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It's not complex. Don't let #Republicans fool you.
#Unions made the #middleclass in the #UnitedStates through #negotiation and improved work conditions.
Corporate will enslave you and your children if left unchecked.
Yet Republicans, even before 1980, have been hell bent on the destruction of US union jobs so their stock values can increase faster.

Keep it simple. Don't be distracted by corporate greed in all forms #economic and #political.
#election2026
#2026election
#premarket

The #UnitedStates & #Ukraine announced the creation of a new reconstruction & investment fund, formalizing an economic agreement between the 2 that is intended to give the US access to proceeds from Ukraine’s reserves of rare earth #minerals.

The agreement concludes months of fraught negotiations over whether the #US will continue to provide Ukraine w/ #economic & #military support to Ukraine as it tries to broker an end to its war w/ #Russia.

#geopolitics #extortion
nytimes.com/2025/04/30/world/e

Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, and Yulia Svyrydenko, the Ukrainian economy minister, signing the minerals deal.
The New York Times · U.S. and Ukraine Sign Minerals DealBy Alan Rappeport

No shit Sherlock.

Cutting federal #funding for #scientific #research could cause long-run #economic damage equivalent to a major #recession, acc/to a new study from American University.
In recent months, the #Trump admin has sought to cancel or freeze billions of dollars in #grants to scientists at #Columbia, #Harvard & other #universities, & has moved to sharply curtail funding for #academic #medical centers & other institutions.
#economy #science #innovation #idiocracy
nytimes.com/2025/04/30/busines

The Trump administration in recent months has sought to cancel or freeze billions of dollars in grants to scientists.
The New York Times · Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study ShowsBy Ben Casselman
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“Already these so-called #greenfield developments — houses built on previously #BareLand, just as the name suggests — are changing the #terrain of #Australia’s #cities.

The new #developments are easy to spot from the street, or the air, thanks to the sea of grey roof tiles.

Where once #ResidentialDevelopment was concentrated around #economic centres, now it’s #bulging outwards to an extent that the connection to city-living is tenuous at best.”

The barely mentioned issue that needs to be addressed, #population and #planning.

#AusPol / #cities / #land / #LandUse <abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/fed>

ABC News · Caught between a promise and paradise in Australia's housing borderlandsBy Maani Truu

AdamSomething has taken a break from #civilengineering and decided to *checks notes* talk about #statecraft and #socioeconomics in the #US? Ah ghee whiz.

That a #European shows his autistic super power by just lining up one #political problem after another and mowing them down in the same breath gives me hope for the future.

But is #Europe really the #economic centre of the world in the future? I'm a bit more uncertain of that.

Why #Trump's #Tariffs Are Doomed To Fail
youtube.com/watch?v=Zognn5hwQd

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From almost the moment Adolf #Hitler took…, #tariffs were at the top of his government’s #economic agenda. The agricultural sector’s demands for higher tariffs “must be met,” Hitler’s economic minister, Alfred Hugenberg, declared on Wednesday, February 1, 1933, just over 48 hours into Hitler’s chancellorship, “while at the same time preventing harm to industry.” Foreign Minister Konstantin von Neurath was concerned about lumber imports from Austria & a 200-million-reichsmark trade deal w/Russia.

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#Punkrock’s rebellious anger aimed at the forces of #economic and #political #oppression and its #lofi, #DIY aesthetic are among the reasons the genre took hold with some #Indigenous musicians. It’s a connection that continues to resonate with both players and audiences. Kristen Martinez (#Yaqui and #Mexican) is both a #punk performer and a graduate student researching the #history of the Indigenous contributions to the legacy of punk, one short, loud, and angry song at a time.

nativeamericacalling.com/tuesd

Native America Calling · Tuesday, April 1, 2025 – The righteous rebellion of Indigenous punk rock » Native America CallingPunk rock’s rebellious anger aimed at the forces of economic and political oppression and its low-fi, DIY aesthetic are among the reasons the genre took hold with some Indigenous musicians. It’s a connection that continues to resonate with both players and audiences. Kristen Martinez (Yaqui and Mexican) is both a punk performer and a graduate student researching the history of the Indigenous contributions to the legacy of punk, one short, loud, and angry song at a time. She is building an archive of Indigenous punk musicians, posters, and performances on social media. We’ll hear from Martinez about her growing archive of Indigenous punk history and what the art form has to offer to today’s listeners.