Davos 2026

[imitator]

He also says there's no evidence of extraterrestrial life.
He's been joking about being an alien for years.
A running joke ... says he's 3,000 years old etc etc
He must think it's funny.

Elon's probably an AI robot...
looks like his Grok based operating system just hit its token limit.

[chr0naut]

This should alarm and outrage everyone, but it won't.

"Who is buying USA farmland

The ownership of farmland in the USA is increasingly dominated by billionaires and investment firms. Here are some of the key players in this farmland acquisition trend:

• Bill Gates: The largest private farmland owner in the USA, with over 275,000 acres across 19 states. His investments are made through his investment firm, Cascade Investment. 
  
  Ted Turner: The founder of CNN, owns 2 million acres across the Southeast, Great Plains, and West. 
  
• Stan Kroenke: The owner of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and the Premier League club Arsenal, recently purchased 937,000 acres of ranchland in New Mexico, making him the largest private landowner in the USA. 
  
  
  
• Mark Zuckerberg: The founder of Facebook, has also been involved in farmland purchases, although specific acreage is not disclosed. 
  
  
  
• Jeff Bezos: The founder of Amazon, owns over 420,000 acres of farmland. 
  
  
  These individuals and companies are not only acquiring farmland for investment purposes but also for strategic reasons such as climate strategy, privacy, and innovation. The trend of farmland acquisition by billionaires and investment firms is a significant shift in the ownership landscape of one of the country's most vital resources. 
  
  
  
• 6 Sources" (Successful farming; Alabama Gazette; noonfoodnetwork.com; San Francisco Chronicle etc.)
  

All those mentioned acreages totalled together represent only 0.4 % of farmlands in the USA.

Big farming is big business, requiring big investment. Of course it attracts 'big money' investors.

I would much rather that they fund responsible farming than funding weapons, chemicals, political parties, movies, media companies or just about anything else.

[DBCowboy]

Release all the unredacted Epstein files so Trump can be dealt with as he should be.

Sure, right after we deport every illegal alien.

[RazorV66]

Sure, right after we deport every illegal alien.

Every. Damn. One. Of. Them.

[Karl12]

Of course he's a stake holder at WEF. Blair sits on it's board of directors, he was a stake holder, now he gets dividends, so of course  Starmer has to be a stake holder now to replace Blair.
Rainbows
Jane

Yes indeed Jane and thought there was a great short documentary towards the bottom of this page on the extremely sinister aspects of 'stakeholder capitalism'.

Chicom's Xi Jinping is also a major stakeholder and Schwab is forever gushing about how Chinese authoritarianism is the most 'attractive model' for human governance.

Regarding money matters it's also interesting to note what the WEF have been plotting at their 'lesser known' annual meetings held in Communist China.

Everyone knows about the WEF, yet it seems only a few people know about its summer conference. It’s typically held in China, and it features up and coming ‘leaders’ and ‘shapers’ handpicked by the WEF.

VIDEO

Geneva definitely seems to be absolute ground zero for all these subversive NWO groups - the head of the snake being the BIS.

[quintessentone]

All those mentioned acreages totalled together represent only 0.4 % of farmlands in the USA.

Big farming is big business, requiring big investment. Of course it attracts 'big money' investors.

I would much rather that they fund responsible farming than funding weapons, chemicals, political parties, movies, media companies or just about anything else.

Well if government subsidizes farmers then who really owns or allows the farms to exist and continue?

"Around $12 billion
The US government is providing bridge payments to farmers, anticipated to be around $12 billion, aimed at offering immediate financial relief amidst economic pressures. These payments are designed to support farmers until more comprehensive aid and new Farm Bill provisions can be fully implemented, which are set to take effect in October 2026. 

financialcontent.com+1"

US Government Unveils 'Bridge Payments' to Bolster Farmers Amidst Economic Headwinds | FinancialContent

[UltraBudgie]

Well if government subsidizes farmers then who really owns or allows the farms to exist and continue?

Relevant sessions from this year's conference:

When Food Becomes Security

As extreme heat, floods, drought, and volatility disrupt harvests and trade, food is rapidly emerging as the new frontier of global concern. From farms to factory floors, every supply chain has become a matter of security.

Can economics drive resilience where policy struggles to keep pace, preventing scarcity from turning into conflict?

Open Forum: Agricultural Evolution

The global food system is under mounting strain. Feeding a growing population amid climate disruption, resource scarcity and nutritional inequality demands transformation. As innovations in farming, ingredients and supply chain move from theory to practice, the challenge is to scale solutions that are both people and planet positive.

How can collective action turn proven approaches into widespread change, building food systems that expand consumer choices, sustain farmers and restore the planet’s balance?

[quintessentone]

Relevant sessions from this year's conference:

When Food Becomes Security

Open Forum: Agricultural Evolution

The government needs to flip flop between capitalism and socialism or become a combination of the two, maybe that is the recipe for success (?)

[UltraBudgie]

The government needs to flip flop between capitalism and socialism or become a combination of the two, maybe that is the recipe for success (?)

Or perhaps that is the recipe that brought this desolation. The socialist government approach, beginning with land-grab enabling subsidies and growing into a legal and regulatory quagmire that requires an entire bureaucratic division to navigate, is what has made agribusiness impossible for the small farmer. Couple that socialist empowerment of unrestrained government with unlimited lobbying for specific sweetheart deals that enable international holding companies rather than families that have owned the land for generations, and you have the perfect landscape for poisonous exploitation by special interests.

A socialist government playing favourites via cartel-capitalism is the worst of both worlds.

[quintessentone]

Or perhaps that is the recipe that brought this desolation. The socialist government approach, beginning with land-grab enabling subsidies and growing into a legal and regulatory quagmire that requires an entire bureaucratic division to navigate, is what has made agribusiness impossible for the small farmer. Couple that socialist empowerment of unrestrained government with unlimited lobbying for specific deals that enable cartel-capitalism, and you have the perfect landscape for poisonous exploitation by special interests.

A socialist government playing favourites via cartel capitalism is the worst of both worlds.

Well that is what seems to be the reality there IMO on many fronts...Trump socialism used as damage control.

"With a few exceptions, Republicans have been largely silent about his actions, and many have even praised Trump’s dealmaking ability. 
 This makes one thing clear.
 
There's an awful lot of socialism in today's Republican Party. From the government taking stakes in major corporations to Trump’s overarching love of tariffs, the GOP clearly has no interest in its free market history. 
Need a news break? 

Trump blurs line between private enterprise, government control"

Trump's Intel buy has GOP turning a blind eye to socialism | Opinion

Don't look over here, look over there.

Now it all makes sense as to why he likes Mamdani's way of doing things.