Malcolm Nance is at it again—this time reading Trump’s troop movements as a setup for a Greenland play, with the Minnesota alert framed as misdirection. It’s classic Nance: maximalist, worst‑case, every signal a prelude to something larger. Just… keep in mind, it’s Malcolm Nance.

GREENLAND WARNING: US Arctic Forces placed on Alert to go to “Minnesota.”

United States Northern Command, the authority for forces within the continental United States, placed two battalions, that’s 1,500 members of the 11th Airborne Division, on alert for deployment. 

Rumors have it that this highly specialized Arctic warfare force, capable of parachuting into the icy lands near the North Pole, would be sent to Minnesota to help quell unrest. They are stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

This is just a form of strategic deception.

They are being prepared for an invasion of Greenland.

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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW, JAN. 19, 2026

1.      Major airfield upgrades are in the works for the U.S. military’s base in Greenland even as a diplomatic crisis between the United States and NATO allies in Europe ratchets up over President Donald Trump’s push to take control of the territory. The plan calls for spending up to $25 million for a new runway lighting system, river crossing bridge and related projects to improve flight operations at Pituffik Space Base, the military’s Arctic hub, according to a new government solicitation for bids. The territory has emerged as a geopolitical flashpoint. On Saturday, Trump upped the ante in his push to acquire Greenland, saying he will impose new tariffs on several European countries in lieu of a deal for the United States to take possession of the semi-autonomous Danish territory. 

2.      The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two defense officials said Sunday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans, said two infantry battalions of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orders. The unit is based in Alaska and specializes in operating in arctic conditions. One defense official said the troops are standing by to deploy to Minnesota should President Donald Trump invoke the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th century law that would allow him to employ active duty troops as law enforcement.