Mastodawn

Forbes billionaire rankings feel less like a success story and more like a scoreboard for how broken the system is.
3,400 billionaires.
$20 trillion.
But sure, there’s “no money” for health, education, climate....
The math isn't mathing.
Short piece ↓
https://open.substack.com/pub/fightinequality/p/the-billionaire-circus-is-back-forgive?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=9zh9b

The Billionaire Circus Is Back. Forgive Me If I Don’t Clap

By Ed Pomfret

Fight Inequality Alliance

Ed Pomfret Jan 13

Natasha

🇪🇺Jan 11

After being let go from Microsoft, Clippy fell on hard times

Ed Pomfret Dec 4, 2024

Natasha

🇪🇺Dec 4, 2024

Just burned 2,000 calories.

That’s the last time I leave brownies in the oven while I nap.

Ed Pomfret Nov 28, 2024

Jess Rose Nov 28, 2024

Happy Meetings Cancelled Day to everyone not in the US 🎉

Ed Pomfret Nov 25, 2024

Nafkote Dabi Oxfam climate policy lead called #COP29 agreement a "global Ponzi scheme"
"The destruction of our planet is avoidable,but not with this shabby & dishonourable deal"
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/24/cop29-climate-finance-deal-criticised-travesty-justice-stage-managed

Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed

The Guardian

Ed Pomfret Nov 23, 2024

So far I am finding
@openvibe
to be a really great aggregator for Bluesky and Mastadon
Using it on android, pretty seamless. Some small improvements needed in showing full quote skeets but I'm sure it'll come.
Great work team! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Ed Pomfret Nov 23, 2024

Selzero Nov 22, 2024

Make sure that everyone knows Theodor Meron was on the ICC panel on Netanyahu's war crimes.

https://forward.com/news/615961/theodor-meron-international-criminal-court-amal-clooney-netanyahu-khan/

This 94-year-old Holocaust survivor recommended arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders

94-year-old Holocaust survivor Theodor Meron was part of a panel on war crimes convened by the International Criminal Court.

The Forward

Ed Pomfret Nov 23, 2024

Δρομογράφος Nov 23, 2024

#Cop29 live: talks into overtime as #Greta #Thunberg says people in power ‘about to agree to death sentence’
#climatecrisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2024/nov/23/cop29-talks-go-into-overtime-as-countries-wrangle-over-finance-deal-live-coverage

The talks in #Azerbaijan have seen nations at odds over how much money developed countries should provide to poorer ones

Cop29: Climate finance deal agreed but talks remain deeply divided – as it happened

The deal was met with long applause, cheering, whistling and embraces but few are happy with it

the Guardian

Ed Pomfret Dec 18, 2023

It's time for a #CeasefireNOW in #Gaza
Why?
Do you even need to ask that when thousands of innocent people have been massacred?
OK well here's another reason why