Monday, January 19, 2026

Last Words

Martin Luther King’s final speech: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgVrlx68v-0&t=4s

HEADLINES:
  • EU readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat (Financial Times)

  • European leaders warn Trump’s Greenland tariffs threaten ‘dangerous downward spiral’ (NPR)

  • Trump’s Greenland Threats Will Boomerang on America (NYT)

  • Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment (PBS)

  • Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says it would be a ‘shocking step’ for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act (NBC)

  • Why Trump Supports Protesters in Tehran But Not in Minneapolis (New Yorker)

  • Minneapolis and Tehran: Is this Donald Trump’s downfall? (Salon)

  • Israeli troops kill Palestinians for crossing a vague ceasefire line that's sometimes unmarked (AP)

  • Syria announces ceasefire agreement with Kurd-led SDF after heavy fighting (Al Jazeera)

  • How RFK Jr. plans to bankrupt vaccine manufacturers (WP)

  • National debt is already killing the American Dream, says top economist—and it might push the U.S. into an outright depression (Fortune)

  • Bruce Springsteen Dedicates ‘Promised Land’ to Renee Good, Decries ‘Gestapo Tactics’ Leading to Citizens Being ‘Murdered’: ‘ICE Should Get the F— Out of Minneapolis’ (Variety)

  • The retired peace professor who brought her protest to Stephen Miller’s home (WP)

  • Scientists issue warning about concerning phenomenon along US coastline: ‘A tough pill to swallow’ (Yahoo)

  • White House told CBS to run Trump interview unedited or get sued (WP)

  • The unknown hero of MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech (CNN)

  • Sneak peek: IBM’s 4-year AI forecast (Axios)

  • A.I. Is Coming to Class. These Professors Want to Ease Your Worries. (NYT)

  • Groundskeeper Unsure What To Do With Unconscious Player Left In Medical Tent (Onion)


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