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The Hard Way
"If we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way." With his best Marlon Brando impression yet, Donald Trump tried to make Greenland an offer they couldn't refuse. Speaking to reporters, Trump framed the acquisition of the Arctic territory as a security imperative. "When we own it, we defend it," he said.
Greenland's party leaders swiftly refused his offer.
Wall Street closed Friday at record highs, pricing in the aggression. Investors are buying the companies that power the new order (Vistra +10.5% on nuclear deals) and the sectors the state protects (Homebuilders +12% on the $200 billion mortgage plan).
Meanwhile, the administration has found its legal justification for the domestic war.
Following the shooting of two people of interest by DHS agents during a traffic stop, Portland Police Chief Bob Day admitted today: "They haven't been named as suspects. They haven't been charged." So why were they shot? Day cited "some nexus to involvement with Tren de Aragua."
This phrasing is critical. A nexus is not a charge. By effectively stating that a nexus to a foreign gang strips individuals of due process, the state has created a kill box on American soil.
In oil news, Trump signed an executive order today placing Venezuelan oil revenue into a US-controlled fund, unironically citing an unusual and extraordinary threat. With the Olina tanker seized in the Caribbean and oil executives meeting Trump in Florida, Venezuela loses its sovereignty by the day.
In pervert news, Elon Musk was forced to restrict Grok after weeks of generating illegal nonconsensual sexual abuse imagery of women and minors at a rate of one per minute. Subjects included the corpse of Renee Good and one of the many mothers of Musk's children. Musk has some nexus to involvement in committing federal crimes.
Some nexus. Weak enough to cover almost anyone, but strong enough to justify shooting two people who haven't been charged with anything.
It is the same logic used to seize Greenland (some nexus to security).
It is the same logic used to seize Venezuela's oil (some nexus to stability).
The administration has defined the entire world as a threat environment.
And in a threat environment, you don't need a warrant. You just need a nexus.
The hard way is now policy.
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By The Hold Report"If we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way." With his best Marlon Brando impression yet, Donald Trump tried to make Greenland an offer they couldn't refuse. Speaking to reporters, Trump framed the acquisition of the Arctic territory as a security imperative. "When we own it, we defend it," he said.
Greenland's party leaders swiftly refused his offer.
Wall Street closed Friday at record highs, pricing in the aggression. Investors are buying the companies that power the new order (Vistra +10.5% on nuclear deals) and the sectors the state protects (Homebuilders +12% on the $200 billion mortgage plan).
Meanwhile, the administration has found its legal justification for the domestic war.
Following the shooting of two people of interest by DHS agents during a traffic stop, Portland Police Chief Bob Day admitted today: "They haven't been named as suspects. They haven't been charged." So why were they shot? Day cited "some nexus to involvement with Tren de Aragua."
This phrasing is critical. A nexus is not a charge. By effectively stating that a nexus to a foreign gang strips individuals of due process, the state has created a kill box on American soil.
In oil news, Trump signed an executive order today placing Venezuelan oil revenue into a US-controlled fund, unironically citing an unusual and extraordinary threat. With the Olina tanker seized in the Caribbean and oil executives meeting Trump in Florida, Venezuela loses its sovereignty by the day.
In pervert news, Elon Musk was forced to restrict Grok after weeks of generating illegal nonconsensual sexual abuse imagery of women and minors at a rate of one per minute. Subjects included the corpse of Renee Good and one of the many mothers of Musk's children. Musk has some nexus to involvement in committing federal crimes.
Some nexus. Weak enough to cover almost anyone, but strong enough to justify shooting two people who haven't been charged with anything.
It is the same logic used to seize Greenland (some nexus to security).
It is the same logic used to seize Venezuela's oil (some nexus to stability).
The administration has defined the entire world as a threat environment.
And in a threat environment, you don't need a warrant. You just need a nexus.
The hard way is now policy.