Coalition of the willing to finalize command structure for future reassurance force in #Ukraine

Group of Ukraine’s partners has met repeatedly to determine potential #security guarantees & #peacekeeping force for Ukraine. Leaders of 31 nations met at summit for the coalition

The #coalition aims to establish #multinational force to monitor potential #ceasefire in Ukraine and boost #Kyiv's #defense capabilities.

https://kyivindependent.com/coalition-of-the-willing-moves-to-finalize-command-structure/

World #governments could raise about $2.6 trillion annually, more than enough #revenue to #finance most #climate related #needs if they collectively adopted low-rate #wealth #taxes beginning with the #richest 0.5% and stopped #multinational #corporations from shifting #profits the Tax Justice Network said Monday. [via Law360]
https://taxjustice.net/

#Kerala fishermen up in arms against #DeepSeaMining proposal off #Kollam coast

March 22, 2025

"The fishermen in Kerala have already launched several protests against the proposed plan to open up the sea to private mining companies as part of the Union Government’s ‘Blue Economy’ initiative.

"All the fishermen’s associations stand united in their protests against this proposal, alleging that it would bring an end to the fisheries sector in the country, not only in the #ArabianSea but also in the #BayOfBengal.

“ 'The mining, according to the scientific report we have, can disturb the seabed and completely destroy fish spawning habitats. It can also release poisonous gases trapped on the #DeepSeaFloor, causing severe #environmental issues,' Kerala Minister for Fisheries, Saji Cherian, told PTI.

"He said that deep-sea mining requires huge investments and heavy machinery, meaning only #multinational #corporations will be involved, making these areas completely inaccessible to poor fishermen.

"The Kerala government, which is strongly opposing this project, passed a resolution in the Assembly urging the Centre to withdraw it.

"The Minister said the proposed site, off the Kollam shore in Kerala in the Arabian Sea, is very rich in marine resources and serves as a lifeline for fishermen from Kerala and other states.

“ 'We have a highly diverse and extensive fish population in this area. The mining will completely wipe out this habitat, severely affecting the livelihood of fishermen in our region,' Saji Cherian said."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/economy/kerala-fishermen-up-in-arms-against-deep-sea-mining-proposal-off-kollam-coast/ar-AA1Brtp9

#NoJobsOnADeadPlanet #OceansAreLife #MarineLife #DeepSeaMining #NoDeepSeaMining #DarkOxygen #LifeOnEarth #Extinction #Nodules #Greenwashing #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters
#BatteryAlternatives #NoCobaltMining #RecycleCopper #RecycleCobalt #RecycleZinc #Recycle! #Ecocide #PlanetDestroyers #HumanGreed

Blame Capitalism: for seamlessly morphing into a surveillance business model that uses your data to inform the promotion of goods, services, lifestyles, political preferences and social values that serve its, not your, interests.

https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/10/the-tyranny-of-the-cloud-how-we-became-serfs-to-big-tech/

#capitalism #neoliberalism #classwar #vulnerable #economics #bosses #workers #humanrights #environment #war #BlameCapitalism #monopolies #multinational #tax

Technofeudalism: what killed capitalism’ by Yanis Varoufakis, Bodley Head 2023

https://thecanadian.social/@MostlyHarmless/113325587624597662

"The wiring of every individual into the warm embrace of the #multinational entertainment #oligopoly is . . . the crowning triumph of the #marketplace over humanity’s unruly consciousness. . . . We will be able to achieve no distance from business culture since we will no longer have a life, a history, a consciousness apart from it. . . ."

Source: The Twilight of American Culture by Morris Berman

#NATO defense ministers gave political backing to establishing a #multinational #BattleGroup in #Finland, which is responsible for guarding the military alliance’s longest border w/ #Russia.

Finland is on track to become the 9th country to host a forward land forces contingent after ministers supported the move in Brussels on Fri. The decision includes setting up a command unit for ground forces.

#geopolitics
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-14/finland-set-to-boost-nato-stance-with-multinational-battle-group

#Chengdu, the vibrant capital of #Sichuan #Province, is rapidly establishing itself as a #global #business #hub. Known for its rich #cultural #heritage and robust #economic #growth, Chengdu is attracting significant #foreign #investment and #multinational #corporations. The city's strategic initiatives to enhance global #connectivity, coupled with a business-friendly #environment, make it an attractive destination for international #trade and #technology #innovation. https://cnbusinessforum.com/chengdus-growing-global-business-influence/

#Haier hits #OpenSource #HomeAssistant plugin dev with takedown notice
Appliances giant Haier issued a takedown notice to a #software #developer for creating Home Assistant plugins for the company's #homeappliances and releasing them on GitHub in violation of #Copyright
Haier is a #multinational appliances and #consumerelectronics corporation selling a wide range of products under brands #GeneralElectric (#GE), #Hotpoint, #Hoover, Fisher & Paykel, & Candy
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/haier-hits-home-assistant-plugin-dev-with-takedown-notice/ #streisandeffect

Episode 3.4 is live! "The Radical Democratizing Power of a Better Way to Make Things, With Sarah Hutton"

Have the inhumanity and environmental destructiveness of global supply chains got you down? What about the rapaciousness of multinational corporations who have twisted globalization into a nightmare for so many people on Earth? Here’s one thing you can do about it: you can support the growing movement known as distributed production. In Episode 3 of Season 4, researcher Sarah Hutton of the Internet of Production Alliance explains what distributed production is, why it’s all about people power, and exactly why it is a completely radical and powerfully democratizing activity that is also better for local jobs, local communities, and the environment. Listen here!

https://www.solarpunkpresents.com/season-four/the-radical-democratizing-power-of-a-better-way-to-make-things-with-sarah-hutton

[Transcript] #Powerlands

Story by Jessica Partnow, November 2023

"On this week’s #MakingContact, we bring you a special encore of an episode that first aired in June. We’ll hear an extended interview with #IveyCamilleManybeadsTso, a #queer #Diné filmmaker and director of the award-winning #documentary Powerlands.

"Powerlands traces how #multinational energy #corporations extract resources and profits while displacing and harming #Indigenous communities around the world. The film follows #IndigenousActivists in #NavajoNation, #Colombia, #Mexico and the #Philippines who are fighting back against corporations like #PeabodyEnergy, #Glencore and #BHP."

Powerlands Documentary website:
https://powerlands.org/#&gid=1&pid=1

Interview transcript:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/powerlands/ar-AA1jXelC

#ElonMusk's #influence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYAD6oQZNcY

"#Multinational corporations have grown so large as a result of #globalization that they have sufficient economic power to take over or strongly manipulate national #governments, continually attempting to take over competitors in order to become the sole controller of the #interplanetary market" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_trilogy#Corporations

What is B4Ukraine?

#Multinational companies that continue doing business with russia are helping to finance this war through the taxes they pay, the supply chains they support and the technologies they provide.

#B4Ukraine is a global coalition of 80 civil society organizations working together to block the kremlin’s access to these vital resources.

(3 Minute) YouTube https://youtu.be/SRSDfhUkZa8?si=qwZF1HJo5SLMX__K

#Ukraine #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#СлаваУкраїні! #StandWithUkraine
#Boycottrussia

When the #lnp government went about drafting new tax avoidance laws in 2014, it turned to the big consulting firm #PwC. Naturally PwC would use the highly confidential information it obtained to try to help its own #multinational clients avoid the new tax. #simples #auspol #lnpfail

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/abc-news-daily/how-pwc-leaked-australian-tax-secrets-to-multinationals/102353116