YOU -- Yes, you.
You are not a temporarily embarrassed, oppressed, not yet realized, millionaire, billionaire, or future, trillionaire either.
You're a regular individual who has better chances of being struck by lighting, than waking up rich through hard work and determination. It is time you grew up, and accept that.
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Arbitrator prohibits Meta / Facebook whistleblower from promoting tell-all book
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Recording Reveals SSA Head Dudek’s Thoughts on DOGE, Trump
Court asked to intervene after email tells USAID workers to destroy classified documents
GOP Is Quietly Freaking Out About Elon; Time For Them To Take A Stand | Techdirt
Techdirt · GOP Is Quietly Freaking Out About Elon; Time For Them To Take A StandIt turns out that when you let the world’s richest man take over significant portions of the federal government, some people might get nervous. Who knew? Last week we wrote about how some sta…
Amazon removes section on LGBTQ+ rights from its policy page - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/amazon-removes-section-on-lgbtq-rights-from-its-policy-page/
‘Wokepedia’: Elon Musk lashes out at Wikipedia over DEI claims | The Mary Sue
https://www.themarysue.com/wokepedia-elon-musk-lashes-out-at-wikipedia-over-dei-claims/
The Mary Sue · ‘Wokepedia’: Elon Musk lashes out at Wikipedia over DEI claimsThis wouldn't be the first time Musk has insulted Wikipedia or doubted its integrity as a site, and it won't be the last.
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U.S. Homelessness Spiked by Jaw-Dropping Amount in 2024
https://newrepublic.com/post/189699/us-homelessness-2024
https://apnews.com/article/homelessness-population-count-2024-hud-migrants-2e0e2b4503b754612a1d0b3b73abf75f
*soaring homelessness in U.S.
* 2024: +18.1%
* 2023: +12%
* mostly due to devastating lack of affordable housing
* communities incr. anti-homeless
* so/self-called "greatest nation on Earth" 
#homelessness #USA #discrimination #SCOTUS #GrantsPass
#inflation #poverty #precarity #AffordableHousing
#capitalism #corporations #PrivateEquity #libertarianism #billionaires #inequality #WealthTax
The New Republic · U.S. Homelessness Spiked by Jaw-Dropping Amount in 2024The richest nation in the world needs to talk about its homelessness problem.
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How Disney conspired with government officials to steal over $100 million from theme park workers
https://popular.info/p/how-disney-conspired-with-government
Comment: at the end of the day Disney is a corporation, with all the associated baggage/malfeasance.
#capitalism #corporations #Disney #Pixar #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #CorporateTax #WealthTax
#WorkersRights #solidarity #unions
#ChristianRight #antiLGBT #transphobia #Christofascism #transgenocide #Florida
Popular Information · How Disney conspired with government officials to steal over $100 million from theme park workers
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/1 Aside: out this morning/errands in the rain (winter in Vancouver: temperate rain forest) - where you can't look in any direction without seeing multiple (poorly rated, Consumer Reports) Teslas.
My first sighting of Musk's ugly, horridly-styled "cybertruck." 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Cybertruck
#Musk #ElonMusk #Trumpism #Tesla #cybertruck
#billionaires #plutocracy #meritocracy #oligarchy #WealthTax #AssetForfeiture #AssetSeizure
#Trump2 #AmericaPAC #DOGE #fascism #Christofascism #transgenocide
en.wikipedia.orgTesla Cybertruck - Wikipedia
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UnitedHealth’s Unchecked Growth Has Caused Widespread Misery
https://jacobin.com/2024/12/unitedhealth-insurance-profits-growth
* despite antitrust regulators’ efforts to rein it in UnitedHealth Group keeps growing
* control ever more of the health care sector
* corporation’s expanding power meant worse care, higher prices, mounting human toll
#healthcare
#capitalism #corporations #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #UnitedHealth #BrianThompson
#billionaires #WealthTax #AssetForfeiture #CorporateRegulation #CoporateTax
jacobin.comUnitedHealth’s Unchecked Growth Has Caused Widespread MiseryDespite antitrust regulators’ efforts to rein it in, UnitedHealth Group has been growing to control ever more of the health care sector. The corporation’s expanding power has meant worse care, higher prices, and a mounting human toll.
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Elon Musk, now worth over $400 BILLION, leads Trump's super-rich administration
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/17/elon-musk-now-worth-400b-leads-super-rich-administration
* Musk received a one-day bump of $62.8 billion
* 1st person in the world to reach $400 billion mark
* Musk's unfathomable wealth: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111049297750914546
#USpol #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#Musk #sycophant #AmericaPAC #DOGE
#capitalism #billionaires #libertarianism #plutocracy #meritocracy #oligarchy
#WealthTax
#Christofascism #transgenocide
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Trump2 DOGE Team Asking Potential Appointees If They Can Abolish FDIC
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-doge-team-is-asking-potential-appointees-if-they-can-abolish-the-fdic
“Trump is going to create the conditions for another depression” one critic of the move said
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation
#USpol #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism
#Musk #Trumpism #DOGE #Ramaswamy #FDIC
#capitalism #billionaires #libertarianism #plutocracy #meritocracy #oligarchy
#WealthTax
#Christofascism #transgenocide #transphobia
Truthout · Trump’s DOGE Team Is Asking Potential Appointees If They Can Abolish the FDIC“Trump is going to create the conditions for another depression,” one critic of the move said.
[1/x] trade unions, labor movement
parent: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111014522809159266
#TradeUnions #LaborUnions #TradeAssociations #unions #LaborMovement
# WorkersRights #solidarity #RightToStrike
#UAW #CAW
Canada #CUPE #CUPW #TenantsRights
#poverty #precarity #inflation #affordability
#capitalism #corporations #greedflation #libertarianism #UnionBusting #RightToWork
#billionaires #oligarchy #meritocracy #plutocracy #WealthTax
#fascism #Christofascism #antiLGBT #Trump2 #Project2025 #RepublicanParty #Poilievre
MastodonVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️ (@persagen@mastodon.social)[thread] trade unions, labor movement
[1/x] https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113618429999197635
Labour movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_movement
* 2 wings: trade/labor union movement; political labor movement
Trade union: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union
* trade/labor union: org. of workers intent on maintaining/improving conditions of employment
Precarity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precarity
* precarious existence, lacking predictability, job security, material/psychological welfare
#unions #LaborMovement #WorkersRights #precarity #socialism
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Wealth of World’s Billionaires Doubled Over Past Decade
https://truthout.org/articles/wealth-of-the-worlds-billionaires-has-more-than-doubled-over-the-past-decade
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241205-billionaires-wealth-more-than-doubles-in-10-years-ubs
* driven by massive inequality
* billionaires' fortunes grew f. $6.3 TRILLION to $14 trillion
* planet’s total gross domestic product $105.4 trillion
* population of just 8 billion
* underscores extreme wealth concentration
* # billionaires rose f. 1,757 to 2,682 over past decade
#capitalism #billionaires #WealthConcentration #oligarchy #plutocracy meritocracy #corporations #WealthTax
Truthout · Wealth of the World’s Billionaires Has More Than Doubled Over the Past DecadeDriven by massive inequality, the world’s richest grew their fortune from $6.3 trillion to $14 trillion.
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Billionaire Tax Proposal: Leading Nations Write History to End Hunger & Defy Injustice
https://thebetter.news/billionaire-tax-global-plan-end-hunger-and-reduce-inequality
How much money could help end world hunger?
https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/how-much-money-would-it-take-to-end-world-hunger
* $23B USD/yr enough to eliminate hunger/malnutrition
* <10% of what global billionaire tax could raise annually
#billionaires #plutocracy #oligarchy #meritocracy
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism
#capitalism #corporations #libertarianism
#WorldHunger
#WealthTax #AssetSeizure #AssetForfeiture
#SocialDemocracy #socialism
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Another billionaire. How many does that make it?
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Zuckerberg dines w. Trump at Mar-a-Lago
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/28/g-s1-36123/zuckerberg-dines-with-trump-in-mar-a-lago
* Trump2 deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Zuckerberg wants to support Trump's economic plans
Stephen Miller: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113392174841132859
#billionaires #MarkZuckerberg #Zuckerberg #sycophant #WealthTax
#MetaPlatforms #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #disinformation
#capitalism #libertarianism #plutocracy #oligarchy #meritocracy
#GOP #Trump2 #StephenMiller #fascism #xenophobia #hatred #extremism
#Christofascism #racism #antiLGBT
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Trump taps art collector John Phelan/no experience to lead U.S. Navy
https://www.salon.com/2024/11/27/taps-art-collector-with-no-experience-to-lead-us-navy
* GOP megadonor; will prioritize "America First vision"
* major Trump fundraiser
* will serve under Pete Hegseth, Trump pick for Sec. Defense
*Hegseth: fmr Fox News host facing allegations of sex assault
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113473222430772097
#USpol #JohnPhelan #NavySec #USnavy
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Project2025
#billionaires #libertarianism #Rugger
#plutocracy #meritocracy #oligarchy #FamilyOffice #WealthTax