My feed has gone 90% Espagnol / is that a hint I need to learn the language ?
Ross Macdonald
@rossmac2310.bsky.social
African, tech 4 : telco, climate, poverty, rugby (SA/Scotland), coffee, family and dogs. No DMs pls.
The mind boggles at climate change denialism - à la the Trump administration. In terms of consequences - ie deaths - it is worse than Holocaust denialism. Because far more than 6 m will die due to climate change.
Peter du Toit@peterdutoit.com · 2w agoYou see everything is connected. The marine heatwaves off the coasts of Europe make heatwaves on land more intense, which in turn dries out vegetation, which then creates perfect fire weather conditions. Brought to you by the world's refusal to drastically reduce the burning of fossil fuels.
This ends in slavery and apartheid for the masses. Why do you think they are building the surveillance state? Its a digital prison. Wake the fuck up.
The Intellectualist@theintellectualist.bsky.social · last yr.U.S. has worse wealth distribution than pre-revolutionary France did.
This is the biggest systemic risk in the USA today
Humanity Must Win@humanitymustwin.bsky.social · 3mo agoAlso known as the wealth stolen by the 1%.
We need more of this in the USA… “NYC Mayor Mandani reveals a plan to allocate $122 million to hire an additional 1,000 teachers by 2027. This must be why they say socialism is so horrible. Rather than funding continuous foreign wars, tax funds are being redirected toward our educational system.”
"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
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Between Trump ( Iran) and Putin ( Ukraine ) - it is not clear who has inflicted the bigger own goal upon their own economies and standing in the World.
Man who hates paying taxes loves government handouts boingboing.net/2026/06/15/m...
Man who hates paying taxes loves government handouts
CNN quotes early Tesla investor Ross Gerber saying, “There would not be Tesla and SpaceX if it weren’t for the government.” That is the whole story in one sentence.
boingboing.net
All media seems to be in hock to climate denying, Epstein class- misogynists.
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 2mo agoNot a single mention of the climate crisis anywhere. You would think extreme weather conditions would be a good opportunity to educate the public, but clearly not.
The opportunity to bring connectivity ( proper broadband ) to Africa is immense #digitalinclusion #connectivity www.news24.com/brandstory/p...
Freedom Day: Why digital inclusion is the next chapter of SA’s freedom story | News24
The 27th of April 1994 was not an ordinary election day. For the first time in history, every South African was welcomed to have their say in the country’s leadership. Across the country, millions que...
news24.com
@3pbbarristers.bsky.social it would be appropriate to make some kind of statement distancing yourself from the recent actions one of your former colleagues ? Or not? #judgenicholasrowland
My take on the African infrastructure deficit - especially energy open.substack.com/pub/rossmac1...
Africa's Infrastructure Deficit Is Not a Funding Problem. It's an Architecture Problem
The Last Mile Is the Only Mile That Matters
open.substack.com
Govt’s incompetence is a threat to National security. If Reform were in Govt I would understand it - but it’s Labour . Is there no one in Labour with same basic technical nous who understands the threat that Palantir pose ? Beggars belief.
Humanity Must Win@humanitymustwin.bsky.social · 3mo agoVote for civil liberties and human rights, vote @greenparty.org.uk
#ARSvATM brillant goal - just reward for a dominant first half
The King nails speech to Congress - I expected the gentle humor, refs to shared history, values, NATO, Ukraine, 9/11 etc - but surprised by his VERY pointed remarks about exec power being subject to checks and balances, and democracy not the will of one [person]. Wow, www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/u...
Live updates: King Charles addresses Congress after visiting Trump at the White House | CNN
The British monarch largely focused on the shared values of the US and UK, but he also praised NATO, the organization Trump has repeatedly criticized. Follow for live updates.
cnn.com
"The moral & strategic heart of the defense of liberal democracy no longer beats in Washington. It doesn’t beat in London or Paris or Berlin or Ottawa, either. It’s in Kyiv, where a courageous leader & a courageous people have picked up the torch America has dropped." Free link: archive.ph/rumgc
There is no amount of money, oil, or gold that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water.
Have a look at the GDP growth rate over the subsequent decades. Higher tax = higher GDP
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.