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Greenland Officials Express Fury Over Trump’s Plan to Send Delegation (Gift Article) Usha Vance, the second lady, and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, are on their way this week. Greenlandic officials called the move “aggressive.”

Doesn’t the Greenlandic government have the right to deny entry to these MAGAts?

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@ianhanomansing.bsky.social Ian, love your work on The National in Berlin (and at the moment Bangkok) but you should know that the name of the Chancellor-designate of Germany is pronounced MEHRTS, hard German Z like in schizophrenia — TS sound like in pits. And the vowel rhymes with AIR.

The world sees him only as a buffoon.

YouTube video by Bill Peterson Swimming Monkeys in Kaeng Krachan Dam Reservoir, near Phetchaburi, Thailand

Swimming monkeys!

Ban Krut’s beautiful temple Wat Thang Sai

Trump’s action today is a sick betrayal of the rule of law and adds grievous insult to injury to law enforcement officers. These men and women fought to uphold the rule of law, only to see it mocked by a man who swore just a few hours ago, to God and country, to defend it.

A family of splitgill mushrooms grow aligned on the edge of an upturned branch in a bare winter forest. They look like seashells on wet stone All photos by me

Here are some nice mushrooms

Dawn in Ekkamai

From the Rio to the Arctic, from Atlantic to Pacific, with universal healthcare and gun control

New year’s resolution

Yep…

Dinner at Supanniga Eating Room, Tha Tien, across from Wat Arun. Crab chunks in spicy red curry, mushroom laab with mint and chile, grilled pork Isaan style with grilled sticky rice.

Heaven on the 36th floor

The truth is coming out on the carbon tax The truth is no match for an honestly told lie. Witness the disconnect between what we know about the carbon tax in Canada and the way it’s perceived by large swathes of the public.

“food price inflation is a worldwide phenomenon that has several, diverse causes. Therefore, attributing food price hikes to a single exogenous source without accounting for other factors may only provide a limited understanding of the issue.” #cdnpoli

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How bad could it be?

This applies even in Alberta

First snowfall in #Berlin. Time to get outta here.

YouTube video by Tramdriver_Berlin Cabride Tram Berlin 2024: M1 | Masuren Str - Am Kupfergraben

Tram M1 Berlin. About 10:20 to 16:30, that’s my neighbourhood!

YouTube video by Global Travel Mate Bangkok Christmas Market Central World 2024 Open NOW 🇹🇭 Thailand

SNOWING at Christmas Market in #Bangkok!

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@pdouble0k.bsky.social

Still to come: Trump’s “Reichstag Fire” moment when some terrorist attack takes place, Trump invokes a state of emergency, then suspends Congress and declares himself President for Life. It’s a familiar playbook. It worked in Germany in 1933.