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gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭People must understand that the crisis that human civilization faces is not a crisis of impeding scarcity, but of inequitable distribution of resources.We need to understand that economic growth is still required for many people to enjoy a sustainable, comfortable life, while economic <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degrowth</a> is overdue for many people who are enjoying an unsustainably privileged lifestyle.We need to <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/FlattenTheCurve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FlattenTheCurve</a>.<a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#urbanism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/survival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#survival</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/powerdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#powerdown</a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#equality</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayCambridge is being touted as an exemplar of urban-led, university-focussed economic development so there's been a focus on its economic data... but sometimes quite startling differences between what the Office of National Statistics thinks is happening in Cambridge & what local economists think has shown upThis adds to growing concerns ONS data provided to policy makers is not very reliable; as cuts loom based on gloomy data projections, this looks like a major issue!<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> h/t FT

💜Aaron Koek🏴Fascists Have No Drip | the history of fashion in fascist Italy<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Anarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anarchy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anarchism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Socialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Socialist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Socialism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fashion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Antifa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Philosophy</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAfiCV-7QEw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAfiCV-7QEw</a>

Yonhap Infomax NewsChina's BYD reports record Q4 profit and surpasses Tesla in 2024 revenue, selling 1.524 million NEVs amid strong growth despite margin pressure <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YonhapInfomax</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BYD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BYD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Q4Profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Q4Profit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TeslaRevenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TeslaRevenue</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NEVSales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NEVSales</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricVehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FinancialMarkets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Banking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Securities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bonds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StockMarket</a> <a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55539" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55539</a>

Yonhap Infomax NewsChina's tech giants showcase rapid innovation in EV charging, AI, and cloud computing, widening the technological gap with South Korea and challenging U.S. dominance in key sectors. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YonhapInfomax</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChineseTechInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChineseTechInnovation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricVehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BYD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BYD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Xiaomi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xiaomi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FinancialMarkets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Banking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Securities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bonds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StockMarket</a> <a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55502" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55502</a>

Yonhap Infomax NewsHyundai Motor Group announces $21 billion investment in U.S., including $5 billion steel mill in Louisiana, aiming to boost local production and strengthen presence in electric vehicle market <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YonhapInfomax</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HyundaiMotorGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HyundaiMotorGroup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USInvestment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricVehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SteelMill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SteelMill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LocalProduction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FinancialMarkets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Banking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Securities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bonds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StockMarket</a> <a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55440" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55440</a>

Yonhap Infomax NewsHyundai Motor Group announces $20 billion investment in US, including $5 billion for Louisiana steel mill, ahead of potential tariffs and amid EV market competition <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YonhapInfomax</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HyundaiMotorGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HyundaiMotorGroup</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USInvestment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SteelMill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SteelMill</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricVehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Localization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Localization</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FinancialMarkets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Banking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Securities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bonds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StockMarket</a> <a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55392" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55392</a>

CBC Manitoba32,000 Manitobans accessed birth control in 1st months of province's free contraceptive plan Nearly 32,000 Manitobans have accessed birth control in the first four months since the province introduced its free prescription contraceptives program last October. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Manitoba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Manitoba</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/free-prescription-birth-control-update-1.7487802?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/free-prescription-birth-control-update-1.7487802?cmp=rss</a>

GhostOnTheHalfShell10 minArguments for two kinds of community greening.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTruDhSKslg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTruDhSKslg</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#permaculture</a>

SPQRHow much economic damage will America suffer because it has become a rogue nation? Of course, there’s much more than money at stake here. Still, becoming a nation that can’t be trusted to honor agreements or follow the rule of law has to have monetary as well as political and diplomatic consequences. How big are these monetary consequences? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trumpism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> #<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collapse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/teslafying-us-exports" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/teslafying-us-exports</a>

ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊~ Trump revoking legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (who entered through a Biden program)(April 24 deadline to leave)<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MyThoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MyThoughts</a> — not only is this awful, but it will hurt local US economies the immigrants work in<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deportations</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USeconomy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33706jy774o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33706jy774o</a>

Bread and CircusesThis is dark. It’s not an easy read. I do not recommend it for those who suffer from crippling climate anxiety, or who are prone to being depressed by learning about the abject state of today’s politics and economics.That said, if you’re ready for a clear-eyed look at how bad things really are now — and how bad the people who run things truly are — then I suggest reading the full linked essay.Here are a few excerpts... ___________________________The rich keep getting richer. That much is clear. But what’s often left unsaid is how they’re doing it — not just through the usual exploitation, but by actively steering the world toward catastrophe while shielding themselves from the fallout.Let’s cut through the noise: the ultra-wealthy are not just accumulating wealth; they are hoarding it, stockpiling fortunes at a rate so obscene it makes the concept of money itself feel ridiculous. While the rest of us get lectured on cutting back — drive less, eat less meat, recycle, make do with less — they are securing their bunkers, buying up remote islands, and building escape plans for the very collapse they are accelerating.And make no mistake, collapse is not just some distant dystopian fantasy. We are already deep into a polycrisis — climate change, biodiversity loss, resource overshoot, economic instability, and authoritarian creep all feeding into one another like an unstoppable chain reaction. Meanwhile, banks and corporations, who could be funding solutions, are instead dragging their feet or outright obstructing progress, ensuring the system remains tilted in favor of those who already have everything.If the world’s biggest banks truly cared about avoiding collapse, they’d be moving mountains right now to fund large-scale climate infrastructure. But they’re not.And that’s not a mistake — it’s a choice.They have run the numbers. They know full well that unchecked climate change will devastate the poorest and most vulnerable long before it affects the ultra-wealthy. So, from their perspective, dragging their feet isn’t just about short-term profits — it’s about preserving a system that ensures their continued dominance, even as the world burns.Meanwhile, the rest of us are left watching as climate disasters pile up — floods swallowing cities, heatwaves killing thousands, wildfires turning landscapes to ash — while the financial elite sit back and continue cashing in.At this point, it’s not just negligence. It’s premeditated collapse. . . . If you’ve made it this far, you already know the truth: this isn’t capitalism failing. It’s capitalism succeeding exactly as intended.The rich are not scrambling to prevent collapse. They welcome it — because they know they’ll be the only ones left standing. While the rest of us are told to “sacrifice” and “tighten our belts,” billionaires are building bunkers, buying private islands, and hoarding resources for the dystopia they see coming.And why shouldn’t they? They built this system to ensure that, when it all falls apart, they’d be untouchable.Because their goal is not to fix the system. Their goal is to extract as much as possible, as fast as possible, before everything comes crashing down. ___________________________FULL ESSAY -- <a href="https://archive.ph/Z9XYn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/Z9XYn</a> ALTERNATE LINK -- <a href="https://medium.com/edge-of-collapse/the-rich-are-hoarding-wealth-because-they-know-whats-coming-c84afcb2e6c1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medium.com/edge-of-collapse/the-rich-are-hoarding-wealth-because-they-know-whats-coming-c84afcb2e6c1</a><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Capitalism</a>

Yonhap Infomax NewsTesla stock faces continued pressure as autonomous driving progress lags, with analyst warning of further downside potential amid technological challenges <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YonhapInfomax</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StockPrice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AutonomousDriving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AutonomousDriving</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cybertruck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cybertruck</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricVehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FinancialMarkets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Banking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Securities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bonds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StockMarket</a> <a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55157" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=55157</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayIf you're one of those people who think the gold price is inversely proportional to the stability of the global economy - in other words a high gold price is a leading indicator for an approaching crisis - then the news that gold rose above $3,000 per troy ounce this week, will likely already have convinced you there may be trouble ahead....<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/gold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gold</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crisis</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a>

Kyle MontanioJohn Oliver's fantastic new video takes down sports betting.Sports betting turbocharges the inherently addictive nature of gambling by combining it with the convenience of doing it from your phone with almost infinite ways to bet - it is the crack cocaine of betting!- $434 million dollars in TV ads - 28% increase in bankruptcies in states that allowed sports bettingThe <a href="https://geekdom.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> behind the lobbying and how owners of bad teams love it is fascinating.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxvfy4qQRog" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxvfy4qQRog</a>

Bread and Circuses🧵 3/3Geoffrey Deihl (<a href="https://spore.social/@gdeihl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gdeihl</a>) is a tireless writer on the subjects of authoritarian politics, ecological overshoot, and real-world solutions for navigating through the treacherous times we face.In the essay I'm highlighting here, Geoff provides an excellent summary of the vital need for change *and* the deadly risk of complacency, along with an inspiring blueprint for the kind of healthy, sustainable society we might build... __________________________________The Five Fundamentals of Degrowth1. Abandon GDP (gross domestic product) as a measure of progress. 2. Scale down throughput and eliminate waste. 3. Shorten the work week to reduce our carbon footprint.4. Expand social services to support good lives without high levels of income.5. Redistribute wealth. __________________________________LEARN MORE ➡️ <a href="https://geoffreydeihl.substack.com/p/degrowth-sanity-in-spiraling-chaos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://geoffreydeihl.substack.com/p/degrowth-sanity-in-spiraling-chaos</a><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a>

Bread and Circuses🧵 2/3Degrowth.net is an informative and easy to read resource for learning the basics of what we need to do, why we need to do it, and what we might achieve if we have the courage to try.On the page I'm highlighting here, they cover the values and principles underlying the degrowth movement, core ideas leading toward a sustainable and equitable future. Here is how they describe it... ____________________________Values in the context of degrowth are the deep-seated beliefs and ideals that motivate the movement's vision for society. They represent the ethical foundation upon which the degrowth philosophy is built. Principles of degrowth are the actionable guidelines derived from its values. They offer a framework for making decisions and formulating strategies aimed at achieving the degrowth vision. ____________________________LEARN MORE ➡️ <a href="https://explore.degrowth.net/degrowth/values-principles/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://explore.degrowth.net/degrowth/values-principles/</a>Part 3 will follow soon.<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a>

Bread and CircusesHere we are. It's DegrowThursday again. 💚 Every week on this day I turn my focus toward the most important topic of all. Because if we are to have any hope of maintaining some semblance of a healthy human society going forward, our world must quickly and decisively commit to <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degrowth</a>. We're talking real solutions here! Real answers to the many systemic problems that plague us and threaten our very extinction. Now, I know how unlikely it is that these solutions will be adopted by our present leadership. And I know how challenging they will be to achieve. I'm under no illusion that any of this will be easy.But — if we don't know where we want to go, we'll never get there.So today, I'll provide two resources for learning about degrowth. The first is simpler and more basic, while also offering a more hopeful and positive outlook. The second is a darker vision, presenting additional detail about the daunting challenges we face and the many hard steps that lie ahead of us. I hope you'll read both, or I hope you'll read at least one of them.That's my intro. 🧵1/3 The next two parts will follow soon...<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a>

unusual_whalesElon Musk of Tesla, $TSLA, has said: My companies make great products that people love. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#finance</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stocks</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/options" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#options</a>

CBC Top StoriesShould Canada ease its 100% tariff on electric vehicles from China amid trade war with U.S.? Canada's trade war with the United States has some economists questioning whether the federal government should ease or lift its 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, a move some say could spur EV purchases and deliver a blow to Elon Musk's Tesla. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/electricvehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electricvehicle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-china-electric-vehicles-1.7486204?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-china-electric-vehicles-1.7486204?cmp=rss</a>

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