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These ‘48 laws of power’ could go some way to explaining why autistics don’t do very well socially
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(From the bestselling '48 laws of power’ by Robert Greene)
#LawsOfPower
#48LawOfPower
#Society #Power #Capitalism #Wealth #Homelessness #Poverty #Intersectionality #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
https://www.theindex.media/the-fascist-tech-bro-takeover-is-here-2/
"Musk's $277 million campaign contribution secured him unprecedented access to the levers of #Government & cemented his grip on the #political machine... Musk's influence has infected every arm of Govt. And he is using his #wealth, his control of Twitter's husk, & his presence in the #Trump orbit to steer the country away from #democratic principles & toward oligarchic rule."
#Musk #Coup #Corruption #Fascism #Tech #USPol #News #USA
by Mark Curtis in Declassified UK @Declassified_UK
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@BBCRadio4
@guardian @Independent @thetimes
“It’s not just Trump. The UK views critical minerals as a government priority and wants to open up Ukraine’s vast resources to British corporations”
https://www.declassifieduk.org/britain-wants-ukraines-minerals-too/
#Press #UK #US #Ukraine #Mineral #Wealth #Starmer #Zelenskyy #CriticalMinerals #ForeignPolicy
Britain wants Ukraine’s minerals too
It’s not just Trump. The UK views critical minerals as a government priority and wants to open up Ukraine’s vast resources to British corporations.MARK CURTIS (Declassified Media ltd)
by Andrew Feinstein and Jack Cinamon in Declassified UK @Declassified_UK
“Norway's sovereign wealth fund holds shares in UK weapons firms that arm Israel, despite its ethical guidelines”
https://www.declassifieduk.org/why-is-an-ethical-investor-funding-arms-companies/
#Press #Norway #Sovereign #Wealth #Fund #Israel #Genocide #Gaza
Why is an ‘ethical’ investor funding arms companies?
Norway's sovereign wealth fund holds shares in UK weapons firms that arm Israel, despite its ethical guidelines.JACK CINAMON (Declassified Media ltd)
- #Russia can keep all what is has grabbed so far
- #Ukraine has to give the #USA most of its #wealth
- #Europe has to pay the full #bill and take all the #risk
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/15/europe-will-not-take-part-in-us-russia-talks-ukraine-kellogg
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UBS CEO Says Switzerland Risks Overreaction With Capital Plan
UBS Group AG Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti said the bank is pushing back against the Swiss government’s proposals to make it hold substantially more capital, arguing that the design of new rules is over the top and will hurt competitiveness.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
In Serbia, Jared Kushner’s Next Bet Is a Trump Hotel With Emirati Billionaire
As Donald Trump returns to the White House, his son-in-law Jared Kushner is embarking on a business venture overseas that will bear a name near to home: Trump.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
https://www.boston.com/news/health/2025/01/07/unitedhealthcare-insurers-to-pay-165-million-over-deceptive-practices/
UnitedHealthcare to pay $165 million over deceptive practices
Three insurance companies owned by UnitedHealth Group were ordered to pay a collective $165 million in damages to consumers and the state.Madeleine Aitken (Boston.com)
Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid
The United Nations says that, at best, it will be able to raise enough money to help about 60% of the 307 million people it predicts will need humanitarian aid next year.Jaimi Dowdell (The Japan Times)
A thread.
https://mas.to/@KatyElphinstone/113483290183581137
#Power #Heirarchy #Oppression #Wealth #Discrimination
Katy Elphinstone (@KatyElphinstone@mas.to)
Ten ways in which rich, white, straight, educated males aren't lucky. A thread 🧵 ⬇️ #Society #oppression #capitalism #powermas.to
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-picks-republican-megadonor-to-lead-navy-despite-no-military-experience/
#GOP #wealth #nationalsecurity #press
Trump Picks John Phelan to Lead Navy Despite No Military Experience
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday night that he is nominating businessman and art collector John Phelan as Secretary of the Navy.Michael Luciano (Mediaite)
#inequality #land #wealth
Quoted in FT regarding tax measures in Rachel reeves' budget, specifically various inheritance tax reliefs:
'Historic Houses, which represents more than 1,000 independently owned and operated houses, castles and gardens in the UK, said its members were in effect “rural small- and medium-sized enterprises” that were “often asset rich but cash poor”.'
If I was looking to secure sympathy over tax rises, stately home owners would not be my choice of example.
#taxes #wealth
I used to read it & wryly smile at the relentless 'good taste'... now I more often grind my teeth
#wealth
Wednesday wasn’t just a good day for Trump. The wealth of the world’s 10 richest people also soared by a record amount. The world’s 10 richest people got a record $64 billion richer from Trump’s reelection.
- Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index
#wealth #richestpeople #investing #billionaires
World’s top 1% own more wealth than 95% of humanity, as “the shadow of global oligarchy hangs over UN General Assembly,” says Oxfam.
https://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/press-releases/worlds-top-1-own-more-wealth-than-95-of-humanity-as-the-shadow-of-global-oligarchy-hangs-over-un-general-assembly-says-oxfam/World’s top 1% own more wealth than 95% of humanity, as “the shadow of global oligarchy hangs over UN General Assembly,” says Oxfam
Over a third of world’s biggest 50 corporations —worth $13.3 trillion— now run by a billionaire or has a billionaire as awww.oxfamamerica.org
Yogthos (@yogthos@social.marxist.network)
84 Posts, 1.3K Following, 217 Followers · A sentience trapped in a prison of meat. Made in USSR. Capitalismus delendum est! ☭Yuggoth
1% of people captured 2/3 of all wealth.
https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/richest-1-bag-nearly-twice-much-wealth-rest-world-put-together-over-past-two-years
Most alarmingly, extreme #wealth and extreme #poverty have both increased - for the first time in 25 years
#Oxfam said there is an urgent need for#Ireland to discuss taxing #ExtremeWealth to balance #executive pay and #workers pay.
#InternationalWorkersDay
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/0501/1380010-inflation-oxfam/