Trump announced on Wednesday that he would not follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on eight European allies on Feb. 1 over their opposition to his claim of Greenland. Why it matters: Trump already dropped his threat to invade Greenland earlier Wednesday, and has now reversed his tariff threat " which had triggered a crisis in the transatlantic alliance and rattled global markets.
Swedish pension fund Alecta has divested most of its holdings in U.S. Treasuries amid increased risk and unpredictability in U.S. politics, business daily Dagens Industri (DI) reported on Wednesday, citing the company. Alecta did not immediately respond to a request for comment. DI reported, not identifying its sources, that Alecta's divestment totalled around 70 billion-80 billion Swedish crowns ($7.7 billion-8.8 billion).
Older article, but still makes sense. I think America is looking for a moderate, true middle ground Democrat? What they will find is a Democratic Party racing to the left at the speed of a jet plane. They will find coming from the opposite direction a Republican Party moving to the right at the speed of ordinary traffic.
Two members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to "overturn election results in certain states," and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls, the Justice Department revealed in newly disclosed court papers. Read more
All we want from Denmark is Greenland where we will build the greatest golden dome ever. If not we'll use force. Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, got under Trump's skin - so Trump keeps calling him out in a threatening way while rambling. This man has lost his mind. China doesn't have any windfarms according to the orange gasbag, but China gets 16% of their power from wind. It's on and on crazy.
Who is Sasha Riley? According to the published accounts, Riley is described as a veteran of the Iraq War and a survivor of extreme childhood trafficking. Riley's testimony was reportedly recorded in a series of phone interviews conducted by Lisa Noelle Voldeng between July 19 and July 24, 2025 Content of the viral recordings The material includes six audio recordings, claimed to be in the publisher's possession, with some copies reportedly shared with law enforcement and trusted contacts' in several countries. The testimony reportedly describes: Trafficking of children under 13 Alleged rape, torture and killings Coerced participation in child pornography The death of a child during a snuff film' Alleged involvement of the Trump/Epstein network Read more
Karen Budd-Falen, a top Trump administration official, has failed to disclose her connections to a massive lithium mine in Nevada has a history of navigating financial entanglements while serving in top positions at the Interior Department that don't require Senate confirmation.
US National Resources in Peril
President Donald Trump said during Tuesday's White House press briefing that he feels bad about Renee Good's death.
Two members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to "overturn election results in certain states," and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls, the Justice Department revealed in newly disclosed court papers. Elizabeth Shapiro, a top Justice Department official, said SSA referred both DOGE employees for potential violations of the Hatch Act, which bars government employees from using their official positions for political purposes. Shapiro's previously unreported disclosure, dated Friday, came as part of a list of "corrections" to testimony by top SSA officials during last year's legal battles over DOGE's access to Social Security data.
Professor Kari Hong establishes ten reasons why Congress should defund the ERO Deportation Force, the wing of ICE responsible for deporting non-citizens. This article explains that the ERO is wasteful, is unnecessary to keep America safe, and actually hurts Americans and the U.S. economy.
Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Tuesday night after the crew identified "a minor electrical issue" after takeoff, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. President Donald Trump was seen boarding a new, smaller aircraft after landing. It will take the designation Air Force One, according to protocol noted by the Air Force.
President Donald Trump called for credit card companies to cap interest rates at 10%, roughly half the industry average, effective Jan. 20. That date has arrived, and credit card rates have hardly budged. What happened? The credit card industry did not follow through. Several banking and consumer experts said they did not know of any major card company that had complied with Trump's directive. "I haven't seen any press releases," said Stephen Kates, a financial analyst at Bankrate. "Not one whisper." "For anybody who's looking at their billing statement, waiting for it to go from 20 to 10, I wouldn't hold your breath," Kates said. Read more
It's been a while since I have posted tis data ...
A major winter storm " the season's most extreme so far " is set to lash the eastern half of the United States with damaging ice and heavy snow late this week. It's all being fed by a brutal blast of Arctic air that's bringing the season's coldest air to date. "An expansive winter storm will produce a swath of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday," the Weather Prediction Center warned Tuesday morning. Read more
President Donald Trump's plane returned to the US soon after he left for the World Economic Forum in Switzerland due to a minor electrical issue. Trump is still expected to attend the forum in Davos and is planning to get on a backup plane.
Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump's handpicked interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, left her position at the Justice Department Tuesday, marking an end to her turbulent tenure bringing cases against the president's political enemies. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Halligan's exit in a post on X Tuesday evening, writing that it "is a significant loss" for the department and noting that she "will continue to serve her country in other ways." Read more
