World Leaves US Behind; Greenland, Minnesota Fights Back w/ Adam Federman, Rep Aisha Gomez | MR Live

Canadian Mark Carney's speech at Davos explicitly stated that the 'rules-based international order' is a 'fiction' that no longer works. He detailed how countries like Canada benefited from American hegemony, despite knowing the US exempted itself from rules and used trade and finance asymmetrically. The host frames this as the 'genuine end' of the post-World War II world order, a rupture rather than a transition, driven by US actions in Iraq, the financial crisis, and the pandemic.

Mark Carney's speech at Davos, cited by the host, stated: 'We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false. That the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient. That trade rules were enforced asymmetrically. And we knew that international law applied with varying rigor depending on the identity of the accused or the victim. This fiction was useful... This bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.'

Donald Trump's persistent desire to acquire Greenland, initially floated in 2019, has escalated in his second term. Despite the US previously using soft power to advance its interests and having agreements with Denmark allowing military expansion, Trump's 'primitive' view of Greenland as 'real estate' and his administration's false claims of Russian/Chinese threats have alienated Greenlandic and Danish officials, pushing them closer together and undermining US strategic advantages in the Arctic.

Adam Federman states, 'Trump's thinking or his approach to Greenland has certainly taken on new life in this second term... in the last year I think Trump has essentially destroyed those advantages. Greenland and Denmark have if anything gotten closer.' He also notes Trump's advisers repeat claims of imminent Russian/Chinese threats, which is 'completely untrue' and debunked by Danish/Greenlandic officials.

Representative Aisha Gomez describes a federal 'invasion' by masked, heavily armed ICE agents in Minneapolis, operating with extreme brutality and lack of transparency. This includes the murder of her constituent, Renee Good, the use of chemical munitions on students at Roosevelt High School, and violent arrests of disabled individuals and observers. ICE agents explicitly use Good's death as a threat, demonstrating impunity and a reckless disregard for public safety and civil rights.

Rep. Gomez states, 'My constituent, Nicole Good, was murdered by ICE agents couple of weeks ago in my district.' She also recounts, 'they used chemical munitions on students, parents, and educators as school was dismissing.' She witnessed agents carrying a disabled woman 'by her four limbs... like a carcass of an animal' and crushing an observer's face into concrete. She adds, 'there are numerous videos of ICE agents saying, 'Didn't you see what happened? Didn't you see what we did? Haven't you learned your lesson?''

Faced with federal authoritarianism that state and local policies cannot effectively counter, Minneapolis communities are organizing robust, courageous resistance. Tactics include gathering, making noise (whistles, horns) to alert neighbors, forming community patrols, and a planned 'Day of Truth and Freedom' general strike on Friday, asking people not to shop, work, or go to school. This grassroots response emphasizes community care and collective action as the primary defense against federal overreach.

Rep. Gomez explains, 'our community are protecting ourselves is just by gathering, making a crowd, making noise, bringing attention to what they want to have happen in the dark.' She mentions the 'Day of Truth and Freedom' on Friday, asking people 'not to shop, not to go to work, not to go to school if it's possible for them.' She also highlights 'tens of thousands of people organizing in their local communities' and resources like defend612.com.