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From December 3, 2024: Be part of the conversation. Join mind reader’s free community of readers analysing capitalism, technology and social change. Start right now.
Trump signed the law to require presidential ethics pledges. Now he is exempting himself from it. ↗︎
↳ The moral flexibility here really makes me wonder what trump thinks he’s doing. He obviously thinks he’s being unethical in himself, otherwise he’d sign this and do his bad shit anyway. So things must be about to be much much worse. — added 6:44am on 03/12/24 ❧
Election warning signs for Labor as voters flunk government on housing costs and wages ↗︎
↳ This is literally manufactured consent. Over and over the guardian are telling us that being surveilled by government online is perfectly normal and “most voters” support it. No — it is part of Labor’s ongoing slide into capitalist fascism. — added 6:39am on 03/12/24 ❧
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Is it safe to have a child? Americans rethink family planning ahead of Trump’s return ↗︎
↳ No, and it hasn’t been for 15-20 years anywhere. In fact I’d argue it’s deeply unethical and entirely selfish to bring a child into this world. Kids now *already* are going to face water battles, resource wars, excruciating heat, toxic capitalists, no opportunity… I could go on. The revolutionary potential of Gen Z has been systematically undermined and the chances of changing this system before we’re “futureless” are very close to zero… cheery. — added 6:41am on 02/12/24 ❧
Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar ↗︎
↳ Group of nations seeking to reduce dependence on the US moves away from US currency, then slapped with tariffs, “no way that’ll just reinforce not having a reliance on the US”. — added 6:36am on 02/12/24 ❧
Baby-boomer homeowners got rich from skyrocketing house prices. Now they can't find retirement housing. ↗︎
↳ Oh no… anyway. — added 6:32am on 02/12/24 ❧
An Israeli strike in Gaza kills World Central Kitchen workers. Israel says 1 was an Oct. 7 attacker. ↗︎
↳ I don’t know where to begin with this. — added 6:11am on 02/12/24 ❧
From December 1, 2024: Want more analysis like this? Join mind reader (free) to never miss a dispatch. Start right now.
Polish government approves criminalisation of anti-LGBT hate speech ↗︎
↳ Some good news, even if it was watered down. — added 6:53am on 01/12/24 ❧
Calls to boycott tech company Stripe after CEO posts about recent visit to Israel ↗︎
↳ The vast majority of online payments are powered by one of a very small handful of these payment processors. This is another indicator of the power of monopoly bullshit — we’re trapped in with a Zionist taking a cut of *all* transactions. — added 6:51am on 01/12/24 ❧
Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly ‘toxic’ ↗︎
↳ Out with one corporate overlord (back) in with (the other) another. — added 6:46am on 01/12/24 ❧
Instagram actively helping spread of self-harm among teenagers, study finds ↗︎
↳ Here is the backfill propaganda from the media to rationalise the fascist movement by our government. — added 6:39am on 01/12/24 ❧
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‘Would you survive 72 hours?’ Germany and the Nordic countries prepare citizens for possible war ↗︎
↳ Between the neoliberals manufactured war for profit, the utter destruction of our climate by capitalists, and the ongoing hate, division and death earth is really going great. — added 7:06am on 30/11/24 ❧
Biden Makes His Own Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine ↗︎
↳ Same as it ever was. Genocide Joe doing genocide things. The brainwashing in America from both parties is intense. — added 7:00am on 30/11/24 ❧
Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam ↗︎
↳ Trump’s xenophobic bullshit is extremely obvious … not sure it’s not just *the* “MAGA Scam” — added 6:53am on 30/11/24 ❧
From November 29, 2024: Be part of the conversation. Join mind reader’s free community of readers analysing capitalism, technology and social change. Start right now.
The kids aren’t alright – they’re banned ↙︎ — posted 29/11/24, tagged as social media, labor party, fascism, corporate control, meta, digital literacy.
Yesterday the ALP passed into law legislation that bans all young people from social media [1]. This has been widely regarded as a bad move [2]. Without wanting to sound like a broken record, this is another step towards fascism from a supposedly union-supporting party – populism anyone? As mentioned a few days ago, social media bans for young people are not Lovejoyesque “won’t somebody please think of the children”, but rather a sinister configuration of common sense that seeks to shape and control the development of class consciousness in the digital age – amongst those most likely to see that there’s something really very wrong with our social order. This enacted ban, dressed up in the language of protection, is nothing but an attempt to forestall the development of digital literacy and thinking skills among young people. In 2024 the best tool the ALP and LNP can dream up together (yeah, those two supposedly opposed pa...
Labor’s term began with promise on the environment. It ends with things worse than ever. ↗︎
↳ The greens are the only option looking seriously like taking climate action. — added 6:40am on 29/11/24 ❧