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No, the NDIS is not ‘strangling’ the economy
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↳ Seems like a no brainer to me — and also fully fund the NDIS, and stop the bullshit semi-privatised healthcare nonsense. — -
I Watched Shorts Until It Turned Me Alt-Right
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↳ I’ve commented before on the time til alt-right content on YouTube, particularly with shorts. It’s insane how much it pushes right wing views and how quickly. This guy tested it and, well, you can guess how things went. — - From January 24, 2025: Be part of the conversation. Join mind reader’s free community of readers analysing capitalism, technology and social change. Start right now.
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Migration-Guide: From Windows to Fedora Linux
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↳ A move one would not regret. Getting as far away from windows at this point is basically a necessity for functional computing, let alone privacy. — -
Disasters Like the LA Fires Always Hit the Poor the Hardest. Trump Wants to Make It Worse.
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↳ Real “fighter for the common person” kinda guy, ey. — - From January 23, 2025: Support independent radical thought. Join mind reader’s growing community of readers thinking deeply about social transformation. Start right now.
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The AUKUS Pact Chains Australia to US Foreign Policy
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↳ The Labor party has so betrayed the working class (the labour in Labor) time and again, and departed from anything resembling supporting the people, prosperity, and livelihood of this country. The real trick though, is not just that they’re now supporting literal nazis (right down to the salute), but that they do it while a great many in the population believe they’re still working for the working class. — -
The biggest PC gaming subreddit has blacklisted X for being 'hateful' and 'toxic', citing Elon Musk's 'distasteful' behavior
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↳ If only more people could turn away from the toxic waste pit that is the contemporary Twitter. — - From January 22, 2025: Be part of the conversation. Join mind reader’s free community of readers analysing capitalism, technology and social change. Start right now.
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We know why nuclear build costs are soaring — and Australia faces the biggest increases
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↳ “Wake up Australia”, Clive Palmer says. We have the most abundant year round solar availability, practically, on the planet. And by god are we windy bastards. Can we just use actual natural energy, rather than risk further poisoning the planet for generations? — -
Enshittification isn’t caused by venture capital
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↳ It’s a funny issue, getting friends and family off these platforms. We might suggest something should be better, but then it strips the primary feature that’s keeping people addicted - the shit. Capitalism hasn’t only created shit corporate social media. It’s also normalised enjoying shit social media. — - From January 21, 2025: Be part of the conversation. Join mind reader’s free community of readers analysing capitalism, technology and social change. Start right now.
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Elon Musk accused of giving ‘Nazi salute’ at Trump inauguration celebration
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↳ Was there any doubt he was a nazi? But the fact that American citizens are even *happy* this racist is in some kind of power. — -
Trump inauguration: Zuckerberg, Bezos and Musk seated in front of cabinet picks
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↳ These extremely exploitative, and therefore very powerful, miserable little men are the of democracy. Hope you’re happy, capitalists. — -
Forget cricket! Australia’s national sport is guessing when the next election will be
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↳ I like the part before the exclamation mark. It is interesting how they are drawing out the campaigning. This isn’t the US. — -
Billionaire wealth surges to ‘unimaginable’ levels in 2024 as Oxfam predicts emergence of five trillionaires within a decade
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↳ Horrifying to think of how these “humans” have accumulated more wealth than many nations. Shows you how broken and loaded the capitalist global economy is. Let’s tear it down and build something new together! — - From January 20, 2025: Join mind reader’s free community of radical thinkers analysing capitalism’s contradictions and imagining better futures. Start right now.
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Services Australia chasing billions in unpaid debt – including some which may have been unlawfully calculated
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↳ I’d wager it’s mostly unlawful. Just leave poorer people alone. — -
Neil Gaiman and the political economy of rape
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↳ Important read. The systemic deliberate devaluation of women to ensure capitalism’s survival is one of the most abhorrent facets of capitalism. — -
Twice-Born
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↳ BJP have basically nationalised identity politics as policy. Political games based on religion, region, beliefs, and culture. —