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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 18:48

https://x.com/wef/status/1864641060569329999

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 18:51

https://x.com/ValaAfshar/status/1881338043606700383

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 18:53

https://x.com/wef/status/1881679170755031042

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 18:55

Text:
Good morning
@wef
participants and stakeholders,

What can #HomelessEntrepreneur do to help you understand, engage with and address homelessness better?

Please introduce me to one person you know at #WEF25 who cares about ending homelessness.

Thanks,
Andrew

https://x.com/andrewfunkspain/status/1881594331834065361

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 18:56

Text:
Today, on the first day of the World Economic Forum,
@andrewfunkspain
of
@homelesspreneur
launched ‘The UnforeSeen Variable’ in collaboration with Veronica de Nogales &
@GoDharmic
in the centre of
@Davos
.

We went along to witness the event, here’s a snapshot for you all. 📷

Homelessness is a global challenge, but together, we can make a real difference. Take a moment to learn how you can support efforts to tackle homelessness and empower those affected.

Let’s work together to create a world where everyone has a place to call home. 🏠📷

Learn more about Homeless Entrepreneur: http://homelessentrepreneur.org

#WEF25 #HomelessEntrepreneur

https://x.com/SmileyNews/status/1881455422667674093

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 18:58

https://x.com/TimHinchliffe/status/1881705230481731950

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:01

https://x.com/KSAmofaEN/status/1880626037098430795

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:03

https://x.com/TimHinchliffe/status/1881712953000608209

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:05

https://x.com/wef/status/1881687637255405993

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https://x.com/CGTNEurope/status/1881653039171613119

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:07

https://x.com/gazza_jenks/status/1881312674535047270

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:10

https://x.com/wef/status/1881734730233885056

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:17

https://x.com/borgebrende/status/1881693220960374934

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:20

https://x.com/wef/status/1880298514955268516

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:22

https://x.com/TimHinchliffe/status/1881722366272983209

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:26

Text:
🚨 “Thank you to the OfConomic ‼️

David Beckham wins the made up Crystal award at The World Economic Forum 2025 Annual Davos Meeting.

The WEF somehow got England Legend Beckham to sponsor their event - Soros, Gates & Schwab wasn’t selling it.

Why David Why?

https://x.com/BGatesIsaPyscho/status/1881480230248059249

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:32

https://x.com/TimHinchliffe/status/1881409530556453019

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:34

https://x.com/TimHinchliffe/status/1881684562574762026

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:36

https://x.com/Winnie_Byanyima/status/1881454770537316763

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:42

https://x.com/UNEP/status/1881780050418127085

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:44

Text:
🎬 I N E Q U A L I T Y Bites

🌐 #Davos2025 : What's the fuss about?

🎙 Senior Economist
@Jayati1609
explains why its futile to expect anything worthwhile from this elite club! Is there hope in the battle against inequality?
#WEF25
@wef

@icrict

@anmol_smnch

@apmdd_ind

@Oxfam

https://x.com/cfa_ind/status/1881669542201774233

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:49

https://x.com/Cognizant/status/1881724493653029176

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:52

“Trump arrival on Wednesday”

https://x.com/rwang0/status/1881358256356151468

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:53

Text:
At #WEF25,
@Planet
Labs CEO William Marshall calls for behavioral changes like "flying less, eating less meat":

"We gotta keep that shouting about [global warming] until we make those changes. And I think that we could see a big change very quickly in behavior, like on flying less or eating less meat and other changes that you can do very simply, that have a huge impact on our climate.”

https://x.com/tomselliott/status/1881699208094179467

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 19:57

https://x.com/wef/status/1881723733406253202

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https://x.com/wef/status/1881730725487186009

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 20:00

Translated text:
President Al-Zubaidi: We are ready to cooperate with any party that carries out attacks against the Houthi militia

https://x.com/aicadentv/status/1881782911726486012

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 20:04

https://x.com/JimHarris/status/1879554124704010382

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2025, 20:08

https://x.com/Ulkoministerio/status/1881642137290232312

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ExomatrixTV

21st January 2025, 20:34

Top 10 Creepiest Most Dystopian Things Pushed By The World Economic Forum (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118748-Top-10-Creepiest-Most-Dystopian-Things-Pushed-By-The-World-Economic-Forum)
:argue:

Ravenlocke

22nd January 2025, 19:49

https://x.com/Alex_Oloyede2/status/1882100171284340798

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Ravenlocke

22nd January 2025, 19:54

https://x.com/mazzenilsson/status/1882074883271889199

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Eva2

23rd January 2025, 17:03

:confused:

'Special Address by Javier Milei, President of Argentina'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV55l545C_g?si=6CJ8Ncr1q_tw5UUo

https://www.youtube.com/live/K3HAuM7nZg4?si=HxKB2n8b0nXMAWlF

ExomatrixTV

23rd January 2025, 21:07

CAUGHT HIM! You won't believe what happened when we confronted BlackRock's CEO in WEF (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118748-Top-10-Creepiest-Most-Dystopian-Things-Pushed-By-The-World-Economic-Forum) Davos:

APurhCLVrMo
All excellent LEGIT questions ... awesome video!

WEFReports.com (https://WEFReports.com) :thumbsup:

cheers,
John 🦜🦋🌳

Dilettante

24th January 2025, 19:30

Look at which way the eagle is facing on the seal that Trump uses:

https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fd1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F1ec09101-9f92-429e-a9a9-b4edab539741.jpg?source=next-article&fit=scale-down&quality=highest&width=700&dpr=1

Do you understand what it means?
Here's a hint: three letter word, starts with W.

Flash

25th January 2025, 14:49

Dilettante

25th January 2025, 21:33

rgray222

26th January 2025, 02:05

Please explain, I am not American anddo not know. The only thing I think of is world wide web 😂

Many apologies, Flash. I tend to speak in riddles about sensitive subjects anymore.

A common symbol used by the United States is the bald eagle. It can be seen on the Great Seal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States), which is found on Presidential documents and the dollar bill. The eagle has an olive branch in one claw and a bundle of arrows in the other. The eagle in all official and public seals to my knowledge has always faced the olive branch, representing a desire for peace, but the arrows are present to signify that we will fight if we are forced to.

The seal that Trump used at the WEF is the first time I can recall that the eagle has ever faced the arrows in a public and official use. This implies, quietly, a desire for war. This upsets me greatly. I believe Trump will brashly demand of other nations things he cannot reasonably expect, as seen in his wild policy already. Talking about invading Panama and Greenland is not cool. Talking about Canada as the 51st state and renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America is not cool.

I believe Trump is playing the role of the delusional, nationalistic, and overly zealous Christian Baby Boomer, not because he actually believes in any of that, but in fact because he seeks to serve as the patsy for its destruction. Trump is leading the old image of America to its destruction.

This is speculation, yes, but I think it’s “on the money.”

In any case, the eagle signaling a desire for war is not a good omen.

The seal in the photo above shows the eagle facing the olive branches
The seal Trump used for his speech shows the eagle facing the olive branch (see video below)
If there is another photo or video that shows the eagle facing the other was please post that image.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion but I believe Trump will do everything in his power to facilitate peace in the Middle East and move the Abrahams accord forward. Biden showed no interest whatsoever in promoting peace. He pumped enough money into Israel to keep the war going but not win the war. What is happening now in the ME is a result of Trump's words and potential actions.

I believe Biden used NATO to intimidate Russia into war and then slow-walked enough money and munitions into Ukraine to keep the war going but never enough to give them a fighting chance.

Biden and the progressives loudly screamed for peace and at the same time expedited and promoted war. There is an agenda that goes beyond Russia, Israel and the USA. Biden was a pawn to move that agenda forward.

Biden was a mediocre war-mongering politician who was responsible for thousands of deaths. Trump is taking tremendous personal risks and making a huge effort to right the ship.

XomCDw_ycrE

Harmony

26th January 2025, 03:30

There is an eagle seal on the front of the podium that Trump is standing at, that eagle is facing towards the olive branch. Behind Trump there is a picture with the eagle facing the opposite direction towards the arrows. I am not sure if the background is something that is computer generated later as on a green screen used in movie making or if it is an actual wall.

Please explain, I am not American anddo not know. The only thing I think of is world wide web 😂

Many apologies, Flash. I tend to speak in riddles about sensitive subjects anymore.

A common symbol used by the United States is the bald eagle. It can be seen on the Great Seal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States), which is found on Presidential documents and the dollar bill. The eagle has an olive branch in one claw and a bundle of arrows in the other. The eagle in all official and public seals to my knowledge has always faced the olive branch, representing a desire for peace, but the arrows are present to signify that we will fight if we are forced to.

The seal that Trump used at the WEF is the first time I can recall that the eagle has ever faced the arrows in a public and official use. This implies, quietly, a desire for war. This upsets me greatly. I believe Trump will brashly demand of other nations things he cannot reasonably expect, as seen in his wild policy already. Talking about invading Panama and Greenland is not cool. Talking about Canada as the 51st state and renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America is not cool.

I believe Trump is playing the role of the delusional, nationalistic, and overly zealous Christian Baby Boomer, not because he actually believes in any of that, but in fact because he seeks to serve as the patsy for its destruction. Trump is leading the old image of America to its destruction.

This is speculation, yes, but I think it’s “on the money.”

In any case, the eagle signaling a desire for war is not a good omen.

The seal in the photo above shows the eagle facing the olive branches
The seal Trump used for his speech shows the eagle facing the olive branch (see video below)
If there is another photo or video that shows the eagle facing the other was please post that image.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion but I believe Trump will do everything in his power to facilitate peace in the Middle East and move the Abrahams accord forward. Biden showed no interest whatsoever in promoting peace. He pumped enough money into Israel to keep the war going but not win the war. What is happening now in the ME is a result of Trump's words and potential actions.

I believe Biden used NATO to intimidate Russia into war and then slow-walked enough money and munitions into Ukraine to keep the war going but never enough to give them a fighting chance.

Biden and the progressives loudly screamed for peace and at the same time expedited and promoted war. There is an agenda that goes beyond Russia, Israel and the USA. Biden was a pawn to move that agenda forward.

Biden was a mediocre war-mongering politician who was responsible for thousands of deaths. Trump is taking tremendous personal risks and making a huge effort to right the ship.

XomCDw_ycrE

Dilettante

26th January 2025, 05:24

The seal in the photo above shows the eagle facing the olive branches
The seal Trump used for his speech shows the eagle facing the olive branch (see video below)
If there is another photo or video that shows the eagle facing the other was please post that image.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion but I believe Trump will do everything in his power to facilitate peace in the Middle East and move the Abrahams accord forward. Biden showed no interest whatsoever in promoting peace. He pumped enough money into Israel to keep the war going but not win the war. What is happening now in the ME is a result of Trump's words and potential actions.

I believe Biden used NATO to intimidate Russia into war and then slow-walked enough money and munitions into Ukraine to keep the war going but never enough to give them a fighting chance.

Biden and the progressives loudly screamed for peace and at the same time expedited and promoted war. There is an agenda that goes beyond Russia, Israel and the USA. Biden was a pawn to move that agenda forward.

Biden was a mediocre war-mongering politician who was responsible for thousands of deaths. Trump is taking tremendous personal risks and making a huge effort to right the ship.

Yes, I should have clarified.

The Great Seal on the podium is the same as it's ever been, the eagle is facing the olive branches. Why the eagle faces the arrows in the background image, I don't know. It was surprising enough. So I guess we can see what we want to see between the two!

I respect your opinion as well, and my heart hopes like you do that Trump can turn the ship around, but my brain is in a much different place. Let me just say that I think all the presidents are actors in a way. They play a role.

Not that it matters, but I was registered Independent, first voted for Hillary, next voted for Trump, and then I figured out I wasn't very good at it nor did I believe it was legitimate (the 2020 and 2000 elections were stolen, and probably several others) so I unregistered myself. We get to "choose" between two candidates that serve the same masters and come from elite bloodlines.

I just sort of sit back and watch.

There is a much grander story taking place, above MAGA and their detractors, above the Republican and Democrat parties, above nations, above race, above religions, and even above species at this point. I try to set my eye as high as it can see.

Trump is playing his part like Biden and his doppelgangers played theirs. They might do some good, some bad, but mostly just serve to make a bunch of noise. The trick, to me, is to stop looking up to these people and start looking around to people in our local community. If we want power, then we have to foster it with other "small people."

Ravenlocke

26th January 2025, 20:14

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1882688756865708374

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https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/idlib-davos-al-qaeda-linked-hts-official-mainstage-wef#google_vignette

From Idlib To Davos: Al-Qaeda Linked Syrian Official On Mainstage At WEF
A US-designated terrorist group still remains the current de facto ruling entity in Damascus and over Syria. But for the West, all that matters is that al-Qaeda linked Jolani is not Assad. A decade-plus long proxy war in pursuit of regime change finally overthrew the secular Baath government early last month, and resulted in the hardline Islamists of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) controlling most of the country.

The West appears to be fully embracing the new rulers which we previously referred to as al-Qaeda in suits. This week we have been treated to the spectacle of a HTS representative speaking on the main stage at Davos. He's come a long way from Idlib and its black flags... straight to the red carpet jet-setting champaign-sipping insider atmosphere of world elites.

The rest of the article here,
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/idlib-davos-al-qaeda-linked-hts-official-mainstage-wef#google_vignette

rgray222

27th January 2025, 03:34

thirtythree

27th January 2025, 11:36

Something else that is hidden in plain sight here is the WEF logo.

A line going through the three O's making them 666.

"Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six." Revelation 13:18

Now, number 6 alone is the number of man.

But simple reduction using numerology, 6 + 6 + 6 = 18, 1+8 = 9

Nine (9) being the number of the beast which is an inverted 6.

Year 2025 is also a 9 year (and a very significant year for these people)
2 + 2 + 5 = 9

Klaus Shwab the chairman of WEF is a 9 lifepath. His DOB is 30-03-1938 (3 + 3 + 1 + 9 + 3 + 8 = 27)

2 + 7 = 9

What this means for future events i do not know yet..

ExomatrixTV

28th January 2025, 03:33

This is the WEF (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118748-Top-10-Creepiest-Most-Dystopian-Things-Pushed-By-The-World-Economic-Forum)'s Depopulation Agenda – 'It's the Heart of Fascism':

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source (https://x.com/ongehoordnedtv/status/1883903287055016069)

ON! reporter Jonathan Krispijn spoke in Davos with author and columnist Larry Alex Taunton (https://rumble.com/search/all?q=Larry%20Alex%20Taunton), known for his investigation into the WEF, which he says promotes anti-human, godless views and depopulation. “It is the heart of left-wing hypocrisy and fascism,” says Taunton, who regularly went undercover at the WEF (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118748-Top-10-Creepiest-Most-Dystopian-Things-Pushed-By-The-World-Economic-Forum) and heard many interesting things as a result.

No conspiracy theory

That the WEF (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118748-Top-10-Creepiest-Most-Dystopian-Things-Pushed-By-The-World-Economic-Forum) wants to depopulate the world is not a conspiracy theory, according to him. “[Henry] Kissinger pushed this. ‘We have a population problem and we need to kill a lot of people.’ You can read this report on the internet. It’s easy to download,” Taunton said earlier in his podcast Ideas Have Consequences (https://x.com/LarryTaunton/status/1668377640946790401). “So before you say this is a conspiracy theory, conspiracies are secret. None of this is secret,” he continued. “It’s public.”
Schwab

“Bill Gates lectures on it. Klaus Schwab talks about it. The World Economic Forum (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118748-Top-10-Creepiest-Most-Dystopian-Things-Pushed-By-The-World-Economic-Forum) talks about it. Paul Ehrlich talked about it. Henry Kissinger talked about it. Guess who was taught by Kissinger at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government? Klaus Schwab,” Taunton laughed.

dutch (https://www.ninefornews.nl/kijk-luister-en-huiver-dit-is-de-depopulatie-agenda-van-het-wef-het-is-het-hart-van-fascisme) 🇳🇱 (+ Multi-Language Options!). 🦜🦋🌳

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source (https://x.com/JohnKuhles1966/status/1883503785869463920)

I Went Undercover to the World Economic Forum... (DOCUMENTARY) Larry Alex Taunton FULL STORY here
(https://www.infowars.com/posts/bizarre-satanic-tapestry-displayed-at-wef-davos-summit)

v48jxp3/?pub=ir01b

norman

30th January 2025, 12:39

World Economic Forum: A Global Cult (2025) - documentary

https://rumble.com/v6eui44--wef-a-global-cult-2025.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp

v6cm33a/?pub=1yatds

Ravenlocke

17th October 2025, 00:05

Forbes Middle East

Over 500 global experts and 150 cybersecurity leaders convened in #Dubai for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity 2025, discussing how #AI, sustainability, and emerging cyber trends are transforming industries and economies.

#Forbes #WEF

https://x.com/Forbes_MENA_/status/1978856870514160018

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Ravenlocke

17th October 2025, 00:06

teleSUR English

For the first time, the World Economic Forum in Dubai will hold a joint session on the global future and cybersecurity.

https://x.com/telesurenglish/status/1978864765712974061

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Ravenlocke

20th January 2026, 02:44

Stefan_Magnet

Translated from German
Agenda Command Output +++ Globalists-WEF 2026: "The World on the Edge of an Abyss…"

Today, the WEF globalist meeting kicks off in Davos. AUF1 will report daily. Right on cue, the WEF has released its current "Global Risks Report 2026."

According to it, the following points are the "top 6 threat scenarios" from the WEF's perspective for 2026, in this order:

◾️ Geoeconomic confrontation
◾️ Interstate armed conflicts
◾️ Extreme weather events
◾️ Societal polarization
◾️ Disinformation and misinformation
◾️ Economic downturn

The report states:
"With the entry into the year 2026, the world stands on the edge of an abyss.
The turbulence caused by conventional wars and the strategic deployment of economic weapons continues to drive the further fragmentation of societies.
The rules and institutions that have ensured stability for decades are threatened in a new era in which trade, finance, and technology have become weapons of power projection."

❗️Disinformation – and free opinions

Alternative media, dissenting opinions in social media: All of that is "disinformation and misinformation" to the globalists. Ursula von der Leyen issued the rallying cry exactly two years ago at the WEF: The fight against disinformation as the main agenda for the coming years! (In the video, the 2-year-old video)

The report explains why the shift in media is so threatening to the globalists' interpretive dominance. Quote:

"Parallel to growing concerns about disinformation and misinformation, trust in news is declining, while news avoidance is increasing."

"For the first time in the US, more people get their news from social media and video platforms than from television or traditional news websites."

For the year 2026, "Disinformation and misinformation" ranks 5th among the greatest threats. For the period up to 2028 (i.e., 2-year scenario), it ranks 2nd. This also shows that 2026-28 will be the most intense phase in the fight against free opinions, as we have already analyzed at the Alternative WEF: The globalists are preparing a war for 2029/30 and will brutally intensify the fight against dissenters in the run-up (2026-28). Countervoices must be cleared out of the way.

The 15 main threats up to 2028 in the ranking are according to the WEF:

◾️ Geoeconomic confrontation
◾️ Disinformation and misinformation
◾️ Societal polarization
◾️ Extreme weather events
◾️ Interstate armed conflicts
◾️ Cybersecurity risks
◾️ Inequality
◾️ Erosion of human rights and civil liberties
◾️ Environmental pollution
◾️ Involuntary migration and displacement
◾️ Economic downturn
◾️ Harm in the digital space / Online dangers
◾️ Lack of economic opportunities and unemployment
◾️ Censorship and surveillance
◾️ Concentration of strategic resources and technologies

The Von der Leyen / Davos video from January 2024:

https://x.com/MagnetStefan/status/2013236792200229061

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Ravenlocke

20th January 2026, 02:53

Disclose.tv

NOW - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to deliver one key message at the World Economic Forum in Davos: "America First does not mean America alone."

https://x.com/disclosetv/status/2013274760461914526

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Ravenlocke

20th January 2026, 21:19

Mods can you please add 2026 to the title, Thank you.

Disclose.tv

JUST IN - Special presidential envoy and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev met with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff for more than two hours on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum — TASS

https://x.com/disclosetv/status/2013686585095578054

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Ravenlocke

20th January 2026, 21:45

Richard

Globalization has failed!

(US Secretary Howard Lutnick at the World Economic Forum)

https://x.com/ricwe123/status/2013706992418726299

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Tintin

21st January 2026, 13:58

O'Keefe Media Group (OMG) have recently managed to do some undercover reporting in Davos, and as usual have some absolute barnstormer footage. I'll endeavour to get some of this into the library over the next couple days.

Source, James O'Keefe on X (https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2013709637363630273) https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2013709637363630273

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2026, 18:13

Pepe Escobar

https://youtube.com/watch?v=kLkzya9htTA

Wily Carney's speech drove Piece of Ice absolutely, tremendously nuts.

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/2014036234914455583

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2026, 18:50

Yves Engler

Mark Carney is a ‘lying Liberal’, not a defender of international law, let alone an anti-imperialist. The prime minister’s speech in Davos reflects a long Liberal tradition of seeking to convince people to ‘judge what I say, not what I do’.
At the World Economic Forum in Switzerland yesterday Carney gave a speech challenging Donald Trump and defending sovereignty. He was widely lauded for explicitly criticizing the so-called international rules-based order.

Liberal Canadian politicians are adept at rhetorical flourishes and too often liberal, even left-minded people buy their snake oil. But Carney has an actual record and except for a small positive shift towards China — driven by corporate Canada — that record is highly imperialistic.
Days ago, Carney said he would join the Trump-chaired, international law violating, so-called ‘Gaza Board of Peace’. The PM has repeatedly said Canada would only accept a “Zionist Palestinian state” and his foreign affairs minister, Anita Anand, described Canada’s “unwavering support for Israel’s security.” In practice, this means refusing to uphold Canadian law — on arms sales, registered charities, foreign enlistment and war criminals in Canada — vis a vis a genocidal apartheid state.

Two weeks ago, Carney “welcomed” the US kidnapping Venezuela’s president in a crass violation of international law that killed about 100 people. Canadian soldiers working through NORAD and Operation Caribbe, as well as integrated in US units, likely assisted US violence on Venezuela.

Last week Carney echoed US/Israeli statements on Iran. Israel was hoping to reignite its summer war on that country, which Carney backed. In June Canada’s PM immediately labelled Israel’s destruction of multiple buildings in Tehran and the assassination of numerous scientists and military officials as “defending itself”. A month ago, foreign minister Anand publicly rejected restarting diplomatic relations with Tehran. (Canada has sanctions on Iran, labels the country a state-sponsor of terror and lists part of its military a terrorist organization.)

Carney’s Canada remains part of the Haiti Core Group, which has been dictating that country’s affairs since the US/France/Canada overthrew its elected government in 2004. Canada remains part of the imperialistic Five Eyes, NATO and NORAD. Last year Carney hosted the G7.

Under pressure from Trump, Carney has radically increased Canadian military spending. This country’s armed forces are structured to assist US global power projection. Despite Trump’s annexation threats, it’s unclear if a single one of the hundreds of treaty-level agreements, memoranda of understanding and bilateral forums on defence Canada has with the US military has been paused or canceled. The Canadian military has maintained a slew of aggressive international deployments alongside the US. Joint naval patrols in far flung oceans, US arms testing in Canada and officer exchanges all seem to be continuing as usual. In “Canadian soldiers have been carrying out Donald Trump's orders”, a January 20 Economist article notes, “there may be hundreds of Canadian soldiers serving in the United States. Publicly available information suggests that several are deployed within units that have been carrying out some of Mr. Trump's most controversial orders” in Venezuela, El Salvador and elsewhere.

In my 2020 book The House of Mirrors: Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy I have a section titled “Judge What I Say, Not What I Do”. It’s relevant to understanding Carney’s speech to the World Economic Forum. It notes:
“Early in the Liberals reign Stéphane Dion presented ‘a guiding principle for Canada in the world’. During a major policy speech, the foreign minister claimed ‘responsible conviction’ was the principle motivating the government’s international policy. The ‘responsible conviction’ label was a way to distinguish the Liberal brand from the Conservatives. It supposedly also offered a moral-philosophical basis for signing off on the controversial light armoured vehicle sale to Saudi Arabia.

“When Chrystia Freeland took charge of foreign policy a year later, she replaced the ‘responsible conviction’ nomenclature with ‘international rules-based order’ (IRBO). On dozens of occasions Freeland, Trudeau and other Liberal officials referred to the IRBO, ‘international order based on rules’ or ‘international system based on rules’. The top stated ‘aim’ laid out in her major June 2017 foreign policy pronouncement was: ‘First, we will robustly support the rules-based international order, and all its institutions, and seek ways to strengthen and improve them.’ At the start of 2020 the Global Affairs website’s No. 1 priority was ‘revitalizing the rules-based international order.’

“But, while the IRBO rhetoric was clever branding, designed partly to distinguish the Liberals from Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ sloganeering, the Liberals repeatedly violated the IRBO and ignored efforts to strengthen it.”

IRBO was a rhetoric – echoed by US President Joe Biden – designed to sidestep international law. A leading promoter of the IRBO rhetoric in the Trudeau government was Freeland’s successor as foreign affairs minister François-Philippe Champagne. Yesterday Champagne excitedly tweeted, “Canada is back on the world stage. The New York Times just published the full transcript of PM Mark Carney’s speech at WEF 26.”

Once again, they talk the talk, but rarely walk the walk. Liberals are shameless.
https://yvesengler.com/2026/01/21/once-again-liberals-talk-the-talk-but-wheres-the-walk/

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2026, 18:53

Max Blumenthal

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent boasts that sadistic US sanctions deliberately devalued Iran's currency and "this is why [Iranians] took to the streets"

"This is economic statecraft, no shots fired," Bessent added

One of the most important confessions of the US war on Iran

https://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/2013830010050593158

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2026, 19:03

dana

4h
🌐⚔️🇷🇺A panel discussion titled "Can Russia Maintain a Wartime Economy?" is scheduled to start right now in Davos.

Not a single Russian will be present. Instead, there will be a Belarusian opposition member, someone from a western backed think tank from Moscow, the foreign ministers of the Netherlands and Romania and someone from the PM's office of Moldava.

Certain to be a fair, balanced, insightful session, on a par with the usual level of discussion on similar topics in the west.

Two Majors

https://x.com/dana916/status/2013981773592465723

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shaberon

21st January 2026, 19:54

Canada and Europe can't change their past because they have gotten buyer's remorse.

That is particularly new for 2026 because of Venezuela and Greenland, and perhaps theatrics in Iran being more true domestically, switcheroo.

Of course it is a "survival mode", like Saudi Arabia changed its priorities about five years ago, they're still the Saudis with a few less obnoxious extensions.

But, it is overdue, it is an issue that has been forced, and it is only one, so you might still have Zionists against American hegemony. They might think the best way out of it is to militarize themselves. At least they're thinking about not being a footstool any more.

Ravenlocke

21st January 2026, 20:23

🅰pocalypsis 🅰pocalypseos 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🅉 reposted

Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Jan 20
Europeans are only panicking over Trump’s assault on the so-called “rules-based” order now that they find themselves on the short end of the stick for the first time. Welcome to the world you helped build.

https://x.com/tksshawa/status/2013639794631250054

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2026, 20:26

🅰pocalypsis 🅰pocalypseos 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🅉 reposted

Seyed Abbas Araghchi
@araghchi
When the U.S. violates an agreement signed with the EU barely six months ago,
@vonderleyen
suddenly springs to action and insists that "in politics as in business—a deal is a deal", and that when counterparts "shake hands, it must mean something."

Sadly for Europe, its current conundrum is the very definition of "blowback". The E3/EU faithfully obeyed and even abetted President Trump when he unilaterally abrogated the Iran Nuclear Deal during his first term. In doing so, they should have thought about today.

There is one clear lesson to be drawn from all this: Either "all deals are deals", or "no handshake means anything". It is that stark, and the consequence of the latter is nothing short of the breakdown of the international order.

Case in point: Mr. Trump's threat to take over Greenland by any means—unlawful as it is under any conception of international law or even a "rules-based order"—could not happen to a more deserving continent.

https://x.com/araghchi/status/2013711647618076738

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Ravenlocke

21st January 2026, 20:28

🅰pocalypsis 🅰pocalypseos 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🅉 reposted

Drop Site

🇮🇷 🎥 WATCH: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent brags at Davos about the role U.S. sanctions have played in collapsing Iran’s economy, fueling public anger, and driving the recent nationwide protests.

Speaking to Fox News, Bessent said: “It’s worked because in December, their economy collapsed. We saw a major bank go under. The central bank has started to print money. There is a dollar shortage. They are not able to get imports, and this is why the people took to the streets.”

“This is economic statecraft. No shots fired,” Bessent added. “Things are moving in a very positive way here.”

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2013738959273078880

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shaberon

22nd January 2026, 02:35

The antics of the countries having anything to do with Switzerland are awkward, which all plays into the favor of China (https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202601/1353764.shtml) who appears to be the one drawing applause. Not because they're saying anything new or different. They're repeating themselves. Most of the rest of the audience just proved it. Aside from their own statements, they seem to have gained some kind of inevitable acceptance:

World Economic Forum President Borge Brende has noted that China is doubling down on investment in research, development and innovation, and that "technologies can represent huge opportunities for productivity gains and also growth in the years to come. And China is a major contributor to that."

According to Macron (https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202601/1353787.shtml):

“China is welcome, but what we need is more Chinese foreign direct investments in Europe, in some key sectors, to contribute to our growth, to transfer some technologies, and not just to export towards Europe, some devices or products which sometimes don't have the same standards, or are much more subsidized, than the ones being produced in Europe,” Macron said.

He's saying this in front of IMF and World Bank officials who are supposed to be the ones doing it. It's to...modernize and adapt your country to the world market and...he has so to speak made the African choice here, as if he were one of his own colonies.

norman

22nd January 2026, 13:05

O'Keefe having some Davos fun dressing up and seeing how many people he can trick into blabbing stuff.

LIVE FROM DAVOS: O’KEEFE INFILTRATES WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN SWITZ
O’Keefe Media Group - Jan 20, 2026

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Jaak

22nd January 2026, 15:30

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink tells the World Economic Forum the world must move faster toward digitized currencies under a single unified blockchain to “reduce corruption.”

He outlines a vision where every asset is placed on one system, including stocks, bonds, real estate, money market funds, and cash.

In that system, ownership would be tokenized, fractionalized, programmable, and instantly transferable on one all-encompassing blockchain ledger.
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Ravenlocke

22nd January 2026, 19:45

Pepe Escobar

The Board of Scam.

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/2014310553011794227

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Gaza.

The dimwit-concocted “Master Plan”.

Mass slaughtering/extermination campaign + land grab = high-security containment zone for token Palestinians and prime beachfront real estate for Israeli settlers.

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/2014348728279138665

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norman

24th January 2026, 08:36

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Just Said The Quiet Part Out Loud
World Affairs In Context - Jan 23, 2026

While the world focused on Donald Trump’s speech at Davos, something far more revealing happened behind the scenes.
Larry Fink — CEO of BlackRock, the most powerful asset manager on Earth - openly admitted that the system Davos represents is losing legitimacy.

That single word changes everything.

This wasn’t a warning about a recession or a market cycle. It was an admission that people no longer believe the story that has justified modern capitalism for decades. And according to Fink himself, artificial intelligence will be the ultimate stress test for that system.

In this video, we break down:

Why Fink’s Davos speech was not about fairness, but about survival
How AI could do to white-collar workers what globalization did to blue-collar labor
Why economic growth statistics no longer persuade the public
How wealth since the fall of the Berlin Wall has concentrated among the Davos elite
Why inequality in the AI era will be even harder to reverse
And why this legitimacy crisis may accelerate the shift away from Western control toward China and the Global South

Fink didn’t suddenly grow a conscience. He didn’t discover empathy. He acknowledged a reality elites can no longer ignore: public consent has collapsed.

This is not reform driven by morality — it’s adaptation driven by fear.

The AI revolution isn’t just about technology. It’s about who controls the future — and who society is still willing to trust to lead it.

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norman

24th January 2026, 14:54

Spinning the clock back a couple days. This is an interesting 26 minutes of curated news.

You wont believe what the world economic forum just predicted...
Luke Mikic - Jan 21, 2026

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Ravenlocke

24th January 2026, 20:19

Skywatch Signal

Jan 21
🚨 "Weapons Of Warfare That I can't Even Talk About"

Trump stated: " Two weeks ago they saw weapons that nobody ever heard of. They weren't able to fire one shot at us. They said what happened, everything was discombobulated. They said 'We got them in our sights, press the trigger.' Nothing happened."

https://x.com/UAPWatchers/status/2014063750739906572

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onawah

25th January 2026, 09:32

Fink's Freudian Slip

A very interesting Freudian slip by Mr. Fink starting at about 15 minutes into the video when he says:
Transcript: 14:37...
"
...the World Economic Forum. It is a unique institution that brings together the largest combination of government officials, business leaders, technology leaders, civil society and NGO leaders anywhere in the world for a genuine dialogue.
And particularly importantly this year, thankfully, this group is meeting under better economic circumstances than during the pandemic.
But once again, we all, we're forcing very serious different economic conditions around the world."

He never missed a beat after reading "forcing" (which I'm pretty sure was actually "facing" on the printed page) from his prepared speech, apparently not realizing how he had just implicated the WEF.
Maybe he's just jetlagged, but he doesn't seem to be quite "all there"...

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Donald Trump addresses world leaders at WEF in Davos
Guardian News - 7 hours ago
The first 13 minutes of this recording is 'dead air' then there is a short introduction by Larry Fink (Blackrock), then Trump walks on and begins speaking.
He finally tells the world that the 2020 US presidential election was stolen. So far, the world's media is avoiding that and drawing attention to Greenland.
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Ravenlocke

25th January 2026, 23:24

Pepe Escobar

Jan 24
Deep Davos dementia; land grab plots; Big Tech/Big Finance schmoozing; and deconstructing the Carney limited hangout.

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/2015112716751380922

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https://www.unz.com/pescobar/the-real-rupture-in-davos/

The Real "Rupture" in Davos, by Pepe Escobar - The Unz Review

Whatever the barbarians may be potting, the fact that matters is that China is already deep into the next phase, where it is expected to replace the United States as the world’s primary consumer market.

The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.

Antonio Gramsci

Davos 2026 was a demented kaleidoscope. The only possible way to wallow through the mire was to put on the headphones and resort to the Band of Gypsys smashing sonic barriers, and drowning a frankly terrifying series of events, including a Palantir-BlackRock connection, Big Tech meets Big Finance; the “Master Plan” for Gaza; and the acute discombobulation in neo-Caligula’s rant, here in the 3-minute version.

Then there was what the fragmented West’s mainstream media erected as a visionary speech: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mini-opus magnum, complete with a – what else – Thucydides quote (“The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must”) to illustrate the “rupture” of the “rules-based international order”, which was already a Dead Man Not Walking at least for a year now.

And how not to laugh at the extremely rich notion of a letter by 400 “patriotic” millionaires and billionaires directed to heads of state in Davos claiming for more “social justice”. Translation: they are terrified – in Paranoia Paradise mode – by the “rupture”, actually the advanced collapse of the neoliberalism ethos that enriched them in the first place.

Carney’s speech was a wily, headline-grabbing device to – in thesis – bury the “rules-based international order”, actually the euphemism du jour, since the end of WWII, for total domination by the Anglo-American financial oligarchy. Carney now only recognizes a mere “rupture” – supposed to be sewn up by “middle powers”, mostly Canada and a few Europeans (no Global South).

And there’s the dead give away: the presumed antidote to “rupture” has absolutely nothing to do with sovereignty. It’s actually a controlled hedging, a sort of managed ersatz multipolarity – nothing to do with the BRICS drive – based on a fuzzy “values-based realism”, “coalition building” and “variable geometry” mish mash, destined to keep in place the same old monetarist scam.

Welcome to Lampedusa’s The Leopard, remixed: “Everything must change for everything to remain the same.”

And all that coming from a playbook liberal, a former Governor of the Bank of England. Such tigers never change their spots. The true levers of power – exercised by the City of London and Wall Street – are totally immune to the “rupture” antidote.

The evolving, multi-layered Russia-China strategic partnership already invalidates Carney’s very sophisticated fraud, which fooled a lot of informed people. Same as BRICS – as it advances in the long and winding road of real multi-nodality.

Which brings us to the real message generated by Carney’s trademark limited hangout:

Canada and the European “middle powers” now find themselves not on the table, but on the menu, as neo-Caligula, the ruler of the world, can do to them what NATO has de facto been doing to the Global South over the past 30 years.

“Everything must change for everything to remain the same”

Many of those who now enshrine Carney as The New Messiah – and such a defender of international law – totally ignored or covered for the Zionist genocide of Gaza; demonized Russia to Kingdom Come and keep instigating a Forever War; and now beg on their knees for neo-Caligula to engage in a “dialogue” to solve his self-proclaimed Greenland land grab.

Elon Musk, incidentally, also showed up at Davos on short notice. He is a huge supporter of the Greenland land grab. Musk and other techno-feudalist stars cannot but be seduced by the project of turning that “piece of ice” (neo-Caligula terminology) into the prime hub for digital states, the successors of nation-states, supposed to be ruled by Techno-CEOs posing as Philosopher Kings.

Combine it with the Big Tech-Big Finance connection – at the Palantir-BlackRock table – and we have the Kings of AI leading the way, with financiers following.

The “piece of ice” of course was melting non-stop all across the Davos spectrum. When neo-Caligula announced that he would not do to Greenland what he did to Venezuela, the collective European relief really exploded the Champagne-O-Meter.

It was up to certified NATO poodle Tutti Frutti al Rutti, with that perpetual smile of a withered Dutch tulip, to convince “Daddy” to be lenient, proving once again that the EU is a Banana Republic, actually Union, without the bananas.

Neo-Caligula and withered tulip cobbled together a “framework” for the US to get some Greenland real estate for military base purposes and limited development of rare earth mining, plus the requisite ban on Russian and Chinese projects. Denmark and Greenland were not even in the room when this “deal” was reached.

Still, that may all change in a flash, or in a social media post. Because that’s not what neo-Caligula wants. He wants Greenland splashed in red-white-and blue on a US map.

Still, the most terrifying land grab plot highlighted in Davos had to be Gaza. Cue to that insufferable Zionist dimwit – the brains in the family actually belong to wife Ivanka – presenting the master plan for “the new Gaza”.

Or How to Market The Horror…The Horror (my excuses to Joseph Conrad).

Here we have a mass slaughtering/extermination campaign coupled with grabbing of what’s been reduced to rubble, leading to a high-security containment zone for token, “approved” Palestinians and prime beachfront real estate for real estate scammers and Israeli settlers.

All that managed by a private company, chaired by neo-Caligula for life, now in charge of the annexation, occupation and exploitation of Gaza: a monstruous land grab burying in one go a genocide and what remains of international law – everything fully approved by the EU and a bunch of political “leaders”, some too terrified, others basically hedging to bypass neo-Caligula’s wrath.

The Chinese “rupture”

Some clown by the name of Nadio Calvino, president of the European Investment Bank, actually argued at Davos that the EU “is a superpower”.

Well, History is loath to register as a superpower a set up that is totally dependent on the US and NATO for defense; exhibits zero power projection; harbors no major tech companies (those that still exist are collapsing); is 90% dependent on foreign supplies of energy; and is drowning in debt ($17 trillion in total, equivalent to over 80% of the EU’s GDP).

So in the end, amidst so much – silly – sound and fury, what was the real game-changer at Davos? It was not the “rupture” or even the land grab plots. It was the speech by China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng.

Incidentally, Carney’s “rupture” speech was heavily influenced by his recent trip to China – where he met with He Lifeng, a serious candidate to succeed Xi Jinping in the future.

At Davos, He Lifeng made it very clear that China is determined to become “the world’s market”; and that boosting domestic demand was now “on top of [China’s] economic agenda,” as reflected in the 15th Five-Year plan which will be approved this coming March in Beijing.

So whatever the barbarians may be potting, the fact that matters is that China is already deep into the next phase, where it is expected to replace the United States as the world’s primary consumer market.

Now that’s what’s called a rupture.

onawah

26th January 2026, 03:10

Escobar outed himself as a shill of the CCP when he went on the "tour" of China that the CCP had carefully crafted, presenting only what they wanted him to see, and paying him handsomely for going along with it.
Of course, their storyline is that "China is the future", and they spend a fortune on the propaganda touting that theory.
But it takes hardly any effort at all to discover the truth about how China is imploding. :nerd:

Pepe Escobar
The Real "Rupture" in Davos, by Pepe Escobar - The Unz Review
Whatever the barbarians may be potting, the fact that matters is that China is already deep into the next phase, where it is expected to replace the United States as the world’s primary consumer market.

Ravenlocke

29th January 2026, 20:37

Russia's Pivot to Asia

Jan 24
What Did Davos 2026 Actually Achieve?

https://russiaspivottoasia.com/what-did-davos-2026-actually-achieve/
The 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos has concluded. We examine its relevance and content, with particular emphasis on its attitudes towards China, India, Russia and Brazil the Global South. We ask the tough questions - is Davos pertinent or a Western-centric geopolitical relic?

https://x.com/RussiasPivot/status/2015270959109025957

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https://russiaspivottoasia.com/what-did-davos-2026-actually-achieve/

What Did Davos 2026 Actually Achieve?

Published on January 25, 2026

This past week, the small Swiss resort of Davos yet again became the temporary capital of a self-appointed global elite. Under the banner of the World Economic Forum (WEF), political leaders, multinational CEOs, financial institutions, and technology giants gathered behind closed doors to discuss the global economic prosperity. Nearly 65 heads of state and government (including six of the G-7 leaders), together with 850 chief executives and chairs of the world’s largest companies, attended the Davos Forum, representing a gathering overwhelmingly dominated by Western elites.

US President Donald Trump dominated Davos 2026. Officially, the agenda focused on familiar themes: economic uncertainty, climate change, artificial intelligence, global security, and “inclusive growth.” Unofficially, Davos 2026 confirmed what many outside the Western bubble already understand—that the forum is increasingly disconnected from the real problems facing most of humanity.

The World Economic Forum claims to represent global cooperation. In reality, it represents a narrow circle. Attendance remains limited to several thousand participants, overwhelmingly from wealthy Western states and large corporations. According to the WEF itself, corporate leaders and financial institutions dominate the discussions, while representatives from developing countries appear largely as symbolic participants rather than decision-makers.

The contradiction is impossible to ignore. Davos lectures the world on inequality while taking place in one of the most expensive locations on the planet. Private jets crowd nearby airports as speakers warn about carbon emissions. Executives earning millions annually discuss “cost-of-living pressures” faced by ordinary citizens—pressures they will never experience themselves. Equally troubling is the absence of accountability. Each year, Davos produces declarations, initiatives, and “commitments.” Yet there is no mechanism to enforce them. No elections. No responsibility to voters. No consequences for failure. The same figures return year after year regardless of whether their policies have worked or failed spectacularly.

In 2026, technological optimism once again took center stage. Artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and financial innovation were presented as universal solutions. Missing from the conversation was a serious discussion of who controls these technologies, who profits from them, and who bears the social cost when they fail. For millions of workers facing automation, Davos offers reassurance but little protection. Perhaps most revealing is what Davos does not discuss. Sanctions-driven economic fragmentation, energy insecurity caused by political decisions, and the erosion of national sovereignty under “global governance” frameworks remain largely taboo topics. Consensus is enforced not by debate, but by exclusion.

Discussions About The Russian Economy

An example of this is the Davos session held about the Russian economy. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, an ex-primary school teacher and an unelected, self-proclaimed ‘leader of the opposition for Belarus’ living in exile in Lithuania, chaired the Russian economic session. She was joined by Alexander Gabuev, a journalist who has criticised the Russian government, is a listed ‘Foreign Agent’ in Russia, and also lives in exile in Berlin. Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu was also on the panel, a politician who has overseen the seizure of Russian assets in Moldova and is close to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Oana Toiu, a close ally of Munteanu and Moldovan President Maia Sandu and is currently Romania’s foreign minister, also took part, while Dutch Foreign Minister and former NATO Assistant Secretary General David van Weel was also present. He is known for designing EU sanctions packages against Russia.

The two things this panel had in common were an admitted lack of any expertise in the Russian economy and a united political desire to see Russia fail. Not surprisingly, their considered opinion about the Russian economy was that it was deteriorating and would soon collapse, although much of the evidence for this was actually political rhetoric rather than economic data. This session can be seen here.

Given the quality and personalities taking place, this session, instead of any deep dive into properly understanding Russia’s economic position (which had been outlined by President Putin recently here and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov here) helped instead perpetuate the misunderstandings—or lack of intelligence as regards any aspect of the Russian economy. That alone means that the attendees at Davos—if they take on board this type of propaganda—are being deliberately fed inaccurate information.

Although Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriyev attended the World Economic Forum in Davos to engage with U.S. representatives on the Ukrainian settlement, Russia’s voice on global economic strategy and agenda-setting was absent. Despite being the world’s fourth-largest economy by PPP and a major player in energy markets and technological sectors, Russia had little influence on any of the Davos discussions shaping global economic priorities. This absence highlights the limits of the WEF as a truly global forum, dominated by Western elites and perspectives, where non-Western powers often find their role reduced to observation rather than decision-making.

A Forum That Still Claims to Speak for the World The Meaning of Silence

However, the World Economic Forum likes to describe itself as a place where the world comes together. Davos 2026 instead demonstrated a different reality: a shrinking Western-centric elite speaking mainly to itself, increasingly anxious about a multipolar world it no longer fully controls. For most of humanity, Davos is not a place where decisions are made in their interest. It is a carefully staged performance designed to project relevance, authority, and moral leadership while real economic and political power continues to shift elsewhere.

The stated purpose, though, remains unchanged: to improve the state of the world through dialogue, cooperation, and shared economic vision. Yet Davos 2026 once again demonstrated a growing contradiction between aspiration and reality. At a moment when global economic growth is increasingly generated outside the Western world—in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eurasia – the Forum continues to operate primarily within a Western political and ideological framework.

The problem is no longer one of access but of relevance and inclusiveness. Davos 2026 feels less like a place where the world is fixed and more like a place where the powerful reassure each other that they’re still the right people to be in charge despite mounting evidence to the contrary.

Presence Without Weight—China and India as Davos Case Studies

Formally, representatives from major non-Western economies attended Davos. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and India’s Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi participated in the Forum’s activities. However, their engagement remained cautious and limited. Neither China nor India treated Davos as a platform for strategic agenda-setting. Instead, their approach appeared observational. They listened carefully, delivered measured remarks, and avoided political investment in the Forum’s outcomes. This was not accidental. For both Beijing and New Delhi, Davos has become less a decision-making center and more a venue for monitoring Western political thinking.

A simple search for “Davos 2026” in Western media tells its own story. Headlines fixate on Donald Trump, Europe’s internal anxieties, Greenland, artificial intelligence, geopolitics, Zelensky and Ukraine, and an anti-Russia narrative, packaged together with a steady stream of anti-China framing (often paired with familiar anti-Russia rhetoric), carefully packaged as moral clarity. Without coverage from local Chinese and Indian media outlets, is there any indication that India’s or China’s participation was prioritized? What is far more striking is what is missing.

Where are the Chinese voices shaping the discussion? Where is India—the world’s most populous country and one of its fastest-growing major economies? In a forum that claims to represent the global future, the perspectives of nearly three billion people are either marginalized or filtered through Western interpretation.

China appears mostly as an object of concern, not a participant. India is referenced as a “market” or a “counterweight,” not as an agenda-setter. Their leaders, institutions, and strategic visions are rarely allowed to speak for themselves. Instead, Western commentators speak about them—never with them.

This selective visibility is not accidental. Davos functions best when the conversation stays within acceptable boundaries: Western priorities, Western anxieties, and Western narratives. Countries that do not align neatly with these frameworks are reduced to risks, rivals, or background noise.

Russia, meanwhile, is discussed almost exclusively through a lens of condemnation, stripped of political complexity or legitimate national interest. The tone is not analytical; it is punitive. Debate is replaced by repetition. Consensus is enforced by exclusion. The result is a strangely insular spectacle: a “global” forum dominated by Western media narratives, debating a multipolar world while refusing to genuinely hear from the powers that define it. Davos 2026 did not lack voices. It lacked balance. And in that silence from China, from India, and from much of the non-Western world, the limits of Davos’ global relevance were once again exposed.

The Absence of the Global South

More striking than who attended was who did not meaningfully participate. African representation was fragmented and symbolic. Despite Africa accounting for nearly 18 percent of the world’s population and representing the largest source of future labor growth, the continent’s priorities, such as debt relief, industrial financing, and infrastructure development, remained marginal in high-level discussions.

Instead, Davos 2026 showed Africa mostly as a spectator, excluded from high-level debates on AI, geopolitics, and the global economy. While Western powers set the agenda, African delegates were sidelined to side meetings and photo opportunities. The world listens to strategy, innovation, and power, not complaints about colonialism or poverty. Africa needs global leadership, such as Russia, who understands technology, geopolitics, and global strategy to be taken seriously on the world stage. Trump, meanwhile, reignited claims of ‘white genocide’ against Afrikaners at Davos.

Latin America’s presence was similarly limited. Major regional economies, including Brazil, were largely absent from strategic economic panels, despite their central role in global food security, energy exports, and critical minerals.

Central Asia and Eurasia, despite their importance in transport corridors linking Europe and Asia, were discussed almost exclusively through geopolitical lenses rather than as independent economic actors. ASEAN economies, which collectively represent one of the world’s most dynamic growth regions, received limited visibility in agenda-setting discussions on supply chain restructuring. The result was clear: the Global South was spoken about far more often than it was spoken with.

Davos Without Brazil: Global Misrepresentation

One detail at Davos 2026 was especially revealing, and it was not what was said on stage but who was not there in any meaningful way. Brazil, the largest country in Latin America, one of the world’s biggest economies by GDP, a member of the G20 and BRICS, and a nation of more than 200 million people, was conspicuously absent from the summit’s center of gravity. No presence. No agenda-setting role. No serious voice shaping the conversation about the global economy.

And yet Davos continued, undisturbed, confidently discussing “the future of the world.” This raises an obvious question—and one Davos prefers not to ask: how can a forum claim to speak for the global economy while sidelining entire continental powers?

You cannot meaningfully debate growth, trade, climate, or development while treating the world’s largest countries as optional accessories. Brazil is not a footnote. It is a major agricultural exporter, an industrial power, an energy player, and a geopolitical actor with its own interests—many of them outside the narrow consensus that dominates Western-led forums. It was also part of the much-heralded EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement signed off by Brussels just a week earlier. Yet was that lauded or even discussed at Davos? Brazil’s limited visibility at Davos 2026 was not an accident but a signal.

Inclusion, it seems, is conditional. The irony is hard to miss. Panels in Davos spoke passionately about “Global South engagement” and “multipolar cooperation,” while one of the most important countries in the Global South was effectively missing from the room where it supposedly mattered most. This is not a failure of Brazil. It is a failure of Davos. A forum that cannot attract or cannot accommodate the serious participation of countries representing vast territory, population, and economic weight is not global. It is selective. And selection, in this case, looks less like diplomacy and more like gatekeeping. Davos 2026 proved once again that it is entirely possible to talk endlessly about the global economy while excluding much of the world that actually drives it.

A Western-Centered Narrative Environment

Davos 2026 was shaped primarily by Western political concerns. Much of the discussion revolved around the implications of U.S. domestic politics and the expected return of Donald Trump to the center of global decision-making. This focus influenced debates on trade, industrial policy, sanctions, and global governance. The contradiction was evident. A forum that consistently promotes free trade and open markets was increasingly orienting its agenda around political figures and policies historically associated with tariffs, trade wars, and economic pressure mechanisms. This inconsistency was rarely addressed directly. Instead, it was absorbed into the new normal.

Free Trade Rhetoric and the Sanctions Economy

Official Davos discourse continues to emphasize globalization, resilience, and cooperation. Yet the real global economy now operates under very different rules. Western economies increasingly rely on industrial subsidies, export controls, technology restrictions, and unilateral sanctions. According to data from the Global Sanctions Database maintained by Drexel University, the number of active sanctions worldwide has increased more than fivefold since the early 2000s. These measures disproportionately affect developing economies, yet their impact receives limited attention in Davos discussions.

For much of the Global South, sanctions and trade barriers are no longer abstract policy tools, but they are structural constraints on development. This disconnect deepens skepticism toward the Forum’s stated commitment to inclusive globalization.

China’s Warning Against Politicization

Chinese officials and analysts openly criticized what they described as the politicization of economic dialogue at Davos. On January 22 and 23, China Daily ran the headlines ‘Davos Is a Messy Circus’ and ‘US President Pushes “America First” at Davos.’ Beijing has repeatedly emphasized that global economic platforms should not be transformed into ideological arenas. This position aligns with China’s broader advocacy for multipolar economic governance, reflected in institutions such as the BRICS New Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. China’s restrained participation at Davos 2026 should therefore be interpreted not as disengagement, but as strategic distance. Dialogue, from Beijing’s perspective, loses meaning when outcomes are predetermined by political alignment.

Geopolitics Takes the Stage

On 22 January, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a speech that focused almost entirely on confrontation with Russia. He blasted the EU’s lack of “political will” in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a fiery address criticising all of Kiev’s top allies. The address further confirmed Davos’ transformation from an economic forum into a geopolitical stage. For many countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America—most of which pursue non-aligned or multi-vector foreign policies—such framing is increasingly detached from their immediate priorities. Their concerns are food prices, energy security, development financing, and currency stability. These issues received far less attention than political messaging.

The West Appears Divided

Davos 2026 also revealed growing fractures within the Western camp itself. Disagreements between the United States and Europe over security responsibilities, economic competition, and strategic autonomy surfaced repeatedly. Discussions related to Arctic security and Greenland exposed tensions beneath official declarations of unity. According to an NBC News report, President Donald Trump said in a speech at Davos that the United States “must have” Greenland. Although he left without ownership, experts say his remarks strained the country’s alliance with Europe. Thus, even as Western voices dominated the Forum, internal coherence appeared fragile. This inward Western focus further reduced space for non-Western perspectives.

An Elite Structure With Structural Limits

The WEF remains an invitation-only institution dominated by political leaders, multinational corporations, financial institutions, and non-governmental organizations drawn largely from similar socioeconomic and ideological backgrounds. This concentration creates efficiency but also fosters intellectual narrowness. Despite the expertise present, Davos’ discussions frequently fail to anticipate major global shifts, including the acceleration of South-South trade, which, according to UNCTAD, now accounts for more than 25% of all global trade flows. The economic world is changing faster than the Forum’s conceptual framework.

Credibility Challenges and Data Disputes

The Forum’s credibility has also faced challenges. In India, significant criticism followed the release of the WEF Global Risks Report, with analysts questioning methodological accuracy in assessments related to misinformation and political stability. Some Indian media outlets and policy experts publicly challenged these rankings, arguing that flawed metrics risk undermining trust in global reports. Such controversies reinforce the perception that global assessments often reflect Western interpretive frameworks rather than balanced empirical analysis.

Protests and Public Perception

Outside Davos, protests again accompanied the Forum. Youth activists criticized wealth concentration and elite insulation from social realities. International media outlets, including the Financial Times and CNN, published commentary describing Davos as increasingly “out of touch” with ordinary economic pressures such as inflation, housing costs, and job insecurity. These critiques no longer come only from political margins, but they now appear within mainstream Western discourse.

The Quiet Shift Away From Davos

Perhaps the most important development is not criticism, but indifference. Major Global South economies are increasingly prioritizing alternative platforms such as BRICS summits, regional development banks, and bilateral investment mechanisms. According to the IMF, emerging and developing economies accounted for over 60 percent of global GDP growth in recent years. Yet their institutional influence within traditional Western-led forums has not kept pace. As a result, attention is shifting elsewhere.

Davos today functions effectively as a Western networking platform and a venue for elite consensus management. What it does not yet function as is a genuinely multipolar forum capable of reflecting the diversity of global economic models and political systems. Until representation is matched by influence, inclusion will remain symbolic.

The Meaning of Silence

Although Davos 2026 was well organized, heavily attended, and widely covered by many Western media outlets, its defining feature was silence. The silence of Africa’s development agenda. The silence of Latin America’s economic priorities. The silence of Eurasian connectivity. The silence of Asia’s strategic restraint. Silence from Russia as regards its actual economic outlook.

In international politics, silence often carries greater meaning than protest. Unless the World Economic Forum adapts to a world no longer centered on a single economic philosophy or geopolitical bloc, its influence will continue to decline, not dramatically, but steadily. The world has moved on. Davos, increasingly, has not.

This article was written by KP Majumdar, a geostrategic and geo-economics analyst whose work has been widely published by prestigious international news organizations and publications.

shaberon

30th January 2026, 05:10

That was the nice way of putting it.

They can only think in Cold War terms.

That part of the world that was not speaking, does not find it relevant, except for Russia since they have to deal with Ukraine. The issues that are never addressed are going to work themselves out some other way. Bloom has faded for this lot.

Ravenlocke

2nd February 2026, 20:00

DD Geopolitics reposted

Mario ZNA

🚨BREAKING: Davos and WEF are mentioned over 1,200 times in the Epstein files!

Just a handful of emails reveal a close relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Klaus Schwab, as well as Epstein’s interest - along with his associates - in the "Ukrainian delegation."

We all know that Davos turns into a prostitution hub during the WEF and with Epstein, plus Ukrainians in the picture, everything becomes clear.

https://x.com/MarioBojic/status/2018338441822413124

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