@Dragofix@veganism.social2026-01-22 23:28:51
Greening school playgrounds can improve quality of life in cities and help deal with climate change https://phys.org/news/2026-01-greening-school-playgrounds-quality-life.html
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-22 03:12:30
Trump’s claim of forthcoming deal with Nato over Greenland is ‘not real’
Sascha Faxe, a member of Denmark’s parliament,
has said that the deal Donald Trump claims to have struck with Nato over Greenland is “not real”.
“The thing is, there can’t be a deal without having Greenland as part of the negotiations, first of all,” Faxe said.
She went on to reference earlier comments from Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, a Greenlandic member of the Danish parliament, saying:
“I have…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-01-21 21:05:37
Trump announces 'framework' for future deal on Greenland, cancels planned tariffs on Europe (Emily Goodin/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/01/21/us-news/trump-announces-framework-for-future-deal-on-greenland-cancels-planned-tariffs-on-europe/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260121/p113#a260121p113
@chiraag@mastodon.online2026-01-22 00:19:18
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-23 13:42:29
Trump’s retreat cannot undo what has been done these past few weeks,
and the costs now to our economy and security are going to be extraordinary.
Trump steps back from the brink on Greenland.
But the damage has been done:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/21/t…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-01-22 01:20:36
At Davos, a Clash Between Trump's World and the Old World (Zolan Kanno-Youngs/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/politics/davos-trump-speech-greenland-deal.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260121/p152#a260121p152
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-23 15:47:02
This week, in the space of a few hours at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos,
Trump first ruled out taking Greenland by force
and then removed the threat of new tariffs on eight European states standing in his way
- hailing instead an imaginary deal for the Arctic island with NATO chief Mark Rutte.
European leaders believe Trump backed down in part because
- in contrast to their more accommodating stance in last year's tariff negotiation…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-01-21 17:50:36
E.U. halts approval of U.S. trade deal after Trump's Greenland tariff threat (Steve Kopack/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/eu-trade-deal-trump-greenland-tariff-rcna255199
http://www.memeorandum.com/260121/p76#a260121p76
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-21 06:17:20
What is the Chagos deal?
Last year, Sir Keir agreed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius,
while retaining control of the UK-US military base on the island of Diego Garcia.
In return, the UK has been promised a 99-year lease on the base,
in return for an average annual fee of £101m in current prices.
The government estimates this will mean a total cost of £3.4bn.
These islands are currently governed by the UK as the
"British India…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-21 16:07:34
Supreme Court considers Trump administration’s bid to fire Lisa Cook,
asking lawyer to provide evidence for alleged mortgage fraud
During today’s arguments, both conservative justice Amy Coney Barrett
and Ketanji Brown Jackson of the liberal wing of the court
pushed solicitor general Sauer to explain how the administration’s allegations against Cook would harm the public if she were to remain in her position.
Jackson went on to press Sauer to provide “evidence t…