Billy Smith
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We could house everyone. We could feed everyone. We could care for everyone. We could build devices designed to last as long as possible. We could align our manufacturing around the needs of the people and the planet.
We materially have the resources to do so.
That's why leftists are so angry. The resources we need to build a world everyone can thrive in literally already exist. We are just using them mostly to pamper the rich or murder the poor.
Economics texts, courses and professors will tell you that economics is the study of maximizing the distribution of scarce goods.
Was once...
Now, economics is the study of preventing the distribution of plentiful goods.
We pretend we have the capacity of Orville and Wilbur Wright, while our roving science pets send us selfies from Mars.
Show our guest to quarters Mr. Crusher.
Billy Smith
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Well, it looks like you can't buy #Samsung any more:
"Unremovable #Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on #Galaxy Series Devices"
https://cybersecuritynews.com/spyware-on-samsung-devices/amp/
"This has sparked outrage among consumers in countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, where affordable Galaxy models are popular entry points into Android."
Another datapoint in favor of "in future, only #rich people can afford #privacy or #security". 😔
#security #privacy #malware #smartphones #Android #IronSource #AppCloud #tracking
Well, it looks like you can't buy #Samsung any more:
"Unremovable #Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on #Galaxy Series Devices"
https://cybersecuritynews.com/spyware-on-samsung-devices/amp/
"This has sparked outrage among consumers in countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, where affordable Galaxy models are popular entry points into Android."
Another datapoint in favor of "in future, only #rich people can afford #privacy or #security". 😔
#security #privacy #malware #smartphones #Android #IronSource #AppCloud #tracking
Tim W RESISTS
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Ultra- #rich media owners are tightening their grip on #democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back
The richest man on Earth owns X.
The family of the second-richest man owns #Paramount, which owns #CBS, and could soon own #WarnerBros, which owns #CNN.
The third-richest man owns #Facebook, #Instagram and #WhatsApp.
The fourth-richest man owns the #WashingtonPost and Amazon #MGM Studios.
Another #billionaire owns #FoxNews, the #WallStreetJournal and the #NewYorkPost.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/13/trump-media-ultra-rich-democracy
Ultra- #rich media owners are tightening their grip on #democracy. It’s time to wrest our power back
The richest man on Earth owns X.
The family of the second-richest man owns #Paramount, which owns #CBS, and could soon own #WarnerBros, which owns #CNN.
The third-richest man owns #Facebook, #Instagram and #WhatsApp.
The fourth-richest man owns the #WashingtonPost and Amazon #MGM Studios.
Another #billionaire owns #FoxNews, the #WallStreetJournal and the #NewYorkPost.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/13/trump-media-ultra-rich-democracy
bhaugen
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After an #economic crash you always see headlines like What Was Everyone Thinking? What do you mean everyone, most of us are waving our arms & screaming every day, it's a handful of insanely #rich assholes who aren't listening.
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JDVance #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #BernieSanders #AOC #FraudSquad #Progressive
After an #economic crash you always see headlines like What Was Everyone Thinking? What do you mean everyone, most of us are waving our arms & screaming every day, it's a handful of insanely #rich assholes who aren't listening.
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JDVance #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist #BernieSanders #AOC #FraudSquad #Progressive
Em :official_verified:
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Doorbell cameras by Amaz0n Ring are being illegally shared w/ Flock surveillance software.
1) Turn Off & 2) Cover your Ring cameras this Halloween.
ICE wants to deport families trick-or-treating, & is stealing biometric data from you, to do so.
#do #not #comply in #advance #protest #fight #fascist #USA #crush #ICE #melts #under #pressure #Halloween #surveillance #Flock #welcome #dystopian #present #eat the #rich #Tax #Bezos #end #billionaires #new #privacy #data #laws https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-10-29-safety-advisory-no-ring-for-ice-this-halloween
Doorbell cameras by Amaz0n Ring are being illegally shared w/ Flock surveillance software.
1) Turn Off & 2) Cover your Ring cameras this Halloween.
ICE wants to deport families trick-or-treating, & is stealing biometric data from you, to do so.
#do #not #comply in #advance #protest #fight #fascist #USA #crush #ICE #melts #under #pressure #Halloween #surveillance #Flock #welcome #dystopian #present #eat the #rich #Tax #Bezos #end #billionaires #new #privacy #data #laws https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-10-29-safety-advisory-no-ring-for-ice-this-halloween
josh's harp
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"We know how hard times have been for so many families.
How costs have rocketed up.
How people are making sacrifices to make ends meet."
In her #SOTEU speech, President von der Leyen made it clear: we must tackle poverty at its roots.
That's why we'll soon launch a bold European Anti-Poverty Strategy to eradicate poverty by 2050, reinforced by a strong Child Guarantee.
This isn’t just policy.
It’s social justice.
Help shape our first-ever Anti-Poverty Strategy: https://link.europa.eu/7kW3k9
@EUCommission "to eradicate poverty by 2050" - MUHAHHAHAHHAAAAA, first of april #joke !
#Poverty exists because of you, politicians.
#Rich people only use the things what the politicians accept as law.
@EUCommission Does this mean we can expect a unifying tax on obscenely #rich and exploitative #corporations in order to boost our economies and wallets, not just prices? Yes? No? Maybe?