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Bytes Europe<p>South Korea unveils emergency measures for car industry hit by Trump tariffs <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/904530/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/904530/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/25PerCentTariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>25PerCentTariff</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/30To80PerCent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>30To80PerCent</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ASIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASIA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HyundaiMotor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HyundaiMotor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JoseMunoz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoseMunoz</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LatinAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatinAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthKoreanAutomakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKoreanAutomakers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VehiclePartsManufacturers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VehiclePartsManufacturers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VehicleSector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VehicleSector</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehicles</span></a></p>
DrALJONES<p>Interview: "What is really striking is not the sheer stupidity of it, but the wanton cruelty of it."</p><p>Poorest Countries &amp; Global Working Class Face Worst Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs</p><p>The tariffs are especially perilous for small, heavily indebted countries in the Global South, eg, 49% for Cambodia, 37% for Bangladesh and 48% for Laos."</p><p>~Jayati Ghosh, U Massachusetts Amherst</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/7/jayati_ghosh_tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/4/7/jaya</span><span class="invisible">ti_ghosh_tariffs</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalsouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalsouth</span></a> .</p>
DrALJONES<p>Interview: "What is really striking is not the sheer stupidity of it, but the wanton cruelty of it."</p><p>Poorest Countries &amp; Global Working Class Face Worst Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs</p><p>The tariffs are especially perilous for small, heavily indebted countries in the Global South, eg, 49% for Cambodia, 37% for Bangladesh and 48% for Laos."</p><p>~Jayati Ghosh, U Massachusetts Amherst</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/7/jayati_ghosh_tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/4/7/jaya</span><span class="invisible">ti_ghosh_tariffs</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalsouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalsouth</span></a> .</p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>The Trump <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> are an opportunity for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a> countries to shift production away from exports to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/imperial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imperial</span></a> core &amp; toward meeting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a> needs &amp; national <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> objectives.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Walz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Walz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascists</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>“Good <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a>” means periodically throwing millions of people out of work in order to keep <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a> down. “Good economics” means forcing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalSouth</span></a> countries to operate as subordinate suppliers in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commodity</span></a> chains rather than producing for national development. Etc.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>And yes, the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Regime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regime</span></a> is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ts5wJ6OfzA&amp;t=16m35s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>dellusional</em></a> thinking the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> is irreplaceable when in fact it most certainly is!</p><ul><li>Noone in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> wants their gas-guzzling, oversized <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SuperUselessVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperUselessVehicles</span></a> and wannabe-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trucks</span></a> because they completely go against any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/norms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>norms</span></a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>, being overweight, inefficient, polluting and not even legally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/trucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trucks</span></a> to begin with!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Manufacturers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manufacturers</span></a> like <em>"P.R."</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vietnam</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> et. al. are quick to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/pivot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pivot</span></a> to other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a> like the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> and the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a>. </p><ul><li>Just like penalizing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> didn't really get them much <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/industrialization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industrialization</span></a> and instead merely made certain items and products just unaffordably expensive to import and buy.</li></ul><p>The matter of the fact is that this ain't 1945: the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> needs the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> more than vice-versa, espechally since the world moves on and both <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> will continue to exist, thrive and expand even without the USA!</p><ul><li>In fact, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> are already <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cooperating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooperating</span></a> re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> with the EU and most nations bordering <em>"P.R. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>"</em> start to work on contingencies not only re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a>, but also <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Beijing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beijing</span></a>'s aggression and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pyongyang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pyongyang</span></a>|s continued violations as well as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>|n activity...</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EUpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Feral Thoughts<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@micchiato" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>micchiato</span></a></span></p><p>But after the initial burst of enthusiasm, I think most of them have given up. Their posts got no visibility, nobody from the larger <a href="https://union.place/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> interacted with them, so they moved on to other platforms.</p><p>These are the insidious effects of the Fediverse invisiblizing the <a href="https://union.place/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://union.place/@feralthoughts/114030586394502623" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">union.place/@feralthoughts/114</span><span class="invisible">030586394502623</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holocaust</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imperialism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a></p><p>@liaizon@wake.st <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@DavidM_yeg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DavidM_yeg</span></a></span></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Guardian: ‘Profiting from misery’: how TikTok makes money from child begging livestreams. “TikTok says it bans child begging and other forms of begging it considers exploitative, and says it has strict policies on users who go live. But an Observer investigation has found the practice widespread. Begging live streams are actively promoted by the algorithm and TikTok profits from the […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/07/profiting-from-misery-how-tiktok-makes-money-from-child-begging-livestreams-the-guardian/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/07/profiting-from-misery-how-tiktok-makes-money-from-child-begging-livestreams-the-guardian/</a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1974035/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1974035/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> As demand for AI data centers grows, expert warns against ‘digital extractivism’ | NEWS <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AIDataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIDataCenter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>🎋 Versatile bamboo reduces climate risk in Nepal</p><p><a href="https://globalvoices.org/2025/03/23/versatile-bamboo-reduces-climate-risk-in-nepal/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalvoices.org/2025/03/23/ve</span><span class="invisible">rsatile-bamboo-reduces-climate-risk-in-nepal/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nepal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nepal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalsouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalsouth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bamboo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bamboo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>☀️ For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/for-climate-and-livelihoods-africa-bets-big-on-solar-mini-grids/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/for-climate-and-livelihoods-africa-bets-big-on-solar-mini-grids/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energytransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energytransition</span></a>.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalsouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalsouth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a></p>
everton137<p>No, you don’t want the US to collapse. Too many countries depend on it, and a sudden breakdown would create chaos. If you come from the Global South, you might feel more empathy for those harmed by American foreign policy for several decades. But if the world’s most powerful military and economy slides into dictatorship - or worse - the consequences will hit everyone, especially weaker economies and vulnerable people.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/globalsouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalsouth</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inequality</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>🔫 The Global Reach of Colombia’s Private Security Firms</p><p><a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/03/colombia-private-security-companies-global/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jacobin.com/2025/03/colombia-p</span><span class="invisible">rivate-security-companies-global/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colombia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mercenaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mercenaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalsouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalsouth</span></a></p>
jbz<p>The biggest tariffs hit the poorest countries that require steep tariffs to the USA/Europe to keep those jobs in local factories.</p><p>If these countries agree to no tariffs the economy collapses and you'll see rioting around the most vulnerable areas of South East Asia. </p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/globalsouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalsouth</span></a></p>
PClemens<p>I’m looking for small donations for this great initiative! <a href="https://donorbox.org/freshrain4schools" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">donorbox.org/freshrain4schools</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Drinking water for Kenyan school kids.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inspcorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inspcorp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drinkingwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drinkingwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalsouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalsouth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kenya</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freshwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freshwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cleanwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charity</span></a> #&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreshRain4Schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreshRain4Schools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CleanWaterForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanWaterForAll</span></a>#Sustainability <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InspCorp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InspCorp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SDG6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SDG6</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a>#PartnershipForTheGoals <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CollaborateForImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollaborateForImpact</span></a>#cleanwater <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drinkingwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drinkingwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfunding</span></a>#mombassa <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rainwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rainwater</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schoolchildren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schoolchildren</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Conversation: Africa’s data workers are being exploited by foreign tech firms – 4 ways to protect them. “Since 2015, we have been studying the central role of African data workers in building and maintaining artificial intelligence (AI) systems, acting as ‘data janitors’. Our research found that companies rarely acknowledge the use of human workers in AI value chains, thus they […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/01/the-conversation-africas-data-workers-are-being-exploited-by-foreign-tech-firms-4-ways-to-protect-them/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/01/the-conversation-africas-data-workers-are-being-exploited-by-foreign-tech-firms-4-ways-to-protect-them/</a></p>
Alternatives<p>📣 Dernier délai aujourd'hui pour profiter du tarif spécial « lève-tôt » pour assister à La Grande Transition 2025. ⏰ <br>L'événement se déroulera à Montréal - Tiohtià:ke du jeudi 29 mai au dimanche 1er juin. <br>Des dizaines de conférences disponibles sur le thème « Raviver les solidarités post-capitalistes » </p><p><a href="https://lagrandetransition.net/inscription/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lagrandetransition.net/inscrip</span><span class="invisible">tion/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/lagrandetransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lagrandetransition</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/lgt2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgt2025</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/transition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transition</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/capitalisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalisme</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/sudglobal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sudglobal</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/globalsouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalsouth</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/montreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>montreal</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/montr%C3%A9al" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>montréal</span></a> inequalities <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/inegalites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inegalites</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/luttescitoyennes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>luttescitoyennes</span></a></p>
ScienceOpen<p>'Relational <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WellBeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WellBeing</span></a> of Female <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Workers</span></a> in Low-Skilled Jobs in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Ethiopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethiopia</span></a>' - an article in 'Zanj: The Journal of Critical <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Studies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Studies</span></a>' by Pluto Journals on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ScienceOpen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceOpen</span></a>: <a href="https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/zanjglobsoutstud.8.1.0009" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scienceopen.com/hosted-documen</span><span class="invisible">t?doi=10.13169/zanjglobsoutstud.8.1.0009</span></a></p>
ScienceOpen<p>'Zanj: The Journal of Critical Global South Studies' is a bi-annual peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Pluto Journals that provides a uniquely engaged scholarly space for <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a> perspectives and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> on the Global South: <a href="https://www.scienceopen.com/collection/760e59e3-88be-4821-b7ec-7fa0a9b14fde" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scienceopen.com/collection/760</span><span class="invisible">e59e3-88be-4821-b7ec-7fa0a9b14fde</span></a></p>
Dr. Jibreel Sohail<p>From the only Pakistani mastodon server dedicate to climate change and the global south, (still alive and running btw)</p><p>Wishing everyone on the server and beyond in the fediverse, </p><p>EID MUBARAK!</p><p>Dont care you are celebrating or not, hope you have a wonderful day! =D</p><p><a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/Eid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eid</span></a> <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/EidMubarak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EidMubarak</span></a> <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/EidUlFitr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EidUlFitr</span></a> <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/Paktodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paktodon</span></a> <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/Pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/SouthAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsia</span></a> <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a> <a href="https://paktodon.asia/tags/Festival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Festival</span></a></p>