Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more
The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal workplace.
The reason Pierre Poilievre won’t get his security clearance, denounce Elon Musks endorsement, or stand up to Trump: he is part of the global fascist takeover spearheaded by the American tech oligarchy.
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How Gen Z is doomed to own nothing, but pay forever
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27:42 - the generation of debt
33:46 - a future with no personal wealth
38:57 - final thoughts
REFERENCES & RESOURCES
The End of Ownership: Personal Property in the Digital Economy - https://amzn.to/3PQEixP
The Average Consumer Pays Nearly $1,000 a Year for Subscriptions — What Do You Pay? - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/average-consumer-pays-nearly-1-190009547.html
BMW drops plan to charge a monthly fee for heated seats - https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863258/bmw-cancel-heated-seat-subscription-microtransaction
John Deere faces U.S. lawsuit over farmers' ability to repair tractors - https://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/nx-s1-5260895/john-deere-ftc-lawsuit-right-to-repair-tractors
The erosion of personal ownership - https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22387601/smart-fridge-car-personal-ownership-internet-things
My Printer Is Extorting Me - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/02/home-printer-digital-rights-management-hp-instant-ink-subscription/672913/
27 Buy Now, Pay Later Statistics - https://explodingtopics.com/blog/bnpl-stats
2024 Buy Now, Pay Later Trends Study - https://www.fool.com/money/research/buy-now-pay-later-statistics/
The Downsides of Using ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/29/your-money/buy-now-pay-later-loans.html
Liberty Street Economics - https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2023/09/who-uses-buy-now-pay-later/#:~:text=While%20lower%20income%20individuals%20are,more%20likely%20to%20use%20it
Millennials had it bad financially, but Gen Z may have it worse - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/06/22/gen-z-millennials-debt-inflation/
How Does Gen Z Student Debt Compare with Millennials’? - https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2022/aug/how-does-gen-z-student-debt-compare-millennials
The cost of living has led us into record debt. What does that mean for Canadians? - https://thehub.ca/2024/01/30/mark-hill-the-cost-of-living-has-led-us-into-record-debt-what-does-that-mean-for-canadians/
The average millennial will spend over $200,000 on rent before buying a house — but Gen Z will spend even more - https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-millennials-gen-z-renters-spend-expensive-cities-2018-5
The Biggest Wealth Transfer In History is Happening Right Now. Are You Ready? - https://medium.com/@moneytent/the-biggest-wealth-transfer-in-history-is-happening-right-now-are-you-ready-1e7e8c9a7104
The 'wealth transfer' from boomers won't save Gen X and millennials - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/generational-wealth-transfer-baby-boomers-cant-save-gen-x-millennials-rcna128099
Eat Now, Pay Later: Going Into Debt for Food - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/dining/buy-now-pay-later-loans-groceries.html?searchResultPosition=1
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There's no billionaire that Pierre Poilievre will ever stand up to. It's been 20 days since Poilievre refused to reject Elon Musk's endorsement. This is what he's condoning.
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‘Conspiracy Theory’ Is Now Fact: Greater Israel Has Arrived - PopularResistance.Org
Ever since Tel Aviv’s 1948 creation, much has been said and written about ‘Greater Israel’ – the notion Zionism’s ultimate end goal is the forcible annexation and ethnic cleansing of vast swaths of Arab lands for Jewish settlement, based on Biblical claims that this territory was promised to Jews by God. The media typically dismisses this concept as an antisemitic conspiracy theory or, at most, the fringe fantasy of a minuscule handful of Israelis. In reality, as The Guardian admitted in 2009, the idea of a Greater Israel has long appealed to “religious and secular right-wing nationalists” alike in Tel Aviv.
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