#disastercapitalism — Public Fediverse posts
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The Tony Blair Institute think tank made a proposal to the Labour party to abolish the so-called triple lock system: a mechanism in which state pensions rise every April by whichever is highest — inflation rate, average wage growth or 2.5%.
Describing the concept as "unaffordable", it proposes a tricky ersatz — a "lifespan fund": individuals contribute to it and get only 20 years of support in return.
"Pension spending must be contained and that means the triple lock cannot continue after the next election," the director of economic policy at the Tony Blair Institute Thomas Smith said as quoted by The Guardian.
#DisasterCapitalism #TonyBlair #UKpol #Economy #UKpol #Labour
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#DisasterCapitalism in action. After a robust community engagement process that the Chamber of Commerce was all over, these profiteers say they weren't heard https://cabinradio.ca/283919/news/politics/business-group-criticizes-direction-of-yellowknifes-community-plan/ Then the #CarneyCons plan for the #militarization of the #NWT is put out as another way to roll over the interests of #Yellowknife residents and having a sustainable, livable community. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/what-upcoming-defence-investments-mean-for-yellowknife-s-housing-planning-9.7139447 Lessons from the past and forecasts are being ignored
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FIFA to lead $75 million Palestinian football rebuilding fund | Al Mayadeen English
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/sports/fifa-to-lead--75-million-palestinian-football-rebuilding-fun"FIFA will help raise $75 million for football reconstruction in Gaza, including a national stadium, pitches, and an academy, announced Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino."
#Palestine #Gaza #USA #Trump #FIFA #DisasterCapitalism
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CW: Epstein
The Epstein class and collapse porn https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/09/sloppy-steve/ @pluralistic
Even the collapse of crypto creates lots of opportunities to “buy the dip.” Not the dip in crypto (crypto's going to zero), but the dip in all the real things people bought with real money they got by borrowing against their shitcoins.
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“Trump’s funding a MAGA invasion of UK and EU -🚨 Code f*cking red 🚨
by Sam Bright on Substack
@uk_politics
@eu
@eu_os
@thegreenparty
@UKLabour“The FT revealed that Donald Trump’s State Department is pulling together a ‘slush fund’ to bankroll pro-#MAGA groups in the #UK and across #Europe”
https://open.substack.com/pub/writesbright/p/trumps-funding-a-maga-invasion-of
#Press #SocialMedia #Trump #MAGA #SlushFund #Subversion #Farage #Reform #DisasterCapitalism #FarRight #Fascism #Dictatorship #DarkMoney #HeritageFoundation
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“Trump’s funding a MAGA invasion of UK and EU -🚨 Code f*cking red 🚨
by Sam Bright on Substack
@uk_politics
@eu
@eu_os
@thegreenparty
@UKLabour“The FT revealed that Donald Trump’s State Department is pulling together a ‘slush fund’ to bankroll pro-#MAGA groups in the #UK and across #Europe”
https://open.substack.com/pub/writesbright/p/trumps-funding-a-maga-invasion-of
#Press #SocialMedia #Trump #MAGA #SlushFund #Subversion #Farage #Reform #DisasterCapitalism #FarRight #Fascism #Dictatorship #DarkMoney #HeritageFoundation
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“Trump’s funding a MAGA invasion of UK and EU -🚨 Code f*cking red 🚨
by Sam Bright on Substack
@uk_politics
@eu
@eu_os
@thegreenparty
@UKLabour“The FT revealed that Donald Trump’s State Department is pulling together a ‘slush fund’ to bankroll pro-#MAGA groups in the #UK and across #Europe”
https://open.substack.com/pub/writesbright/p/trumps-funding-a-maga-invasion-of
#Press #SocialMedia #Trump #MAGA #SlushFund #Subversion #Farage #Reform #DisasterCapitalism #FarRight #Fascism #Dictatorship #DarkMoney #HeritageFoundation
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“Trump’s funding a MAGA invasion of UK and EU -🚨 Code f*cking red 🚨
by Sam Bright on Substack
@uk_politics
@eu
@eu_os
@thegreenparty
@UKLabour“The FT revealed that Donald Trump’s State Department is pulling together a ‘slush fund’ to bankroll pro-#MAGA groups in the #UK and across #Europe”
https://open.substack.com/pub/writesbright/p/trumps-funding-a-maga-invasion-of
#Press #SocialMedia #Trump #MAGA #SlushFund #Subversion #Farage #Reform #DisasterCapitalism #FarRight #Fascism #Dictatorship #DarkMoney #HeritageFoundation
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“Trump’s funding a MAGA invasion of UK and EU -🚨 Code f*cking red 🚨
by Sam Bright on Substack
@uk_politics
@eu
@eu_os
@thegreenparty
@UKLabour“The FT revealed that Donald Trump’s State Department is pulling together a ‘slush fund’ to bankroll pro-#MAGA groups in the #UK and across #Europe”
https://open.substack.com/pub/writesbright/p/trumps-funding-a-maga-invasion-of
#Press #SocialMedia #Trump #MAGA #SlushFund #Subversion #Farage #Reform #DisasterCapitalism #FarRight #Fascism #Dictatorship #DarkMoney #HeritageFoundation
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Gaza’s daily nightmare vs US talk of AI-driven smart cities | Donald Trump | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-bottom-line/2026/2/1/gazas-daily-nightmare-vs-us-talk-of-ai-driven-smart-cities"Why are Gazans living in misery, with daily Israeli bombings, as the US promises ‘peace, stability and opportunity’?
United States plans for Gaza amount to a “theme park of dispossession” for Palestinians, argues Drop Site News Middle East Editor Sharif Abdel Kouddous."
#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #Trump
#DisasterCapitalism
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Re: https://mastodon.neometropolis.net/@QudsNen/115948730873745315
What Palestinians want is not a factor in the equation. Trump and the rich who will be building all this stuff, don't give a damn. Their only concern is profit.#Palestine #Gaza #Trump
#DisasterCapitalism
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I see the full freakout mode of coverage was well underway by the time my Plex started recording this at 4 or whatever mid-afternoon time #Jeopardy runs at in this area. Also, stay classy with the advertising, #SinclairBroadcasting...
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Re: https://mastodon.neometropolis.net/@QudsNen/115946778696656699
Even more of a concentration camp than it was before. I also suspect that it will only be available to those who can pay - a lot.
#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #USA
#DisasterCapitalism
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United Arab Emirates plans to bankroll first ‘planned community’ in south Gaza | Gaza | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/23/uae-funds-gaza-community"Palestinian residents there will have access to basic services like education, healthcare and running water, as long as they submit to biometric data collection and security vetting ..."
#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #UAE
#DisasterCapitalism
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See also:
Plans Call for “New Rafah” Built in Israel’s Image — Without Palestinians
https://theintercept.com/2026/01/21/gaza-ceasefire-phase-two-rafah-project-sunrise/"Project Sunrise outlines a “smart city” with AI grids. It’s only possible with the continued dispossession of Palestinians."
#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #USA
#ShockDoctrine #DisasterCapitalism
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How Israel and the U.S. are using the ‘shock doctrine’ to impose a new administration in Gaza – Mondoweiss
https://mondoweiss.net/2026/01/how-israel-and-the-u-s-are-using-the-shock-doctrine-to-impose-a-new-administration-in-gaza/"The U.S.-sanctioned “Board of Peace” is imposing a colonial mandate in Gaza. It is the latest example of the "shock doctrine," with the U.S. and Israel attempting to transform Palestinian society in Gaza after destroying it through genocide."
Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine
#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #USA
#ShockDoctrine #DisasterCapitalism
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re: https://mastodon.neometropolis.net/@QudsNen/115940882983776937
Perfect example of disaster capitalism
#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
#DisasterCapitalism
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Trump’s Gaza plan is a rebuff to Israeli extremists, but will soon be put to test | Gaza | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/trump-kushner-gaza-blueprint-rafahTime will tell. Trusting Trump is always a bad idea.And Israel I am sure will not accept this plan.
Also, the blueprint looks a lot like disaster capitalism.
#Palestine #Gaza #Israel #Trump #DisasterCapitalism
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Albanese considers Trump’s invitation to join Gaza ‘board of peace’ despite concerns body may undermine UN | Anthony Albanese | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/19/albanese-trump-gaza-board-peace-invitation-australia-usa"A draft charter shows Trump will serve as chair, with national leaders expected to make up its top tier of members. Countries are expected to serve three-year terms, with those paying US$1bn to the US expected to be given permanent status."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #UN #Australia #DisasterCapitalism
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Scepticism and hope: Gaza reacts to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/1/16/scepticism-hope-gaza-reacts-trump-board-of-peaceAnyone who has hope is deceiving themselves. What is coming is full blown disaster capitalism. And it will exclude all Palestinian voices.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL3XGZ5rreE#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
#Captalism #DisasterCapitalism
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"A liver transplant in the United States comes with a bill of around £806,436 if you are uninsured, and £733,124 even with private insurance. On the NHS, it is £0 at the point of use."
The conservatives and "reform" want to copy the American system in the UK.
Same in Sweden, France and other european countries.
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/top-stories-hc55lmo2z/-/a-W0Pz0SdHTKup1JH124buxg%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0
Buried deep in this, disaster capitalism:
"The economy is showing signs of life and business deals are being done, including modernising oil and gas installations and privatising the airports in Damascus and Aleppo." -
The Great Recession was a trial run for the West. Before that, there were other test beds (e.g., Russia)
Somewhere around then corporate America began to believe in #Accelerationism
—that is, they began to realize they could make more money (short-term) by exploiting a broken society (read: economy, because they only think in money terms) than by helping maintain a healthy one.
Everything since is a downstream consequence of this.
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Neoliberalism reframes systemic issues as individual ones, creating new markets
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Hottest years on record (global average surface temperatures):
1. 2024
2. 2023
3. 2016
4. 2020
5. 2019
6. 2017
7. 2015
8. 2022
9/10. 2018/2021 (tied)Rising #xenophobia, the return of #fascism, endless media hype about the latest #BigTech Wunderwaffe: all deliberate steps implementing the priorities of those most responsible for our alarmingly overheating world, based on the logic: "If we're going down, *we* shall be in charge of the lifeboats."
Climate disruption as political opportunity, being seized by the very individuals profiting from sending our future up in smoke.
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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor have pulled together lots of important threads here:
#uspol #worldpol #oligarchs #ClimateChange #AI #FreedomCities #neocolonialism #DisasterCapitalism
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#USPol #AusPol #Trusk (trump/musk stuff) #Mump (musk/trump stuff) #NeoLiberalismCarriedToItsLogicalConclusion
#ComingSoonToAnAustraluaNearYouin 2007 Naomi Klein wrote about #DisasterCapitalism in her book #ShockDoctrine - a strategy of destroying everything then picking through the rubble for opportunities
in this post, #JoanWestenberg writes about the strategies being used to dismantle veteran benefits… and what will emerge from the rubble
https://www.theindex.media/elon-musk-and-donald-trump-have-declared-war-on-veterans/
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As Canada and Canadians react to the USA proposal to annex Canada, citizens are understandably becoming nationalistic calling for fundamental changes in our relationships with our bellicose neighbour. We should be careful not to unintentionally support Canadian corporate interests in gaining further benefits to the detriment of most citizens. #tarrified #disastercapitalism #tarrifs #freetrade
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#Gaza now has 42 tonnes of rubble, with 90% of homes destroyed!
The UN estimates it will take a decade to clear away all the rubble in #Gaza and cost up to $700 million in U.S. dollars.
SOURCE: #AlJazeera
just an opinion, but I'm worried about #DisasterCapitalists, grifters and all-around scummy corporate opportunists injecting themselves into the situation, pretending to 'help' (when they only mean helping themselves € ￡￥$)
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#DisasterCapitalism changed #NOLA forever after Katrina. This is looking to be way worse
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Whether or not you made it to last week's reading group kick off, we hope you'll join us tomorrow to discuss the first section of Rebecca Solnit's "A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster." We'll be talking about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 (pages 13-72) in the context of our own experiences with Hurricane Helene. This is also a cool section because it includes the origin story of the Catholic Worker Movement, a radical faith movement that inspired BeLoved Asheville!
Copies of "A Paradise Built in Hell" are available at Firestorm with a discount, or at no cost for participants in financial distress. We'll also be continuing to provide childcare for kids five and up, so please let us know the names and ages of the young folks you're bringing!
Full event details and schedule can be found at https://firestorm.coop/events/3290-beholden-to-each-other-a-disaster-reading-group.html
#HurricaneHelene #AparadiseBuiltInHell #DisasterCapitalism #MutualAid #FeministBookstore #CatholicWorker #ChristianAnarchism #FirestormCoop (- L)
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Whether or not you made it to last week's reading group kick off, we hope you'll join us tomorrow to discuss the first section of Rebecca Solnit's "A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster." We'll be talking about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 (pages 13-72) in the context of our own experiences with Hurricane Helene. This is also a cool section because it includes the origin story of the Catholic Worker Movement, a radical faith movement that inspired BeLoved Asheville!
Copies of "A Paradise Built in Hell" are available at Firestorm with a discount, or at no cost for participants in financial distress. We'll also be continuing to provide childcare for kids five and up, so please let us know the names and ages of the young folks you're bringing!
Full event details and schedule can be found at https://firestorm.coop/events/3290-beholden-to-each-other-a-disaster-reading-group.html
#HurricaneHelene #AparadiseBuiltInHell #DisasterCapitalism #MutualAid #FeministBookstore #CatholicWorker #ChristianAnarchism #FirestormCoop (- L)
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Whether or not you made it to last week's reading group kick off, we hope you'll join us tomorrow to discuss the first section of Rebecca Solnit's "A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster." We'll be talking about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 (pages 13-72) in the context of our own experiences with Hurricane Helene. This is also a cool section because it includes the origin story of the Catholic Worker Movement, a radical faith movement that inspired BeLoved Asheville!
Copies of "A Paradise Built in Hell" are available at Firestorm with a discount, or at no cost for participants in financial distress. We'll also be continuing to provide childcare for kids five and up, so please let us know the names and ages of the young folks you're bringing!
Full event details and schedule can be found at https://firestorm.coop/events/3290-beholden-to-each-other-a-disaster-reading-group.html
#HurricaneHelene #AparadiseBuiltInHell #DisasterCapitalism #MutualAid #FeministBookstore #CatholicWorker #ChristianAnarchism #FirestormCoop (- L)
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Whether or not you made it to last week's reading group kick off, we hope you'll join us tomorrow to discuss the first section of Rebecca Solnit's "A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster." We'll be talking about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 (pages 13-72) in the context of our own experiences with Hurricane Helene. This is also a cool section because it includes the origin story of the Catholic Worker Movement, a radical faith movement that inspired BeLoved Asheville!
Copies of "A Paradise Built in Hell" are available at Firestorm with a discount, or at no cost for participants in financial distress. We'll also be continuing to provide childcare for kids five and up, so please let us know the names and ages of the young folks you're bringing!
Full event details and schedule can be found at https://firestorm.coop/events/3290-beholden-to-each-other-a-disaster-reading-group.html
#HurricaneHelene #AparadiseBuiltInHell #DisasterCapitalism #MutualAid #FeministBookstore #CatholicWorker #ChristianAnarchism #FirestormCoop (- L)
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Whether or not you made it to last week's reading group kick off, we hope you'll join us tomorrow to discuss the first section of Rebecca Solnit's "A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster." We'll be talking about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 (pages 13-72) in the context of our own experiences with Hurricane Helene. This is also a cool section because it includes the origin story of the Catholic Worker Movement, a radical faith movement that inspired BeLoved Asheville!
Copies of "A Paradise Built in Hell" are available at Firestorm with a discount, or at no cost for participants in financial distress. We'll also be continuing to provide childcare for kids five and up, so please let us know the names and ages of the young folks you're bringing!
Full event details and schedule can be found at https://firestorm.coop/events/3290-beholden-to-each-other-a-disaster-reading-group.html
#HurricaneHelene #AparadiseBuiltInHell #DisasterCapitalism #MutualAid #FeministBookstore #CatholicWorker #ChristianAnarchism #FirestormCoop (- L)
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In the initial weeks after the storm, I didn't find myself with much appetite for reading, but one book came up over and over in conversation—a 2009 title by Rebecca Solnit dealing with the surprising turn toward joyful solidarity many experience in the aftermath of disasters.
It's been years since I encountered "A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster" as part of a local anarchist reading group. I'd never experienced a disaster, but Hurricane Katrina was still fresh for many who had been in NOLA to participate in mutual aid efforts, and the book left a deep, lasting impression. Read in tandem with "The Shock Doctrine," a contemporaneous title on how elites exploit disasters to consolidate power, we developed an understanding of disasters as profoundly political events—contested space in which communities, politicians, and corporations all struggle to renegotiate the terms of everyday life for better... or for worse.
In the aftermath of a historic Appalachian disaster, a return to "A Paradise Built in Hell" feels necessary. Not only to understand what we've experienced, but to envision an Appalachian future worth fighting for. We'll be starting our reading group next Monday. It's ok if you don't yet have a copy of the book; we'll read the preface together and set the stage for five sessions. Books will be made available at no cost to participants who don't have the money available to buy one!
Firestorm is planning childcare for this event (ages 5+), so please email [email protected] with the names and ages of kids you’re bringing. More information, and the book, can be found at https://firestorm.coop/events/3290-beholden-to-each-other-a-disaster-reading-group.html.
#HurricaneHelene #AparadiseBuiltInHell #DisasterCapitalism #MutualAid #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)
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like #Ozymandias, Mark #Zuckerberg may one day learn the hard way that all of his planning to elevate himself above the risks of the mortal world has been for naught. If the #apocalypse does come, hurling us all into nature… The security guards that you hired to protect you are going to think more about protecting themselves. The construction workers who built your compound will know where all the food is hidden.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/21/mark-zuckerberg-apocalypse-bunker-hawaii
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"My Tiny #Hometown in the #Arctic Is Becoming a Hub for #DisasterCapitalism" --
#Military and #corporateinterests are rushing to take advantage of #climatechange as #Alaska thaws.https://newrepublic.com/article/176182/nome-alaska-arctic-climate-change
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"Yes, look to the wreckage, the grieving families, the traumatized children, the incinerated artifacts, & donate what you can to community-led groups on the ground. But look below and beyond that too. To the aquifers & streams, and the plantation-era diversion ditches and reservoirs. Because that’s where the water is, & whoever controls the water controls the future of Maui."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/17/hawaii-fires-maui-water-rights-disaster-capitalism#LahainaFires #WaterRights #Hawaii #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis #MauiFires #DisasterCapitalism
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"Every river in England is now polluted beyond legal limits."
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How Capitalism Destroyed Russia - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrNQeYYvabgCurious as to how many will be willing to challenge their preconceptions and watch this. The west has been fed propaganda about Russia for decades.
#Capitalism #ShockTherapy #DisasterCapitalism #Neoliberalism #Economy
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#44 Naomi Klein - The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Alfred A. Knopf Canada, Toronto, 2007, 1st edition. #NaomiKlein #DisasterCapitalism #ShockDoctrine #AlfredAKnopf #BookOfTheDay
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I'll be tooting my arse off about #Libertarianism #Brexit #Sunak #Tories #chartercities #anglosphere #disastercapitalism #BylineTimes #climatecrisis #politics #fascism #corporatism #Government #thinktanks #Democracy #capitalism #DarkMoney #Revolvingdoor #AynRand #MiltonFriedman #FriedrichHayek #ATLAS #ERG #IEA #PolicyExchange #RightWing #Starmer #coalition #eu #Biden #EnterpriseCities #ShankerSingham #JacobReesMogg #LizTruss #SuellaBraverman #Libertarian #Coup #twittermigration #freespeech #UK
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@patricksudlow
Yes, the way #COVID19 was handled was akin to #DisasterCapitalism here in #Australia, a lot of crap no one needed.There are stories of the establishment #frontRunning the #pandemic and divesting from #innerCities and selling #stocks etc.
Funny how when there were no masks to sell the #establishment told us we didn't need them. Anyone with half a braincell used what they could to mask up.
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CW: coronavirus
@bob
Quite right. In #Australia #COVID19 is being used in a #disasterCapitalism fashion. Shops forced into buying #perspexDividers that people simply walk around to speak. Unpopular highrise #bailOuts for use as #hotelQuarantine (read: #abitraryDetention), complete with #airLocks between rooms (#goldPlating). Apps (#COVIDSafe) that few wanted etc. We've done fine without this. We don't need it.But COVID is a ripe #GrowthIndustry for "#safety".
