Rodrigo Fernandez
@fernandezamsterdam.bsky.social
Political Economy | Senior researcher at SOMO | working on Financialization, Monopoly Capitalism & Decarbonization
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vuagMCAAAAAJ&hl=nl
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Taking Stock: 50 Years of prioritising shareholders - SOMO
More information?
www.somo.nl
🔴 Monopoly Power and the cost of shareholder compensation
The trend of increasing shareholder payouts is particularly notable among the top 1%, highlighting the intersection between monopoly power and financialisation
a thread🧵
www.somo.nl/taking-stock...
The trend of increasing shareholder payouts is particularly notable among the top 1%, highlighting the intersection between monopoly power and financialisation
a thread🧵
www.somo.nl/taking-stock...
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It beggars belief that Labour are taxing universities’ most lucrative revenue streams at a time when three quarters of them are in the red
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It beggars belief that Labour are taxing universities’ most lucrative revenue streams at a time when three quarters of them are in the red
Dit is hoe infrastructurele macht eruitziet
Schandalig dit: Franse rechter van het Internationaal Gerechtshof getroffen door Amerikaanse sancties. Hij heeft niet alleen toegang tot zijn Microsoft-account verloren, maar ook die tot Google, Amazon en Apple en kan zijn Amerikaanse creditcards niet gebruiken:
« Je suis le cobaye de la perte de souveraineté européenne ».
Il y a quelques jours, j’ai échangé avec Nicolas Guillou, le juge français à la Cour Pénale Internationale sanctionné par les États-Unis ↓
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Il y a quelques jours, j’ai échangé avec Nicolas Guillou, le juge français à la Cour Pénale Internationale sanctionné par les États-Unis ↓
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November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Dit is hoe infrastructurele macht eruitziet
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Clear-eyed analysis by @peterbrannen.bsky.social on what is meant by "climate realism"
Our Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future
By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Clear-eyed analysis by @peterbrannen.bsky.social on what is meant by "climate realism"
Vanavond: 19.30
Boekpresentatie van Machtige Mythes.
Over hoe 21 economische sprookjes ons land steeds ongelijker maken (en wat daaraan te doen).
dezwijger.nl/programma/ma...
Boekpresentatie van Machtige Mythes.
Over hoe 21 economische sprookjes ons land steeds ongelijker maken (en wat daaraan te doen).
dezwijger.nl/programma/ma...
Economie van morgen Machtige Mythes
Boekpresentatie van Machtige Mythes. Over hoe 21 economische sprookjes ons land steeds ongelijker maken (en wat daaraan te doen).
dezwijger.nl
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Vanavond: 19.30
Boekpresentatie van Machtige Mythes.
Over hoe 21 economische sprookjes ons land steeds ongelijker maken (en wat daaraan te doen).
dezwijger.nl/programma/ma...
Boekpresentatie van Machtige Mythes.
Over hoe 21 economische sprookjes ons land steeds ongelijker maken (en wat daaraan te doen).
dezwijger.nl/programma/ma...
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Reposted by Rodrigo Fernandez
As projected here www.nature.com/articles/s41... we are steadily moving toward a situation where are major town or city runs out of water
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
As projected here www.nature.com/articles/s41... we are steadily moving toward a situation where are major town or city runs out of water
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
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"Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency — and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors."
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency — and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors."
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
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Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.
These ads are poisoning trust in media
‘Native advertising' allows fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads in news outlets. A new book argues the practice undermines journalistic credibility.
www.exxonknews.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Kinneging reageert op screenshot van titel van interview met PhD over haar (academisch legitieme) onderzoeksconclusies. Doet dan alsof heel de UvA dit vindt; loopt leeg over de Sovjet-Unie zonder letter van het proefschrift gelezen te hebben. Roept op tot sluiten van de UvA. 🥴Wetenschap onwaardig.
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Kinneging reageert op screenshot van titel van interview met PhD over haar (academisch legitieme) onderzoeksconclusies. Doet dan alsof heel de UvA dit vindt; loopt leeg over de Sovjet-Unie zonder letter van het proefschrift gelezen te hebben. Roept op tot sluiten van de UvA. 🥴Wetenschap onwaardig.
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Reposted by Rodrigo Fernandez
Martijn Konings, Fiscal Dominance? — Sidecar
Trump and the Federal Reserve.
newleftreview.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Facts
Alternative Facts
Big Facts
All lies
They know we know
Alternative Facts
Big Facts
All lies
They know we know
Trump shamelessly lies: "Go to Walmart and other companies, and in every case it's about 25% that a Thanksgiving meal and surroundings are 25% lower. That's big fact."
November 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Facts
Alternative Facts
Big Facts
All lies
They know we know
Alternative Facts
Big Facts
All lies
They know we know
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Over 'verhoudingen' #Klimaatwetenschappers wereldwijd 2025: Duidelijk 🙂
(in Trouw)
(in Trouw)
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Over 'verhoudingen' #Klimaatwetenschappers wereldwijd 2025: Duidelijk 🙂
(in Trouw)
(in Trouw)
Totally insane.
Install an AI minister and only then start to think about accountability - and a kill switch
Install an AI minister and only then start to think about accountability - and a kill switch
How can Albanians get rid of their AI minister?
How can Albanians get rid of their AI minister?
Citizens should ask of power five questions: What power have you got? Where did you get it? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? How can we get rid of you? In the case of Albania's AI minister, the answers are unclear
dlvr.it
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Totally insane.
Install an AI minister and only then start to think about accountability - and a kill switch
Install an AI minister and only then start to think about accountability - and a kill switch
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$170,000 a minute: Why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
The desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
#COP30 #climatecrisis
Story by me
1/7
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
#COP30 #climatecrisis
Story by me
1/7
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
$170,000 a minute: Why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
The desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
#COP30 #climatecrisis
Story by me
1/7
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
#COP30 #climatecrisis
Story by me
1/7
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Since Trump’s ‘ceasefire’, Israel killed 900 Palestinians in Gaza. In the West Bank, 691 Palestinians were kidnapped during 1,503 invasions. If the victims had been Israelis, the Western media would have been (rightly) protesting these pogroms. Now? A guilty silence prevails...
Yanis Varoufakis on X: "Since Trump’s ‘ceasefire’, Israel killed 900 Palestinians in Gaza. In the West Bank, 691 Palestinians were kidnapped during 1,503 invasions. If the victims had been Israelis, the Western media would have been (rightly) protesting these pogroms. Now? A guilty silence prevails..." / X
Since Trump’s ‘ceasefire’, Israel killed 900 Palestinians in Gaza. In the West Bank, 691 Palestinians were kidnapped during 1,503 invasions. If the victims had been Israelis, the Western media would have been (rightly) protesting these pogroms. Now? A guilty silence prevails...
x.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Since Trump’s ‘ceasefire’, Israel killed 900 Palestinians in Gaza. In the West Bank, 691 Palestinians were kidnapped during 1,503 invasions. If the victims had been Israelis, the Western media would have been (rightly) protesting these pogroms. Now? A guilty silence prevails...
Eric Smit is een held!
November 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Eric Smit is een held!
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A new network of scholars, activists and organizers influenced by Marxism in the Netherlands @marxism-nl.bsky.social wil be launched on Dec 3 at an event at Pakhuis de Zwijger.
This is the website of the network
marxism-nl.org/en
This is the event on Dec 3
dezwijger.nl/programma/ma...
This is the website of the network
marxism-nl.org/en
This is the event on Dec 3
dezwijger.nl/programma/ma...
Special Marxists in the Netherlands Unite!
Back to class. Marxism in the Netherlands today.
dezwijger.nl
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A new network of scholars, activists and organizers influenced by Marxism in the Netherlands @marxism-nl.bsky.social wil be launched on Dec 3 at an event at Pakhuis de Zwijger.
This is the website of the network
marxism-nl.org/en
This is the event on Dec 3
dezwijger.nl/programma/ma...
This is the website of the network
marxism-nl.org/en
This is the event on Dec 3
dezwijger.nl/programma/ma...
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Once a leader on climate action, the EU has given in to the right’s green-bashing. From deforestation to carbon pricing, vital policies are being watered down in the name of ‘competitiveness’. But Europe is shooting itself in the foot. My piece @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Once a global leader on climate action, the EU has given in to the right’s green-bashing | Nathalie Tocci
From deforestation to emissions trading, vital policies are being watered down in the name of ‘competitiveness’, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Once a leader on climate action, the EU has given in to the right’s green-bashing. From deforestation to carbon pricing, vital policies are being watered down in the name of ‘competitiveness’. But Europe is shooting itself in the foot. My piece @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Blijkbaar mag je niet eens meer de waarheid zeggen over Liegende Dilan, zonder meteen gecanceld te worden door het verstikkende politiek correcte discours aan de rechterflank.
Is vrijheid van meningsuiting nog wel zo vanzelfsprekend in Nederland?
Is vrijheid van meningsuiting nog wel zo vanzelfsprekend in Nederland?
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Blijkbaar mag je niet eens meer de waarheid zeggen over Liegende Dilan, zonder meteen gecanceld te worden door het verstikkende politiek correcte discours aan de rechterflank.
Is vrijheid van meningsuiting nog wel zo vanzelfsprekend in Nederland?
Is vrijheid van meningsuiting nog wel zo vanzelfsprekend in Nederland?
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Lekker gewerkt van CDA en VVD in het Europees Parlement: voor het eerst samengewerkt met de PVV, AfD, Le Pen en Orbán om de Europese wegkijkwet slopen.
👋 Daar gaat de Europese bescherming tegen kinderarbeid en natuurvernietiging.
#omnibus
👋 Daar gaat de Europese bescherming tegen kinderarbeid en natuurvernietiging.
#omnibus
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Lekker gewerkt van CDA en VVD in het Europees Parlement: voor het eerst samengewerkt met de PVV, AfD, Le Pen en Orbán om de Europese wegkijkwet slopen.
👋 Daar gaat de Europese bescherming tegen kinderarbeid en natuurvernietiging.
#omnibus
👋 Daar gaat de Europese bescherming tegen kinderarbeid en natuurvernietiging.
#omnibus