January 14, 2026 – Short News

Minneapolis Feels Like a Front Line!

It feels as if a point has been reached at which retreat is no longer envisioned. In Minneapolis, residents are shouting at federal agents to leave. Get the hell out, they yell, as enforcement units advance. Tear gas hangs in the air, pepper balls slam into the ground, pepper spray burns.

The people being hit are unarmed. They came because a Border Patrol vehicle had been rammed. They came to help, not to fight. The response is nevertheless hard, unified, carried through. Streets turn into lines, neighborhoods into zones. Those who remain are treated as obstacles. Those who object are treated like adversaries. A great deal is at stake, and that is exactly why it feels like war.

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“I Don’t Know Who That Is” – Trump and the Devaluation of Political Reality

A reporter asks about the clear position of the Greenlandic government, which has stated that it wants to remain with Denmark. The president’s response is telling. Who said that, he asks first. When the prime minister of Greenland is named, there is no political assessment, but personal belittlement. He does not know this man, knows nothing about him, Donald Trump declares, adding that this will become a big problem for him. Not for the United States, not for diplomatic relations, but for the person himself. The democratically legitimized decision of an autonomous government does not count, state sovereignty is ignored. Greenland as part of the Kingdom of Denmark, as a NATO member and political actor disappears from view. What remains is a demonstration of power in which dissent is not regarded as a legitimate position, but as a personal affront.

Donald Trump declares control over Greenland a matter of national security and repeats claims that have little to do with the situation on the ground. He speaks of Russian and Chinese warships around the island, of destroyers and submarines just waiting to take over Greenland should Washington not act. Experts clearly contradict this and point out that Russia operates primarily in the Barents Sea and that China has no military presence off Greenland’s coast. People in Nuuk also say they see neither Chinese nor Russian ships, neither while sailing nor while hunting. Even Greenlandic government representatives state that they recognize no concrete threat. Trump nevertheless draws the conclusion that military pressure could be a means. At the same time, he mocks Denmark’s defense by referring to dog sleds, while deliberately ignoring that these patrols are part of a specialized Arctic unit and are supplemented by ships, surveillance aircraft, drones, and satellites. Added to this are NATO structures, the GIUK corridor, and the US base at Pituffik, which has secured American interests for decades. Trump’s doubts about Greenland’s belonging to Denmark also do not withstand scrutiny, neither historically nor under international law. Greenland is self-governing, has an enshrined right to independence, and is firmly embedded in alliances based on consent. What Trump makes of this is not a security concept, but a political fairy tale in which facts are secondary and pressure serves as the argument - presented by Donald Trump.

The Greenlandic prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen formulates a position that leaves no room for interpretation. If a decision is demanded here and now, it will be unequivocal. Greenland chooses Denmark, NATO, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the European Union. This is not rhetorical sharpening, but a conscious determination. Belonging is not relativized, alliances are not questioned. At a time when pressure is openly articulated, Greenland relies on legal order, collective security, and political reliability. The statement is directed less outward than inward. It makes clear where Greenland stands - and where it does not.

A State Fires on Its Own People Menschen

What is currently emerging from Iran can hardly still be described as the control of unrest. Despite near total isolation, eyewitnesses, doctors, and relatives report open deadly violence against demonstrators. Security forces are said to be firing deliberately into crowds, also from elevated positions, with weapons designed for war. In hospitals, medical staff speak of a new situation, because the injured are no longer being admitted with shrapnel wounds or the effects of tear gas, but with bullet wounds and severe head injuries. Emergency rooms are overwhelmed, bodies are stacked, families wander between clinics and forensic institutes. The number of dead remains unclear, but even cautious estimates put it at 600, internal figures at up to 3,000.

At the same time, security forces occupy hospitals, search the wounded, and arrest survivors. Relatives report coercion to reinterpret causes of death and shift blame onto alleged perpetrators of violence. The leadership speaks of terrorists and foreign influence, even though the protests arose from economic desperation. In cities, people report snipers on rooftops, volleys in residential areas, shots fired at close range. Even state institutions acknowledge extraordinarily high casualty figures without accepting responsibility. Despite fear and repression, many continue to stand firm. The isolation cannot prevent a clear picture from emerging. It shows a state willing to cross any line to secure power.

Under Trump, America Turns the Heat Up Further

Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the US government has been sending a clear signal: fossil energy first, climate later. The United States has withdrawn from key international agreements and deliberately abandoned international cooperation. At the same time, coal-fired power plants are being artificially kept alive, while wind and offshore projects are halted even though they are already under construction. Subsidies for clean energy and for the transition to electric vehicles have been cut, new incentives for oil, gas, and coal introduced. The consequences are measurable. After years of decline, American emissions have risen again, primarily due to increased coal consumption. Scientists warn that every additional ton of carbon dioxide exacerbates extreme heat, droughts, floods, and fires. The Earth is moving dangerously close to a level of warming that would make massive damage irreversible. Particularly serious is the political signal sent abroad, as the US is historically one of the largest contributors to the crisis. While Europe and China continue to counteract, Washington threatens to become a brake. Experts consider the turn away from renewable energy to be economically and physically irrational. The global transformation of the energy system continues, driven by costs and technology. The US government nevertheless relies on a model whose risks have long been known.

A flag in the chamber, greeted with loud applause

At the opening of the new legislative session in Tennessee, Representative Justin Jones enters the Capitol amid applause not with files, but with a clear message. He unfurls a huge flag bearing the words “ABOLISH ICE.” The protest is directed against deportation policy, against violence, against the lack of oversight of state authorities, and at the same time against the routine looking away by political majorities. The flag serves as a reminder that political decisions affect real people, not abstract statistics. It forces a debate into the very place where it is often avoided: the parliament itself. Not outside, but visibly in the space of decision-making. Precisely because the appearance remains calm, it unfolds its impact.

“Two Ways to Watch a Video”

A man stands before nothingness because his daughter was shot dead, and the president responds with talk. He says he loves “all our people,” but does not speak the name of the woman who was killed. He evades responsibility, says not a word about violence, not a word about a fatal shot. Instead, he talks about how one can view the video in different ways. That is not an answer, that is Trump. For the father, there remains emptiness. For the public, there remains a statement that shows what attitude means in Trump’s world. This is not about perspectives. A woman is dead.

Russia’s Winter War Against the Civilian Population

Russia has once again massively attacked Ukraine’s power supply, deliberately and in biting cold. Hundreds of drones and missiles struck multiple regions while temperatures have been below zero for weeks. In Kyiv, power outages occurred on a scale the city had not previously experienced, hundreds of thousands of households were left in the dark. In Kharkiv, people were killed in an attack on a logistics center, others were injured. Emergency tents replaced apartments, generators everyday life, candles light. Families huddled together, children slept in coats, food was stored on balconies. The attacks hit hospitals, kindergartens, residential buildings, and networks that provide heat and water. This is not a military mistake, but a deliberate strategy to wear down civilians. International mediation efforts come to nothing while missiles tear apart the grids. The United Nations speaks of the deadliest year for civilians since the start of the war. What is happening here is not a fight for territory, but for endurance in cold, fear, and exhaustion. Winter becomes a weapon, everyday life a mode of survival.

ICE Vehicle Fleet Appears in Kansas City

In a parking lot in the north of Kansas City, dozens of vehicles bearing ICE markings stand close together, visible but unmoving. No officers, no operations, just cars with logos that raise questions. City and federal authorities have not officially commented on the unusual sight. According to reporting, these are vehicles being prepared by a local company on behalf of the federal government. The vehicles are being marked there before being transported onward or later used by ICE. There is said to be no connection to specific operations or ongoing raids. Nor has a direct link to known plans for a possible deportation detention facility in the region been established so far. Nevertheless, the timing stands out, in a city where the debate over immigration policy has visibly escalated. Representative Emanuel Cleaver has publicly criticized the Department of Homeland Security’s plans. The vehicles stand still, but their mere presence acts like a political signal. In a tense situation, visibility alone is enough to create unrest. What is described as a logistical process is read locally as a sign of what is to come.