Steven Powell
@fozziebox.bsky.social
Tech, Music & Football, nuff said
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Political donations are institutionalized bribery.
Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites
The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.
leftfootforward.org
January 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Political donations are institutionalized bribery.
Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
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Reposted by Steven Powell
The Clash release “London Calling”, their 3rd studio LP, today in 1979.
“Punk rock isn’t something you grow out of,” Joe Strummer said. “Punk rock is an attitude, and the essence of that attitude is, ‘Give us some truth.’”
“Train in Vain”
“Punk rock isn’t something you grow out of,” Joe Strummer said. “Punk rock is an attitude, and the essence of that attitude is, ‘Give us some truth.’”
“Train in Vain”
December 15, 2024 at 12:54 AM
The Clash release “London Calling”, their 3rd studio LP, today in 1979.
“Punk rock isn’t something you grow out of,” Joe Strummer said. “Punk rock is an attitude, and the essence of that attitude is, ‘Give us some truth.’”
“Train in Vain”
“Punk rock isn’t something you grow out of,” Joe Strummer said. “Punk rock is an attitude, and the essence of that attitude is, ‘Give us some truth.’”
“Train in Vain”
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As gamers, we're used to companies squeezing every last penny out of us:
* Microtransactions
* Season passes
* Loot boxes
* Live service games
But this most recent trend of "Play 3 Days Early if you have the super-duper expensive version" really rubs me the wrong way.
* Microtransactions
* Season passes
* Loot boxes
* Live service games
But this most recent trend of "Play 3 Days Early if you have the super-duper expensive version" really rubs me the wrong way.
December 4, 2024 at 11:26 AM
As gamers, we're used to companies squeezing every last penny out of us:
* Microtransactions
* Season passes
* Loot boxes
* Live service games
But this most recent trend of "Play 3 Days Early if you have the super-duper expensive version" really rubs me the wrong way.
* Microtransactions
* Season passes
* Loot boxes
* Live service games
But this most recent trend of "Play 3 Days Early if you have the super-duper expensive version" really rubs me the wrong way.
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Live Nation promotes tours by hundreds of artists such as Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney. It owns Ticketmaster and 28 venues and festivals in the UK. Live Nation told investors in 2018 that it was pursuing a strategy of increasing ticket fees to match those levied in the US.
Entertainment industry accused of fleecing fans as UK ticket mark-ups reach 41%
Analysis charts rise of ‘sneaky’ fees for gig-goers, as singer Kate Nash says she makes more from selling pictures of her bottom than from touring
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Live Nation promotes tours by hundreds of artists such as Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney. It owns Ticketmaster and 28 venues and festivals in the UK. Live Nation told investors in 2018 that it was pursuing a strategy of increasing ticket fees to match those levied in the US.
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absolutely nothing worse than loading up a new game and it loads its own launcher 🤢
December 1, 2024 at 4:59 AM
absolutely nothing worse than loading up a new game and it loads its own launcher 🤢
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King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £125m a year tax free from the tax payer and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed.
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
November 23, 2024 at 12:53 PM
King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £125m a year tax free from the tax payer and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed.
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
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Everyone trying to work out why video games aren’t selling anymore — “Too many games? Prices are too low? Marketing is hard?” — when the answer this time around is actually simple:
The world got *fucked* and no-one has any money
People are struggling to pay bills and rent, let alone buy your game
The world got *fucked* and no-one has any money
People are struggling to pay bills and rent, let alone buy your game
November 13, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Everyone trying to work out why video games aren’t selling anymore — “Too many games? Prices are too low? Marketing is hard?” — when the answer this time around is actually simple:
The world got *fucked* and no-one has any money
People are struggling to pay bills and rent, let alone buy your game
The world got *fucked* and no-one has any money
People are struggling to pay bills and rent, let alone buy your game
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The current AAA game space is healthy and easy, no question. Simply force a studio to make new game based on market trends, and then when your guess was wrong six years later and it's out of style by the time it lands, you simply close the studio and start the process anew.
October 29, 2024 at 6:40 PM
The current AAA game space is healthy and easy, no question. Simply force a studio to make new game based on market trends, and then when your guess was wrong six years later and it's out of style by the time it lands, you simply close the studio and start the process anew.
Bad moon rising - Spain
October 19, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Bad moon rising - Spain