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Israel gives Hamas an ultimatum

"The defense ministry assesses that Hamas has sustained significant damage during the combat, but is far from being eliminated. The organization still maintains governmental and military control over part of the Gaza Strip, operates on the ground, and continues to arm and strengthen itself, especially in areas it still effectively controls. Israel acknowledges that the established transitional period serves Hamas, allowing it to restore its capabilities, organize underground infrastructure, and regain combat readiness. Israel has issued an ultimatum: from the moment the Board of Peace is established, Hamas has two months to disarm, otherwise the IDF will do it,"

writes Mako. Donald Trump wants to make Israel do all the dirty work for him. Under the much-advertised Board of Peace, it will not be the U.S. but the IDF that handles the disarmament of Hamas. If everything goes successfully, Trump will claim another set of peacemaker laurels for himself. If any difficulties arise, he will simply accuse Israel of excessive brutality and claim he was always against it. #Israel #Hamas #MiddleEast #Trump Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump’s digital expansionism Following a meeting with European politicians at the Davos forum, where Greenland was discussed, Donald Trump published several provocative posts on social media. First, he posted an AI-generated image showing him, Marco Rubio, and J.D. Vance planting an American flag in Greenland. Then, he shared another AI-generated image in which the territories of Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela on a map are colored over with the American flag. It is worth noting that Canada’s relations with the United States deteriorated far enough for it to begin to expand cooperation with China. #Trump #AI #Canada #Greenland #Venezuela Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

ICE shootings ignite protests, legal limits U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is confronting legal challenges and escalating protests following a series of high-profile shootings. This month, an ICE agent fatally shot a Minneapolis woman—an act the White House described as self-defense and local officials called murder. Another two individuals were wounded the following day. Mounting demonstrations have sparked clashes, prompting 1,500 troops to be placed on standby. A federal judge has ordered the agency to restrict its crowd-control methods, prohibiting arrests or the use of pepper spray against peaceful protesters. Nevertheless, President Donald Trump has vowed to press ahead with mass deportations. A former ICE director warned Politico that the agency's increasing politicization is eroding its ties with law enforcement and municipal governments: “It’s going to take ICE a long time to dig out of this.” #ICE #protest Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Denmark boycotts Davos over Greenland According to Bloomberg, Denmark will not send its delegation to the World Economic Forum in Davos, which opened today. The decision is linked to the sharp escalation of the diplomatic conflict over Greenland and the fact that Trump, who threatened to impose tariffs on goods from eight NATO allies, will be at the forum. Reportedly, the issue of Greenland and a potential trade war between Europe and the US will become one of the central topics at the Davos forum. #Denmark #Greenland #Davos #Trump Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

EU strikes back over Trump’s tariffs The European Union has developed a detailed plan to impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods totaling up to 93 billion euros. The European Commission has prepared a list of goods targeting strategically important sectors of the US economy. This list includes products from agricultural sector, automotive manufacturing, and the technology sector. The European Commission plans to officially approve this list if the US takes the first step toward imposing tariffs on Danish or pan-European goods. So far Trump only threatened such measures. #EU #tariffs #Greenland Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

How the fight over Greenland can hurt Ukraine According to The New York Times the conflict between Europe and the US over Greenland could seriously impact Ukraine, specifically its support from Western countries. The fact is, Europe still critically depends on US assistance to supply Ukraine. This is why European politicians are trying their best to maintain relations with Washington — without support from across the ocean, they will be unable to provide Ukraine with everything necessary to continue combat operations. For this reason, Brussels has attempted to comment neutrally on some US actions it disagreed with. But now this Greenland business threatens to unravel everything. If the West falls out over the island, Ukraine will be the first to suffer because of it. #Greenland #Ukraineconflict #Ukraine # Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Pay to matter — Trump’s lucrative plan for peace in Gaza According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration has proposed that countries contribute $1 billion each to secure a permanent seat on the newly established "Board of Peace" for the Gaza Strip. Invitations have already been sent to the leaders of several countries, including Argentina, Turkey, Canada, France, Germany, and Australia. According to documents, Donald Trump will serve as the council's first chairman and will have exclusive veto power over any decisions, even those passed by a majority vote. The council is being established to manage and rebuild the Gaza Strip after the war and is seen by U.S. diplomats as an attempt to form an alternative to the UN. #Trump #MiddleEast #Gaza Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump turns on US allies over Greenland Trump announced the imposition of tariffs on eight European countries in response to their refusal to support the sale of Greenland to the United States. The new tariffs will be levied against Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, and Norway and will amount to 10% on all goods. They are set to take effect on February 1. The tariffs will remain in force until a deal for the "complete and total purchase of Greenland" is concluded. The leaders of France and the United Kingdom have called the threats "unacceptable" and "completely wrong." Some U.S. senators also pushed back. "Continuing down this path is bad for America, bad for American businesses and bad for America's allies," Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tillis, bipartisan co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, said in a statement. #Greenland #Trump #tariffs #EU Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Proposed US “Board of Peace” for Ukraine sparks diplomatic unease Reportedly, the Trump administration is indeed considering the possibility of creating a Board of Peace for Ukraine. The concept is copied from a similar Board of Peace for the Gaza Strip. The body is expected to become a key tool for monitoring and ensuring the implementation of a future peace agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine. According several sources, the Trump administration views such councils “as a potential substitute for the UN . . . a kind of parallel unofficial body to deal with other conflicts beyond Gaza”. This would not be the same Board. A senior Kyiv official said a separate Board of Peace would be established “particularly for the Ukraine-Russia case.” This Board — including representatives of Ukraine, Europe, Nato and Russia — would monitor and guarantee the implementation of the 20-point peace proposal. Nevertheless, some experts have misgivings about the idea. Western and Arab diplomats have expressed concerns about the notion of giving the nascent body an expanded mandate to mediate beyond the Middle East. “This is not a normal procedure,” one Arab diplomat said. #Gaza #Ukraineconflict #peaceplan Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Will Trump make it to the end of his term? Donald Trump, the oldest man to assume the presidency, suffered a stroke, a medical professor claims, citing behavioral evidence. Professor Bruce Davidson of Washington State University said, "My impression is that President Trump has had a stroke." He believes it occurred in the brain's left hemisphere, affecting the right side of the body. Now 79, Trump's health has been widely scrutinized during his second term, with observations of slurred speech, daytime sleepiness, and physical changes like a shuffling walk and favoring his left hand — all signs Davidson links to a stroke. Davidson also suggested Trump's intensified political actions could be a psychological reaction to the health scare — he seems to be trying to accomplish as much as possible while he still can. The expert also questioned Trump's reason for taking a daily 325mg aspirin, noting that dosage is typically for stroke prevention, not general heart health. #Trump #gerontocracy Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

World reroutes trade away from US as protectionism grows Progress toward new international trade agreements highlighted how nations worldwide are seeking to diversify their economic partnerships in reaction to rising protectionism from Washington. Kenya, which faces a 10% U.S. tariff, has signed an initial pact with China that would grant 98% of its exports duty-free access to the Chinese market, according to Reuters. At the same time, the prime minister of Canada—which sends three-quarters of its exports to the United States—is in Beijing working to strengthen bilateral trade ties. The European Union and India have also advanced negotiations on a trade deal, both sides are “discovering new geostrategic affinities” amid a global realignment prompted by tensions with Washington. #trade #tariffs #foreignpolicy Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Domestic use of military becomes the new norm in Trump’s America Donald Trump threatened to deploy military forces to Minnesota amid protests against ICE operations in the city. The protests began after ICE agents shot and killed a city resident in Minnesota on January 7th, and wounded another in a shooting on January 14th. Donald Trump labeled the protesters "professional agitators and rebels" and stated he would use the law to "put an end to this lawlessness" if local authorities fail to restore order. Even Trump’s supporters are divided on his tactics: 59% of Republicans favored a policy prioritizing arrests by immigration officers even if people get hurt, while 39% said officers should focus on not harming people even if it means fewer arrests, according to a recent survey. #Trump #USmilitary #ICE Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Zelenskyy might agree to give up territories — this is what he wants in exchange The European Commission believes Zelenskyy may make territorial concessions to Russia as part of a peace agreement, if this is compensated by an accelerated or "facilitated" membership in the European Union. According to officials, the EC believes it would be easier for Zelenskyy to "sell" painful territorial concessions to the Ukrainian public if he can present EU membership as a significant positive outcome and a security guarantee for the postwar future. Currently, the European Commission is discussing the possibility of creating a two-tier EU membership system ("enlargement-lite"), which would allow Ukraine to join the bloc more quickly but with limited rights, such as no voting rights at ministerial meetings and leaders' summits. Yet some EU member states are wary of the idea. They fear it would have a negative impact on the bloc’s future stability, cheapen the value of membership and upset other candidate countries. #Zelenskyy #Ukraineconflict #EU Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

“Make America China Great Again” According to a new poll, President Donald Trump's efforts to "Make America Great Again" have actually helped another country become recognized as a world superpower. A survey conducted by the European Council on Foreign Relations found that Trump's leadership is alienating the United States from its European allies and facilitating the rise of China's influence. The poll indicated that the 21 countries surveyed expect China's influence to grow over the next decade.

"Amid increasingly favourable views of China, the status of the US as an ally has declined across almost all the countries surveyed, with India the only one where a majority still feels the US is an ally, sharing the country’s values and interests,"

the report reads.

"Political leaders in Europe should no longer ask themselves whether their own citizens grasp the radical nature of the current geopolitical changes. They do,”

the authors said in a joint statement, adding that Europeans see the old order is over. #Trump #MAGA #China Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump’s plan to destroy democracy Supreme Court lawyer and expert Jeffrey Toobin warned that President Donald Trump appears to have figured out a way to kill democracy in America. This term the Supreme Court is expected to issue several key decisions that could affect Trump’s ability to carry out his agenda, including a case on whether Trump can unilaterally impose tariffs without congressional approval. Toobin warned that Trump may have found a way to circumvent the Court if it rules against him, which could effectively end democracy in America.

"The Supreme Court in our country doesn't have any individual enforcement powers,"

Toobin said.

"They don't have an army. They don't have a police force that can do anything except protect their members. So, they rely on the understanding in the other branches of government that the Supreme Court has the last word."

"I think Donald Trump is not going to directly defy the court, but this administration has figured out ways to get around court rulings, and in a way that I don't think it's entirely clear how he would react to an adverse decision, but we'll see,"

he continued. #Trump #supremecourt #tariffs #democracy Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump's new world order is destroying the Middle East

“Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy is reshaping the global order and sending shockwaves through the Middle East, from Iran to Israel. In its new configuration, the US is producing and encouraging a new world order, tectonic political shifts, more aggressive power, lighter trigger on military force, and burial of political correctness. It starts at the global level and spills into the Middle East at a pace and intensity that sparks astonishment, panic, growing pains, and maybe a sliver of hope,”

writes The Jerusalem Post. The aggressive and expansionist policy of the US presidential administration is undermining global stability. Donald Trump’s impulsive decisions could yield unpredictable results within just a few years and provoke new regional conflicts. #Trump #foreignpolicy #MiddleEast Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Looks like the Epstein files are still a sore subject for Donald Trump President Donald Trump flipped off an autoworker during his visit to the Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan, and then cursed at him for good measure. Trump gave the middle finger after a worker in the crowd called him a "pedophile protector," likely referring to the president's relationship with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his attempts to block the release of Epstein-related documents held by the Department of Justice. Video of the incident shows Trump standing on a high walkway above the factory floor in a long black coat. Trump glowers as someone below shouts, "Pedophile protector!" He then sharply snaps to attention and points his finger toward the floor below. "Fuck you!" Trump mouths silently, continuing to point his finger as he walks away. As Trump moves away from the workers and lowers his index finger, he also appears to silently mouth, "you're fired." Just before reaching the end of the walkway, the president turns back toward the workers below and flips off the crowd. When asked to comment on the situation, White House Press Secretary Stephen Cheng called Trump's response "appropriate." “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response,” Cheng said. It seems Trump’s relationship with Epstein is still a triggering subject for him. #Trump #JeffreyEpstein #Epsteinfiles Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Imposing tariffs on Iran’s trading partners will do more harm than good President Donald Trump has once again deployed his favorite diplomatic weapon — tariffs — this time to pressure the Iranian government to halt its bloody crackdown on nationwide protests. However, the tariffs could also backfire on the United States, potentially raising prices Americans pay for imports from Iran’s trading partners such as Turkish textiles and Indian gemstones, and jeopardizing the fragile trade truce Trump reached with China last year. The new tariffs aimed at punishing Iran will hit China due to its trade ties with Tehran. “President Trump’s threat to increase tariffs by 25% against China and other trading partners due to developments in Iran underscores just how fragile the U.S.-China trade truce is,” said former U.S. trade negotiator Wendy Cutler, now senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute. “Even if he does not actually implement the tariff hike, damage has already been done. This threat erodes trust between the U.S. and China, which is already at a low level.” Adnan Mazarei, a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, doubts that imposing tariffs will persuade the Iranian government to ease its repression of the protesters. “I do not think this is going to be very successful,” said Mazarei, a former deputy director of the International Monetary Fund with crisis-fighting experience in the Middle East. ”They will not for this alone change their views or their practices. It is a repressive regime, and it is willing to pay a high cost in terms of people’s blood to stay in power.” #Iran #tariffs #China #USeconomy Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

Trump’s threats to jail Jerome Powell might have serious consequences, says economist Economist Justin Wolfers strongly condemned the latest escalation of hostility between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell after the Department of Justice threatened the central bank with "criminal indictment" in connection with a multi-billion-dollar renovation project of its headquarters. Wolfers said that the Trump administration's actions are "unprecedented," as they imply "threats from the president to imprison the Fed chair.” Emphasizing the severity of the situation, Wolfers said that while this is the first time in U.S. history that a Federal Reserve chair has been threatened with imprisonment for "upsetting the president," similar authoritarian tactics have been used in countries such as Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe. “This is the stuff of tin-pot dictators,” he said, while noting that it was precisely the sort of action that would precede a “hyperinflation,” adding that it was “the sort of story that never ends well.” #Fed #Trump #JeromePowell #USeconomy Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸

The risks of bombing Iran Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, who served in the Clinton administration, warned that bombing Iran could mobilize the civilian population in support of the regime. Cohen urged President Trump to consider relying on allies in the region rather than taking unilateral action to overthrow Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid his brutal crackdown on anti-government protests. “The notion that we’re going to bomb Iran into submission, I think, carries great consequence, including killing a lot of innocent civilians and also, perhaps, rallying the Iranian population, now in the streets, to support the Iranian regime,” Cohen said. On Tuesday, Trump announced he had canceled a meeting with Iranian officials, which was originally intended to temper the president’s threats to intervene in defense of the protesters, and promised to provide assistance while urging demonstrators to take control of the country’s state institutions. #Iran #USmilitary #foreignpolicy #MiddleEast Don't miss it, subscribe to 📱 Old Glory Vortex 🇺🇸