Apparently… CNN reporter Betsy Klein was reporting from the sidewalk outside the White House after her badge was deactivated when a passerby interrupted her by yelling tell the truth and saying if you tell the truth, then you will not get revoked.
The moment quickly spread online and added another layer to the growing fight over White House press access and the administration’s move against CNN, MSNBC, and Politico. What do you make of it?
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Major congratulations to the Trump administration,. After nine months of high-level negotiations — without a leak — Greenland is officially and *permanently* a protectorate of the US. It’s not called that, but functionally that is exactly what just happened, including all the waters around Greenland.
Unrestricted military bases, activity, and control, with neither Copenhagen or Nuuk having any say in the matter. Ever. Economic development MAY be cooperative when mutually advantageous, but may also be unilaterally American.
Canada’s Prime Minister Carney, who thought he was in the driver’s seat especially with his proposed “associate” membership in the EU — which had a great deal to do with Greenland — was totally out-manœuvred, and had no clue discussions were even happening. A Double-A hitter going up against Major League pitching.
As an Important side note, with Greenland secured, Canada is now completely irrelevant to the Department of War’s ‘Golden Dome’ space defemce shield for anything coming from Russia or China. It was no accident that just before the Greenland Protectorate announcement, the US Space Force announced that it *already* had an assortment of offensive and defensive weapons actively on orbit.
Nearly perfect interlocking “field of fire”. which in this case is actually more useful for *incoming target* solutions. My map below shows this clearly. This is one of the top achievements of the current administration, and anyone who attempts to reverse it should be hanged for genuine Treason, not the social-media type.
Now maybe they will start actually reporting the truth for a change…well, one can hope.
…finally! Long overdue.
The “fake news” people aren’t likely to report this, but that “judge” has got some very serious problems in his closet.
The lone holdout in Clancy’s murder trial is defending the vote that left the jury deadlocked. Eleven jurors were ready to find Clancy not criminally responsible for her three children’s deaths. He disagreed, saying the physical evidence, key witnesses, and prosecution case convinced him that she understood and planned what she did. The judge declared a mistrial after the deadlock.
This juror did not owe the room a compromise on a conclusion he believed the evidence could not support. Conservatives know jury service requires independent judgment when everyone else pushes the opposite way. He says he was repeatedly cut off while trying to explain his reasoning, and now his motives are being picked apart in public. The next trial can weigh the insanity defense again. Until then, he deserves the same respect we expect for any citizen who takes an oath and refuses to surrender an honest verdict under pressure.
…in perspective…
Trump just struck a deal with Denmark and Greenland for a permanent, expanded U.S. military presence in Greenland, while barring non-NATO military bases. Greenland remains under Danish sovereignty. But geographically, look at what Greenland is: Canada’s eastern Arctic flank, facing Russia across the Arctic.
Now look at the whole map.
Alaska to our west.
Greenland to our east.
Russia across the Arctic.
Canada in the middle.
That matters more today because the security environment is changing quickly.
Yesterday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that intelligence from NATO, Ukraine and the U.S. indicates Russia may be preparing drone or rocket attacks against NATO countries while attempting to make them appear accidental. Today, France warned that Russian hybrid attacks involving drones, cyberattacks and sabotage are intensifying.
Canada clearly recognizes the Russian threat. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ottawa has committed more than $26 billion in military, financial, humanitarian and other support. And today Brussels confirmed Canada is negotiating to join the EU’s €90-billion Ukraine support loan.
There is a connection here that I think has been getting lost.
Canada’s own Arctic Foreign Policy says Russia represents a
“generational geopolitical challenge,” warns that Russia has spent more than a decade modernizing its Arctic military infrastructure, and identifies growing Russian-Chinese military cooperation in the North. It specifically says Canada needs to be strong in the North American Arctic and work closely with the United States while maintaining strong relationships with its Nordic NATO allies. – Ryan Williams, Canada
Liberals cannot be trusted
