Mastodawn

"As long as corporate profits remain...there will be actors interested in increasing production...no matter how much one tries to direct them toward certain sectors. ...it will also be very difficult to ban advertising without resorting to authoritarian measures. Until the feedback loop that incentivizes production is broken, it will be difficult to limit growth."

Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-05-18/debates-on-degrowth-what-drives-us-to-keep-growing/

#DeGrowth #Economy #Community #Sustainability #Capitalism #Greed #Profiteering #Resources

Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️May 12

RE: https://flipboard.com/@mercnews/san-jose-california-news-pn3ovuerz/-/a-dixz-MtRRUOWtZnoyQwpGQ%3Aa%3A2034191127-%2F0

“The county alleges that Meta’s internal systems flag ads that are likely scams but allow some to run for a higher price instead of stopping them, according to the lawsuit.”
#SantaClaraCounty #Meta #fraud #Advertising #profiteering

Killer Rabbit 90 May 7

Climate campaigners attack Shell over ‘windfall’ profits from Iran war https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/07/climate-campaigners-attack-shell-over-windfall-profits-from-iran-war #IllegalIranWar #ShellOil #profiteering #FossilFuels #PhaseOutFossilFuels #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Climate campaigners attack Shell over ‘windfall’ profits from Iran war

Firm benefits from conflict to rake in $6.9bn as higher energy prices turbo-charge profits

The Guardian

Khurram Wadee ✅Apr 29

#BenJennings on #BP’s #IranWar #profits – #cartoon | Ben Jennings | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/apr/28/ben-jennings-bp-iran-war-profits-cartoon

#Humour #Satire #Politics #UK #Profiteering

Martin Michaelis (he/him)Apr 28

#Profiteering, the ugly face of #capitalism. #economy #economics #democracy

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2eveyvgn9no

BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices higher

The energy giant said it had seen an "exceptional" performance at its oil trading business.

BBC News

Kim Perales Apr 25

"What🚨we have normalized!
#Trump hosted the 297 largest holders of his memecoin $TRUMP at MAL, at what he billed as the "most exclusive" #crypto & bus conf in the W. The top 29 holders also attended a "special VIP reception with Trump.

The event🚨raised issues of #PayToPlay, & Qs of Trump using is presidency to enrich himself. The value of $TRUMP,🚨which hit a high of $75 *worth $3 at the time of the event."
-A Siskind
Access‼️

#Corruption #Profiteering #Plundering #USPol
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-hosts-crypto-contest-winners-mar-a-lago-his-coin-languishes-2026-04-25/

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William Lindsey

Apr 25

"'T]he sergeant tried to hide his proceeds by moving them several times, first to a foreign cryptocurrency vault, then to a personal crypto account and finally to a newly created brokerage account. [...] Sergeant Van Dyke sought to delete his Polymarket account, falsely claiming he had lost access to the email address associated with it.'

He also used a VPN to hide that he was trading from an Army computer.

#Trump #Hegseth #war #Venezuela #InsiderTrading #profiteering #Polymarket
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William Lindsey

Apr 25

"It seems that soldier, knowing what date the capture would be attempted, made upwards of $450,000 by placing anonymous bets on Polymarket on the timing and outcome of the operation — 13 bets in all, according to the indictment.

After stories about what The New York Times called 'unusual trades' started circulating, the soldier, a brain genius sergeant named Gannon Ken Van Dyke, tried to cover his tracks:"

#Trump #Hegseth #war #Venezuela #InsiderTrading #profiteering #Polymarket
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William Lindsey

Apr 25

Gary Legum reports that at least one of those engaging in ugly insider trading and profiteering with Trump-Hegseth's military ventures has been identified:

"On Thursday, the government announced it has indicted a special forces soldier from Fort Bragg who participated in the January operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro."

#Trump #Hegseth #war #Venezuela #InsiderTrading #profiteering #Polymarket
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https://www.wonkette.com/p/they-found-the-guy-who-inside-traded