Well worth reading because at least someone is saying the obvious our loud “Middle powers must act together because if you are not at the table, you are on the menu.” “The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy.“

“Principled and pragmatic: Canada’s path” Prime Minister Carney addresses the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

Thank you, Larry.It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world.Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story, and th...

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White House claims ‘acquisition of Greenland’ is purpose of working group – Europe live

White House claims ‘acquisition of Greenland’ is purpose of working group – Europe live

Denmark’s foreign secretary has denied the assertion and since reiterated that discussion over territory is a red line. After meeting with the US vice-president JD Vance and state secretary Marco Rubio on Wednesday, the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers announced a new diplomatic channel to discuss their “fundamental” disagreements over Greenland: namely, a working group with the US. Well, it turns out the White House does not see it exactly in the same way. Continue reading...

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Jesus. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Laurie Hertzel@lhertzel.bsky.social · 7mo ago

One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.

M 6.0 earthquake off the coast of Oregon earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Bwahaha let him try. The last attempt at developing that site lost about AUD$50 million and never got past basement level because it's in a flood-prone area.

Andrew Potts@andrewpotts.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Today’s Gold Coast Bulletin front page: TRUMP CARD: Australia’s first Trump tower is planned for one of the Gold Coast’s most coveted beachfront sites, potentially transforming the Surfers Paradise skyline forever. @gcbulletin #goldcoast

At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely. That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.

Pete’s thesis is at the “debate over a comma versus a semicolon” stage 😊 It is a good but somewhat frustrating place 😂😂😂

a young man in a white shirt says little tweaks with his hands

Alt: a young man in a white shirt says little tweaks with his hands

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The world is paralysed by strategic blindness A failure to accept that the fundamentals have changed The global order is upended and this is a period of historical discontinuity Trends of the past are not predictive The influence of individuals is more impactful than structural forces

Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act so he can prevent the midterms going ahead or control them if they do Which suggests the violence by ICE and CBP will just keep escalating to fulfil that aim and because they can, with nothing to stop them

Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities This is exactly the opposite. Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.

In a social media post, the Defense Department confirmed that it seized another oil tanker, the Veronica, in the Caribbean.

"There is nobody more American than American Indians! We are America, how can you possibly target Native Americans? It's legally impossible!" -Chase Iron Eyes tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social about four Oglala Sioux Tribal members being taken by ICE... Three are now missing . LIVE NOW ⬇️

Gulf on edge: Iran warns it will target US military bases if attacked

Gulf on edge: Iran warns it will target US military bases if attacked

US personnel movements from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar underscores rising fears of direct US–Iran confrontation, according to Middle East expert Professor Mehran Kamrava, who says Tehran has explicitly warned Doha and Riyadh it would retaliate against American targets.

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Google Upgrade Starts Scanning All Your Photos—Be Very Careful

Google Upgrade Starts Scanning All Your Photos—Be Very Careful

Google's new Gemini offer is a game-changer — make sure you understand the risks.

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⚠️ How do we stop this? No sane Australian wants a Trump tower (or anything Trump) in our country. Nauseating thought. "The Trump family is in advanced discussions with developers to build Australia’s first Trump Tower on the Gold Coast." #auspol www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/que...

US president’s family in talks to build Trump Tower in Surfers Paradise

The Trump Organisation is believed to be keen to construct a tower featuring the US president’s famous real estate insignia on the Glitter Strip.

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Officials called on the local population to stay away from the area, as emergency services rushed to the scene.

Explosion in the Netherlands injures at least four and causes damage

Officials called on the local population to stay away from the area, as emergency services rushed to the scene.

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Indonesian forces rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua reut.rs/3LKFqog

Indonesian forces rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua

Indonesian military rescued 18 workers at gold and copper miner Freeport Indonesia that had been surrounded by armed rebels for three days at a company outpost in the insurgency-plagued Papua region, officials said on Thursday.

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BREAKING Russia on Thursday said it was expelling a United Kingdom diplomat whom it accused of being an undercover spy. "The individual's accreditation is being revoked. He is required to leave the Russian Federation within two weeks," ministry says

NSW WATCH AND ACT South of Bowral North of Nowra Exeter Bowral Robertson SES is advising people in the following area(s) to STAY INDOORS due to heavy rainfall, damaging winds, giant hailstones, flash flooding Next update: Thursday 15 Jan 8:00 pm

Officers say Operation Whiskey Biome, targeting copper theft, has led to 33 people being charged.

Police crack down on copper theft after crooks put 'whole community at risk'

Officers say Operation Whiskey Biome, targeting copper theft, has led to 33 people being charged.

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This severe thunderstorm over VIC's Otway Ranges produced 179 mm of rain at Mount Cowley. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar. “There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar

The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.

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A Royal Danish Air Force plane landed at Nuuk airport in Greenland late on January 14, with personnel in military fatigues seen disembarking by a Reuters witness.

Supercell (featuring rotating updraughts) thunderstorms north of Canberra on Thursday. www.bom.gov.au/warning/seve...

Bit wild Canberra

NSW Watch and Act A grass fire burning in the vicinity of Ashfords Road, south east of Wagga Wagga, is moving in an easterly direction towards properties on Ashfords Road and Ivydale Road Those in the vicinity of these roads should Prepare Now Firefighters are working to contain the fire

Minneapolis Presser Police Chief O’Hara expresses confidence in investigation and asks criwds to Mayor Frey Two agencies 600 police in Minneapolis 3000 ICE agents ICE and border patrol creating chaos Not path should be on in America There is another path