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"The document does not name the 'failed institutions' that the board will apparently be more nimble and effective than, but there is little doubt that these derogatory references are aimed at the UN." theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j…
#politics #international #UnitedNations #Trump #Gaza

Trump’s board of peace is an imperial court completely unlike what was proposed

The US president’s global club was endorsed by the security council on a false prospectus and seems aimed at displacing the United Nations

^{Julian Borger (The Guardian)}

Am I the only US citizen that is frustrated with Trump's bullying of our allies & partners? I am & always have been a "Never Trumper". I have always felt he was the wrong person for the job of US President--ethically, morally, etc. I am completely gobsmacked that he has the support he has. I feel so helpless, as I watch him bully our own allies over Greenland...& the world has 3 more years until he completes his 2nd term.

#USPol #USA #Politics #Greenland #Europe #democracy #World #Trump #News

As John Naughton warns (in parallel to many warnings here too), we are way too dependent on US technologies , although as he observes:

'Unwinding this dependency will be very difficult. But it has to be done'!

In this the Tangerine Tyrant's actions (alongside those of the TechBroligarchy) have been indicative of the trouble we could be in.

Up until now we have been too inattentive to the trap into which we have willingly walked.

#technology #politics

observer.co.uk/news/columnists…

2026 is fuckin' wild.

#Politics

This is what happens when governments aren't held accountable for their crimes.

#Politics

Democrats have the power to rein in ICE. Demand that your elected officials hold the line on the upcoming Homeland Security bill to get ICE Out For Good.

Contact your senators: indivisible.org/ice-out-senate…

And your representative: indivisible.org/ice-out-house?…

#ice #indivisible #politics #uspol

CALL NOW: Tell Congress We Need ICE Out For Good

^Indivisible

The Belgians, the CIA and MI6 colluded in his murder.

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#SolidarityIsBeautiful #Congo #EndColonialism #Politics

Yesterday was the 65th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected leader of the Republic of Congo, because he sought to restore national control over the country's mineral reserves. 🧵

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#SolidarityIsBeautiful #Congo #EndColonialism #Politics

Sky News on the ground in Minnesota. Ganked from elsewhere for reposting here.

#news #Skynews #Minnesota #ice #FuckICE #uspol #uspolitics #politics #fascism

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Stuff like this makes me nervous: vox.com/future-perfect/475567/…

Musk is not a good faith operator. My guess is that he's sufficiently opposed to the Iranian regime to not muck with the oppositions comms, but every oppositional use of Starlink is a (hopefully calculated) risk of betrayal.
#politics #Iran #ElonMusk

50,000 clandestine Starlink terminals are keeping Iranians in touch with the rest of the world

Satellites are our only insight into places like Iran and Sudan — and worth protecting. Space traffic can cut us off from the people who need internet connection the most.

^{Shayna Korol (Vox)}

I rarely despise anyone, but my dislike for her grows day by day.

#USPol #KarolineLeavitt #USA #Politics #ICE #Minneapolis #ReneeGood

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Congress' rebuke of Trump's request to drastically cut critical federal services related to the environment is "not as bad as it could be, but it's also not as good as it needs to be." hcn.org/articles/congress-pass…
#politics #USA #USPol

Congress passes environmental funding without Trump’s deep cuts

But the bipartisan effort still trimmed climate research and fails to solve agencies’ chronic underfunding. The Senate passed an environmental spending package that rejects many of Trump's cuts but could still harm climate research.

^{Christine Peterson (High Country News)}

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There is no database tracking ICE violence by gender, and Trump's executive orders have limited how government agencies can even report what data they do collect, but incidents like the killing of Renee Nicole Good point to an increasing use of force against women.
19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-viole…
#politics #USPol #ICE

ICE violence against women is increasingly visible and largely untracked

The killing of Renee Nicole Good — and the viral video that followed — underscores the forceful tactics long used against marginalized women.

^{Candice Norwood (19th News)}

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It certainly doesn't speak well of the prospects for real democracy in Venezuela that the likeliest candidates are campaigning directly to the president of another country for the job. english.elpais.com/internation…
#politics #Venezuela #VEPol #USPol #Trump

Delcy Rodríguez and María Corina Machado vie for Trump’s favor

The Republican will receive the leader of the Venezuelan opposition at the White House Thursday after speaking by phone with the interim president

^{Juan Diego Quesada (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)}

MINNESOTA MOM DEAD BY TRUMP!

'The beautiful light of our family' | Renee Good's parents, siblings release public statement, photos

"Nae-Nae gave everything she had to take care of her friends and family, and indeed people she never met," her family said.

The family of Renee Good has released its first public statement, one week after Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol

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