@smeg@assortedflotsam.com
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May 06, 2026
smeg
@smeg@assortedflotsam.com
Armchair intellectual, sometimes philosopher, all-around learning junkie, cybersecurity and sysadmin, parent, and gamer. Everything is political. A chicken in every pot and free poetry for all. Admin of assortedflotsam.com
assortedflotsam.com
"We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." -- Louis Brandeis
#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture
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@rmblaber1956@mastodon.social
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May 05, 2026
Richard Michael Blaber
@rmblaber1956@mastodon.social
I am a retired academic, with an MA & PhD in Social Policy & Administration from the Universities of York & Kent respectively. I am disabled, & am deeply concerned about human, gay and disability rights, the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis. I was politically homeless, but now favour the Green Party. I like films, classical music, jazz & reading.
mastodon.social
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@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us
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May 03, 2026
Emeritus Prof Christopher May
@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us
Retired Professor of Political Economy (Lancaster University, UK - retired 2021) (also #ProfDJ across the Lune Valley) Contributor: North West Bylines #NoBridge
zirk.us
Those non-doms who decamped to the UAE after the UK changed its tax rules on their earnings, seem to be suffering buyers' remorse (if a report in the FT is to be believed)... having found that low-tax locations don't offer quite the same social & personal advantages (and security!!) as living in London (or elsewhere in the UK).
They may have discovered an uncomfortable truth - actually those tax payments did provide some benefits to them.
Oh well, live & learn, huh?
#wealth #tax #politics
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@florianjehn@fediscience.org
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Mar 13, 2026
Florian U. Jehn
@florianjehn@fediscience.org
Aggressively agreeable | currently exploring the overlap of #ExistentialRisk, #FoodSecurity, #NuclearWinter and #Collapse | also quite interested in #Feminism, #ClimateChange, #Python and #History | tootfinder
fediscience.org
New preprint!
Global inequality is on the rise, and so is global catastrophic risk. These two problems are not independent: inequality drives societal instability and increases catastrophic risk. We show this by drawing on historical and empirical research highlighting the corrosive effects of inequality.
The danger comes via two pathways: 1) inequality erodes trust and information sharing, making collective action much harder; 2) inequality is especially damaging to democracies, which are our best bet for surviving future hazards.
This means, if we want a society more resilient to global catastrophic risk, we need more democratic participation and less inequality.
See the paper for the full argument: https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/12164/
#inequality #wealth #GlobalCatastrophicRisk #History
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株式会社
株式会社と云うのは、元々皆で金を出し合って事業でえた富みを皆で分け合い、皆で豊に成って行こうと云う趣旨でしたが、
https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=24144336
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#original #idea #corporation #everyone #pool #money #share #wealth #business #become #together #but #now #not #even #have #transformed #into #monster #only #concentrate #hand #privileged #class #shareholder #troublesome #vampire #demand
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Corporation
The original idea behind a corporation was for everyone to pool their money, share the wealth gained from the business,
https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=24144374
#original #idea #corporation #everyone #pool #money #share #wealth #business #become #together #but #now #not #even #have #transformed #into #monster #only #concentrate #hand #privileged #class #shareholder #troublesome #vampire #demand
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Корпорації
Початкова ідея створення корпорації полягала в тому, щоб кожен об’єднав свої гроші, поділився багатством,
https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=24144398
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#original #idea #corporation #everyone #pool #money #share #wealth #business #become #together #but #now #not #even #have #transformed #into #monster #only #concentrate #hand #privileged #class #shareholder #troublesome #vampire #demand
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@leanlearnlead@mstdn.ca
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Feb 21, 2026
David Haigh
@leanlearnlead@mstdn.ca
Near Toronto, Ontario Interested in tech, change, leadership, politics, health. And laughter!
mstdn.ca
Bernie nails the real challenge with #genAI.
“AI and robotics are neither good nor bad,” he said. “The question is: will a handful of billionaires benefit from it, or will the general public benefit?
#oligarchy #wealth #power #ai
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/ai-revolution-bernie-sanders-warning?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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@grrlscientist@mastodon.social
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Nov 26, 2025
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦
@grrlscientist@mastodon.social
PhD scientist in evolutionary ecology & ornithology SciComm @Forbes Formerly SciComm @guardian, Evolution Institute, Bird Note Radio, ScienceBlogs Twitter legacy :verified: Vegan
mastodon.social
Growth in Wealth of the World's Billionaires
#GreedyBastards #MoneyHoarding #wealth #Billionaires #Trillionaires #Greed #sociopaths #elites #oligarchs
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@PoliceStateUK@mastodon.me.uk
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Nov 14, 2025
Police State UK
@PoliceStateUK@mastodon.me.uk
Tracking politics, policing and civil liberties in the UK. #UKPol #UKPolitics #CivilLiberties
mastodon.me.uk
"#Epstein’s human trafficking organization depended entirely on the wealth management industry (WMI). It was how he obtained the capital to build it, and it was how he hid his activities from the authorities. And none of this was an abuse of the industry; it is precisely how the WMI is designed to work. Nor is it an abuse of the law, because both American and international law has been carefully designed to accomodate the WMI."
#USPol #Politics #Wealth #Capitalism
https://jacobin.com/2025/11/epstein-trafficking-law-taxes-capitalism
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