A great post by Cory Doctorow ( @pluralistic) "The 40-year #economic mistake that let #Google conquer (and #enshittify) the world"

https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/06/vertical-blinds/#invest-dont-acquire

#enshittification #monopoly

A great post by Cory Doctorow ( @pluralistic) "The 40-year #economic mistake that let #Google conquer (and #enshittify) the world"

https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/06/vertical-blinds/#invest-dont-acquire

#enshittification #monopoly

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

The problem of course is we have a #political & #economic system that has eliminated the downsides of insane behavior & risk taking. You can burn down the world, then shrug & walk away with billions. Seems like a problem

#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JDVance #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #ElonMusk #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

@arstechnica

"However, the US doesn’t offer the same level of strong protections for artists’ moral rights..."

Very true. Although the US has made some progress toward respecting #moral rights, it has far to go as compared to the rest of the world.

💰 Unsurprisingly, they're quick to respect #economic rights.

#copyright

"In this video, The Intellectualist examines whether #economicinequality in the #US today is worse than pre-revolutionary #France. Using #FederalReserve, #CBO data, & #economic #history, we reveal a shocking answer: the #wealth gap in America is worse."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uXYPa3WX3g

#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JDVance #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist

Extreme #poverty is a condition of severe #humanitarian #crisis. It is not a natural condition, & should not exist. It occurs because, in our current #economic system, most of our production is# organized around what is most profitable to #capital, rather than what is most necessary for people.

#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#RepublicanParty#DonaldTrump#Trump#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#TimWalz#Democracy#USA#Fascism#Fascist

Extreme #poverty is a condition of severe #humanitarian #crisis. It is not a natural condition, & should not exist. It occurs because, in our current #economic system, most of our production is# organized around what is most profitable to #capital, rather than what is most necessary for people.

#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#RepublicanParty#DonaldTrump#Trump#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#TimWalz#Democracy#USA#Fascism#Fascist

There seem to be two main ways the #genai #spending will play out -
1. if it fails - we get a major economic crash (on top of #economic #crises triggered by #climatechange #war #debt etc.)
2. if it succeeds - we get a major loss of #jobs

Both invariably lead to #social #instability which takes decades to unwind (if at all)

No one is trying to get ahead of either outcome.

#democracy #justice #development #humanrights

There seem to be two main ways the #genai #spending will play out -
1. if it fails - we get a major economic crash (on top of #economic #crises triggered by #climatechange #war #debt etc.)
2. if it succeeds - we get a major loss of #jobs

Both invariably lead to #social #instability which takes decades to unwind (if at all)

No one is trying to get ahead of either outcome.

#democracy #justice #development #humanrights

This is my favorite slide from the first #1millionrising video call.

#noncooperation #stratetgicnoncooperation #civilresistance #resist #resistance #nonviolent #nonviolence #radicaldecency #anti-authoritarian #anti-fascist #activism #organizing #social #political #economic

This is my favorite slide from the first #1millionrising video call.

#noncooperation #stratetgicnoncooperation #civilresistance #resist #resistance #nonviolent #nonviolence #radicaldecency #anti-authoritarian #anti-fascist #activism #organizing #social #political #economic

"For the bottom 60% of U.S. households, a "minimal quality of life" is out of reach"

#Food, #water, #housing, #healthcare, #education, are human #economic rights. The duopoly #Democrat / #Republican system puts #billionaires over our rights.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cost-of-living-income-quality-of-life/

#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JDVance #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #US #USA #ElonMusk #Musk #Fascism #Fascist