AxiosTrump backs off Greenland tariff threat based on new "solution"
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/21/trump-drops-greenland-tariff-invasion-threats?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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POLITICOEU moves closer to using its trade bazooka against the US
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-bazooka-trade-us-greenland-france-threat-nato/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Radio-CanadaL’usine Terrapure a contaminé au plomb le fleuve et le sang de travailleurs
« Un rapport inédit de la santé publique révèle que la majorité des travailleurs ont été surexposés au plomb. »
Jackie ☭I'm not a misogynist. It's a laughable assertion on the part of bigots to claim that trans people like myself are misogynistic. I just want to transition. I don't care how people treat me. I don't care what people say. I want to medically transition and present as female and live that way for the rest of my life because it makes me happy when I do it and I just want to have fun with my life instead of being sad.
Kat Kimbriel@pluralistic is a master at explaining tech as simply as possible. He's taking on why LLM/AI isn't what it's being sold as, and what that will mean Very Soon Now.
I'm looking forward to his book on LLM/AI. But for right now? You need to read this in The Guardian. Because odds are, you don't want to be a reverse centaur left holding the proverbial bag.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦Nationwide strikes continue in Iran, reports activist Ilia Hashemi. Security remains tight, with Hashd al-Shaabi members reportedly seen at checkpoints. The regime has launched “Iran.ir,” a new state-controlled digital system modeled after China and North Korea. #IranProtests
Lithuania has supplied Ukraine with power plant equipment, 2,000+ solar panels, and €5.7M in energy aid. A new package with generation equipment for Kyiv and critical regions is on the way.
Reality in Kyiv: apartment buildings are freezing over as blackouts and heating outages grip the city. Large parts of the capital remain without power or heat after Russian strikes, while crews work around the clock to restore supply.
William PietriIn honor of Meta's latest announcement, a thread on 175 years of 3D failure.
Let's first go all the way back to 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. No less a person than Queen Victoria was impressed, kicking off a fad that quickly sold over 250,000 units. Turns out it was not the future of photography.
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