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@davidmauvigne.bsky.social
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This is a manipulative way to negotiate. If it wasn't for China, most of the other countries would have fallen to it.
April 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This is a manipulative way to negotiate. If it wasn't for China, most of the other countries would have fallen to it.
This thread isn’t just rhetoric—it’s a call. Question the narrative, reject the false promises of a “new American renaissance” that leaves working people to fend for themselves, and demand an economy that works for everyone. The future is in our hands.
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This thread isn’t just rhetoric—it’s a call. Question the narrative, reject the false promises of a “new American renaissance” that leaves working people to fend for themselves, and demand an economy that works for everyone. The future is in our hands.
The philosophers warned us: the accumulation of power in the hands of a few has always led to societal upheaval. Now, we have two options—resist, reclaim dignity, and fight for a society that values people over profits, or perish in the history books of corporate domination.
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The philosophers warned us: the accumulation of power in the hands of a few has always led to societal upheaval. Now, we have two options—resist, reclaim dignity, and fight for a society that values people over profits, or perish in the history books of corporate domination.
This is our moment of choice: stand up and fight for a future that works for all of us, or watch as we become collateral damage in the relentless march of capitalist automation. The oligarchs have laid out their blueprint. Will we let history repeat—or rewrite the ending?
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This is our moment of choice: stand up and fight for a future that works for all of us, or watch as we become collateral damage in the relentless march of capitalist automation. The oligarchs have laid out their blueprint. Will we let history repeat—or rewrite the ending?
Under this new order, every trade deal, every tariff, and every immigration restriction is designed to consolidate power. Manufacturing may return to U.S. soil, but not for the benefit of the people. It’s for keeping those at the top even higher, while the rest are left behind.
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Under this new order, every trade deal, every tariff, and every immigration restriction is designed to consolidate power. Manufacturing may return to U.S. soil, but not for the benefit of the people. It’s for keeping those at the top even higher, while the rest are left behind.
Descartes once said, “I think, therefore I am”—but what happens when thought is outsourced to machines? When decisions are made by algorithms instead of human judgment, our very identity as a society is at risk.
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Descartes once said, “I think, therefore I am”—but what happens when thought is outsourced to machines? When decisions are made by algorithms instead of human judgment, our very identity as a society is at risk.
Think of Britain during the Industrial Revolution, when working conditions deteriorated and laborers were treated as replaceable cogs. History isn’t repeating itself—it’s evolving. Now, advanced AI replaces workers with even less accountability.
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Think of Britain during the Industrial Revolution, when working conditions deteriorated and laborers were treated as replaceable cogs. History isn’t repeating itself—it’s evolving. Now, advanced AI replaces workers with even less accountability.
The irony? These measures are sold as bold, nationalist policies—a reclaiming of American industry. In reality, they’re a revival of old capitalist strategies: centralize wealth, reduce labor costs, and keep the masses in a state of dependency and fear.
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The irony? These measures are sold as bold, nationalist policies—a reclaiming of American industry. In reality, they’re a revival of old capitalist strategies: centralize wealth, reduce labor costs, and keep the masses in a state of dependency and fear.
Picture this: factories humming with AI-driven robots, controlled from plush boardrooms in Trump Tower and Silicon Valley. The American dream, reduced to sterile algorithms, while the people face unemployment, poverty, and a crumbling social safety net.
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Picture this: factories humming with AI-driven robots, controlled from plush boardrooms in Trump Tower and Silicon Valley. The American dream, reduced to sterile algorithms, while the people face unemployment, poverty, and a crumbling social safety net.
Trade wars, reciprocal tariffs, and tight immigration policies have always been tools of control. The oligarchs are using them to engineer a “protectionist” America where production is repatriated—but without the human workforce that once powered the nation.
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Trade wars, reciprocal tariffs, and tight immigration policies have always been tools of control. The oligarchs are using them to engineer a “protectionist” America where production is repatriated—but without the human workforce that once powered the nation.
This isn’t new. Marx and Engels warned us that capitalism inherently exploits the masses. Now, in the modern era, it’s not just exploitation—it’s outright displacement. The rich get richer by buying back production while ordinary people are left to struggle for scraps.
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This isn’t new. Marx and Engels warned us that capitalism inherently exploits the masses. Now, in the modern era, it’s not just exploitation—it’s outright displacement. The rich get richer by buying back production while ordinary people are left to struggle for scraps.
Think back to Aristotle’s notion of natural hierarchies: he argued that a few were destined to lead. Today, those same elites are determined to rule by replacing human labor with machines—because power, once seized, only grows when left unchecked.
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Think back to Aristotle’s notion of natural hierarchies: he argued that a few were destined to lead. Today, those same elites are determined to rule by replacing human labor with machines—because power, once seized, only grows when left unchecked.
The US have already fallen. They have the knowledge, as every falling empire, but they don't have any way to produce goods. Trump's tariffs are the last cry of the US capitalists to survive, however it seems that their oligarchy will cannibalize them with the US economy.
April 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The US have already fallen. They have the knowledge, as every falling empire, but they don't have any way to produce goods. Trump's tariffs are the last cry of the US capitalists to survive, however it seems that their oligarchy will cannibalize them with the US economy.
I cannot think of anything in my house that it is made or has tech from the US. Maybe my old HP laptop that I don't use anymore? Or a wrench? Everything else have been produced in Romania, Italy, China, S Korea, Japan. Uh I have some Nike apparel too, but this was a before inflation buy😂
April 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I cannot think of anything in my house that it is made or has tech from the US. Maybe my old HP laptop that I don't use anymore? Or a wrench? Everything else have been produced in Romania, Italy, China, S Korea, Japan. Uh I have some Nike apparel too, but this was a before inflation buy😂
Read Nomi Klain's @naomiaklein.bsky.social books. At least you are going to be prepared for what's next in this shitcom.
March 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Read Nomi Klain's @naomiaklein.bsky.social books. At least you are going to be prepared for what's next in this shitcom.
The real question: when the system breaks down, do we keep letting these people rebuild it in their image? Or do we finally fight back and build something that works for everyone?
March 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The real question: when the system breaks down, do we keep letting these people rebuild it in their image? Or do we finally fight back and build something that works for everyone?
This isn’t just capitalism—it’s capitalism at gunpoint. When markets shake, they don’t call for shared struggle. They call for tax cuts, deregulation, and a government that serves them, not us.
March 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This isn’t just capitalism—it’s capitalism at gunpoint. When markets shake, they don’t call for shared struggle. They call for tax cuts, deregulation, and a government that serves them, not us.
It’s no accident. Trump, Musk, and the billionaire class don’t fear economic collapse—they fear losing control. So they tighten their grip and tell the rest of us to sacrifice.
March 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
It’s no accident. Trump, Musk, and the billionaire class don’t fear economic collapse—they fear losing control. So they tighten their grip and tell the rest of us to sacrifice.
History repeats itself. Economic distress doesn’t just bring recession—it brings power-hungry elites who build systems where they stay rich, and we foot the bill.
March 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
History repeats itself. Economic distress doesn’t just bring recession—it brings power-hungry elites who build systems where they stay rich, and we foot the bill.
Why? Because every time the economy wobbles, the ultra-rich panic—not for us, but for themselves. That’s when they install leaders who promise to “protect” their fortunes at any cost.
March 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Why? Because every time the economy wobbles, the ultra-rich panic—not for us, but for themselves. That’s when they install leaders who promise to “protect” their fortunes at any cost.
Quinn Slobodian nailed it: Trump’s policies mirror the Gulf monarchies. A ruling elite hoards wealth, crushes dissent, and sells nationalism while workers scrape by.
March 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Quinn Slobodian nailed it: Trump’s policies mirror the Gulf monarchies. A ruling elite hoards wealth, crushes dissent, and sells nationalism while workers scrape by.