davos
Some good things have come from Davos …
“It was here that Robert Louis Stevenson overcame his writer’s block and finished Treasure Island; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle started skiing in the Alps; and Thomas Mann thought of the idea for The Magic Mountain”
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https://lithub.com/a-brief-literary-history-of-davos/
#Scottish #literature #19thcentury #Victorian #RobertLouisStevenson #SirArthurConanDoyle #Davos #writersblock #skiing #ThomasMann
People often invoke George Orwell when discussing the grim state of the world, but Hans Christian Andersen, with his story about a vain, gullible emperor, and the townsfolk who are too afraid to challenge his stupidity, doesn't get the credit he's due.
#Trump delivers #Davos “speech” as tensions with #Europe grow over #Greenland
Trump began by saying it was great to be addressing "so many friends, a few enemies", prompting laughter in the auditorium.
He went on to seriously exaggerate & lie about the “success” of the US #economy.
#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #tariffs #Denmark #NATO #NewWorldOrder #law #InternationalLaw #WEF
https://www.reuters.com/world/davos-live-trump-make-speech-davos-tensions-with-europe-grow-over-greenland-2026-01-21/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Was der Grönland-Streit für die Ukraine bedeutet
Die US-Annexionspläne für Grönland dominieren das Weltwirtschaftsforum. Die Verhandlungen zwischen den USA und der Ukraine über ein Kriegsende rücken in den Hintergrund. Kann es so überhaupt Fortschritte geben? Von Peter Sawicki.