Shouting into the void
Charlie McHenry@pluralistic on why ‘voting with your wallet’ won’t win elections. A blog post from 9/2025. While Cory makes some very good points, and I agree with his assessment that #Billionaires pay to control the narrative, I do believe that consumer ‘demand destruction’, that is refraining from all purchases other than essentials, is a potentially powerful tool for change. Yes, it takes motivation, organization and mobilization on a large scale to accomplish, but if ‘the people’ are looking for a way to disrupt the status quo, force price reductions, and punish corporate greed…then refusing to play the #consumption game and restricting purchases belongs in our strategy playbook. Cory acknowledges this in his post and recommends conscientious consumption that focuses on local businesses, mom-and-pop shops; to avoid rewarding #corporations owned by #oligarchs and wealthy investors. #voting #elections
The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial]Supreme Court Permits Lawsuits Over U.S. Assets Seized by Cuba in 1960
Patrick Sudlow'Tiny Plastics, Big Problem: The Hidden Risks of Plastic Pouches for Baby Food'
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/publication/83101/hidden-risks-of-baby-food-plastic-pouches/?utm_campaign=Broadcast%20Emails&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--bbh1n7Zo6NM7cPcD8dsuQbCRnb3ZYpHSvcvW8v1aog0J0cCMGntI9waQwJxev_VwV-7TQqCmsjXqeuZHYGNKHsN_oIw&_hsmi=136333176&utm_content=136333176&utm_source=hs_email
#corporations #plastics #food #microplastics
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/publication/83101/hidden-risks-of-baby-food-plastic-pouches/?utm_campaign=Broadcast%20Emails&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--bbh1n7Zo6NM7cPcD8dsuQbCRnb3ZYpHSvcvW8v1aog0J0cCMGntI9waQwJxev_VwV-7TQqCmsjXqeuZHYGNKHsN_oIw&_hsmi=136333176&utm_content=136333176&utm_source=hs_email
#corporations #plastics #food #microplastics
davey#Medicine #HumanError #Corporations
I planned spending today at a hospital, and plan to repeat this three more times this year. Naturally, being part of a huge hospital corporation, it runs on procedures, sometimes problematic. People too, of course, sometimes problematic, as the US is driven into increasngly severe shortages of medical personnel. I survived the treatment, though, encountering only 4-5 screwups (ranging from inadequate --that was the doorbell?!--labeling to a pharmacy blooper).
I planned spending today at a hospital, and plan to repeat this three more times this year. Naturally, being part of a huge hospital corporation, it runs on procedures, sometimes problematic. People too, of course, sometimes problematic, as the US is driven into increasngly severe shortages of medical personnel. I survived the treatment, though, encountering only 4-5 screwups (ranging from inadequate --that was the doorbell?!--labeling to a pharmacy blooper).
PugJesusOh, that makes it okay then
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2075185/oh-that-makes-it-okay-then
Ken Everett (Ken's Blogspot)With #Obama’s backing, #Democrats aim to flip two seats -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/cities.html#26a
#CaitlinClark to serve as grand marshal of 110th #Indianapolis -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-capitals.html#Indianapolis
East, South #Corporations to expedite SWD works, clear -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#NewDelhi
Suspected gunman in deadly shootings in #Turkey dies -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Athens
View all news from the markets https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2026/03/latest-news-from-markets.html
Alexandra Beekers 🏳️🌈🌍#Colonialism: “Across the world, #corporations, #investors and #states continue to reshape control over land and resources, often through quieter, normalized processes.”
#Imperialism
https://www.tni.org/en/article/land-grabs-wider-ongoing-and-expanding
#Imperialism
https://www.tni.org/en/article/land-grabs-wider-ongoing-and-expanding
House Panther 
RE: https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/116595819800013759
This is what happens when #corporations and #capitalism is not held accountable for the damage they do.