TIL: Nazi Germany Carpet Bombed the UK With Flawless Counterfeit Bills In An Attempt to Cause Hyper-Inflation. The French Did The Same Thing In Africa To Prevent Former Colonies From Abandoning the Franc [source, comments]

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also inflation is bad
https://fortune.com/2024/01/20/inflation-greedflation-consumer-price-index-producer-price-index-corporate-profit/

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On this day, 11 September 1973, right-wing general Augusto Pinochet launched a coup against the elected left-wing government in Chile of Salvador Allende. Pinochet had been appointed by Allende as head of his armed forces the previous month, and used the position to orchestrate the coup. (Content note: this post contains graphic denoscriptions of violence and sexual violence) On day one, the new government began rounding up thousands of people – mostly working class activists and left-wingers – in the national stadium, killing many. The brutal military dictatorship, which was backed by western powers like the US and UK, implemented the harsh right-wing economic ideology of the neoliberal Chicago Boys. While international observers heralded the resultant "economic miracle", in reality living standards declined for the vast majority of the population, with wages falling and spending on healthcare, education and housing being cut. Any workers who attempted to resist were murdered, tortured, imprisoned or "disappeared". A popular method of execution by the regime was to throw civilians to their deaths from helicopters into the ocean or over the Andes mountains. Many of the alt right today celebrate these murders with "helicopter memes". Over the next 17 years, more than 3,000 people were murdered by the regime, with more than 37,000 others illegally imprisoned or tortured. Many prisoners, men and women, were systematically raped and sexually abused by guards, with women a particular target. In addition to being violated by guards, some women were sexually assaulted with dogs, rats and spiders, and forced to have sex with male family members. Many children of those killed were given to the Catholic church, or adopted, with the children either not informed or told their parents had died in accidents.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8360/general-pinochet's-coup-against-the-left-wing-government-in-chile To access this hyperlink, click our link in bio # 1 then click this photo

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On this day, 11 September 2017, in Nairobi, Kenya, drivers for rideshare services Taxify, Little and Mondo-Ride joined Uber drivers on an indefinite strike demanding a cut in commission rates. Earlier in the year, Uber had been forced to increase fares by 20% after a series of protests and strikes by drivers, but the increases failed to make up for a 30% reduction the firm made to try to undercut regular taxis. Uber also increased its commission rate from 20% to 25%, and drivers demanded it be reduced to 10%. Uber drivers had begun their strike the previous month, before it was broadened to include all active rideshare services. Subsequent strikes also took place in 2018 and 2019, sometimes winning concessions from the bosses.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8362/kenya-uber-drivers-strike To access this hyperlink, click our link in bio # 1 then click this photoIf you value our work please support us on patreon. Link in bio

Žižek, Varoufakis and Assange:

https://invidious.rocks/watch?v=yjxAArOkoA0

“She has not proposed to seize the means of production.”