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"What Will They Do?! Nuke the US?": Russia Mocks Emasculated Europe As Trump Eyes Greenland Russian officials have been quick to seize on President Trump's renewed efforts in seeking a way ahead to take control of Greenland, accusing the West of "militarizing" the Arctic while also mocking Europe's ability to defend the strategically important, mineral-rich island. Trump had on Wednesday even suggested the large island is "vital" to his proposed Golden Dome air and missile defense system. The same day, European countries made clear they would bolster their forces on the territory which is a possession of Denmark. France, Sweden, Germany and Norway have confirmed they would deploy military personnel to Greenland, as Copenhagen tries to convince the White House to join a permanent NATO mission on the island as an alternative to taking it over. Germany's Defense Ministry has agreed that a European NATO mission is needed to bolster security "in light of Russian and Chinese threats in the Arctic." This has angered Moscow, which expressed "serious concern" and charged the West with "militarizing" Greenland, and that Europe is ready to seize the moment "solely to advance an anti-Russian and anti-Chinese agenda." "NATO has embarked on a course of accelerated militarization of the Arctic, increasing its military presence there under the fabricated pretext of a growing threat from Moscow and Beijing," the Russian embassy in Belgium said late Wednesday. * * * Seen the new store design? It added that European officials were already discussing plans to encircle the island and deploy a large-scale collective landing force, accusing them of invoking "mythical threats that they themselves have created." Meanwhile, 'big talk' from Von der Leyen... VON DER LEYEN: GREENLAND CAN COUNT ON EU Russia’s Foreign Ministry has further made clear the Kremlin believes the Arctic should remain "a region of peace, dialogue and equal cooperation." It's interesting that Kremlin officials are focusing their harsh rhetoric and condemnations on Europe and not the Trump White House, and the reasons are clear. Moscow is trying to improve its bilateral relations with Washington, and to have Trump's ear related to the Ukraine war and crisis. The Gallic cock has crowed that, if the sovereignty of Denmark is affected, the consequences would be unprecedented. Ooh, what they will do?! Kidnap POTUS? Nuke the US? Course not. They’ll just shit their pants and give up Greenland. And that’d would be a great European precedent — Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) January 14, 2026 Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova further mocked the Europeans by saying "Let them look at what they said about Crimea... It would be very useful for them to fire themselves up over Greenland." "Why not focus all efforts on Greenland now?" she said. And then she invoked the Iran crisis: "Don’t you think the situation in Iran has become a ‘convenient excuse’ for EU officials to divert public attention from the fact that an island is being taken away from them - without a referendum?" Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev took the jokes further, writing on social media "According to unverified information, a sudden referendum may take place" - and followed by saying Greenland, with a population of about 55,000, could become Russia’s "90th federal subject." The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland nervously lit up a cigarette after the meeting with Vance and Rubio. Earlier, they planned to convince the US to abandon its claims to Greenland. They failed. pic.twitter.com/L1TOBDr1bj — Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) January 15, 2026 He then mocked Europe's total inability to defend the island, asking: "What [will they] do?! ... Nuke the U.S.?" "They’ll just shit their pants and give up Greenland. And that would be a great European precedent," he wrote on X on Wednesday. Tyler Durden Thu, 01/15/2026 - 11:25

Trump Threatens To Invoke Insurrection Act As Left-Wing Chaos In Minneapolis Spreads Update (1024ET): In response to overnight left-wing chaos, what can only be described as the Democratic Party's "George Floyd 2.0" attempt, President Trump wrote on Truth Social about the very real possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act. 🚨Pics from North Minneapolis last night where rioters destroyed federal vehicles and stole firearms, ammunition and sensitive documents inside. All captured on livestreams. pic.twitter.com/uV3tNYEh70 — Liz Collin (@lizcollin) January 15, 2026 "If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State," Trump warned. The warning from Trump comes after left-wing nonprofits and far-left militant groups mobilized in the metro area in the last week after a "legal observer" was shot and killed. These left-wing groups have been positioned to mount a pressure campaign against federal agents, seeking to disrupt deportation operations targeting criminal illegal aliens (or the Democrat Party's future voting bloc). The Insurrection Act would allow Trump to deploy active-duty military forces or federalize the National Guard within the Democratic-run state to restore order as Democrats allow left-wing groups to go rogue. The act has not been invoked since the 1992 Los Angeles riots. This is a legal nuclear option to restore order after left-wing rioters last night looted federal vehicles, stole weapons and ammunition, and after an incident in which an ICE agent shot an illegal during a violent confrontation with the agent. Potential invocation of the Insurrection Act represents a significant shift in the federal civil-military posture of the Trump administration, as left-wing orgs mount a fight. Perhaps it's time for the Trump administration to leave flank these orgs and begin an assault across the funding networks within the nonprofit world. * * * Seen the new store design? The killing of the left-wing activist (legal observer) by an ICE agent in Minneapolis has become the catalyst that Democratic Party-aligned dark-money-funded NGOs and militant far-left groups have been waiting for to spark street chaos, hoping to shift public sentiment toward defunding ICE. This is an informational war that Democrats are seeking to win, and in doing so, they need riots - think of it as "George Floyd 2.0"... Overnight, social unrest emerged in the seemingly lawless sanctuary city of Minneapolis when street protests by left-wing groups quickly accelerated into riots and looting of at least one federal vehicle that had a long rifle and ammunition inside. 🚨 BREAKING: Minneapolis rioters successfully BROKE OPEN a weapons locker in a federal vehicle and STOLE A RIFLE and ammunition before fleeing I captured the thief’s face and license plate on the getaway vehicle. PLEASE SHARE and HELP IDENTIFY this POS. I have forwarded this… pic.twitter.com/7rwfIsN7v6 — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 15, 2026 🚨 BREAKING: MULTIPLE ICE and FBI vehicles have been DESTROYED and LOOTED by rioters in Minneapolis after federal agents were forced to abandon them Agents gear, laptops, and personal information now LITTERS the street THIS IS ABSOLUTE ANARCHY INSURRECTION ACT NOW! pic.twitter.com/MZV9Y2J4M1 — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 15, 2026 WATCH: Rioters are trying to open locked chests from the trunks of law enforcement vehicles pic.twitter.com/46DO7ciXbS — Human Events (@HumanEvents) January 15, 2026 More footage: 🚨 🇺🇸 ANTIFA TAGS ICE VEHICLE: “ONLY GOOD AGENT IS A DEAD ONE” Yes… that’s what someone spray-painted on an ICE car in Minneapolis last night. Say what you want about ICE, but straight-up calling for agents to be killed? That’s…

Airlines Still Avoid Iran, Iraq Airspace Despite Reopening - Trump Assures Tehran No Strikes Imminent Overnight, the world was on edge watching for potential signs of a new US military strike on Iran. This sense of anticipation was only heightened when Iran issued a nationwide "NOTAM" - or "notice to all airmen" - for its airspace which lasted nearly five hours. All flights were banned except ones to and from Tehran which had been issued special permission. This was coupled with online rumors of fighter jets being heard over neighboring Iraqi airspace, but no new attack materialized. Late in the evening, President Trump also made known his reasons for holding off on any new strikes. Iranian officials say Trump informed Iran he does not intend to attack. Iran’s airspace is again open after yesterday’s closure. pic.twitter.com/6UJtEmJ21H — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 15, 2026 As we reported, Trump told his national security team that "he would want any U.S. military action in Iran to deliver a swift and decisive blow to the regime and not spark a sustained war that dragged on for weeks or months." "If he does something, he wants it to be definitive," one of the people familiar with the discussions said. He had also earlier cited that he's been told that Iran is not killing anymore people in the streets - which Tehran leaders said were rioting and killing police in some cases. Further Trump said there are no further plans to execute protesters: US President Donald Trump has welcomed “good news” in Iran after posting a message on social media suggesting an Iranian protester would no longer face the death penalty as earlier reported by various human rights organizations. Trump wrote that an “Iranian protester will no longer be sentenced to death after President Trump’s warnings”. In response to the report, he added: “This is good news. Hopefully, it will continue.” Whether the protester in question was really set to be executed is unclear, given the Western MSM sourcing for this and other claims: The huge death tolls in Iran being splashed all over the media are sourced to an outfit in Fairfax, VA called "Human Rights Activists in Iran" that is overwhelmingly funded by the US government. What is their methodology? Is it credible? Who cares? Just pump the big numbers out pic.twitter.com/9No2e7n1Dw — Michael Tracey (@mtracey) January 12, 2026 Despite Trump indicating there will be no imminent strike on Iran, and with Iranian authorities now saying the streets are calm and police and security services are in complete control again, there's still concern that this is a ploy by the administration. Security has been heavy on Iran's streets in the last 48 hours: “There is big military presence on the streets of the capital and elsewhere,” the resident said, describing widespread checkpoints, police stops and the presence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). After all, just prior to the start of the June war, the Iranians were lulled into thinking that they were entering new good-faith negotiations with Washington, and then suddenly a surprise Israeli-US attack ensued and their nuclear facilities were taken out. As for regional airspace, commercial aviation (out of Europe) is still not taking any chances, even though airspace over the Islamic Republic has reopened: European airlines are continuing to avoid flying over Iran, despite Tehran having reopened its airspace following an earlier closure of nearly five hours, according to reports. Airlines were also avoiding flying over neighboring Iraq, Reuters news agency reported, citing information on flight tracking ⁠websites. British Airways, Wizz Air, Lufthansa and TUI were among the airlines flying alternative routes in a bid to mitigate risks in the region, amid fears of potential US military action against Iran. "We avoid Iraqi and Iranian airspaces, therefore some westbound flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports will have to make [refuelling and crew change]…

Trump Invokes Section 232 To Seek Foreign Supplies Of Processed Critical Minerals, Avoids Tariffs For Now President Trump said on Wednesday he had opted against imposing tariffs on rare earths, lithium and other critical minerals - for now - and instead ordered his administration to seek supplies from international trading partners. By invoking Section 232 not to slap immediate tariffs, but to renegotiate how the US imports processed critical minerals, the White House defers a decision on duties that could further roil the US economy, especially while the Supreme Court is still deliberating the legality of Trump's tariffs (and just punted on the ruling for a second time). Trump ordered US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to "enter into negotiations with trading partners to adjust the imports of (critical minerals) so that such imports will not threaten to impair the national security of the United States." In acknowledging the country is far from being self-reliant for its critical minerals needs, though, it may rankle the domestic mining sector according to Reuters. As DA Sails noted on X, the decision "matters because the real bottleneck isn’t mining…it’s refining and downstream processing. That’s where the U.S. is most exposed." As such, the goal of the decision is to "work with allies to set more stable trade terms (including price floors), reduce reliance on non-market suppliers, and rebuild domestic capacity." The negotiations, Trump said, should promote the use of price floors for critical minerals, a step long sought by Western miners and policymakers. G7 finance ministers and those from other major economies like Australia met in Washington earlier this week to discuss such a step, for example. And if Greer and Lutnick's negotiations are not successful, Trump said he would consider setting minimum import prices for critical minerals or "may take other measures," without elaborating. As Reuters notes, Trump is essentially agreeing to a recommendation by Lutnick, who last April launched a national security review under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and in October submitted his findings to the president. Lutnick's report found that the U.S. is "too reliant on foreign sources" of critical minerals, lacks access to a secure supply chain, and is experiencing "unsustainable price volatility" for the materials, with all those factors fueling a "significant national security vulnerability that could be exploited by foreign actors." It was not immediately clear why Trump waited until this month to act on Lutnick's report. It is well known that China is a top global producer of more than half of the 54 minerals considered critical by the U.S. Geological Survey, for example, and has been curtailing exports in the past year amid its trade dispute with Washington. The country is also a major refiner of critical minerals. "Mining a mineral domestically does not safeguard the national security of the United States if the United States remains dependent on a foreign country for the processing of that mineral," Trump said in the order. Following news that US held off from imposing import tariffs on critical minerals, silver and other metals retreated from record highs as investors took profits following a blistering rally in the space. Tyler Durden Thu, 01/15/2026 - 09:40