Ann Pettifor
@annpettifor.bsky.social
Coming in January, 2026: The Global Casino: How Wall St Gambles with People and Planet. In the meantime check out my newsletter: System Change, https://annpettifor.substack.com/
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Ann Pettifor
@annpettifor.bsky.social
· Jul 15
After doing several laps we're now on the last editing lap - and getting ready for take-off - in January 2026.
Sr Lanka's ghastly tragedy - sovereign defaujt followed by a deflating economy and central bank technocrats imposing punishingly high real rates of interest - a macroeconomic crime. open.substack.com/pub/jwmason/...
Sri Lanka's Interest Rate Trap
by Arjun Jayadev, Ahilan Kardirgamar and J. W. Mason
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Sr Lanka's ghastly tragedy - sovereign defaujt followed by a deflating economy and central bank technocrats imposing punishingly high real rates of interest - a macroeconomic crime. open.substack.com/pub/jwmason/...
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Hunger strike in British jails and no one bats an eyelid.
Please let’s get the word out.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brit...
Please let’s get the word out.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brit...
Britain’s biggest hunger strike in decades – and the media won’t touch it
THE Palestine Action hunger strike is on track to become the largest since the 1981 Irish republican protest led by Bobby Sands, yet campaigners say it has faced a “mainstream media blackout.”So far, ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hunger strike in British jails and no one bats an eyelid.
Please let’s get the word out.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brit...
Please let’s get the word out.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brit...
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"I did not resign to make a symbolic point," writes Dr. Debra Houry, former chief medical officer of the CDC. "I resigned because staying silent would have made me complicit." 🛟 🧪 time.com/7338714/dr-d...
I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."
time.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"I did not resign to make a symbolic point," writes Dr. Debra Houry, former chief medical officer of the CDC. "I resigned because staying silent would have made me complicit." 🛟 🧪 time.com/7338714/dr-d...
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Was lucky enough to read this to blurb and as I wrote, few books have made me angrier. Incredible reporting and analysis.
THE ASSET CLASS, my first book, will be published by @wnbooks.bsky.social on 9 April 2026. It’s a narrative investigation of private equity, a secretive and relentlessly destructive wing of finance that penetrates almost every aspect of our lives - and it’s available to pre-order now!
December 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Was lucky enough to read this to blurb and as I wrote, few books have made me angrier. Incredible reporting and analysis.
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My Friend Frank Gehry
December 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
My Friend Frank Gehry
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When Trump goes on racist fascistic tirades against Somalian-Americans and Hegseth celebrates the regime's extrajudicial killing spree in Caribbean waters, we have a choice to make:
A) Let it go
B) RESIST
If you choose B,
JOIN US SUNDAY 3 - 4
CORNER OF BLOOMFIELD AVE & CHURCH ST, MONTCLAIR
A) Let it go
B) RESIST
If you choose B,
JOIN US SUNDAY 3 - 4
CORNER OF BLOOMFIELD AVE & CHURCH ST, MONTCLAIR
December 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
When Trump goes on racist fascistic tirades against Somalian-Americans and Hegseth celebrates the regime's extrajudicial killing spree in Caribbean waters, we have a choice to make:
A) Let it go
B) RESIST
If you choose B,
JOIN US SUNDAY 3 - 4
CORNER OF BLOOMFIELD AVE & CHURCH ST, MONTCLAIR
A) Let it go
B) RESIST
If you choose B,
JOIN US SUNDAY 3 - 4
CORNER OF BLOOMFIELD AVE & CHURCH ST, MONTCLAIR
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This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is great. Very few people want to go to jail, get disbarred or die for this regime. Make them fight you. They will cave.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
The NYT repeats without any alternative/context- the Afrikaner perspective/propaganda.
White SAns are 7% of the population and only 4% are Afrikaners.
5/6 people killed on farms are black.. . www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
White SAns are 7% of the population and only 4% are Afrikaners.
5/6 people killed on farms are black.. . www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
The Newest V.I.P.s at the U.S. Embassy in South Africa? Afrikaners.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The NYT repeats without any alternative/context- the Afrikaner perspective/propaganda.
White SAns are 7% of the population and only 4% are Afrikaners.
5/6 people killed on farms are black.. . www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
White SAns are 7% of the population and only 4% are Afrikaners.
5/6 people killed on farms are black.. . www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
Frank Gehry: 12 Essential, Stunning Projects www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank Gehry: 12 Essential, Stunning Projects
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Frank Gehry: 12 Essential, Stunning Projects www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
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Admiral Frank Bradley lied in his testimony today. The two survivors did not have a radio or any other means of communication.
Remove him from duty and court martial him. Immediately.
Remove him from duty and court martial him. Immediately.
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Admiral Frank Bradley lied in his testimony today. The two survivors did not have a radio or any other means of communication.
Remove him from duty and court martial him. Immediately.
Remove him from duty and court martial him. Immediately.
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Yep, he wants nothing but deregulating crypto to help his crypto business and scrapping net zero to help his aviation fuel business. Which by pure coincidence are two of our policies.
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Yep, he wants nothing but deregulating crypto to help his crypto business and scrapping net zero to help his aviation fuel business. Which by pure coincidence are two of our policies.
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BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
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"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."
A war criminal without a war
It's just murder.
www.publicnotice.co
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."
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#WallStreet is also gearing up to lend massive amounts of money to the biggest players in #AI - But the #banks are quite aware of all the cataclysmic #bubble -bursting talk, chart @markets www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
#WallStreet is also gearing up to lend massive amounts of money to the biggest players in #AI - But the #banks are quite aware of all the cataclysmic #bubble -bursting talk, chart @markets www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Critical minerals – new partnerships needed to build fair value chains.
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) deputy chief outlined a strategy for partnerships that help developing countries expand domestic processing and better connect mining to other economic sectors.
▶️ https://ow.ly/18gy50XCSaM
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) deputy chief outlined a strategy for partnerships that help developing countries expand domestic processing and better connect mining to other economic sectors.
▶️ https://ow.ly/18gy50XCSaM
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Critical minerals – new partnerships needed to build fair value chains.
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) deputy chief outlined a strategy for partnerships that help developing countries expand domestic processing and better connect mining to other economic sectors.
▶️ https://ow.ly/18gy50XCSaM
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) deputy chief outlined a strategy for partnerships that help developing countries expand domestic processing and better connect mining to other economic sectors.
▶️ https://ow.ly/18gy50XCSaM
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Great news for Canadians.
We're diversifying our trade partners and building big at home — creating new career opportunities for Canadians, especially young people.
We're diversifying our trade partners and building big at home — creating new career opportunities for Canadians, especially young people.
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Great news for Canadians.
We're diversifying our trade partners and building big at home — creating new career opportunities for Canadians, especially young people.
We're diversifying our trade partners and building big at home — creating new career opportunities for Canadians, especially young people.
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
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Since this post, nearly 300 of you donated about $11k and I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The union shared photos with me today of food being distributed. Remaining money will be evenly distributed among the 160 union members in the form of gift cards. Thank you. ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Since this post, nearly 300 of you donated about $11k and I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The union shared photos with me today of food being distributed. Remaining money will be evenly distributed among the 160 union members in the form of gift cards. Thank you. ❤️
The tech investor Masayoshi Son has big dreams of working closely with the Trump administration to revitalize U.S. manufacturing—and the promise of billions in Japanese cash
December 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The tech investor Masayoshi Son has big dreams of working closely with the Trump administration to revitalize U.S. manufacturing—and the promise of billions in Japanese cash
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FOX: “Congressman Jim Himes (D) said they were shown the unedited video of that second strike — he says, 'What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I've ever seen in my time in public service.’”
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
FOX: “Congressman Jim Himes (D) said they were shown the unedited video of that second strike — he says, 'What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I've ever seen in my time in public service.’”
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📣 LIVE NOW! @annpettifor.bsky.social speaks along with Greg Ford from Finance Watch at the #FinanceforSociety Forum in Brussels on challenging the global casino by building economic and climate justice.
Watch here 👇
Watch here 👇
Finance for Society Forum | LIVE Keynote 2 with Ann Pettifor
YouTube video by Finance Watch
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December 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
📣 LIVE NOW! @annpettifor.bsky.social speaks along with Greg Ford from Finance Watch at the #FinanceforSociety Forum in Brussels on challenging the global casino by building economic and climate justice.
Watch here 👇
Watch here 👇
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@annpettifor.bsky.social touches on the hype and marketing behind the #AI bubble at the #FinanceForSociety Forum:
"The AGI bubble may just be a vast techno-dystopian power play to put tech bosses at the helm of political and economic control. This is class war at its most brutal."
"The AGI bubble may just be a vast techno-dystopian power play to put tech bosses at the helm of political and economic control. This is class war at its most brutal."
📣 LIVE NOW! @annpettifor.bsky.social speaks along with Greg Ford from Finance Watch at the #FinanceforSociety Forum in Brussels on challenging the global casino by building economic and climate justice.
Watch here 👇
Watch here 👇
Finance for Society Forum | LIVE Keynote 2 with Ann Pettifor
YouTube video by Finance Watch
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
@annpettifor.bsky.social touches on the hype and marketing behind the #AI bubble at the #FinanceForSociety Forum:
"The AGI bubble may just be a vast techno-dystopian power play to put tech bosses at the helm of political and economic control. This is class war at its most brutal."
"The AGI bubble may just be a vast techno-dystopian power play to put tech bosses at the helm of political and economic control. This is class war at its most brutal."
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@annpettifor.bsky.social at the #FinanceForSociety Forum:
"To the detriment of the rest of us and while the casino operates in another sphere altogether, it remains tethered to the real 'bailout economy' we live and work in: our pensions, cost-of-living, housing and our climate."
"To the detriment of the rest of us and while the casino operates in another sphere altogether, it remains tethered to the real 'bailout economy' we live and work in: our pensions, cost-of-living, housing and our climate."
@annpettifor.bsky.social touches on the hype and marketing behind the #AI bubble at the #FinanceForSociety Forum:
"The AGI bubble may just be a vast techno-dystopian power play to put tech bosses at the helm of political and economic control. This is class war at its most brutal."
"The AGI bubble may just be a vast techno-dystopian power play to put tech bosses at the helm of political and economic control. This is class war at its most brutal."
📣 LIVE NOW! @annpettifor.bsky.social speaks along with Greg Ford from Finance Watch at the #FinanceforSociety Forum in Brussels on challenging the global casino by building economic and climate justice.
Watch here 👇
Watch here 👇
December 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
@annpettifor.bsky.social at the #FinanceForSociety Forum:
"To the detriment of the rest of us and while the casino operates in another sphere altogether, it remains tethered to the real 'bailout economy' we live and work in: our pensions, cost-of-living, housing and our climate."
"To the detriment of the rest of us and while the casino operates in another sphere altogether, it remains tethered to the real 'bailout economy' we live and work in: our pensions, cost-of-living, housing and our climate."