Trump says Greenland is a ‘Big Problem’

What We Can Learn From Trump’s Continued Obsession With Punishing Minnesota

This week’s Executive Dysfunction.

निजगढ वैकल्पिक अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल : पर्यटनमन्त्री पौडेल

काठमाडौँ। संस्कृति, पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयनमन्त्री खडकराज पौडेलले संस्कृतिको जगेर्ना, प्रवर्द्धन र पर्यटकीय क्षेत्रको विकासका लागि सरकार क्रियाशील रहेको बताएका छन्। राष्ट्रिय सभाको आजको बैठकमा विनियोजन विधेयक, २०८३ अन्तर्गत पर्यटन मन्त्रालयको विनियोजन शीर्षकमाथिको छलफलमा उठेका प्रश्नको जवाफ दिँदै उनले नागरिक उड्डयन क्षेत्रको विकास र विस्तारलाई उच्च प्राथमिकतामा राखिएको जानकारी दिए।उनले प्राप्त बजेट सीमाभित्र रहेर देशैभरि []

UK at a crossroads: Between multiculturalism, extremism, and loss of governance - opinion

A country that wants to lead the free world must first and foremost demonstrate its ability to confront its own problems.

Out of Touch – The Real Problem Facing America

Scott Rasmussen sets out the details.

Europe Is Fed Up and Wants Its Own AI

It's a stretch to think that the continent can build a top-tier model, but it has an advantage: Donald Trump.

Patriotism Has Value

Traveling around the world, there’s no question that Trump has made it harder to be American. There has always been a fair amount of explaining involved, but there’s no way to rationalize the inexplicable and indefensible, except to note that we are all involved in fighting for freedom in our home countries now. We have to stand tall and accept that being an American now involves a certain amount of embarrassment over the greed, racism, and chauvanism spewing from the White House.

How America Became the Progenitor of Environmentalism

Bill McKibben From Indigenous practices to the Green New Deal, our country has always focused on prioritizing our planet. The post How America Became the Progenitor of Environmentalism appeared first on The Nation.

Trump official’s Greenland pitch: Bring back endless shrimp at Red Lobster 

President Donald Trump’s long-standing obsession with Greenland continues with officials from the Trump administration now pitching the island’s annexation as a way to bring back endless shrimp at Red Lobster. Trump’s interest in acquiring Greenland began as far back as 2018 during an intelligence briefing on increased Chinese and Russian activity in the Arctic. Trump []

Greenland Still a Priority for Trump, Special Envoy Says

The governor of Louisiana, who also serves as special envoy to Greenland, said the U.S. president has 'not forgotten about it.'

Balogun shines and sees red as USA have their talisman taken away

USA will have to come up with some solutions without the man increasingly becoming their main source of inspiration at the World Cup.

After 250 Years, Our American Republic Is Coming Apart

The crisis we face today is existential. Too many Americans, both native-born and naturalized, have been taught to despise their country.

NYT: The Don Cut Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit...

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After 250 Years, America's Republic Is Coming Apart

The crisis we face today is existential. Too many Americans, both native-born and naturalized, have been taught to despise their country.

World Jewish leader: ‘Trump is not a sucker’

Sylvan Adams wonders aloud at JNS Policy Conference if U.S. deal with Iran is just a massive head-fake.

Trump bashes Washington’s likely next mayor as he touts Potomac golf course project

US President Donald Trump lashed out on Sunday at Washington’s presumptive next mayor, calling her a communist who would destroy the capital city, even as he touted grandiose building projects including the refurbishment of a golf course. Trump said in the Truth Social post that he would meet Janeese Lewis George, who prevailed in the Democratic Party mayoral primary on Tuesday which all but assures that she will win November’s election in the heavily Democratic city. But Trump warned that he...

This should enrage every American…

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Vermont is the first state to ban paraquat, a weed killer linked to Parkinson’s disease

“Vermont took the step to be the leader in this, and that’s significant because it shifts the conversation,” said Dan Feehan, with The Michael J. Fox Foundation, the world’s largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s research. The post Vermont is the first state to ban paraquat, a weed killer linked to Parkinson’s disease appeared first on Boston.com.

Most-favoured nation on a hill: Surviving the new U.S. trade exceptionalism

A year and a half into his grotesque second presidency, Donald Trump’s uncontrolled demolition of international economic and foreign relations continues apace. To Make America Great Again (MAGA), Trump and crew have sown widespread chaos. Everyone is a potential enemy, including, and perhaps especially, the American people. The post Most-favoured nation on a hill: Surviving the new U.S. trade exceptionalism appeared first on CCPA.

Trump plunders National Park Service, redirects money to his many pet projects

The gap between the president’s claims and the truth matters, but it’s not the only problem with the use of NPS resources. The post Trump plunders National Park Service, redirects money to his many pet projects appeared first on MS NOW.

States at heart of the Revolution plan 250th events sans Trump

Donald Trump may have taken over events in Washington around the nation’s 250th birthday, but the president is far removed from most activities in the states that have been part of America from the beginning — the 13 original colonies ...

Quote of the day by John F. Kennedy: “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”

Quote of the day by John F. Kennedy: “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”

‘It’s great to be your President’: Trump celebrates America’s ‘magnificent triumph’

US President Donald Trump says America is the most successful and accomplished nation “ever to exist in human history” on the eve of the 250th Independence Day. “Never before has any nation celebrated so magnificent a triumph as this one,” Mr Trump said. “It’s great to be your President.”

America 250 celebrates with contestants nearly puking pancakes

Trump's Great American State Fair has moved past empty booths, busted rides, and a cow named Melania into its next phase of patriotic pageantry: people gagging through a pancake-eating contest. Nothing could be more on brand for Trump. Promise the nation greatness, build a sad fair, fail at electricity, deploy livestock branding, then ask a few poor souls to shovel pancakes into their faces until the audience can see democracy's gag reflex. — Read the rest The post America 250 celebrates with contestants nearly puking pancakes appeared first on Boing Boing.

A reason the US was going to invade Greenland was so "you could bring back all-you-can-eat shrimp at Red Lobster." Submitter would like to remind you that we once put a man on the moon and brought him back safely [Stupid]

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US at 250 and the World Cup: Trump's America gets an unexpected image boost

Despite fears over politics, immigration and soaring costs, the World Cup has reminded millions that the US is more than its president.

‘Stop this madness’: Lawmaker sounds alarm as Trump’s ‘fairy tale’ spirals into chaos

President Donald Trump needs to act fast to solve a massive new problem, his failed diplomacy with Iran, a Democratic lawmaker warned Thursday morning. Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) sounded the alarm about Trump’s international diplomacy tactics during a discussion with CNN’s John Berman. “What’s clearly happening is Donald Trump still can’t stop the war []

Barack Obama touches on Trump’s ‘obsession’ with him 

Barack Obama recently touched on Donald Trump’s “obsession” with him, saying that the current president of the United States doesn’t “talk like that” when they meet face to face because Trump “knows better.” Per The New York Times, the former president touched on the topic during an interview with former NBA stars Matt Barnes and...

Trump says his renovation plans for a golf course will have Washington hosting a ‘major’ tournament

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday surveyed several of his construction projects around the nation’s capital, suggesting afterward that his redevelopment of the East Potomac Golf Links would enable it to host a premier tournament. “When completed, this Course will have the ability to host Major Golf Tournaments, including The U.S. Open, The [] The post Trump says his renovation plans for a golf course will have Washington hosting a ‘major’ tournament appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Trump official pitched invasion of Greenland as a way to bring back endless shrimp at Red Lobster

Remarkably, this is not actually the most ludicrous foreign policy initiative of the second Trump administration (so far). One of the Trump administration officials who went all-in on President Donald Trump’s far-fetched scheme of taking over Greenland pitched it as a bizarre way to rescue the Red Lobster restaurants, the New Yorker reported on Monday. . . . Tom Dans, the [] The post Trump official pitched invasion of Greenland as a way to bring back endless shrimp at Red Lobster appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

The Boston Globe Pearl-Clutches Over Haitian Workers, but There's Just One Problem

The Boston Globe Pearl-Clutches Over Haitian Workers, but There's Just One Problem

Tales of Woe Debunked: Melugin Drops Truth — Haitian 'Refugees' Were Already Living Large in S. America

Tales of Woe Debunked: Melugin Drops Truth — Haitian 'Refugees' Were Already Living Large in S. America

I Bleed Red, White, And Blue – The Left Can’t Stand It

On this day, 250 years ago, Thomas Paine publicly argued for adopting “United States of America” as the formal name of the new nation, just days before the Declaration of Independence was adopted. The name stuck because it described exactly what we were building: a nation of united, sovereign states, not a collection of squabbling ...

Ræðst gegn „kommúnistum“ og planar golfvöll

Donald Trump, forseti Bandaríkjanna, réðst í gær gegn líklegum næsta borgarstjóra Washington og kallaði hana kommúnista sem myndi eyðileggja höfuðborgina. Á sama tíma kynnti hann stórfenglegar byggingaráætlanir, þar á meðal endurbætur á golfvelli. Trump sagði í færslu á Truth Social að hann myndi á morgun funda með Janeese Lewis George, sem sigraði í forvali Demókrataflokksins, sem tryggir nánast að hún...

The ‘MCC Effect’ is real. The Trump administration must not overlook it.

Millennium Challenge Corporation and its scorecards-based model incentivizes countries to make reforms that are in the US interest, a former US ambassador argues. The post The ‘MCC Effect’ is real. The Trump administration must not overlook it. appeared first on Atlantic Council.

'America's 250th anniversary is a celebration and, in part, an Irish story'

Writing for IrishStar.com, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States of America, Geraldine Byrne Nason, says Irish America is a keystone in the foundation of the United States

Ghalibaf​ responds to Trump: Our resources are ours alone; focus on your own country’s malnutrition

Ghalibaf​ responds to Trump: Our resources are ours alone; focus on your own country’s malnutrition

Obama takes new swipe at Founding Fathers ahead of America’s 250th birthday: 'Deep flaw'

Barack Obama called George Washington a slaveholder and the founding fathers deeply flawed in an interview ahead of the nation's 250th birthday.

FIFA considers expanding World Cup to 64 teams, Infantino says

Every nation should be allowed to dream of participating in the World Cup, FIFA President told