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26.04.202506:20
Arkansas and the steepening decline
At this point I assume most of you are aware that Arkansas has been denied emergency aid after to assist with the most recent natural disaster in the state.
I understand that this easily gets lost in the milieu of (gestures around) of everything else, but I believe it's notable. Huckabee was a loyalist, Arkansas a reliable district, and they will not be saved.
The implication is the rest of can expect nothing. The crisis deepens my friends, and we're in a new phase. We are entering a period of hyper federalism in which the national government will be no longer be governing in a real sense. Rent seeking and using violence yes, but there shall be no more services.
So what next? Balkanization? Techno Fuedalism? What's your opinion?
https://redd.it/1k81que
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At this point I assume most of you are aware that Arkansas has been denied emergency aid after to assist with the most recent natural disaster in the state.
I understand that this easily gets lost in the milieu of (gestures around) of everything else, but I believe it's notable. Huckabee was a loyalist, Arkansas a reliable district, and they will not be saved.
The implication is the rest of can expect nothing. The crisis deepens my friends, and we're in a new phase. We are entering a period of hyper federalism in which the national government will be no longer be governing in a real sense. Rent seeking and using violence yes, but there shall be no more services.
So what next? Balkanization? Techno Fuedalism? What's your opinion?
https://redd.it/1k81que
@r_latestagecapitalism
25.04.202521:20
While the imperialist US military has killed hundreds of Yemeni civilians, Yemeni forces celebrate shooting down 3 US Reaper Drones (total to 26 now).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jciJKPAhC5c
https://redd.it/1k7vgby
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jciJKPAhC5c
https://redd.it/1k7vgby
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25.04.202506:20
Liberals: “Stalin was a brutal dictator!”
https://redd.it/1k7cbin
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https://redd.it/1k7cbin
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24.04.202520:20
crime didn’t make money, we’d have fewer prisoners. 🚔
• If housing was affordable, landlords would make less. 🏠
💡 Next time you wonder why things never change—just follow the money. 💰
https://redd.it/1k70i7u
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• If housing was affordable, landlords would make less. 🏠
💡 Next time you wonder why things never change—just follow the money. 💰
https://redd.it/1k70i7u
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26.04.202518:20
probably the last fair interview i have seen in the past year
https://redd.it/1k8aril
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26.04.202501:20
Survey says Americans need $1.5M+ to retire—are we even surprised?
This video about retirement expectations popped up in my feed, and yeah… people think they’ll need at least $1.5 million to retire. Meanwhile, wages are flat and costs keep rising.
I’d say the system’s broken, but we already knew that. Curious how others here are mentally coping or planning (if at all) for the long haul.
https://redd.it/1k801sg
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This video about retirement expectations popped up in my feed, and yeah… people think they’ll need at least $1.5 million to retire. Meanwhile, wages are flat and costs keep rising.
I’d say the system’s broken, but we already knew that. Curious how others here are mentally coping or planning (if at all) for the long haul.
https://redd.it/1k801sg
@r_latestagecapitalism
25.04.202504:20
The Burkinabé government has announced the opening of a new Thomas Sankara mausoleum on May 17, 2025.
https://redd.it/1k7bgmo
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https://redd.it/1k7bgmo
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24.04.202520:20
If you’ve ever wondered why your problems don’t get solved, here’s your answer in one post.
💰 Follow the Money: Why Your Problems Never Get Solved
Because fixing them would kill the cash flow.
🚑 Healthcare: The Business of Keeping You Sick
• The U.S. spends $4.5 TRILLION on healthcare annually—yet somehow, we rank last in life expectancy among rich nations. 🤔
• A cured patient is a lost customer. That’s why cancer treatment costs $150,000+, but we still don’t have a cure.
• Insulin in the U.S.: $98 per vial. In Canada? $12. Yeah, it’s definitely about “innovation.” 💉💸
💡 Sick people = repeat customers. Healthy people don’t pay.
💰 Who’s cashing in? Pfizer (Albert Bourla), Johnson & Johnson (Joaquin Duato)
👮♂️ Prisons: America’s Human Storage Industry
• The U.S. locks up more people than any other country. Land of the free? Not if you’re poor. 🏢🔒
• Private prisons sign contracts requiring states to keep them 90% full—because why reform people when you can rent them out for $0.23 an hour?
• Stealing billions on Wall Street? You get a bailout. Steal a pack of gum? You’re doing five years.
💡 Rehabilitation? Not profitable. Keeping prisons full? Jackpot.
💰 Who’s cashing in? CoreCivic (Damon Hininger), GEO Group (José Gordo)
🎓 Student Loans: Debt That Never Graduates
• $1.7 TRILLION in student loan debt—because education is less about learning and more about signing a lifetime contract. 📝💀
• The government rakes in $50+ billion a year on interest alone.
• Declare bankruptcy on a yacht? No problem. Try to do it with student loans? Not in a million years.
💡 Educated and broke? That’s the business model.
💰 Who’s cashing in? Sallie Mae (Jon Witter), Navient (David Yowan)
🔫 War: The Forever Subscription Plan
• The U.S. spends $877 BILLION on defense—more than the next 10 countries combined. 🤯
• Weapons manufacturers LOVE war. Peace is bad for the bottom line.
• Politicians start wars like people start gym memberships—sign up fast, never cancel.
💡 Peace doesn’t pay. War does.
💰 Who’s cashing in? Lockheed Martin (James Taiclet), Boeing (Kelly Ortberg), Raytheon (Christopher Calio)
🚔 Drug Laws: Who Profits From Prohibition?
• For decades, weed was “dangerous”—until Big Pharma figured out how to cash in. 🌿💵
• Meanwhile, Purdue Pharma made $35 BILLION off opioids that killed hundreds of thousands. 🚑
• Cops, courts, and private prisons? They fought legalization because drug arrests = job security.
💡 Drugs aren’t the problem—who profits from them is.
💰 Who’s cashing in? Johnson & Johnson (Joaquin Duato), Pfizer (Albert Bourla)
🍔 Junk Food: The Corporate Diet Plan
• The fast-food industry is worth $800 billion—because a salad costs $12 but a burger is $1. 🍔
• 70% of U.S. adults are overweight, fueling a $4 trillion healthcare industry.
• They make you fat, then sell you diet pills. Genius. 💊
💡 They sell the sickness, then sell you the cure.
💰 Who’s cashing in? Coca-Cola (James Quincey), McDonald’s (Chris Kempczinski)
🏠 The Housing Scam: Pay More, Own Nothing
• BlackRock and Vanguard buy up homes, jack up rent, then tell you to “just work harder.” 😂
• Fewer homes = higher prices. It’s simple: They don’t want you to buy, they want you to rent… forever.
• “Affordable housing” exists only in campaign speeches. 🏡
💡 A housing crisis isn’t a failure—it’s a business plan.
💰 Who’s cashing in? BlackRock (Larry Fink), Vanguard (Mortimer J. Buckley)
🌎 Climate Change: The Oil Industry’s Magic Trick
• ExxonMobil knew about climate change in the 1970s but spent decades lying about it.
• The U.S. gives $20 billion in subsidies to fossil fuels while telling YOU to drive an electric car. 🚗💨
• “Use paper straws!” says the billionaire CEO whose company spills millions of gallons of oil into the ocean. 🐢💀
💡 They won’t fix it because they’re cashing in on it.
💰 Who’s cashing in? ExxonMobil (Darren Woods), Chevron (Mike Wirth), BP (Murray Auchincloss)
💡 The Bottom Line: If a Problem Makes Money, It Won’t Be Solved
• If war didn’t make money, we’d have peace. ✌️
• If sickness didn’t make money, we’d have real healthcare. 🏥
• If
💰 Follow the Money: Why Your Problems Never Get Solved
Because fixing them would kill the cash flow.
🚑 Healthcare: The Business of Keeping You Sick
• The U.S. spends $4.5 TRILLION on healthcare annually—yet somehow, we rank last in life expectancy among rich nations. 🤔
• A cured patient is a lost customer. That’s why cancer treatment costs $150,000+, but we still don’t have a cure.
• Insulin in the U.S.: $98 per vial. In Canada? $12. Yeah, it’s definitely about “innovation.” 💉💸
💡 Sick people = repeat customers. Healthy people don’t pay.
💰 Who’s cashing in? Pfizer (Albert Bourla), Johnson & Johnson (Joaquin Duato)
👮♂️ Prisons: America’s Human Storage Industry
• The U.S. locks up more people than any other country. Land of the free? Not if you’re poor. 🏢🔒
• Private prisons sign contracts requiring states to keep them 90% full—because why reform people when you can rent them out for $0.23 an hour?
• Stealing billions on Wall Street? You get a bailout. Steal a pack of gum? You’re doing five years.
💡 Rehabilitation? Not profitable. Keeping prisons full? Jackpot.
💰 Who’s cashing in? CoreCivic (Damon Hininger), GEO Group (José Gordo)
🎓 Student Loans: Debt That Never Graduates
• $1.7 TRILLION in student loan debt—because education is less about learning and more about signing a lifetime contract. 📝💀
• The government rakes in $50+ billion a year on interest alone.
• Declare bankruptcy on a yacht? No problem. Try to do it with student loans? Not in a million years.
💡 Educated and broke? That’s the business model.
💰 Who’s cashing in? Sallie Mae (Jon Witter), Navient (David Yowan)
🔫 War: The Forever Subscription Plan
• The U.S. spends $877 BILLION on defense—more than the next 10 countries combined. 🤯
• Weapons manufacturers LOVE war. Peace is bad for the bottom line.
• Politicians start wars like people start gym memberships—sign up fast, never cancel.
💡 Peace doesn’t pay. War does.
💰 Who’s cashing in? Lockheed Martin (James Taiclet), Boeing (Kelly Ortberg), Raytheon (Christopher Calio)
🚔 Drug Laws: Who Profits From Prohibition?
• For decades, weed was “dangerous”—until Big Pharma figured out how to cash in. 🌿💵
• Meanwhile, Purdue Pharma made $35 BILLION off opioids that killed hundreds of thousands. 🚑
• Cops, courts, and private prisons? They fought legalization because drug arrests = job security.
💡 Drugs aren’t the problem—who profits from them is.
💰 Who’s cashing in? Johnson & Johnson (Joaquin Duato), Pfizer (Albert Bourla)
🍔 Junk Food: The Corporate Diet Plan
• The fast-food industry is worth $800 billion—because a salad costs $12 but a burger is $1. 🍔
• 70% of U.S. adults are overweight, fueling a $4 trillion healthcare industry.
• They make you fat, then sell you diet pills. Genius. 💊
💡 They sell the sickness, then sell you the cure.
💰 Who’s cashing in? Coca-Cola (James Quincey), McDonald’s (Chris Kempczinski)
🏠 The Housing Scam: Pay More, Own Nothing
• BlackRock and Vanguard buy up homes, jack up rent, then tell you to “just work harder.” 😂
• Fewer homes = higher prices. It’s simple: They don’t want you to buy, they want you to rent… forever.
• “Affordable housing” exists only in campaign speeches. 🏡
💡 A housing crisis isn’t a failure—it’s a business plan.
💰 Who’s cashing in? BlackRock (Larry Fink), Vanguard (Mortimer J. Buckley)
🌎 Climate Change: The Oil Industry’s Magic Trick
• ExxonMobil knew about climate change in the 1970s but spent decades lying about it.
• The U.S. gives $20 billion in subsidies to fossil fuels while telling YOU to drive an electric car. 🚗💨
• “Use paper straws!” says the billionaire CEO whose company spills millions of gallons of oil into the ocean. 🐢💀
💡 They won’t fix it because they’re cashing in on it.
💰 Who’s cashing in? ExxonMobil (Darren Woods), Chevron (Mike Wirth), BP (Murray Auchincloss)
💡 The Bottom Line: If a Problem Makes Money, It Won’t Be Solved
• If war didn’t make money, we’d have peace. ✌️
• If sickness didn’t make money, we’d have real healthcare. 🏥
• If
26.04.202504:20
Turning people toward striking
I'm the union delegate at my workplace. We've an aim to strike next month, but you know how proles can be. We worry about what happens if we strike. Will we have food and housing if we stand up against the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie?
I gave a speech today and man, the proles backed me up. We are going to strike. Greatest feeling in the world.
https://redd.it/1k812zv
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I'm the union delegate at my workplace. We've an aim to strike next month, but you know how proles can be. We worry about what happens if we strike. Will we have food and housing if we stand up against the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie?
I gave a speech today and man, the proles backed me up. We are going to strike. Greatest feeling in the world.
https://redd.it/1k812zv
@r_latestagecapitalism
25.04.202523:20
While americans are slaves to petrol vehicles, China is leading the EV industry - Shanghai Eye YT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6G7p5XQCYk
https://redd.it/1k7w1hw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6G7p5XQCYk
https://redd.it/1k7w1hw
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25.04.202515:20
Today is Anzac Day. We remember the Australians and New Zealanders who died in the moronic family feud known as World War I and every other war that Australia and New Zealand fought for the British Empire, after which their politicians became even bigger bootlickers by defecting to the Americans.
https://redd.it/1k7mfu5
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https://redd.it/1k7mfu5
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25.04.202500:20
China’s digital currency system for international transactions
https://redd.it/1k733op
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https://redd.it/1k733op
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24.04.202519:20
Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Civil Rights Act of 1964
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/24/2318443/-Trump-signs-executive-order-to-dismantle-the-Civil-Rights-Act-of-1964
https://redd.it/1k6wh5v
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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/24/2318443/-Trump-signs-executive-order-to-dismantle-the-Civil-Rights-Act-of-1964
https://redd.it/1k6wh5v
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26.04.202513:20
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Has anyone read this yet? Just finished it and it was one of the most frustrating reading experiences of my life. The author is either a liar or the world's biggest idiot, hasn't really exposed anything new about Facebook's operational policies around the world, and is also racist to an absurd degree. I do not understand why everyone is so fucking obsessed with this book.
https://redd.it/1k8aocp
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Has anyone read this yet? Just finished it and it was one of the most frustrating reading experiences of my life. The author is either a liar or the world's biggest idiot, hasn't really exposed anything new about Facebook's operational policies around the world, and is also racist to an absurd degree. I do not understand why everyone is so fucking obsessed with this book.
https://redd.it/1k8aocp
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26.04.202503:20
George Orwell was an imperialist snitch
https://redd.it/1k7z3uf
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https://redd.it/1k7z3uf
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25.04.202522:20
I keep picturing a tiny spaceship as a metaphor for capitalism
Capitalism is like this viral lie that was told and spread across the population. The lie that we are all inherently evil and we are inevitably going to destroy everything and the Earth is not enough to sustain us. Tech promises a tiny space ship off this planet that will save a few lucky souls. If you are lucky and bloodthirsty enough, you can get a ticket on that ship and escape the hell. You can't do it on your own merit alone. You have to backstab your peers and leverage the blood, sweat and tears of a million other workers to get there. But there is a promise that you can get onto that tiny ship and save yourself from the apocalypse of all the bloody consequences of this game.
But the ship is a lie. There is no tiny ship. Only a bunch of humans destroying each other over a story.
https://redd.it/1k7uzlf
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Capitalism is like this viral lie that was told and spread across the population. The lie that we are all inherently evil and we are inevitably going to destroy everything and the Earth is not enough to sustain us. Tech promises a tiny space ship off this planet that will save a few lucky souls. If you are lucky and bloodthirsty enough, you can get a ticket on that ship and escape the hell. You can't do it on your own merit alone. You have to backstab your peers and leverage the blood, sweat and tears of a million other workers to get there. But there is a promise that you can get onto that tiny ship and save yourself from the apocalypse of all the bloody consequences of this game.
But the ship is a lie. There is no tiny ship. Only a bunch of humans destroying each other over a story.
https://redd.it/1k7uzlf
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