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A system where people only behave because they’re afraid of being killed is not a democracy — it’s authoritarianism, dictatorship, tyranny...
#authoritarianism #democracy #violence #america #trumpviolence #politics #americanpolitics #violenceamerica #humanrightsviolations #humanrights
#Ecotricity founder, #DaleVince, says:
"Here's a worthwhile list to be on. The top 100 #taxpayers in Britain (I'm 81 apparently). #Taxes built our #economy, they pay for #education, #transport, #health and so much more."
https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/money/article/tax-list-uk-100-biggest-taxpayers-jx6ldh5hd
https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/uks-top-10-taxpayers-revealed-30858262
#tax #uktax #taxation #wealthtax #taxtherich #taxthewealthy #taxisgood #taxingtherich #taxpayer #uktaxpayers #taxationuk #ukpolitics #ukeconomy #politics #economy #unitedkingdom #uk #government #ukgovernment #britishgovernment
You can see all Epstein files via this link, apparently. https://www.jmail.world/
Jmail.world is a web-based research tool that recreates Jeffrey Epstein’s personal email inbox in a searchable, Gmail-style interface.
Launched in 2025 by #RileyWalz and #LukeIgel, the site was designed to make the massive "Epstein Files" dump more accessible to the public and journalists.
If you wanna see these emails and files, click or tap this link above.
DeSmog's interactive map: #Trump and #Musk are aided by a well-funded network of #UKpoliticians, #ThinkTanks, #MediaOutlets, and #PoliticalDonors that are pushing a pro-fossil fuel, anti-climate agenda.
Link: https://www.desmog.com/2025/01/21/mapped-donald-trump-transatlantic-anti-green-network/
#climate #fossilfuel #politics #ukpolitics #climatechange #desmoginvestigation #desmogblog #britishpolitics #donaldtrump #elonmusk #climatepolicies #climatejustice #climatecrisis #climateemergency #map #interactivemap #ukpoliticalparties #politicalparty #environment
Manosphere and individualism are the products of neoliberalism, which promotes competition, inequality and violence. Read more https://theconversation.com/hyper-individualistic-and-focused-on-worth-the-manosphere-is-a-product-of-neoliberalism-254339
#manosphere #individualism #wellnessindustry #neoliberalism #liberalism #violence #loneliness #capitalism #competition #meritocracy #bad #menissues #violenceagainstwomen #inequality #equality #socioeconomics #politics #humans #neoliberal #liberal #individualistic #violentmen #respect #dignity #society #societalissues #societal #humanbehaviour
"All-women/all-female astronauts" Yay! But remember we still have these issues to deal with: reproductive rights, gender-based pay inequality, gender-based violence, fossil fuel CO2 emissions, etc.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg8e5gq8ljo
#spacetourism #spaceexploration #spaceresearch #genderwashing #tourism #astronauts #blueorigin #space #gayleking #laurensanchez #katyperry #womeninspace #tourism #fossilfuel #inequality #blueorigin #CO2 #femaleastronaut #jeffbezos #genderinequality #womensrights #spacetravel
Just thought I'd come up with this word/term today:
Techno-feudal-facism
#technology #feudalism #facism #technofeudalism #technocracy #plutocracy #oligarchy #feudal #politics #government #economics #geopolitics #currentaffairs #neofascism #postindustrial #pretechnology #capitalism #feudalistic #technofeudalfacism
#Necessity is the mother of #invention. #China #innovates and shakes up #American #Capitalism. #DeepSeek does it cheaply (and might potentially be moving fast towards #ArtificialGeneralIntelligence (#AGI). While undermining #AmericanCapitalism is not necessarily a bad thing, is this rocket-speed #evolution of #ArtificialIintelligence (#AI) an #existential #threat to #humanity? Keen to hear your views.
- https://youtu.be/wMxXqDNu9_w
- https://youtu.be/mSkp57j9vdU
- https://youtu.be/ul6y2IoRNVI
If America were a person and I were asked, as a psychologist, to diagnose their condition, I would diagnose America as suffering from "Stockholm Syndrome".
Maybe "Collective Stockholm Syndrome" is a more fitting term for America as a country.
IYKYK
#unitedstatesofamerica #america #unitedstates #usgovernment #trump #donaldtrump #americans #stockholmsyndrome #syndrome #collectivestockholmsyndrome #government #plutocracy #oligarchy #plutocrats #usa #politics #americanpolitics #uspolitics
Every relationship has an end to its honeymoon period, after which you either find a middle ground and make love or stand your ground and wage war. This relationship (the President Musk and Lady Trump marriage) was never meant to stand the test of time.
#trump #donald #elon #musk #trumpmusk #musktrump #politics #americanpolitics #presidentmusk #uspresident #geopolitics #globalpolitics #uspolitics #uspresidency #elonmusk #donaldtrump #ovaloffice #donaldelon #elondonald
Not surprising. Read more ⤵️ https://theconversation.com/the-uks-social-security-system-falls-way-below-international-human-rights-standards-new-report-254528
#uk #humanrights #socialsecurity #internationalhumanrights #theconversation #equality #qualityoflife #amnestyinternational #socialsecuritysysterm #unitedkingdom #greatbritain #rights #socioeconomics #ukpolitics #politics
The phrase "stop overthinking" is a thought-terminating cliché (i.e., a thought-stopper), expecially when said by those who spend their existence constantly underthinking. How about stop underthinking, and start thinking.
#overthinking #underthinking #stopunderthinking #getactive #beactive #becritical #criticalthinking #evidencebased #evaluative #thinking #philosophy #scienceofthinking #thinkingaboutthinking #problemsolving #questionthenarrative #bevocal #standup #act #activism #reallifeissues
After 15 years of #stagnation, parts of #UK are now poorer than the poorest parts of Slovenia and Lithuania (report by #NIESR see extracts & link below).
The #ConservativeParty / #Tory came into #government (#TheresaMay #BorisJohnson #LizTruss #RishiSunak) and messed up!
But #Labour (#KeirStarmer) hasn't been doing a good job either. It now has 4 years to prove itself. Time flies.
Link: https://niesr.ac.uk/publications/uk-living-standards-review-2025.
#UKPolitics #UKeconomics #standardofliving #economy #politics #lifecrisis #life
New study providing some #evidence that 'obvious' #solutions might not always be the answer.
(I.e., according to this #study, there is no evidence that restrictive #school #policies are associated with overall #phone and social media use or better #mental #wellbeing in #adolescents).
See full #Lancet study here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(25)00003-1/fulltext
#socialmedia #schools #education #research #mentalwellbeing #health #mentalhealth #studies #empiricaldata #empiricalresearch #empiricalstudy #empiricalstudies
Is #Trumpism a #political movement? Or is it more useful to think of it as a mystical offshoot of #American #Christianity?
#OpenDemocracy and #JeffSharlet (#author of The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War) discuss this. See links to podcast ⤵️
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5udBkbPTGyMDXy4skZN5GF
#theundertow #trump #donaldtrump #politicalmovement #religion #americanchristianity #politics #americanpolitics #ukpolitics #britishpolitics #fascism #socioeconomics #worldpolitics #government
This is a no-brainer. Peace is incompatible with threat.
(i.e., you can't use threats to get peace talks; otherwise, it's not peace talks, it's just threats, force, and coercion.)
Trump was seemingly oblivious and naive when Netanyahu lured him into thinking that the war with Iran was going to be "easy".
#USIranWar #Trump #War #Iran #UnitedStates #US #America #Israel #HumanRights #World
Many #US-based #Americans remain unaware of how post-January 2025 #US #policy shifts are impacting the health and safety of #women and #children #globally.
“This is partly by design and partly due to the digital diets and cultural norms that tend to discourage Americans from thinking about what happens beyond US borders.”
Here is a recent article by Keynejad et al., (2026) "mapping out the harms we can already see, and what's still coming".
https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0006110
Excerpts from the article: https://tribunemag.co.uk/2025/01/jeremy-corbyn-remembering-auschwitz-fighting-today/
#holocaustmemorialday #holocaust #fascism #neonazism #nazism #neonazi #trump #musk #elonmusk #neonazist #donaldtrump #humanity #crimesagainsthumanity #plutocracy #oligarchy #plutocrats #oligarchs #notofascism #ideology #notonazism #notowar #executiveorders #jeremycorbyn #notohitler #worldpeace #politicalpower #power #humans #ideologies #legislation #politics #government #governance #democracy #rememberanceday
