#capitalismsucks — Public Fediverse posts
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But there will of course be no consequences. #capitalismSucks
OpenAI didn't respect Canadian privacy law when it trained ChatGPT: investigation https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/privacy-investigation-chatgpt-open-ai-9.7188538
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Kill The #Billionaires: Arson in the #Palisades (when rage goes wrong. The masses are starting to snap. The anger is valid. But a lot of people lost their homes including when the fires spread to #Altadena, a traditionally 'black' community.)
#TaxTheRich #EndCitizensUnited
#BillionairesSUCK #CapitalismSUCKS
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Kill The #Billionaires: Arson in the #Palisades (when rage goes wrong. The masses are starting to snap. The anger is valid. But a lot of people lost their homes including when the fires spread to #Altadena, a traditionally 'black' community.)
#TaxTheRich #EndCitizensUnited
#BillionairesSUCK #CapitalismSUCKS
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Kill The #Billionaires: Arson in the #Palisades (when rage goes wrong. The masses are starting to snap. The anger is valid. But a lot of people lost their homes including when the fires spread to #Altadena, a traditionally 'black' community.)
#TaxTheRich #EndCitizensUnited
#BillionairesSUCK #CapitalismSUCKS
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Kill The #Billionaires: Arson in the #Palisades (when rage goes wrong. The masses are starting to snap. The anger is valid. But a lot of people lost their homes including when the fires spread to #Altadena, a traditionally 'black' community.)
#TaxTheRich #EndCitizensUnited
#BillionairesSUCK #CapitalismSUCKS
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Kill The #Billionaires: Arson in the #Palisades (when rage goes wrong. The masses are starting to snap. The anger is valid. But a lot of people lost their homes including when the fires spread to #Altadena, a traditionally 'black' community.)
#TaxTheRich #EndCitizensUnited
#BillionairesSUCK #CapitalismSUCKS
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So, there are unpaid wages, and that is the main source of their profit. What does that mean? It's theft. The entire capitalism is based on this, prioritising profit over human welfare. As a result, basic needs are commodified, such as education, healthcare and housing
#capitalism #capitalismo #capitalisme #kapitalismus #kapitalisme #капитализм #الرأسمالية #資本主義 #anticapitalism #capitalismkills #capitalismisbad #capitalismsucks #stopcapitalism #exploitation #inequality #economics #meme #memes
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So, there are unpaid wages, and that is the main source of their profit. What does that mean? It's theft. The entire capitalism is based on this, prioritising profit over human welfare. As a result, basic needs are commodified, such as education, healthcare and housing
#capitalism #capitalismo #capitalisme #kapitalismus #kapitalisme #капитализм #الرأسمالية #資本主義 #anticapitalism #capitalismkills #capitalismisbad #capitalismsucks #stopcapitalism #exploitation #inequality #economics #meme #memes
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So, there are unpaid wages, and that is the main source of their profit. What does that mean? It's theft. The entire capitalism is based on this, prioritising profit over human welfare. As a result, basic needs are commodified, such as education, healthcare and housing
#capitalism #capitalismo #capitalisme #kapitalismus #kapitalisme #капитализм #الرأسمالية #資本主義 #anticapitalism #capitalismkills #capitalismisbad #capitalismsucks #stopcapitalism #exploitation #inequality #economics #meme #memes
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When they, the capitalists, say that capitalism is the best economic model, well, apparently not. What has capitalism done to anyone except exploitation, exploitation, and exploitation? Also, don't forget the extreme wealth inequality and environmental destruction.
#capitalism #capitalismo #capitalisme #kapitalismus #kapitalisme #капитализм #الرأسمالية #資本主義 #anticapitalism #capitalismkills #capitalismisbad #capitalismsucks #stopcapitalism #exploitation #inequality #economics #meme #memes
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When they, the capitalists, say that capitalism is the best economic model, well, apparently not. What has capitalism done to anyone except exploitation, exploitation, and exploitation? Also, don't forget the extreme wealth inequality and environmental destruction.
#capitalism #capitalismo #capitalisme #kapitalismus #kapitalisme #капитализм #الرأسمالية #資本主義 #anticapitalism #capitalismkills #capitalismisbad #capitalismsucks #stopcapitalism #exploitation #inequality #economics #meme #memes
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When they, the capitalists, say that capitalism is the best economic model, well, apparently not. What has capitalism done to anyone except exploitation, exploitation, and exploitation? Also, don't forget the extreme wealth inequality and environmental destruction.
#capitalism #capitalismo #capitalisme #kapitalismus #kapitalisme #капитализм #الرأسمالية #資本主義 #anticapitalism #capitalismkills #capitalismisbad #capitalismsucks #stopcapitalism #exploitation #inequality #economics #meme #memes
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When they, the capitalists, say that capitalism is the best economic model, well, apparently not. What has capitalism done to anyone except exploitation, exploitation, and exploitation? Also, don't forget the extreme wealth inequality and environmental destruction.
#capitalism #capitalismo #capitalisme #kapitalismus #kapitalisme #капитализм #الرأسمالية #資本主義 #anticapitalism #capitalismkills #capitalismisbad #capitalismsucks #stopcapitalism #exploitation #inequality #economics #meme #memes
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So, it seems that the push toward efficiency is to benefit capitalists. Things used to take a long time to be made, and a long time to break (if at all). Make more things faster and cheaper means some CEO is making money, while the crappy products leave lasting pollution, and need to be replaced often, meaning CEO makes more money. That's #Crapitalism in a nutshell!
#BuildThingsThatLast !
#PlannedObsolescence is #KillingThePlanet !
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RE: https://cultofshiv.wtf/@EmandEmz/115904594404397807
Hey folks
We're so very limited in our reach and ability to help, but we know we're mutuals with a few larger account folks, as well as folks who are active on more platforms than us, so if there's anything at all you can do to signal boost this for our friend Emma and her family, we'll be more grateful than we can put into words :PleadingFaceWithRedHearts:
We first met Emma back on Twitter in the pre-Musk takeover days.
She has not only been actively supporting and caring for her kids, above and beyond her own health and wellbeing, but she's ensured that her daughter Emily -- who came out as trans young -- never had to go through the wrong puberty, and she's fought as hard as possible to fight not just for Emily's rights, but for those of all trans+ youth and adults :TransHeart:
If you cannot afford to donate, she'll absolutely understand. All we'd ask is that you give this post a boost, quote boost her post like us, or post this elsewhere, with as many relevant hashtags as you can think of 🫶
#trans #transgender #TransKidsDeserveToThrive #TransYouthDeserveToGrowUp #ProtectTransYouth #ProtectTransKids #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #fundraiser #fundraising #solidarity #community #CommunitySupport #BoostsWelcome #CapitalismSucks #LateStageCapitalismSucks #fediverse
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USA: Halfway to Total #Fascism
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sId_CBceFtA&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1VUw%3D%3D
The point here is to explain how the States got to this point
#CapitalismSUCKS #WorkingClass
#ClassWar #TechBros #TechBillionaireTRASH #Néoliberalism #DNCSucks ##NaziUSA #AbolishICE
2026! Gotta get rid of those centrist, corporate #DNC scumbags and replace them with the progressives.
This is what you've got. It needs to be fixed or else all of us worldwide will be fucked over 🌍
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🚨🚨LISTEN UP
🚨🚨🚨#ALERTTurbocharged #Fascism is on the Horizon if We Don’t Get Our Shit Together
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bm9YM9DRxcA
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I've seen #FightClub probably too many times. Just what do they do with #liposuction fatty bits? I say, MAKE SOAP!
#SaponifyTheRich #Soapmaking #CapitalismSucks #DestroyCapitalism #WhereIsMyMind
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Sometimes I wish I could just bake instead of touching computers for the man.
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#MUTUALAID #URGENTMUTUALAID #URGENT #EMERGENCYMUTUALAID
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Atha and Inara are out of HRT, need more batteries and insulation before winter really starts to get super cold, and also fast running out of time to pay for their car loan and credit card bills. Please help!
This week we need to raise at least $2000, and we know most of you don't have any money to give and of those who remain, very few have anything in four figures or more spare. What can you give to help us keep these otherkin, trans, non-binary beans alive and well?
They live in a half-converted school bus to RV project known as the #Vulpibus and are building their lives back up after being forced into #homelessness last year.
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#fundraiser
#crowdfunding
#homeless
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#fedihelp
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#lgbtqia2S
#translivesmatter
#transcrowdfund
#transmutualaid
#lgbtq
#queer
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#HRT
#mutualaidsaveslives
#moneyhelp
#capitalismsucks
#fuckcapitalism
#fucktrump
#currency
#debtactivists
#debt
#debtcollection
#repo
#labsonwheels
#buslife
#mobility
#disabled
#POTS
#ADHD
#nonhuman
#disabledcrowdfund
#insulate
#insulation
#winteriscoming
#helpfolkssurvive
#helpfolkssurvive2025
#helpfolkslive
#helpfolkslive2025
#survival
#offgrid
#solar
#solarpower
#batteries
#helpplease
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#MUTUALAID #URGENTMUTUALAID #URGENT #EMERGENCYMUTUALAID
$0/$2000
Atha and Inara are out of HRT, need more batteries and insulation before winter really starts to get super cold, and also fast running out of time to pay for their car loan and credit card bills. Please help!
This week we need to raise at least $2000, and we know most of you don't have any money to give and of those who remain, very few have anything in four figures or more spare. What can you give to help us keep these otherkin, trans, non-binary beans alive and well?
They live in a half-converted school bus to RV project known as the #Vulpibus and are building their lives back up after being forced into #homelessness last year.
You can help make their situation more liveable and safe!
You can help them resume their transitions!
Share, boost, talk about them and the work they are doing for #geneediting systems development and maybe spare some coin, or some connections to free stuff or unofficial part time online jobs!
https://PayPal.me/athamanatha
https://liberapay.com/athamanatha
Cashapp $athamanatha
Venmo @Athamanatha
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https://ko-fi.com/athakitsune (fees)
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Zelle, Xoom, Wise, IBAN, ACH, bank transfer and Throne on request by DM.#mutualaidrequest
#fundraiser
#crowdfunding
#homeless
#helppls
#fedihelp
#getfedihired
#lgbtqia2S
#translivesmatter
#transcrowdfund
#transmutualaid
#lgbtq
#queer
#queerinneed
#queercrowdfund
#queermutualaid
#HRT
#mutualaidsaveslives
#moneyhelp
#capitalismsucks
#fuckcapitalism
#fucktrump
#currency
#debtactivists
#debt
#debtcollection
#repo
#labsonwheels
#buslife
#mobility
#disabled
#POTS
#ADHD
#nonhuman
#disabledcrowdfund
#insulate
#insulation
#winteriscoming
#helpfolkssurvive
#helpfolkssurvive2025
#helpfolkslive
#helpfolkslive2025
#survival
#offgrid
#solar
#solarpower
#batteries
#helpplease
#begpost -
#MUTUALAID #URGENTMUTUALAID #URGENT #EMERGENCYMUTUALAID
$0/$2000
Atha and Inara are out of HRT, need more batteries and insulation before winter really starts to get super cold, and also fast running out of time to pay for their car loan and credit card bills. Please help!
This week we need to raise at least $2000, and we know most of you don't have any money to give and of those who remain, very few have anything in four figures or more spare. What can you give to help us keep these otherkin, trans, non-binary beans alive and well?
They live in a half-converted school bus to RV project known as the #Vulpibus and are building their lives back up after being forced into #homelessness last year.
You can help make their situation more liveable and safe!
You can help them resume their transitions!
Share, boost, talk about them and the work they are doing for #geneediting systems development and maybe spare some coin, or some connections to free stuff or unofficial part time online jobs!
https://PayPal.me/athamanatha
https://liberapay.com/athamanatha
Cashapp $athamanatha
Venmo @Athamanatha
Visa+ +athamanatha.paypal
https://ko-fi.com/athakitsune (fees)
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Zelle, Xoom, Wise, IBAN, ACH, bank transfer and Throne on request by DM.#mutualaidrequest
#fundraiser
#crowdfunding
#homeless
#helppls
#fedihelp
#getfedihired
#lgbtqia2S
#translivesmatter
#transcrowdfund
#transmutualaid
#lgbtq
#queer
#queerinneed
#queercrowdfund
#queermutualaid
#HRT
#mutualaidsaveslives
#moneyhelp
#capitalismsucks
#fuckcapitalism
#fucktrump
#currency
#debtactivists
#debt
#debtcollection
#repo
#labsonwheels
#buslife
#mobility
#disabled
#POTS
#ADHD
#nonhuman
#disabledcrowdfund
#insulate
#insulation
#winteriscoming
#helpfolkssurvive
#helpfolkssurvive2025
#helpfolkslive
#helpfolkslive2025
#survival
#offgrid
#solar
#solarpower
#batteries
#helpplease
#begpost -
#MUTUALAID #URGENTMUTUALAID #URGENT #EMERGENCYMUTUALAID
$0/$2000
Atha and Inara are out of HRT, need more batteries and insulation before winter really starts to get super cold, and also fast running out of time to pay for their car loan and credit card bills. Please help!
This week we need to raise at least $2000, and we know most of you don't have any money to give and of those who remain, very few have anything in four figures or more spare. What can you give to help us keep these otherkin, trans, non-binary beans alive and well?
They live in a half-converted school bus to RV project known as the #Vulpibus and are building their lives back up after being forced into #homelessness last year.
You can help make their situation more liveable and safe!
You can help them resume their transitions!
Share, boost, talk about them and the work they are doing for #geneediting systems development and maybe spare some coin, or some connections to free stuff or unofficial part time online jobs!
https://PayPal.me/athamanatha
https://liberapay.com/athamanatha
Cashapp $athamanatha
Venmo @Athamanatha
Visa+ +athamanatha.paypal
https://ko-fi.com/athakitsune (fees)
https://patreon.com/vulpinedesigns (more fees)
Zelle, Xoom, Wise, IBAN, ACH, bank transfer and Throne on request by DM.#mutualaidrequest
#fundraiser
#crowdfunding
#homeless
#helppls
#fedihelp
#getfedihired
#lgbtqia2S
#translivesmatter
#transcrowdfund
#transmutualaid
#lgbtq
#queer
#queerinneed
#queercrowdfund
#queermutualaid
#HRT
#mutualaidsaveslives
#moneyhelp
#capitalismsucks
#fuckcapitalism
#fucktrump
#currency
#debtactivists
#debt
#debtcollection
#repo
#labsonwheels
#buslife
#mobility
#disabled
#POTS
#ADHD
#nonhuman
#disabledcrowdfund
#insulate
#insulation
#winteriscoming
#helpfolkssurvive
#helpfolkssurvive2025
#helpfolkslive
#helpfolkslive2025
#survival
#offgrid
#solar
#solarpower
#batteries
#helpplease
#begpost -
#MUTUALAID #URGENTMUTUALAID #URGENT #EMERGENCYMUTUALAID
$0/$2000
Atha and Inara are out of HRT, need more batteries and insulation before winter really starts to get super cold, and also fast running out of time to pay for their car loan and credit card bills. Please help!
This week we need to raise at least $2000, and we know most of you don't have any money to give and of those who remain, very few have anything in your figures or more spare. What can you give to help us keep these otherkin, trans, non-binary beans alive and well?
They live in a half-converted school bus to RV project known as the #Vulpibus and are building their lives back up after being forced into #homelessness last year.
You can help make their situation more liveable and safe!
You can help them resume their transitions!
Share, boost, talk about them and the work they are doing for #geneediting systems development and maybe spare some coin, or some connections to free stuff or unofficial part time online jobs!
https://PayPal.me/athamanatha
https://liberapay.com/athamanatha
Cashapp $athamanatha
Venmo @Athamanatha
Visa+ +athamanatha.paypal
https://ko-fi.com/athakitsune (fees)
https://patreon.com/vulpinedesigns (more fees)
Zelle, Xoom, Wise, IBAN, ACH, bank transfer and Throne on request by DM.#mutualaidrequest
#fundraiser
#crowdfunding
#homeless
#helppls
#fedihelp
#getfedihired
#lgbtqia2S
#translivesmatter
#transcrowdfund
#transmutualaid
#lgbtq
#queer
#queerinneed
#queercrowdfund
#queermutualaid
#HRT
#mutualaidsaveslives
#moneyhelp
#capitalismsucks
#fuckcapitalism
#fucktrump
#currency
#debtactivists
#debt
#debtcollection
#repo
#labsonwheels
#buslife
#mobility
#disabled
#POTS
#ADHD
#nonhuman
#disabledcrowdfund
#insulate
#insulation
#winteriscoming
#helpfolkssurvive
#helpfolkssurvive2025
#helpfolkslive
#helpfolkslive2025
#survival
#offgrid
#solar
#solarpower
#batteries
#helpplease
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No streaming service can beat a beautifully packaged 128 GB pen drive that stores my favourite media
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#Greed and the #GildedAge: Power, Wealth, and Corruption in 19th-Century America
Examining Wealth, Corruption, and Social Change in the Gilded Age
November 16, 2021
Excerpt: "From the 1870s to the 1890s, the United States entered a period of rapid #industrialization. There was a shift from an agrarian economy to an industrial economy and many Americans began to move to urban areas. #MarkTwain called this period the Gilded Age and criticized the era as a time of #greed and #PoliticalCorruption.
Industrialization greatly increased the need for workers in the nation’s factories. The availability of factory jobs that required little or no skills was one of the reasons for a dramatic increase in immigration to the United States. Although working conditions in most factories were poor and unsafe, there was a steady stream of immigrant workers to fill the positions.
While there were millions of factory workers, the #wealthy #entrepreneurs who owned the factories represented a tiny fraction of Americans. The few wealthy controlled most of the wealth in the United States during this time.
During the Gilded Age, the economic disparities between the workers and big business owners grew exponentially. Workers continued to endure low wages and dangerous working conditions in order to make a living. #BigBusiness owners, however, enjoyed #lavish lifestyles.
he industrialization of the United States brought economic growth to the country like never before. The economy moved from agrarian to industrial; consumer goods were mass-produced and readily available. However, manufacturing was not the only industry that experienced growth. The railroad industry grew as the need to transport people and goods increased.
The rapid growth of the manufacturing industry created a great need for unskilled workers. This demand caused migration as farm workers moved from rural areas of the United States to find jobs in America’s rapidly growing cities. The increase in jobs was also a draw for people in foreign countries. Many people immigrated to the United States in search of work and the opportunity to live the American dream.
While industrialization led to an increase in jobs, it also led to poor working conditions for this new industrial labor force. Workers were forced to work in dangerous conditions surrounded by heavy machinery. Unskilled laborers required little training and completed routine tasks. They also worked long hours and were paid low wages.
Big business owners benefitted tremendously from the economic changes in the United States. Some historians have said that these entrepreneurs were robber barons because they got rich through ruthless means. Others have called them captains of industry because they were greatly responsible for increasing productivity, expanding markets, providing jobs, and increasing the nation’s wealth."
Read more:
https://brewminate.com/greed-and-the-gilded-age-in-19th-century-america/#Capitalism #CapitalismSucks #CorporateColonialism #IndustrialAge #RobberBarrons #TechBros #EatTheRich #YeetTheRich #LifestylesOfTheRichAndFamous
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So, it seems that technology isn't the problem. It's #HumanGreed! The #IndustrialAge happened not to make life easier for people (though it did in some ways), it was to make money selling shit to make life easier for people (without regard of the consequences -- like PFAS and plastics), and produce cheap shit to profit some fat-cat CEOs and investors. I mean technology is just using tools -- even crows know how to do that! But who is profiting from selling the *tools* that we are told will make our lives easier, faster, more convenient? We know who. People like #NikolaTesla are out there -- willing to create tools to benefit humankind and not destroy the planet. But unfortunately, there are far more #Edisons out there!
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So, I ran out of time (got caught up in collecting seeds). Next week I'll cover #OffGrid communication (after I review the articles I bookmarked). I'll try to get those up by Saturday (if not sooner).
Leaving you all with this brilliant cartoon by @davidrevoy
#SolarPunkSunday #Degrowth #CapitalismSucks #RightToRepair #LoveYourMotherEarth #RenewablesNow #FossilFuelsOut #RepairReuseRecycle #SolarPunk #Wisdom #Krita #MiniFantasyTheater #Webcomic
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New Analysis Finds #TrumpFamily Has Raked in $3.4 Billion Off the #Presidency
America’s first family is conducting its #grift in full view of the public, but the profits remain a guessing game
by Nikki McCann Ramirez
August 12, 2025"Even before Donald #Trump officially began his second term in office, his family businesses were beginning the race to milk the presidency for every cent they could. Now, a new analysis from The New Yorker has put a potential dollar figure on how much Trump’s #crypto ventures, real estate deals, licensing agreements, and other grifts have netted America’s first family over the course of Trump’s time in politics: a staggering $3.4 billion.
"The total is an estimate, as the #TrumpOrganization and its various auxiliary companies and ventures — which are largely under the control of the president’s adult children — have not been entirely transparent regarding their finances.
"The New Yorker estimated that the president’s various #cryptocurrency had generated at least $2.37 billion in value, financial investments coordinated by #DonaldTrumpJr. and #EricTrump have generated $339.6 million, and Trump’s flagship #MarALago resort in #PalmBeach, Florida, has raked in $125 million in extra profits."
Read more:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-family-billions-presidency-1235405843/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/u1KTu#Grifters #GrifterInChief #USPol #Corruption #TrumpCrimeFamily #TrumpSucks #CapitalismSucks #Capitalism #TheLittleManWithin
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What's on my mind? Why how we have enough on our plates with trying to power ESSENTIAL SERVICES (like air conditioning, hospitals, waste treatment, water systems, etc), without #Crapitalistic stuff like #Cryptocurrency, #Datacenters, #AI, etc. sucking the planet's resources dry!
#CrapitalismSucks #CapitalismSucks #TechBros #CorporateColonialism #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #NoisePollution #AirPollution #WaterPollution
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GyR5IGatlco
The Absolute Fucking NONSENSE That is #LaBuBu
#CapitalismSUCKS #LateStageCapitalism
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Free Zine from @CrimethInc
#MutualAid, #TheCommons, and the #Revolutionary Abolition of #Capitalism
Revisiting the Difference Between Mutual Aid and #Charity
2025
"Much has been made of the distinction between charity and mutual aid. Charity is top-down and unidirectional, while mutual aid is supposed to be horizontal, reciprocal, and participatory. In practice, however, the majority of today’s self-described mutual aid projects remain more or less unidirectional efforts to provide goods and services to those in need.
"This has contributed to a situation in which conventional non-profit organizations are rebranding themselves with the language of 'mutual aid,' while some anarchists have given up on the concept entirely, fed up with a rhetoric that some say amounts to 'mutual aid being good and radical, and charity being bad and conservative.'
"Is there more to the distinction than this? How could we unlock the revolutionary potential of mutual aid?"
You can read the content of this zine online in at the link below:
https://crimethinc.com/zines/mutual-aid-the-commons-and-the-revolutionary-abolition-of-capitalism#TaxTheRich #EatTheRich #CapitalismKills #CapitalismSucks
#GreedKills #Oligarchy #Oligarchs #Oiligarchy #TechBillionaires #CrimethInc
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Ummmm... I believe in world that's #PostCapitalism. But yeah. #ClimateChange is a HUGE wake up call for us all!
#ClimateCrisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
Damian Carrington Environment editor
Thu 3 Apr 2025"The climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism, a top insurer has warned, with the vast cost of extreme weather impacts leaving the financial sector unable to operate.
"The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will no longer be able to offer cover for many climate risks, said Günther Thallinger, on the board of Allianz SE, one of the world’s biggest insurance companies. He said that without insurance, which is already being pulled in some places, many other financial services become unviable, from mortgages to investments.
"Global carbon emissions are still rising and current policies will result in a rise in global temperature between 2.2C and 3.4C above pre-industrial levels. The damage at 3C will be so great that governments will be unable to provide financial bailouts and it will be impossible to adapt to many climate impacts, said Thallinger, who is also the chair of the German company’s investment board and was previously CEO of Allianz Investment Management.
"The core business of the insurance industry is risk management and it has long taken the dangers of global heating very seriously. In recent reports, Aviva said extreme weather damages for the decade to 2023 hit $2tn, while GallagherRE said the figure was $400bn in 2024. Zurich said it was “essential” to hit net zero by 2050.
"Thallinger said: 'The good news is we already have the technologies to switch from fossil combustion to zero-emission energy. The only thing missing is speed and scale. This is about saving the conditions under which markets, finance, and civilisation itself can continue to operate.' "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/0ndSt#ABetterWorldIsPossible #DeGrowth #CapitalismKills #CapitalismSucks
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Who is the rich #NewYorker the #MonopolyMan is based on?
At first glance, the board game Monopoly doesn’t seem like it has a New York City connection. The man who sold it to Parker Brothers in 1935 was from Philadelphia, and the board features properties in Atlantic City.
"Then there’s that mustached man long dubbed 'the Monopoly Man' or 'Mr. Monopoly.' He appears on the Chance and Community Chest cards, always in a Depression-era suit with a bowtie and top hat.
"But the Monopoly Man isn’t just a board game invention—this iconic character (who has an actual name, Rich #UnclePennybags) is supposedly based on the image of an actual New Yorker.
"So who is he? Apparently he’s modeled after banker #JPMorgan. Morgan’s company financed some of the #GildedAge’s biggest corporations. He consolidated railroads, helped rescue the gold standard, and helped stabilize financial markets during the Panic of 1907, according to History.com. His former mansion on Madison Avenue is now the Morgan Library.
"Phil Orbanes, a former VP at Parker Brothers and author of The Monopoly Companion, confirmed in this interview that the artist who drew Mr. Monopoly based him on J.P. Morgan."
#ManBearPig #CapitalismKills #CapitalismSucks #Capitalism #MonopolyGame #TheLandlordsGame #Socialism #ElizabethMagie
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Who is the rich #NewYorker the #MonopolyMan is based on?
At first glance, the board game Monopoly doesn’t seem like it has a New York City connection. The man who sold it to Parker Brothers in 1935 was from Philadelphia, and the board features properties in Atlantic City.
"Then there’s that mustached man long dubbed 'the Monopoly Man' or 'Mr. Monopoly.' He appears on the Chance and Community Chest cards, always in a Depression-era suit with a bowtie and top hat.
"But the Monopoly Man isn’t just a board game invention—this iconic character (who has an actual name, Rich #UnclePennybags) is supposedly based on the image of an actual New Yorker.
"So who is he? Apparently he’s modeled after banker #JPMorgan. Morgan’s company financed some of the #GildedAge’s biggest corporations. He consolidated railroads, helped rescue the gold standard, and helped stabilize financial markets during the Panic of 1907, according to History.com. His former mansion on Madison Avenue is now the Morgan Library.
"Phil Orbanes, a former VP at Parker Brothers and author of The Monopoly Companion, confirmed in this interview that the artist who drew Mr. Monopoly based him on J.P. Morgan."
#ManBearPig #CapitalismKills #CapitalismSucks #Capitalism #MonopolyGame #TheLandlordsGame #Socialism #ElizabethMagie
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Who is the rich #NewYorker the #MonopolyMan is based on?
At first glance, the board game Monopoly doesn’t seem like it has a New York City connection. The man who sold it to Parker Brothers in 1935 was from Philadelphia, and the board features properties in Atlantic City.
"Then there’s that mustached man long dubbed 'the Monopoly Man' or 'Mr. Monopoly.' He appears on the Chance and Community Chest cards, always in a Depression-era suit with a bowtie and top hat.
"But the Monopoly Man isn’t just a board game invention—this iconic character (who has an actual name, Rich #UnclePennybags) is supposedly based on the image of an actual New Yorker.
"So who is he? Apparently he’s modeled after banker #JPMorgan. Morgan’s company financed some of the #GildedAge’s biggest corporations. He consolidated railroads, helped rescue the gold standard, and helped stabilize financial markets during the Panic of 1907, according to History.com. His former mansion on Madison Avenue is now the Morgan Library.
"Phil Orbanes, a former VP at Parker Brothers and author of The Monopoly Companion, confirmed in this interview that the artist who drew Mr. Monopoly based him on J.P. Morgan."
#ManBearPig #CapitalismKills #CapitalismSucks #Capitalism #MonopolyGame #TheLandlordsGame #Socialism #ElizabethMagie
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Who is the rich #NewYorker the #MonopolyMan is based on?
At first glance, the board game Monopoly doesn’t seem like it has a New York City connection. The man who sold it to Parker Brothers in 1935 was from Philadelphia, and the board features properties in Atlantic City.
"Then there’s that mustached man long dubbed 'the Monopoly Man' or 'Mr. Monopoly.' He appears on the Chance and Community Chest cards, always in a Depression-era suit with a bowtie and top hat.
"But the Monopoly Man isn’t just a board game invention—this iconic character (who has an actual name, Rich #UnclePennybags) is supposedly based on the image of an actual New Yorker.
"So who is he? Apparently he’s modeled after banker #JPMorgan. Morgan’s company financed some of the #GildedAge’s biggest corporations. He consolidated railroads, helped rescue the gold standard, and helped stabilize financial markets during the Panic of 1907, according to History.com. His former mansion on Madison Avenue is now the Morgan Library.
"Phil Orbanes, a former VP at Parker Brothers and author of The Monopoly Companion, confirmed in this interview that the artist who drew Mr. Monopoly based him on J.P. Morgan."
#ManBearPig #CapitalismKills #CapitalismSucks #Capitalism #MonopolyGame #TheLandlordsGame #Socialism #ElizabethMagie
