As if all the trade wars Trump has launched against countries and threats to take over their countries is somehow fair.
The EU has had to resort to creating defensive economic measures. It's an economic NATO of sorts that Europe has developed to protect itself from Trump. https://www.france24.com/en/europe/...d-use-against-us-over-trump-greenland-tariffs excerpt: "What does the instrument do? The armoury allows the EU to take measures such as import and export restrictions on goods and services in its single market of 450 million people. It also gives Brussels the power to limit American companies' access to public procurement contracts in Europe. The EU last year threatened to use the weapon during difficult trade negotiations with Trump to avoid steep levies but the two sides struck a deal. A major target could be American tech giants since the US has a services surplus with the EU. Brussels previously drew up a list of US services to potentially target."
Trump shared edited photo featuring map with Venezuela, Canada and Greenland covered by US flag excerpt: "As hostilities grew among NATO members in early 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was reportedly weighing sending troops to Greenland. Military personnel from other NATO members — Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and the U.K. — were starting to arrive in Greenland, according to the BBC. In response, Trump threatened to impose tariffs on those eight European NATO members should they not reach a deal on Greenland. As a defensive move, leaders of the European Union were set to discuss a package of $108 billion in retaliatory duties. Macron, meanwhile, was reportedly considering the activation of anti-coercion measures — this tool, widely described as a "bazooka," was created in 2023 to deter any economic coercion of any or all 27 countries of the EU."
Trump administration, MAGA allies spread misinformation on Pretti killing excerpt: "Minnesota law enforcement officials have also contested statements by Trump administration officials, including a claim by Vice President JD Vance that local authorities refused to assist their federal counterparts in the investigation into Pretti’s killing. Advertisement The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said on Sunday that it was state authorities who were being obstructed, stating in a statement on X that its officers had been denied access to the crime scene by the DHS."
Trump administration, MAGA allies spread misinformation on Pretti killing excerpt: "Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security, claimed without evidence that Pretti was an “assassin” who tried to “murder federal agents”, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said he had “violently” resisted arrest."
Trump administration, MAGA allies spread misinformation on Pretti killing excerpt: "Video footage shot by bystanders shows Pretti filming a group of US Border Patrol agents on Saturday before stepping in to defend a woman who was shoved to the ground by one agent. In footage shared by US-based Drop Site news, Pretti can be seen trying to help the woman before at least five agents tackle him to the ground and shoot him multiple times after a scuffle on the icy road. Analysis of footage by US media and Bellingcat, a Netherlands-based investigative journalism group, shows that Pretti’s gun had already been confiscated by an agent before he was shot dead. Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara later told reporters that Pretti was a “lawful gun owner” with a permit, and that his only criminal history was a few traffic tickets."
Reuters complied a list of 470 targets of Trump's retribution. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-trump-retribution-tracker/
Last week Trump said he won Minnesota three times. He lost MN all three times. He's seeking retribution for his ligitimate losses. The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump’s Most Trumpian Accomplishment excerpt: "It’s not his only goal, though. Trump himself has told us another: “RETRIBUTION.” I know it doesn’t make any sense; it’s hard to see why the President would bear a grudge against an entire state. But grievances drive Trump, and he has one against Minnesota. “I feel that I won Minnesota. I think I won it all three times,” he said last week. “I won it all three times, in my opinion, and it’s a corrupt state—a corrupt voting state.” The fact that these claims are ridiculous—Trump never even won as much as a full forty-seven per cent of the vote there, in any of the three Presidential elections in which he ran—does not make this any less of a grave threat. Is the President capable of exacting revenge over a lie? Of course he is."
The Trump administration is offering to stop its assault on Minnesota if it turns over its voting records because Trump thinks he won the state three times.
During his first term Trump assigned a group headed by Kobach of Kansas to find the supposed 3 million votes stolen from him and given to Clinton. Trump was frustrated he lost the popular vote to Clinton by 3 million. In his second term he's using violence to try to prove his election fantasies.
The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump’s Most Trumpian Accomplishment The President may have started out by trash-talking America; one year into his second term, he is simply trashing it. By Susan B. Glasser January 15, 2026 The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump’s Most Trumpian Accomplishment excerpt: In the past week, Donald Trump has threatened war with the ayatollahs in Iran, with the U.S.’s NATO allies in Denmark, and with Americans protesting his policies in the state of Minnesota. Of these, the target he seems the most serious about is the last one. On Tuesday, in a statement whose full import you might have missed amid all the other Trump-generated crises, the President warned Minnesota: “THE DAY OF RETRIBUTION & RECKONING IS COMING!”
Trump attacking his own country, like he did on Jan. 6 near the end of his first term. Nearly all of the GOP in Congress and elsewhere are still quiet about it.
List of those who have canceled their performanices at Kennedy Center. https://www.npr.org/2026/01/20/nx-s1-5675192/kennedy-center-canceled-performances excerpt: Kennedy Center executive director Richard Grenell has responded to many cancellations on social media, condemning the artists. After Banjo player Béla Fleck canceled his performance because he said the center had become "political," Grenell wrote on X, "You just made it political and caved to the woke mob who wants you to perform for only Lefties."
A few Republicans are expressing concerns about MN shootings. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/25/republicans-concern-minneapolis-shooting-00745707 excerpt: Hours after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street, one House GOP chair called for the top ICE leader and other Trump administration officials to publicly answer lawmakers’ questions. GOP Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Thom Tillis of North Carolina called for independent probes into the shooting, with Cassidy arguing the integrity of ICE and the Department of Homeland Security are “at stake.”
Gold hit $5,000 per ounce on Monday as a result of the geopolitical storms Trump has needlessly caused that make people uneasy about the economy. It wasn't expected to reach $5,000 until the end of the decade. https://seekingalpha.com/news/4542296-gold-tops-5000-per-ounce excerpt: "Gold surged past $5,000 an ounce for the first time on Sunday, extending a remarkable rally driven by President Donald Trump’s reshaping of international relations and a broad investor retreat from sovereign bonds and currencies."
Now Trump can go on another round of threatening countries around the world with more tariffs for not investing in the U.S. and buying gold instead of U.S. dollars and stocks, which will make the price of gold even higher.
Austerity for everyone but not Trump. Article from May 2025. Trump Brags About Gold-Plated Office While Telling Americans to Cut Expenses Nikki McCann Ramirez May 6, 2025 Trump Brags About Gold-Plated Office While Tariffs Hit Americans excerpt: "Austerity for thee but not for me. As Donald Trump advises the American public on how to save some money — buy fewer dolls, five pencils max — to counteract the effects of tariff-induced price increases, he’s making clear that cost-saving measures don’t apply to his office decor budget."
Report: Border chief Gregory Bovino, some agents leaving Minnesota CNN cited an official who said Bovino's departure was a "mutual decision." Author: KARE 11 Published: 2:28 PM MST January 26, 2026 Updated: 2:55 PM MST January 26, 2026 Report: Border chief Gregory Bovino, some agents leaving Minnesota | 9news.com
Miller may well be the most dangerous person in the country despite being a slimy wimp. He needs to be tried for the crimes against humanity he perpetrates just by being alive. On a positive note, I don’t t think Bondi or Noem will have jobs this time next month.