Posts by Kim Browne
The Little-Noted Trump-DOJ Move That Should Scare the Hell Out of You
Of the many ways that Donald Trump, abetted by the U.S. Supreme Court, has laid waste to the executive branch and ransacked civil society, one Trump target above all others requires our constant vigilance and hair-trigger sensitivity. That is federal elections—and the prospect that Trump will try to achieve in pseudo-legal fashion what he failed…
Read MoreClimate Disasters Are Catnip for Cynical Republicans
Days after flooding in the Texas Hill Country killed 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic—just a portion of the more than 100 already confirmed dead in Central Texas—Immigration and Customs Enforcement shut down a children’s summer camp in Los Angeles’s McArthur Park. The raid is part of Homeland Security adviser Stephen Miller’s plan to flood…
Read MoreGlencore JV in talks to buy Exxon’s 59 Singapore petrol stations worth US$1 billion
The sale would allow the American oil major to deploy more capital in areas of higher growth potential Published Thu, Jul 10, 2025 · 04:49 PM — Updated Fri, Jul 11, 2025 · 09:11 AM [SINGAPORE] Aster Chemicals and Energy, a joint venture between Indonesia’s Chandra Asri Group and global commodities trader Glencore, is in…
Read MoreTariffs, potential MSCI ousting may dampen Genting Singapore’s expected H2 earnings uplift: DBS
[SINGAPORE] Genting Singapore might not get as much of an uplift as was hoped for. This is as macroeconomic uncertainties, tariffs and a potential ousting from the MSCI Singapore Index threaten to dampen the improvements expected for its second half of 2025, said DBS. The Singapore-listed subsidiary of Malaysian hospitality and leisure conglomerate Genting Group…
Read MoreUS Fed minutes show committee split around inflation worries
[WASHINGTON] The emerging divide among US Federal Reserve officials over the outlook for interest rates is being driven largely by differing expectations for how tariffs might affect inflation, a record of policymakers’ most recent meeting showed. “While a few participants noted that tariffs would lead to a one-time increase in prices and would not affect…
Read MoreICE Official Reveals Disturbing Blacklist Behind Roundup of Students
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official revealed Wednesday that the agency’s efforts to deport foreign students for their purportedly “radical,” pro-Palestinian beliefs relies on Canary Mission—an anonymously run website that seeks to dox and render unemployable students and academics accused (often falsely) of promoting “hatred of the USA, Israel and Jews.” During a federal trial…
Read MoreTrump Sneaked Huge Gift for Peter Thiel–Backed Company Into Budget
In an appearance on Fox Business on Wednesday, Trump’s agriculture chief, Brooke Rollins, revealed that the administration has no plan to fix the damage his mass deportations are inflicting on the U.S. food supply. The Trump administration has thus far sent confused signals on how it plans to conduct its promised mass deportations without crippling…
Read MoreThe Epstein Files Anticlimax Is Exposing Trump for Who He Really Is
Donald Trump does not want to talk about Jeffrey Epstein. Asked on Tuesday about his administration’s refusal to release files related to the dead financier who allegedly sex-trafficked underage girls—and about Epstein’s significant ties to powerful people, including Trump himself—the president lashed out. “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about…
Read MoreSenegalese President Resorts to Bribing Trump in Trade Meeting
In an appearance on Fox Business on Wednesday, Trump’s agriculture chief, Brooke Rollins, revealed that the administration has no plan to fix the damage his mass deportations are inflicting on the U.S. food supply. The Trump administration has thus far sent confused signals on how it plans to conduct its promised mass deportations without crippling…
Read MoreX CEO Steps Down After Two Years of Massive Failure
After two years of overseeing rampant conservatism, antisemitism, and general racism, X CEO Linda Yaccarino is stepping down. “When Elon Musk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I’m immensely grateful to him for…
Read MoreTranscript: Trump Press Sec Rages at Media over Floods, Exposing MAGA
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 9 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. As of this recording, at least 109 people have been pronounced…
Read MoreFinancial sector taps polytechnic talent with new pathways, 300 roles in pipeline
[SINGAPORE] Ten financial institutions (FIs) are partnering the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) to roll out some 300 internship and traineeship positions over the next two years. Targeted at polytechnic students, the move is part of a wider push to improve job readiness and workforce development in Singapore’s financial sector. The initiative was announced…
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