It’s The Inequality, Stupid

It’s The Inequality, Stupid

@mostlytrue.bsky.social

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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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.

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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

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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.

iiasa.ac.atThe world’s wealthiest 10% caused two thirds of global warming since 1990Wealthy 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...
The Lancet@thelancet.com

Europe’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

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"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."

theguardian.comThe era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel ZucmanThere 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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Corporation: We made $5 billion but spent $4.9 billion to keep going, so our net taxable income is $100 million. Gov’t: That’s right. Worker: I made $50,000 but spent $45,000 to keep going, so my net taxable income is $5,000. Gov’t: That’s wrong.

Economic stress often gets redirected and expressed in racial tensions. Economic violence as racial violence. Racial violence has fed powderkegs that fuelled world wars and genocides. Economic justice isn’t a nice to have, it’s our entire future.

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Don't call it "expanding" SCOTUS. And, for God's sake, don't call it "court-packing." Call it **right-sizing** the Court. (There are 13 circuits now -- not the 9 circuits there were when it was set at 9 justices 157 effing yrs ago!) Or call it *modernizing* the Court. Thank you.

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1/7 Palantir’s manifesto is a terrifying glimpse into tech-authoritarianism. They aren't just selling software, but dictating global morality. Who do they think they are? Who elected Alex Karp and Peter Thiel to run the world? Europe should stay away from Palantir

Bring it down

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online

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Tesla. Disney. CVS Health. United Airlines. PayPal. Billions in profits. $0 in federal corporate income taxes. That money should be funding schools, healthcare, and public services. This is why people are mad as hell.

The “let’s let a man with 6 bankruptcies run our country like a business” crowd won, 2 times. What does that say about national education, judgement, and media? A country is not like a business at all, but the nation couldn’t even choose a competent businessman — only their vapid image of one.

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