President-elect Donald Trump has always used his public press conferences and social media posts to seize attention and dictate the terms of national discourse. But his recent trolling about taking over Canada, acquiring Greenland, and reclaiming the Panama Canal reveals something more complex than rhetoric. These statements, far from harmless …
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President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out the use of military force to seize control of Greenland and Panama during a press conference on Tuesday. “Can you assure the world that as you try to get control of these areas you are not going to use military or economic coercion,” …
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President-elect Donald Trump has once again repeated his desires for U.S. territorial expansion. In a message delivered on Christmas Day, Trump took aim at the Panama Canal and Greenland, while also addressing Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeaudirectly. “Merry Christmas to all, including to the wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, …
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T here’s no fucking way I want to die on stage in my last song,” Sofía Valdés says. It’s not that she has an irrational fear of performing or anything like that; Valdés’ career as a musician is more fated than most. She’s the great-granddaughter of two legendary Latin music …
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