Steve Price-Thomas

State Terror A brief guide for Americans

Good that some commentators are starting to accurately name what is beginning in the US open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Look at Donald Trump and his gang of broligarchs – and tell me we don’t need a wealth tax | Brian Cox I played a fictional billionaire on TV. It’s time world leaders got serious about taxing the real ones, says the actor Brian Cox

I love to see Brian Cox supporting #TaxTheSuperRich #G20Finance www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It is unbelievably counterproductive to fund increased defence spending by cutting aid to the most fragile countries, or by squeezing stretched departmental budgets. Why does the PM not fund this by increasing taxes on the most wealthy rather than further burdening the poorest?

Putin says Trump must go further before he’ll even agree to meet.

Putin is entirely in the driving seat. The US has alienated its own allies, given Russia nearly all of what it wanted, bought Putin’s warped view of reality, and can’t even guarantee a meeting. The art of the deal, indeed.

How do autocrats stay in power?

Our new research dives into the strategies of political control—repression, co-optation, and indoctrination—used across 229 autocracies from 1946 to 2010. What we found will change the way you think about authoritarian resilience. 🧵👇

Ændra Rininsland on LinkedIn: #opentowork Hi everyone! I’m seeking a new role and would appreciate your support. If you hear of any opportunities or just want to catch up, please send me a message or…

I'm actively looking for a new role, ideally outside of journalism and fully remote. If you wouldn't mind resharing my LinkedIn post I'd be most grateful. 🙏🏼

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Breaking: Oxfam America is joining the lawsuit to block the Trump administration's assault on humanitarian aid.

The attack on foreign assistance and USAID is an illegal and unconstitutional action that exacerbates existing humanitarian crises and will have life or death consequences for millions.

@wakeshawna.bsky.social hey Shawna - welcome to Bluesky!

Colonialism never really ended—it just took on new, billion-dollar faces.

@jasonhickel joins Nafkote & @maxlawsontin on EQUALS to break down how extreme inequality is built into the system—and what we can do about it.

Listen in: 🔗 https://buff.ly/3WQJ3Lz #TakersNotMakers #FightInequality

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Heaven help America

Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

Trump's Greenland obsession is a very concrete example of why the Mercator projection is bad.

Google owner Alphabet lifts ban on its AI being used for weapons The tech giant has updated the principles governing its development of artificial intelligence.

"Google's parent company has ditched a longstanding principle and lifted a ban on artificial intelligence (AI) being used for developing weapons and surveillance tools." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump Proposes U.S. Takeover of Gaza and Says Palestinians Should Move The president met with the Israeli prime minister at the White House, meeting in person with another world leader for the first time since returning to power.

Gaza is home to the 2.2 million Palestinians who have suffered widespread bombardment and a cruel siege for 15 months.

It is not a place for Israeli settlements or American imperial adventures.

Oxfam America's President Abby Maxman said: "Dismantling The U.S. Agency for International Development could have deadly consequences for millions of people living in dire humanitarian emergencies and extreme poverty. This callous political power play is legally dubious. Congress must take a stand."

As the Trump admin moves to undercut USAID and effective foreign assistance, Oxfam will continue to fight to deliver lifesaving aid and long-term assistance to those who need it most. Read more: www.oxfamamerica.org/press/disman...

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Hey @gzeromedia.com good to see you here on Bluesky but where’s Puppet Regime? That’s the best part of your X feed - can you bring it here too?

Duolingo may be addictive - but it’s also fun and educational

Trump's new age of acquiesence The first week has been dark stuff. In pardoning the Jan6th insurrectionists, Trump has achieved the ultimate victory: over history itself.

Written about this a bit more here.

goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/trumps-new...

A tax system that works for all of us A breakdown of the tax fight ahead of us and how we can use tax code to create a fairer economy.

President Trump is a president of and for billionaires. He is planning to rig the tax code for his fellow billionaires—while the rest of us pay more in taxes and lose crucial government services.

How we can fight back: www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/issu...

New Global Initiative to #TaxTheSuperRich launched today by Oxfam, Tax Justice Network, Amnesty, FIA, ITUC, CAN I, Earth for All, Action Aid, Avaaz, Patriotic Millionaires, PSI, 350.org, taxmenow, MENA Fem... We're the great majority - they're just a few taxthesuperrich.world/about/

The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’ Bishop Budde locked eyes with President Trump and made a plea for mercy — and the war over spiritual authority in America was ignited anew.

I admire Bishop Budde for her bravery in speaking truth to power www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...

The Economist’s quote of the day:

I remember when eating a bacon sandwich could mark the end of a political career. Now it seems that appearing to give a Nazi salute can be edited from history & we all carry on as if it didn’t happen….

Ancestral knowledge isn't just history. When colonial systems remove Indigenous people from their land, we lose more than territory. We lose entire ecosystems, cultural practices, and ways of understanding the world.

#TakersNotMakers #MakeRichPollutersPay

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Politico's coverage of Oxfam's new inequality report says it all.

#WEF2025

Mass deportations, reinstituting the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, & ending refugee resettlement, will do nothing to address inequality or the drivers of migration. Seeking asylum is a human right and the U.S must reject these harmful policies. Read more:
www.oxfamamerica.org/press/press-...

Billionaires growing richer faster than ever, says Oxfam – DW – 01/20/2025 Oxfam said trillionaires are expected to emerge within the next decade, as the richest 1% now own 45% of global wealth, while 44% of humanity lives on less than $6.85 per day.

Oxfam said trillionaires are expected to emerge within the next decade, as the richest 1% now own 45% of global wealth, while 44% of humanity lives on less than $6.85 per day.

@dwnewstoday.bsky.social #WEF2025

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President Trump will be a leader of and for billionaires.

Our country and the world today are extremely unequal; for too long, big corporations and an ultra-wealthy few have rigged the system in their own favor, at the expense of ordinary families.

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, his words from 1961 continue to ring true. His legacy continues to guide us as we demand equality and justice and push for systems that work for ALL not just the privileged few.

Today marks the beginning of a new chapter under President Trump, whose policies during his first term have already fueled extraordinary inequality.

At Oxfam, we stand ready to challenge an agenda prioritizing billionaires and big corporations over working families. (1/3)