Daví Antunes
@daviantunes.bsky.social
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Welcome to Rip-Off Britain.
A country remade by privatisation.
Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life.
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A country remade by privatisation.
Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life.
🧵
September 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Welcome to Rip-Off Britain.
A country remade by privatisation.
Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life.
🧵
A country remade by privatisation.
Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life.
🧵
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hmm, the WSJ still hasnt got a clue what China's state is actually capable of in economic policy, but maybe one day they'll understand.
www.uscc.gov/sites/defaul...
www.uscc.gov/sites/defaul...
August 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
hmm, the WSJ still hasnt got a clue what China's state is actually capable of in economic policy, but maybe one day they'll understand.
www.uscc.gov/sites/defaul...
www.uscc.gov/sites/defaul...
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correct
Treasury Secretary Bessent on 'Trump Accounts':
"It is a backdoor for privatizing Social Security....That's a game changer."
"It is a backdoor for privatizing Social Security....That's a game changer."
July 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
correct
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Wherein I get lost in BlackRock financial disclosures and Samir saves the narrative from getting lost in the minutiae.
BlackRock: A Case Study in Finance Capital (Part 1)
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thisisfincap.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Wherein I get lost in BlackRock financial disclosures and Samir saves the narrative from getting lost in the minutiae.
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Alligator Alcatraz = internment camp.
This broke me…
“32 individuals inside a cage. It was 81° where we were standing…inside it was probably even hotter. How do I know? Because there was individuals sweating with their shirt off, while they chanted libertad, libertad, libertad.” - State Sen Jones
This broke me…
“32 individuals inside a cage. It was 81° where we were standing…inside it was probably even hotter. How do I know? Because there was individuals sweating with their shirt off, while they chanted libertad, libertad, libertad.” - State Sen Jones
July 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Alligator Alcatraz = internment camp.
This broke me…
“32 individuals inside a cage. It was 81° where we were standing…inside it was probably even hotter. How do I know? Because there was individuals sweating with their shirt off, while they chanted libertad, libertad, libertad.” - State Sen Jones
This broke me…
“32 individuals inside a cage. It was 81° where we were standing…inside it was probably even hotter. How do I know? Because there was individuals sweating with their shirt off, while they chanted libertad, libertad, libertad.” - State Sen Jones
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In an effort to win this contest, China is building hegemony by exporting not just its green products but also in a structural shift exporting its technology, engineering, supply chains, and financing.
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
China is building 74% of all current solar and wind projects, report says
Beijing is dominating construction of renewable energy sources, according to Global Energy Monitor
www.ft.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In an effort to win this contest, China is building hegemony by exporting not just its green products but also in a structural shift exporting its technology, engineering, supply chains, and financing.
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
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Quando “Eles” dizem que o Brasil é o “país do coitadinho” e dos “direitos sem obrigações” em referência a trabalhadores e mais pobres, recebem aclamação
Quando “Nós” apontamos que “Eles” têm um Congresso a defender seus interesses e isenções, recebemos pedidos de moderação 🤔
Quando “Nós” apontamos que “Eles” têm um Congresso a defender seus interesses e isenções, recebemos pedidos de moderação 🤔
July 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Quando “Eles” dizem que o Brasil é o “país do coitadinho” e dos “direitos sem obrigações” em referência a trabalhadores e mais pobres, recebem aclamação
Quando “Nós” apontamos que “Eles” têm um Congresso a defender seus interesses e isenções, recebemos pedidos de moderação 🤔
Quando “Nós” apontamos que “Eles” têm um Congresso a defender seus interesses e isenções, recebemos pedidos de moderação 🤔
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and here is Lagarde's, SIU speech, closely aligned with Larry Fink's 'Democratising Investment' 2025 Annual Letter
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
Follow the money: channelling savings into investment and innovation in Europe
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purch...
www.ecb.europa.eu
July 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
and here is Lagarde's, SIU speech, closely aligned with Larry Fink's 'Democratising Investment' 2025 Annual Letter
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...
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what i originally promised i'd be doing here, until politics intervened and i got distracted.
so: Sectoral distribution of profits of US firms in the 2025 Forbes global 2000 list. FG2k's categories; refers to year 2024.
contrasting countries coming.
so: Sectoral distribution of profits of US firms in the 2025 Forbes global 2000 list. FG2k's categories; refers to year 2024.
contrasting countries coming.
June 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
what i originally promised i'd be doing here, until politics intervened and i got distracted.
so: Sectoral distribution of profits of US firms in the 2025 Forbes global 2000 list. FG2k's categories; refers to year 2024.
contrasting countries coming.
so: Sectoral distribution of profits of US firms in the 2025 Forbes global 2000 list. FG2k's categories; refers to year 2024.
contrasting countries coming.
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www.postneoliberalism.org/articles/fin... working on a map of financial market policies of far right in 9 advanced economies; data implies asset manager capitalism nurtures economic nationalism but does so decidedly differently; far right seeks to save capitalism--Braun/Gabor/Ban meet Max Horkheimer
Finance and the Far Right
Rademacher challenges the portrayal of far-right economic policies as erratic by systematically analysing their financial strategies across eight advanced economies. Drawing on a new database of far-r...
www.postneoliberalism.org
June 26, 2025 at 7:52 AM
www.postneoliberalism.org/articles/fin... working on a map of financial market policies of far right in 9 advanced economies; data implies asset manager capitalism nurtures economic nationalism but does so decidedly differently; far right seeks to save capitalism--Braun/Gabor/Ban meet Max Horkheimer
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Gresham’s Law of honesty: Like debased coins pushing gold from circulation, flashy lies & reckless claims crowd out TRUTH. Dishonesty brings quick rewards, attention, clicks, power so honest voices fade or adapt, trust erodes & public discourse rots cutt.ly/urRVXiDc
h/t @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
h/t @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
Reckless disregard for the truth coming from cops, doctors, and scientists: A rant. | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
cutt.ly
June 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Gresham’s Law of honesty: Like debased coins pushing gold from circulation, flashy lies & reckless claims crowd out TRUTH. Dishonesty brings quick rewards, attention, clicks, power so honest voices fade or adapt, trust erodes & public discourse rots cutt.ly/urRVXiDc
h/t @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
h/t @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
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LLMs are a vivid reminder that we already live in a planned economy. Investment is not directed by decentralized market signals, but by the conscious choices of a small group of people. www.wheresyoured.at/never-forget...
June 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
LLMs are a vivid reminder that we already live in a planned economy. Investment is not directed by decentralized market signals, but by the conscious choices of a small group of people. www.wheresyoured.at/never-forget...
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pleased to report that the closed-book exams I set this year are much better than the open-book exams, evidence that old fashion pedagogy of studying without AI until you understand the topic and can write about it is still the winner.
June 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
pleased to report that the closed-book exams I set this year are much better than the open-book exams, evidence that old fashion pedagogy of studying without AI until you understand the topic and can write about it is still the winner.
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Amazing how every Stanley Fischer obit ignorrs that he was one of the high priests of neoliberalism/Washington Consensus, at time when IMF was wreaking havoc in Eastern Europe
on.ft.com/43HhcAf
on.ft.com/43HhcAf
Influential economist Stanley Fischer dies
Former policymaker at the Federal Reserve, IMF and World Bank also taught generations of students
on.ft.com
June 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Amazing how every Stanley Fischer obit ignorrs that he was one of the high priests of neoliberalism/Washington Consensus, at time when IMF was wreaking havoc in Eastern Europe
on.ft.com/43HhcAf
on.ft.com/43HhcAf
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We wrote about the US ruling class taking the reins to manage its own decline. What do the Trumpist factions of capital want? Can that be squared with the interests of the MAGA base? Capable state managers could potentially thread the needle, but that's all gone. With @cedricdurand.bsky.social.
America’s Braudelian Autumn | Benjamin Braun & Cédric Durand
Factions of capital in the second Trump administration
www.phenomenalworld.org
May 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We wrote about the US ruling class taking the reins to manage its own decline. What do the Trumpist factions of capital want? Can that be squared with the interests of the MAGA base? Capable state managers could potentially thread the needle, but that's all gone. With @cedricdurand.bsky.social.
This is an incredible book. Well written, deep, and accessible to anyone interested in understanding our crazy and ghostly world...
first person dominates in the anglo novel in the 21st century, a radical change from the previous 300 years of the novel form. for an explanation of this historical mutation and the ideology around it, check out chapter 3! (happy to send a copy to anyone)
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
May 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is an incredible book. Well written, deep, and accessible to anyone interested in understanding our crazy and ghostly world...
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trying to get on board with the 'loss of sovereignty' hype around stablecoins, but cannot.
what exactly would be the mechanisms for this supposed re-hegemonising of the USD?
what exactly would be the mechanisms for this supposed re-hegemonising of the USD?
May 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
trying to get on board with the 'loss of sovereignty' hype around stablecoins, but cannot.
what exactly would be the mechanisms for this supposed re-hegemonising of the USD?
what exactly would be the mechanisms for this supposed re-hegemonising of the USD?
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A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
May 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
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I got the best teaching evals of my career for a large course last semester— along with three teaching awards— after rebuilding my intro class around in-class handwritten essays. I simply do not believe that this is unsolvable or that students don't care about actually learning to do their work.
In only two years, ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.
James D. Walsh writes for @intelligencer.com: nymag.com/intelligence....
James D. Walsh writes for @intelligencer.com: nymag.com/intelligence....
May 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I got the best teaching evals of my career for a large course last semester— along with three teaching awards— after rebuilding my intro class around in-class handwritten essays. I simply do not believe that this is unsolvable or that students don't care about actually learning to do their work.
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The response to this piece on end times fascism co-authored with @naomiaklein.bsky.social has been pretty astounding. I'm reposting in case you missed it.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. We must build a movement strong enough to stop them.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. We must build a movement strong enough to stop them.
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The response to this piece on end times fascism co-authored with @naomiaklein.bsky.social has been pretty astounding. I'm reposting in case you missed it.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. We must build a movement strong enough to stop them.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. We must build a movement strong enough to stop them.
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