"Beyond just profiting from war, asset managers, private equity and speculative capital increasingly shape what militaries buy, how fast they buy it, and on whose terms." Must read at PW from @jacktaggart.bsky.social @alfredosaadfilho.bsky.social phenomenalworld.org/analysis/def...
This obviously should be a coordinated global effort to find unpaid taxes from the global super rich. Can someone give China a copy of the Panama papers? Lots of names and addresses in that one that Western govts have been prevented from going after....
Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · 20h agoHuh you can just do that???? Financial Times: "China has launched a global hunt for hundreds of billions of dollars in unpaid taxes going back decades as Beijing seeks to fill a deepening fiscal hole by targeting the ultra rich." www.ft.com/content/e179...
This would amount to a complete capitulation from the US. Literally no way to even attempt to spin this as a win.
Thank you, Michigan. Abdul El-Sayed is a good candidate. He will be an excellent senator. Thank you to the people of Michigan for leading the way for the United States.
Folks from the Women's March have been arrested at the Capitol for protesting ICE. Shout out to the women who are putting their lives and livelihoods on the line to get their message out: ABOLISH ICE.
Easiest money possible. Tlaib is not only a consistent progressive with non-wavering principles, but she has one of the best local service records of her district. No one's beating her.
Decision Desk HQ@decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 2d agoDecision Desk HQ projects Rashida Tlaib wins the Michigan US House 12 Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 9:07 PM EDT
Let’s celebrate August with #AntiWhiteSupremacyMonth Keep the immigrants, deport the white supremacists, pass it on #DV1 #ProudBlue
I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
“When corruption is the very foundation of a regime, those who battle it are extremists.” - Navalny
i am sooooo happy about this. Linux has an extremely healthy ecosystem of distros. I tried for many years to ditch microsoft and apple as much as possible. it seems now is the time for it to really happen. OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IS SUPERIOR IN EVERY SINGLE WAY www.xda-developers.com/linuxs-marke...
Linux's market share in North America has breached 10% for the first time, says StatCounter
The start of something big, or is something else affecting the numbers?
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The U.S. Controls $13 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Money. Where Did It Go? open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...
The U.S. Controls $13 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Money. Where Did It Go?
Following the invasion, we don't know how much money reached Venezuela, where it was spent or how much remains.
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The Tate brothers are jailed and fighting extradition—but the bigger question may be who inside Trump’s world helped them leave Romania in the first place. A scholar warns this could be only the “tip of the iceberg.” #DonaldTrump #AndrewTate #TateBrothers
The Tate Brothers’ Arrest Just Opened a Door Trump May Desperately Want Closed—and Investigators Have Barely Stepped Inside
The arrest of Andrew and Tristan Tate may be more than the dramatic collapse of two MAGA-aligned influencers facing dozens of grave criminal charges. According to journalist and presidential histor…
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That can be easily fixed: put Simion in power, and Romania will get back on the "right course". www.politico.eu/article/geor...
Political chaos turns spotlight on Romania’s MAGA champion
As the possibility of snap elections draws closer, hard-right leader George Simion tells POLITICO that “God” is on his side.
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Prune60@prune602.bsky.social · last wk.‼️ Russian Media: “Romania's relations with Russia have gone off course. The expelling of the Russian ambassador is being discussed in Bucharest.” 👀 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8847578
Engineer Karen Leadlay working on the analog computers in the space division of General Dynamics, 1964
💔 A Russian strike on a home in the suburbs of Kryvyi Rih killed six family members, including children and their grandchild. The family's dog, Rocky, was rescued by a journalist from local media SVOI and is currently reported to be the sole survivor.
Last night, russia struck the Voronov family’s home in Radushne, killing ten family members—two adults and eight children. 🕯️Artem (47) 🕯️Olena (41) 🕯️Mark (17) 🕯️Dominika (15) 🕯️Viorika (14) 🕯️Zakharii (12) 🕯️Azarii (11) 🕯️Federika (10) 🕯️Emiliia (6) 🕯️Artem (1) #Ukraine #Ukrainianview
Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of' the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's Al buildout.
Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement
Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's AI buildout.
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RB Reich says EXACTLY what America needs.
When it comes to Trump’s money laundering, this is just the tip of the iceberg. The Trump Soho laundered Russian mob money. Trump Panama laundered drug cartel money. Trump Azerbaijan laundered Iranian Revolutionary Guard money. Florida real estate was used to launder Russian oligarch money.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 5d ago🚨 NEWS: In a new court filing, Capital One says Donald Trump’s accounts were closed in 2021 after months of analysis by its anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, not because of politics, as Trump has long claimed. 1/
Elon Musk is planning to spend at least $100 million to help Republicans in this year’s midterms. That’s just 0.014 percent of his current $702 billion net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.
Kamala Harris is calling for Puerto Rico and DC statehood. Me too. Give them what they deserve.
Energy abundance is not the same as abundant energy. Nice to see The Hill run with electrofficiency, a term I coined this year: electrify an end use and you cut the energy needed to deliver the same service. thehill.com/opinion/ener...
Energy abundance is not the same thing as abundant energy
We’re living in an energy hellscape.
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north korean missiles are killing Ukrainians while the west has blinders on refusing to see that this is exactly how democracy dies one by one, under everyone's nose with criminal selfishness and indifference shame on this world
