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Getting lost in Jeffrey Epstein file is that Pam Bondi was the Attorney General of Florida (2011 to 2019) when Epstein was running his child sex ring in Florida. What is in the Epstein files about Pam Bondi? Did she protect Epstein as Florida AG?!! Did she protect Trump? More reasons we need file!
🧗 Art isn’t the only thing drawing visitors to Setouchi. Meet the climbers mapping a bold, vertical future for the region. (2023)
Screen shot of text: "Capitalism is an economic system founded on colonial looting. It operates on a constantly shifting and self-consuming frontier, on which both state and powerful private interests use their laws, backed by the threat of violence, to turn shared resources into exclusive property, and to transform natural wealth, labor, and money into commodities that can be accumulated." This is from the book Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison. It is offered as a definition of capitalism. IMHO this is very useful in a variety of ways, not the least of which that it distinguishes capitalism from commerce. Many seem to think that commerce is capitalism rather than a form of trading that precedes capitalism by thousands of years. By using their definition of capitalism as a lens through which to examine current govt. and industry actions around the world, a much clearer understanding can be gained. To pick a few, the current actions of the Trump led US government and the many policies the AoNZ govt has pushed through under urgency - including the new pay equity law.
I'm reading @georgemonbiot.bsky.social and and Peter Hutchison's Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism. They offer this definition of capitalism. See alt text for more.
I just finished The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation by Cory Doctorow. NFTs are now gone...
Trump supporters who refused to call Trump a convicted felon after the verdict but before sentencing are fine with calling Abrego Garcia a criminal and he’s never even been to trial.
It’s not the Americans fault. It’s our fault, we’re stupid. -Pierre Poilievre
I wish @brucefanjoy.bsky.social ‘s billboard was in every city in Canada #cdnpoli
In case you hadn't noticed:
“People who can’t afford eggs: Buy a brand new Tesla for $129,000 to prove your patriotism!”
If Tesla's stock drops far enough, the bank loans Elon took out to buy Twitter lose their collateral and get called back immediately.
Which is why Elon is panicking, Trump is panicking, and their shadow backers are all panicking.
What will it take to get it through people's heads?
I didn't signpost this as a thread. But please read to the end if you've a moment. Thanks.
“I’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism”
Stephen Fry
MSNBC shake-up: the issue is, they didn't have a Joy Reid problem. They have a Joe Scarborough problem. Until he is fired, MSNBC will not recover. Shuffling tepid shows in and out does nothing. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/b...
Yeah, this is pretty obvious but worth stressing.
Also, the idea that techbro coders with no experience in government are best able to identify and root out “fraud” is laughable
Brian Cox doesn’t mince his words.
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"It's only til the midterms" is not a plan
An excellent—albeit lengthy—explanation of DeepSeek.
www.wheresyoured.at/deep-impact/...
CARTOON OF THE DAY 🫤🇺🇸
When folks wake up…
Coming to a bar near you in about 6 months.
Me too.
Charlie Angus NDP MP 🇨🇦 was blunt when asked about Pierre Poilievre as Prime Minister of Canada. #cdnpoli #peipoli
