Posts by Kim Browne
Video: Why Trump’s Reversal on Greenland Still Leaves Europe on Edge
new video loaded: Why Trump’s Reversal on Greenland Still Leaves Europe on Edge Andrew Ross Sorkin, editor at large of DealBook, describes how leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos remain on edge after President Trump, for now, backed down from threats of using tariffs or military force to gain Greenland. By Andrew Ross…
Read MoreSinners Makes History With Most Oscar Nominations Ever
“There’s a firm argument to be made that this art form, the Delta blues, is our country’s most important contribution to global popular culture. You know, I think it’s probably [Black people’s] most important artistic contribution to the world,” Coogler told Democracy Now! last spring. “And it was such a profound discovery, that this music…
Read MoreSingapore unveils new framework to rein in risks of autonomous AI agents
While agentic artificial intelligence may benefit the Republic’s digital economy, it also has its vulnerabilities [SINGAPORE] Singapore has launched a new governance framework for agentic artificial intelligence (AI), as regulators move to set guardrails for the emerging technology which has far-reaching implications. Unveiled during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday (Jan…
Read MoreTranscript: Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult as Davos Mockery Gets Worse
And that’s really something that we need to consider as a country: how much our primary system is distorting and damaging us on both sides, honestly, but more on the Republican side. And open primaries might be a very good reform to think about if we get through this in any sort of reasonable shape.…
Read MoreS-Reits to shine in Q4 as lower interest rates fuel returns
[SINGAPORE] Some market watchers believe Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could have a strong run, potentially outshining the trio of local banks as they turn in their report cards for the fourth quarter ended December 2025. Falling interest rates are expected to put pressure on income of banking giants DBS , OCBC and UOB…
Read MoreTrump Takes His American Decline Tour to Davos
On stage at Davos, however, Trump looked like he might be entering his final season, and that what’s left of Trump’s brain is starting to realize it. Consider: In the speech, Trump said “I won’t use force” to acquire Greenland. This was a sign of weakness. To be clear: It isn’t weak to say America…
Read MoreThe Subtext of Trump’s Batshit Speech in Davos
“Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” he posted on Truth Social. “This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United…
Read MoreICE Launches Crackdown in Maine Called “Operation Catch of the Day”
The Department of Homeland Security is crudely referring to its newest immigration crackdown in Maine as “Operation Catch of the Day,” as it prepares to hunt and catch immigrants like lobsters. “These masked men with no regard for the rule of law are causing long-term damage to our state and to our country,” Lewiston Mayor…
Read MoreCBP Chief and His Goons Shamed Out of Minnesota Gas Station
Border Patrol is not welcome in Minneapolis’s streets, its schools, or its gas stations. A crowd of anti-ICE protesters stormed federal agents at a Speedway gas station on Nicollet Avenue Wednesday, throwing out Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino alongside his masked subordinates. Videos captured by independent local journalist Amanda Moore showed dozens of Minneapolitans photographing…
Read MoreTrump’s Greenland Obsession Has Made One Person Very Happy
Forcing the issue, however, could irreversibly damage America’s relations with some of its most significant allies. Over the long weekend, Trump announced a new wave of retaliatory tariffs against European countries that oppose his Greenland takeover, cautioning NATO allies against participation in a joint military exercise on the island. Late into Monday evening, Trump continued…
Read MoreTranscript: Trump’s Crazed NATO Tirades Rattle Experts: “Mad, Erratic”
And the U.S. was always the one that could break it and so forth. And we annexed all kinds of territory, and we don’t treat the people equally. American Samoa, for example, Puerto Rico. So in that sense, it’s not so much of a direct break. The fact that he’s not even rhetorically defending the…
Read MoreJapan’s Nikkei extends losses; bonds rise as global trade frictions weigh
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average fell for a fifth straight session on Wednesday as global trade frictions weighed on risk sentiment, while the nation’s bonds bounced back after a plunge in the previous session. The Nikkei was down 0.45 per cent to 52,751.16, as of 0137 GMT, as it pared losses after falling as much…
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