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I'm reading TECHNOFEUDALISM: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis, a former minister of finance for Greece.

Y'all.

I am learning so much. I squeaked a B- out of my intro to macroeconomics in 1979. I've learned more from the first half of this book.

Mind you, I'm not about to try to explain it. I'll need a couple more readings to really get it.

But "cloud capital" is the controlling force today, that much I can say. Not cash. Not precious metals or gems. And the financial sector is even more insidious than most of us already assumed.

Get a copy however you can. Read it.

And yeah, you know how I say "All words are made up"? So is all money, at the core.

Thanks @resl ! I just finished "Global Minotaur" by Yanis Varoufakis and it was an enlightening read.

I'm convinced we need a GSRM (Global Surplus Recycling Mechanism). I liked Yanis' conclusion that this will be most easily done by the USA.

While, it may be done by a coalition of countries that ignore the USA and "simulacra" of the Global Minotaur, i.e. Germany of Europe, and ignore China, which seems to be attempting to follow the footsteps of the Global Minotaur.

It's both depressing and inspiring that we may work for the USA being a part of the solution to creating a GSRM.

Happy May Day! Workers and non-workers unite in solidarity!

"…#Trump is therefore not the first President to seek the #controlleddisintegration of the world economy by means of a devastating blow. Nor is he the first to purposely damage America’s allies to renew and prolong US hegemony. Nor the first who was prepared to hurt Wall Street in the short run in the process of strengthening US capital accumulation in the long term. Nixon had done all that half a century earlier."

…on this episode is former Greek finance minister and Diem25 secretary #YanisVaroufakis to discuss Trump's so-called #LiberationDay of tariffs.

pca.st/episode/be0fde68-2289-4

Pocket CastsLiberation Day! w/ Yanis Varoufakis [Patreon Preview] - MacrodoseYour weekly fix of everything economics. Hosted by James Meadway.

#YanisVaroufakis: "Many refer to this world — the one in which #GenX grew up — as the #neoliberal era, others associate it with #globalisation, some identify it with #financialisation. It’s all the same thing — the world the #NixonShock begat and which the 2008 financial crash shook to its foundations. After the 2009 bailouts, although US hegemony continued unabated, it lost much of its dynamism. Today, the Nixon Shock has run out of steam — at least from the perspective of the Trumpists who want to give #UShegemony a second (or is it a third?) wind. This is the whole point of the #TrumpShock and its masterplan, including tactical moves such as enlisting #crypto to their cause."

unherd.com/2025/04/will-libera

UnHerd · Will Liberation Day transform the world?By Yanis Varoufakis

#Gaza #Palestine and #EuropeRole #YanisVaroufakis

"Yanis Varoufakis: Palestinian Genocide - Gaza, Resistance, Truth, and Europe’s Role" [12:30 min]
by DiEM25

youtube.com/watch?v=iB9AZEKK2c

Quote by D25
"an 9, 2025
As the genocide of Palestinians continues, the images and stories coming from Gaza and the West Bank are almost unbearable. Israeli soldiers openly confess to genocidal intent, while Palestinians livestream their own destruction. Despair feels inevitable—but surrendering to it is not an option.
In this video, Yanis Varoufakis dissects the reality behind the headlines: Israel’s failure to win on the battlefield, its economy entering a spiral of collapse, and the complete erosion of its carefully crafted image as a liberal democracy. At the same time, Yanis explores the seeds of hope taking root under unimaginable circumstances and outlines how global solidarity can amplify the struggle for a just peace.
Watch now to understand the stakes, the shifts, and what’s needed to stand with the people of Palestine."

#CeaseFireNow #StopTheGenocide
#JailForNetanyahu #JailForGallant

#GazaProtest #Netanyahu #YanisVaroufakis

Former Greece minister of finance Yanis Varoufakis on Gaza and #Netanyahu.
'The man started and contineous a war just to stay out of jail.'

"Yanis Varoufakis: The genocide in Gaza should keep us all awake at night"
by DiEM25

youtube.com/shorts/rmS3QU6kBaw

Quote by D25:
"Jun 21, 2024
Yanis Varoufakis on why Benjamin Netanyahu wants a never ending 'war', and what needs to happen to free Palestine."

#TechnoFeudalism
"O que aconteceu nos últimos 10-15 anos, que eu mostro em #Tecnofeudalismo", é que a China é o único locus alternativo onde o capital de nuvem (#cloudcapital) eclodiu. A Europa não tem. A emergência do capital de nuvem chinês explica porque #Taiwan é um problema."
#YanisVaroufakis explica como as #bigtech, tanto nos EUA quanto na China, expandem seu controle sobre o planeta.
"o verdadeiro campo de batalha é o "mercado imobiliário digital".
youtu.be/2o0lB5buQwQ?si=NkKB6z

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