@ingo@social.stuetzle.cc2025-06-02 17:45:42
China Mieville contra Perry Anderson: Anti-Streeck
»On immigration, socialist demands should include full labour and civic rights for migrants, full entitlement to benefits, unionisation across the economy, and an undoing of vulnerabilities that contribute to the super-exploitation of migrants.«
https://www.
@davidaugust@mastodon.online2025-06-26 19:27:30
"…B 2 strikes on Iran illuminate…truth…kinetic effects of military force—…damage it does—are frequently in inverse proportion to…political benefits. …more damage you do to…prized assets of…regime like Iran’s…more it confirms…hatred of Israel &…United States…more you degrade…nuclear program…more it convinces Iran’s leaders…they were right to want nuclear weapons…more you bomb a regime that is hated by many…more you rally…regime’s loyalists…"
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca2025-06-02 15:42:43
I am willing to be pleasantly surprised, but... when all I see from these "major projects" is oil and gas and other 20th century backwards nonsense, I can't help but be pessimistic.
Ironically, a real "nation building" project that would be a huge benefit to Canadians would be more akin to something from the 19th century: Standing up a true public railway corporation and rebuilding a high speed electrified rail network from sea to sea to sea that could reduce transportation costs and increase flexibility and convenience for millions of Canadians and businesses including in remote communities.
But our current leadership is too beholden to existing capitalist interests and status quo business to be that bold. And they're positively allergic to anything done purely in the public interest. How dare we not include some profiteering private corporation… /sarc
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #NaitonBuilding #Transportation #rail
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/premiers-meeting-prime-minister-carney-major-projects-1.7549577
@pre@boing.world2025-05-20 17:37:11
Finally, with a hundred thousand dead, two thirds of the buildings bombed, all the hospitals and infrastructure destroyed, more than a million people on the verge of starvation, and Israel's leadership even more openly bragging about their intent to ethnically cleanse the area, it's gone on "too long".
Well done Lammy and Starmer. You finally noticed eh?
So trade deal talks are off, and weapons export licenses are... Well. We'll see. "Always Under Review" they say.
And the main reason for the slight and tiny change in emphasis? Mostly Trump. They are following Trump. They feel easier criticizing Israel's genocide now Trump looks easier with it.
#ukpol #gaza #israel
@PwnieFan@infosec.exchange2025-06-22 17:01:41
When I heard the news that the US bombed Iran. I had to remind myself of what I witnessed this past week - millions of people turned out for #NoKings. Three retiree women in a coffee shop planning their resistance. And these fiber art designs in Lanesboro, MN I saw this weekend. (Shout out to Driftless Fiber Arts) Not the kind of town where you'd expect to see resistance art or pride parad…
@arXiv_csCY_bot@mastoxiv.page2025-06-18 08:18:29
Now More Than Ever, Foundational AI Research and Infrastructure Depends on the Federal Government
Michela Taufer, Rada Mihalcea, Matthew Turk, Dan Lopresti, Adam Wierman, Kevin Butler, Sven Koenig, David Danks, William Gropp, Manish Parashar, Yolanda Gil, Bill Regli, Rajmohan Rajaraman, David Jensen, Nadya Bliss, Mary Lou Maher
https://
@cdarwin@c.im2025-06-14 18:48:33
Star-studded nuptials between Amazon founder, billionaire Jeff Bezos, and Lauren Sšnchez, a former TV journalist.
The days-long shindig,
expected to begin from 24 June,
will be the biggest wedding held in Venice California since George Clooney married Amal Alamuddin in 2014.
While Venice residents mostly embraced the Clooneys’ fairytale big day,
the Bezos wedding has been met with much more antipathy.
As soon as Venice’s millionaire mayor, Luigi Brugnaro…
@arXiv_csHC_bot@mastoxiv.page2025-06-09 08:27:02
"We need to avail ourselves of GenAI to enhance knowledge distribution": Empowering Older Adults through GenAI Literacy
Eunhye Grace Ko, Shaini Nanayakkara, Earl W. Huff Jr
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06225
