'This monkey's gone to heaven' (BlueSky) - Pixies
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After more than 15 years (2009), I have decided to no longer post on this #broligarch platform - if you want to know why, read this article by @carolecadwalla - join #bluesky or #linkedin
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@ecodenker @HelenHet20 @GhoshAmitav @picharbonnier @philippepochet
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Willy De Backer (on @art4theark.bsky.social) retweeted
My not very cheerful New Year reflections on the 2020s. Not so much the Roaring Twenties as the Pouring Twenties, with a rising probability of world war.
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'...last week, foreign affairs minister Justin Tckatchenko, confirmed Papua New Guinea would withdraw from high-level talks at the (COP) summit, which begins on 11 November in Baku, Azerbaijan, describing it as “a total waste of time”.' theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
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Are there already any thorough and reliable statistics on how young people voted (also considering gender)?@PippaN15
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Willy De Backer (on @art4theark.bsky.social) retweeted
Natürlich muss jetzt die Frage diskutiert werden: Warum sind die liberalen, linken, ökologischen Kräfte im Westen dabei zu verlieren? Alles, was bisher gemacht, gedacht und gesagt wurde, steht auf dem Prüfstand.
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Willy De Backer (on @art4theark.bsky.social) retweeted
"Das Program des zum US-Präsidenten gewählten Globalisierungskritikers Donald Trump war im Kern die aggressive Verteidigung einer exklusiven imperialen Lebensweise (»America First!«)" mit "offen aggressive Positionen gegenüber dem Herausforderer China".
#KapitalismusAmLimit
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Great thread @graceblakeley on #USAElection2024 #Trump2024 - but can we please all stop posting on X - keep following but stop posting and use Bluesky, LinkedIn or other alternative?
@ecodenker @GhoshAmitav @HelenHet20
All over the rich world, people’s lives are getting worse.
It’s harder to afford the basics, keep a roof over your head, and access care when you’re sick.
People will keep voting for whoever they think will bring back prosperity. 1/
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Welcome to the ‘brave new world’ of dark capitalism.
With #Trump's victory, the capitalist ‘superorganism’ started its darkest metamorphosis – a turn towards BigTech-Billionaire-dominant, authoritarian future.
But: the return of the light begins in the darkest hour of the night
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How do politicians think about voters? Most of them have a cynical, minimalist view of them - great paper and thread @LiorSheffer et al
Now in @apsrjournal: What do politicians think about their voters? Fielding face-to-face surveys to 982 sitting politicians in 11 countries, and surveys of 12,000 citizens, we find they have remarkably consistent - and cynical - theories of voters: /1
doi.org/10.1017/S00030554240…
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Willy De Backer (on @art4theark.bsky.social) retweeted
Incroyable expo "Nach der Natur" au forum Humboldt de Berlin.
Avec une présentation vidéo qui résume la thèse de "Abondance et liberté", ou comment la conquête de la liberté moderne est passée par une guerre contre la nature.
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Willy De Backer (on @art4theark.bsky.social) retweeted
« Le discours du changement climatique est inaudible pour les victimes des catastrophes. Car cela les rend responsables de leur malheur. »
@Gemenne , membre du GIEC
La suite :
➡️bit.ly/mondeincertain
🎧 en podcast audmns.com/XZrHTJe
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The political spat between the @europeangreens and the 'green' party of @DrJillStein is symptomatic of the failure of international green party politics - I wonder what real ecologists in the US think about it @NJHagens
Green politicians from across Europe called on U.S. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to withdraw from the race for the White House and endorse Democrat Kamala Harris instead. trib.al/obiac16
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Lol, misschien eerst eens goed nadenken over mijn tweet voor je reageert
Tja.
Als er zo 1 op 1000 is, dan zal VRT die vinden.
#sameneenmeerderheid in de RvB.
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Of hoe ook klimatologen de ruwe realiteit van #climatecollapse blijven ontkennen @vrtnws
Klimatoloog Rozemien De Troch na dodelijk noodweer in Spanje: "Klimaatverandering vormt existentiële bedreiging, maar er is een uitweg" vrtnws.be/p.VLemWZMdA?t=1730… #vrtnws
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'Self-limitation is the key to democratic rule' - Erica Benner - hope we can discuss that with her @ecopolis on 9 November, because our 'progressive' & green liberal approach to democracy has fundamental problems with the idea of #limits @ecodenker
The fantastic political philosopher Erica Benner speaking in Brussels @Ecopolis_be - her latest book on democracy has lots of lessons for Brussels #EUBubble - & also Belgian politics - hear this podcast @EngelsbergIdeas as an eye-opener podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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The fantastic political philosopher Erica Benner speaking in Brussels @Ecopolis_be - her latest book on democracy has lots of lessons for Brussels #EUBubble - & also Belgian politics - hear this podcast @EngelsbergIdeas as an eye-opener podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
@alemannoEU
Ook bezorgd over onze democratie? Kom dan op 9 november naar @Ecopolis_be. Prof. Erica Benner spreekt er over haar boek 'Adventures in Democratie'.
ecopolis.be
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'Die Abstiegsgesellschaft' (society of social decline ) @onachtwey accelerates - as will the tsunami of libertarian #authoritarianism in Europe - it is clear Germany's famous 'social partners' model has been buried @ETUI_org @etuc_ces @industriAll_EU
Breaking news: Volkswagen plans to shut at least three German plants, axe tens of thousands of jobs and slash pay by 10%, the company’s top employee representative said on.ft.com/4fmRvck
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Willy De Backer (on @art4theark.bsky.social) retweeted
“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
Dylan Thomas was born 110 years ago today. The story behind his beloved masterpiece and a rare recording of the poet himself reading it: themarginalian.org/2017/01/2…
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On the EU's #security U-turn - read my latest review of the @ETUI_org paper by Christophe Degryse linkedin.com/pulse/europes-i…
The European Union's top priority for 2024-29 is 'security' but how does it define this, what will be the impacts on its social & climate agenda & what does it mean for trade unions? - must-read foresight paper @ETUI_org - @LouiseVanSchaik @Justine_Katz
etui.org/publications/what-i…
ALT The EU's security scenarios
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