Peering into the Davos snow-globe: Manufactured harmony, delicious contradictions and oodles of discord.

Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Emmanuel Macron, and Marina Abramović at Davos 2026 highlighting viral moments, political theater, and artistic installation

The world’s swankiest bigwigs descended on the Swiss mountain resort of Davos this week for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF). The theme, “A Spirit of Dialogue,” sounded nice - but inside the alpine bubble, the attendees, in all their hubris, didn’t really get the memo. Meanwhile, Elon teased the future, Marina staged her silent rituals, and Macron… well, Macron made sunglasses a geopolitical event.

The elites - led by the arch-globalist dinosaur Larry Fink (now interim head of the WEF) - spouted endlessly about “Stakeholder Capitalism,” letting multinationals (like his very own Blackrock, etc.) to pretend that they have some lofty “societal purpose” while they go about subverting regular people and advancing policies critics say damage local economies.

Conversations centered on multiculturalism, climate policy, ESG frameworks, and responsible capitalism — concepts promoted as moral imperatives, yet increasingly debated for their real-world economic consequences, including de-industrialization and growing inequality across democratic free world. The forum espoused a joint statement condemning “erratic imperial behavior” and warning of a “dangerous downward spiral” in international affairs, with particular concern over Arctic geopolitics.

Trump X Bessent Effect

One man, though, dominated the confab and sucked all the oxygen out of the fancy-pants room: Donald J. Trump. Along with his sassy Treasury Sec diva, Scott Bessent (below), they sent ructions (and audible laughter) by pledging to implement more robust tariffs on European economies (over Greenland and skimping on NATO expenditures), poking fun at ‘too late’ Jay Powell for botching rates and touching on a range of geopolitical flashpoints from Iran to Capitol Hill.

The most viral moments belonged to Bessent, whose deliberately theatrical delivery turned Davos into something closer to political cabaret:

“Governor Newsom, who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken, may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris…hobnobbing with the global elite while accompanied by his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros.”

The line landed. Hard. Roars of laughter rippled across the room.

*Scott Bessent dominate the room, mixing tariffs, political theater, and* *viral clips*

Macron, Abramović, and the Aesthetics of Power

Meanwhile, Emmanuel Macron sparked a tabloid-grade flare with his tinted Top Gun cosplay, leaving Davos to speculate: political signal, domestic subplot, or just a well-timed distraction. The answer was far less cinematic — a burst blood vessel — though the side effects were spectacular, at least for a tiny family-owned Italian eyewear firm. His sunglasses quietly triggered a stock rally for iVision Tech, which owns legacy French brand Henry Jullien. Shares jumped over 70%, lifting the company’s valuation to roughly €19 million, after Macron wore the €659 Pacific S 01 Double Gold frames on stage.

*Macron sparks a viral eyewear frenzy, sending iVision Tech shares up 70%*

In a quieter but no less symbolic moment, performance artist Marina Abramović unveiled an installation (the bus) in the center of the village. “It means decision‑makers can join together in silence,” Abramović explained, “remembering—or finding—common ground between them.”

Known for her theatrical work embraced by elite cultural institutions, the “Spirit Cooker” artist delivered something unusually restrained, closer to a James Turrell meditation than her blood‑and‑bone past.

inside marina Abramovic's meditative bus — *Abramović invites global elites to experience collective stillness amid the chaos of Davos.*

*Marina Abramović -Serbian conceptual artist and performer*

Musk Enters the Globalist Chat

Also, Elon Musk made his first-ever appearance at the globalist jamboree. All eyes were glued to the exchange moderated by characteristically soporific Larry Fink, where Elon riffed on a future defined by radical technological shifts including the embrace of humanoid robots, novel medical therapies to slow down aging, and "sustainable abundance."

*Larry Fink, interim head of the World Economic Forum, moderates as Elon Musk outlines a vision of humanoid robots, longevity therapies, and sustainable abundance at Davos 2026*

Media Circus on Ice

As Andrew Sorkin and the Squawk Box crew, Maria Bartiromo — sporting her fur hat — and the Bloomberg team held their booths interviewing big wigs against a backdrop of idyllic slopes, Rebel News’ Ezra Levant ambushed every CEO walking the path to the conference. Encounters ranged from tense to surreal and went viral. From grilling Eric Schmidt on censorship; ex-PM super-dork Justin Trudeau getting called out for imposing martial law on Canadians during the pandemic (Katy Perry dangling uncomfortably off his arm — below); and Bill Gates roasted for his climate-change reversal and spending his free time with Jeff Epstein and Bill Clinton.

Justin Trudeau with his girlfriend Katy Perry confronted by a reporter in Davos 2026, — *Justin Trudeau with his girlfriend Katy Perry at World Economic Forum .*

AI, God, and the End of Interpretation

Religion even entered the chat with unexpected twist. Apparently, AI is about to take over holy stuff. Yuval Noah Harari, historian, bestselling author, and Davos darling, suggested that artificial intelligence may one day assume canonical authority over religious texts, proposing that algorithms could out-read and out-analyze human traditions across Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

*Harari suggests AI may one day out-read humanity in religious interpretation*

After Hours: Hedonism and New Money Glow in the Dark

When the sun went down, Davos transitioned to its oldest sins — or at least that’s what we heard. Luxury hospitality thrived as Europe’s discreet, high-end companionship scene circulated through mountain lodges (no more Bitcoin — only Gold and U$D!). The contrast was impossible to miss: public devotion to ethics and equality by day, private indulgence by night.

*A night view of the city during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum*

Despite the late nights and relentless scheduling, mornings in Davos arrive with alpine clarity. This year’s undercurrent suggested something different: growing skepticism toward elite consensus, louder challenges to institutional power, and visible fractures in the once-sealed Davos script.

In the end, money and geo-politics are subject to the laws of physics like everything else in life: actions, reactions, inertia, reversals, convexity, entropy and brutal non-linearities. Anarchy Daily was all over the World Economic Forum witnessing firsthand the wintery wonderland’s ego, ideology, starry-eyed ambition and image-making in the snow-covered theater of global power.

Explore the images and highlights we curated below. Enjoy.