Nathaniel Gregory<p>This cannot be sustained for long within a bounded <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>. If you intensify the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> of your domestic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resource</span></a> base in this way, sooner or later you will face a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>revolution</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BernieSanders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FraudSquad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FraudSquad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Progressive</span></a></p>
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quackademic<p>“Why does capital love fossil fuels? It’s not hard to explain. They exist in a small number of discrete locations, where the right to exploit them can be owned and monopolised. Most can be extracted commercially only at scale, excluding small competitors. They can be stored and traded all over the world, allowing prices to be optimised across time and space. Renewable energy, by contrast, can be generated almost anywhere, by almost anyone with a small amount of money to invest.”</p><p>Plunder & profit. George Monbiot is SPOT ON.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ScrewThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScrewThePoor</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/26/fossil-fuel-extractors-bend-the-world-to-their-will-help-fund-the-journalism-that-exposes-them?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/aug/26/fossil-fuel-extractors-bend-the-world-to-their-will-help-fund-the-journalism-that-exposes-them?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>
Wen<p>‘It’s a disaster’ drought measure to suck water from River Wharfe met with anger</p><p>England has not invested in water storage and the environment is taking the pain while overseas companies extract the profits from underinvestment and profits move overseas. But still Westminster fails to act and protects the organisations leaching from the English public</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/26/its-a-disaster-drought-measure-to-suck-water-from-river-wharfe-met-with-anger" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/aug/26/its-a-disaster-drought-measure-to-suck-water-from-river-wharfe-met-with-anger</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WaterQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterQuality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Failure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Leach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a></p>
Aurianne Or<p>Societies that choose solidarity are those where people want to go: <a href="https://www.aurianneor.org/societies-that-choose-solidarity-are-those-where-people-want-to-go/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aurianneor.org/societies-that-</span><span class="invisible">choose-solidarity-are-those-where-people-want-to-go/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cooperation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/developmentaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developmentaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diseases</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/generalinterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>generalinterest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/individual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>individual</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/interest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mafia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/personalinterests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personalinterests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photomontage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photomontage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/redistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redistribution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialbond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialbond</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supportive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>universal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a></p>
Estelle PlatiniProductivity, innovation, discipline 🧶
Axomamma<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NoBillionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoBillionaires</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wonkette.com/p/that-time-an-actual-government-agency" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wonkette.com/p/that-time-an-ac</span><span class="invisible">tual-government-agency</span></a></p>
TinJar<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cc4f6203-4d78-4b1d-a431-82d0e10e7c47" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/cc4f6203-4d78-4</span><span class="invisible">b1d-a431-82d0e10e7c47</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colonialism</span></a> is supposedly over. But the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loot</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a> continues. The looters keep changing (e.g. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAE</span></a> is the new kid in town). <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deprivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deprivation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/starvation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starvation</span></a> are still the outcomes. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>They [the failures] have taken place in the context of extreme <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> which, together w/gendered <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> dynamics & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/socioeconomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socioeconomic</span></a> vulnerability, have shaped <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> inaction. Public officials—through <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/neglect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neglect</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/minimization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minimization</span></a>, or deliberate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a>—blunted scrutiny, weakened victim protections, & enabled continued <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abuse</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CoverUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoverUp</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JeffreyEpstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffreyEpstein</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GhislaineMaxwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GhislaineMaxwell</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChildSexualAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildSexualAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SexTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexTrafficking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SexualAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexualAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ViolenceAgainstWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViolenceAgainstWomen</span></a></p>
Yle News<p>Finland's largest human trafficking trial begins in Lapland</p><p>The complex lawsuit regarding alleged exploitation in the wild berry picking business is unique in international terms, says a defence lawyer.</p><p><a href="https://yle.fi/a/74-20178222" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">yle.fi/a/74-20178222</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/complexlawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>complexlawsuit</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/wildberrypicking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildberrypicking</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/defencelawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defencelawyer</span></a> <a href="https://social.ahlroos.me/tags/internationalterms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internationalterms</span></a></p>
Marco Ivaldi<p>See also <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/qualys" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>qualys</span></a></span> note on stack clash <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/15/1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openwall.com/lists/oss-securit</span><span class="invisible">y/2025/03/15/1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/vulnerability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vulnerability</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/XML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XML</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Recursion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recursion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Expat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Expat</span></a></p>
InformactionsMC<p>Reporterre<br>« Corps usés, droits bafoués » : plongée dans l’enfer des ateliers de Shein<br><a href="https://mcinformactions.net/corps-uses-droits-bafoues-plongee-dans-l-enfer-des-ateliers-de-shein" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mcinformactions.net/corps-uses</span><span class="invisible">-droits-bafoues-plongee-dans-l-enfer-des-ateliers-de-shein</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/fastfashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fastfashion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/Shein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shein</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/sexisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sexisme</span></a></p>
quackademic<p>For me, the questions raised here are:</p><p>What legitimate grievances do this movement represent?</p><p>How can those grievances be listened to, acknowledged & redressed?</p><p>Whose interests are served by encouraging proliferation of these groups?</p><p>And more fundamentally, for those within such spaces - When ‘the people’ are the authority, which people are they? When laws are ‘god given’, who gets to say what god wants?</p><p>Enriching the wealthy few while screwing the poor creates the conditions in which groups like this flourish. Dismantling systems that provide safe housing, healthcare, education & income support for all who need it, feeds them. Defunding the disciplines that teach history & the critical thinking skills needed to understand the operation of power creates ever more fertile soil for dodgy ideas to spread. And spread.</p><p>The post war welfare state & universal education system were created for a reason. It’s not as if we don’t know this. It’s as if 40 years of acculturation to Neoliberal ideology among our governing classes has wiped out all capacity to remember history. The accumulation of knowledge & exercise of power in silos has eroded our ability to join the dots.</p><p>Come on, folks. We can do better than this.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Governance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ignorance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/plunder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plunder</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/sovereign-citizen-movement-law-court-four-corners/105655100?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-08-18/sov</span><span class="invisible">ereign-citizen-movement-law-court-four-corners/105655100?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other</span></a></p>
Radical Anthropology<p>Laleh Khalili’s 'Extractive Capitalism: A beautiful map of the entangled global economy'<br>The University of Exeter academic's book exposes how essential commodities, data and labour exploitation fuel wealth that is increasingly concentrated in the hands of an elite. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/extractivecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extractivecapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/laleh-khalilis-extractive-capitalism-beautiful-map-entangled-global-economy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">middleeasteye.net/discover/lal</span><span class="invisible">eh-khalilis-extractive-capitalism-beautiful-map-entangled-global-economy</span></a></p>
Veranderwens<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/elephantintheroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elephantintheroom</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Schengen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schengen</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <br>Check out this video from this search, arbeidsmigranten <a href="https://share.google/kuNn39IvN2FDPTiNH" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">share.google/kuNn39IvN2FDPTiNH</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Jonathan Emmesedi<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@girlbandgeek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>girlbandgeek</span></a></span> </p><p>🧵 3/3<br>...I feel sad and bewildered.</p><p>I don’t really know what has been going on, although I suspect the worse. </p><p>What difference, though, will my watching a YouTube of the group appearing on M Countdown really make? </p><p>Or am I a heel for even asking such a question?</p><p>MADEIN S -- L to R: Serina, Nagomi, Mashiro, MiU. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Kpop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kpop</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Idols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idols</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EntertainmentIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EntertainmentIndustries</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MADEIN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MADEIN</span></a></p>
Jonathan Emmesedi<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@girlbandgeek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>girlbandgeek</span></a></span> </p><p>🧵 2/3<br> MADEIN S, the all Japanese member subunit of MADEIN (formerly LIMELIGHT) recently released “Blue”.</p><p>Although I like MADEIN, I am aware that the agency that manages them stands accused of serious abuse.</p><p>One Korean member, Gaeun, left the group amidst allegations of sexual harassment by an agency executive. Another Korean member, Sohye, is on hiatus “for personal reasons.” Yeseo, a Korean who, together with the Japanese Mashiro, was taken from the group Kep1er, appears to have been dungeoned by the agency.</p><p>This leaves MADEIN S, made up of the four Japanese members of MADEIN: Mashiro, MiU, Serina, and Nagomi.</p><p>A group of fans have started a campaign to put pressure on the agency:</p><p>>>We Condemn 143 Entertainment’s Inaction on the Sexual Assault Case and the Shameless Behavior of CEO Lee Yonghak .</p><p>143 Entertainment (hereinafter "143") recently announced that their idol group would be promoting in Japan. It has been three months since the sexual assault committed by CEO Lee Yonghak was clearly exposed to the public, yet 143 has neither issued a proper apology nor taken any meaningful follow-up action—only denying the facts. While law enforcement has begun accelerating the investigation, the conduct of 143 and CEO Lee Yonghak remains outrageous. The company has offered no apology or response whatsoever regarding the situation. Even the formal announcement of Lee Yonghak’s resignation has quietly disappeared, and instead, his name was listed as Executive Producer and Head of Global Business in the credits of another artist’s music video released on July 31st. </p><p>The company has yet to pay overdue production fees and wages, totaling hundreds of millions of won. Even more shockingly, it was revealed that 143 had signed exclusive contracts and arranged broadcast appearances for artists without registering as a legitimate agency under the Popular Culture and Arts Industry Development Act. This unregistered business operation has already been reported to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism by the Youth Media Human Rights Network, and additional investigations are expected. 143 not only failed to comply with basic administrative regulations, but also ignored wage delays during production and, above all, passively allowed its CEO to commit crimes against underage artists. </p><p>What is even more serious is that CEO Lee Yonghak shows no remorse for his actions. Just last night, he posted a link to a private photo of the victim—unrelated to the current case—on his personal SNS account with the caption: “This is karma and justice.” Circumstantial evidence strongly suggests that Lee himself was the original distributor of the photo. This is not only a blatant attempt to blur the core issue but also a clear effort to defame the victim. Such conduct will undoubtedly face appropriate legal consequences. </p><p>Prosecution of Lee Yonghak is imminent. There can be no justification for violence against a minor artist under any circumstances. Swift investigation and a firm ruling by the courts must ensure the victim’s safety and allow her to regain her daily life. Even now, 143 must issue an official apology for this incident. CEO Lee Yonghak must cease his disgraceful attempts to divert attention, genuinely repent, and fully comply with the proper legal procedures. </p><p>Hanbit Media Labor Human Rights Center<<</p><p>The boycott campaign demands are set out here:</p><p><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GwMbHJQXUAAuwwf.jpg?name=orig" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pbs.twimg.com/media/GwMbHJQXUA</span><span class="invisible">Auwwf.jpg?name=orig</span></a></p><p>As a result of all this,….</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Kpop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kpop</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Idols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idols</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EntertainmentIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EntertainmentIndustries</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MADEIN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MADEIN</span></a></p>
Jonathan Emmesedi<p>🧵 1/3<br> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@girlbandgeek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>girlbandgeek</span></a></span> wrote recently about his discomfort with attending a Kpop concert when the idols are possibly being maltreated by their agency.</p><p>I responded by noting that such maltreatment probably does take place, but is of a type hardly confined to the Kpop industry, since the same kind of exploitation is, alas, to be found in other "glamour" industries such as sports or fashion.</p><p>Although what I wrote is true, I now feel my response was inadequate.</p><p>“This rotten behaviour is going on all over the place” sounds uncomfortably like a preface to “there is no simple solution to this global problem, so we can’t do anything and we therefore might just as well ignore it.” </p><p> If we are not to be dismissive, what can we do?</p><p>As a first step, we Kpop fans should do our best to keep ourselves well informed. This awareness is difficult to achieve, given the industry’s lack of transparency, the dearth of reliable English language news sources, and the teen dominated fandom’s proclivity for the worst social media practices.</p><p>If an organized fan/consumer campaign to pressure an abusive agency exists, one could take part in that. I’m not sure, though, that an individual’s refusal to buy tickets or watch videos in the absence of a targeted campaign benefits the idols, although it might maintain that individual’s fan’s integrity, a non-neglible consideration. </p><p>These thoughts are on my mind at the moment because…</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Kpop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kpop</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Idols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Idols</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EntertainmentIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EntertainmentIndustries</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>There it’s processed into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tantalum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tantalum</span></a>, a heat-resistant <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metal</span></a> that fetches >$300 a kilogram & is in high demand by makers of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components & gas turbines.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rubaya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rubaya</span></a> produces ~15% of the world’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coltan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coltan</span></a>, all dug manually by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/impoverished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>impoverished</span></a> locals who earn a few dollars per day. Control of this mine is the biggest prize in a long-running conflict in this central <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> nation.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rwanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rwanda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kinshasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kinshasa</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tutsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tutsi</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> - Under the watchful eye of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/M23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>M23</span></a> rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rubaya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rubaya</span></a>, a line of men [& boys] in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes.</p><p>The laborers are hauling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coltan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coltan</span></a> ore, a mineral that powers the modern world. The ore will be loaded onto motorbikes & eventually shipped thousands of kilometers away to Asia.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rwanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rwanda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kinshasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kinshasa</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tutsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tutsi</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Inside the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mine</span></a> that feeds the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> world - & funds <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a>’s rebels</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/M23" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>M23</span></a> insurgents control one of the planet's largest sources of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coltan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coltan</span></a>, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mineral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mineral</span></a> prized by high-tech industries. Dislodging them is a focus of peace talks.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rubaya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rubaya</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rwanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rwanda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kinshasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kinshasa</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tutsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tutsi</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigations/inside-mine-that-feeds-tech-world-funds-congos-rebels-2025-08-13/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/investigations/ins</span><span class="invisible">ide-mine-that-feeds-tech-world-funds-congos-rebels-2025-08-13/</span></a></p>
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