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Trump tells Norway he no longer feels obligation to think only of peace
By John Irish and Nora Buli PARIS/OSLO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - U.S.
Well its been fun, but it hasn't been real
I will step aside and no longer bore this thread with my posts.
You are free to now post 100% positive content about Dear Leader 24/7 without interference. The echo will be epic
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Bigredfish has spoken
He is not 'unhinged' he is certifiably insane!
By AAMER MADHANI, GEIR MOULSON and JILL LAWLESS
Updated 10:58 AM EST, January 19, 2026
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U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” two European officials said Monday.
Trump’s message to Jonas Gahr Støre appears to ratchet up a standoff between Washington and its closest allies over his threats to take over Greenland, a self-governing territory of NATO member Denmark. On Saturday, Trump announced a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight nations that have rallied around Denmark and Greenland, including Norway.
Those countries issued a forceful rebuke. But British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sought to de-escalate tensions on Monday. While the White House has not ruled taking control of the strategic Arctic island by force, Starmer said he did not believe military action would occur.
“I think this can be resolved and should be resolved through calm discussion,” he said.
Still, the American leader’s message to Gahr Støre could further fracture a U.S.-European relationship already strained by differences over how to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine, previous rounds of tariffs, military spending and migration policy.
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In their words: European governments criticize Trump's tariff threats over Greenland
Europe warns of 'dangerous downward spiral' after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland
Trump says 8 European countries will face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
In a sign of how tensions have increased in recent days, thousands of Greenlanders marched over the weekend in protest of any effort to take over their island. Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook post Monday that the tariff threats would not change the their stance.
“We will not be pressured,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister for business, minerals, energy, justice and equality, told The Associated Press that she was moved by the quick response of allies to the tariff threat and said it showed that countries realize “this is about more than Greenland.”
“I think a lot of countries are afraid that if they let Greenland go, what would be next?”
It concluded: “The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland.”
The officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said it had been forwarded to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. PBS first reported on the content of Trump’s note.
By AAMER MADHANI, GEIR MOULSON and JILL LAWLESS
Updated 10:58 AM EST, January 19, 2026
Leer en español
U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” two European officials said Monday.
Trump’s message to Jonas Gahr Støre appears to ratchet up a standoff between Washington and its closest allies over his threats to take over Greenland, a self-governing territory of NATO member Denmark. On Saturday, Trump announced a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight nations that have rallied around Denmark and Greenland, including Norway.
Those countries issued a forceful rebuke. But British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sought to de-escalate tensions on Monday. While the White House has not ruled taking control of the strategic Arctic island by force, Starmer said he did not believe military action would occur.
“I think this can be resolved and should be resolved through calm discussion,” he said.
Still, the American leader’s message to Gahr Støre could further fracture a U.S.-European relationship already strained by differences over how to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine, previous rounds of tariffs, military spending and migration policy.
Related Stories
In their words: European governments criticize Trump's tariff threats over Greenland
Europe warns of 'dangerous downward spiral' after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland
Trump says 8 European countries will face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
In a sign of how tensions have increased in recent days, thousands of Greenlanders marched over the weekend in protest of any effort to take over their island. Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook post Monday that the tariff threats would not change the their stance.
“We will not be pressured,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister for business, minerals, energy, justice and equality, told The Associated Press that she was moved by the quick response of allies to the tariff threat and said it showed that countries realize “this is about more than Greenland.”
“I think a lot of countries are afraid that if they let Greenland go, what would be next?”
Trump sends a message to the Norwegian leader
According to two European officials, Trump’s message to Gahr Støre read in part: “Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America.”It concluded: “The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland.”
The officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said it had been forwarded to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. PBS first reported on the content of Trump’s note.
He is not 'unhinged' he is certifiably insane!
By AAMER MADHANI, GEIR MOULSON and JILL LAWLESS
Updated 10:58 AM EST, January 19, 2026
Leer en español
U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” two European officials said Monday.
Trump’s message to Jonas Gahr Støre appears to ratchet up a standoff between Washington and its closest allies over his threats to take over Greenland, a self-governing territory of NATO member Denmark. On Saturday, Trump announced a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight nations that have rallied around Denmark and Greenland, including Norway.
Those countries issued a forceful rebuke. But British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sought to de-escalate tensions on Monday. While the White House has not ruled taking control of the strategic Arctic island by force, Starmer said he did not believe military action would occur.
“I think this can be resolved and should be resolved through calm discussion,” he said.
Still, the American leader’s message to Gahr Støre could further fracture a U.S.-European relationship already strained by differences over how to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine, previous rounds of tariffs, military spending and migration policy.
Related Stories
In their words: European governments criticize Trump's tariff threats over Greenland
Europe warns of 'dangerous downward spiral' after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland
Trump says 8 European countries will face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
In a sign of how tensions have increased in recent days, thousands of Greenlanders marched over the weekend in protest of any effort to take over their island. Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook post Monday that the tariff threats would not change the their stance.
“We will not be pressured,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister for business, minerals, energy, justice and equality, told The Associated Press that she was moved by the quick response of allies to the tariff threat and said it showed that countries realize “this is about more than Greenland.”
“I think a lot of countries are afraid that if they let Greenland go, what would be next?”
Trump sends a message to the Norwegian leader
According to two European officials, Trump’s message to Gahr Støre read in part: “Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America.”
It concluded: “The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland.”
The officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said it had been forwarded to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. PBS first reported on the content of Trump’s note.
Hmmmmmm I wonder what's going on while everyone is screaming GREENLAND!!!
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Sorry, but BLAH, BLAH, BLAH until it happens. Finger crossed but not holding my breath.
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Kristi Noem announces more than 10K arrests of illegal migrants in Minnesota, rips Walz, Frey for ‘protecting criminals’
More than 10,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested in Minneapolis since the start of the second Trump administration, with 3,000 cuffed in the last six weeks alone, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday.
“PEACE AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN MINNEAPOLIS!” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem proclaimed in a post on X.
Those arrested, Noem said, “were killing Americans, hurting children and reigning terror in Minneapolis because Tim Walz and Jacob Frey refuse to protect their own people and instead protect criminals.”
Frey raised eyebrows on Sunday when he compared ICE’s immigration crackdown in his city to an “invasion” by the federal government on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Starting just after Thanksgiving, DHS has launched what it frequently calls the largest immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis history in recent weeks, deploying around 3,000 agents from various agencies including ICE, Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations and others.
“In the last 6 weeks, our brave DHS law enforcement have arrested 3,000 criminal illegal aliens including vicious murders, rapists, child pedophiles and incredibly dangerous individuals. A HUGE victory for public safety,” Noem said, before pivoting to the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal unfolding in Minnesota.
“There is MASSIVE Fraud in Minneapolis, at least $19 billion and that’s just the tip of iceberg. Our Homeland Security Investigators are on the ground in Minneapolis conducting wide scale investigations to get justice for the American people who have been robbed blind,” she wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
More than 10,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested in Minneapolis since the start of the second Trump administration, with 3,000 cuffed in the last six weeks alone, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday.
“PEACE AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN MINNEAPOLIS!” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem proclaimed in a post on X.
Those arrested, Noem said, “were killing Americans, hurting children and reigning terror in Minneapolis because Tim Walz and Jacob Frey refuse to protect their own people and instead protect criminals.”
Frey raised eyebrows on Sunday when he compared ICE’s immigration crackdown in his city to an “invasion” by the federal government on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Starting just after Thanksgiving, DHS has launched what it frequently calls the largest immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis history in recent weeks, deploying around 3,000 agents from various agencies including ICE, Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations and others.
“In the last 6 weeks, our brave DHS law enforcement have arrested 3,000 criminal illegal aliens including vicious murders, rapists, child pedophiles and incredibly dangerous individuals. A HUGE victory for public safety,” Noem said, before pivoting to the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal unfolding in Minnesota.
“There is MASSIVE Fraud in Minneapolis, at least $19 billion and that’s just the tip of iceberg. Our Homeland Security Investigators are on the ground in Minneapolis conducting wide scale investigations to get justice for the American people who have been robbed blind,” she wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
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Asylum seekers 'are SEVEN times more likely to be arrested than everyone else on Britain's railways' as MP warns our open borders have made country 'dangerous'
Asylum seekers are up to seven times more likely to be arrested than the rest of the population, official figures suggest.
For every 10,000 asylum seekers, 7.88 arrests were made on Britain's railways last year.
In comparison, the equivalent rate was 1.07 for everyone else.
Ministers today were urged to 'abolish the entire asylum system' on the back of the British Transport Police statistics, obtained via a freedom of information request.
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe, founder of the Restore Britain thinktank, told the Daily Mail that the Conservatives, 'many of whom now sit in the Reform party' were to blame for importing so many asylum seekers into the country, a process 'accelerated by the Labour government'.
He added: 'Every single migrant who has entered illegally must be detained and deported.
'Then we must abolish the entire asylum system. That is how we make our transport system safe again.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Asylum seekers are up to seven times more likely to be arrested than the rest of the population, official figures suggest.
For every 10,000 asylum seekers, 7.88 arrests were made on Britain's railways last year.
In comparison, the equivalent rate was 1.07 for everyone else.
Ministers today were urged to 'abolish the entire asylum system' on the back of the British Transport Police statistics, obtained via a freedom of information request.
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe, founder of the Restore Britain thinktank, told the Daily Mail that the Conservatives, 'many of whom now sit in the Reform party' were to blame for importing so many asylum seekers into the country, a process 'accelerated by the Labour government'.
He added: 'Every single migrant who has entered illegally must be detained and deported.
'Then we must abolish the entire asylum system. That is how we make our transport system safe again.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
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This isn’t a political post. Just clarification on how tariffs work.
They are charged against the importer. The importer pays the tax at port of entry. In this case, American companies.
This serves to raise the price of goods to the importer, who eventually passes those increases off to the consumer or eats it to lower his profit. Guess which wins?
The exporter (in this case European companies) see less demand because of the increased price.
By analyzing $4 trillion of shipments between January 2024 and November 2025, researchers found that foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
The tariffs had a significant effect on trade volumes: Facing higher U.S. tariffs, Indian exporters maintained their prices but reduced the volume of shipments to the U.S. by 18%-24% relative to the European Union, Canada and Australia, the report found.
Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans. The $200 billion in additional U.S. tariff revenue last year “was paid almost exclusively by Americans.”
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Laws demanding race-based state action are unconstitutional, Florida AG declares
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asserted that state laws that call for race-based discrimination are unconstitutional and declared that his office will not enforce them.
www.foxnews.com
Sybertiger
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Oh, I know exactly how they work. My point is that any post that implies that Trump tariffs are nothing more than a "tax" on Americans clearly doesn't see the entire picture. The Trump tariffs are there PRIMARILY for leverage against gubermints who represent their countries exporters or that gubermint's policies. Yeah, Trump talks about the bagillion dollars that are going to come in and I doubt even he believes that. It's part of playing out the leverage card. He's playing poker because he believes he holds the winning hand by a mile. We have seen the leverage have an impact. Sometimes you've gotta pull the levers and push the buttons to try different approaches. Whatever this gubermint had been doing in the past was not working for us. I'm going to give Trump a chance despite all the things he isn't doing that he should be doing. Trump is a million times better that the uniparty BS we've been getting fed for decades.