Trump steps back from the brink on Greenland. But the damage has been done.
www.politico.com

... After two weeks of escalating threats toward Europe, President Donald Trump blinked on Wednesday, backing away from the unthinkable brink of a potential war against a NATO ally during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Trump's vow not to use military force to seize Greenland from Denmark eased European fears about a worst-case scenario and prompted a rebound on Wall Street. And his declaration hours later after meeting with NATO's leader that he may back off of his tariff threat having secured the "framework" of an agreement over Greenland continued a day of backpedaling on one of the most daring gambits of his presidency to date.

But his continued heckling of allies as "ungrateful" for not simply giving the U.S. "ownership and title" of what he said was just "a piece of ice" did little to reverse a deepening sentiment among NATO leaders and other longtime allies that they can no longer consider the United States " for 80 years the linchpin of the transatlantic alliance -- a reliable ally.

"The takeaway for Europe is that standing up to him can work. There is relief, of course, that he's taking military force off the table, but there is also an awareness that he could reverse himself," said a European official who attended Trump's speech and, like others interviewed for this report, was granted anonymity to speak candidly. "Trump's promises and statements are unreliable but his scorn for Europe is consistent. We will have to continue to show resolve and more independence because we can no longer cling to this illusion that America is still what we thought it was." ...

Mark Epstein: New autopsy report will prove brother Jeffrey was murdered (January 9, 2026)
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... When billionaire and convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York on Aug. 10, 2019, and pronounced dead soon after, it set off a million conspiracy theories -- and according to Epstein's brother Mark, those theories may just be right.

While the official cause of death was listed as "suicide by hanging," there were many odd "coincidences" that were too blatant to ignore, including:

- - - Epstein had been placed in a special housing unit but had been removed from suicide watch days earlier despite a prior incident in his cell.

- - - On the night of his death, the required 30-minute checks were not performed, and the two guards assigned to monitor his unit fell asleep and falsified records.

- - - Two surveillance cameras near his cell were claimed to be malfunctioning that night.

While the DOJ and FBI have reaffirmed the suicide determination and found no credible evidence of foul play, Epstein's lawyers and family hired independent pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, who argued some physical findings could be more consistent with homicidal strangulation. ...