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National security concerns stir as Trump's Arctic pick alarms experts
A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump wearing a red MAGA hat uses a mobile phone with a case featuring a picture of Trump, during an event at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, U.S., June 5, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
The Arctic Commission Is Now a Conflict-of-Interest Delivery System
A Public Office With Private Uses
ProPublica’s reporting describes Donald Trump’s appointment of Thomas Dans—a venture capitalist, consultant, and MAGA political operator with no formal scientific background—to lead the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. Since then, Dans has promoted the seizure of…
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