Tom Hall

"The worst part about meeting new people is having to tell your whole life story like it's a coherent narrative that you endorse." - unknown

[Tech For Palestine @tech4palestine]

Read this essay, written by @Tech4Palestine community member about the sacrifice made by Aaron Bushnell this past Sunday, and what it means in a world determined to be indifferent to suffering. #freepalestine

[Howard Beckett @HowardRBeckett]

If you haven’t watched this then you simply must.

Channel 4 in the West Bank for 14 months.

Able to report on the intentions of Israeli 🇮🇱 settlers and the life of Palestinians 🇵🇸

It’s always been about oppression.
It’s always been about annexation.

[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

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[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

This is disappointing:

Celebrity chef José Andrés has made a name for himself as a philanthropist with an altruistic vision for his business empire. Yet, Andrés’ company is trying to block restaurant workers from receiving better pay. https://t.co/0B13EnwKrJ

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

How did the rise of capitalism affect human welfare? Did it make poverty better or worse? Where did progress come from?

We have a new study that explores these questions, looking at 500 years of data. It's a troubling but also inspiring story... 🧵 https://t.co/5VeqzmZNkX

[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

This is a very good article. I recently picked up “What We Owe The Future” because it looked intriguing, but after reading this and other reviews I doubt I’ll bother reading it.

[Nathan J Robinson @NathanJRobinson]

Have written an in-depth article about the "Effective Altruism" movement, which brands itself as being about making the world better but in fact practices a repugnant kind of extreme utilitarianism favored by Silicon Valley billionaires: https://t.co/BEo154VV3H

[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

@ErikLoomis Just finished your book and learned a lot, thanks. As a Michigan kid in the 70's I was led to believe unions were dominated by organized crime, yet you don't mention any association in your book. Is that because there wasn't a connection or it was just overblown?

[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

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[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

This just in! Looking forward to reading it.

[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

Neoliberalism: The brightest minds of two generations (Boomers and Millenials—I’m GenX, we’re inconsequential) wasted on maximizing corp profit so they can eke out a middle-class living on the table scraps while decent schools, homes, and healthcare are out of reach for the rest.

[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Local Journalism Gets Historic Boost!
https://t.co/OQpkqJ2WhX

[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

@tskyegangi @tentacles @CorneliusHawki8 @_girllemon @Landon206 @christina_es_ @chunkbardey blocked

[Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad]

If you have twenty minutes, please do watch this film on the 1973 coup in Chile and its implications with @jeremycorbyn, the Navarettes, and myself, made by @DoubleDownNews - https://t.co/dXSLJTPwb6.

[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

Spend two hours reading pretty much any critique of capitalism and then try not to laugh when capitalists like musk and trump cry about how social media corporations mistreat them.

[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

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[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

@JFKLibrary It was also to sabotage the development and growth of unions by introducing black folks into factories with lots of racially resentful white workers, sowing division.

[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

TIL the director of one of my favorite films nobody has ever heard of ("After Dark, My Sweet") also directed one of my favorite films everyone has heard of ("Glengarry, Glen Ross") #film

[States Win @States_Win]

Trump-endorsed candidate, Tudor Dixon, is so far-right that 150+ Republicans are now campaigning for @GovWhitmer re-election.

This is what happens when your platform goes completely against the will of the people.

Let's make #Roevember one to remember💪
https://t.co/E3LBACVO1o

[Tom Hall @webzetetic]

I don't think we hear enough about the Main Street Employee Ownership Act passed a few years ago.

https://t.co/ko0emX1zza

[Tricontinental Institute for Social Research @tri_continental]

14th September, 2022 marked the 155th year of Das Kapital. How relevant it is today?

Did you know that the workers who produce the Apple iPhone today are 25 times more exploited than textile workers in the England of the 19th century.

#DasKapital

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