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First European Troops Arrive In Greenland In Dark Of Night In a move that will further inflame already rising tensions over Greenland, the first European troops have quietly begun arriving on the island following President Trump's repeated provocative declarations on the need for Washington to take control of the territory, according to Germany's Bild. The newspaper reports that a Danish military transport aircraft landed overnight in Nuuk, Greenland's capital, carrying Danish soldiers alongside members of the French armed forces. Soon on the first plane's heels, another Danish Hercules aircraft touched down at Kangerlussuaq in western Greenland. Both planes reportedly flew with their transponders switched off - a detail unlikely to go unnoticed in an already tense Arctic standoff. via Reuters The initial German contingent of 13 soldiers arrived in Nuuk on Thursday morning. Additionally the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden are also set to participate in the deplo...

36,000 Refugees Could Not Provide IDs When Entering US After Afghanistan Withdrawal: Deputy IG Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times, A deputy inspector general revealed in a Jan. 14 Senate hearing that tens of thousands of Afghan refugees could not provide key identification when entering the United States through a Biden-era parole program. Additionally, lawmakers revealed that more than 50 individuals in the United States with confirmed or suspected terrorist ties were allowed into the country under the same program. The joint hearing was held with the Senate Border Security and Immigration and Crime and Counterterrorism subcommittees, which spiraled into arguments between Republican and Democratic lawmakers over whether vetting or counterterrorism is to blame. Under Operation Allies Welcome, a 2021 initiative under President Joe Biden to resettle Afghans in the wake of what was widely called a botched U.S. military withdrawal from the Middle Eastern country, roughly 76,000 evacuees we...

Day One Of UBS China Conference Reveals Emphasis On Humanoid Robotics The first day of the UBS Greater China Conference in Shanghai wrapped up earlier today. It is one of the largest investment conferences hosted by the global wealth manager and investment bank, with a particular focus on Asia. "Robotics has climbed the agenda from previous years, but humanoids in every home remain many years off," analysts from the bank said while covering highlights from day one. The analysts noted another developing theme: AI will divide nations into "AI‑developed" and "AI‑developing" economies, with China firmly in the former. The US is pursuing a capital‑intensive drive towards AGI, whereas China has a more capital efficient focus on more immediate applications; like governance gaps elsewhere, regulation is lagging the technology. At the company level, Zhang Shipu, CEO of Noetix Robotics, told the audience that China's humanoid robotics development has superior motion ...

Muslim Nations Scramble To Acquire Pakistan's JF-17 Fighter Jet Via The Cradle Several Muslim-majority states are in talks with Pakistan to acquire the JF-17 fighter jet, co-produced with China, as they scramble to upgrade their air forces amid shifting regional security dynamics. According to multiple reports from Reuters, Pakistan is in talks or has reached preliminary arrangements with Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, and Bangladesh over fighter jets, drones, and related defense systems, with negotiations at varying stages. via Reuters Retired Pakistan Air Force air marshal Aamir Masood told Reuters that a preliminary $4 billion agreement had been reached with the Libyan National Army for an unspecified number of JF-17s and other trainer aircraft produced by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. Masood also said a separate $1.5 billion package was “effectively” finalized with Sudan's government for light-attack aircraft, surveillance systems, suicide drones, an...

Gavin Newsom Caught In Massive Self-Own Over California Gas Prices The children running Gavin Newsom's X account might be legitimately brain dead, as evidenced by their latest attempt to 'own' conservative influencer Benny Johnson.  On Tuesday, Johnson took to the streets of Los Angeles, posting from an ARCO station that "The average price of gas in America is $2.82 per gallon." "There are 19 states where you can find gas under $2," he continued, adding "Here in Los Angeles, it's over $4 and you get to step over homeless people while you fill up." The average price of gas in America is $2.82 per gallon. There are 19 states where you can find gas under $2. Here in Los Angeles, it's over $4 and you get to step over homeless people while you fill up. Californians are being ripped off. This is theft. pic.twitter.com/CdisvOX73I — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 14, 2026 Newsom's team pounced into action - posting a map showing gas prices above $4/gal...

Inflation And Revolution Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, The revolutionary fervor in Iran today has deep political roots and invites every theory concerning outside influences that have a deep stake in the kind of regime that rules this country. But amidst all the speculation about what's really happening here, there is an overwhelming factor rarely mentioned. Iran has experienced the sort of inflation that brings down whole governments. This is why so many among the merchant class have joined the revolutionary movements. For many years, the regime had pursued an inflationary monetary policy that devastated the value of the currency, the rial. Over a 10-year period, worsening in the last two years, the currency has experienced 3,500 percent inflation. Crucial in this country's financial structures is the value of the currency on international exchanges. It is now one of the worst, making business nearly impossible and banking highly volatile. The tipping point has been identi...

The Whining Of Jacob Frey Authored by Monica Showalter via American Thinker, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey launched a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its faithful enforcement of U.S. immigration law, whining loudly that his city was being unfairly targeted because it was run by Democrats while other cities had higher numbers of illegal aliens. He was scored for it, of course, and just found new way to embarrass his city. According to the Washington Examiner's editorial page: During his press conference announcing a suit brought by Minneapolis against the Department of Homeland Security, Mayor Jacob Frey questioned why thousands of immigration enforcement personnel, including agents from both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, have been sent to his jurisdiction.  If the goal was immigration enforcement, if the goal were simply to look for people that are undocumented, Minneapolis and St. Paul would not be the place where you would go,” Frey reasoned. ??...

Polar Air Madness Returns As East Coast Winter Threat Rises Average temperatures across the Mid-Atlantic, including Washington, DC, have trended above the 30-year normal in recent weeks (pressuring NatGas futures) following an Arctic plunge in early December, but a second cold blast of the season is expected to arrive by the end of the week, bringing the risk of winter precipitation by late weekend that could extend into early next week. "Not one, not two, not three, but four or five plunges of polar air will probably hit the United States through the end of the month. The third, fourth, and fifth episodes currently look to bring the most severe cold," meteorologist Ben Noll wrote on X. Not one, not two, not three, but four or five plunges of polar air will probably hit the United States through the end of the month ? The third, fourth and fifth episodes currently look to bring the most severe cold. pic.twitter.com/8G6YocYRnb — Ben Noll (@BenNollWeather) January 15, 2026 With th...

"It Has Cast A Shadow Over The Permian": Drilling Slows In Texas As Venezuelan Oil Policy Raises Concerns Efforts by the Trump administration to push more Venezuelan oil onto the global market, with the goal of lowering prices, are creating concern in West Texas, where producers say cheaper oil threatens drilling, jobs and local business activity, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Oil prices have fallen since last spring, recently dipping below $60 a barrel — a level at which many operators can keep pumping but often avoid starting new wells. President Trump believes exerting greater control over Venezuela's oil industry could drive prices down to $50 a barrel, The Wall Street Journal has reported. At the same time, tariffs have raised costs for materials such as chemicals and steel tubing, according to Midland oil executives. In the Permian Basin, the heart of U.S. fracking, drilling activity has slowed. “We're definitely not drilling right now,” said T...

Waste Of The Day: California County May Have Made Illegal Gifts Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: A Dec. 18 report from the California State Auditor claims that Mendocino County is “vulnerable to waste, fraud, and abuse” after spending thousands of dollars on steakhouse dinners, unapproved donations and more. The annual dinners are a trademark of local District Attorney C. David Eyster, who earned $211,484 from taxpayers in 2024, according to Open the Books' payroll records. Key facts: Law enforcement agencies can earn revenue by seizing property from convicted criminals, such as stolen cash or cars used to transport illegal drugs. California law requires local governments to use 15% of this asset forfeiture money to combat drug abuse and gang activity, but there are few restrictions on the other 85%. Mendocino County held $1.5 million in asset forfeiture funding as of June 2025, but the funds have been used for several purchases that state auditors “belie...

US Eyes Private Security Contractors To Protect Oil Assets In Venezuela A top White House priority for Venezuela in the aftermath of Nicolás Maduro is restarting and ramping up the country's oil production. But that's a tall order given many years of decaying and neglected infrastructure. Despite that Maduro's VP, now acting President Delcy Rodriguez, is currently running the country, there are still fears there could be a power vacuum if hostile forces challenge Caracas. There's not just the question of a political challenge, or even military insurgency which could further destabilize the country, but the role of the cartels. All of this political and security uncertainty surrounds the question of rebooting the ailing oil industry - which though sitting atop the world's biggest proven oil reserves, has a derelict and largely defunct infrastructure for getting it out of the ground and refining. Major oil companies are now being courted by the administration, which must convince them the...

MrBeast Broke? Billionaire YouTuber Claims He Has "Negative Money" As Tom Lee Invests $200M The allure of becoming a YouTube superstar often conjures images of endless wealth and effortless luxury. Yet for Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, the reality is more nuanced - and far less liquid. In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Donaldson addressed the frequent media portrayal of him as a billionaire, clarifying the distinction between headline-grabbing net worth and actual cash on hand. “It's funny talking about my personal finances because no one ever believes anything I say, because they're like, 'You're a billionaire,'” Donaldson said. “I'm like, that's net worth.” “I actually … I have negative money right now. I'm borrowing money. That's how little money I have," he continued. "Technically, everyone watching this video has more money than me in their bank account if you subtract the equity value of my company, which doesn't buy...

Chaos Is The Strategy, And Too Many Are Helping It Succeed Authored by Armstrong Williams via The Epoch Times, Let's dispense with the convenient fiction: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not the primary threat to our communities. The real danger lies in the growing normalization of disorder, intimidation and lawlessness—often wrapped in the language of “justice” but driven by something far less noble. What we are witnessing is not spontaneous civic unrest. It is a sustained strategy of division, enabled by progressive activism untethered from accountability and amplified by legacy and social media ecosystems that reward outrage over truth. This is not how a nation is conquered by force. This is how it is hollowed out from within. Over the past several years, protests have increasingly crossed the line from expression to coercion—blocking streets, vandalizing property, intimidating citizens, and provoking confrontations with law enforcement. Too often, progressive leaders ...

Lindsey Graham Drowns Sorrows After Trump Refrained From Iran Attack On 'No Guarantees' NeoCon Senator Lindsey Graham wants to "go bigger" on Iran and is so disappointed that President Trump hasn't bombed it yet that he appears barely able to speak, with the color draining from his face. Journalist Ryan Grim comments on the below video clip of Graham responding to the lack of action by the US, "His life force is being drained in front of us by the lack of bombing." When this armchair general is deeply disappointed and shattered by American non-action abroad, it without doubt means something good for America.  If you want to know what I think about recent developments in Iran, watch this clip: pic.twitter.com/T9lwN8RwEE — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 15, 2026 Dear Lindsey, the adults in the room took over, now go cry outside... The Wall Street Journal reports that "President Trump was advised that a large-scale strike against Iran was unlikely to m...

Devon-Coterra Tie-Up Would Create A New Permian Heavyweight By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com, Coterra Energy is kicking the tires on what would be one of the biggest U.S. shale mergers in years, holding talks about a possible combination with Devon Energy, according to people familiar with the matter. Nothing is signed, nothing is guaranteed, but the market liked the idea enough to send shares of Coterra Energy sharply higher on the day. The deal would be a classic all-stock shale mashup: two midsize operators with large footprints in the Permian Basin trying to bulk up as oil prices sit stubbornly around $60 a barrel. Coterra carries a market value of roughly $20 billion, while Devon is closer to $24 billion.   A tie-up of this size would put it firmly into megadeal territory by shale standards. This is a Permian land grab, plain and simple. Putting neighboring Delaware Basin acreage under one roof makes drilling cheaper and operations cleaner. The timing matters. After a quiet year for ...

"The Left Is Coming For Us"; Larry Klayman Warns "It's Going To Get More And More Violent" Via Greg Hunter's USAWatchdog.com, Renowned Attorney Larry Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch and later Freedom Watch USA, has long predicted (along with other top intel experts) increasing violence from the Left in a Marxist style Bolshevik Revolution.   As money is cut off by the Trump Administration and legal pressure mounts for prosecuting Democrats for everything from fraud to sedition, you can expect the Left to dramatically increase the violence to try to destabilize America. Klayman explains, “Here's what's going to happen..." "Department of Homeland Security Secretary Noem has a death warrant on her.  They are chanting 'kill Kristi Noem.'   It's going to get more and more violent.  The more they are checked legally, the more set back on their heels legally, the more violent they become, that is why the American people need to arm up.  They ne...

President Trump Unveils 'The Great Healthcare Plan' President Donald Trump unveiled what he's calling "The Great Healthcare Plan" on Thursday morning, promising to fundamentally restructure how Americans purchase and pay for healthcare by cutting out insurance company middlemen and putting money directly into consumers' hands. Trump's plan targets prescription drug prices, insurance premiums, and industry transparency. At the heart of the plan is a radical shift in how healthcare subsidies work—rather than payments flowing to insurance companies, the government would send money directly to individuals who would then shop for their own coverage. "Instead of putting the needs of big corporations and special interests first, our plan finally puts you first and puts more money in your pocket," Trump said in his announcement. "The government is going to pay the money directly to you. It goes to you, and then you take the money and buy your own healthcare. Nobody's e...

Ron Paul: Making Imperialism Great Again? Authored by Ron Paul via the Mises Institute, It did not take long for President Trump to change the reason for sending the US military to “arrest” Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The allegation that President Maduro ran a drug cartel was front and center in the months leading up to President Maduro's “arrest.” Afterwards, President Trump said the invasion was about Venezuela's oil and announced plans for the US government to send American oil companies into Venezuela. About a week after the invasion, President Trump had a meeting with executives from American oil companies to discuss plans for Venezuela. Some of the companies' executives at the meeting were less than enthusiastic about developing Venezuelan oil. One reason for this is that, since the Venezuelan government nationalized oil activities twenty years ago, fracking has made the US the world's leading producer of oil and natural gas. Rebuilding the oil industry ...

$500 Billion... US-Taiwan Agree Huge Chip Trade Deal Confirming what we previewed on Tuesday, the US and Taiwan agreed to a long-sought trade agreement that would lower tariffs on goods from the self-governed island to 15% and see Taiwanese semiconductor companies increase financing for American operations by $500 billion. While the details are a little murky, duties on Taiwanese shipments would fall from the previous 20% rate - putting them on par with Japan and South Korea, which reached their own agreements last year. And, as Bloomberg reports, Taiwan's technology industry would also commit to making at least $250 billion in direct investments to expand advanced semiconductor, energy and artificial intelligence operations in the US. In addition, Taiwan agreed to provide an additional $250 billion in credit guarantees for further investment in the American semiconductor supply chain. A White House statement outlining the deal did not specifically mention Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

Five Bitcoin Narratives Analysts Are Watching Beyond Price Authored by Bradley Peak via CoinTelegraph.com, Key takeaways ETF flows reveal real institutional demand beyond short-term price moves. Bitcoin treasury stocks can turn BTC exposure into an equity risk shaped by index rules. Low fees are reviving questions about how Bitcoin may pay for its long-term security. Scaling now means choosing between Lightning, L2 designs and protocol upgrades. Everyone's watching Bitcoin's price, but in 2026, it's often not the most informative signal. That's why it helps to understand what analysts look at when the chart isn't explaining why the market is moving or where it may move next. The focus shifts to factors that can quietly reshape Bitcoin's demand, liquidity and long-term narrative: Who's buying through exchange-traded funds (ETFs), how “Bitcoin treasury” stocks are treated by indexes, whether miners are earning enough to secure the network, what scaling actually looks...