Trump’s Greenland Ambitions and Global Unrest – 3/29/2025

United States

• Trump suggests to NBC that using military force to annex Greenland remains an option, saying, “We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100%.”
• Trump reveals plans for the U.S. to purchase icebreakers from Finland
• ‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters targeted all 277 U.S. Tesla showrooms to hurt sales over Elon Musk’s DOGE role
• Trump declines to dismiss using military force to seize Greenland, per ABC
• Allegedly, Vance, Wiles, and Gor pushed Trump to oust Waltz over Signalgate, per Politico
• Tennessee Senate approves bill teaching students marriage before kids aids success, per AP
• Ecuador plans U.S. naval base in Manta to tackle gangs with Trump’s support, per CNN
• Trump shrugs off automaker price hikes due to his 25% tariff, per Bloomberg
• Rep. Omar reportedly drafts impeachment articles against Hegseth, Waltz, and Ratcliffe
• U.S. airstrike in Somalia eliminates several ISIS fighters
• Trump vows to keep Signalgate staff, per NBC
• Pentagon City Mall locked down after mass brawls lead to arrests and evacuation
• Tesla protest crowds reportedly disbanded at noon across multiple states
• Twelve states push to allow ivermectin without prescriptions, per Mary Talley Bowden MD
• Seattle’s Saka admits defund police failed, proposes rebuild, per Fox News
• Columbia grads shred diplomas over Khalil’s detention by Trump admin, per NBC News
• Kamala Harris tops list as Democratic Party leader, per Data for Progress poll
• DOGE slashes U.S. Institute of Peace staff, Trump allies take over, per NBC News
• FBI probes death of National Park Service worker found with severe injuries, per NBC News
• Protests target Tesla dealerships globally to confront Elon Musk, per The Guardian
• Trump admin terminates US Institute of Peace staff via DOGE overhaul, per CNN
• Experts urge precautions for suspected measles cases to curb spread, per NBC News
• Small plane crashes into Minneapolis home, no survivors reported, per CNN
• Trump admin fires US Institute of Peace staff, installs Musk ally, per The Washington Post
• Gig workers face financial ruin from sudden account blocks, per The New York Times
• US Naval Academy drops race and sex in admissions per Trump order, per PBS News
• Vance visits US base, calls Denmark weak ally over Greenland, per Bloomberg News
• Trump admin cancels permits for Western energy firms in Venezuela, per Bloomberg News
• US states compete to lead next-gen nuclear power expansion, per ABC News
• A bicyclist died in a hit-and-run in Phoenix, and police are now hunting for the suspects, per azcentral
• Governor Bob Ferguson huddled with Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown on Saturday to tackle Washington’s budget woes, per 4 News Now
• The Portland Bangers gear up for their debut season, set to launch in May at the University of Oregon’s Portland Stadium, per KATU News
• A lawsuit alleges a second fire from live power lines fused with the Palisades Fire, worsening the destruction, per NBC Los Angeles
• A Beaverton man reportedly perished in a two-car crash on South Kropf Road Friday night; a woman and her son were injured, per KATU News
• FHA reports 6.1 million Americans lag on mortgages, hitting 11.03% delinquency

International

• A student influencer stunned classmates with a backflip at the University of Leicester in the UK
• Russian suicide drones are attacking Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, in a large-scale assault
• Johnny Somali continues profiting in South Korea by harassing locals
• Lithuanian troops paused for a silent prayer honoring four U.S. soldiers missing with their armored vehicle from a drill four days ago
• Hamas allegedly tortured and killed 22-year-old Odai Saadi, a leader of Gaza’s anti-Hamas protests, dumping his body outside his family’s home
• Massive crowds flooded Istanbul streets in a major protest against Erdogan today
• Iranian dissidents rallied in Germany to back the overthrow of Iran’s Islamic Regime
• A Russian suicide drone hit a military hospital in Kharkiv, injuring wounded Ukrainian soldiers and doctors in a potential war crime
• Video from an eastern Poland forest camera confirms two young black wolves, once thought to be local myth
• The U.S. Geological Survey estimates up to 10,000 deaths from yesterday’s Myanmar earthquake
• Polish soldiers with heavy gear joined the search at Lithuania’s Pabradė Training Ground for four missing U.S. soldiers and their vehicle
• Saudi Arabia sets Eid al-Fitr for Sunday, March 30, 2025
• Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen criticized an ally’s tone, saying, “This is not how you speak to your close allies”
• The UAE sentenced three Islamist Uzbeks to death for Iran-ordered kidnapping and murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan
• The British Sentencing Council ruled white men will face longer prison terms than women and minorities starting Tuesday
• UK MP Zarah Sultana, of Mirpur roots, pushes for a Mirpur airport while opposing Heathrow’s expansion over climate concerns
• CK Hutchison scrapped a deal to sell Panama Canal ports to a U.S.-led group, casting doubt on the sale’s future
• Putin’s Aurus limo catches fire near FSB headquarters, sparking security frenzy, per The Sun
• Mexico prohibits junk food in schools to combat rising child obesity
• Kyiv claims Russia committed war crime by attacking military hospital in Kharkiv, per The Guardian
• Taliban frees American woman detained in Afghanistan, per The New York Times
• Syria’s interim leader Shara unveils caretaker government post-Assad rule, per The New York Times
• Model sues Andrew Tate, alleging abuse and threats during violent encounter, per NBC News
• Former US Ambassador confirms Taliban releases American woman hostage, per NBC News
• Hamas to free five hostages for 50-day ceasefire, per Bloomberg News
• Myanmar quake kills over 1,600, junta allows foreign aid, per Reuters
• Trump’s threats shift Canada’s election favor to Liberals, per Bloomberg News
• Judge blocks deportation of detained Tufts student to Turkey, per PBS News
• Zelenskiy urges West to counter Russia’s 172-drone attack on Ukraine, per Reuters