The Daily Populous

Monday January 5th, 2026 evening edition

image for Europe must unite or it’s ‘finished,’ Poland’s Tusk warns as Trump salivates over Greenland – POLITICO

Tusk’s warning came after U.S. President Donald Trump revived his threats to take control of Greenland, the self-ruling Danish territory that he has long coveted.

“We need Greenland from a national security situation,” the American leader told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday.

“We will deal with Greenland in about two months.

Let’s talk about Greenland in 20 days,” he added, without giving more information about what he meant.

Those remarks came after the U.S. launched strikes on Venezuela and arrested its leader, Nicolás Maduro, in an audacious nighttime raid.

The dramatic operation raised fears in Europe that Washington could attempt a takeover of Greenland, prompting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to issue a stern rebuke.

High Representative Kaja Kallas called for “restraint” in a statement that garnered the support of 26 member countries, minus Hungary. »

Minnesota day care hoax is fueled by MAGA psychosexual weirdness

Authored by salon.com
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Shirley was responding to well-supported allegations that he’s perpetuating a racist hoax to terrorize Somali American day care workers in Minnesota.

The Minnesota Star Tribune visited the day cares in question and found, when they were allowed access, children playing and napping peacefully.

But it makes more sense, in a psychosexual way, in light of the right’s long-standing fear and loathing of day cares. »

The French university where spies go for training

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The French university where spies go for training.

BBC The course attracts both typical early 20s students and French government spies on day release.

It was developed by the university in association with the Academie du Renseignement, the training arm of the French secret services. »

A Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady Brigitte Macron

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PARIS (AP) — A Paris court found Monday 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, by spreading false online claims about her gender and sexuality, including allegations that she was born a male.

The court pointed to “particularly degrading, insulting, and malicious” comments referring to false claims suggesting that Brigitte Macron was transgender and a pedophile.

The 72-year-old Brigitte Macron is 24 years her husband’s senior, and she was then called Brigitte Auzière, a married mother of three. »