lament of the elite in a dipstick measured world.....
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND [2018] - The heaviest snowfall to hit Davos in decades saw heaps of snow piling up high all around this scenic Swiss Alpine resort.
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selling wars....
“How Western Media Sells War” is a deep-dive conversation on how conflict is packaged, branded, and sold to the public through news and entertainment. We look at:
How language, imagery, and repetition turn military campaigns into “humanitarian interventions” or “defensive actions”.
rolling gleefully downhill.....
Australia remains wealthy but structurally fragile – highly dependent on raw exports and poorly positioned for a more complex, decarbonising global economy. Economic complexity is a warning signal we can no longer ignore.
denialists of climate change will go nuts....
The Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update is issued annually by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It provides a synthesis of the global annual to decadal predictions produced by the WMO designated Global Producing Centres and other contributing centres. The latest predictions show that:
playing golf in greenland would freeze his balls.....
US President Donald Trump has said he has no plans to build a golf course or other real estate in Greenland, framing his push to acquire the Danish territory as a purely strategic national security move.
charitable genocide....
Australian taxpayers are subsidising the Israel Defense Forces and illegal settlements in the West Bank via Australian charities. Stephanie Tran reports.
l'oeil du tigre....
While speaking at the Davos summit on Tuesday, French president Emmanuel Macron drew attention for his stern rebuke of US leader Donald Trump's threat to tariff eight European countries opposed to his proposed takeover of Greenland.
australia’s geostrategic importance in the Indo-Pacific was well understood....
Washington: Australia’s reputation among US conservatives went from “beloved to shot” during the COVID pandemic, MAGA stalwart Steve Bannon says, but the relationship has been resuscitated under Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese.
peace isn't what it used to be.....
UAE, Belarus, Bahrain join Trump's Board of Peace alongside US rivals China, RussiaNorway was invited to serve on the board as well, but refused the offer. The Norwegian Foreign Ministry did not provide an immediate explanation.
an emerging “battle for the Arctic"....
Demand for survival supplies and long-lasting food products has soared in Greenland’s capital city of Nuuk, CNN reported on Monday, citing local retailers. The surge comes amid growing concerns over possible US interference on the Arctic island.