Opinion: Trump’s new America First tariffs should worry the Davos set – this is only the beginning | @dusborne https://t.co/Lr8C4Lt6FZ
— Independent Voices (@IndyVoices) January 23, 2018
Trump delivers dose of "America First" ahead of Davoshttps://t.co/0CDmG2hRiH via @ABehsudi pic.twitter.com/JRnlMKQ7vi
— POLITICO (@politico) January 23, 2018
Trump in Davos will meet with:
-UK's Theresa May, to discuss Syria, Iran and North Korea
-Israel's Netanyahu, on peace issues and Iran
-Rwanda's Kagame, chair of African Union, to talk about trade and security.
-president of Switzerland, on economic growth and innovation.— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 23, 2018
At Davos on Friday, Trump to meet with the chairman of the African Union, which said it was “frankly alarmed” by Trump’s “shithole countries” remark and called for an apology. https://t.co/9F3ff3u3dE
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) January 24, 2018
"The danger of Trump at Davos" https://t.co/Bji9lbvvlW pic.twitter.com/cd8ktiL4Au
— The Hill (@thehill) January 23, 2018
Swiss marchers protest against Trump, break through Davos security cordon https://t.co/lOKIwLXqkr
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2018
Historians explain how Melania’s Davos cancellation is a ‘subliminal message’ aimed directly at Trump https://t.co/TQ4fTJDZue
— Raw Story (@RawStory) January 23, 2018
WATCH: In his #WEF18 address, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says globalization is 'losing its luster'. More coverage from #Davos: https://t.co/ls42z6Tnkm pic.twitter.com/xSElZyyEyl
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 23, 2018
This is what keeps the global elite awake at night https://t.co/bfamg3oZvD #WEF18 pic.twitter.com/cyQ0Mh4lAE
— Bloomberg (@business) January 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/raju/status/955885614079119360
Martin Wolf- Davos 2018: The liberal international order is sick https://t.co/772HCLwVqZ via @financialtimes
— Alister Miskimmon (@amiskimmon) January 23, 2018
Experience #Davos on any device, anywhere in the world. #WEFLIVE is your window into the #WEF18 https://t.co/XSUia290wq
— KPMG (@KPMG) January 19, 2018
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TRUMPWORLD
Pres. Trump says he's "not at all concerned" about Jeff Sessions' interview with the special counsel team, and disputes reports that FBI Dir. Chris Wray threatened to resign over pressure to replace top staff. https://t.co/IJPv0FyPLK pic.twitter.com/okfKE6DFXp
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 23, 2018
CNN confirms NYT report that Special Counsel #Mueller also interviewed fired FBI Director Comey late last year,
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 23, 2018
Mueller seeks to ask Trump about Flynn, Comey ousters, indicating an intensifying focus on potential obstruction of justice issues https://t.co/4gnvDjVpto
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 23, 2018
Franklin Graham on Trump: “We certainly don't hold him up as the pastor of this nation and he is not. But I appreciate the fact that the president does have a concern for Christian values” https://t.co/xz34KCTiA9
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 23, 2018
All that Democrats accomplished during the shutdown was reinforce why everyone hates Washington in the first place. https://t.co/0tt3GBZjWq
— Observer (@observer) January 23, 2018
As @pkcapitol notes, not once in the last five months has the House or Senate put legislation on the floor and began debating the issue to truly test where everyone stands. https://t.co/FPYoYybSZC
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) January 23, 2018
In the real world..
Update: The shooting at a Kentucky high school has left 2 students dead and 17 other people injured. A 15-year-old suspect was arrested. https://t.co/sxVGhheikh
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 23, 2018
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WORLD
The second of two fatal bombs in a residential area of Benghazi, Libya, exploded as people evacuated the casualties from the first. https://t.co/WZPUzip6J6
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 24, 2018
US-led forces kill 150 ISIS militants in Syria https://t.co/HpBBr7ztu7 pic.twitter.com/uU4q4M6mn9
— The Hill (@thehill) January 24, 2018
Turkey says seeks no clash with U.S., Russia, but will pursue Syria goals https://t.co/uK2haJJCoV pic.twitter.com/shKokVj63G
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 23, 2018
You can't build an anti-terrorism coalition when you turn your back on your friends like this. Kurds took the heaviest burden of ISIS campaign – now we are hanging them out to dry. https://t.co/zGwnnd6jN1
— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 23, 2018
CIA director: North Korea is only 'months away' from holding America at riskhttps://t.co/13EStBbd83 pic.twitter.com/52pYgZr37U
— The National Desk (@TND) January 24, 2018
Another U.S. military helicopter emergency landing in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa — it was on remote island, there were no injuries or damage, but still, this fuels opposition to bases https://t.co/39Q9yyvXiZ pic.twitter.com/pCvjE8KX4D
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) January 24, 2018
6 lessons from Merkel’s political impasse and what they mean for Germany https://t.co/Si0VDvW4Zv pic.twitter.com/sYmvS38mJ5
— Bloomberg (@business) January 23, 2018
FT Exclusive: Inside the secretive, men-only charity dinner held every year at London’s Dorchester Hotel that raises millions for charity – but where many of the hired hostesses are groped, harassed and propositioned https://t.co/gK0ACnQpzM
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 23, 2018
I sometimes wonder if it really is worth it for me to be this angry all the time, then a story like this turns up, and it turns out it is: https://t.co/GDZPOZTm1W pic.twitter.com/i1hSrWDzRn
— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) January 23, 2018
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BUSINESS
Fox's takeover of Sky is dealt a blow by the U.K., just after it agreed to sell a chunk of assets to Disney https://t.co/BJ8eUNFrya
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 23, 2018
Murdoch's Sky bid: what next for the media heavyweight? https://t.co/oFnOOK88Zl
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 23, 2018
There must be no backdoor route to Murdoch getting control of Sky. My question earlier in the House of Commons. https://t.co/TPb1BIgnK2
— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) January 23, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
Jaguar Land Rover is cutting its operations in the UK but hiring 3000 new employees in Austria because of concerns over Brexit.
Yet another example of major companies pulling the plug on Britain due to Brexit.https://t.co/Yp0b9vlHIF— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) January 23, 2018
Jeremy Hunt admits EU cancer drugs may not be available in the UK after Brexit https://t.co/iqAA3Pl1Os
— The Independent (@Independent) January 23, 2018
Critics of the UK foreign secretary would argue that the NHS’s difficulties are of his own making https://t.co/mZbSwc1ufz
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 23, 2018
David Davis surely needs a story for tomorrow's select committee. He should probably exert some control over it and try to make the story that the UK will accept full acquis and therefore free movement during the transition….
— Matthew O'Toole (@MatthewOToole2) January 23, 2018
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"The country is heading into “crisis” unless the UK Government acts fast to address deep concerns in Wales and Scotland about what the future holds post-Brexit."
.https://t.co/a0u2ODU30n— OliveClough (@CloughOlive) January 23, 2018
By 2050, the UK economy will be $194 billion smaller than Mexico’s. $1.9 trillion smaller than Indonesia’s.
(PwC projections: market exchange rate GDP in today’s dollar terms. https://t.co/1DX7ir9vHH) pic.twitter.com/xpoGkt9wPE
— Pádraig Belton (@PadraigBelton) January 24, 2018
Finally…
RIP to the South African jazz giant Hugh Masekela. We're remembering him now by replaying a conversation from 2011, when he was here for @OttawaJazz … https://t.co/T1eTMGkNTc
— All in a Day (@cbcallinaday) January 23, 2018
So sorry to learn of the passing of Ursula K. LeGuin, one of the great writers of our time and a lifelong favorite of mine. The worlds, species and societies she created and explored will live forever. https://t.co/39vXpzG7Mo pic.twitter.com/19BYuoQYO6
— David Grinspoon (@DrFunkySpoon) January 23, 2018
Ursula K. Le Guin Names the Books She Likes and Wants You to Read https://t.co/jICZNHL3vC pic.twitter.com/SfGCu3AmsS
— Open Culture (@openculture) January 23, 2018