It’s The Inequality, Stupid
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Wealth inequality is at the root of democratic decline. Tell your politicians who are playing dumb: “It’s the inequality, stupid!”. Support community, build power, demand more.
The final proof that Trump’s USA is more of a white supremacist nation than a “christian nation” (as they claim) is that none of his supporters have been up in arms about him deporting hundreds of thousands of Christians.
Focus less on their outrageous provocations, and more on what they’re meant to distract you from. #USpoli
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
THIS is the scandal that will bring him down.
Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2mo agoI’m sorry, but WTF? 😳
Focus less on their outrageous provocations, and more on what they’re meant to distract you from. #USpoli
Every time you purchase from Amazon you are funding a book-destruction machine. 📚☠️
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew from 404 Media: we solved which AI company is buying massive shipments of rare books, scanning and destroying them to train AI. We put an Apple AirTag in a rare book, followed it. It ended up at an Amazon facility. Its logo is a dinosaur ripping through a book www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
It’s official: the Nerd Reich podcast is getting banned from YouTube….the week of my book launch! Incredible timing, since I’ll be all over the media next week talking about tech fascism. They can delete my account. They can’t stop my work. Buy the book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It has never been more clear that unaccountable systems of wealth are the PRIMARY destructive element of our politics, economy, and society as a whole. Unchecked abuse of all kinds. The current US admin is just the latest, purest personification of this trend.
The final proof that Trump’s USA is more of a white supremacist nation than a “christian nation” (as they claim) is that none of his supporters have been up in arms about him deporting hundreds of thousands of Christians.
unexpectedly? the entire american economy, per its own current explicitly stated myths, is a great big bet on throwing everyone except venture capitalists out of work
The planet is literally burning, it's the super rich harming everyone. “If everyone had emitted like the bottom 50% of the global population, the world would have seen minimal additional warming since 1990,” Those doing the most harm need to be taxed to make the damage they are doing unaffordable.
The world’s wealthiest 10% caused two thirds of global warming since 1990
Wealthy individuals have a higher carbon footprint. A new study published in Nature Climate Change quantifies the climate outcomes of these inequalities. It finds that the world’s wealthiest 10% are r...
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The Lancet@thelancet.com · 3mo agoEurope’s wildfires are a warning: climate policy is health policy. A new Lancet Editorial calls for health to be at the centre of wildfire preparedness and climate policy. Read this & more: tinyurl.com/2t2wm8ty
Abdul El-Sayed on capitalism: “I’m capitalist who just knows about capitalism. I have a bad habit of reading, I’m so sorry.”
I guess the big question of the 21st Century, as with the 20th, will be: “Why do people get so horny for death cults?”
A nation that manages to be simultaneously obese and malnourished somehow sees itself as leading the world.
The United States remains under a boil lettuce advisory after deciding that food safety is woke and a waste of money that could have been sent to ultrawealthy plutocrats instead. #ShitholeCountry 🇺🇸
Why are billionaires so happy to spread climate change denial, but the average person is worried? Because the average person is used to trying to avoid living with the consequences of actions.
Data Centers are Mass Surveillance Centers, because that is what they are intended to enable.
"The mere existence of trillionaires is a major political and economic problem, probably the defining issue of our time," writes @gabrielzucman.bsky.social. "When the power of wealth is wielded by sociopaths, the consequences are a matter of life and death."
The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman
There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power
theguardian.com
999 billion is not enough for some people
The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman
The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman
There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power
theguardian.com
Wars of aggression must always be regretted, and usually are. Media and politicians who promote them are deluded into some form of short-sighted personal gain.
From ballrooms to birthday bashes to forever wars, the response to almost every admin announcement should be some version of “and yet we out here eating canned beans” 🥫🫘 #cannedbeans