Fossil fuel industries get an estimated 7 trillion in subsidies. We are paying for our own mass death and destruction.

Much of what is said about economics is little better than gaslighting.... I used AI tools when writing this post, including a spell checker. I also used 50 years of experience writing about these issues. The drawing was the smallest part of all that, and I had no budget to do it any other way.

Red skies: have a good night. #photosky

Excellent new report by ETC Group on corporate concentration in the food chain. action.etcgroup.org/r?u=XyPFHmZG... #econsky #foodsecurity #food #farming #corporateconcentration #greensky

The Krasnov junta is clueless. They should just call every African nation "shithole country" and stop pretending they care. Last time it was Nambia. This time it's worse. Utter incompetence.

The hypocrisy of the republican party is repulsive.

Well will you look at that. Corporate filth.

Shell profits double as oil prices rise due to Iran war

Disruption to global supplies of oil and liquid natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz has pushed up prices.

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Duck moon. #photosky #photography

Food prices are rising in lockstep with consolidation in the food industry. Note how coffee and cocoa prices are well off historic highs. Have prices fallen? Not even. Food is more expensive because corporations and private equity want to maximise profit. It's not difficult to grasp. #econsky

Sean Brodrick@seanbrodrick.bsky.social · last wk.

Buying food to eat at home has gotten 33% more expensive in U.S. cities since the beginning of 2019, according to government figures. In the 7 1/2 years before that, prices rose 6.4%. So, while the economy is strong, blue collar folks see their lives getting worse. #EconSky t.ly/6AoA4

This is exactly why the damn fools are going after the ICC and ICJ. Because sooner or later they will be judged.

Perfectarc@perfectarc.bsky.social · last wk.

Your Bluesky account is a lot more than just a Bluesky profile. For instance, I also use @leaflet.pub (website/newsletter), @grain.social (pictures), @popfeed.social (movies, TV shows), @bookhive.buzz (books), @tangled.org (code), @margin.at and @semble.so (social bookmarks). #EconSky

Leaflet@leaflet.pub · last wk.

Bluesky and Leaflet are in the Atmosphere!!! ...wtf does does that mean? Here's a little explainer, written for everyone. No tech experience or prior knowledge required. All you need is 4 minutes or less :D

MAGA logic… #FakeChristians

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Thoughts and prayers.....🤔🤔🤔

I'm getting a nice hit of schadenfreude watching the plummeting valuations for SpaceX and Tesla. Take that Elon the con you dog.

This is wild! Donald Trump Jr.’s investment firm now manages more than $3 billion, with reported returns of around 200%. Companies aren’t just investing. They’re buying access to the Trump orbit. #RepublicanCostOfCorruption

As Trump returns to tariffs, it's worth checking out what we've gotten from the trade war so far.

Reasons for tariffs: 1. Trade deficit 2. Fentanyl 3. Wildfire smoke 4. Bad lettuce

Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · 2w ago

President Trump says he’ll put tariffs on Mexico “because of the lettuce” and on Canada “because of the smoke.”

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC has opened his own family and inner circle to subpoenas. Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon and Stephen Miller could now be forced to turn over communications related to January 6th.

Here is a rule: Never ever trust anything that a for profit company says. Big tobacco is happy to kill us for profit. Big oil will destroy the climate for profit. Big food will destroy our health and ecosystems for profit. Big chem & pharma will kill for profit. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

‘If all else fails, sue’: how ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules

Exclusive: Global investigation reveals 235 lawsuits have been brought against governments in five countries since 2010

theguardian.com

“Being blessed with off-the-charts testosterone has enabled me to perform with extreme lethality,” he said. “Make no mistake: I am lethal with an eyebrow pencil.”

Hegseth Says His Naturally High Testosterone Has Helped Him Apply Makeup

“In order to be Secretary of War, I have to be Secretary of Warpaint,” he told reporters. “And my warpaint is by Estée Lauder.”

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Lincoln’s biggest mistake of the civil war, he should have let Gen Sherman truly finish off the confederacy

Janey Godley, a funny and very astute young lady. RIP "In 2016 you turned up at Turnberry, Donald Trump’s golf course, with a sign that read “Trump is a cunt.” Did you expect that to become a news event? No, I had absolutely no idea. But it turns out I was right, eh?" The Guardian

What they don't teach you about heatwaves: It's not just heat. It's: • Your crops dying • Your river drying (Rhine is low again, disrupting shipping) • Your lungs burning from wildfire smoke • Your power grid collapsing It's everything at once.

Another alarm bell in the climate crisis: Antarctic Bottom Water shrinkage accelerating due to climate change. This could impact other drivers like AMOC, with global consequences. aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-ch... Meanwhile trump's savages & vandals trash monitoring. #greensky #ocean #climate

Antarctic change drives slowdown of global ocean circulation - AAPP

Deepest layer of the Southern Ocean is shrinking faster with accelerated change

aappartnership.org.au

🚨🚨🚨Tripling union membership would: ⏩Deliver a 14.5% raise for the median worker—more than $7,700 annually ⏩Shift $1.2 trillion to workers annually ⏩Significantly narrow racial wage gaps ⏩Boost the number of people with health insurance ⏩Strengthen communities ⏩Protect democracy #EconSky

Economic Policy Institute@epi.org · 3w ago

🌟 NEW 🌟 First-of-its-kind analysis from @cmcnich.bsky.social, @jensherer.bsky.social, and @benzipperer.org measures how expanding union membership would boost wages, lower inequality, and benefit communities and democracy. A teaser of what that would mean for workers 🧵 1/