*[Enwl-eng] Trump's Davos trip is sound, fury, and chaos
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Donald Trump went to Davos and chaos followed. The US president delivered a meandering speech at the World Economic Forum Wednesday heavy on threats and self-importance but light on details and accuracy. Trump repeatedly referred to Greenland, which he has designs on, as Iceland, and launched into multiple racist tirades about migrants and crime. It follows over a week of antagonism of European allies, many of whom have grown tired of the posturing and threatening rhetoric. Greenland’s strategic position on the planet makes it an attractive goal for Trump, and its vast natural resources are appealing to US corporations. By the end of the day, however, Trump had backed down from his demands and reversed a pledge to institute damaging tariffs on European allies who stood up to his plans. The markets responded positively, but the question must be asked: How much more of this can we take? “I was really astonished. We are the hosts, we are the guarantee for his security from the airport to Davos, with public tax money spent, and I was convinced that we had resolved the trade issue.”—Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter, Swiss MP (NPR) (CNBC) (the New York Times) In other newsGood omens Notch a win for renewables—solar and wind overtook fossil fuels in EU power generation for 2025, a major step forward for the technology. Ember, a UK-based energy think tank, conducted the research. They found the trend increasing at the same time as fossil fuel sources like the US and Russia are becoming politically fraught. “The importance of this goes beyond the power sector. The danger of relying on fossil fuels looms large in destabilized geopolitics.”—Ember analyst Beatrice Petrovich (Ember) (the Guardian) Go to the polls Guinea-Bissau is getting an election in December. That’s according to the ruling military junta, which took power in a coup last November. Junta leader Gen. Horta N'Tam made the announcement in a presidential decree Wednesday. "All the conditions for organising free, fair and transparent elections have been met.”—N'Tam (Africa News) (AP) Here’s your campaign of the day
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From: Ekō News <eko...@substack.com> Date: пт, 23 янв. 2026 г. в 10:21 Subject: Trump's Davos trip is sound, fury, and chaos |
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