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Witty Dragon

@obtener He is gutting the #US #healthcare system in so many ways.
#Musk hates the entire LGBT+++ groups and he wants all of them to die. #Trump knew exactly who this guy was, that's why he picked him. Every member in Trump's cabinet is doing precisely the opposite of that the job entails and helps the general population.
When Trump finishes, there will be no #democracy, no #PublicServices - everything will cost more and #billionaires will be #quintillionaires

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DoomsdaysCW

#Degrowth can work — here’s how science can help

Wealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon #EconomicGrowth as an objective.

By Jason Hickel, Giorgos Kallis, Tim Jackson, Daniel W. O’Neill, Juliet B. Schor, Julia K. Steinberger, Peter A. Victor & Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, 12 December 2022

Excerpt: "The global economy is structured around growth — the idea that firms, industries and nations must increase production every year, regardless of whether it is needed. This dynamic is driving climate change and ecological breakdown. High-income economies, and the corporations and wealthy classes that dominate them, are mainly responsible for this problem and consume energy and materials at unsustainable rates.

"Yet many industrialized countries are now struggling to grow their economies, given economic convulsions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, resource scarcities and stagnating productivity improvements. Governments face a difficult situation. Their attempts to stimulate growth clash with objectives to improve human well-being and reduce environmental damage.

"GDP is getting a makeover — what it means for economies, health and the planet

"Researchers in ecological economics call for a different approach — degrowth. Wealthy economies should abandon growth of gross domestic product (#GDP) as a goal, scale down destructive and unnecessary forms of #production to reduce energy and material use, and focus economic activity around securing human needs and well-being. This approach, which has gained traction in recent years, can enable rapid #decarbonization and stop ecological breakdown while improving social outcomes. It frees up energy and materials for low- and middle-income countries in which growth might still be needed for development. Degrowth is a purposeful strategy to stabilize economies and achieve social and ecological goals, unlike recession, which is chaotic and socially destabilizing and occurs when growth-dependent economies fail to grow.

"Reports this year by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (#IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on #Biodiversity and #Ecosystem Services (#IPBES) suggest that degrowth policies should be considered in the fight against #ClimateBreakdown and #biodiversity loss, respectively. Policies to support such a strategy include the following.

"Reduce less-necessary production. This means scaling down destructive sectors such as #FossilFuels, mass-produced meat and dairy, #FastFashion, #advertising, #cars and aviation, including #PrivateJets. At the same time, there is a need to end the #PlannedObsolescence of products, lengthen their lifespans and reduce the purchasing power of the #rich.

"Improve #PublicServices. It is necessary to ensure universal access to high-quality #HealthCare, #Education, #Housing, transportation, Internet, #RenewableEnergy and nutritious food. #UniversalPublicServices can deliver strong social outcomes without high levels of resource use.

"Introduce a green jobs guarantee. This would train and mobilize labour around urgent social and ecological objectives, such as installing renewables, insulating buildings, regenerating #ecosystems and improving social care. A programme of this type would end unemployment and ensure a just transition out of jobs for workers in declining industries or 'sunset sectors', such as those contingent on fossil fuels. It could be paired with a #UniversalIncome policy.

"Reduce working time. This could be achieved by lowering the retirement age, encouraging part-time working or adopting a four-day working week [and hybrid or remote work]. These measures would lower #CarbonEmissions and free people to engage in care and other welfare-improving activities. They would also stabilize employment as less-necessary production declines.

"Enable #sustainable development. This requires cancelling unfair and unpayable debts of low- and middle-income countries, curbing unequal exchange in international trade and creating conditions for productive capacity to be reoriented towards achieving social objectives.

"Some countries, regions and cities have already introduced elements of these policies. Many European nations guarantee free health care and education; Vienna and Singapore are renowned for high-quality public housing; and nearly 100 cities worldwide offer free public transport. Job guarantee schemes have been used by many nations in the past, and experiments with basic incomes and shorter working hours are under way in Finland, Sweden and New Zealand.

"But implementing a more comprehensive strategy of degrowth — in a safe and just way — faces five key research challenges, as we outline here."

Read more:
nature.com/articles/d41586-022

Archived version:
archive.ph/AtJ87
#FourDayWorkweek #RemoteWork #HybridWork #CircularEconomy #CapitalismKills #RightToRepair #ProtectMotherEarth #CorporateColonialism #BuyLess #BuyNothing #LibraryOfThings #SolarPunkSunday

www.nature.comDegrowth can work — here’s how science can helpWealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon economic growth as an objective.
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Estelle Platini

Rearmament is an opportunity for capital to obtain reductions in welfare and public services, at the cost of lower profitability.

Chatham House: “Politicians will have to brace themselves to reclaim money through cuts to sickness benefits, pensions and healthcare.”

Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves, who has been steadily cutting spending on child credits, winter payments for the aged and disability benefits, announced that the remit of the Labour government’s new National Wealth Fund would be changed to let it invest in defence.

More military spending spurs growth but can damage the ‘health’ of the capitalist accumulation process: thenextrecession.wordpress.com

A graph of investment as part of GDP US economic recovery from the Great Depression did not start until the world war was underway. Investment took off only from 1941 (Pearl Harbor) onwards to reach, as a share of GDP, more than double the level that investment stood at in 1940. Why was that? Well, it was not the result of a pick-up in private sector investment. What happened was a massive rise in government investment and spending. In 1940, private sector investment was still below the level of 1929 and actually fell further during the war. The state sector took over nearly all investment, as resources (value) were diverted to the production of arms and other security measures in a full war economy.
#growth#policy#greyTransition
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Lanie Molinar Carmelo

Okay, this is just stupid! One of the benefits of having a #website is that people can access your services at any time, day or night, right? Well, I just went to the #SocialSecurity website to try and get a benefit verification letter, which I need because I'm trying to reestablish a #VocationalRehabilitation case. I clicked "Sign In" and was greeted by this message:

This service is not available at this time.
Please try again during our regular service hours (Eastern Time):

| Day | Service Hours |
|-----|--------------|
| Monday-Friday | 4:15 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. |
| Saturday | 5:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. |
| Federal Holidays | Same hours as the day the holiday occurs. |

If you need immediate assistance:

  • You may call us Monday through Friday: 8:00AM - 7:00PM at: 1-800-772-1213
  • If you are deaf or hard-of-hearing, call our toll-free TTY number: 1-800-325-0778

This of the website limitation is especially frustrating for me because I have a #Non24HourSleepWakeDisorder and an unpredictable schedule. It feels like the website is designed without thinking about people like me who need flexibility.
Has anyone else out there had similar issues with government services or other websites?
#Vent #Venting #Disability #ChronicIllness #Accessibility #DisabilityRights #InclusiveDesign #GovernmentServices #PublicServices
@disability@a.gup.pe @disability@beehaw.org @disabilityjustice @accessibility @chronicillness @spooniechat @spoonies

#non24hoursleepwakedisorder
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Strypey

"When does this stop? Every other month; earlier today Mega Bastard Utilities announced record profits, and celebrated by murdering 6000 kittens. And now, the weather.

I blame Thatcher... Yes you can, I think you'll find you can blame Thatcher for pretty much everything. Of course you can. The first leader to make an entire country believe that there was something fundamentally wrong with spending money on public services."

#JonathanPie, 2025

youtube.com/watch?v=qj-gAUaUF-

YouTubeThe Corporate Con.By Jonathan Pie
#PublicServices
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DBD Cornucopia

The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Ten of Agency (AG-10). The card's focus is anti-claimant fraud. Full details at digitalbenefits.uk/deck/agency

DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.

Image of the DBD Cornucopia Ten of Agency card with text 'Emilia engineers insufficient checks of fraudulent activity directed against claimants (e.g. authentication credential cracking, identity theft, suspicious system activity, payment redirection, additional costs and charges)'
#welfarebenefits#socialsecurity#socialprotection
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Emmi
This is Maunula-talo, a cultural house in Northern Helsinki with city library, youth house, culture services, and the Helsinki adult education center.

I like the building. It's outstanding, expressive and very modern. Very bold to build such a showy building in the middle of suburbs 👏

Ps. We had some sun yesterday. Before that, i don't even remember when we last saw some direct sunlight. My non-Finnish husband is suffering, we are in desperate need of proper sunshine!!

#maunula #maunulahouse #maunula-talo #Helsinki #architecture #architectureinhelsinki #suburbs #architectureinsuburbs #urban #citylife #publicservices #finland
#finland
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Benjamin P. Taylor

Do you want to make #publicservices work better? Join us! buff.ly/YWQfTzS

buff.lyBenjamin P. Taylor on LinkedIn: Systems Innovation public sector conference Feb 2024 | 33 commentsDo you want to make #publicservices work better? Join us! Relational public services can transform our communities — but why do successful examples remain stuck in short-term bubbles? At the Systems Innovation conference, we dug into the tension between transactional approaches and relational methods that truly put people at the centre of service. We explored how governance and cultural resistance can prevent even the most promising innovations from scaling up, even when they deliver better outcomes and real savings. Key takeaways from the day included: - a call for systemic thinking in public service transformation, - the urgent need to shift from transactional to relational methods built on trust and human connection, and - the challenge of scaling deep change in environments resistant to #innovation. We debated policy design and #governance innovation, the 'cautiously promising' role of '#AI' in public services, and the importance of adaptive #leadership and interdisciplinary collaboration. These insights underscore the need to embed learning-based governance and dismantle the bureaucratic barriers that keep our best ideas on the fringes. See the attached short summary for more. The conversations, from inspiring examples like public health in Amsterdam to bold new ideas on system redesign, left us with a clear challenge: How do we move these ideas from the margins to the mainstream? >>>JOIN US! 1. Tomorrow’s feedback event (Wed 5 March, 10am) is our chance to unpack these debates further and co-create actionable strategies with our sensemaking community - and get a full session-by-session rundown of the event. 2. Join our free, open sensemaking community - kick-off Wednesday 12 March 2pm to continue rethinking governance and embracing a model where people and relationships drive public value. Links below! How can we overcome the invisible barriers that keep our most effective ideas from reshaping our system? | 33 comments on LinkedIn
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Benjamin P. Taylor

Do you want to make #publicservices work better? Join us! buff.ly/DtU3RH4

buff.lyBenjamin P. Taylor on LinkedIn: Systems Innovation public sector conference Feb 2024 | 33 commentsDo you want to make #publicservices work better? Join us! Relational public services can transform our communities — but why do successful examples remain stuck in short-term bubbles? At the Systems Innovation conference, we dug into the tension between transactional approaches and relational methods that truly put people at the centre of service. We explored how governance and cultural resistance can prevent even the most promising innovations from scaling up, even when they deliver better outcomes and real savings. Key takeaways from the day included: - a call for systemic thinking in public service transformation, - the urgent need to shift from transactional to relational methods built on trust and human connection, and - the challenge of scaling deep change in environments resistant to #innovation. We debated policy design and #governance innovation, the 'cautiously promising' role of '#AI' in public services, and the importance of adaptive #leadership and interdisciplinary collaboration. These insights underscore the need to embed learning-based governance and dismantle the bureaucratic barriers that keep our best ideas on the fringes. See the attached short summary for more. The conversations, from inspiring examples like public health in Amsterdam to bold new ideas on system redesign, left us with a clear challenge: How do we move these ideas from the margins to the mainstream? >>>JOIN US! 1. Tomorrow’s feedback event (Wed 5 March, 10am) is our chance to unpack these debates further and co-create actionable strategies with our sensemaking community - and get a full session-by-session rundown of the event. 2. Join our free, open sensemaking community - kick-off Wednesday 12 March 2pm to continue rethinking governance and embracing a model where people and relationships drive public value. Links below! How can we overcome the invisible barriers that keep our most effective ideas from reshaping our system? | 33 comments on LinkedIn
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Maho Pacheco 🦝🍻

I'd be okay with platforms like YouTube offering a whitelabel option, free of algorithm motivators that serve self-interest.

But for entities like Amtrak or NOAA to rely on platforms like Twitter or YouTube for alerts and videos is as reckless as using a @gmail email or hosting on Geocities.

We deserve better, and we can demand it!

#SelfHosting#PublicServices#Accountability
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DBD Cornucopia

The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Six of Architecture (AR-6). The card's focus is messaging overuse. Full details at digitalbenefits.uk/deck/archit

DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.

Image of the DBD Cornucopia Six of Architecture card with text 'Louis forms the system with a reliance on internal or external messaging (e.g. chat, email) to accomplish some or many claimant-related activities, instead of providing dedicated features, leading to more unstructured data'
#welfarebenefits#socialsecurity#socialprotection
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DoomsdaysCW

Hundreds of thousands #protest across #Greece over deadly #TrainCrash

Story by Reuters
Published 6:19 AM EST, Fri February 28, 2025

"Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in cities and towns across Greece on Friday to demand justice on the second anniversary of the country’s deadliest-ever train crash, and striking workers grounded flights and halted sea and train transport.

"Fifty-seven people were killed when a passenger train filled with students collided with a freight train on February 28, 2023, near the Tempi gorge in central Greece.

"Two years later, the safety gaps that caused the crash have not been filled, an inquiry found on Thursday. A separate judicial investigation remains unfinished and no one has been convicted in the accident.

"#MassDemonstrations were planned in dozens of cities across the country. All international and domestic flights were grounded as air traffic controllers joined seafarers, train drivers, doctors, lawyers and teachers in a 24-hour #GeneralStrike to pay tribute to the victims of the crash. Businesses were shut and theatres canceled performances.

"By early morning, tens of thousands had gathered in #SyntagmaSquare in the center of #Athens, watched by police in #RiotGear. A sign read: 'Government of murderers.' Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right government, which won re-election after the crash in 2023, has faced repeated criticism by relatives of the victims for failing to initiate a parliamentary inquiry into political responsibility.

"The government denies wrongdoing and says it is up to the judiciary to investigate the accident. Friday’s protests reflected mounting anger over the disaster in Greece, where mistrust of government is common following a 2009-2018 debt crisis in which millions lost out on wages and #pensions, and #PublicServices suffered from underfunding."

Read more:
cnn.com/2025/02/28/europe/gree
#GreeceProtests #PowerToThePeople

CNN · Hundreds of thousands protest across Greece over deadly train crashHundreds of thousands of people rallied in cities and towns across Greece on Friday to demand justice on the second anniversary of the country’s deadliest-ever train crash, and striking workers grounded flights and halted sea and train transport.
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Forum55plus

Mass Exodus from Musk’s Secret Agency – 21 Top Employees Resign in Protest! blog-demokratie.de/mass-exodus ##DataSecurity, ##Doge, ##FederalEmployees, ##GovernmentEfficiency, ##Musk, ##Protest, ##PublicServices, ##Resignation, ##Trump, ##USAID

Donald Trump - Eine Person, die gerne die Demokratie abschaffen will.
Blog-Demokratie.de · Mass Exodus from Musk’s Secret Agency – 21 Top Employees Resign in Protest! By Werner Hoffmann - Democracy of the center, because extreme wings destroy the country - . The efficiency agency Doge, led by Elon Musk, is facing a significant personnel crisis. 21 employees, including engineers, data scientists, and product managers, have resigned in protest against the agency’s recent direction. Their main concern is the agency’s growing role in restructuring government functions, centralizing sensitive data, and potentially compromising public services. This development is a major setback for both Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump, who aims to streamline the federal workforce and eliminate thousands of government jobs through Doge. “We Can No Longer Support This Agenda” In a joint resignation letter, the departing employees justified their decision, stating that their professional integrity was at stake. They refused to “develop technologies that undermine government structures, endanger citizens’ privacy, or dismantle essential public services.” Initially, their work was intended to make government operations more efficient, but they now see it as being repurposed for political and ideological goals. The Controversial Role of Doge Doge was established as part of Trump’s federal administration reform efforts. The concept was first introduced by Musk during a public discussion with Trump, in which he immediately pledged his support. While the agency was created to improve bureaucratic efficiency, it has recently taken drastic and controversial steps. One of its most alarming moves was the partial shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with 2,200 employees placed on leave—effectively crippling the institution. Another growing concern is Doge’s unprecedented access to financial and personnel data through the U.S. Treasury. Critics warn that this centralization of sensitive government information poses serious risks to national security and privacy rights. Musk’s Economic Interests Under Scrutiny Musk’s involvement with Doge has also raised questions about conflicts of interest. His companies, including SpaceX and Tesla, have multi-billion-dollar contracts with the U.S. government while also being under regulatory scrutiny. Observers suspect that Musk is leveraging his position within Doge to secure strategic advantages for his business empire. With the departure of 21 key employees, Doge has lost a significant portion of its expertise in technology and data analysis. Whether Musk and Trump will be able to push forward with their radical restructuring plans remains uncertain. However, one thing is clear: opposition to the agency is rapidly growing.
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Nonilex

#Trump’s federal #firings imperil #government services from cities to farm towns

The Trump admin’s move to fire thousands of federal employees could have a swift & severe impact on #PublicServices, staffers warned Friday, making it harder for #veterans to get mental #HealthCare & hampering #electric service to some #rural residents as a beleaguered #workforce struggles to cover for lost colleagues.

#USpol #DOGE #labor #law
washingtonpost.com/nation/2025

The Washington Post · Trump’s federal firings imperil government services from cities to farm townsBy Hannah Natanson
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DBD Cornucopia

The Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia croupier has dealt the Jack of Architecture (AR-J). The card's focus is transfer of effort. Full details at digitalbenefits.uk/deck/archit

DBD Cornucopia is a practical tool for teams implementing welfare benefit e-government services. It assists system review to identify how digitisation choices affect claimants adversely.

Image of the DBD Cornucopia Jack of Architecture card with text 'Otis increases the amount of time and/or effort claimants (and/or people/organisations in their support networks) have to expend to make and maintain claims'
#welfarebenefits#socialsecurity#socialprotection
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