1/09/2026
Trump on Greenland: "Whether they like it or not"
President Trump gave what some consider his strongest remarks on Greenland and Denmark recently, saying “Whether they like it or not, the nice way or the difficult way” and mentioning that the US would need the territory so Russia and China would not take it. Greenland is controlled by Denmark, and is a NATO ally of the United States. Trump has been discussing military options and other ways to gain control of the world's largest island.
Congress Votes Itself Gold Pensions Then Cuts Your Social Security
A member of Congress who serves 20 years gets $106,380 annually in retirement benefits—over four times what the average Social Security recipient receives after 40 years of work. This investigation reveals how politicians vote themselves gold-plated pensions with automatic inflation protection while threatening Social Security cuts for working Americans. Representative Michael Thompson retired at 62 with $61,380 congressional pension plus $27,000 Social Security plus $18,000 from government-matched savings, while nurse Sarah Johnson gets $23,364 annually from Social Security alone after 40 years of service. Congress gets lifetime health insurance subsidized at 72% while Social Security recipients face Medicare premium increases. The same politicians claiming Social Security is "unaffordable" quietly fund their own pensions at $213,000 per beneficiary compared to $21,000 per Social Security recipient. When Congress needs pension funding, money appears automatically. When Social Security needs help, Americans get benefit cuts and retirement age increases. This isn't public service—it's a wealth transfer to the ruling class.
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