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It's been two and a half years that mstdn.ca has been a thing.
If you see this, please reshare it and star it. I'm curious about the reach we have.
Consider this a research and proof of concept project!
Good news.
Collapse may not be certain. If drastic unprecedented global-scale changes are made within the next few years (i.e., the end of capitalism), the worst outcomes might still be avoided.
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A remarkable new study by a director at one of the largest accounting firms in the world has found that a famous, decades-old warning from MIT about the risk of industrial civilization collapsing appears to be accurate based on new empirical data.
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#History #Economics #Capitalism #Science #Environment #Climate #Degrowth
A 1972 MIT study predicted that rapid economic growth would lead to societal collapse in the mid 21st century. A new paper shows we’re unfortunately right on schedule. Image: Getty A remarkable new study by a director at one of the largest accounting firms in the world has
Annie Lowery thinks that the young bros who are now gung-ho on online sports betting, day-trading, and crypto, emboldened by Trump's victory, are likely in for a hard fall. Her advice to them:
"Beware the bro-economy," which she defines as "a volatile, speculative, and extremely online casino, in which the house is already winning big."
#Trump #manosphere #brosphere #YoungMen #crypto #OnlineGaming #sports
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/11/trump-cryptocurrency-growth-men/680662/
"Kennedy has devoted his life to destroying public health. He’s obsessed with a confused, quasi-fascist idea of purity, which leads him to attack medical interventions like fluoride, pasteurization, and vaccines, as well as perceived outsiders like Asians and Jewish people. That makes him a good fit for Trump and Trumpism. It also makes him a massive danger to the US and to the world."
~ Noah Berlatsky
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #future #RFKJr
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/rfk-jr-public-health-threat-vaccines
US non-voters: tell us why you abstained in the 2024 US presidential election. We’re keen to hear from people who were legally able to vote in the election but did not, and want to know why.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/18/election-trump-harris-non-voters-callout
"The rise of the brosphere, the manosphere, was a funded effort. It did not come out of left field. You know, you have... the Kochs and other very special, large special interests and very, very wealthy interests who are funding these. So it's not organic. No, it's not organic."
~ Alex Winter
#Trump #fascism #cruelty #EconomicElites #manosphere #brosphere #misogyny #DarkMoney
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https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/this-is-how-big-tech-radicalized
Filmmaker Alex Winter joins The Left Hook to discuss how right-wing media and big tech have monetized disinformation to radicalize Americans, spread confusion, and ultimately help Trump win.
In the nearly four years that Joe Biden has been president, the National Labor Relations Board has taken an assertive approach to protecting workers' rights to organize and collectively bargain.
SpaceX and Amazon are at the forefront of a corporate-led effort to monumentally change the labor agency. On Monday, attorneys for the two companies will try to convince a panel of judges at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that the labor agency, created by Congress in 1935, is unconstitutional.