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Our capitalist rulers, and the politicians they own, are playing the long game. Since the 1950s they have been working steadily to shift the Overton window, to reduce the influence of labor unions, to boost consumerism, and to concentrate wealth and power in the hands of a few.

A large part of that strategy involves privatizing services that used to be (and should be) public.

They're playing the long game, and they are winning — much to the detriment of you and me and the environment we live in.

#Politics #Capitalism #Environment

Cartoon image of a man pushing over the first in a series of human-size dominoes. The dominoes are arranged in a circle and gradually grow in the size, until at the end the final domino is about three times as tall as the man and will fall to crush him. TITLE: How to destroy public services, a step-by-step guide. The steps are: 1) Reduce the budget of public services; 2) Elimination of positions in public services, because the budget has been reduced; 3) Complain about the decline in quality and efficiency of public services; 4) Claim that the degradation of public services is proof of government inefficiency, and so privatization is needed; 5) Privatize.


Banner at a protest rally says: "Capitalism isn't working. Another world is possible."


Back in March, when the #fediverse came together to help save us, we changed our name to “Texas Observer Lives!”

Today, we changed it back to just "Texas Observer" because we need YOUR HELP to survive into 2024! It's up to our readers to preserve the voice of progressive #Texas by joining our fall membership drive.

Please consider joining—or renewing—today! https://hype.co/@texasobserver/zdmn6ya7

#journalism #JournoLife #Nonprofit #fundraising #news #culture #books #politics

A graphic showing the state of Texas with “since 1954” inside it. Main text reads: When Texas is at its worst, the Texas Observer is at its best. Become a sustaining member during our Fall Drive this month to help us raise $25,000 in critical membership revenue. Join Now!


#politics
Jest nadzieja, że Słowacja nie będzie brunatna.
Exit poll shows Progressive Slovakia in lead

An exit poll conducted by the Focus agency for TV Markíza is now public:

Michal Šimečka’s Progressive Slovakia: 23.5%

Robert Fico’s Smer: 21.9%

Peter Pellegrini’s Hlas: 12.2%

Slovak exit poll
Slovak exit poll Photograph: Focus agency for TV Markíza

Updated at 22.52 CEST


And #politics in #hungary part 2: The Boobs Media, or how to save contentless government-friendly newspapers despite unlmited money flow: sexism and naked organic baby food dispensers.

https://hungarianmuse.substack.com/p/hungarian-political-media-part-two


We often hear about the challenges facing San Francisco, but we don’t hear nearly enough about how tech billionaires wield their power to serve themselves even if it means making life for everyone else harder.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with SF District 5 Supervisor @deanpreston about the robotaxi chaos in the city and the many ways the tech industry tries to shape local politics for their ends.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/13544176-how-tech-wields-its-power-in-san-francisco-w-dean-preston

#tech #sf #politics


#Zuckerberg’s #Meta comes under #attack from human rights campaigners


source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/08/02/zuckerbergs-meta-under-attack-from-human-rights-campaigners/
#Internews said complaints about #misinformation on conflicts, such as the #Tigray #War in #Ethiopia, sometimes went unanswered for months, although warnings about content spreading in #Ukraine were typically dealt with quickly.

#economy #media #socialMedia #software #fail #politics #finance #problem #hate #fake #news #facebook



The Clown Show Is in Town: Small Crowds Gathered in Miami for Trump Arraignment

A low internal sense of self and a need to be wanted are what ties Trump & Trumpers together.

Outlandish costumes scream "Here I am, look at me" and Trump's penchant for grandiosity (ie inflating crowd size) lead me to believe -

These people were not shown love as children. The effects of this are seen in their actions as adults.

NEED ME...SEE ME!
#Trump #news #Politics #GOP #USA

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/arraignment-day-protests-over-trump-classified-document-case-ramp-up-in-miami-17190166


Política | Politics


Como escolaridade a uma criança de 4 anos a diferença entre partidos de esquerda e direita?

How would you explain the difference between left and right wing parties to a four-year kid?

#politics #política #esquerda #direita


People marching through the streets with a banner saying "degrowth needs direct action" during a demonstration in Liepzig in 2014.


There’s a lot of hype about AI and its potential, but are we asking the right questions about its potential consequences?

This week on #TechWontSaveUs, I speak to Dan McQuillan about how AI promotes ranking populations and austerity policies, and the risks that come with its emergence coinciding with the growth of far-right policies.

Listen to the full episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12380621-why-we-must-resist-ai-w-dan-mcquillan

#ai #tech #politics #chatgpt


Thanks to @coachtony and @medium for making it so easy to join Mastodon I couldn’t resist! I never would have otherwise, and I look forward to connecting with my fellow writers and other kindred spirits here. I write most often about #mentalhealth, #politics, and #religion, but also write #naturephotography essays, profiles of inspiring people, and anything else that I feel led to share.


I wish more #local #governments worked this way. If enough folks in town want it, it will happen, if they don't, than its done. No need to #steal from your #neighbors. #Michigan #news #politics



Did you know that Biden signed 65 pieces of legislation into law this week? If you didn’t, it’s worth asking why the media you listen to didn’t tell you that. #politics #media #bidenwins
President Biden, sitting at his Resolute desk, looking at the 65 pieces of legislation he signed into law this week.


This should be criminal. States with heavily restrictive abortion access had a maternal death rate 62% HIGHER than states that didn’t.

The analysis came from the Commonwealth Fund, an independent research org focused on health policy, and — this is the saddest part — was conducted BEFORE Roe v Wade was overturned.

#politics #scotus #healthcare


Szilárd Németh, a high positioned gov't MP (goon) wrote about the Argentinian #soccer success that „a white, Christian country with European values became the world champion. Go Argentina!”

In response ambassador Hernán María Patiño Mayer wrote that "the Argentinian national team, like the Argentinian people, represents the values of a mestizo America, rejecting all forms of racial, religious, gender and social discrimination."
Well said.

#hungary #politics #racism #argentine


Hello Mastodon! I'm Brian Klaas - an associate professor of global politics at University College London, a writer for The Atlantic, and host of the Power Corrupts podcast.

I'm Minnesotan.

I write a newsletter on Substack called "The Garden of Forking Paths."

I also wrote the first book on Trump's authoritarianism. My most recent book is "Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us."

And yes, that is a lemur on my shoulder. #Politics #Introduction #WelcomeToMastodon #Mastodon



We see a new fascist platform takeover happen in real time.


Do we react or do we just swim with the flow?
#twitter #twitterpurge #freespeech #Politics #Musk #Fascism



We see a new fascist platform takeover happen in real time.


Do we react or do we just swim with the flow?
#twitter #twitterpurge #freespeech #Politics #Musk #Fascism


Hello FBI I'd like to report a crime Pleroma is attempting to extort me, they refuse to let my wife and 2 children go unless I bear false witness to acquit a human trafficking ring at a military base, the sheriff and my psychiatrist are involved #itsalwayspleroma #pleroma #introductions #introduction #truecrime #art #funny #comedy #reddit #politics #elonmusk #mastodon


From the early days of the internet to the dot-com boom to the period after the 2008 recession, we’re constantly distracted by utopian visions for what digital technology might deliver instead of critical assessing them.

On this week’s #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @Rushkoff about why it’s time for us to wake up and challenge the power and self-serving narratives of the tech billionaires — before it’s too late.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/11828681-trusting-tech-billionaires-is-a-recipe-for-disaster-w-douglas-rushkoff

#tech #siliconvalley #podcast #politics


By way of #introductions: I am 57-year-old Australian father living in #Berlin.

I have a doctorate in psychology, and have worked both inside and outside academia over the last 20 years (in Los Angeles, Boson, London, Berlin).

Nowadays, I am mostly involved in looking after my two children—Lucy 7.5, and Valentin 1.7.

I am interested in #green #progressive #politics, #science, #technology, #books (#scifi #non-fiction), #photography.

I look forward to meeting some like-minded people here.


I moved instances, so I'm reposting my #introduction.

I enjoy #coffee #tea #reading #sff #history #cooking #singing.

I'm #queer #gay #lgbtq #iconoclast. I #create #software.

I have a weekly #newsletter with stuff I've enjoyed over the preceding week and how it relates to engendering #empathy and social resilience.

My #politics tend to be #progressive #centrist: I want the world to be a better place for everyone while maximizing agency for everyone. I'm sympathetic to #EffectiveAltruism.


Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament speech at the Intelligence Agency: opposition is the greatest national security threat.

#leaked #hungary #politics

https://www.direkt36.hu/en/kover-laszlo-arrol-beszelt-titkosszolgalati-vezetoknek-hogy-az-ellenzek-jelenti-a-legnagyobb-nemzetbiztonsagi-veszelyt/