Marko Poutiainen
@markopoutiainen.bsky.social
Finnish Evertonian, software engineer (mostly embedded stuff).
https://www.sf-bibliografia.fi - Only in Finnish, my hobby project.
https://www.sf-bibliografia.fi - Only in Finnish, my hobby project.
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Read this too... Everyone interested in NATO and security in the democratic world should read this, frankly
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Dispensable Nation
America in a post-American world.
www.foreignaffairs.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Read this too... Everyone interested in NATO and security in the democratic world should read this, frankly
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous.
I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.
🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:
I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.
🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:
There’s a sort of Trump apologist, a relatively small but loud subset, who probably don’t realize or intend to be, but are so attached to a previous hyperbolic claim that they deny anything important changed.
-US was already an oligarchy
-US was already fascist
-Biden gave Israel a blank check
-Etc
-US was already an oligarchy
-US was already fascist
-Biden gave Israel a blank check
-Etc
November 15, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous.
I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.
🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:
I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.
🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:
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Talousnobelisti Deaton esitti kritiikkinsä IMF:n blogissa. Yksi keskeinen ongelma on ekonomistien jopa vihamielinen suhtautuminen ammattiliittoihin, vaikka ammattiliittoja tarvittaisiin juuri nyt tasapainottamaan elinkeinoelämän kasvanutta valtaa.
www.imf.org/en/Publicati...
www.imf.org/en/Publicati...
Rethinking Economics or Rethinking My Economics by Angus Deaton
Questioning one’s views as circumstances evolve can be a good thing
www.imf.org
April 2, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Talousnobelisti Deaton esitti kritiikkinsä IMF:n blogissa. Yksi keskeinen ongelma on ekonomistien jopa vihamielinen suhtautuminen ammattiliittoihin, vaikka ammattiliittoja tarvittaisiin juuri nyt tasapainottamaan elinkeinoelämän kasvanutta valtaa.
www.imf.org/en/Publicati...
www.imf.org/en/Publicati...