Trump cites UK’s ‘stupidity’ over Chagos Islands as reason to take over Greenland | First Thing
The Guardian • 1/20/2026
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28d
Age
3
Sources
from cluster
667
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^667/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^667/48 = 0.000066) reduced it below 0.5
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- 2026-01-20Trump cites UK’s ‘stupidity’ over Chagos Islands as reason to take over Greenland | First Thing (current)
AnalysisRisk 20
Source Reputation: Moderate trust (8/20 pts)
Consensus: Emerging consensus: 3 sources
Age: 27 days - proven survivor
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