politics

<p>On political compass, where X scale is more or less traditional left vs. right, egalitarian - hierarchical, but the Y scale is instead of &quot;authoritarian&quot; marked as nuclear energy needed = yes, nuclear energy not needed = no, you are at:</p><p><a href="/tags/nuclear/" rel="tag">#nuclear</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a></p>

<p>Winter Olympics chief begs fans not to boo JD Vance and Trump&#x27;s delegation amid ICE fury | Daily Mail Online</p><p> <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/winterolympics/article-15533237/winter-olympics-jd-vance-milan-ice-fury.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/winterolympics/article-15533237/winter-olympics-jd-vance-milan-ice-fury.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/wint</span><span class="invisible">erolympics/article-15533237/winter-olympics-jd-vance-milan-ice-fury.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/vance/" rel="tag">#Vance</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/olympics/" rel="tag">#Olympics</a> <a href="/tags/italy/" rel="tag">#Italy</a> <a href="/tags/jdvance/" rel="tag">#JDVance</a> <a href="/tags/milan/" rel="tag">#Milan</a> <a href="/tags/cortina/" rel="tag">#Cortina</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a></p>

<p>Wag the Dog, <a href="/tags/venezuela/" rel="tag">#Venezuela</a>: <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> Must Relentlessly Expose <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p><p>Rep Seth Moulton &amp; Sen Ruben Gallego are leading the way responding to Trump’s unconstitutional, int <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> crimes</p><p>But Venezuela, <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a>, <a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#Epstein</a>, tariffs, Trump’s billionaire-fluffing, are all of a piece. So the broader narrative goes like this <br><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/wag-the-dog-in-venezuela-democrats" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/wag-the-dog-in-venezuela-democrats"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/wag-the-dog-i</span><span class="invisible">n-venezuela-democrats</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#minneapolis</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#israel</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/greenland/" rel="tag">#greenland</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a></p>

<p>The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is not that the lie will now be accepted as truth and truth be defamed as a lie, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world—and the category of truth versus falsehood is among the mental means to this end—is being destroyed.<br></p>Truth and Politics, Hannah Arendt<br><br><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/truth/" rel="tag">#truth</a> <a href="/tags/lies/" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a><br>

<p>🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 <br>Hey USA, please have a little consideration, and STOP USING THE DEMENTIA HASHTAG FOR YOUR POLITICAL AGENDA-<br>-it&#x27;s supposed to be FOR CAREGIVERS going through the worst, most stressful and depressing experience of their lives.<br>Don&#x27;t add another burden to those of us already feeling overwhelmed</p><p><a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspoli/" rel="tag">#USPoli</a> <a href="/tags/dementia/" rel="tag">#Dementia</a></p>

<p>“There’s this veneer of respect for privacy that is painted over all of this data aggregation and consolidation.”</p><p>But beneath it all, <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> experts warn that smartphone-monitoring software &quot;Tangles&quot; is the latest in a law enforcement arsenal, from surveillance <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> to an army of drones, operating with little oversight. </p><p>Our latest from Francesca D&#x27;Annunzio is presented in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/texas-po</span><span class="invisible">lice-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/</span></a> <br> <br><a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#police</a> <a href="/tags/surveillance/" rel="tag">#surveillance</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>

<p>Exciting News: We&#x27;re hiring for our David McHam Fellowship for Investigative Reporting! This one-to-two-year full-time fellowship allows experienced journalists to pursue investigative projects and enterprise stories about <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> politics, policy, and social issues. </p><p>See more details and preferred qualifications here: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/jobs/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.texasobserver.org/jobs/</a> </p><p>Apply by February 6! </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/journojobs/" rel="tag">#JournoJobs</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/getfedihired/" rel="tag">#GetFediHired</a> <a href="/tags/fedihired/" rel="tag">#FediHired</a> <a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#nonprofit</a></p>

Weird thought of the day: the revolution lies in imperative programming.<br><br><a href="/tags/computerscience/" rel="tag">#ComputerScience</a> <a href="/tags/softwaredevelopment/" rel="tag">#SoftwareDevelopment</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a><br>

<p>Top Democratic Insider EXPOSES <a href="/tags/billionaires/" rel="tag">#Billionaires</a> Controlling Our <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/K4HZlmfq9qQ" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/live/K4HZlmfq9qQ"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/live/K4HZlmfq9</span><span class="invisible">qQ</span></a> <a href="/tags/live/" rel="tag">#live</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#china</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#israel</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#gaza</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#gop</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a></p>

<p>QUEER NIHILISM</p><p>I have written a new essay (an hour of your time) which discusses &quot;queer nihilism&quot; or an anti-politics (that is, something against the politics of this world) of wild desire.</p><p>It is from a work in progress which is focusing on &quot;the wild&quot; as an alternative to our civilisations of death and oppression, a theorisation of anarchy.</p><p>It will interest those who have an interest in an alternative politics - and an alternative to politics - queer theory, nihilism, anarchism and all anti-civilisationalists.</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/qn_20260331/mode/2up" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="archive.org/details/qn_20260331/mode/2up"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/qn_2026033</span><span class="invisible">1/mode/2up</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/queer/" rel="tag">#queer</a> <a href="/tags/nihilism/" rel="tag">#nihilism</a> <a href="/tags/queertheory/" rel="tag">#queertheory</a> <a href="/tags/anarchism/" rel="tag">#anarchism</a> <a href="/tags/anarchy/" rel="tag">#anarchy</a> <a href="/tags/wild/" rel="tag">#wild</a> <a href="/tags/desire/" rel="tag">#desire</a> <a href="/tags/feral/" rel="tag">#feral</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/theory/" rel="tag">#theory</a> <a href="/tags/essay/" rel="tag">#essay</a> <a href="/tags/thought/" rel="tag">#thought</a> <a href="/tags/discussion/" rel="tag">#discussion</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/poland/" rel="tag">#Poland</a> urges officials to ditch <a href="/tags/signal/" rel="tag">#Signal</a> for state-run messaging apps</p><p><a href="https://cyberinsider.com/poland-urges-officials-to-ditch-signal-for-state-run-messaging-apps/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="cyberinsider.com/poland-urges-officials-to-ditch-signal-for-state-run-messaging-apps/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cyberinsider.com/poland-urges-</span><span class="invisible">officials-to-ditch-signal-for-state-run-messaging-apps/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a></p>

<p>Let&#x27;s start the week with a simple message from UN Women.</p><p>Stop telling women how to live their life!</p><p>The continued focus of the media on telling women what to do reflects a wide-spread sexism in global societies.... it won&#x27;t be stoped abruptly, but behind much prejudice is this assumed male right.</p><p>So, my friends, if you find yourself telling a women how to live their life ask yourself: have I the right to be offering unasked-for &#x27;guidance&#x27; or &#x27;advice&#x27;?</p><p><a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/feminism/" rel="tag">#feminism</a></p>

<p>Real Beats Fake: How Authentic <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> Are Breaking <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> ’s Spell </p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/the-mamdani-era-begins" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/the-mamdani-era-begins"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/the-mamdani-e</span><span class="invisible">ra-begins</span></a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#election</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#china</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a></p>

<p>I realise this isn&#x27;t the main story, but can we talk about Emmanuel Macron&#x27;s apparent allergy to punctuation?</p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#france</a> <a href="/tags/macron/" rel="tag">#macron</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/greenland/" rel="tag">#greenland</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#iran</a></p>

<p>People seriously getting upset because I used AI to edit an article about how to protect people from getting replaced by AI. Smdh.</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/brandonbedard/p/the-ubi-trojan-horse-of-the-leisure?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=7qos2e" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.substack.com/pub/brandonbedard/p/the-ubi-trojan-horse-of-the-leisure?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=7qos2e"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/brandonb</span><span class="invisible">edard/p/the-ubi-trojan-horse-of-the-leisure?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=7qos2e</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/nupa/" rel="tag">#NUPA</a> <a href="/tags/ubi/" rel="tag">#UBI</a> <a href="/tags/uhi/" rel="tag">#UHI</a> <a href="/tags/policy/" rel="tag">#policy</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#economics</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/psychology/" rel="tag">#psychology</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#finance</a> <a href="/tags/fintech/" rel="tag">#fintech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/robots/" rel="tag">#robots</a> <a href="/tags/futureofwork/" rel="tag">#futureofwork</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#substack</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#business</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/blm/" rel="tag">#BLM</a> <a href="/tags/reparations/" rel="tag">#reparations</a></p>

<p>This is a statement from the parents of the brave soul killed in <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#minneapolis</a> today. <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a></p>

<p>A Molly James cartoon:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/158363176" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.patreon.com/posts/158363176"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.patreon.com/posts/15836317</span><span class="invisible">6</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#trans</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a></p>

<p>Never forget this:</p><p><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/12/its-surreal-us-sanctions-lock-international-criminal-court-judge-out-of-daily-life/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/12/12/its-surreal-us-sanctions-lock-international-criminal-court-judge-out-of-daily-life/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.irishtimes.com/world/us/20</span><span class="invisible">25/12/12/its-surreal-us-sanctions-lock-international-criminal-court-judge-out-of-daily-life/</span></a></p><p>All it takes is a single tantrum.</p><p>Here&#x27;s where you can sign up for Proton email, calendar, VPN, etc...</p><p><a href="https://pr.tn/ref/90A9QAFA" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>pr.tn/ref/90A9QAFA</a></p><p><a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/usa2026/" rel="tag">#usa2026</a></p>

<p>What I’ve been reading (watching, and listening to) this week ending 25 January 2026 <a href="https://jchyip.medium.com/what-ive-been-reading-watching-and-listening-to-this-week-ending-25-january-2026-9c368055fb96" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="jchyip.medium.com/what-ive-been-reading-watching-and-listening-to-this-week-ending-25-january-2026-9c368055fb96"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jchyip.medium.com/what-ive-bee</span><span class="invisible">n-reading-watching-and-listening-to-this-week-ending-25-january-2026-9c368055fb96</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/lean/" rel="tag">#Lean</a> <a href="/tags/depression/" rel="tag">#Depression</a> <a href="/tags/softwareengineering/" rel="tag">#SoftwareEngineering</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#Economics</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/productmanagement/" rel="tag">#ProductManagement</a></p>

<p>SPOILER ALERT</p><p>&quot;I watched the Melania Trump film so you don’t have to&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.ms.now/opinion/melania-trump-documentary-brett-ratner-shallow" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ms.now/opinion/melania-trump-documentary-brett-ratner-shallow"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ms.now/opinion/melania-tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-documentary-brett-ratner-shallow</span></a></p><p>&quot;It’s not a documentary so much as the most boring piece of political propaganda ever made.&quot;</p><p><a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/propaganda/" rel="tag">#propaganda</a> <a href="/tags/pr/" rel="tag">#PR</a> <a href="/tags/melania/" rel="tag">#Melania</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/破土/" rel="tag">#破土</a>｜The Law is dead | vawongsir | 城市亂彈</p><p>📖 成為 《綠豆》 Patreon付費成員，便可收到所有「破土」圖文。</p><p>▌［城市亂彈］畫家簡介<br>vawongsir畢業於香港浸會大學視覺藝術院，曾任中學視藝科教師。港區國安法生效後，政府指他的作品涉及反日政府題材，教育局以此裁定他專業失德。出版插畫集有《假如讓我畫下去》、《我在老地方等你》、《加多雙筷》等，現居台灣。</p><p>@vawongsir </p><p>=============<br>🌱 支持《綠豆》營運，記錄當下、繼續發聲 💬 <br>IG Bio 找「支持綠豆」連結<br>=============</p><p><a href="/tags/壽終正寢/" rel="tag">#壽終正寢</a> <a href="/tags/vawongsir/" rel="tag">#vawongsir</a> <a href="/tags/城市亂彈/" rel="tag">#城市亂彈</a><br><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/censorship/" rel="tag">#censorship</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/hongkong/" rel="tag">#HongKong</a> <a href="/tags/taiwan/" rel="tag">#Taiwan</a> <br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUNaB2ojQiX/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.instagram.com/p/DUNaB2ojQiX/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.instagram.com/p/DUNaB2ojQi</span><span class="invisible">X/</span></a></p>

<p>第 68 屆格林美獎頒獎禮今日（2月2日）在洛杉磯登場，90 歲的西藏流亡精神領袖達賴喇嘛，憑《冥想：達賴喇嘛尊者的反思（Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama）》，獲頒「最佳有聲書、旁白和故事講述錄音獎」，是這名諾具爾和平獎得主首獲格林美獎。</p><p>由於達賴喇嘛未能親身出席頒獎禮，由參與製作的音樂人溫萊特代領獎項。《冥想：達賴喇嘛尊者的反思》融合印度古典音樂元素，專輯全長 59分鐘，內容取材自達賴喇嘛過往的演講與著作，探討正念、和諧與幸福感等主題，並由達賴喇嘛以英語分享自己對十個主題的想法。</p><p>達賴喇嘛則在 IG 發表得獎感言，指以感恩和謙卑的心接受這項殊榮，他不認為獎項是對他個人的認可，而是對普世責任的肯定，「我堅信，和平、慈悲、保護環境及理解人類大同，對全人類福祉至關重要。」</p><p>中國官方一如所料對達賴喇嘛獲獎表達強烈不滿， 外交部發言人林劍在例行記...<br><a href="/tags/awards/" rel="tag">#awards</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#LosAngeles</a> <br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUQaJcgD4LR/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.instagram.com/p/DUQaJcgD4LR/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.instagram.com/p/DUQaJcgD4L</span><span class="invisible">R/</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/bbc/" rel="tag">#BBC</a>: “US President Donald Trump is dropping plans to add a 10% tariff to goods from eight European countries over their opposition to his push to acquire Greenland”</p><p>Here we go again … Trump always chickens out. </p><p>But, I really hope we as <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> continue with removing every dependency we have on the <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a>. Not because of <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>, but because of their weak institutions not able to prevent an idiot like him doing what he does. </p><p><a href="/tags/taco/" rel="tag">#taco</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cjrzjqg8dlwt" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.com/news/live/cjrzjqg8dlwt"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.com/news/live/cjrzjqg8</span><span class="invisible">dlwt</span></a></p>

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