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Fed Chair DROPS BOMB on Trump’s economy

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 1d

Fed Chair DROPS BOMB on Trump’s economy
David Pakman Show
10/30 - 6 min
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The unaffordable welfare state : Indybay

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 1d

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The unaffordable welfare state
by Trade Union forum
It is the logic of capitalism itself that is responsible for many of the social upheavals of our time. It is not “the poor” who are too expensive for society—it is capitalism.

Work is condensed and surplus employees are transferred to the state, i.e., the taxpayers, for support. It is the logic of capitalism itself that is responsible for many of the social upheavals of our...

LARGEST LAYOFF ANNOUNCEMENT of the Year Was Just Made

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 1d

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YouTube video by Michael Bordenaro Clips

The unaffordable welfare state : Indybay

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 1d

The unaffordable welfare state
Trade Union forum, 10/16/2025
www.indybay.org/newsitems/20...

It is the logic of capitalism itself that is responsible for many of the social upheavals of our time. It is not “the poor” who are too expensive for society—it is capitalism.

Work is condensed and surplus employees are transferred to the state, i.e., the taxpayers, for support. It is the logic of capitalism itself that is responsible for many of the social upheavals of our...

Away with NATO! : Indybay

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 1d

Away with NATO!
Craig Murray, 7/10/2018
www.indybay.org/newsitems/20...
NATO is a proven useless institution. Its largest active military operation—12 years in Afghanistan—led to military defeat in 80 percent of the country and a booming heroin export industry

NATO is a proven useless institution. Its largest active military operation—12 years in Afghanistan—led to military defeat in 80 percent of the country, the establishment of a regime with extremely li...

Trump Claimed “We Don’t Need Canada’s Lumber” — Now America’s Housing Market Is in CRISIS

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 1d

Trump Claimed “We Don’t Need Canada’s Lumber” — Now America’s Housing Market Is in CRISIS
WORLD WIDE NEWS
10/29 - 5 min
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YouTube video by WORLD WIDE NEWS

Canada Just Sent Trump Into a Full-Blown MELTDOWN... He LOSES IT!

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 1d

Canada Just Sent Trump Into a Full-Blown MELTDOWN... He LOSES IT!
Rebel HQ
10/30 - 8 min
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YouTube video by Rebel HQ

Donald Trump's Continued Outbursts Against Canada

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 1d

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YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt

‘Self inflected, manufactured crisis’: Nicolle Wallace reacts to millions set to lose SNAP benefits

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 1d

‘Self inflected, manufactured crisis’: Nicolle Wallace reacts to millions set to lose SNAP benefits
MSNBC
10/30 - 5 min
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YouTube video by MSNBC

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump & Elon Musk have been Wrecking Balls guided by the 970-page Project 2025, an authoritarian draft written by The Heritage Foundation, Russ Vought, & Elon Musk. Oblivion has provoked obliviousness as helplessness spreads among the American people, academics, & non-academics.

U.S. Begs China To Buy AI Chips, Trump Defeated In Asia, Ally Breaks Away From US Economy

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 2d

U.S. Begs China To Buy AI Chips, Trump Defeated In Asia, Ally Breaks Away From US Economy
Sean Foo
10/30 - 13 min
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YouTube video by Sean Foo

Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: China Just REJECTED Trump’s ‘Surrender Plan’

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 2d

Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: China Just REJECTED Trump’s ‘Surrender Plan’
Dialogue Works
10/30 - 1 hr 1 min
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YouTube video by Dialogue Works

Jobs market COLLAPSING as Trump visibly confused

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Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 2d

Jobs market COLLAPSING as Trump visibly confused
David Pakman Show
10/29 - 6 min
youtu.be/ZESHnsSWun0?...

HALF THE COUNTRY just sued Trump

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 2d

HALF THE COUNTRY just sued Trump
David Pakman Show
10/29 - 7 min
youtu.be/j_HZqVhKxIQ?...

The Shutdown Serves Trump: From SNAP to The Epstein Files, Prof. David Cay Johnston

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 2d

The Shutdown Serves Trump: From SNAP to The Epstein Files, Prof. David Cay Johnston
The Mark Thompson Show
10/28 - 33 min
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YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

Nobel-Prize Winning Economist Paul Krugman on Rising Inflation and the Shrinking Labor Market

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 3d

Nobel-Prize Winning Economist Paul Krugman on Rising Inflation and the Shrinking Labor Market
10/28 - 9 min
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YouTube video by Quest Means Business

Fed Begins Aggressive Rate Cuts as Market Liquidity Drains — Here’s What Powell Isn’t Telling You

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 3d

Fed Begins Aggressive Rate Cuts as Market Liquidity Drains — Here’s What Powell Isn’t Telling You
World Affairs In Context
10/29 - 8 min
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YouTube video by World Affairs In Context

BREAΚІΝG: Judgе ОРЕΝЅ UР GОVЕRΝМЕΝТ аnd ЕΝDЅ ТRUМР ЅНUТDОWΝ аt МІDΝІGНТ?!

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 3d

BREAΚІΝG: Judgе ОРЕΝЅ UР GОVЕRΝМЕΝТ аnd ЕΝDЅ ТRUМР ЅНUТDОWΝ аt МІDΝІGНТ?!
Pro-Democracy and Freedom
10/28 - 11 min
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YouTube video by Pro-Democracy and Freedom

The forced community : Indybay

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 3d

The forced community, Feb 7, 2019
www.indybay.org/newsitems/20...

In a reality of life changed by mobility, flexibility, and globalization, traditional forms of community such as family or neighborhood are disintegrating; at the same time, the subject seeks and creates new substitute communities.

In a reality of life changed by mobility, flexibility, and globalization, traditional forms of community such as family or neighborhood are disintegrating; at the same time, the subject seeks and crea...

LIfe in America Is Ridiculous, It's Expensive, And Its Just Hard To Survive.

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 3d

LIfe in America Is Ridiculous, It's Expensive, And Its Just Hard To Survive.
Large Man Abroad
10/28 - 14 min
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YouTube video by Large Man Abroad

Trump’s Cuts BACKFIRE as Nurses EXPOSE the DAMAGE

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 3d

Trump’s Cuts BACKFIRE as Nurses EXPOSE the DAMAGE
Katie Phang
10/28 - 20 min
youtu.be/6r6G8Ib9fw0?...

YouTube video by Katie Phang

Money of the Future and Money as a Public Good : Indybay

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 4d

Money of the Future and Money as a Public Good
by Christian Felber
www.indybay.org/newsitems/20...
What central problems in today's monetary system should be solved with this solution? The focus on returns & the pursuit of profit would give way to a systemic orientation toward the common good

What central problems in today's monetary system should be solved with this solution? Concentration of power, inequality, systemic instability, boundless greed, competition, pressure to grow, environ...

Trump is preparing a coup, people have NO IDEA

Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 4d

Trump is preparing a coup, people have NO IDEA
David Pakman Show
10/27 - 6 min
youtu.be/IOzwJ17VQrE?...

Trump In Asia: Showmanship, But No Kim | Signing The TikTok Deal | Drilling Alaska

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Marc Batko @demand1.bsky.social · 4d

Trump In Asia: Showmanship, But No Kim | Signing The TikTok Deal | Drilling Alaska
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
10/27 - 10 min
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YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert