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Anonymous ID: be02df Jan. 12, 2022, 8:15 a.m. No.15357852   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7878

World Economic Forum Expands List of Global Fears for 2022

 

Cyber attacks, militarization of space, extreme weather events, ecosystem collapse, social divisions, wars and the coronavirus pandemic. These are the key worries the World Economic Forum (WEF) highlighted Tuesday as reasons to be fearful for 2022.

 

A report released by the Switzerland-based organization, headed by founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab, detailed the grim tidings ahead of the annual elite winter gathering of CEOs and world leaders in the ski resort of Davos.

 

The event has been postponed for a second year in a row because of coronavirus. WEF organizers still plan some virtual sessions next week, however its Global Risks Report 2022 makes for unpleasant reading.

 

It is based based on a survey of about 1,000 experts and leaders and in summary says:

 

WORLD OUTLOOK

 

The pandemic and its economic and societal impact still pose a “critical threat” to the world, the report said. Big differences between rich and poor nations’ access to vaccines mean their economies are recovering at uneven rates, which could widen social divisions and heighten geopolitical tensions.

 

By 2024, the global economy is forecast to be 2.3 percent smaller than it would have been without the pandemic. Commodity prices, inflation, and debt are rising in both the developed and developing worlds.

 

DIGITAL DISHARMONY

 

Attacks on critical infrastructure, misinformation, fraud and digital safety in 2022 will impact public trust in digital systems and increase costs for all stakeholders, the report said.

 

“We’re at the point now where cyberthreats are growing faster than our ability to effectively prevent and manage them,” said Carolina Klint, a risk management leader at Marsh, whose parent company Marsh McLennan co-authored the report with Zurich Insurance Group and SK Group.

 

WEF head Klaus Schwab (L) is welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) at the start of their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 16, 2018. (NAOHIKO HATTA/AFP via Getty)

SPACE RACE

 

The most immediate consequence of increased space activity is a higher risk of collision between near-Earth infrastructure and space objects, which could affect the orbits upon which key systems on Earth rely, damage valuable space equipment, or spark international tensions in a realm with few governance structures.

 

Growing militarization of space also risks an escalation of geopolitical tensions, particularly as space powers fail to collaborate on new rules to govern the realm, the report concludes.

 

CLIMATE THREATS

 

The environment remains the biggest long-term worry for all who responded to the survey.

 

The planet’s health over the next decade is the dominant concern, according to survey respondents, who cited failure to act on climate change, extreme weather, and loss of biodiversity as the top three risks.

 

The report expresses the concern lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic, increased economic protectionism and new labour market dynamics are inhibiting migrants migrants seeking to change countries for economic refuge.

 

Decreasing opportunities for orderly migration and the spillover effect on remittances risk forgoing a potential pathway to restoring livelihoods, maintaining political stability, and closing income and labour gaps, the report laments.

 

The WEF has previously floated its answers to a world of fear by promoting varying degrees of increased societal control under the guise of the self-described Great Reset, as Breitbart News reported.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/01/12/be-very-afraid-world-economic-forum-expands-list-of-global-fears-for-2022/

Anonymous ID: be02df Jan. 12, 2022, 8:18 a.m. No.15357869   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7892 >>8077

Report: Kanye West to Meet Vladimir Putin, Make Russia His ‘Second Home’

David Ng11 Jan 2022

 

Ye, the rapper and fashion mogul formerly known as Kanye West, will reportedly travel to Moscow later this year to meet with President Vladimir Putin and lay the groundwork to expand his business ventures into Russia, which the billionaire rapper is planning to make his “second home.”

 

Travel plans are currently in the works for the spring or summer, a confidant and strategic advisor named Ameer Sudan told Billboard. Russia is going to be “a second home” for Ye, Sudan told the publication. “He will be spending a lot of time out there.”

 

The trip reportedly involves Russian billionaire real estate developer Aras Agalarov, who is sometimes referred to as the “Trump of Russia.” Agalarov previously worked with Donald Trump before he became president to bring the 2013 Miss Universe pageant to Moscow.

 

Kanye West, who was among President Trump’s biggest celebrity supporters, is planning to lead performances of his music group Sunday Service while in Russia. He also plans to collaborate musically with Agalarov’s son, Emin, in effort to raise Emin’s profile in the U.S., according to Billboard.

 

West’s personal and label reps declined to comment to the publication.

 

“Kanye knows what’s going on more than the average human being, he’s well aware of things. And it’s nothing against the United States or to cause conflicts, but Ye is Ye — he can’t be controlled,” Sudan told Billboard.

 

“This is Ye, Ye is going to get there regardless. What are they going to say?”

 

Putin has become friendly with a handful of western celebrities, including director Oliver Stone, actor Steven Seagal, and French actor Gerard Depardieu.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/11/report-kanye-west-to-meet-vladimir-putin-make-russia-his-second-home/

Anonymous ID: be02df Jan. 12, 2022, 8:21 a.m. No.15357881   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7894 >>7948

McConnell to Run for Senate GOP Leader Again After 2022 Midterms

Wendell Husebø11 Jan 2022

 

I thought the Old Crow was out

 

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday told reporters he will run for the Republican Senate leadership position again after the 2022 midterms.

 

McConnell’s announcement comes as he is the longest-serving Republican Senate leader, first elected in 2006 and for eight consecutive times thereafter.

 

Under his tenure, the national debt has grown nearly 20 billion, illegal immigration has continued, and real wages for American workers have not risen since the 1970s.

 

Obamacare was enacted in 2010. Big banks were bailed out in 2008, and social media companies have silenced individuals without repercussions.

 

McConnell is also married to Elaine Chao, who has been accused of profiting from her family ties to communist China’s shipping industry.

 

In October, McConnell caved to Democrats’ demands and raised the debt ceiling, enabling Democrats to forward President Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda.

 

Before the vote, McConnell had promised he would not enable Biden’s agenda.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/11/mitch-mcconnell-to-run-for-senate-gop-leader-again-after-2022-midterms/