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Hey what’s the carbon footprint of “rearming europe”?

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Quadrupled prices. For people stranded through no fault of their own. Capitalism at work. Time for a new system.

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Me too! Hospitality is the ultimate primer.

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Now available for preorder - Freedom for Capital, Not People by Matthias Schmelzer The definitive history of how neoliberalism came to shape the contemporary monetary order, unleashing capital against democracy

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We should talk more about how the dominant approach of capitalist economists to controlling inflation is to periodically throw hundreds of thousands of people out of work and into misery. This is what passes for "economic stability" and it is madness.

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To change everything we're going to have to build collective power, argues economist @graceblakeley.bsky.social Grace is one of the outstanding political and economic commentators in the UK. Listen to the full episode with her now: www.planetcritical.com/p/grace-blak...

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Until the Central Bank ends its regulation of apartheid Israel's war bonds, or the government acts to uphold our obligations under the Genocide Convention, we will protest this shameful complicity in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians as we did again today. #StopFundingGenocide

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Perhaps they should do a complementary event called "Understanding Hasbara and why that matters for Free Speech', if the ambassador wants to talk about propaganda

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1. You feel powerless? Don’t know what you can do to resist the rise of fascism? Here is an answer: Good Things. Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine. Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it. The more we build community, the less it can take root. 🧵

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The European Commission has just made it clear that the rigid constraints they had placed on public finance were totally artificial. They have now lifted them to enable massive military production.

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@patrickfreyne.bsky.social is a gas man 😀

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This is quite something

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GDP is a scam metric that "measures everything except that which makes life worthwhile" (RFK Snr) It's time for a new economic paradigm, and the good news is that many ideas and solutions already exist! @degrowth.bsky.social @degrowthinfo.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @icta-uab.bsky.social

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The Irish government could learn a thing or two from our Finnish cousins

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❤️ We love to see it! Tolka Park tonight for Shelbourne v Shamrock Rovers. Football supporters all over the world are increasingly calling for apartheid Israel to be sanctioned for its crimes against the Palestinian people. #FreePalestine #SolidarityIsAVerb 🇵🇸

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How popular are post-growth and post-capitalist ideas? Here is a list of studies, surveys and polls with some striking results. jasonhickel.substack.com/p/how-popula...

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Social democracy is not a viable alternative to capitalism. It is a tempting prospect, but ultimately suffers from violent contradictions that cannot be sustained. 🧵

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On Valentine’s Day, and every day, we affirm our unbreakable solidarity with our Palestinian sisters and brothers. We grieve for your immense loss, we keep fighting for the living, for freedom, justice and equality. Until then, we boycott apartheid Israel. #FreePalestine #SolidarityIsAVerb 💜🇵🇸

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Some important wisdom from: @timparrique.bsky.social @kateraworth.bsky.social @proftimjackson.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social Check out #wellbeingeconomy, #degrowth, #doughnuteconomics if you haven't yet. Technology alone won't save us. We need a new economic approach. #ClimateCrisis

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Say it loud and say it clear, GDP has no place here (as a measure of societal wellbeing)

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