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Jan 21
1). „As the administration [@realDonaldTrump] discusses next steps, the U.S. military has rushed more assets to the Middle East.
U.S. F-15E jet fighters landed Sunday in Jordan, according to U.S. officials and flight tracking data.
2). The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group, which includes destroyers, F-35s and other jet fighters and electronic-jamming aircraft, were spotted by maritime-traffic trackers sailing west from the South China Sea toward the Persian Gulf.
3). Additional air defenses will be brought to the region, U.S. officials said, including more Patriot and Thaad antimissile systems, …
More from @FDehyd
Jan 21
1). „As the administration [@realDonaldTrump] discusses next steps, the U.S. military has rushed more assets to the Middle East.
U.S. F-15E jet fighters landed Sunday in Jordan, according to U.S. officials and flight tracking data.
2). The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group, which includes destroyers, F-35s and other jet fighters and electronic-jamming aircraft, were spotted by maritime-traffic trackers sailing west from the South China Sea toward the Persian Gulf.
3). Additional air defenses will be brought to the region, U.S. officials said, including more Patriot and Thaad antimissile systems, which would be essential for fending off any Iranian counter blows.”
Jan. 20, 2026
@MSN (@WSJ) msn.com/en-us/news/wor…
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Jan 21
@justinmassie1 1). 🍁 „The Canadian Armed Forces have modelled a hypothetical U.S. military invasion of Canada and the country’s potential response, which includes tactics similar to those employed against Russia and later U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, two senior government officials say.
@justinmassie1 2). It is believed to be the first time in a century that the Canadian Armed Forces have created a model of an American assault on this country, a founding member of the @NATO and a partner with the U.S. in continental air defence.”
Jan. 20, 2026
@justinmassie1 @NATO 3). @globeandmail archive.ph/3ccoc
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Jan 20
1). „What @realDonaldTrump is directly threatening in his letter, and has been threatening for some time now, is a willingness to break with Europe over the desire to play conquest over a territory the U.S. already had broad access to,
2). under the guise of international security concerns that are undermined by virtually every other action taken by his administration.
3). – »It’s bullshit, multi-layered bullshit« – @NGrossman81, [1] [2] [3] political science professor at the University of Illinois and editor of the Arc Digital newsletter, tells Rolling Stone.
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Jan 20
@RonFilipkowski @davidfrum 1). „Mr. @realDonaldTrump’s hunger for wealth is brazen. Throughout the nation’s history, presidents of both parties have taken care to avoid even the appearance of profiting from public service.
@RonFilipkowski @davidfrum @realDonaldTrump 2). This president gleefully squeezes American corporations, flaunts gifts from foreign governments and celebrates the rapid growth of his own fortune.
@RonFilipkowski @davidfrum @realDonaldTrump 3). When President Harry Truman (1884–1972) left office in 1953, he did not even own a car. He and his wife returned to Missouri by train and lived for a time on his Army pension [1].
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Jan 20
@EdwardGLuce @anneapplebaum @katie_martin_fx 1). „On Monday, the market reaction to @realDonaldTrump’s latest assault on the global order has been extremely telling. The rules of the road up to now have been pretty simple:
@EdwardGLuce @anneapplebaum @katie_martin_fx @realDonaldTrump 2). geopolitical shocks push up the dollar and US government bonds because they are the safest, most reliable, most easily tradeable bits of the global financial system. They are very useful shock absorbers when bad stuff happens, even when it is born in the US.
@EdwardGLuce @anneapplebaum @katie_martin_fx @realDonaldTrump 3). That role has been creaking for a little while. But now, the wobble is plain for all to see. Bad stuff is very clearly happening with regards to Greenland. The dollar and Treasuries, however, are weakening.
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Jan 20
1). Soundtrack [1] by Enio Moricone (1928–2020) [2] [3] from Brian De Palmaʼs [4] war drama „Ceasulties of War” (1989) [5] [6]. The film was based on a screenplay by David Rabe, based on a real American war crime.
2). On Oct. 10, 1969, „The New Yorker” journalist Daniel Lang (1913–1981) [7] [8] described the story of the abduction, rape, and murder of a young Vietnamese woman, Phan Thi Mao [9] [10].
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