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Nina Zeelen @ninazeelen.bsky.social · 12h

How tax havens like the Netherlands are draining developing countries of precious public funds The Netherlands is depriving other countries of €22 billion a year (2022)

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How tax havens like the Netherlands are draining developing countries of precious public funds

The small nation is depriving other countries of €22 billion a year.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In 1974, Cornell lecturer Lin Farley began recognizing a pattern in the experiences women shared in her Women and Work course: women were being pushed out of jobs by men’s sexual behavior. Farley coined the term, “sexual harassment.”

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Aad Brinkman 🍉 🟥 @aadbrinkman.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

Op pagina 13 van het regio-katern. Zou op de voorpagina mogen @destentor.bsky.social.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 12h

I see some folks asking: what motivates RFK Jr to tell such horrific, dangerous, repulsive lies about the HPV vaccine? Well, he has made $856,559 from suing the HPV vaccine maker (his vaccine adviser, Dr Kulldorff, also got rich the same way) Always follow the 🤑! www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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RFK Jr. plans to keep a financial stake in lawsuits against the drugmaker Merck

RFK Jr. plans to keep collecting referral fees in lawsuits against the drug company Merck even if confirmed as HHS secretary, according to new filings with the Office of Government Ethics.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"This is not models going rogue. This is gross incompetence & negligence by a particular company, which actually they could be held criminally liable for." @timnitgebru.blacksky.app cuts to the AI chase.

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Right Livelihood @rightlivelihood.org · 30/09/2026

What happens when an AI researcher challenges the direction of the industry from within? Meet @timnitgebru.blacksky.app, one of the 2026 Right Livelihood Laureates — a pioneering researcher confronting concentrated power in artificial intelligence. rightlivelihood.org/the-change-m...

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CNCD-11.11.11 @cncd.be · 30/09/2026

👫 Investir dans la solidarité internationale, c'est investir dans l'humain. Pourtant, le gouvernement belge veut couper un quart du budget de la Coopération. Nous demandons de : ✅ Mettre fin aux coupes ✅ Respecter l'engagement : 0,7 % du RNB pour la coopération au développement 👉 www.unseulchoix.be

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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 20h

Spaniards protest for housing. The problem isn't the state but US platforms operating in legal grey zones. EU should ban Airbnb, Uber and others, and build state-owned alternatives serving citizens, workers and users. It would cost a few million. But as US vassals, European leaders won't allow it.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 23h

You'd think that the Democratic party would be making hay over their opposition's biggest donor fighting to let his bot keep making revenge porn.

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026

JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 18h

Because they are eugenicists. Back in the day when we still had to go to the library to make copies of scientific papers from peer-reviewed journals, I always made a point to grab an issue of an old Eugenics journal and copy a random article as a reminder of the dangers of malicious intent.

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All Power to the People @basil45.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Twisted Deranged Welfare Queen — Elon Musk — now embedded in the Pentagon. He will rob us blind and kill us all.

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The MASSIVE Conflicts Of Interest In Hegseth’s New Warfare Team

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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Women Rise Up...

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column.

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Net negative migration for the first time in HALF a CENTURY.
Americans are amassing victories NEVER seen before thanks to President Trump.
We will continue to grow our efforts to fulfill the mandate given to this administration.
REMIGRATION REPORT
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MILLION REMOVALS
INCLUDING DEPORTATIONS AND VOLUNTARY REMOVALS
ASYLUM DENIAL AT 94%
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FROM 39 COUNTRIES
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Stéphane Besançon @stephbesancon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

10 ans de déshumanisation sans fin de notre pays 2027, nouvelle coupe de 1,9 milliard d’euros dans l’aide publique au développement : –43 % par rapport à 2026 L’APD française ne représentera plus que 0,4 % du budget de l’État C’est le choix d'une société sans solidarité #honte

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socalbookish.bsky.social @socalbookish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This👇👇👇👇👇👇

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies "…in its simplest form, what we see right now is that we took an ice cube out of the fridge and it's just melting in front of our eyes." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is your reminder that the only reason these companies will issue IPOs is that's the only way their ground floor investors can recoup their money at a profit... by convincing the general public to overpay for shares. Don't fall for it.

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 30/09/2026

From 2023 to 2026, Google Earth's updated satellite imagery shows what's left of Gaza. The images reflect what Human Rights Watch has already found: Israel has caused deliberate, widespread destruction throughout Gaza ⤵️

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Professor Richard D. Wolff @profwolff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#WolffBites: Richest 0.1% of Americans (330,000) own 15% of US wealth or an average $200 million per household. Extreme US inequality became more extreme over last 10 years. The rich fund Trump. www.wsj.com/economy/the-...

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The Gap Between the Rich and the Very, Very Rich Is Getting Wider

The 0.1% are worth $28 trillion, or about 15% of the nation’s total wealth. The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million.

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Reece @thiccreese.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Surveillance pricing is a technique that's at the intersection of two things Americans hate: getting preyed on and being ripped off.” Check out my interview with consumer advocate @lindsayowens.bsky.social today in @wired.com! www.wired.com/story/how-to...

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How to Beat Surveillance Pricing Before It Bleeds You Dry

Consumer advocate Lindsay Owen’s new book, Gouged, traces how corporations use software—from ever-changing prices to opaque algorithms—to squeeze every penny from you.

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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, I for one am an economist who supports rent controls! Here’s why 🧵: Markets only work well if: -buyers & sellers have roughly equal power -producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity -buyers can walk away if prices get too high

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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"To save democracy, democratize the economy, admonishes economist Weber in her outstanding debut." This is the first advance review @publisherswkly.bsky.social. Humbled it’s starred and moved by how concisely it captures the message of ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS ❤️

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Palantir's AI helped the US military strike a school in #minab #iran that took the lives of 150+ people, mostly children. When asked by @reuters.com who should be held accountable when a system selects the wrong target, #Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale said...

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Statement of 120 organisations across Europe demanding end of public contracts to #Palantir A company avoiding paying a fair share of taxes And which leaders questioning values of equality and democracy Not to Palantir

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026

absolutely demented. like a scene from a horror movie

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We are spending over $630bn annually on weapons of war! But politicians claim there is no money for: - health - education - social protection - humanitarian aid - refugee programs - climate mitigation - pandemic preparedness Lack of resources is NOT the issue Misallocation of resources is

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 28/09/2026

State of the Union: EU #deregulation waves intensifies, with focus on permitting, banking, national-level rules ➡️ VDL’s call for pact against ‘gold-plating' was embraced by 17 EU governments ➡️ CSOs & unions insist on right to stronger national-level protections corporateeurope.org/en/deregulat...

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Deregulation Watch | Corporate Europe Observatory

Check out our new posts on Deregulation Watch which helps civil society monitor new developments in the deregulation agenda, assess what’s at stake, and organise in defence of strong social, environme...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The rich would prefer you to believe that the "free market" is subject to the immutable law of supply and demand. But for years, the wealthy and powerful have manipulated the market for their own gain. There is nothing “free” about it. Watch.

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Els Torreele @elstorreele.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Very pointed change of narrative: the so-called centre masked their dogmatic hardcore neoliberal economic ideas as moderate "there is no alternative". www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202... @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social @aljazeera.com

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Europe’s centrists are finally paying the price of their extremism

The centre’s blind adherence to austerity has devastated European societies.

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We say… ❌ NO to supporting war mongers ❌ NO to draining our public wealth ❌ NO to the tech broligarchy NO TO #PALANTIR! Read the open letter from over 120 organisations from across Europe here: www.epsu.org/article/120-...

Graphic reading: “120+ organisations and unions across Europe call on governments and the European Commission to scrap Palantir contracts.” It adds that Palantir supports warmongers, drains public wealth and deepens dependence on tech billionaires, ending: “We say no to Palantir.”

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

The before and after it's even more haunting.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026

A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SHOULDN’T EVEN BE IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT And we definitely need more reporting on this issue: HEAT Data centers devour electricity and water, dump heat into communities, and Big Tech is building them faster than lawmakers are dealing with the consequences.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

At the upcoming MAHA Summit on September 29, you'll see MAHA leaders like Dr Jay Bhattacharya & Dr Oz share a stage with Russell Brand, who faces facing multiple rape & sexual assault charges in the UK I wrote about how MAHA & the toxic manosphere have merged: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Led by Registrar Osvaldo Zavala Giler, the #ICC has spent the past year overhauling its systems, shifting its office software from Microsoft to Germany’s openDesk, and finding workarounds on banking and health insurance. ICC is insulated against US sanctions: www.ft.com/content/702d...

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"It might kill us all!" 🥴 vs. "It's already killed a lot of people" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_...

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Deaths linked to chatbots - Wikipedia

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