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Daily Beast: Sleepless Trump, 79, Threatens New War in 3AM Rage Post
PEACEMAKER IN CHIEF?
The president, who has been lobbying for a Nobel Peace Prize, warned a foreign adversary that the U.S. is “locked and loaded and ready to go.”
President Donald Trump fired off a 3 a.m. social media post threatening to attack Iran after protests against the country’s supreme leader turned deadly.
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Guardian: Iran officials warn Trump of red line after his threat to ‘rescue’ protesters
Atlantic: Iranians Have Had Enough
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – January 2, 2026
Just after midnight on January 1, in a private ceremony in the long-closed former City Hall subway station in Manhattan, New York Attorney General Letitia James swore Zohran Mamdani into office as mayor of New York on a historic Quran. Hours later, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) swore Mamdani in publicly in a ceremony on the steps of City Hall.
“My fellow New Yorkers—today begins a new era,” Mamdani said.
(Heather Cox Richardson more…)Brian Allen: On His First Day in Office, Mayor Mamdani Scrapped the IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitisim and Triggered a Free Speech Firestorm
Ken Klippenstein: Mayor’s first day in office was more interesting than you’ve been told
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Wired: How Protesters Became Content for the Cops
The tactics behind protest policing are changing—from one of cooperation to intentional antagonism for political marketing purposes.
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Tangle: How anonymous sourcing actually works
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Dean Blundell: How Canada Quietly Planted It’s Flag In Greenland Under Trump’s Orange Nose
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So instead of threatening Greenland, Canada made itself useful, established a consulate and embassy, and signed a security agreement with our northern neighbors. And now, if Trump wants to take over Greenland, he’ll have to go through Canada, France, England, and Denmark.
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LAWdork: The latest effort to hold Gregory Bovino accountable for his disregard of the rule of law
Accountability Initiative ICE List
GriftMatrix
Trump Action Tracker
Timeline: Tracking the Trump Justice Department’s Anti-Voting Shift
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
Trump Pardons Database
Project 2025 Tracker
DOGE Tracker
ProPublica: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Wired: 6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Civil Liberties
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