Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America’s independence

Call off the #King’s Visit to the #US for the 250th anniversary of #America's independence and send a powerful message to the #Trump #regime that violating #InternationalLaw is unacceptable.

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/call-off-the-king-s-visit-to-the-us-for-the-250th-anniversary-of-independence?utm_medium=mastodon

#WarCrimes #USAggression #USInvasions #Threats #dictatorship #UK #DementiaDon

Appalling & nonsense: #Republicans push back against #Trump’s #Greenland #aggression

“This is appalling," Republican Congressman Don Bacon. "Greenland is a #NATO ally. Denmark is one of our best friends… so the way we’re treating them is really #demeaning and it has no upside.”

Referring to Trump's rhetoric as one of “silliest things” to come out of White house in past year

https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/08/appalling-and-nonsense-republicans-push-back-against-trumps-greenland-plans

#DementiaDon #USAggression #USInvasions #fascism #nationalism #imperialism #WarCrimes

'Appalling': Republicans push back against Trump’s Greenland plans

Donald Trump’s proposal to take control of Greenland faces opposition not just in Europe, but in the US – even in Trump’s own Republican Party.

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EU troops might be needed to stop a US showdown in Greenland

If cooperation or Greenlandic independence fails, a preventive EU troop deployment could avert a US confrontation on the island, German Green MEP Sergey Lagodinsky argues in an opinion article for Euronews.

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“Even if NATO were to withstand this turbulence, #Russia… might miscalculate and attempt to expand its #ImperialWars directly against a NATO member state,” hoping that “Article 5 would no longer function,” says Marko Mihkelson, chairman of the Estonian parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee.

https://kyivindependent.com/end-of-nato-trumps-greenland-ambitions-puts-ukraine-in-a-diplomatic-bind/

#TyrantTrump #RougeNation #USAggression #USInvasions #ComradeKrasnov #TrumpIsARussianAsset #WarCrimes #Denmark #dictator

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US plans to 'dictate' Venezuelan oil sales

White House: #Venezuela government decisions will be "dictated by the #UnitedStates"

"We're continuing to be in close coordination with the interim authorities, and their decisions are going to continue to be dictated by the #UnitedStates of America"

https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/08/us-plans-to-dictate-all-venezuelan-oil-sales-amid-further-tanker-seizures

#USInvasions #USAggression #fascism #dictatorship #TyrantTrump #LittleHands #WarCrimes #theft #invasion #RougeNation #Imperialism #USA #BoycottUSA

#Danish #soldiers would shoot back if invaded, government confirms

Soldiers must engage without awaiting orders if anyone invades Danish territory, including #US troops attempting to seize #Greenland, according to 1952 military directive which remains in force

Directive created following #Nazi Germany’s attacked #Denmark April 1940,when communications collapsed & military units did not know how to respond

https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/08/danish-soldiers-would-shoot-back-if-invaded-government-confirms

#USAggression #USInvasions #fascism #Imperialism #DementiaDon

Danish soldiers would shoot back if invaded, government confirms

Danish soldiers must open fire even without orders if US troops were to try and capture Greenland by force, according to a 1952 directive that Denmark's Defence Ministry confirmed remains in place, domestic media reported.

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#French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the #US was “breaking free from international rules” and “gradually turning away” from some of its allies

“Multilateral institutions are functioning less and less effectively,” Macron said in his annual speech to French ambassadors

"We are living in a world of great powers with a real temptation to divide up the world," he added

https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/08/macron-accuses-us-of-gradually-turning-away-from-allies-in-speech-to-french-ambassadors

#dictatorship #DementiaDon #USInvasions #USAggression #WarCrimes #BoycottUSA #fascism

France's Macron accuses US of 'gradually turning away' from allies

Trump took a potshot at the French leader in an address on Wednesday in which he recounted how he had coerced France into agreeing to triple its drug prices.

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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Why Russia's backing didn't save Venezuela from US attack -- Putin spent Orthodox Christmas at military base church -- 3 glaring issues with the UK-France peacekeeper troops plan for Ukraine -- Zelensky says negotiations reach ‘new milestone,’ suggests war could end in first half of 2026 ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/thursday-january-8-2026/

But on Jan.3, as U.S. forces swept into the country’s capital and left with its leader, these Russian-made systems were nowhere to be seen.

The Kyiv Independent asked three defense experts how they thought this could happen.

https://kyivindependent.com/we-asked-3-experts-why-venezuelas-russian-supplied-air-defenses-were-so-abysmal/

#USInvasions #USAggression #DictatorTrump #WarCrimes

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'Embarrassing' — We asked 3 experts why Venezuela's Russian-supplied air defenses were AWOL

Of all the images that emerged from the U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Jan. 3, one of the most surreal was the sight of a fleet of American helicopters flying unchallenged over the skies of Caracas. Video from Caracas, Venezuela shows U.S. military helicopters, including CH-47 Chinook and V-22 Osprey aircraft, operating over Caracas alongside multiple explosions. The cause and context of the blasts remain unconfirmed. pic.twitter.com/owOx9X7DPP — George

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Scottish Govt has serious questions to answer after US #AirForce used number of #Scottish airports during operation to seize #Russia-bound tanker in the North Atlantic

After refusing to comment, #UK's Ministry of Defence eventually confirmed it took part in operation, saying it provided operational support to #US

At least 3 US aircraft took off from #Wick John O’Groats Airport, which is owned by Scottish Govt

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25748321.scottish-government-questions-us-planes-wick-airport/

#USAggression #MoD #USInvasions #Imperialism #Scotland

Scottish Government faces questions over airport used in US tanker operation

The Scottish Government has 'serious questions' to answer after US Air Force planes used a Highlands airport during an operation to seize a…

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