Thomas Dans, chairman of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission and an influential voice in the current administration, may have just revealed the real reason Washington is so interested in Greenland.
Forget military strategy or national security, Dans implied the prize could be something much bigger: cheap seafood at Red Lobster: “My view is that the United States could take all the seafood Greenland could produce, cut out the middleman, keep it from China—and bring back all-you-can-eat shrimp at Red Lobster,” he said.
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Lead: War Outcome Reality Check
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President Trump is threatening to sue The New York Times after it published a piece titled, “What Changed After Almost Four Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much.”
Trump’s response?
He accused the newspaper of publishing “FAKE & MADE UP ‘FACTS,’” called its reporting “TREASONOUS,” and vowed to add the story to his multibillion-dollar lawsuit, declaring, “They are Criminals.”
In another post, he insisted the operation was a complete success, writing: “Their Military is DONE, their Navy is GONE, their Air Force is GONE, their Launching Pads, Missiles, Drones and Manufacturing of same, is almost GONE.”
Trump says The New York Times is spreading falsehoods, but how accurate are his own statements?
If Iran’s military and navy were truly destroyed, why wasn’t the U.S. able to take control of the Strait? And if all of Iran’s defenses were supposedly eliminated, then why did Washington sign an agreement that favors Iran?
Either way, the president cannot just threaten the press on things he doesn’t like. We have a free press. This is not like ABC saying he’d been convicted of rape, which was patently false. This is spin and the press does not have to accept spin.
If he did sue the NYT, truth is an absolute defense.
Which means that if the NYT can prove what they are saying, the president has no claim. How in the world is he going to PROVE that Iran’s navy was destroyed? He hasn’t even proven it to us, the American people.
Trump is correct that the NYT is corrupt, though. Even so, the newspaper does raise a fair question: What actually changed? From where many people are sitting, the world appears worse off than it was before this war began.
And where does Gaza fit into all of this?
Will Iran stand up for Gaza the same way it’s standing up for Lebanon? Will it wrap Gaza into the negotiations? If that happens and meaningful change follows, then critics like the NYT would be wrong to say the war accomplished nothing.
Internet Searches Under Government Watch
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What if simply typing an address into Google was enough to put you on a federal watch list?
That’s essentially what happened after newly unsealed court records revealed that the Justice Department ordered Google to identify 311 users who searched for the Republican National Committee or the Democratic National Committee headquarters during the first five days of January 2021. The demand was made because pipe bombs were discovered outside the RNC and DNC headquarters.
According to Google’s own legal challenge, the warrant swept up ordinary citizens, party volunteers, journalists, and anyone else who happened to search for a committee’s street address or contact information.
Google argued the request was “grossly overbroad” and amounted to the kind of general search the Fourth Amendment was designed to prevent.
Apparently, constitutional protections stop at the search bar.
Citing United States v. Grubbs, the judge ruled that Google had no legal standing to challenge the warrant before it was executed.
So those who did nothing more than search for a committee’s street address had their identities, email addresses, payment information, and account data turned over to the government without ever being notified because a nondisclosure order prevented Google from telling them.
Today, it’s a Google search for a political address that lands citizens on a federal watch list. Tomorrow, it could be a search for a protest, with the list of monitored search terms continuing to grow.
Google searches are just a snapshot of what’s really going on here, though.
Because things like government-monitored internet searches, mandatory tracking systems in vehicles, required biometric data collection for access to online services, and similar, all point toward a gradual expansion of a surveillance state, where privacy and freedoms will be a things of the past.
What If Disclosure Is Bigger Than We Think?
For decades, we’ve been told disclosure is something that will happen one day.
A government announcement. A leaked document. A piece of undeniable evidence.
But what if disclosure isn’t just about what authorities reveal?
What if it’s also about what we’re willing to see?
As more whistleblowers, insiders, and researchers come forward, millions of people are asking bigger questions about consciousness, reality, and humanity’s place in the universe.
That’s why many Redacted viewers are exploring Gaia.
Gaia features documentaries, series, and interviews that dive deeper into UFO disclosure, ancient wisdom, consciousness, and the nature of reality — bringing together many of the voices who helped shape the disclosure conversation long before it became mainstream.
Proof is one layer.
Perception is another.
Whether you’re simply curious or already following the latest developments, Gaia offers a place to explore these questions for yourself.
The future may require us to expand not only what we know—but how we think.
Explore disclosure, consciousness, and the possibility of contact at Gaia.
Redacted will be live today at 4 p.m. Eastern. Until then, check out our latest video on UFO disclosures and alien bodies with Ron James. Whether you’re a skeptic or not, it’s a conversation worth watching.
What’s Trending
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Alan Greenspan is trending after he passed away on Monday at the age of 100. President Ronald Reagan appointed the longtime economist to serve as chairman of the Federal Reserve in 1987, a position he held until 2006.
The cruise passengers who contracted hantavirus are trending because the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed that their 42-day quarantine has finally ended.
Charlie Kirk is trending because a judge delayed a contempt ruling in the case until Friday, leaving the defendant’s eligibility for the death penalty hanging in the balance.
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