American Jews Reclaim German Citizenship | DW News

Jan 29, 2026 | Once unthinkable: At 103, Holocaust survivor Ruth Gruenthal has reclaimed the German citizenship the Nazi regime stripped from her because she was Jewish. After surviving Nazi persecution and rebuilding her life in the U.S., Ruth became a psychotherapist and raised a family spanning four generations — many of whom have now also reclaimed German citizenship.

Born in Hamburg in 1922, imprisoned in France, and forced to flee Nazi persecution as a teenager, Ruth rebuilt her life in the United States, where she lived for decades. But recent political developments, rising antisemitism, and fears of growing authoritarianism in the U.S. have shaken her sense of security.

Ruth is not alone. An increasing number of Jewish Americans with family histories shaped by the Holocaust are applying to restore German citizenship — not necessarily to leave, but to have a safeguard: the option to move to Germany should conditions in the United States deteriorate further.

Germany allows victims of Nazi persecution and their descendants to reclaim citizenship that was deliberately taken from them. In New York alone, applications have more than doubled in recent years.

Truppenverlegungen der USA: Eskaliert der Konklikt mit Iran?

Die Neue Zürcher Zeitung erklärt.

أفضل ما في المطبخ اللبناني | The Best of Lebanese Cuisine | [The Late] Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations | Travel Channel

Jun 22, 2024 | Anthony is in Beirut, Lebanon. He begins in the Beqaa Valley with a visit to Massaya Vineyard run by brothers Sami and Ramsay Goza. The vineyard specializes in high-quality arak, an anise-seed flavour liquor that Anthony describes as “sexy.”

Next, Anthony is at his friend Kamal’s house for a home-cooked meal. There’s oven-baked cauliflower, stuffed calamari, Fattoush, baba gannoush, and the most delicious kibbeh* [raw] (الكبة النيئة) Anthony has ever tasted. What else can you expect from Suzanne the “Kibbeh Queen”?!


WIKIPEDIA: Anthony Bourdain » [R.I.P.]

Nb: * Kibbeh can be eaten cooked or raw. (Uncooked kibbeh is called الكبة النيئة)

Muskelwahn und Männerkult - Adonis | Doku HD | ARTE

Jan 28, 2026 | Vor Kurzem noch ein Privileg der Leistungssportler, doch inzwischen hat der Konsum von Anabolika im Rahmen des Körperkults bei jungen Männern alarmierende Ausmaße angenommen.

Ein Einblick in die Maschinerie des Kraftsports und Fokus auf die körperlichen, psychischen und gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen der Obsession vom perfekten männlichen Körper.


Diese jungen Männer verzichten auf alles, auf alle Annehmlichkeiten des Lebens, nur um sich beeindruckende Muskeln anzutrainieren. Sie trinken keinen Alkohol und rauchen natürlich auch nicht. Sie verbringen viel Zeit im Fitnessstudio. Doch sobald sie damit aufhören, werden ihre Muskeln schlaff und fett! Es ist mir ein Rätsel, warum diese jungen Männer so viel Wert auf ihre Muskeln legen, aber ihrer Haut so wenig Beachtung schenken. Sie sind bereit, ihre Haut mit unzähligen Tattoos zu verunstalten. — © Mark Alexander

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Before the Great Recession, “The Warning” | Full Documentary

Jan 27, 2026 | Long before the economic meltdown in the U.S. that led to the Great Recession, one woman tried to raise the alarm about the threat to the financial system.

“The Warning” unearthed the hidden history of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression in the United States. Brooksley Born spoke for the first time on television about her failed campaign to regulate the secretive, multitrillion-dollar derivatives market whose crash helped trigger the financial collapse in the fall of 2008.

“We didn’t truly know the dangers of the market, because it was a dark market,” said Born, who was the head of an obscure federal regulatory agency — the Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC]. Born not only warned of the potential for economic meltdown in the late 1990s, but also tried to convince the country’s key economic powerbrokers to take actions that could have helped avert the crisis.

The documentary also revealed an intense battle among high-ranking members of former President Bill Clinton’s administration and uncovered a concerted effort not to regulate the emerging, highly complex, and lucrative derivatives markets, which became a ticking time-bomb within the American economy.



It is rather shocking to me that a man as clever as Alan Greenspan was considered to be was such a devotee of Ayn Rand. Ayn Rand was an émigrée from the Soviet Union. She had very extreme, laissez-faire ideas which were verging on the anarchic. That Alan Greenspan, known as ‘The Wizard’ because of his superior understanding of economics, couldn’t see through Ayn Rand’s cranky theories is enigmatic, to say the least. — © Mark Alexander

The Real Reason Donald Trump Wants Greenland | 60 Minutes Australia

Jan 27, 2026 | Greenland has always been a fascinating place- at the top of the world, remote and mysterious - but it has now become the centre of a global race for rare earth minerals. Donald Trump wants Greenland so badly he’s offered to buy it or threatened to simply take it. But, in pole position to reap the rewards of this resource rich territory is Australian mining company Energy Transition Minerals, which claims it has uncovered the world’s largest rare earths deposit.

Als der Reichstag brannte | Doku HD Reupload | ARTE

Jan 27, 2026 | Vor 90 Jahren, in der Nacht vom 27. Februar zum 28. Februar 1933 steht der Reichstag in Flammen – und mit ihm die deutsche Demokratie. Der Brand dient Hitler, der einen Monat zuvor zum Reichskanzler ernannt worden war, als Vorwand für die Errichtung einer Diktatur. Binnen Stunden werden Tausende Oppositionelle interniert. Doch wer war für den Reichstagsbrand verantwortlich?

1928 steht Deutschland am Rande eines Bürgerkriegs. Kommunisten und Nationalsozialisten liefern sich Kämpfe auf den Straßen und an den Wahlurnen, um die Mehrheit im Reichstag zu erlangen. Wahl um Wahl erobern Hitler und seine Partei die politische Landschaft, während seine Braunhemden bei politischen Gegnern Angst und Schrecken verbreiten. Am 30. Januar 1933 wird Hitler dank einer wackeligen Koalition mit der nationalkonservativen DNVP Reichskanzler. Kurz darauf sorgt das Gerücht eines bevorstehenden Staatsstreichs für zusätzliche Verunsicherung.

Am 27. Februar 1933 werden mit dem Brand des Reichstagsgebäudes alle Befürchtungen wahr. In dem brennenden Gebäude wird ein Mann aufgegriffen: der 24-jährige arbeitslose Niederländer Marinus van der Lubbe, der als Kommunist gilt – in den Augen der Nationalsozialisten ein Bilderbuchtäter. Der Vorwand ist gefunden, über Nacht Tausende Oppositionelle zu verhaften und in den ersten nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslagern zu internieren. Darunter befinden sich auch drei bulgarische „Agitatoren“ und der Fraktionsvorsitzende der Kommunisten im Reichstag, die zu Komplizen des jungen Niederländers erklärt werden.

Binnen weniger Wochen wird Deutschland zur Diktatur: Der Kanzler erhält die volle Macht, während seine Milizen auf den Straßen im Namen der Partei Terror verbreiten. Außerhalb Deutschlands organisiert sich Widerstand: Die Kommunisten beschuldigen ihrerseits Goebbels, Göring beziehungsweise die SA, den Brand gelegt zu haben.

Die Nationalsozialisten reagieren mit einem Schauprozess gegen die mutmaßlichen Reichstagsbrandstifter. Drei Monate lang werden alle Verhandlungen aufgezeichnet. Mehr als 200 Zeugen und Sachverständige treten unter strenger Kontrolle der Propaganda in den Zeugenstand. Die Schuld von Marinus van der Lubbe scheint außer Zweifel zu stehen …

Dokumentarfilm von Mickaël Gamrasni (F 2022, 90 Min)
Video verfügbar bis zum 11/07/2026

Why You Should Try Salzburger Nockerln

Allow yourself to be delighted.

Anne Applebaum Says Europe Is Starting to Hedge against the US

America might not be our ally anymore.

Horrific Human Experiments of the Holocaust

Jan 27, 2026 | Adolf Hitler's regime of terror and destruction inflicted brutal horrors throughout the Third Reich. Ideas of making Germany great again and establishing a pure race indoctrinated the German people to support him indefinitely. The Nazi Regime under Adolf Hitler imposed some of the most insane forms of eugenics and medical experiments the world has ever seen.

It’s only a small step from MaGGA (Make Germany Great Again) to MAGA (Make America Great Again). And Hiter’s calls to make Germans a “pure race” again immediately remind one of Trump’s multiple utterances about immigrants “poisoning the blood” of America, for by implication, if Americans’ blood has been poisoned, it is no longer pure. What went on in Hitler’s Germany is so reminiscent of what is going on in Trump’s America. It truly is alarming. — © Mark Alexander

Ungarn wirft Ukraine Wahleinmischung vor – Kiew bestellt Botschafter ein

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Ungarn beschuldigt die Ukraine, sich in die bevorstehenden Parlamentswahlen einmischen zu wollen. Kiew spricht von „antiukrainischer Rhetorik“.

Das ukrainische Außenministerium hat nach eigenen Angaben am Donnerstag den ungarischen Botschafter Antal Geyser einbestellt, um gegen Behauptungen der ungarischen Regierung zu protestieren. Budapest hatte der Ukraine vorgeworfen, sich in die bevorstehenden Parlamentswahlen einzumischen, was die Ukraine zurückweist. Dem Diplomaten wurde mitgeteilt, dass die Ukraine es ablehne, von ungarischer Seite in den dortigen Wahlkampf hineingezogen zu werden, teilte das ukrainische Außenministerium mit. Ungarn werde aufgefordert, seine „aggressive antiukrainische Rhetorik“ einzustellen, um negative Folgen für das Verhältnis der beiden Nachbarländer zu vermeiden, hieß es. » | Anika Schlünz | Mittwoch, 28. Januar 2026

Indonésie : un couple flagellé à 140 reprises pour des relations sexuelles hors mariage

LE FIGARO : La femme s’est évanouie après avoir été flagellée et a été conduite à une ambulance. Il s’agit de l’une des sentences les plus sévères depuis l’entrée en vigueur de la loi islamique dans la province conservatrice d’Aceh en 2001

Un homme et une femme, condamnés pour des relations sexuelles hors mariage par un tribunal islamique de la province conservatrice d'Aceh, dans l'ouest de l'Indonésie, ont été flagellés à 140 reprises jeudi, a constaté un journaliste de l'AFP. L'homme et la femme, dont l'âge n'a pas été précisé, ont reçu chacun 140 coups d'un bâton de rotin dans le dos, 100 pour relations sexuelles hors mariage et 40 pour consommation d'alcool, a indiqué à l'AFP le chef de la police de la charia de Banda Aceh, Muhammad Rizal.

La femme s'est évanouie après avoir été flagellée et a été conduite à une ambulance. Il s'agit de l'une des sentences les plus sévères depuis l'entrée en vigueur de la loi islamique dans cette province en 2001. Quatre autres personnes ont été fouettées en public jeudi, dont un policier et sa partenaire féminine, condamnés également pour une trop grande proximité hors mariage. Chacun d'eux a reçu 23 coups de bâton. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 29 janvier 2026

Tout cela au nom de la miséricorde et de la compassion d'Allah, bien sûr. — © Mark Alexander

Melania Trump Documentary Pulled From South African Theaters

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The distributor, which was set to release the film on Friday, said it had canceled the theatrical premiere because of “recent developments,” but declined to specify.

“Melania,” the new documentary about the first lady, scheduled to open worldwide on Friday, has been pulled from theaters in South Africa after the film’s local distributor said on Wednesday that it would no longer release it.

“Based on recent developments, we’ve taken the decision to not go ahead with a theatrical release in territory,” said Thobashan Govindarajulu, the head of sales and marketing for the distributor, Filmfinity.

Mr. Govindarajulu declined to say what recent developments had led to the decision, but said that the company was not pressured or asked to pull the film. “That was our decision,” he said. The decision was first reported by the South African outlet News24.

The promotion of the film about Melania Trump has been as polarizing as her husband, President Trump, who has touted the movie as a “must watch.” But theaters have reported thin advanced ticket sales, despite Amazon investing $40 million for the rights to the film and spending tens of millions more on marketing, which industry analysts saw as a big risk. » | John Eligon | Reporting from Johannesburg | Wednesday, January 28, 2026

The Melania Film Is a 'Vanity Project' No One Will Watch | Josh Glancy

Jan 29, 2026 | "This is a sop."

The Melania film is "soap propaganda" but does show that the American commercial establishment has "bent the knee" to Trump, says associate editor of The Sunday Times, Josh Glancy.


Class and Trump are oxymorons, naturally, but I could not help but notice that the font that has been used for Melania's name in this vanity project film is the same font as the fashion House of Chanel uses! Chanel, of course, is synonymous with, the epitome of, class (and style) in the world of fashion. So, as Melania is so self-evidently a dedicated follower of fashion and behaves as the arbiter of style extraordinaire—she would almost certainly insist that she is a trendsetter rather than a follower—but nevertheless, I am convinced that the font that has been used for the name of this film has been used for subliminal purposes: they wanted the person reading the name of the film to associate Melania with class (and style) without realising that they are doing so! — © Mark Alexander

Steve Rosenberg: Russian Paper Concerned about "Off-switch for the Internet"

Jan 29, 2026 | With the FSB set to secure broad powers to cut communications, one Russian paper today criticises the idea: “It is impossible to imagine the functioning of a modern economy without a functioning Internet.”

Another paper looks at prices in 2026: “Vodka up 17%, cucumbers up 21.3%.”

”I Guess Tim Cook Doesn’t Think He Has the Power to Make a Difference.”

Tim Miller gives us the low down.

Lebanese Food Safari | Lebanese Cuisine | المطبخ اللبناني

Oct 6, 2017 | This week Maeve O'Meara goes in search of the fresh green flavours of Lebanese food when she visits one of her favourite Middle Eastern emporiums with master chef Greg Malouf. There, she discovers how to choose the best tahini, yoghurt, burgul, chick peas and spice mixes for use in the Lebanese kitchen. Later, Maeve visits Samira Saab whose tabouli is legendary and who has some simple tips on making it taste amazing.

Steve Schmidt: Why This Should Terrify Every American

Jan 28, 2026 | As new revelations expose the inner workings of ICE, DHS, and Trump-aligned operatives, Steve Schmidt breaks down the key players, calls out media failures, and warns that normalized cruelty and secrecy are pushing America closer to authoritarian rule.

The people mentioned by Steve Schmidt at the start of this video are America’s “deplorables”! America’s domestic terrorists, perhaps?

Just a simple question: Why are there so many bimbos in high office in America? And those who are not bimbos are damn nasty people. How so? — © Mark Alexander

Homosexuality in Europe Between Two Dictatorships I PART 2 | SLICE WHO

Jan 26, 2026 | Between the wars, being gay in Europe meant living under constant surveillance.

Through the personal memories of Pierre-Louis “Pilou”, this documentary traces a hidden life shaped by love, fear and repression.

From Paris to Italy, from quiet freedoms to fascist crackdowns, his story reveals how homosexuality was tolerated, medicalized, then criminalized. As Nazism and fascism spread, private lives became political threats.

Documentary : Snapshots Of History
EP:20 Pierre Louis ”Pilou”, Homosexuality in the Interwar Years
Direction : Delphine Deloget
Production : Bonne Compagnie


PART 1 can be watched here.

Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands

THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.S. and European officials say they have put three demands in front of the Iranians, including a permanent end to all enrichment of uranium.

President Trump sharply intensified his threats against Iran on Wednesday, suggesting that if it did not agree to a set of demands the administration had made of the country’s leaders, he could soon mount an attack “with speed and violence.”

Mr. Trump’s threat of a second direct attack on Iran by U.S. forces in eight months came as the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, along with other naval ships, bombers and fighter jets, took up positions in the region in striking distance of the country. Mr. Trump explicitly compared the buildup to the forces he amassed near Venezuela late last year, just ahead of the operation that seized Nicolás Maduro and his wife in the middle of the night early in January.

Mr. Trump gave no specifics about the deal he was demanding, saying only that a “massive Armada” was heading toward Iran and that the country should make a deal. But U.S. and European officials say that in talks, they have put three demands in front of the Iranians: a permanent end to all enrichment of uranium, limits on the range and number of their ballistic missiles, and an end to all support for proxy groups in the Middle East, including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis operating in Yemen.

Notably absent from those demands — and from Mr. Trump’s post on Truth Social on Wednesday morning — was any reference to protecting the protesters who took to the streets in Iran in December, convulsing the country and creating the latest crisis for its government. Mr. Trump had promised, in past social media posts, to come to their aid, but has barely mentioned them in recent weeks. » | David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager and Farnaz Fassihi | David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager reported from Washington, and Farnaz Fassihi from New York.| Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Donald Trump is a warmonger. He thrives on conflict and chaos. Has there ever been a more belligerent, more obnoxious president of the USA? — © Mark Alexander

Ecuador Objects After ICE Agent Tries to Enter Minneapolis Consulate

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Video showed diplomatic staff blocking the agent from entering on Tuesday morning.

Ecuador’s foreign ministry said it lodged a formal diplomatic protest with the United States after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent attempted to enter the country’s consulate in Minneapolis without permission on Tuesday morning.

Employees of the consulate stopped the agent from entering, the Ecuadorean foreign ministry said in a statement Tuesday night. Under the Vienna Conventions, to which the United States is a party, foreign consular buildings are off-limits to law enforcement from the host country without authorization from consular officials.

The incident comes amid an aggressive federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has prompted an outpouring of anger in the state and across the country.

Video footage verified by The New York Times shows a member of staff rushing to an entrance to the consulate, where an agent appears to have opened the door. The employee can be heard saying, “This is the Ecuadorean consulate, you’re not allowed to enter.” The agent responds by saying, “If you touch me, I’ll grab you.”

The consulate, in Northeast Minneapolis, has a clearly marked facade emblazoned with Ecuador’s national seal. » | Max Bearak and Ali Watkins | Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Budapest Mayor Charged over His Calls for People to Defy Hungary’s Pride Ban

THE GUARDIAN: Gergely Karácsony urged people to take to streets in June in pushback against Orbán government’s attack on rights

Prosecutors in Hungary have filed charges against the progressive mayor of Budapest, seeking to fine him months after hundreds of thousands of people heeded his call to take to the streets in defiance of the government’s ban on Pride.

The June march made headlines around the world after the ruling Fidesz party, led by the rightwing populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, backed legislation that created a legal basis for Pride to be banned, citing a widely criticised need to protect children.

The legislation, believed to be the first of its kind in the EU’s recent history, led Hungarian police to ban Budapest Pride. Soon after, however, the city’s mayor, Gergely Karácsony, declared it to be a municipal event in an attempt to circumvent official authorisation. » | Ashifa Kassam, European community affairs correspondent | Wednesday, January 28, 2026

I am still trying to figure out which age Viktor Orbán has his roots in: the Stone Age; the Bronze Age; or the Iron Age? — © Mark Alexander

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Claudia Scheinbaum’s decision not to deliver oil to Cuba in Cuba’s hour of need is disappointing indeed. Prior to this news, I had held this lady in high regard. But her halo has truly slipped now! One doesn’t have to be a fan of Cuba’s economic system—I am not—to care about human beings who are suffering unnecessarily. Mexico’s help could have been a lifeline for the long-suffering Cubans. Maybe China will now step in to fill the void. — © Mark Alexander

Trump Exposed for Displaying Framed Photo with Putin on White House Wall | Sir Bill Browder

Jan 28, 2026 | Sir Bill Browder joins Maddie Hale to discuss reports the United States will only provide security guarantees to Ukraine if it gives up the Donbas to Russia, Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin offers Donald Trump a way to receive a Nobel Peace Prize and a keen-eyed reporter finds a framed photo of the US President and Vladimir Putin hanging on a wall near the West Wing.

Portugal’s Forgotten Dictatorship: The Era Salazar | History Documentary

Aug 28, 2025 | For 48 years, António Salazar ruled Portugal with silent force. This documentary reveals how Europe’s longest right-wing dictatorship controlled a nation—and why the world barely remembers it.

Holocaust-Überlebende Friedman rührt Bundestag zu Tränen

Jan 28, 2026 | Vor 81 Jahren befreite die Rote Armee die verbliebenen Insassen im KZ Auschwitz. Die heute 87-Jährige Tova Friedman überlebte das Vernichtungslager nur durch einen Zufall. Im Bundestag berichtet sie von den damaligen Geschehnissen - und rührt viele Abgeordente zu Tränen. Credit: AFP

Chilean President: Today It’s Venezuela. Tomorrow It Could Be Anywhere Else

Gabriel Boric speaks.

The Brutal Fate of Homosexuals during Nazi Germany

Aug 17, 2024 | WARNING: This documentary is under an educational and historical context, We do NOT tolerate or promote hatred towards any group of people, we do NOT promote violence. We condemn these events so that they do not happen again. NEVER AGAIN. All photos have been censored according to YouTube's advertiser policies.

Explore the harrowing history of homosexuals during Nazi Germany in this eye-opening video, detailing the persecution, resilience, and untold stories of LGBTQ+ individuals under the Third Reich. Beginning in 1933, when Adolf Hitler rose to power, the Nazi regime intensified its efforts to eradicate homosexuality, which they deemed incompatible with their vision of a racially pure and morally strict society. This dark chapter in history saw the enforcement of Paragraph 175, a law criminalizing homosexual acts, which led to the arrest and conviction of approximately 100,000 men. The video delves into the infamous raids of gay clubs and bars in Berlin, once a haven for LGBTQ+ individuals during the liberal Weimar Republic. Names like Magnus Hirschfeld, a pioneering sexologist and gay rights advocate, emerge as tragic figures whose work was destroyed in the notorious book burnings of 1933. Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft was ransacked, and his extensive research on sexuality was lost forever.

Viewers will learn about the brutal conditions in concentration camps like Sachsenhausen and Buchenwald, where an estimated 5,000 to 15,000 homosexual men were imprisoned. The pink triangle, a symbol of shame and stigma, was forcibly worn by these men, marking them for severe mistreatment, forced labor, and often, death. Heart-wrenching personal accounts, like that of Pierre Seel, a Frenchman deported to Schirmeck-Vorbruck concentration camp, highlight the human cost of this persecution. Seel's later memoirs provide a rare, firsthand account of the horrors faced by gay men during this period.

The video also touches on the post-war period, revealing how the suffering of homosexuals was largely ignored or forgotten. Unlike other victims of the Holocaust, gay men were not immediately liberated but often re-imprisoned under the same Paragraph 175. It wasn't until 1969 that homosexuality was decriminalized in East Germany, and 1994 in reunified Germany.

This video is a crucial reminder of the resilience and courage of those who suffered under Nazi tyranny. It underscores the importance of remembering and honouring their stories to ensure that such atrocities are never repeated. Join us as we uncover the forgotten history of homosexuals during Nazi Germany, shedding light on a dark past to educate and inspire future generations.

Macron Welcomes the Prime Ministers of Denmark and Greenland at the Elysée – Watch Live

January 28, 2026

Trump, Amerika und die Welt: Warum Venezuela erst der Anfang war

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Warum die westlichen Analysen zu Venezuela zu kurz greifen – und was Trump wirklich will. Eine Analyse und eine Warnung an Europa.

Die Bilder gingen um die Welt: Mehr als 150 US-Kampfflugzeuge im venezolanischen Luftraum, Delta-Force-Kommandos, die den Präsidenten eines souveränen Staates aus seinem Schlafzimmer zerren, ein Staatsoberhaupt in Handschellen auf dem Weg nach Brooklyn. Was in der Nacht zum 3. Januar 2026 geschah, war keine Polizeiaktion. Es war der Auftakt zu etwas Größerem.

Doch viele westliche Beobachter scheinen die Dimension der aktuellen Ereignisse nicht zu begreifen.

Die bequeme These

In den Tagen nach der Operation dominierten zwei Erklärungen die Analyse-Spalten: Erstens sei dies eine reine Machtdemonstration gewesen, ein Signal an die Welt, dass Donald Trump handelt, wo andere reden. Zweitens gehe es um Öl – Venezuela besitzt die größten nachgewiesenen Reserven der Welt, und US-amerikanische Konzerne stehen bereit.

Beides stimmt. Und beides greift viel zu kurz.

Denn wer nur auf die Oberfläche schaut, übersieht die tektonischen Verschiebungen darunter. Die Frage ist nicht, ob Trump Stärke zeigen wollte. Die Frage ist: Wozu? » | Harald Neuber | Dienstag, 27. Januar 2026

Die Ereignisse der jüngsten Zeit hätten uns Europäern beweisen müssen, dass Amerika als Verbündeter nicht mehr vertrauenswürdig ist. Trump hat dieses Vertrauen zerstört. Wer das nicht erkennt, ist entweder blind oder realitätsfremd.

Daher ist es für die Europäer unerlässlich, ihre Verteidigungsstrategie dringend zu ändern. Europa muss aufrüsten. Und zwar schnell. Ungeachtet der Kosten. Es besteht ein dringender Bedarf an militärischer Rekrutierung, militärischer Ausrüstung und einer grundlegend überarbeiteten Militärstrategie. Darüber hinaus ist es unerlässlich, dass alle Europäer für das gemeinsame Ziel – die Selbstverteidigung – an einem Strang ziehen.

Amerika ist nicht nur kein verlässlicher Verbündeter mehr, sondern es gibt viele Kräfte, die die Europäische Union zerstören wollen, Trump eingeschlossen. Der einzige Weg, dieser Bedrohung zu begegnen, ist Stärke und Entschlossenheit. — © Mark Alexander

«Nous sommes prêts à recourir à la force» : les États-Unis menacent à nouveau les dirigeants vénézuéliens

LE FIGARO : Selon le chef de la diplomatie américaine Marco Rubio, les États-Unis pourraient de nouveau avoir recours à la force si le Venezuela ne se plie pas aux souhaits de Washington, quelques semaines après la capture spectaculaire de Nicolas Maduro.

Le chef de la diplomatie américaine, Marco Rubio, devrait avertir mercredi que les États-Unis pourraient de nouveau avoir recours à la force si le Venezuela ne se plie pas aux souhaits de Washington, quelques semaines après la capture spectaculaire de Nicolas Maduro. «Ne vous y trompez pas, comme l'a déclaré le président (Donald Trump), nous sommes prêts à recourir à la force pour garantir une coopération maximale si les autres méthodes échouent», indique le texte du discours qu'il doit prononcer devant une commission parlementaire, qui a été distribué à l'avance mardi.

Parlant de la dirigeante par intérim du Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, avec laquelle l'administration Trump s'est très vite accommodée, Marco Rubio souligne qu'elle «est bien consciente du sort réservé à Maduro». «Nous pensons que son intérêt personnel correspond à la réalisation de nos principaux objectifs», doit encore dire le secrétaire d'État devant la commission des Affaires étrangères du Sénat dans une menace à peine voilée, alors que Delcy Rodríguez est toujours sous le coup de sanctions américaines. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 28 Janvier 2026

Marco Rubio a l'air si innocent, mais à mon avis, on ne peut pas lui faire confiance. C'est un loup déguisé en agneau. — © Mark Alexander

Donald Trump assure qu’une «deuxième armada» se dirige vers l’Iran

LE FIGARO : Un groupe aéronaval, formé autour du porte-avions USS Abraham Lincoln, est déjà arrivé dans le golfe Persique, mais le président américain renforce encore la pression sur la République islamique.

Donald Trump continue de mettre la pression à l’Iran. «Il y a une autre belle armada qui flotte magnifiquement vers l’Iran en ce moment. [...] J’espère qu’ils parviendront à un accord. Ils auraient dû en conclure un la première fois qu’ils en avaient l’occasion», a-t-il lancé mardi 27 janvier lors d’un rassemblement à Clive, dans l’Iowa. «En juin, nous avons anéanti la capacité nucléaire de l’Iran lors de l’opération Midnight Hammer», a-t-il ajouté. Le président américain n’a pas donné de détails sur la composition de cette flotte. Impossible d’en trouver la trace dans les différents outils de renseignement en source ouverte (ROSO ou OSINT en anglais) » | Par Amaury Coutansais-Pervinquière | mercredi 28 janvier 2026

The Trump Murders - From Minnesota to the Caribbean: Allegations of Extrajudicial Killings

Jan 28, 2026 | Under the authority of the Trump regime, U.S. forces carried out a series of lethal operations that critics say crossed a dangerous legal and moral line. This video breaks down allegations of extrajudicial killings linked to Trump-era policies — from U.S. airstrikes on small boats in the Caribbean, to opaque bombing campaigns in Nigeria and Venezuela, to fatal encounters between federal agents and civilians in Minnesota. At the center of the controversy is an expansive claim of presidential authority: that the president can unilaterally order killings without charges, trials, or transparent oversight. Families of victims, including the relatives of two Trinidadian fishermen killed in a U.S. strike, are now suing the U.S. government — arguing these deaths were unlawful and violated both U.S. and international law.

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Chief Justice John Roberts must surely shoulder the blame with Donald Trump for these extrajudicial killings, for it was he who granted Donald Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken whilst in office. In the ‘Trump v. United States (2024)’ case, Trump was granted absolute immunity from prosecution for many core functions. Indeed so much immunity from prosecution was granted to Trump (and future presidents) that many critics have argued that the decision has placed Trump above the law.

It is to be hoped that John Roberts can now see the folly of his actions and rues the day he made those stupid decisions. But I wouldn’t bet on it. — © Mark Alexander

US dollar Sinks to Its Lowest Level in Four Years

THE GUARDIAN: Dollar drops against basket of currencies after Donald Trump brushed off concerns over slide

The US dollar has fallen to its lowest level in four years after Donald Trump brushed off concerns over the currency’s fall, sending investors fleeing to traditional havens including gold and the Swiss franc.

The dollar dropped by 1.3% against a basket of currencies after the president’s comments on Tuesday, marking its fourth day of declines, then slipped by a further 0.2% on Wednesday morning.

“No, I think it’s great,” Trump said of the weaker dollar, during a visit to Iowa to promote his record on the economy. Asked whether he was concerned about the currency’s slide, he told reporters: “I think the value of the dollar – look at the business we’re doing. The dollar’s doing great.”

The greenback has tumbled by 10% over the past year, while Tuesday’s fall was the largest one-day drop since last April, when Trump announced his sweeping tariff plans, marking a global market sell-off.

The dollar has now touched its lowest level since February 2022, after unpredictable US policymaking, including Trump’s recent threats to take over Greenland and impose further tariffs on European allies, unleashed fresh geopolitical shocks. » | Joanna Partridge | Wednesday, January 28, 2026

If America must go on suffering under Trump’s voodoo economics, it could well soon be on life-support! I have said it before, and I will say it again: Trump doesn’t understand even the basics of macro-economics. Egocentric, megalomaniacal, rapacious businessmen usually don’t. Especially businessmen skilled and talented enough to be able to bankrupt FIVE, arguably even SIX, casinos! For Americans, the future looks bleak. — © Mark Alexander

Donald Trump Backs Separatist Movement of Canadian Province

Jan 26, 2026 | “These kinds of conversations by leading figures in the White House are problematic.”

Overt comments by US representatives in support of a separatist movement in the Canadian province of Alberta are “unbecoming and troublesome,” says former deputy premier of Alberta and founder of the 'Forever Canadian' petition, Thomas Lukaszuk.

Homosexuality in Europe Between Two Dictatorships I PART 1 | SLICE WHO

Jan 19, 2026 | In 1920s Europe, before fascism reshaped the continent, a brief moment of freedom emerged.

Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.

From small-town France to Parisian cabarets, his story reveals a hidden world rarely documented.

A portrait of queer life before repression returned. In 1920s Europe, before fascism reshaped the continent, a brief moment of freedom emerged. Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.

Documentary : Snapshots Of History
EP:20 Pierre Louis ”Pilou”, Homosexuality in the Interwar Years
Direction : Delphine Deloget
Production : Bonne Compagnie

BREAKING: Kristi Noem Throws Stephen Miller Under the Bus as Trump Spirals

Jan 27, 2026 | Aaron Parnas reports on breaking news of Kristi Noem throwing Stephen Miller under the bus as Trump spirals, including a look at what Noem said, implications for Miller and the Trump administration, and much more!

Steve Schmidt: Trump’s Coalition Is Collapsing

Jan 27, 2026 | As Trump’s political coalition fractures and his propaganda machine loses its grip, the consequences reveal a movement in collapse. Steve Schmidt breaks down the dangers of unchecked power and explains why the American people must act to protect democracy and the rule of law.

Kristi Noem’s Days Are Numbered after Greg Bovino Firing

Jan 27, 2026 | Jesse discusses the risk that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will be fired now that Greg Bovino has been removed from his position and booted from Minnesota. Jesse notes that reporting reveals it isn’t just Kristi Noem who's at risk of being fired, but also her close adviser, Corey Lewandowski. Either way, they all need to go!

Mexico’s President Says Cancellation of Oil Shipment to Cuba Is ‘Sovereign’ Decision

THE GUARDIAN: Claudia Sheinbaum denied move was response to pressure from the US, after Trump said ‘zero’ oil would go to Cuba

Mexico has cancelled a shipment of oil to Cuba, the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, appeared to confirm on Tuesday, but she insisted the decision was “sovereign” and not the response to pressure from the US.

Fuel shortages are causing increasingly severe blackouts in Cuba, and Mexico has been the island’s biggest oil supplier since the US blocked shipments from Venezuela last month.

On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Pemex, Mexico’s state oil company, had “backtracked” on plans to send a much-needed delivery to Cuba this month.

Asked whether she denied the report in her daily press conference, Sheinbaum said: “It is a sovereign decision and it is made in the moment when necessary.” » | Thomas Graham in Tijuana | Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Trump has got them all kissing his ring! — © Mark Alexander

George Benson : Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You

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U.S Warns Cuba as China Steps In, Challenging U.S. Influence

Jan 27, 2026 | U.S Warns Cuba as China Steps In, Challenging U.S. Influence

This video explains why China has publicly pledged fresh support for Cuba as tensions with the United States rise again. It breaks down Beijing’s criticism of U.S. pressure, calls to lift sanctions, and Cuba’s defensive preparedness, while exploring how shifting power dynamics in the Caribbean and Latin America are drawing major global players into renewed diplomatic rivalry with potential regional consequences.

The Only Secret Recording of Hitler’s Normal Speaking Voice

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CHANEL Spring Summer 2026 Haute Couture — CHANEL Shows

Jan 27, 2026 | First, transparency and muslin. The CHANEL suit as a second skin, revealing the inner life of the wearer. Then come the birds. Of all colours, shapes and horizons. With them, a simple, joyful idea: freedom.

Spring Summer 2026 Haute Couture
Matthieu Blazy for CHANEL

LE FIGARO : Rencontre exclusive avec Matthieu Blazy, le nouveau directeur artistique de Chanel, qui vient de présenter son premier défilé haute couture : Mardi, dans un Grand Palais envahi de champignons, le Franco-Belge s’inspirait de l’oiseau d’un haïku pour son défilé haute couture de l’été 2026, porté par un formidable casting de tous âges. Nous l’avons rencontré deux jours avant, rue Cambon, dans les ateliers qui ont donné vie à sa vision. » (Réservé aux abonnés)

Giovanni Siracusa: Crispy Baked Chicken Cutlets – Cotoletta di pollo alla siciliana al forno

Oct 18, 2025 | These baked chicken cutlets are crispy, juicy, and full of Sicilian flavor. The chicken is tossed with olive oil, lemon, breadcrumbs, grated cheese, and parsley, then baked on a parchment lined tray until golden and crisp. A light and healthy Italian dinner that’s perfect for busy weeknights or family meals.

Click here for the full list of ngredients and method of preparation. Then click on ‘more’.

Powerful Winter Storm Expected to Batter the US for Days | DW News

Jan 27, 2026 | Large parts of the US are covered in snow as a result of the winter storm Fern. The storm began on Friday in the southern part of the country and spread northeast over the weekend, affecting more than half the population of the US. The severe winter temperatures have caused widespread power outages, and thousands of flights have been cancelled. Forecasters warn that freezing temperatures could prolong the storm throughout the week.