do not wish to be Danes. We wish to be Greenlanders.
Greenland is a country governed in accordance with the Self-Government Act and international law. The Government of Greenland and the Inatsisartut are elected by the people of Greenland, and through this mandate they cooperate with the United States and other Western countries—a cooperation that will continue in the future.
That, in these extraordinary and serious circumstances, the rights and interests of the Greenlandic people are safeguarded.
That we will continue working to develop opportunities that ensure security and well-being for our people throughout the entire country.
We stand together in our right to our country, now and for all time.
Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people.
Jens Frederik Nielsen, Demokraatit
Pele Broberg, Naleraq
Múte B. Egede, Inuit Ataqatigiit
Aleqa Hammond, Siumut
Aqqalu C. Jeremiassen, Atassut
This is a sly way of Americans to modify their opinion and force their hand !
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Further:
Trade deficit plunges to 16-year low due to U.S. gold rush and shrinking imports
https://www.morningstar.com/news/market ... ng-imports
Price of gold when imported: Gold Price on 31 March 2025 ; Gold Price, 3089.58 per oz.
Price of gold when exported: Gold Price on 15 October 2025 ; Gold Price, 4160.57 per oz.
This round-tripping artificially reduced the US goods trade deficit.
CNBC also is now US sarkari media, it looks like.
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We will know that the US has completely fallen to a one-man-ruled country when the market analysts also start parroting the Trump line.
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Added (joke) EBITDA now stands for Earnings Before Interest and Trump's Daily Announcements
(EBITDA is a key performance indicator for a business
EBITDA breaks down into four simple pieces:
Earnings: profit a company generates before subtracting interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Interest: the cost of borrowing money, excluded to show performance independent of financing choices.
Taxes: government‑imposed charges on income, removed to focus on operating results.
Depreciation: the expense that reflects wear and tear on physical assets over time.
Amortization: the gradual expense of intangible assets like patents or trademarks.
)
Trade deficit plunges to 16-year low due to U.S. gold rush and shrinking imports
https://www.morningstar.com/news/market ... ng-imports
Also note,Key details: Exports rose 2.6% in October. While the U.S. shipped more industrial supplies overseas, a big increase in gold exports also played a large role.
Investors brought lots of gold in from outside the U.S. earlier in the year on worries the precious metal might get slapped with tariffs. But when Trump administration backed off, those worries evaporated, prompting dealers to send the gold back to their prior storage sites in other countries such as Switzerland.
Imports, meanwhile, fell by 3.2% in October to the lowest level in nearly two years. The biggest decline by far was in pharmaceutical drugs.
U.S. companies had boosted imports earlier in 2025 to avoid tariffs, then pulled back after they took effect.
Still, big monthly increases and decreases in the trade deficit in 2025 have done nothing to reverse a long-term of high and rising U.S. trade deficits.
In the first 10 months of 2025, the trade deficit totaled $782.8 billion, up 8% from $726.8 billion in the first 10 months of 2024.
Price of gold when imported: Gold Price on 31 March 2025 ; Gold Price, 3089.58 per oz.
Price of gold when exported: Gold Price on 15 October 2025 ; Gold Price, 4160.57 per oz.
This round-tripping artificially reduced the US goods trade deficit.
CNBC also is now US sarkari media, it looks like.
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We will know that the US has completely fallen to a one-man-ruled country when the market analysts also start parroting the Trump line.
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Added (joke) EBITDA now stands for Earnings Before Interest and Trump's Daily Announcements
(EBITDA is a key performance indicator for a business
EBITDA breaks down into four simple pieces:
Earnings: profit a company generates before subtracting interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Interest: the cost of borrowing money, excluded to show performance independent of financing choices.
Taxes: government‑imposed charges on income, removed to focus on operating results.
Depreciation: the expense that reflects wear and tear on physical assets over time.
Amortization: the gradual expense of intangible assets like patents or trademarks.
)
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https://x.com/i/status/2009894148170461214
@nexta_tv
Trump suddenly interrupted a meeting with oil executives
“Hold on, I need to look at my beautiful ballroom” — then got up and walked to the door.
“Wow. What a view! This is the door to the ballroom!”
@nexta_tv
Trump suddenly interrupted a meeting with oil executives
“Hold on, I need to look at my beautiful ballroom” — then got up and walked to the door.
“Wow. What a view! This is the door to the ballroom!”
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https://x.com/i/status/2009954728982298680
@FurkanGozukara
Damn you won't see this in media
Philadelphia Sheriff:
“No law enforcement officer may wear a mask. We will arrest those who wear masks to hide their identity.
If you come to this city and commit a crime, the criminal in the White House cannot keep you from going to prison.”
@FurkanGozukara
Damn you won't see this in media
Philadelphia Sheriff:
“No law enforcement officer may wear a mask. We will arrest those who wear masks to hide their identity.
If you come to this city and commit a crime, the criminal in the White House cannot keep you from going to prison.”
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https://x.com/i/status/2009780194173690059
@HotSpotHotSpot
Tucker Carlson was spotted at President Trump’s meeting with oil executives after taking over Venezuela
@HotSpotHotSpot
Tucker Carlson was spotted at President Trump’s meeting with oil executives after taking over Venezuela
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There is some turmoil in CA on the AB 5 bill which gives some negotiating power to the drivers(gig workers). But the bigger impact is the federal govt using every lever against the state for political reasons that the cause for much of this turmoil. CA has such a big impact on the nation that whatever effects CA, will end up effecting the country as a whole.
https://www.dat.com/trendlines
Looking the the prices of loads and load-flat bed availability trends for CA, they are creeping up but they are creeping up for the entire nation as well so in that sense it's a wash.
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KPMG's analysis of US's October trade:
https://kpmg.com/us/en/articles/2026/oc ... opilot.com
https://kpmg.com/us/en/articles/2026/oc ... opilot.com
Imports fell $11 billion overall, with imports of nonmonetary gold declining $1.4 billion. The main contributors to declining imports were pharmaceuticals, which fell $14.3 billion alone. They have been incredibly volatile since firms stocked up in early 2025 and may have been impacted by October trade policy announcements. Other areas that showed small declines included auto parts, oil and natural gas and fruits and vegetables.
We saw fairly sizeable increases in imports outside of those categories, which tracks with some of the supply chain data that emerged ahead of the holidays. Passenger cars, cell phones, toys and appliances showed small increases. Imports of high-tech capital goods continued their upward march given tariff waivers for the industry and the build-out of data centers to feed AI demand; computer accessories increased by $3.7 billion, telecommunications equipment by $1.9 billion while computers added $1.1 billion. Imports of services increased $1.1 billion, mainly on an increase in travel-related services.
Exports increased $7.8 billion overall, but nonmonetary gold accounted for $6.8 billion of that increase. Exports were weak outside of gold and precious metals trade. Consumer goods exports declined $1 billion, mainly on pharmaceuticals and retail diamonds, capital goods declined $626 million on weaker aircraft and computers. Weaker soybean exports continued to lead soft agricultural exports. That was partially offset by a $702 million increase in exports of automotive parts and a $700 million increase in exports of services spread across travel, intellectual property and other business services.
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The Times of Israel reports:
Day after pro-Hamas protest, Mamdani says terror chants ‘have no place in our city’
Delayed statement from mayor condemns support for ‘terrorist organizations,’ vows to ensure safety at houses of worship and protests
https://www.timesofisrael.com/day-after ... -our-city/
Day after pro-Hamas protest, Mamdani says terror chants ‘have no place in our city’
Delayed statement from mayor condemns support for ‘terrorist organizations,’ vows to ensure safety at houses of worship and protests
https://www.timesofisrael.com/day-after ... -our-city/
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday said support for terror groups has “no place in our city,” after a pro-Hamas protest in a Jewish neighborhood sparked outrage from other elected leaders.
Anti-Zionist activists chanted “We support Hamas,” “Death to the IDF,” “Intifada people’s war,” and other violent and discriminatory slogans during a Thursday night protest against an Israeli real estate event held at a synagogue in the Kew Gardens Hill neighborhood in Queens.
The protest also saw Jewish counter-protesters insult and taunt the anti-Zionist activists by shouting against the Palestinians, chanting in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and shouting “F*ck Mamdani.”.
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Mamdani’s initial statement did not single out either side, or mention antisemitism or Hamas.
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A follow-up comment posted to Mamdani’s social media was more explicit, saying, “Chants in support of a terrorist organization have no place in our city.”
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Perhaps Maamu realized that much as he loves Hamas, open support might get him arrested, hence the delayed condemnation…
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That is a little ambiguous since Hamas/Palestinians consider Zionist orgs to be terrorists.A follow-up comment posted to Mamdani’s social media was more explicit, saying, “Chants in support of a terrorist organization have no place in our city.”
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The US must take Greenland, whatever the cost
https://news.google.com/read/CBMiiwFBVV ... id=US%3Aen
https://news.google.com/read/CBMiiwFBVV ... id=US%3Aen
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https://x.com/i/status/2009904120141111726
@AadiAchint
This is typical American freedom and democracy backed by Jolani in Syria.
https://x.com/KGG6766/status/2009230191252693342
@KGG6766
Videos show armed Islamist Syrian Army men escorting the Kurdish Female Fighter while grabbing her hair, hurling dehumanizing insults such as “pigs,”
This is exposing the reality behind claims of a “new Syria.”
https://x.com/i/status/2009856695464251733
@jasminejoziy12
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
A leaked voice recording of a jihadist reveals a commander working for the ‘Syrian government’ ordered the massacre of ALL Kurds in Aleppo! INCLUDING NEWBORN BABIES!!
Jihadi ‘commander’ Abu Amsha is amongst those sanctioned by UK recently!
"We received an order from Commander Abu Amsha: Any child, any woman, whatever they are—virgin, young woman, girl, infant—if she's 6 months old or a day old, the important thing is that they belong to the Kurdish nationality, slaughter them, kill them immediately directly after you arrest them in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh. Don't film anything, kill them on the spot, no filming—this is an order from Commander Abu Amsha."
https://x.com/i/status/2010101491806151138
@ashtiwai
History repeats itself in different cities because world leaders fail to learn from their mistakes.
The same terrorists who carried out 9/11 in New York City in 2001 are committing the same and even worse atrocities towards Kurds in Sheikh Maksoud neighborhood of Aleppo today while the world remains silent.
Kurds are being burned alive, raped, thrown off buildings, kidnapped, and killed by ISIS leader, jihadi al-Jolani, and the world’s reaction? Either to Iranians in Iran or Palestinians in Gaza.
Trumps newly whitewashed terrorists friends are doing ethnic cleansing of Kurds.
https://x.com/RudawEnglish/status/2010066015963754896
@RudawEnglish
A Kurdish child fleeing violence in the Kurdish-majority neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsood in Aleppo on Saturday told Rudaw that she saw killings everywhere before managing to escape, as government forces were targeting the area under the pretext of removing Kurdish fighters.
https://x.com/Ukrainene/status/2010030428493885682
@Ukrainene
The throwing of a Kurdish girl from a building by Jolani’s terrorist forces in Aleppo’s Kurdish districts highlights the true nature of this new Syrian army. Led by the terrorist Jolani, they are repeating the same atrocities committed by ISIS and Al-Qaeda against innocent Kurds.
https://x.com/NikosMichailid4/status/20 ... 5149942876
@NikosMichailid4
Shame on you @vonderleyen
Meanwhile European Donkeys
@vonderleyen
In Damascus today with
@eucopresident
.
After decades of fear and silence, Syrians began a long journey toward hope and renewal.
Europe will do everything it can to support Syria’s recovery and reconstruction.
https://x.com/hahussain/status/2010038101427581098
@hahussain
Syria's Kurds are expressing rage against a U.S. base in Syria over Washington staying neutral when the Islamist government in Damascus defeated Kurds and seized two neighborhoods in Aleppo, displacing their Kurdish residents.
Syrian Islamist propaganda claimed the Kurds deserted their SDF militia and eagerly awaited liberation by the Sharaa Islamist regime.
@AadiAchint
This is typical American freedom and democracy backed by Jolani in Syria.
https://x.com/KGG6766/status/2009230191252693342
@KGG6766
Videos show armed Islamist Syrian Army men escorting the Kurdish Female Fighter while grabbing her hair, hurling dehumanizing insults such as “pigs,”
This is exposing the reality behind claims of a “new Syria.”
https://x.com/i/status/2009856695464251733
@jasminejoziy12
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
A leaked voice recording of a jihadist reveals a commander working for the ‘Syrian government’ ordered the massacre of ALL Kurds in Aleppo! INCLUDING NEWBORN BABIES!!
Jihadi ‘commander’ Abu Amsha is amongst those sanctioned by UK recently!
"We received an order from Commander Abu Amsha: Any child, any woman, whatever they are—virgin, young woman, girl, infant—if she's 6 months old or a day old, the important thing is that they belong to the Kurdish nationality, slaughter them, kill them immediately directly after you arrest them in Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh. Don't film anything, kill them on the spot, no filming—this is an order from Commander Abu Amsha."
https://x.com/i/status/2010101491806151138
@ashtiwai
History repeats itself in different cities because world leaders fail to learn from their mistakes.
The same terrorists who carried out 9/11 in New York City in 2001 are committing the same and even worse atrocities towards Kurds in Sheikh Maksoud neighborhood of Aleppo today while the world remains silent.
Kurds are being burned alive, raped, thrown off buildings, kidnapped, and killed by ISIS leader, jihadi al-Jolani, and the world’s reaction? Either to Iranians in Iran or Palestinians in Gaza.
Trumps newly whitewashed terrorists friends are doing ethnic cleansing of Kurds.
https://x.com/RudawEnglish/status/2010066015963754896
@RudawEnglish
A Kurdish child fleeing violence in the Kurdish-majority neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsood in Aleppo on Saturday told Rudaw that she saw killings everywhere before managing to escape, as government forces were targeting the area under the pretext of removing Kurdish fighters.
https://x.com/Ukrainene/status/2010030428493885682
@Ukrainene
The throwing of a Kurdish girl from a building by Jolani’s terrorist forces in Aleppo’s Kurdish districts highlights the true nature of this new Syrian army. Led by the terrorist Jolani, they are repeating the same atrocities committed by ISIS and Al-Qaeda against innocent Kurds.
https://x.com/NikosMichailid4/status/20 ... 5149942876
@NikosMichailid4
Shame on you @vonderleyen
Meanwhile European Donkeys
@vonderleyen
In Damascus today with
@eucopresident
.
After decades of fear and silence, Syrians began a long journey toward hope and renewal.
Europe will do everything it can to support Syria’s recovery and reconstruction.
https://x.com/hahussain/status/2010038101427581098
@hahussain
Syria's Kurds are expressing rage against a U.S. base in Syria over Washington staying neutral when the Islamist government in Damascus defeated Kurds and seized two neighborhoods in Aleppo, displacing their Kurdish residents.
Syrian Islamist propaganda claimed the Kurds deserted their SDF militia and eagerly awaited liberation by the Sharaa Islamist regime.
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Good luck with selling Venezuelan oil.. let alone drilling !!SRajesh wrote: ↑10 Jan 2026 15:37 US ready to sell Venezuealan Oil to India
https://www.deccanherald.com/world/us-r ... ia-3857626
Is this true or a hit job given that the news in DH who are anti-Modi.
Also the report mentions specifically Reliance.
Hmm has MA been hobnobbing with OM and his team even before the Venezuealan escapade!!
MA is turning steadily into a Oligarch who's primary focus is Money and not the state
And his competitors in India Adani/Tata etc are being targetting one way or the other by Unkil and their minions in onwards or the other
The oil majors will not find it anywhere feasible to invest there ..lots of interested parties to see uncles oil investments blown up
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Don't be surprised if Maduro is flown back and appointed as President of Venezuela. If not by the Republicans, the Democrats will do it.
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https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/us-news/d ... s-invaded/
Danish troops must open fire — even without direct orders — if invaders try to capture Greenland by force, Denmark’s Defense Ministry said as the US weighs military action to annex the land.
The ministry confirmed Wednesday that soldiers are required to uphold a Cold War-era rule to “immediately take up the fight” against any foreign force threatening Danish territory, local Berlingske reported.
The 1952 directive explicitly states that troops must fight without waiting for commands, even if their leaders are unaware of a formal declaration of war, Denmark’s Defense Command and Ministry told the outlet.
Danish troops must open fire — even without direct orders — if invaders try to capture Greenland by force, Denmark’s Defense Ministry said as the US weighs military action to annex the land.
The ministry confirmed Wednesday that soldiers are required to uphold a Cold War-era rule to “immediately take up the fight” against any foreign force threatening Danish territory, local Berlingske reported.
The 1952 directive explicitly states that troops must fight without waiting for commands, even if their leaders are unaware of a formal declaration of war, Denmark’s Defense Command and Ministry told the outlet.
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Their Army is half U.S, Half German. Air force is almost U.S. A tiny navy equipped with U.S missiles. Probably their bullets need to come from the U.S. A large portion of this will be deployed in Denmark. The rest to be taken out by the U.S in 2 days max, Greenland will become U.S territory.drnayar wrote: ↑11 Jan 2026 13:45 https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/us-news/d ... s-invaded/
Danish troops must open fire — even without direct orders — if invaders try to capture Greenland by force, Denmark’s Defense Ministry said as the US weighs military action to annex the land.
The ministry confirmed Wednesday that soldiers are required to uphold a Cold War-era rule to “immediately take up the fight” against any foreign force threatening Danish territory, local Berlingske reported.
The 1952 directive explicitly states that troops must fight without waiting for commands, even if their leaders are unaware of a formal declaration of war, Denmark’s Defense Command and Ministry told the outlet.
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Indeed, don't understand how they can resist when they are buying US equipment. Shouldn't they start cancelling these in favor of Russian equipment 
?
Denmark Plans to Strengthen Maritime Surveillance With P-8A Patrol Aircraft
?Denmark Plans to Strengthen Maritime Surveillance With P-8A Patrol Aircraft
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Few months before they were sanctioning Tejas parts on behalf of the U.S. Now they are asking for India's help. Should we get involved in this? We better be supporting Kurds rather than danes. This could be a geopolitical risk since Americans can block traffic from Western Russia and Scandinavian countries towards India.
'India Would Be Very Angry': Danish MP Appeals Delhi For Support Against Trump's Greenland Threats
Danish MP seeks India’s support after US President’s remarks on Greenland, calling them unacceptable and threatening. Danish Conservative MP Rasmus Jarlov described the US threats as “deeply troubling” and unprecedented, emphasizing that Denmark, a loyal ally, faces no real threat. He urged India to back Denmark, saying the principles at stake are important for any country and that India would be concerned if such aggression targeted its regions. Jarlov also dismissed claims of Chinese threats in Greenland, noting China has no military presence, consulate, mining operations, or ownership there. He added that US military access to Greenland has already been significantly reduced, from 15,000 troops to just 150, highlighting the baselessness of the threats.
'India Would Be Very Angry': Danish MP Appeals Delhi For Support Against Trump's Greenland Threats
Danish MP seeks India’s support after US President’s remarks on Greenland, calling them unacceptable and threatening. Danish Conservative MP Rasmus Jarlov described the US threats as “deeply troubling” and unprecedented, emphasizing that Denmark, a loyal ally, faces no real threat. He urged India to back Denmark, saying the principles at stake are important for any country and that India would be concerned if such aggression targeted its regions. Jarlov also dismissed claims of Chinese threats in Greenland, noting China has no military presence, consulate, mining operations, or ownership there. He added that US military access to Greenland has already been significantly reduced, from 15,000 troops to just 150, highlighting the baselessness of the threats.
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https://x.com/i/status/2010166387340107858
@Megatron_ron
BREAKING:
Trump has ordered the US military to draft invasion plans for Greenland - The Daily Mail
However, senior military officials say it would be illegal and lack congressional support.
The most aggressive push is coming from the hardline advisers associated with Stephen Miller.
Officials have tried diverting Trump toward less drastic options, while diplomats have war-gamed scenarios ranging from military or political coercion to a compromise in which Denmark grants the US expanded military access to Greenland
The generals think Trump's Greenland plan is crazy and illegal.
So they are trying to deflect him with other major military operations elsewhere around the world, and say it's like dealing with a 5 year old.
@Megatron_ron
BREAKING:
Trump has ordered the US military to draft invasion plans for Greenland - The Daily Mail
However, senior military officials say it would be illegal and lack congressional support.
The most aggressive push is coming from the hardline advisers associated with Stephen Miller.
Officials have tried diverting Trump toward less drastic options, while diplomats have war-gamed scenarios ranging from military or political coercion to a compromise in which Denmark grants the US expanded military access to Greenland
The generals think Trump's Greenland plan is crazy and illegal.
So they are trying to deflect him with other major military operations elsewhere around the world, and say it's like dealing with a 5 year old.
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Trump appointed Jihadis are eliminating Kurds and Christians in Syria.
https://x.com/i/status/1946545292691787852
@DanBurmawy
Pastor Khalid Mezher, leader of the Good Shepherd Evangelical Church, was killed in Sweida following the jihadist invasion, along with his entire family, his siblings, their children, and his parents.
Originally from a Druze background, Pastor Mezher and his entire family had embraced Christianity many years ago. They remained in Sweida, where they established a local evangelical church.
They were never harassed by their Druze community. But after the jihadists invaded Sweida, Pastor Khalid and twenty members of his family were brutally murdered.
https://x.com/i/status/1946545292691787852
@DanBurmawy
Pastor Khalid Mezher, leader of the Good Shepherd Evangelical Church, was killed in Sweida following the jihadist invasion, along with his entire family, his siblings, their children, and his parents.
Originally from a Druze background, Pastor Mezher and his entire family had embraced Christianity many years ago. They remained in Sweida, where they established a local evangelical church.
They were never harassed by their Druze community. But after the jihadists invaded Sweida, Pastor Khalid and twenty members of his family were brutally murdered.