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24.01.26 - 22:15
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Niall Ferguson: How Trump Won Davos (ZeroHedge)
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Niall Ferguson: How Trump Won Davos
Authored by Niall Ferguson via X,
There is a rapidly forming narrative in the European and liberal media that the Europeans “won Davos”: primarily by getting Trump to “de-escalate” his demand that the United States acquire Greenland from Denmark.
This is a very wrong take.
The reality is that Trump won Davos, hands down.
And not only did he win it; he owned it.
I have never before seen a single individual so completely dominate this vast bazaar of the powerful, the wealthy, the famous, and the self-important.
Trump never seriously meant to annex Greenland or to impose new tariffs on the Europeans.
Why would he when the U.S. already enjoys all the military access to the frigid island it could every possibly need?
Fact: Trump means what he says on Truth Social only about half the time.
Ten years ago, Europeans made the mistake of taking Trump neither seriously nor literally.
Now they make the opposite mistake of treating him both seriously and litera...
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24.01.26 - 22:15
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Newsom Announces California Will Remain In WHO Despite US Withdrawal (ZeroHedge)
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Newsom Announces California Will Remain In WHO Despite US Withdrawal
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the Golden State will remain a part of the World Health Organization's network, even though the Trump administration just completed the United States' withdrawal from the WHO.
“The Trump administration's withdrawal from WHO is a reckless decision that will hurt all Californians and Americans,” Newsom wrote.
“California will not bear witness to the chaos this decision will bring. We will continue to foster partnerships across the globe and remain at the forefront of public health preparedness, including through our membership as the only state in WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.”
As Jacki Thrapp reports for The Epoch Times, Newsom, who confirmed in October that he's considering a 2028 presidential bid, revealed the new collaboration after meeting with WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the World Economic Forum in S...
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24.01.26 - 19:48
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Is the supreme court ready to stand up to Trump over Federal Reserve attack? (The Guardian)
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Conservative majority appears eager to hand president greater power – with one exception: the US central bankDonald Trump has tried his usual tactics when it comes to getting the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates: bully when persuasion doesn't work, and then fire when bullying doesn't work.In an unprecedented assault on the central bank, the president has called the Fed chair, Jerome Powell, “stupid” and threatened to fire him for not cutting interest rates as quickly as Trump would like. Most recently, the justice department instigated a criminal investigation against Powell for testimony he gave about renovations at the Fed's headquarters. Even so, the Fed has not budged. Continue reading......
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