Microsoft: $101 BILLION in profits. $12.5 BILLION in tax breaks. $176 BILLION in stock buybacks. 4,800 workers fired this week. 9,000 workers fired last year. Please don't tell me trickle-down economics works. It never did. Nothing trickles down.
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Nonprofit. Fan of dogs, bears, mountains. Not a fan of capitalism or fascists. Tax the rich. Be kind. All other species were here before us; respect nature 🌍
Imagine waking up tomorrow and every billionaire vanished. Most people would still go to work. Food would still be grown. Roads would still be built. Hospitals would still operate. Now imagine every worker vanished. That's the difference between wealth and value.
Indeed. Pre-existing social mobility is often still the foundation of educational success. Also, I hate that people are crying that Covid wrecked education in the UK…..secondary education in the UK was fucked long, long before Covid existed.
Graphz@bignewgraphz.bsky.social · 3d agoWhat if capitalist social relations forced us into false binaries we wouldn’t have to choose between if we actually sought to change the system itself?! What then?! Also, don’t make Covid the ‘Brexit of Education’. It’s been a long time since educational success led to social mobility.
Yes lockdown was really tough for kids. Lots of those kids are teenagers now so maybe as a thank you our establishments could stop deliberately making even more things worse for them due to a weird systemic hatred of our own youth
Found some right-winger bait on eBay. Just to be clear, this is what Reform needed to hold a national press conference over. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/80042697...
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Shock 😮 Zack’s wearing a hoodie with a bicycle on it!! Anyhoo, only a few hours left for Manchester to choose a new mayor. Geraldine Coggins would definitely be getting my vote 👌
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 6d ago🚐 Polls close in just 5 hours across Greater Manchester! Get out and make your voice heard - vote Green first! 💚
God I hate it when they call it “sabre rattling” 🤢
The Scales ⚖️@shakethescales.bsky.social · last wk.Do 'journalists' actually think we swallow this shit, or do they just not care? 'The UK has allowed the US to launch "defensive" operations from British bases hosting American personnel and aircraft, while refusing to cooperate in offensive operations against Iran.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour: We’re going to end rough sleeping in the UK Also Labour: We’re not going to introduce any controls over how much a landlord can charge people for the use of their property. Great. Thanks. 👍👍 I’ll stick with the Green Party. You can join here: join.greenparty.org.uk
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Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2w agoAngela Rayner says the govt won't be introducing rent controls because they can lead to higher rents.
You know that money that could be used to renationalise our water and fix our energy infrastructure? It’s unavailable I’m afraid. Spadeface is pledging to give it all to the likes of Lockeed Martin instead.
HT4Ecosocialism@ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 2w agoBut there is no money…….
Same shit, different face. Labour Tools of Israel have obviously already done their number on Burnham.
A.V. Deggar@avdeggar.bsky.social · 2w ago"A new political model" latest.
Democracy only works when people have access to the facts. That's why I'm supporting @ChrisGPackham's petition calling for a UK-wide public briefing on climate and nature risks. Help us reach 100,000 signatures: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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NEWS: Its just been announced that electricity VAT is to be scrapped for six months from 1 October, but will it actually save you money? Martin Lewis instant analysis
Hunt: "We've grown much wealthier as a country since the 80s" 1970s Britain owned its utilities, millions of council houses, had a huge oil/gas reserve & a national debt of £80bn. Now? No assets & £2.9tn national debt We havent got richer. Jeremy & his mates have at our expense
Could the average writer for The Guardian be conscious? Not sure, need to run some tests.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w agoCould AI be conscious?
16! new Labour peers, NOT A SINGLE ONE, known for work on environmental or climate action If you want Green, you have to #VoteGreen www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Its funny how everyone's idea of heaven is a complete untouched paradise, crystal clear waters, lush green forests, enough food for everyone, classless, moneyless, stateless, a Utopia of peace, unity and happiness. But here on earth it's considered a leftist ideology.
Didn’t realise the Church of England is a commercial enterprise. Everyone is out here trying to sell something, even messengers of God.
LiLBaz@lilbazza.bsky.social · 3w agoI'm sure I'm the ill-informed fool here, but since when did the church have a legal obligation to ensure "long-term capital growth" & not, I dunno, ensure the long-term growth of Christianity like, oh I dunno, caring for God's creation?
"On August 6th, Farage is going to have to actively prove to voters that he's better than a garage bin" US news are now making fun of Nigel Farage vs Count Binface in Clacton
A whole-ass A5 flyer, double sided, full colour, from Royal Mail….just to say that their cheapest delivery service is going to be less frequent 🤦 I must have missed the flyer ahead of all their other services turning to absolute dogshit.
Here's what the landlord lobby don't want you to know: If rents went down by 20%, renters would save £2400 a year. The government would save £2 billion a year. And landlords would still make 4.5 times as much profit as the average business.
I've seen on the streets how powerful even the idea of rent controls are that give people so much hope! Pleasure this morning to help launch a report by the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and the New Economics Foundation into making them a reality.
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 4w agoRent controls would save households up to £2,400 a year and the Government £2 billion a year. It's a no-brainer. But only the Green Party has a policy to introduce them.
We need to take back Greater Manchester from big money - and give it back to the people. Reform have thrown in the towel. And Labour have let people down. Geraldine Coggins has a plan to make it happen. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Green leader Zack Polanski eyes more success at Greater Manchester mayoral poll
The Green Party hopes local councillor Geraldine Coggins will pull off another historic election success.
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No, Thames Water, it’s not due to the “hot weather”. It’s because your infrastructure is absolute ass. Because you take all our money and use it to pay out dividends instead of FIXING YOUR FUCKING PIPES.
Fully agree with Dan here. We have a moral responsibility to stop being an island of insufferable bastards, we have a debt we should repay (but probably never will), and we really need to grow out of this mentality that it’s someone else’s fault.
Dan Kaszeta FRHistS@dankaszeta.bsky.social · 4w agoAssimilation and integration are a two way thing. This is a modern country that ran a vast colonial empire and is integrated into the world economy. There’s an inherent duty to accept others.
Manchester Evening News review of the first Mayor debate is in - and Geraldine Coggins, Green Party candidate has the highest score! 💚🎉 Labour has let down Greater Manchester. It's time for a Green Mayor.
Nigel Farage has failed people in Clacton. Im certain I've done more work than him in the four months I've been here than he's done in two years. People in Clacton deserve so much more than this shameful stunt.
I would have watched if I’d known this was coming!
Larry & Paul@larryandpaul.bsky.social · 4w agoFARAGE RESIGNS: What we heard from his announcement: