Yogthos

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A sentience trapped in a prison of meat. Made in USSR. Capitalismus delendus est! ☭

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2025-12-27 02:03:06 UTC

The Canada Border Services Agency is removing people, largely refugee claimants, from the country at a rate not seen in over a decade as the Carney government moves to slow population growth. Refugee lawyers express concern deportations may ramp up further if Bill C-12 passes next year.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7028111
#canada #cdnpoli

2025-12-20 18:15:00 UTC

Science has selected “Rise of the Renewables” as its breakthrough of the Year. China is reaping the benefits economically, supplying 80% of the world’s solar cells, 70% of its wind turbines, and 70% of its lithium batteries.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6842
#china #technology #cleanenergy

2025-12-05 23:30:32 UTC

A massive new sunspot complex, dubbed AR 4294-4296, has emerged on the sun and is facing directly at Earth. The dark patch is on par with the infamous sunspot that birthed the 1859 Carrington Event.
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/giant-sunspot-on-par-with-the-one-that-birthed-the-carrington-event-has-appeared-on-the-sun-and-its-pointed-right-at-earth
#space

2025-11-04 17:35:56 UTC

China's "Great Green Wall," a 3,000km tree belt around the Taklamakan Desert, is a monumental effort to combat desertification initiated in 1978. It's planted over 30 million hectares of trees, increasing forest coverage significantly.
While facing challenges, the project demonstrates long-term commitment and is a symbol of environmental resilience. Desertification remains a significant issue, but the Green Wall represents a major step forward.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/chinas-great-green-wall-46-years-of-planting-trees-around-taklamakan-desert/articleshow/115849330.cms
#china #environment

2025-10-07 03:12:21 UTC

In a historic shift, renewables including nuclear overtook coal as the world's top electricity source in early 2025. Solar power drove this transition, meeting 83% of global demand growth and enabling developing nations like China and India to actually reduce fossil fuel use.
While developing countries lead the clean energy charge, developed nations like the US and EU are increasing reliance on coal and gas.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rz08en2po
#cleanenergy #climate #technology

2025-10-06 20:20:11 UTC

The Earth became darker from 2001 to 2024, meaning it reflects less sunlight, a research team reports in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The development is more pronounced in the northern hemisphere than in the southern half of the planet, the study published on Monday revealed.
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-earth-sunlight-reveals.html
#science

2025-10-06 17:46:03 UTC

Greta Thunberg's detention by Israel after protesting in Gaza has exposed the hypocrisy of the liberal establishment. World leaders and climate scientists who once celebrated her now remain silent because she has challenged a core imperial value: unwavering support for Israel.
By targeting a specific, Western-backed state instead of the abstract concept of "industrial civilization," she transgressed from performative activism into genuine dissent.
https://www.donotpanic.news/p/the-liberal-abandonment-of-greta
#gaza #palestine

2025-10-06 17:35:22 UTC

The US has effectively launched a military occupation of its own city. With a $170 billion budget that would make its immigration force the world's 13th largest military, outgunning entire nations, this imperial project has boomeranged back onto the American homeland.
The tools of foreign intervention have been deployed domestically, turning a major US city into a testing ground for tactics once reserved for overseas territories.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/ice-immigration-chicago-trump-broadview
#usa #uspol

2025-10-06 15:18:42 UTC

Sanae Takaichi who is on track to become the president of Japan declared that she would "abandon the words 'work-life balance'."
https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2025100500410/
#japan #capitalism

2025-10-06 14:48:09 UTC

The walls are closing in on Macron with the subtlety of a French farce. The man who promised to be a Napoleon for the 21st century has instead expertly recreated the political chaos of the 1950s, systematically dismantling de Gaulle's strong-presidency model. He’s now a lame duck trapped in a palace, playing a high-stakes game of chicken with a parliament he created, all while Le Pen sharpens her knives.
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/president-macron-is-a-lame-duck-running-out-of-options-7nqhgct90
#eu #france #politics

2025-10-06 01:09:12 UTC

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the tragedy of having a FPTP system

2025-10-05 23:32:20 UTC

Starmer hit with major blow as tech firm backs out of digital ID card scheme.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/starmer-hit-major-blow-tech-36013892

2025-10-05 23:29:52 UTC

The #UK regime is now having police restrict protests based on "cumulative impact" because nothing says democracy like preemptively silencing dissent.
With nearly 500 peaceful protesters arrested for holding signs, these new powers feel less like public safety and more like the tactical playbook of historical enforcers who weaponized "public order" to crush opposition.
When holding a placard becomes a police matter, the thin blue line starts looking distinctly brown.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24rmdngrrjo

2025-10-05 23:24:13 UTC

Who could have predicted that an austerity agenda would backfire? Carney’s Liberals are collapsing in the polls as Canadians realize you can't cut your way to prosperity.
The promised economic competence has delivered only broken promises and a cycle of polarization and mistrust as voters are staring at empty grocery carts.
Maybe next time don’t govern for corporations while telling struggling families to tighten their belts. 🤡
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/10/05/liberals-lead-shrinks-as-canadian-mood-plummets-to-historic-lows/475887/
#canada #cdnpoli

2025-10-05 17:59:37 UTC

Is democracy about procedures or results? 🧐
A deep dive exploring China's outcomes-focused political system. Chinese model built on performance legitimacy has delivered historically unprecedented improvement in the standard of living, tangible freedoms, and it enjoys exceptionally high public trust.
https://dialecticaldispatches.substack.com/p/rethinking-governance-through-outcomes
#China #Politics #Democracy #Governance #Socialism

2025-10-03 12:23:29 UTC

CA
You will never retire (why the retirement age keeps increasing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP4-jbe3QIc
#economics #capitalism

2025-10-01 23:03:02 UTC

A family's spending reveals nothing of its happiness. GDP is that same flawed logic, scaled to a nation.
#socialism #economy
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2025-09-29 21:45:41 UTC

China has transformed from Europe's tech "student" to a major competitor, surpassing it in areas like telecom, renewable energy, and EVs. This role reversal has caused anxiety in the EU, which now views Chinese technology defensively. The relationship has shifted from simple tech transfer to a complex rivalry between deeply intertwined economies.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327081/50-years-has-china-left-europe-behind-race-hi-tech-future
#china #eu #technology

2025-09-28 20:48:35 UTC

China has successfully completed the first flight of a floating wind turbine, the S1500. The turbine harvests high-altitude jet stream energy, cutting costs and material use compared to traditional turbines. It is by far the largest airborne wind-power generator ever built.
The turbine reduces material use by 4% and cuts electricity costs by 30%. The entire unit can be moved within hours, making it suitable for deserts, islands, and mining sites.
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-largest-floating-wind-turbine
#china #technology

2025-09-11 17:00:56 UTC

High inflation combined with abysmal job reports. Sounds like the US economy has entered stagflation.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/consumer-prices-rose-at-annual-rate-of-2point9percent-in-august-as-weekly-jobless-claims-jump.html
#usa #economy

2025-08-20 18:57:16 UTC

BlackRock is trying to buy up electric utilities in US states. It hopes to profit by increasing electricity bills for customers.
Wall Street monopolies aim to privatize as much infrastructure as they can to suck out wealth by charging monopoly rents.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/19/blackrocks-bid-for-minnesota-power-worries-consumer-advocates/
#usa #economy #capitalism

2025-07-15 00:07:12 UTC

Weird how Liberals act like they're so very concerned about misinformation, yet here we have Mark Carney peddling discredited carbon capture technology as a way to produce “decarbonized” oil.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/government-adviser-slams-mark-carney-for-promoting-decarbonized-oil-pipelines/article_71fd48cf-5328-4936-b827-d59faee9a817.html
For those unaware, carbon capture is a scam and it is absolutely not a viable solution for dealing with emissions.
https://davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/why-carbon-capture-and-storage-is-not-a-real-climate-solution/
#climatecrisis #canada #cdnpoli

2025-05-21 16:26:12 UTC

A great video explaining how China's internet firewall is a net positive ensuring a sovereign and a cleaner online space. It limits harmful content, disinformation, and foreign interference, allowing domestic tech to thrive.
While censorship exists, citizens have channels to voice concerns, and the system avoids the extreme polarization and toxicity seen elsewhere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAEwoYIYgJA
#china #technology

2025-05-07 00:28:58 UTC

A 2019 study predicted a nuclear war between India and Pakistan in 2025 due to escalating tensions following a high-casualty terror attack.
The consequences of the nuclear exchange were described as catastrophic, with millions of immediate deaths, major cities destroyed or uninhabitable, and global fallout including climatic effects and potential famines.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/india-pakistan-war-a-chilling-2019-study-had-predicted-a-nuclear-war-in-2025-and-what-could-happen/articleshow/120920791.cms
#india #pakistan #kashmir