Posts by Kim Browne
Trump’s $250 Greenback Is a Gift to the Criminal Class
Now Trump wants to create a new $250 denomination that we’ll call (in loving memory of the late Ivana Trump) the Donald. If the Benjamin is a currency for criminals, simple arithmetic tells us the Donald is two and a half times more so. After the Post piece appeared the Treasury department said that its planning was of course contingent…
Read MoreTrump Is Spending Millions to Cover Four Horse Statues in Gold
According to federal documents, the Gilders’ Studio will use gold paint that is very thick, heavier and purer than the gold paint job the same studio made on the Wyoming state Capitol dome seven years ago. Trump’s Department of the Interior is spending $95 million on beautification projects in Washington, D.C., according to NOTUS, all…
Read MoreTrump Skips Visit to Soldiers Injured in Iran War at Walter Reed
Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to invade Venezuela in early January, sending hundreds of troops through its capital city, Caracas, to capture the country’s 13-year ruler, Nicolás Maduro. Maduro and his wife were transported to New York to face federal narcotics charges, to which they both have pleaded not guilty. Trump failed to notify Congress…
Read More6 signs your ambition is outpacing your recovery
There is a specific kind of exhaustion founders rarely talk about openly. You are technically functioning. The company is moving. Customers are replying. Revenue might even be growing. But underneath the momentum, something feels increasingly fragile. Small setbacks hit harder than they used to. Your brain never fully powers down. Even rest starts to feel…
Read More5 key differences between humility and hiding
If you are building something ambitious, chances are you’ve wrestled with the tension between staying grounded and staying visible. Founders hear endless advice about humility. Stay coachable. Let the work speak for itself. Do not become the loudest person in the room. But somewhere along the way, many early-stage entrepreneurs slide from humility into hiding…
Read MoreOKP wins S$165.3 million LTA contract for commuter infrastructure works
[SINGAPORE] Infrastructure and civil engineering company OKP has secured a S$165.3 million contract from the Land Transport Authority for commuter infrastructure works in Singapore. Under the 48-month contract, which commenced on May 25, OKP’s wholly owned subsidiary Or Kim Peow Contractors will design and construct elevator shafts at 30 pedestrian overhead bridges in Singapore. The…
Read MoreTranscript: Trump Blurts Out Surprise Midterm Admission as GOP Panics
However, the idea that it’s also some kind of pipe dream or fantasy, and that it can’t happen—Texas is Texas, blah, blah, blah—I think is clearly wrong and has been disproven, as you wrote, by the success—not the victory, but the success—of the O’Rourke campaign a few years ago. I remember when Trump endorsed Paxton,…
Read MoreTeo Siong Seng to take leave of absence from Pacific International Lines and NUS in addition to SBF
He will not seek re-election as chair of Singapore Business Federation after his term ends in June [SINGAPORE] Shipping veteran Teo Siong Seng, who has been accused by the United States of colluding to fix the prices of dry containers, will take a leave of absence from his role as executive chairman and director of…
Read MorePhoto Exposes Treasury Secretary’s Desperation to Keep Trump Calm
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was focused on one predominant message during Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting: resilience, resilience, resilience. At least, that’s what his notes let on. Evan Vucci, a senior photojournalist for Reuters, snagged a shot of Bessent’s writing pad, capturing several words the treasury secretary had scrawled in front of him. “Resilience,” Bessent wrote, with…
Read MoreHow One Shady Firm Is Using Reflecting Pool Renovation as a Cash Grab
The amount of fraud the Trump administration has packed into every aspect of its reign is honestly starting to become impressive. Federal documents obtained by The New York Times show that the contractor assigned to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, is fleecing the feds to the tune of $13.1 million, seven…
Read MorePassion Won’t Build Your Business—Markets Will
People love to say passion is everything. It isn’t. In my experience, markets reward timing, demand, and a clear head. That’s how real wins happen. As a kid, I learned this the hard way and the fast way. The lesson still guides how I build, scale, and invest today. My stance is simple: follow demand,…
Read MoreTrump Brings Pam Bondi Back to His Team Despite Epstein Fury
“I know you’re a lawyer. You’ve taken an oath as a congressman to support the laws of this land. A million Epstein files have still not been released, and … the Epstein Transparency Act you signed, the Senate signed, Trump signed, yet we still have millions of files that still have not been released,” Fremont…
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