Reposted by Kate Carmody sasansandy.bsky.social @sasansandy.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Excellent. Universal Basic Income would go a long way to addressing these issues. 0166
Reposted by Kate Carmody Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Number crunching: “the poorest in our society” From the new Private Eye, out now. 623764
Reposted by Kate Carmody Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6574022211831
Reposted by Kate Carmody Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Do you know how much the pay of CEOs at major companies has skyrocketed since 1978? 50%? 100%? 500%? Try 1,316% Meanwhile, the typical workers’ compensation increased only 28%. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged. 9937861467
Reposted by Kate Carmody Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...thecanary.coNFL player fined for wearing murdered Gaza child's name during gameNFL star Azeez Al-Shaair told ESPN he cares about "humanity" and wants Americans to understand their taxes help fund the war in Palestine 195
Reposted by Kate Carmody Orlagh Gaynor @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026When we let fossil fuel companies influence policy, we weave failure into governance. The science-policy-action interface is not so much a gap as it is a wilful roadblock, built on inertia, status quo bias, cognitive dissonance and above all, greed. 0165
Reposted by Kate Carmody George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“When billionaires dictate what our rock artists can and cannot say in stadiums, then these are not stadiums. They are cemeteries where democracies sing their final song” georgetsakraklides.substack.com/p/when-art-f...georgetsakraklides.substack.comWhen Art FailsBeware of people who tell you that art and politics should never mix: they have zero values and questionable morals and believe that a pretty picture or catchy tune can be judged in isolation, even th... 56421
Reposted by Kate Carmody Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In 2024-25 HMRC failed to collect £59.2bn of tax; £500bn since 2010. £12.8bn lost through profit shifting by multinational corporations. Promoters of a business rates avoidance scheme boasted that they have deprived local councils of £500m. Billions can be raised by ending abuses.leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 18422228
Reposted by Kate Carmody Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A lovely colleague saw this while on her holidays and thought of me - I love it. ‘same sh*t, different century’ says every feminist in a patriarchal world. 113116
Reposted by Kate Carmody Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Which side are you on? The side of abandoning Earth, and profiting from apocalypse? Or staying loyal to this planet and its people? This brilliant video from @naomiaklein.bsky.social asks the most consequential question in human history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2n...youtube.comHow modern fascism works | End Times Fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra TaylorYouTube video by Naomi Klein 717855
Reposted by Kate Carmody Euronews @euronews.com · 11/09/2026Norway’s King has announced that the flag will be flown at half-mast from the Palace balcony on Friday and on the day of her funeral. #EuropeNewsl.euronews.comNorway's Princess Astrid dies two days after King Harald's funeralNorway’s King has announced that the flag will be flown at half-mast from the Palace balcony on Friday and on the day of her funeral. 01610
Reposted by Kate Carmody Barry Heard @heardbarry956.bsky.social · 07/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 7 - A song that uses modal interchange The Beatles - In My Life www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBcd...youtube.comIn My Life (Remastered 2009)YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic 1232
Reposted by Kate Carmody John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Finished reading ‘The Nerd Reich’ by @gilduran.com over the weekend. It’s a truly shocking exposé of just how far the fascist tech billionaires (yes, they all are) have advanced in their efforts to destroy democracy & create a new Tech Feudalism, with 99.9% of us serving as their serfs. 56121
Reposted by Kate Carmody Dr Anke Marsh @ankemarsh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Just so we are clear: The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns 522038941
Reposted by Kate Carmody GMWatch @gmwatch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Ecologists denounce EU Commission plan to deregulate #GMO microorganisms. Proposal is “inspired by little scientific evidence, and with no consultation of ecology researchers” — Prof Katja Tielbörger mailchi.mp/gmwatch.org/... 076
Reposted by Kate Carmody Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This is what happens when a planet is run as a market - greed, exploitation, environmental destruction, climate collapse, and, ultimately, entire nations in thrall to market ups and downs and effectively handing over the reins of government Pure insanity www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.com‘There’s no plan’: as instability in global bond markets rises, what are the knock-on effects?From mortgages to inflation, concerns about the public finances of major economies have wide-reaching consequences 48336
Reposted by Kate Carmody brenda-bailey-86.bsky.social @brenda-bailey-86.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A just transition to sustainable economies. 052
Reposted by Kate Carmody WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 02/09/2026402-433 million cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning of farmers & farm workers & 11,000 deaths each year France, Germany & Italy now recognise Parkinson's as an occupational disease for farmers Still, pesticide use continues to grow year on year: www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comAlmost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts findStudy reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities 6123114
Reposted by Kate Carmody Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 02/09/2026UPDATE 🚨 🧵1️⃣ Via ~ Physicians for Human Rights Israel Dr. Abu Safiya: “Prison Guards Continue to Beat Me and Threaten Me to Keep Silent” Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip, who has been held by Israel without charge or trial since December 2024, reported in 12313
Reposted by Kate Carmody Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"Collective memory is always short." 🧵1️⃣ 11 years ago, the lifeless body of Alan Kurdi, three years, became the symbol of the failure of European migration policies. Since 2025, over 25,000 migrants have lost their lives in the Mediterranean. Alan's story 11913
Reposted by Kate Carmody Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/08/2026In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes. Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich. It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.youtu.beThe Secret Way the Rich are Getting RicherThe biggest untold story about how we pay for government involves a big switcheroo by America’s wealthy. Watch. 20982123463
Reposted by Kate Carmody AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 28/08/2026See also #PostOfficeScandal #ToryCovidCatastrophe etc etc …. 15320
Reposted by Kate Carmody Ray Casey's Truth on Teesside account @raycasey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Great article by James Waterson on the story behind last Saturday's A66 crash in Middlesbrough. Courtesy of @northeastbylines.co.uk The A66 tragedy: breaking a cycle that began long before social media northeastbylines.co.uk/region/teess...northeastbylines.co.ukThe A66 tragedy: breaking a cycle that began long before social mediaSeven human beings went onto the A66 that night and none of them came home. That should be enough to make Teesside stop and think 13012
Reposted by Kate Carmody Danny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Harbour porpoises are in danger. Oil giant ExxonMobil wants to build a carbon capture site in the North Sea. They want to blast the ocean floor with sound cannons—for 3 months, nonstop. Let’s call on the German govt to say NO the plans! act.sumofus.org/go/761561?t=... 15438221
Kate Carmody @caitmaxine.bsky.social · 24/08/2026A high speed train from Dublin to Limerick could help develop Limerick as a counterbalance to an over crowded Dublin. 010
Reposted by Kate Carmody Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 21/08/2026Teesside coast latest: whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on Residents of Redcar and Marske have reported an “infernal vibrating noise” over the past few days, emanating from the North Sea, and keeping them awake at night. So what’s happening? northeastbylines.co.uk/region/teess...northeastbylines.co.ukTeesside coast latest: whole lotta shakin’ goin’ onResidents of Redcar and Marske have reported an “infernal vibrating noise” over the past few days, emanating from the North Sea, and keeping them awake at night. So what’s happening? 03412
Reposted by Kate Carmody Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The real choice before us is between democracy and tyranny, between an economy that works for all or one that works just for the rich. If the Democrat's mega-donor class chooses the latter, it may be acting in its narrow self-interest — but it will also be acting against the future of this nation. 641233379
Reposted by Kate Carmody Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Reform UK plans ban on all foreign nationals claiming benefits, including EU citizens legally settled in UK They can work, pay taxes but won't get most benefits. Expect other countries to retaliate. At home, will cut benefits to poor, disabled, old, children. Silence on corporate welfare.independent.co.ukReform criticised for ‘cruel’ ban on all foreign nationals claiming benefitsNigel Farage’s party says there would be only a small number of exceptions, including the War Widows Pension and Armed Forces compensation 44339143
Reposted by Kate Carmody William Murphy @futuredude.bsky.social · 24/07/2026We are taught that punishment comes after a crime. Engels revealed something far more disturbing: in a class society, economic insecurity itself becomes a form of punishment. Poverty is not only suffered — it is used as a mechanism of discipline.futuredude.substack.comThe Invisible Prison: Engels, Social Punishment, and the Hidden Machinery of Class DisciplineHow Capitalism Transforms Economic Insecurity into a System of Control 22311
Reposted by Kate Carmody East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 09/08/2026Thetford’s unrest did not appear from nowhere. A town shaped by poverty, isolation and a decade-long life-expectancy gap. And then - national headlines. Peter Thurlow reports.eastangliabylines.co.ukMedieval mumbo-jumbo and simple hate lie behind the Thetford riotsA town that should be quiet has erupted and hit the national headlines – again. What’s behind it all? 126925
Reposted by Kate Carmody Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 07/08/2026Your 'moment of doom' for Aug. 7, 2026 ~ The big lie. "Our ability to share knowledge and understand the situation we’re in has become utterly compromised, and deadly. If so many people weren’t dying and going to die, it would almost be impressive." www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...currentaffairs.orgThe Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s ClimateThinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperat... 817965
Reposted by Kate Carmody GMWatch @gmwatch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The GMO myth—cheaper food? Or deeper hunger, greater corporate power? #GMO crops & hi-tech intensive ag have been hyped as a solution to hunger in South Africa. But they've brought corporate enclosure, chemical dependency and tech dependence, says Mariam Mayet www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...dailymaverick.co.zaThe GMO myth — cheaper food, deeper hunger, greater corporate powerA challenge to the GMO narrative — corporate-controlled industrial farming fails to address the structural roots of South African hunger.… 021
Reposted by Kate Carmody Quinn Leone @quinnleone.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Canada Begins Construction on Wall 60821299
Reposted by Kate Carmody Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Who audits big companies for mega fees? On paper it is the big four accounting firms - Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC. But they use offshore networks. There people without proper control do audits remotely. For bigger profits. Offshoring of audits is not disclosed. archive.ph/MBclDft.comBig Four’s use of offshore auditors sparks concern from UK accounting watchdogFinancial Reporting Council says it will monitor how the largest firms manage their overseas teams for the next year 219394
Reposted by Kate Carmody Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 02/08/2026Basic income is a floor to stand on, but also a springboard, whether that's starting a business, making art, or caring for family, without having to prove your worth through production first. 112047
Reposted by Kate Carmody Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Crumbling infrastructure & lack of water jeopardising govt plans for new homes. Privatisation of England's water prioritised shareholder returns. No new reservoirs, desalination plants, or national grid of water. Companies don't do national planning. Yet govts intoxicated with privatisationtheguardian.com‘We cannot magic up more water’: the supply problems putting housing targets in England at riskCouncil leaders say crumbling infrastructure and lack of water are jeopardising government’s plans for new homes 31444217
Reposted by Kate Carmody Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comIsrael building new land barriers in Gaza and displacing familiesExperts have told the BBC that the earthworks suggest Israel is planning for a long-term internal border. 042
Reposted by Kate Carmody Harry Eccles @harryeccles.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Where do social change movements fit into political organising? Let’s take a look 👀 open.substack.com/pub/harryecc...open.substack.comSocial Change vs Political ChangeExploring the role of social movements in the wider political context 031
Reposted by Kate Carmody Karl Widerquist @karlwiderquist.bsky.social · 25/07/2026This article is free to read or download UNTIL September 11, 2026. So don't delay, act now Michael W. Howard, “Basic income, reciprocity, and the power to exit,” World Development Perspectives, Volume 43, September 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comBasic income, reciprocity, and the power to exitThis paper will address the following questions: 1) what kind of basic income would enable exit from paid employment? 2) Is such a basic income sustai… 01513
Kate Carmody @caitmaxine.bsky.social · 24/07/2026They are lovely and are fond of thistles. There seems to be an abundance of butterflies in the meadows this year. 010