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  1. Macro Matters: Can billionaire taxes fix Europe’s budget?

    Fiscally hawkish EU countries are pushing for a smaller seven-year budget, prompting debate over taxing billionaires to fill the gap, with Nomura's George Buckley saying taxes must rise sharply to make a real difference. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #EUBudget #GeorgeBuckley #Nomura #BillionaireTax #Brussels #EuropeanUnion #EUElections #FiscalPolicy #WealthTax #EuropeNews #BusinessNews #WorldNews #BreakingNews

    fllics.com/en/video/macro-matt

  2. Heh. Even #USAToday is talking about the #DSA! Caution - Contains #RedScare Propaganda!

    #DemocraticSocialists of America propose radical overhaul of US govt

    The Democratic Socialists of America want to fight for working-class Americans by offering #FreeHealthcare and abolishing the U.S. Senate [sic]. What else does their #WorkersDeserveMore platform say?

    by Emily R. Condon
    Updated Aug. 2, 2026,

    Excerpt: "Although not all self-described #DemocraticSocialists are in the Democratic Socialists of America, the DSA is an increasingly influential player on the left. Members include New York Rep. #AlexandriaOcasioCortez, New York City Mayor #ZohranMamdani and Michigan Rep. #RashidaTlaib, all Democrats. Three Democratic nominees for U.S. House of Representative seats – #DarializaAvilaChevalier and #ClaireValdez in New York and #MelatKiros in Colorado – also belong to the group, as do a growing list of state and local officials.

    "A third of #Democrats identify as democratic socialists, according to a July 30 CNN poll, but it's possible that quite a few of those are not familiar with some of the DSA's more unusual suggestions for overhauling the U.S. government. A July 28 Reuters/Ipsos poll revealed that 47% of Americans say they don't understand democratic socialist policies.

    "While President Donald Trump and his GOP allies slam democratic socialists as
    '#communists,' the Democratic Socialists of America is defining its own brand in the new platform.

    "The 120,000-member organization's policy roadmap has three sections:

    - Thriving Working-Class Communities
    - Working-Class Foreign Policy
    - Working-Class Democracy "

    Read more [or not. I'll be posting the official DSA platform soon...]:
    usatoday.com/story/news/politi

    #USPol #TaxTheRich #VotingRights #Unionize #WealthTax #MultiPartyDemocracy #NoLobbying #NoDarkMoney #GetMoneyOut #SocialistVampires #SocialismIsScaryForTheRich

  3. #Booktip
    Jeremy Lent: Ecocivilization

    "Lent’s goal is to synthesize dozens of proven and promising genres of existing projects and real-world activism. Some of these are daring and paradigm-breaking. Others operate well within the dominant market/state system but offer credible possibilities for post-capitalist transitions."

    – David Bollier, host of the podcast 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

    bollier.org/blog/jeremy-lents-

    #EcoCiv #EcoCivilization #SystemsThinking #SystemsTheory #EarthSystem #paradigmshift #DonellaMeadows #ThinkingInSystems #ClimateTippingPoints #SocialTIppingPoints #Commons #WellbeingEconomy #DoughnutEconomy #CircularEconomy #CommonWealth #WealthTax #TaxTheRich #WealthCap #AgroEcology #RegenerativeAgriculture #urbanism #CircularCity #Ciclovia #RightsOfNature #islandsofcoherence #phasetransition #theoryofchange #ThreeHorizons #anthropocene #symbiocene #Readingtip #BookRecommendation #Lesetipp #Buchtipp #Lent #JeremyLent

  4. World’s Wealthiest Drive Two Thirds of Global Warming Since 1990

    A study examining the wealthiest people in the USA and China reveals that the world’s richest 10% are responsible for two-thirds of global warming since 1990. Their consumption and investments disproportionately fuel climate extremes, especially in vulnerable regions like the Amazon and Southeast Asia. According to the lead author of the study: “If everyone had emitted like the bottom 50% of the global population, the world would have seen minimal additional warming since 1990”. This underscores the urgent need to examine the lifestyle choices and investments of the world’s richest people and for robust climate policies targeting the world’s most powerful in order to achieve true #ClimateJustice #ClimateActionNow

    https://youtu.be/zitQvSWUkw0

    #Study finds top 10% of wealthiest people in #USA and #China cause two thirds of #GHG emissions. Robust #climate policies urgently and a #wealthtax needed to counteract pure #greed 💰🧐🤑 🤮#ClimateActionNow 🏭🛢️ #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/01/07/worlds-wealthiest-have-driven-two-thirds-of-global-warming-since-1990/

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    International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. (2025, May 7). The world’s wealthiest 10% caused two thirds of global warming since 1990. ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507130519.htm

    A groundbreaking study published in Nature Climate Change has found that the world’s wealthiest 10% are responsible for two-thirds of global warming since 1990. The research, conducted by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), highlights the disproportionate impact of affluent individuals’ consumption and investments on climate change.

    The study reveals that the top 1% of earners globally have contributed 26 times more to increases in extreme heat events and 17 times more to Amazon droughts compared to the global average. These findings underscore the significant role that high-income individuals play in driving climate extremes, particularly in vulnerable regions such as the Amazon, Southeast Asia, and southern Africa.

    Lead author Sarah Schöngart, associated with ETH Zurich, emphasizes that lifestyle and investment choices linked to wealth are major contributors to climate impacts. “Our study shows that extreme climate impacts are not just the result of abstract global emissions; instead, we can directly link them to our lifestyle and investment choices,” she stated.

    The research utilised a novel modeling framework combining economic data and climate simulations to trace emissions from different global income groups. It found that emissions from the wealthiest 10% in countries like the United States and China led to a two- to threefold increase in heat extremes across vulnerable regions.

    The researchers were able to trace emissions from different global income groups and assess their contributions to specific climate extremes.

    They found that emissions from the wealthiest 10% of individuals in the United States and China alone, each led to a two-to threefold increase in heat extremes across vulnerable regions.

    “If everyone had emitted like the bottom 50% of the global population, the world would have seen minimal additional warming since 1990,” says coauthor Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, who leads the Integrated Climate Impacts Research Group at IIASA. “Addressing this imbalance is crucial for fair and effective climate action.”

    He advocates for climate policies that address the outsize responsibilities of the wealthiest members of society to effectively reduce future harm.

    The study also highlights the importance of targeting emissions embedded in financial investments, not just personal consumption. By focusing on the financial flows and portfolios of high-income individuals, substantial climate benefits can be achieved.

    This research provides compelling evidence for the need to implement progressive climate policies that hold the wealthiest accountable for their disproportionate contributions to global warming. Such measures are essential for achieving climate justice and mitigating the impacts of climate change on the most vulnerable populations.

    International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. (2025, May 7). The world’s wealthiest 10% caused two thirds of global warming since 1990. ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507130519.htm

    ENDS

    Read more about deforestation and ecocide in the palm oil industry

    Do you love animals? Make every day #WorldWildlifeDay

    This #WorldWildlifeDay take action for animals great and small! Reptiles insects, mammals and birds deserve better than palm oil ecocide and extinction. Make sure you Boycott palm oil

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    So-called ‘Net Zero’ Flights Flush Rainforest Carbon Into the Sky

    Virgin Atlantic airlines now uses ‘sustainable aviation fuel’ however experts call it greenwashing and industry spin causing climate change. Boycott palm oil!

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    Gursky’s Spectral Tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae

    Gursky’s spectral tarsiers AKA Wusing of North Sulawesi are vulnerable due to palm oil and timber deforestation. Take action for them and boycott palm oil!

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    Forest Protection Equals Climate Protection

    Forests offer climate protection and safeguard indigenous peoples, endangered animals and rare plants. Deforestation is a major threat. Boycott palm oil!

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    Beautiful and Doomed: Saving Bangladesh’s Langurs From Extinction

    Critically endangered Phayre’s langurs and endangered capped langurs of Bangladesh, are interbreeding raising concerns about their survival, take action!

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    2. Contribute stories: Academics, conservationists, scientists, indigenous rights advocates and animal rights advocates working to expose the corruption of the palm oil industry or to save animals can contribute stories to the website.

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    Mel Lumby: Dedicated Devotee to Borneo’s Living Beings

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    Anthropologist and Author Dr Sophie Chao

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    Health Physician Dr Evan Allen

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    The World’s Most Loved Cup: A Social, Ethical & Environmental History of Coffee by Aviary Doert

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    How do we stop the world’s ecosystems from going into a death spiral? A #SteadyState Economy

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    3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.

    https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20

    https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20

    https://twitter.com/mugabe139/status/1678027567977078784?s=20

    4. Take to the streets: Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.

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    #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4wildlife #BoycottGold #BoycottGold4Yanomami #BoycottPalmOil #China #Climate #climateChange #ClimateActionNow #climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateJustice #CO2 #consumerRights #corruption #deforestation #ewaste #GHG #gold #greed #investment #News #PalmOil #palmOilBiofuel #palmOilDeforestation #study #USA #wealth #wealthtax
  5. Instagram Suspends Zohran Mamdani’s account, Leaked Memo Cites ‘National Interest’ as Meta Tilts Right – NYC Journals

    nycjournals.com/2025/07/21/ins

    #VoteMamdani #VoteProgressive #StopNeoliberalism #WorkingClassNotDonorClass #TaxTheRich #NoBillionaires #WealthTax #SecondBillOfRights #FDRDemocrats #AOC2028

    [Note: some people said this was misinformation/disinformation. Perhaps. Most of them were extremely hostile and I have blocked them.]