There was a time when we considered improving the #EnergyEfficiency of #backend services by switching from interpreted to compiled languages, out of concerns about #ClimateChange. Then came the #CryptoMining farms, AI #hyperscalers and #neoclouds - monstrosities that #pollute grotesquely and guzzle as much power as some nations. And people quit talking about climate change. Everyone seems to have given up in despair and accepted their fate!
Damn those #profiteering #psychopaths!
"Trump is surrounded by people who are making money from the war; each day of war strengthens a warmongering lobby with personal access to the president. As the war lengthens, the chance that it will be exploited for a coup attempt increases."
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #war #incompetence #WhiteChristianNationalism #PerformativeMasculinity #EconomicElites #oil #gas #profiteering
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Millions across the UK are already struggling just to get by. Bills are rising, wages aren’t keeping up, and families are being pushed to the brink. As the impacts of the Iran war ripple through the global economy, things are set to get even worse. This illegal war has caused chaos, devastation and instability, and now it’s driving up the cost of fuel, food and everyday essentials here at home. Households are already feeling the pressure from rising fuel prices and further disruption is on...
More "Heineken-friendly" commentary to support their #profiteering #strategy vav #Singapore’s #TigerBeer 🇸🇬? Will #CNA publish unvarnished analysis of independent voices on this topic - am still holding my breath...🤔👇 #beer #mastobeer
Commentary: Tiger Beer does not need to be brewed locally to be a Singapore icon
"Local brand Tiger Beer is marketed as an international one and run like the global business it has become, says SUSS #marketing #professor Lau Kong Cheen."🧐
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/tiger-beer-heineken-singapore-malaysia-vietnam-brew-6030951
"While the Middle East burns and Americans pay more for food and gas, Trump and his billionaire friends, such as Larry Ellison, are profiting off of war, gobbling up our data, and going all-in on AI."
~ Wajahat Ali with Audrey Hanson
#Trump #Iran #war #EconomicElites #billionaires #AI #LarryEllison #profiteering
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https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-the-illegal-iran-war-is-profiting
While the Middle East burns and Americans pay more for food and gas, Trump and his billionaire friends, such as Larry Ellison, are profiting off of war, gobbling up our data, and going all-in on AI.
@ApaulD
Yes, everything you say resonates loud & clear. Why don’t they [Big Oil, Big Gas] surprise us all by agreeing pleasantly to share their “windfall profits” with the country that hosts them? (Don’t answer: rhetorical!)
#bigOil #bigGas #AusPol #windfallProfits #profitSharing #profiteering
Alright, this is absolutely first world problems, but holy mother of healthcare, am I furious.
So, I saw a doctor in the #Baylor system (who have purchased most medical practices in the area), a few weeks ago. I paid the doctor at the time of the visit. ($165 after insurance). I knew there was a facility fee, but refused to pay it, because it's egregious.
I got an email this morning from Baylor saying I owed another $300 for facility fees. (I was waiting for the bill, so I could talk to someone about it.)
So I called and said "Hey, this charge is unreasonable, and well outside usual and customary fees."
And their response, as Bob is my witless was, "Our fees are defensible." Which means they had lawyers sitting up figuring out to the last penny what they think they can get away with.
Those lawyers never met me.
"One of monetising whatever possible, from the presidency to your online presence, and turning the public into marks. There is a promise that anyone can achieve the same success as the hustler."
#Trump #Iran #war #Polymarket #Kalshi #PredictionMarkets #futures #profiteering #InsiderTrading
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"As a result of these transactions, people are naturally asking if it is possible that the president of the United States or his associates are illegally profiting from political power, while also finding that it is almost impossible to answer that question. ...
There is a wider cultural shift, one that is being consolidated in the White House and disseminated on betting platforms."
#Trump #Iran #war #Polymarket #Kalshi #PredictionMarkets #futures #profiteering #InsiderTrading
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