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“In a time of global unrest and revolt against rising #inequality and #authoritarianism, the #Guillotine #Emoji would serve as a reminder to states and elites to not take for granted the Hobbesian #monopoly on #violence they have been entrusted with by their peoples.”

source: carrozo.com/guillotine-emoji

New Emoji

“It is time for our global visual language to leverage the representation of this historic object in the global digital commons, before it is too late and real #guillotines are erected in our public squares.”


#resistance #revolution #frenchRevolution #politics #democracy #protest #history #elite #finance #money #billionaire #eattherich #future #freedom #demonstration #sign #humanity #humanrights #society #people



Réaction de #GabrielZucman suite aux propos de Patrick Pouyanné, PDG de Total Énergie devant la commission des finances de l'Assemblée Nationale du 17 juin 2026.
#finance #paradisfiscaux


Venture capitalists are parasites that deploy harmful technologies in the name of profit and control. Now they’re fueling AI hype not to improve the world, but to make a quick buck.

On #TechWontSaveUs, Edward Ongweso Jr. outlines why we need to abolish venture capital if we have any hope of creating better technology and actually improving people’s lives.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/13377584-abolish-venture-capital-w-edward-ongweso-jr

#tech #ai #vc #finance


‘Greedflation’: profit-boosting mark-ups attract an inevitable backlash

Some companies seized on widely reported disruptions to raise prices and increase margins at the expense of consumers

#news #finance #economy

https://www.ft.com/content/731e38d9-821d-4a6d-b9fd-22a5c6c0c0fd


Asking Diaspora… While everybody speaks about the #pandemic, there seems to be another major social issue in the way… collective financial hardship!
  • In Peru, where I live, the USD - PEN exchange rate is devaluing the sol (Peru national currency) a little. This means imported products, and everything derived from them, will increase their price sooner rather than later.
  • In the United States, two professionals claim they expect a raise of up to 20 million tax debt cases this year. One of them is the owner of PitBullTax, a company that maintains a software for tax debt professionals.
How is your country doing lately? Do you also see winds of economic hardship where you live?

#society #finance #money