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Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse The global economy must be reordered to ensure it serves ordinary people around the world rather than the “frivolous and destructive demands of the ultra-rich”, according to a leading UN figure. Olivier De Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, says politicians must stop prioritising “socially and ecologically destructive growth” that only increases the profits – and serves the consumption demands – of the world’s richest individuals and corporations. Continue reading...

Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Every American needs to watch this:

So handsome 😍

Remember this. Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

Robert Reich

Do we really expect five-year-olds to sit at desks? I want a school that understands play is learning | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett In England, young children go from glitter clay and building dens to classrooms a Victorian would recognise – and that system is failing many of them, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Do we really expect five-year-olds to sit at desks? I want a school that understands play is learning | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

I think it's been announced so I'm safe enough to say @lucysullivan.bsky.social & I have a strip in this, rescued from the wreckage of a certain anthology fiasco...

Lucy is one of my favourite creators and people and I bought every issue of A1 and Deadline ever printed, so this means a lot to me.

The quiet power of relational disobedience Resist without hate: from relational disobedience to creative protest, quiet courage can dis-rupt domination without mirroring its violence

✍️ The quiet power of relational disobedience

Resist without hate: from relational disobedience to creative protest, quiet courage can disrupt domination without mirroring its violence

By Mike Chitty

@mikechitty.bsky.social

If you cannot recognize the humanity of a child, you have lost your own. If you cannot respect the fundamental innocence of a child, then you are the guilty one. Sarahkendzior.substack.com

I wrote this about Gaza, but it applies everywhere, to all children.

Behind the ruling: how ‘Sex Matters’ is shaping UK policy on trans rights The UK Supreme Court ruling redefined ‘sex’ – but for trans people, it’s the start of something far more sweeping and exclusionary

✍️ Behind the ruling: how ‘Sex Matters’ is shaping UK policy on trans rights

The UK Supreme Court ruling redefined ‘sex’ – but for trans people, it’s the start of something far more sweeping and exclusionary

By ST Williams

The sick youth of Europe: the UK’s mental health problem Why so many young people are becoming mentally unfit for work and education, and what we need to do about it

Perhaps, before he starts chopping benefits around, Starmer should be a little more curious about the rising numbers of young people on benefits for mental health conditions, why this might be happening, how it might be treated and how it might be prevented

Silence

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Straighten your spine
Speak & live your truth

"LONDON drops down wealth list as super-rich move out," blared a Times splash on 9 April, reporting that there are supposedly 11,300 fewer "dollar millionaires" in the British capital than there were last year - the fastest fall of any global city except Moscow, as the wealthy move their money abroad. The story was also reported by the Telegraph, Express, Daily Mail and Evening Standard, while the Times returned to the subject next day in a 1,300-word feature. Even culture secretary Lisa Nandy responded to the alleged exodus, blaming it on Brexit, not the Labour government. But how accurate are those remarkably specific figures? They come from South Africa-based outfit New World Wealth, commissioned by "advisory firm" Henley & Partners. As pointed out by the New Statesman's Will Dunn back in January, but not mentioned in the Times, Henley & Partners sells advice to rich people about financial planning, and consults governments on "investment migration" policies - so is opposed to higher taxes on rich people. And while New World Wealth puts out seemingly definitive figures, they come up with them using "models" based on tracking the online footprints of a far smaller number of people, without actually knowing where they pay tax. Moreover, when contacted by the Eye, the company offered another important caveat, saying it was "important to note" that "most of" the decline in wealth in London over the past decade was not actually down to people leaving the UK, but poor performance of local businesses and a decline in the FTSE 100, which it also uses to collate its reports estimating relative global wealth. So the super-rich in question may well still be here, just not so super-rich any more. The unreliability of New World Wealth's "data" and what it actually means hasn't stopped hacks reporting on a mass evacuation by the rich over government policies, which has become an accepted truth. Those figures seemed to have an effect on the chancellor: soon afterwards Rachel Re…

thank you Private Eye for taking apart this flakey headline-grabbing research

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"Thou Shall Not Be Indifferent" Dr. Leon Chameides Holocaust Remembrance Key Note Address at Ct State House (2025)

Listen to this.

More than 30 years since Bill Hicks died, and he’s still as relevant as ever.

a white child's face

Anni wasn’t happy at school. She was crying in the evenings and saying she had tummy aches in the morning.
Her dad went into school for a meeting. 1/

How Witnessing Domestic Violence Affects Children Domestic violence can have many negative mental and physical effects on children. Learn the short and long-term effects of witnessing domestic violence as a child.

It is hard for adults to embrace the reality that witnessing domestic violence affects children. It makes parents feel guilty & teachers feel helpless. To be effective, we need to think more about how knowing this stuff makes people feel. #FierceCuriosity
www.verywellmind.com/the-impact-o...

Bordado que dice "trans lives are more important than Harry Potter"

‘A man approached him’: parents describe their children’s Roblox problems People tell how their children have been negatively affected by the gaming platform or have come to serious harm

‘A man approached him’: parents describe their children’s Roblox problems

🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:

Pie with fruit pastilles!!!!👍

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Toxic masculinity is ‘joyless and depressing’: Caitlin Moran Now Sir Gareth Southgate says boys need more positive role models - to stop them turning to online influencers, gaming or porn.

Author Caitlin Moran tells @cathynewman.bsky.social that 'Andrew Tate misogyny' is built around "being hench and earning money from cryptocurrency pyramid schemes"

...and that his advice for young men is "impractical".

Read and watch:

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In vast areas of the US, the sentiments expressed in this wonderful letter from a British man about why it's a privilege to pay tax to enable the National Health Service to run would see him probably certified as insane and labelled a "socialist".

Heads up!!! After February 25, you will no longer be able to download kindle books that you purchased. So make sure you take the time to download and save your library this weekend. And also, divest from Bezos and Amazon!!!

Still face experiment YouTube video by Lise-Lotte Austad

On my BlueSky timeline, 2 moments intersected this week. @childinmind.bsky.social on the Still Face Procedure & @danwuori.bsky.social on the impact of parents attending to phones. This video combines both. I use it sometimes in my training events.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOR7...

The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

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