“I do worry that the disregard for sovereignty will lead to a threatened invasion of Canada. If Trump does this, he’ll likely press on two weak points: 1) Alberta right-wing separatists 2) French-speaking separatists. My advice for Canada is the same as for the US: stick together! The more you are split apart, the easier it is to take you over.” —Sarah Kendzior, A Nation on Thin Ice #trump#usa#canada#alberta#quebec
“…this isn’t a civil war so much as a federal invasion by a mafia state. Minneapolis…is a role model in how to fight a siege. I hope I am not speaking prematurely, but I’m encouraged by the solidarity the city has shown.” —Sarah Kendzior, A Nation on Thin Ice #trump#ice#minneapolis#usa
"What sparked Carney’s intervention was not Sudan, Venezuela or Gaza. It was the US threat to Canada and Greenland.
A western prime minister took umbrage only when the US, under President Donald Trump, threatened to treat the prosperous West in the same way it has long treated the Global South.
Let’s return now to Israel’s recent invasion of Unrwa’s headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem: a gross breach of international law and a direct attack on the United Nations.
Article 6 of the UN charter establishes that any state that persistently violates its principles can be expelled from the UN. The attack on Unrwa is part of a pattern of Israel’s criminal hostility towards the UN, including its refusal to respect orders from the International Court of Justice on Gaza, its slaughter of UN aid workers and its regular attacks on UN positions in southern Lebanon.
The case for expelling - or at the very least suspending - Israel from the UN is overwhelming. Yet neither Carney’s Canada nor Starmer’s Britain, nor any other western power, has so much as suggested the idea.
In his Davos speech, Carney set out Canada’s approach as follows: “We aim to be principled and pragmatic. Principled in our commitment to fundamental values: sovereignty and territorial integrity, the prohibition of the use of force except when consistent with the UN Charter, respect for human rights. Pragmatic in recognising that progress is often incremental, that interests diverge, that not every partner shares our values.”
This is all well and good. But on the evidence so far, Carney is prepared to be principled when it comes to western countries like Canada and Denmark, and pragmatic when it comes to Palestine and Venezuela.
US leaders brag to world at Davos about how they are the best place to exploit workers, resources, environment, to start a business without regulations. https://youtube.com/shorts/nCoNDLfhCNM
“…J.D. Vance was in Minnesota for the administration today, trying to regain control of the narrative… Just hours after ICE agent Jonathan Ross killed…Renee Good on January 7,…Vance was out in front of the news, blaming Good for her own death and claiming that the officer was clearly justified in shooting her. But even MAGA voters don’t buy it.” —Heather Cox Richardson, January 22, 2026 https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-22-2026 #trump#jdvance#vance#jonathanross#reneegood#ice#maga#minnesota#usa
"...agents are arresting U.S. citizens, detaining people without cause and stopping residents based largely on how they look... these actions amount to constitutional violations happening in real time."
Though a caregiver & family friend *who lived in the same house* offered to take the child, #ICE detained him, asking him to knock on the house's house "to see if anyone else was home." Agents deny they used the 5-year-old as bait & VP #Vance said (in a press conference I just watched c/o CNN-I) that they were just trying to keep him out of the freezing temps.
"At least four students under the age of 18 have been detained by immigration agents over the last two weeks"
The children are age 5 & 10, and the teens are age 17.
The school district is working with an immigration lawyer to get the students back" and the "sense of safety" is shaken as #ICE roams through the community.
"Staff wear brave faces throughout the day for their students, while facing so many uncertainties. As soon as the school day ends, they are not sure if they will see their students tomorrow morning while taking attendance."
Watching #Vance 's press conference earlier, I have to say that if there were an award for the ability to twist words and facts around, he really should get it.
He should also get an award for his ability to gaslight. He's very good at that. --
His ability to lie & leave out facts is also trophy-worthy— like he said that if ICE, DHS, etc. are looking for horrible criminals (like sex offenders), then the state & local government and law enforcement should help them.
➡️ The problem with that argument is that often no one proved they were sex offenders or other horrible criminals. People are being dragged out of vehicles & houses without due process.