earthbeingx
LightNews LightNews
banner
earthbeingx.bsky.social
earthbeingx
@earthbeingx.bsky.social
28 followers 60 following 28 posts
|| Psychological scientist | BPS Award winner | Researcher | Glamper | Hiker | Kayaker | Yogi | Earthling ||

|| Equity | Equality | Philosophy | Politics | Cognition | Behaviour | Earth ||
Posts Replies Media Videos
earthbeingx.bsky.social
Every relationship has an end to its honeymoon period, after which you either find a middle ground and make love or stand your ground and wage war. This relationship (the President Musk and Lady Trump marriage) was not meant to stand the test of time.
#trump #donald #elon #musk #trumpmusk #musktrump
June 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
Manosphere and individualism are the products of neoliberalism, which promotes competition, inequality and violence. Read more theconversation.com/hyper-indivi...

#manosphere #individualism #wellnessindustry #neoliberalism #liberalism #violence #lonelibess #capitalism #competition #meritocracy #bad
Hyper-individualistic and focused on worth, the manosphere is a product of neoliberalism
Neoliberalism encourages us to see ourselves as isolated individuals, responsible for our own success or failure.
theconversation.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
Not surprising. Read more ⤵️ theconversation.com/the-uks-soci...

#uk #humanrights #socialsecurity #internationalhumanrights #theconversation #equality #qualityoflife #amnestyinternational #socialsecuritysysterm #unitedkingdom #greatbritain #rights #socioeconomics #ukpolitics #politics
The UK’s social security system falls way below international human rights standards: new report
An expert looks at the evidence for a new report from Amnesty International.
theconversation.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
"All-women/all-female astronauts" Yay! But remember we still have these issues to deal with: reproductive rights, gender-based pay inequality, gender-based violence, fossil fuel CO2 emissions, etc.

#spacetourism #spaceexploration #spaceresearch #genderwashing #tourism #astronauts #blueorigin #space
April 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
The phrase "stop overthinking" is a thought-terminating cliché (i.e., a thought-stopper), expecially when said by those who spend their existence constantly underthinking. How about stop underthinking, and start thinking.

#overthinking #underthinking #stopunderthinking #criticalthinking
March 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
Just thought I'd come up with this word/term today:

Techno-feudal-facism

#technology #feudalism #facism #technofeudalism #technocracy #plutocracy #oligarchy #feudal #politics #government #economics #geopolitics #currentaffairs #neofascism #postindustrial #pretechnology #capitalism #feudalistic
March 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
After 15 years of #stagnation, parts of #UK are now #poorer than the poorest parts of Slovenia and Malta (reported by #NIESR, see extracts and link below). The #ConservativeParty / #Tory messed up! But #LabourParty hasn't proven itself.

Link: niesr.ac.uk/publications...

#UKPolitics #UKeconomy
March 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
Is #Trumpism a #political #movement? Or is it more useful to think of it as a mystical offshoot of #American #Christianity?
#OpenDemocracy and #JeffSharlet (author of The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow #CivilWar) discuss this ⤵️

www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcasts/...

open.spotify.com/episode/5udB...
February 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
#China #innovates and undermines #American #Capitalism. #DeepSeek does it cheaply and may be moving towards #ArtificialGeneralIntelligence (#AGI). Is this #evolution of #ArtificialIintelligence (#AI) an #existential #threat?

- youtu.be/wMxXqDNu9_w
- youtu.be/mSkp57j9vdU
- youtu.be/ul6y2IoRNVI
January 31, 2025 at 4:59 AM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
Slide excerpts from article: tribunemag.co.uk/2025/01/jere...

#holocaustmemorialday #holocaust #fascism #neonazism #nazism #neonazi #trump #musk #elonmusk #neonazist #donaldtrump #humanity #crimesagainsthumanity #plutocracy #oligarchy #plutocrats #oligarchs #notonazism #executiveorders #legislation
January 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
#Ecotricity founder, #DaleVince, says:
"Here's a worthwhile list to be on. The top 100 #taxpayers in #Britain (I'm 81 apparently). #Taxes built our #economy, they pay for #education, #transport, #health and so much more."

www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/u...
Tax the rich
January 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
DeSmog's interactive map: #Trump and #Musk are aided by a well-funded network of #UKpoliticians, #ThinkTanks, #MediaOutlets, and #PoliticalDonors that are pushing a pro-fossil fuel, anti-climate agenda.
www.desmog.com/2025/01/21/m...

#climate #fossilfuel #politics #ukpolitics #climatechange #desmog
Mapped: Donald Trump’s Transatlantic Anti-Green Network
As Donald Trump takes his oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States, his second term comes at an ever-more critical time for climate change. Climate scientists have warned that ...
www.desmog.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Reposted by earthbeingx
lewisgoodall.com
It’s a sign of how far the GOP has become simply the Trump party and democratic norms and guardrails have completely weakened that the incoming president could issue pardons for insurrectionists who committed violence against police officers and the old party of law and order barely says a thing.
January 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
BBC criticised!
www.opendemocracy.net/en/bbc-impar...
#bbccriticised #bbc #bbcgaza #bbcisrael #bbcgazaisrael #bbcpalestine #bbcwestbank #bbcpalestinians #gazagenocide #israelgenocide #genocide #israelgaza #westernmedia #israelpalestine #palestineisrael #media #mainstreammedia #newsreporting #news
Can we trust the BBC on Israel-Gaza?
As many question BBC’s coverage, three academics tell openDemocracy why they don't think the broadcaster is impartial
www.opendemocracy.net
January 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Reposted by earthbeingx
richardjmurphy.bsky.social
Trumpcoins represent the essence of far-right politics www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01... Trump is raising billions by issuing meme coins. Even bitcoin enthusiasts are issuing warnings about them. But these aren't coins. They are just tools for exploitation, like everything the far right does.
Trumpcoins represent the essence of far-right politics
As the FT has reported this morning: The total value of a memecoin backed by Donald Trump soared to more than $14bn over the weekend, before sinking following the launch of a rival coin by his wife Me...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
Labour needs an urgent reset because it is failing.
Richard Murphy discusses more. Full transcipt, video and audio below.
Transcript: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01...
Video:
youtu.be/UHDrIECErgE
Audio: www.podbean.com/ep/pb-snxjf-...
#ukeconomy #labourparty #uklabourparty #economy #politics
January 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
"The #Britisheconomy has been #underperforming for almost two decades, with #economicgrowth having declined significantly since the 2008 #financialcrisis".
And, maybe, #RachelReeves fears the banks and won't tell #BankofEngland to stop selling #bonds.
theconversation.com/calls-for-ra...
#ukeconomy
Calls for Rachel Reeves to quit as chancellor are overblown – but they highlight what her real problems are
The chancellor is weathering choppy economic waters – but the roots of these date back much further than Reeves’ time in the job.
theconversation.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
In the context #UKeconomy, there's still opportunity for change. #RachelReeves, #ChancelloroftheExchequer, can give up her stupid fiscal rules or #KeirStarmer can sack her (and Labour can sack #Starmer 😉).
youtu.be/Y3hPMyU1o4k
Where is the UK economy now?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
Richard Murphy talks about feudal entrepreneurship, techno-feudalism, shrinking economy and why the rich need to be taxed.
Full vodcast link: youtu.be/D7uZrF_hqE0
#taxation #tax #ukeconomy #wealthtax #feudalism #technofeudalism #economy #ukeconomy #politics
The rich don’t spend enough – and that means they shrink the economy
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
Richard Murphy: #BankofEngland is deliverately putting the #UKeconomy into a downward spiral as a result of its #QuantitativeTightening, forcing #RachelReeves to impose #austerity. But, she should tell the Bank to stop selling #bonds (unless she's fearful of #banks)."
Link: youtu.be/JxHbSmSkIzA
The Bank of England is driving the UK economy into recession
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
"They have done very badly", says Hislop, referring to Starmer and Labour
youtu.be/diHcpZvBjT0
#keirstarmer #uklabourparty #labourparty #ukprimeminister #ukelections #politics #ukpolitics #ukgovernment #government
January 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
Satirist and journalist, Ian Hislop, desribes Musk in terms "medieval mysogyny" (referring to Musk's disinformatiom about Jess Phillips) and that "Musk makes no sense".
youtu.be/diHcpZvBjT0
#ianhislop #elonmusk #misogyny #disinformation #jessphillips #journalism #factcheck
January 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
George Monbiot talks about the return of the #oligarchy (and rampant #inequality) and calls for effective strategies to maintain #egalitarianism and #democracy. Massive program of mobilisation is needed. See clip ⤵️
Link youtu.be/4iqiz0KHuJo
#billionaires #plutocracy #war #revolution #statecollapse
How Billionaires Took Over The World
YouTube video by Double Down News
youtu.be
January 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
earthbeingx.bsky.social
Richard Murphy on feudal entrepreneurship, techno-feudalism, shrinking economy and why the rich need to be taxed. We don't wanna get back to feudalism, do we? Hence, tax the rich! See clip ⤵️
youtu.be/D7uZrF_hqE0
#feudalism #taxtherich #taxthewealthy #economy #richardmurphy #ukeconomy #taxation
The rich don’t spend enough – and that means they shrink the economy
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM