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Are you after some cool #ProjectJonah #NewZealand merch? :PJ50:

You’ll notice at their online shop that they only ship within #NZ

However, if you email PJ (info@projectjonah.org.nz) explaining what you want to buy & where you are in the world & ask for a quote - you can get your PJ merch using the donate button along with a note referring to their quote & item/items you’re after.

That’s how I got my favourite (now sweat stained) cap.

projectjonah.org.nz/shop/

@fixatedpersonsunit

#Economics #Tariffs #Australia #US #EU

*The Economics of Trade Wars*

(1/n)

"Other nations won't just sit there quivering as the US breaks all its trade agreements and tariffs are levied on their exports. They'll retaliate. Everyone, everywhere, all at once."

Excellent point.

However, #Mercantilism has not really enriched many nations historically, has it? Prime example: historic #France.

Re/ agriculture, e.g., the #EU's #CAP has...

#AmnestyInternationalUSA Urges No Vote on #HR9495

November 12, 2024

"#Amnesty International USA warns that language in H.R. 9495 poses an alarming threat to the work of U.S. civil society organizations who document #HumanRights abuses around the world and urges members of Congress to vote against it.

"If enacted, this legislation would grant the Secretary of the Treasury broad discretionary powers to terminate the tax-exempt status of nonprofit organizations based solely on a subjective declaration that they are 'terrorist supporting organizations.'

"'In any other context, this legislation would be seen for what it is, a play from the #authoritarian leader’s playbook,' said Paul O’Brien, Executive Director at Amnesty International USA.

"The broad and vague authority to terminate non-profit status in the name of 'counterterrorism' is a practice that many governments have used to target civil society organizations. There are no safeguards to prevent H.R. 9495’s broad authority from being misused to harass or intimidate organizations for exercising their rights.

"The bill includes no due process for organizations deemed to be supporting 'terrorist' groups. The Secretary of the Treasury can use 'classified information' to make these designations without permitting nonprofits to review or challenge such evidence in federal courts. The loss of tax-exempt status similarly has no due process guarantees and would inflict economic harm and legally burden nonprofit organizations.

"Amnesty International USA joins more than 100 #CivilSociety groups, including #ACLU, #BrennanCenter, #PublicCitizen, #AFT, #NEA, #LCV, #CAP, #Indivisible, #NAACP, #ReproductiveFreedomForAll, and #NationalWomensLawCenter to oppose this legislation.

"'This bill, if it becomes the law, would not require officials to explain the reason for designating a group, nor does it require any evidence,' continued O’Brien. 'Members of Congress must recognize the danger posed and vote down this bill that could shrink civic space and silence civil society organizations.'"

amnestyusa.org/press-releases/

My hand-sewn #newsboyCap could be soon finished. I wanted to use this braid to cover stitches but I don't like the colour combination on the photo. In reality, it's greener. Is it "too much"? Or the violet?

I'm glad that I didn't finish it with the machine, fixing the parts on the shield was hard work for the needle.

All the fabrics, including the polar fabric lining, were rescued from worn-out garments.

@sewing

#sewing#cap#fashion

I like the #PeakyBlinders chic, it's becoming cold, and for a journalist it could be a must 🤭 I'm working on the last steps of my fully hand-made (without machine) #newsboyCap. I used this tutorial (one of the best forms, and it really works for the pattern).
I made it with fabric waste only and will show you the results later. I'll be able to sew the next ones on the repaired machine.

youtube.com/watch?v=rguHHZFR-k

#World... In Case You Didn't Get The #Memo...

RED CAPS AND RED TIES ARE APPROPRIATELY STIGMATIZED...
THEY'RE OUT!

THEY ARE TODAY'S #HITLER'S #MUSTACHE!

YOU LOOK LIKE A FOOLISH #TRUMP CUCKOLD WEARING EITHER OF THEM!

(Yes... Regardless of logo or brand. Your cap could say 'feed the world' and your tie could read 'peace on earth'...
It doesn't matter.
That's just 'polishing a turd'.
They're spoiled merchandise.)

#Red #Cap #Tie
#RedCap #RedTie
#Ugly #Over #Out #Done #Tired #Tacky #Gaudy #Cliche #Unstylish #Unfashionable #Dumb #Misogynistic #MAGA #MAGAT #NeoNazi #NeoFascist #PseudoChristian #AntiDemocracy #AntiAmerican #Stigma

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@jfmezei @Hiker_Scott Greetings! Rescuers in the States that use #CellularForensics to locate people suggest that generally it's best to turn it on and keep it on if you are in a rescue situation.

Hundreds of successful recoveries have occurred with aircraft carrying comm equipment that broadcast broadcast to see if a device connects, which only works with airplane mode off...

The same goes for us pulling cell tower data and comparing with #CAP coverage maps to find the pings.

I mean no ill will, but we should be wary of providing information on the open web that does the same thing that you're telling folks to prevent.

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Manos, a Greek farmer, protests in Athens to save his farm from oblivion, reflecting a pan-European farmers' movement.

EU's Common Agricultural Policy #CAP benefits wealthy #farmers, increasing #inequality. Structural issues like #ClimateCrisis, bureaucratic hurdles, and corporate land grabs fuel discontent.

Economic slump and mismanagement worsen the situation, undermining EU initiatives like the Green Deal.

#europe #agriculture
znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-e

ZNetworkThe EU Cartel Was Designed To Crush FarmersManos, a sixth-generation farmer from Thessaly, put it to me bluntly when I asked him to explain why he was prepared to drive his tractor 400km to Athens