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Louis Dupont 11 months ago
Thomas Piketty: 'Trump's national-capitalism likes to flaunt its strength, but it is actually fragile' - 2025.02.18 This article by Thomas Piketty has, in a way, convinced me that the tariff war will indeed take place. Moreover, the Trumpist nationalism-capitalism he describes—authoritarian and the most aggressively extractivist—places Canada in the position of a coveted target. The fact that “if the Republican Party has become so nationalist and virulent towards the outside world, it is primarily due to the failure of Reagan-era policies, which were supposed to boost growth but instead reduced it and led to the stagnation of incomes for the majority” is of little consolation. *“Let’s be clear: Trumpist national-capitalism loves to flaunt its strength, but in reality, it is fragile and on edge. Europe has the means to confront it, provided it regains confidence in itself, forges new alliances, and calmly analyzes the strengths and limitations of this ideological framework. Europe is well-positioned for this: it has long based its development on a similar military-extractivist model, for better or worse. After taking control of maritime routes, raw materials, and the global textile market by force, European powers imposed colonial tributes throughout the 19th century on all resistant countries, from Haiti to China to Morocco. On the eve of 1914, they engaged in a fierce struggle for control of territories, resources, and global capitalism. They even imposed tributes on each other, increasingly exorbitant ones—Prussia on France in 1871, then France on Germany in 1919: 132 billion gold marks, more than three years of Germany’s GDP at the time. As much as the tribute imposed on Haiti in 1825, except this time, Germany had the means to defend itself. The endless escalation led to the collapse of the system and European hubris. (…) If we reason in terms of purchasing power parity, the reality is quite different (…) With this measure, we (…) see that China’s GDP surpassed that of the United States in 2016. It is currently more than 30% higher and will reach twice the U.S. GDP by 2035. This has very concrete consequences in terms of influence and investment capacity in the Global South, especially if the United States locks itself into its arrogant and neo-colonial stance. The reality is that the United States is on the verge of losing control of the world, and Trumpist outbursts will change nothing.”
Le Monde.fr
Thomas Piketty: 'Trump's national-capitalism likes to flaunt its strength, but it is actually fragile'
COLUMN. The United States, following misguided policies since Reagan, is on the verge of losing control over the world. Rising nationalism will onl...
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Louis Dupont 11 months ago
I had an issue with zapping in Damus, the icon didn't show under the notes. I activated the script at
Zap Zap Zap
 and restarted the app and now it's fine!
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Louis Dupont 11 months ago
Revisited: City by Clifford Simak - 2015.07.25 « Clifford/Cliff Simak is an author I first came to when I was a teenager in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. At first I wasn’t sure about it – it wasn’t spaceships and action, but instead a much more subtle and gentle SF. (Mark Charan Newton has since referred to it as ‘rural SF’, which sorta works.) Instead of Star Wars bang-whizz action, we have pastoral introspection, Waltons-style homily and self-depreciating humour. And in City in particular we have robots, ants and dogs. » Source: Mark Yon (
Revisited: City by Clifford Simak – SFFWorld
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Louis Dupont 11 months ago
Ici, ON BOYCOTTE AMAZON Amazon has ceased its operations in Quebec, closing seven sites, including one fulfillment center, two sorting centers, three delivery stations, and one AMXL (extra-large) delivery station co-located with a sorting center. The decision was announced on January 22, 2025, following the unionization of 200 employees last spring at Amazon’s DXT4 warehouse in Laval, Quebec. In total, 1,700 regular employees and 250 temporary seasonal workers were laid off. Additionally, delivery drivers and truck operators will also lose their jobs. Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) President Caroline Senneville condemned the announcement as “outrageous,” accusing Amazon of being “anti-union.” She stated: “My message to Amazon is always the same—if our money here in Canada is good enough for you, then our labour laws should be enough for you too.” Last October, Amazon lost its legal challenge against the workers’ unionization efforts at the province’s labour tribunal. In response, the union has called for a boycott of Amazon. The link below provides photos from a demonstration in support of workers in Montreal on February 15, 2025, along with two related press articles.
Ici, ON BOYCOTTE AMAZON - 2025.02.17 - Monograph
(ChatGPT) On January 22, 2025, Amazon announced the closure of its seven warehouses in Quebec, a decision that resulted in the loss of nearly 2,000...
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Louis Dupont 11 months ago
I bought the disk when I was young. (I'd like also to share about Dylan's Blood on the Tracks. It will come).
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Louis Dupont 11 months ago
Capitaine Nô Baloney Quand j’embarque sur ma sandwich au baloney
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Louis Dupont 11 months ago
André. Capitaine Nô is a reference to me. If you look for his songs, you may find interesting stuff.
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Louis Dupont 11 months ago
You will crush us but one day someone will crush you and nobody will regret you.
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