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dougnielson.bsky.social
@dougnielson.bsky.social
I read WSWS.org every day. I also follow some interesting but possibly confused people.
So funny to hear the most unelected bureaucrat ever decry the problem of unelected bureaucrats.
March 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Reposted
For the financial oligarchy, “wasteful spending” is anything that benefits the lives, health and safety of the working class at the expense of Wall Street profits.

#DOGE #FederalWorkers

www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Trump/Musk rampage could leave up to 1 million workers jobless, major investment firm warns
A recent report from Apollo Global Management estimated that 300,000 federal workers would be fired in the coming weeks, leading to an additional 600,000 contractors losing their jobs.
www.wsws.org
February 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I could never make sense of Bitcoin. Finally, it's crystal clear: "No matter how steep its rise, and it may have further to go, the basic facts remain. Bitcoin is a financial asset that has no intrinsic value and does not generate an income stream"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The speculative Bitcoin frenzy
The total size of the crypto market is estimated to be larger than the combined worth of Mastercard, Walmart and JPMorgan Chase.
www.wsws.org
December 16, 2024 at 3:02 PM

"A ruling elite that would allow masses of its citizens to perish needlessly is capable of anything."
BUT
"Individual acts of violence will not change the situation in the slightest and will only increase state repression."

Please read this! Let it sink in, and share!
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The popular response to the shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO and American realities
The media is suddenly full of pressing items it has not seen fit to feature previously, relating the horror stories of those whose medical treatment was delayed, denied or generally undermined.
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2024 at 1:12 PM