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Donald Trump : mais pourquoi est-il si obsédé par le Groenland ?
Mardi matin aux aurores, Donald Trump s’est à nouveau emporté au sujet du Groenland sur son réseau Truth Social. Le président américain semble avoir décidé que ce territoire semi-autonome du Danemark devait absolument revenir dans l’escarcelle des États-Unis. Et ce, alors même que la plupart des Américains, des Groenlandais et des pays européens semblent fermement opposés à ses visées impériales sur l’île. Publication après publication, Trump s’en est pris aux dirigeants alliés.
Unpacking Trump’s Obsession: What’s So Great About Greenland, Anyway?
Donald Trump spent the wee hours of Tuesday morning throwing a Truth Social tantrum over Greenland, the semiautonomous territory of Denmark he’s decided the United States simply must acquire—even if most Americans, Greenlanders, and our European allies seem firmly opposed to his imperial designs on the island. In post after post, Trump raged against those allied leaders. He shared private texts, including with French president Emmanuel Macron.
Why Trump’s ‘big lie’ still matters
Why Trump’s ‘big lie’ still matters If President Donald Trump has any lingering regret about his effort to overturn the 2020 election, it seems to be that he didn’t take it far enough. In an interview with The New York Times published earlier this month, the president continued to insist that the 2020 election was “rigged” and said that he “should have” seized voting machines after his loss to Joe Biden.
Femme abattue par les agents de l’ICE à Minneapolis : l’administration Trump en pleine réécriture des faits
Donald Trump et son camp nous y avaient habitués, mais les faits alternatifs ont de beaux jours devant eux. Car, quels que soient les éléments encore à déterminer de la mort de Renee Nicole Good, abattue par un agent de l’ICE mercredi à Minneapolis, une chose est claire : la version de l’évènement défendue par l’administration Trump va à l’encontre des faits établis.
MAGA’s Response to Minnesota ICE Killing: Don’t Believe Your Eyes
Whatever uncertainties remain about an ICE agent killing Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday, this much is clear: the Trump administration’s accounting of the incident defies credibility.
In 2025, Trump Couldn’t Escape Questions About His Health
Donald Trump insists he’s fine—a paragon of health and vitality, in fact. And if you think otherwise? “It’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous,” in the president’s estimation. “I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before,” Trump declared in a Truth Social post last week, seemingly in response to a weeks-old New York Times report about the 79-year-old’s apparent decline in stamina.
Middle-Aged Americans Are Drowning. Andy Kim Wants to Throw Them a Life Raft
Andy Kim was in the middle of a campaign event last year when he got a call from a hospital. His father, who was born with polio and has dealt with a lifelong disability, had tripped in a parking lot and broken his femur. But when Kim got to the hospital, doctors seemed less concerned about the fracture and more worried about how disoriented his father seemed. “He had literally no idea where he was,” Kim tells me.
Middle-Aged Americans Are Drowning. Andy Kim Wants to Throw Them a Life Raft
1 day ago Sen. Andy Kim is declaring war on New Jersey’s Democratic bosses, announcing in a video Wednesday that he plans to recruit challengers to elected officials who protect “machine politics.” Kim, a Democrat whose renegade 2024 Senate campaign destroyed the “county line” ballot structure that helped …
Paramount Mounts Hostile Takeover of Warner Brothers. Is Trump Even Listening?
Days after the surprise announcement that Netflix had won the Warner Bros. Discovery auction, Paramount is mounting a hostile takeover of the storied media conglomerate. “We believe when they see what is currently in our offer, then that’s what they’ll vote for,” Paramount CEO David Ellison said of shareholders in a CNBC interview Monday. “We’re really here to finish what we started.” Paramount had been seen as a frontrunner to acquire Warner and its assets, including CNN.
Journalists React to Trump’s Latest Attack: “There Needs to Be a Lot More Outrage”
Unable to quash unfavorable reporting by slinging schoolyard taunts and taking away access, the Trump administration has taken a new tack: putting a target on individual journalists, under the guise of calling out “media bias.” Last week the White House debuted a so-called media bias portal on its website that catalogs alleged “false and misleading stories.” Its database—titled the “Offender Hall of Shame”—is searchable by publication and reporter, and flags reports for offenses such as...
Pete Hegseth Can’t Make the “Kill Everybody” Questions Go Away
Pete Hegseth has deployed his signature blend of belligerence and blame-shifting in an effort to shut down questions about his involvement in a potential war crime. Yet scrutiny of the defense secretary has only continued to intensify, with even some Republicans on Capitol Hill raising questions and promising to investigate the military’s reported second strike on a Venezuelan boat in September.
It’s Not Just MTG: Other Republicans in Congress Are Reportedly Eyeing an Exit
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s announcement that she would resign from Congress in the coming weeks was a warning sign for the GOP. The Georgia representative arrived on Capitol Hill as the face of a Republican Party that Donald Trump had reshaped in his own image—but now, after a high-profile spat with the president, she will leave in January as the embodiment of that party’s dysfunction. And she’s unlikely to be the only GOP lawmaker heading for the exit.
Donald Trump qualifie une journaliste de "truie" : le bestiaire machiste du président américain
La semaine dernière, à bord d'Air Force One, la journaliste de Bloomberg Catherine Lucey a rebondi sur les propos de Donald Trump pour lui poser une question. Celui-ci, s’est alors penché au-dessus d‘elle et, la pointant du doigt, a prononcé les mots suivants : « Quiet, piggy. » Ce qu’on peut traduire par « tais-toi, la truie ». Un terme enfantin qui n’a pas les connotations sexuelles du mot truie en français, mais qui reste plein de mépris et qui, adressé à une journaliste, scandalise.
Donald Trump Calling Women Pigs and More: A Brief History
Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey was asking President Donald Trump a follow-up question on Air Force One last week when he leaned toward her, pointed his finger, and said: “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.” He had deflected her first question, about a recently released Jeffrey Epstein email in which the late sex trafficker said Trump “knew about the girls.” Lucey was merely doing her job.
The House Voted to Release the Epstein Files. What Happens Now?
After months of build-up—and a steady drip of revelations that became a political liability for President Donald Trump—the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill demanding the Department of Justice release all its files related to the convicted pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Democratic Strategists Mull Jack Schlossberg’s Odds of Getting Into Congress
When he launched his congressional campaign last week, Jack Schlossberg pitched himself as something of a bridge between Democrats and a toxic social media environment that has been dominated by Republicans. “New media is completely polluted and the air is dirty,” the Kennedy scion told MSNBC during the buzzy rollout of his bid for the New York seat being vacated by Jerry Nadler.
" Il savait pour les filles " : la relation entre Donald Trump et Jeffrey Epstein dévoilée dans des courriels
Donald Trump a longtemps cherché à minimiser sa relation avec le pédocriminel Jeffrey Epstein. Le président a affirmé qu'il n'était « pas un fan » du financier et qu'il ne comprenait pas la « fascination » exercée par cette affaire « ennuyeuse », qui comprenait des allégations troublantes envers certaines des personnes les plus riches et les plus puissantes de la planète.
La relación entre Donald Trump y Jeffrey Epstein: todo lo que sabemos
Donald Trump lleva mucho tiempo tratando de restar importancia a su relación con el difunto traficante de menores Jeffrey Epstein. El presidente ha afirmado que “no es fan” del financiero y que, de hecho, no entiende la “fascinación” por este caso “aburrido”, que incluye acusaciones contra algunas de las personas más ricas y poderosas del planeta.
The Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Relationship: Everything We Know
Donald Trump has long sought to downplay his relationship with the late child-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The president has claimed he was “not a fan” of the financier and that, in fact, he doesn’t get the “fascination” with this “boring” case—which has included disturbing allegations against some of the richest and most powerful people on the planet. But newly released Epstein emails have once again undermined Trump’s efforts to distance himself from his old friend, who died in prison in 2019.
From the Sandwich Trial to Chicago, Some Courts Are Fed Up with Trump’s Baloney
In normal times, it would go without saying that shooting a praying pastor in the face with a pepper bullet is worse than throwing a sandwich at some guy. But in abnormal times like these, you have to take the wins where you can. And this week did seem like a win in the long-running battle between Donald Trump and reality.
Democrats Have a Lot to Learn From Centrist Abigail Spanberger-and Progressive Zohran Mamdani
Tuesday was a rough night for Donald Trump. Despite the “mandate” he claimed upon his own election a year ago, voters turned out in large numbers to reject his preferred candidates, delivering Democrats their first taste of hope since Trump steamrolled back into Washington. The message seemed clear: “Americans are appalled by what they are seeing coming out of this administration,” as New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez put it on CNN Tuesday evening.
MAGA Melts Down Over Mamdani’s Mayoral Victory: “New York City Has Fallen”
Zohran Mamdani’s historic election in the New York City mayoral race Tuesday sent President Donald Trump and his allies into immediate hysterics, with figures on the MAGA right like House Speaker Mike Johnson lamenting the “dangerous” democratic socialist—and seeking to cast him as the figurehead of a Democratic Party that has so far only tentatively embraced him.
The Double Bind of the AI Bubble Means We’re Screwed Whether the Tech Succeeds or Fails
The stock market is largely being propped up by a promise of AI that has yet to deliver—setting up what could be a disastrous bubble. But the AI land rush isn’t merely a risky gamble. Wall Street is staking the health of the markets—and that of the broader economy with it—on a bet against the common good.
How the Trump Administration Press Strategy of Trolling Journalists Could Backfire
On Monday, Lawfare’s Anna Bower reported on a stunning Signal exchange she had with Lindsey Halligan, the loyalist lawyer whom Donald Trump installed as interim United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia with an explicit mission to go after his political foes.
How the Trump administration press strategy of trolling journalists could backfire - Editor and Publisher
Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2025 4:42 pm On Monday, Lawfare’s Anna Bower reported on a stunning Signal exchange she had with Lindsey Halligan, the loyalist lawyer whom Donald Trump installed as interim United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia with an explicit mission to go after his political foes.
“Never Surrender”: No Kings Takes On Special Urgency in Chicago
It was an unseasonably warm fall day in Chicago as an estimated 100,000 demonstrators descended on Grant Park for the second “No Kings” protest of 2025. For more than a month, this city has been at the center of Donald Trump’s Constitution-defying immigration crackdown. But on Saturday, there was a sense of catharsis—because at least for one afternoon, there was somewhere for all the pent up fear, angst, and outrage of liberal-leaning Chicagoans to go.
In Donald Trump’s Economic “Golden Age,” Silver Prices Are Surging
Silver isn’t only seeing a revival as a fashion trend; it’s also seeing a resurgence with investors. Like the cost of gold, silver prices have been soaring of late, hitting a record $50.13 a troy ounce earlier this week as investors continue to seek out safe-haven assets. That broke the previous record, $48.70 per troy ounce, which had stood since January 1980—just ahead of the infamous “Silver Thursday” bust.
Silver Is Having a “Trading Places” Moment in the Shutdown Economy
Silver isn’t only seeing a revival as a fashion trend; it’s also seeing a resurgence with investors. Like the cost of gold, silver prices have been soaring of late, hitting a record $50.13 a troy ounce earlier this week as investors continue to seek out safe-haven assets. That broke the previous record, $48.70 per troy ounce, which had stood since January 1980—just ahead of the infamous “Silver Thursday” bust.
Silver Is Having a “Trading Places” Moment in the Shutdown Economy
How Javier Milei’s Botched Strategy Led To A Tough Defeat In Buenos Aires And What He’s Changing For Upcoming Elections Javier Milei’s La Libertad Avanza coalition suffered a tough defeat in last month’s elections in Buenos Aires Province by messing up the strategy. Strategy, Alliances, and Expectations The President had placed high stakes on the electoral bout, with his sister and Chief of Staff, Karina Milei, in …
On Wall Street, the Mood Is, Shutdown? What Shutdown?
The government shutdown may have entered its second week. But for investors, it’s been business as usual. Little of the uncertainty that’s loomed over federal workers, food program beneficiaries, and small businesses has so far seemed to reach the markets, which have continued to enjoy record highs. And investors seem largely unfazed by the standoff in Washington, confident that this latest shutdown will—like previous ones—reach a resolution without a long-term effect on the overall economy.
Donald Trump Shitposts AI Slop Amid Shutdown Impasse
If Democrats had any misguided hope about their shutdown negotiations with Donald Trump, the president extinguished it Monday evening with an AI-generated video of Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer bad-mouthing his own party as House counterpart Hakeem Jeffries looked on while sporting a sombrero and handlebar mustache.
Meet the Likely Next Targets of Trump’s Revenge Tour
Donald Trump escalated his revenge crusade last week, successfully pressuring his Justice Department to file charges against former FBI director James Comey—a longtime target of the president’s ire over his role in the Russia investigation that clouded Trump’s first term. But Comey, who was charged with a count of making a false statement to Congress and a count of obstruction of a congressional proceeding, is far from the only political foe whom Trump could use the DOJ against.
“At Professional Risk”: Charging Comey Could Land Lindsey Halligan in Hot Water
When Donald Trump replaced US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Erik Siebert with Lindsey Halligan recently, he made no secret of her job responsibilities: Go after Adam Schiff, Letitia James, and James Comey.
Investors Are So Confident in the Trump Economy They’re Turning to Gold
Investors Are So Confident in the Trump Economy They’re Turning to Gold The president promised a “golden age,” but Americans buying actual gold to hedge against an unstable economy is probably not what he had in mind. Gold—it’s not only the decoration of choice for Donald Trump’s White House, but, it seems, the asset of choice for investors skittish about the economy he’s overseeing.
Tom Homan et le mystérieux sac de cash : l’administration Trump enterre une affaire gênante
Un sac brun siglé de la chaîne de restauration rapide Cava. Cinquante mille dollars en liquide, bourrés a l’intérieur. Et Tom Homan, ancien patron par intérim de l’ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement], figure de proue de la ligne dure anti-immigration de Donald Trump, filmé en septembre 2024 en train d’accepter ce bagage compromettant des mains d’agents du FBI se faisant passer pour des entrepreneurs en quête de contrats frontaliers.
Now We’ll Never Know What Happened with Border Czar Tom Homan and the Bag of Money
“Nothing to it” is how border czar Tom Homan described the allegations that in September 2024, according to sources familiar with the case who spoke to The New York Times, he was recorded accepting $50,000 stuffed into a bag from the fast-casual chain Cava from undercover FBI agents. The FBI agents were initially investigating a different target, per sources who spoke to the Times, and were posing as businessmen looking for government contracts along the border.
The Looming Shutdown Is a Test for the Democrats’ Resolve
On Friday morning, the House passed a stopgap measure to keep the government’s lights on through November 21, in a mostly party-line vote. But it failed in the Senate later in the afternoon as Democrats stood against it, setting the stage for a shutdown at the end of the month. “Our Republican colleagues seem to think Americans are happy with the direction of this country,” Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Friday.
Donald Trump Finally Bullied Jerome Powell Into Cutting Interest Rates
Donald Trump is getting the interest-rate cut he’s wanted. The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point, its first cut in 2025—a move that came after months of intense pressure from the president and amid worrying signs about the state of the economy. In a statement, the Federal Reserve board noted that “growth of economic activity moderated in the first half of the year.
“Es el tipo de suceso sobre el que advertí": Charlie Kirk y la violencia política de nuestros días
En junio, tras el asesinato en Minnesota de una legisladora demócrata, Robert Pape, el experto en violencia política y director del Project on Security & Threats (Proyecto de seguridad y contra las amenazas) de la Universidad de Chicago, advirtió en un artículo de opinión en el New York Times que "podríamos estar al borde de una etapa de extrema violencia en la política estadounidense". El asesinato de Charlie Kirk este miércoles en un campus universitario de Utah, fue "trágico pero predecible.
“The Kind of Event I Was Warning About": Charlie Kirk and Our Era of Political Violence
In June, after the assassination of a Democratic lawmaker in Minnesota, Robert Pape, a leading expert on political violence as the director of the Chicago Project on Security & Threats at the University of Chicago, warned in a New York Times op-ed that “we may be on the brink of an extremely violent era in American politics.” The killing of Charlie Kirk, on a college campus in Utah on Wednesday, was “tragic but predictable,” Pape tells VF.
Scott Bessent Fights Brutal Jobs Numbers
As if Scott Bessent wasn’t angry enough already. The Treasury secretary, in the headlines in recent days for allegedly threatening to smack one of his colleagues in the face, now finds himself in damage control mode after a brutal Bureau of Labor Statistics report Tuesday—the latest sign that Donald Trump may not be ushering in the economic “golden age” he’d promised.
Data ownership in hotel franchising: something we don’t talk about (but really should)
Did you know that in most franchise agreements, the guest data (the lifeblood of modern hospitality, the gold, the main asset) isn't owned by the hotel owner. It's controlled by the franchisor. That includes customer lists, preferences, booking histories, loyalty data, and even performance data from systems like the PMS, CRM, RMS, etc. And yes, those systems are almost always mandated by the brand and operated under their centralized infrastructure.
A Self-Described “MAGA Rambo” Is Challenging Lindsey Graham
Paul Dans speaks in a mash-up of movie references. In discussing the primary campaign he just announced against longtime South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham, he quotes Casablanca. When I saw him during an event held alongside the Republican National Convention last summer, he used The Matrix as an analogy for the deep state. And to describe himself? “I’m kind of a MAGA Rambo, if you will,” he tells me when I get him on the phone this week.
Elizabeth Warren Says Trump Is Turning the White House Into a “Crypto Cash Machine”
When I got Elizabeth Warren on the line Thursday morning, I asked how she was doing. “You know, personally, I’m fine,” the Massachusetts senator replied. “But I worry about the state of our republic.” Warren—a leading progressive and the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee—has spent her career sounding the alarm about a financial system rigged against everyday Americans.
Mike Johnson Adjourns Lawmakers to an Early Recess to Avoid Voting on Epstein File Release
Democrats are continuing to pressure Donald Trump over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case—a matter that has shaken his typically loyal base. “It’s a clear case of Trump once again siding with the elites, because he’s one of them,” says Arizona senator Ruben Gallego, who introduced a resolution last week seeking the release of the Epstein files.
Maxine Waters Is Sounding the Alarm on Trump’s “Crypto Week”
It was “Crypto Week” on Capitol Hill where the House of Representatives advanced a trio of Donald Trump–backed bills, which established first-ever rules around stablecoins and could lend more legitimacy to the Wild West industry. It was a win for the industry, and for Republicans, who once again fell in line behind the president.
The Texas Democrat Trying to Force Trump’s Hand on Epstein: “It Seems Like He’s Trying to Cover Up”
Donald Trump’s sudden about-face on Jeffrey Epstein—whose death in jail, during Trump’s first term, has been a particular fixation among his supporters—seems to have shaken some of his base’s devotion, prompting the president to wonder in a Truth Social post over the weekend, “What’s going on with my ‘boys’ and, in some cases, ‘gals?’” One lawmaker trying to get answers is six-term congressman Marc Veasey, a Texas Democrat who on Monday introduced a resolution demanding the Trump...
Former Real World Star Sean Duffy Ominously Accepts NASA Side Hustle: "Time To Take Over Space"
Donald Trump has another job for Sean Duffy, the Real World personality turned congressman turned Fox News pundit turned transportation secretary: interim administrator of NASA. “He will be a fantastic leader,” the president said in announcing the appointment, praising Duffy for doing a “TREMENDOUS” job at Transportation. “Honored to accept this mission,” Duffy posted after the announcement.
Personalize or paralyze? Where do we draw the line between (hyper-) personalization and discovery in travel?
The drive towards personalisation in travel isn't new, but its scale and speed today raise new questions. The real issue isn't if we're personalising too much and not leaving room for spontaneous discovery. It's about the intention. Are we using data to support guests, or are we narrowing their experience? When personalisation becomes rigid or overly templated, it stops being useful. It can make the experience feel repetitive, even frustrating.
Personalize or paralyze? Where do we draw the line between (hyper-) personalization and discovery in travel?
70% of what we watch on Netflix is algorithmically suggested. 60% of what we buy on Amazon is driven by predictive logic. For Gen Alpha, raised on TikTok's "For You" feed, this is already the norm, but the trend now spans all generations. That same paradigm is reshaping our industry, from in-room personalization to AI agents booking entire stays. But at what point does personalization stop enhancing the guest experience… and start creating echo chambers?
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