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JdeB<p>810 <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/NoClimateSolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoClimateSolution</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/RareEarthMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarthMining</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a></p><p>This is what's called <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateColonialism</span></a>. It is what you get when you keep combining <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSolutions</span></a> with profit bound <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a>.<br>This no reason to return to fossil fuels. They're just as bad or worse.<br>This is about <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> of the Earth and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> people for the eternal excuse of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/EconomicGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicGrowth</span></a> and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumerism</span></a> .<br>So... who looked away ? You ?</p><p>"Revealed: How a leading Indonesian EV supplier covered up toxic pollution" [16:31 min]<br>by DW Planet A</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g-nnMiaY14" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=2g-nnMiaY1</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a> </p><p>Quote by DWPA:<br>"May 2, 2025 <br>Leaked documents indicate that Indonesia's Harita Group contaminated Obi Island's water with toxic chromium and apparently misled investors in a $660M IPO – all to cash in on the soaring demand for battery materials."</p><p>Time stamps<br>00:00 Intro<br>00:48 Why nickel?<br>01:56 Harita’s role and history<br>04:08 What is hexavalent chromium?<br>05:00 The contamination<br>06:39 On the ground<br>08:46 The cover-up<br>10:00 Other problems<br>11:30 Where does the nickel go?<br>13:28 What now?<br>15:26 Possible solutions</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TakeCareForLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TakeCareForLife</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TakeCareForEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TakeCareForEarth</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopBurningThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopBurningThings</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopEcoside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopEcoside</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopThePlunder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopThePlunder</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopRapingNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopRapingNature</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateBreakDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakDown</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/LabourDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourDay</span></a> demonstrations in <a href="https://union.place/tags/Manila" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manila</span></a>, <a href="https://union.place/tags/Athens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Athens</span></a>, 2025</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/may-day-protests-trump-photos/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/may-day-prote</span><span class="invisible">sts-trump-photos/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/LaborDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborDay</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/May1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>May1</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a>, <a href="https://union.place/tags/Seoul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seoul</span></a> march for worker rights, <a href="https://union.place/tags/May1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>May1</span></a>, 2025</p><p><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/business/20250501-live-workers-worldwide-rally-for-rights-social-justice-at-may-day-protests" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">france24.com/en/business/20250</span><span class="invisible">501-live-workers-worldwide-rally-for-rights-social-justice-at-may-day-protests</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/LaborDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborDay</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> buy politicians to write rules for themselves, to dodge <a href="https://union.place/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a>, exploit workers, fuel division, pollute our <a href="https://union.place/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> and destroy <a href="https://union.place/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a> – all while raking in obscene profits.</p><p><a href="https://www.ituc-csi.org/May-Day-2025-en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ituc-csi.org/May-Day-2025-en</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profit</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/MayDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayDay</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/May1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>May1</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/May1st" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>May1st</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ITUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITUC</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SocialContract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialContract</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/LivingWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivingWage</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>The new "int'l digital strategy" of the EU says "decoupling [from the rest of the world] is unrealistic and cooperation will remain significant across the tech value chain."</p><p>This is a good start to acknowledge that <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> cannot simply mean <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/BuyEuropean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyEuropean</span></a>; it must increase the people's <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a> to use our tech the way we see fit. And invest in tech that reduces risks of centralisation, mass <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a>, economic <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a>, and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a>.</p><p>And no, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/AIFactories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIFactories</span></a> ain't it.</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>’s 2021 declaration came amid heightened public debate about the erasure of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IndigenousPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeople</span></a> in celebrations of Christopher Columbus, whose landing in North America led to centuries of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/slaughter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slaughter</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmerican</span></a> populations.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ColumbusDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbusDay</span></a> has long been criticized by those who condemn the explorer for paving the way for European <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colonialism</span></a>, which brought catastrophic diseases &amp; led to the decimation of Indigenous populations in America.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; The federal minimum wage is officially a poverty wage in 2025 <a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/the-federal-minimum-wage-is-officially-a-poverty-wage-in-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">epi.org/blog/the-federal-minim</span><span class="invisible">um-wage-is-officially-a-poverty-wage-in-2025/</span></a></p><p>Meanwhile, in the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GovDocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovDocs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThinkTank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkTank</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThisIsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisIsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AmericanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Gringoville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gringoville</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>Refs: </p><p>Suarez, C. (2018). The Power Manual. New Society Publishers. </p><p>She draws here also on the work of Audre Lorde, Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, and others.</p><p>End of 🧵 </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oppression</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Dehumanization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dehumanization</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Marginalized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marginalized</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>How oppression comes about through people's micro-interactions. 🤷‍♀️</p><p>Seven patterns of dominance:</p><p>👑 1. Tolerance. </p><p>Allowing small doses of difference (especially those that are of benefit to my own or my company/organization's agenda).</p><p>But never enough to cause change to the power relationship. <br>Diversity, but not equity!</p><p>1/7</p><p>(A thread 🧵 )</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oppression</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PowerDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Dehumanization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dehumanization</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Marginalized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marginalized</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a></p>
Wen<p>Meta is facing a second set of lawsuits in Africa over the damage experienced by content moderators they employ.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/27/meta-faces-ghana-lawsuits-over-impact-of-extreme-content-on-moderators" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/202</span><span class="invisible">5/apr/27/meta-faces-ghana-lawsuits-over-impact-of-extreme-content-on-moderators</span></a></p><p>Having worked with CEOPS (UK) as some of our technology has been used to identify ‘anonymous’ sources of abuse images, I am aware of the lengths the police go to limit the exposure and treat the inevitable consequences on officers. Meta treats these moderators as dispensable for whom they have no responsibility.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much.<br>—</p><p>Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one Cambodian factory tests this claim.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-wages-clothing-factory-cambodia?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/nike-wa</span><span class="invisible">ges-clothing-factory-cambodia?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Nike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nike</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Work</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abuse</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>Why someone ‘not minding’ isn’t a reason to ignore their needs, or take advantage of them in any way.</p><p>A thread. 🧵 </p><p>1/7</p><p>👇 </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Power</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oppression</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MicroAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroAggression</span></a> <br> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Subordination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subordination</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PowerDifferentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerDifferentials</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Marginalised" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marginalised</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Feminism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sexism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“The act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insecurity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/persecution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>persecution</span></a> or serious deterioration of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>, damages the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dignity</span></a> of many men and women, and of entire families, and places them in a state of particular vulnerability and defenselessness,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PopeFrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopeFrancis</span></a> wrote in a recent letter to U.S. bishops.</p>
John<p><a href="https://archive.ph/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/business/economy/federal-workers-trump-network-unions.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.ph/https://www.nytimes</span><span class="invisible">.com/2025/04/16/business/economy/federal-workers-trump-network-unions.html</span></a></p><p>Over 1000 lawyers, in 42 states, trained to do <a href="https://union.place/tags/ProBono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProBono</span></a> work for federal employees being attacked by <a href="https://union.place/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>. “We are still operating as though there is a <a href="https://union.place/tags/RuleOfLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RuleOfLaw</span></a>” </p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/RiseUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiseUp</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/AFLCIO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFLCIO</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>austerity</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@squads" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>squads</span></a></span> no they ain't - they are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WastefulComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WastefulComputing</span></a> at best if not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/clickworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickworkers</span></a> who have no other means to make ends meet!</p><ul><li>Stop shilling <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/garbage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garbage</span></a> that only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> who have 0 skills beyond swaying even more <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a> into burning money get excited about!</li></ul>
NatureMatchCuts Podcast<p>"Among those who have invested millions in KoBold Metals, are major Trump donors such as <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Meta" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a> ’s Mark <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Zuckerberg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zuckerberg</a>, <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23OpenAI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenAI</a> ’s Sam <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Altman" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altman</a>, <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Amazon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> ’s Jeff <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Bezos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bezos</a> and other <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SiliconValley" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconValley</a> moguls." The planet as a pure object of <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23exploitation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#exploitation</a>. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Greenland" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greenland</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23greed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greed</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23cleptocracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cleptocracy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ethics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23billionaires" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#billionaires</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3lmu2n5kvly2x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3lmu2n5kvly2x</a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>Even if a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Progressive</span></a> is elected, hypothetically speaking, they won't be able to do the shit they say cos they'll be backed into a corner.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politicians</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporations</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreet</span></a> will not let it happen. </p><p>A tiny minority of people still get a say, there's still <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a>, there would be a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CapitalStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalStrike</span></a> which would lead to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civil</span></a> unrest and possibly a coup to take power back for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalist</span></a> class with the forces of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reactionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reactionary</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRq3pl17C8M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=TRq3pl17C8M</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>