An Emboldened Trump Makes Big Bets in Venezuela, Iran and Beyond
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Greenlands Role in Global Warming: Why It Matters
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Trump Renews Threat on Greenland Before Meeting at White House
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U.K. Retreats on Plan to Require BritCard ID for Workers
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How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot
Society / January 14, 2026 The tech oligarch sets a new low—for now—in the degeneration of online discourse. In the last month, Grok, the AI chatbot anchoring Elon Musk’s X social media platform, has become the Internet’s leading maker of nonconsensual sexualized imagery, especially of young girls. There are other apps allowing users to “nudify” […]
Greenlanders Message to Trump: Were Not Stupid
Your Future Money: How Big Bank Decisions Affect Your Pocket The ‘Coffee Break’ Summary Big banks are making important decisions about how much it costs to borrow money. This affects how much you might earn on your savings and how much loans cost. Understanding these changes can help you make smarter choices with your money. […]
Ro Khannas Tech Social Contract: A New Deal for Californias Oligarchs
January 14, 2026 As Peter Thiel and other fat cats threaten to flee California over a billionaire tax, Khanna is calling their bluff. Silicon Valley Representative Ro Khanna has the distinction of representing more billionaires than any other member of Congress. Despite this—or maybe because of it—he’s backing a state-level proposal that has infuriated some […]
Trumps Threats to Greenland Raise Serious Questions for NATO
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Mark Carney in Beijing: Canada
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Listen to Bad Bunny: Abolish Act 22
Comment / January 14, 2026 An egregious tax-evasion loophole is inflaming the displacement crisis in Puerto Rico. Two of the biggest names of 2025—Bad Bunny and Zohran Mamdani—have more in common than a music career. The day after he won his historic race for mayor of New York, Mamdani flew to the city’s sixth borough […]