joseph11lim

glynmoody, 6 days ago to Israel

#UN adds #Israel to list of states committing violations against children - https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/07/united-nations-israel-children-rights-violation "Inclusion comes after eight months of the country’s bombing of #Gaza which has killed 13,000 children" and mutilated thousands more...

joseph11lim, 21 days ago to AirBNB

#UnbridledGreed #enshittification
"those mishaps look . like #selfsabotage, intended to hollow out the #restaurant chain to enrich its prev #privateequity owners, Golden Gate Capital. GGC crippled #RedLobster by selling off one of its most valuable assets, e #realestate it owned, in a #saleleaseback, for $1.5bil. With tt sale, GGC nearly made back its $2.1b purchase of 🦞, while turning the chain into a permanent leaser, adding a massive additional cost in e form of #rent"
https://prospect.org/economy/2024-05-22-raiding-red-lobster/

thejapantimes, 23 days ago to business

Carlyle Group raised ¥430 billion ($2.8 billion) for its fifth Japan buyout fund, adding to signs of investor interest in the country despite a gloomy fundraising climate for private equity firms globally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/carlyle-largest-japan-buyout-fund/ #business #carlylegroup #investments

joseph11lim, 26 days ago to india

Decimation of India's #democracy
"A 2023 Pew Research Ctr survey showed tt 67% of Indians hv a positive view of rule by a "strong leader" who can make decisions without interference fr courts or parliaments (!?).. according to Transparency Intl's Corruption Perceptions Index, #India ranked 93rd for #corruption last year (out of 180 countries), having fallen 8 places since #Modi took power in 2014."
1/2
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2795095/the-popular-decimation-of-indias-democracy

davidaugust, 1 month ago to random

A 45 year old American male has the odds of dying in one year of 0.004137 (less than 1%), and 62 year old has the odds of 0.015702 (less than 2%). The odds of a 45 year old and a 62 year old (who whistleblew on Boeing) dying naturally within 2 months of each other are…not good.

Boeing has 145,000 direct employees of various ages. How many might be lost soon in odds defying ways?

🧵 1 of 3

#boeing #corruption #safety #whistleblowers #crime #planes #737max

joseph11lim, 1 month ago to Turkey

Kudos🇹🇷👏
#Turkey suspends trade w Israel until permanent ceasefire
"Turkey's trade halt w #Israel will continue until a permanent #ceasefire in #Gaza is secured as well as unhindered humanitarian aid flow to e region, Turkish Trade Minister Bolat said.. citing e "worsening #humanitarian tragedy" in e #Palestinian territories. Israel's uncompromising attitude & worsening situation in Gaza prompted Turkey to halt #trade.. The 2 countries had a trade vol of US$6.8bil in 2023"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2786429/turkey-says-israel-trade-halted-until-permanent-gaza-ceasefire

glynmoody, 2 months ago to random

Democrats unveil new bill to rename Miami prison after Donald #Trump - https://boingboing.net/2024/04/05/democrats-unveil-new-bill-to-rename-miami-prison-after-donald-trump.html "he's never had his name on a federal building before, and as a public servant I just want to help the former president. Help us make that dream a reality."

joseph11lim, 2 months ago to apple

#US files #antitrust suit against #Apple
"The 88-page lawsuit, filed in US federal court in Newark, New Jersey, said it was focused on “freeing #smartphone markets from Apple’s #anticompetitive and #exclusionary conduct and restoring #competitive to lower smartphone prices for #consumers, reducing fees for #developers, and preserving #innovation for the future”.. Apple has already been subject to antitrust investigations & orders in #Europe, #Japan and #Korea"
> Finally!!
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2762603/us-files-antitrust-suit-against-apple

joseph11lim, 3 months ago to AdobePhotoshop

Why #sharing tech wealth is really important
"To curb e market power of #BigTech & ensure tt #newtech benefit everyone, #governments must invest in developing #digital #publicinfrastructure. The concept of an open-standards tech stack - consisting of digital #identification, #payment system & #dataexchange platform - has gained traction .. But achieving this reqs a change in mindset .. time has come .. to ensure tt potentially transformative technologies benefit everyone"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2754974/why-sharing-the-tech-wealth-is-really-important

joseph11lim, 3 months ago to journalism

#Journalist prevails in another ‘Slapp’ case
"Court delivered its ruling on Wed in what rights activists said was another in a long line of #Slapp — Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation — cases filed in #Thailand. The mayor brought e case against Chutima aft she exposed misappropriation & oth irregularities in microcredit lending of money fr Village Fund prog .. Banlang sub-district mayor is facing #criminal charges of #misappropriation of funds"
#SaveJournalism
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2754188/journalist-prevails-in-another-slapp-case

joseph11lim, 3 months ago to thailand

#Immigration to review Swiss man's visa after beach 'assault'
"authorities will take action against individuals who encroach on public land, as well as those who behave like they are above the law" => #Phuket #Thailand #cleanup #scum
These before-after photos clearly show the extensively obscene and rampant destruction of pristine #nature for the frivolous construction of hedonistic villas to be occupied by narcissists and other exploitative scum.
#police #justice
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2752779/immigration-to-review-swiss-mans-visa-after-beach-assault

raymondpert, 3 months ago to Palestine

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joseph11lim, 4 months ago to TeslaMotors

"Tornetta🏆 benefits .. the same way other Tesla #shareholders benefit: saving the co billions tt a subservient BODs paid to #Musk .. Experts said people like #Tornetta r vital for #policing #boardrooms. Lawmakers & judges hv long wanted large invt firms to lead such corp litigation since they r better equipped to keep an eye on their lawyers' tactics. But experts said fund mgrs don't want to jeopardise relat'nships on #WallStreet. So it was up to Tornetta to take on Musk"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2736350/musk-loses-56bn-case-to-heavy-metal-drummer

cindyweinstein, 4 months ago to random

W/gratitude to women/pioneers, such as #MollyJong-Fast's mother, #EricaJong, & #EJeanCarroll. "Women like my mother and Carroll have seen some of their biggest victories of our society reversed by Trump. Guarantees of rights they thought they’d always have, like Roe v. Wade, are gone. The Equal Rights Amendment was never passed. Many of their dreams of female equality today seem depressingly out of reach. They burned their bras, but we still very much wear ours."
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/e-jean-carrolls-win-trump-means-rest-us-rcna136009

joseph11lim, 5 months ago to Taiwan

"As a model for what 🇨🇳 could & might be, #Taiwan is encouraging. It is one of the most democratic countries in Asia & also the most tolerant .. GDP/capita in 🇹🇼 is 6X higher than #China, & yet wealth inequality is much less in 🇹🇼 than in PRC. Under brutal dictatorship of KMT tt .. ruled for 35 years, 🇹🇼people suffered as much as mainland Chinese did under Mao .. If they hv managed a non-violent transition to the democratic & prosperous present, why not the mainlanders too?"🙏
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2722823/schr%C3%B6dingers-island-taiwan-election-2024

joseph11lim, 5 months ago to random

Boeing's ongoing #737Max crisis
"SEPT 2019: Boeing board of directors creates permanent safety committee to oversee development, manufacturing & operation of its aircraft.. DEC 2020: #Congress passes legislation to reform how #FAA certifies new airplanes .. DEC 2022: Congress agrees to extend a deadline for new standards for modern cockpit alerts stemming fr 2020 legislation after intense lobbying fr Boeing"
#Boeing puts #profits b4 safety & lives because they CAN in USA!
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2719714/timeline-boeings-ongoing-737-max-crisis

joseph11lim, 5 months ago to Norway

#Exemplary👍
#Norway #pensionfund blacklists Gulf cos
"firms excluded this week by #KLP incl'd cos in #realestate, where it says migrant workers fr Africa & Asia hv faced discrimination & human rights violations .. The fund also targeted the telecoms sector, where it cited e development of #AI as reinforcing e risk of surveillance .. it has targeted #Adani on concerns e Indian co might hv helped finance #polluting activities; & cos tied to #Israelisettlements in #WestBank"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/investment/2714611/norway-pension-fund-blacklists-gulf-companies

glynmoody, 5 months ago to random

Britons increasingly turning to food black market, experts say - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/dec/22/britons-increasingly-turning-to-food-black-market-experts-say staggering: tories and #brexit are ripping the UK's social fabric to shreds...

glynmoody, 5 months ago to random

Joe Biden’s reluctance to call for ceasefire may leave him at odds with his party - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/22/joe-bidens-reluctance-to-call-for-ceasefire-may-leave-him-at-odds-with-his-party very concerning - he has no margin of safety here...

joseph11lim, 6 months ago to random

Will #labgrown #meat ever make it onto supermarket shelves?
"2/5 Americans claim to restrict their meat consumption on environmental grounds .. the cost of #cultivatedmeat is still around 5X tt of its farm-grown counterpart. Firms are trying to get tt number down. Amy Chen, COO at Upside Foods, says tt her firm has found cells tt don't need external growth factors, cutting costs significantly"
@TheEIU focused on costs & environmental concerns: what about health & #safety?
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/12/12/will-lab-grown-meat-ever-make-it-onto-supermarket-shelves

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, says a boycott by advertisers that have stopped spending on the platform due to his endorsement of an antisemitic post may kill the platform. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/30/companies/elon-musk-advertiser-boycott/?utm_content=buffer666fe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #elonmusk #x #twitter #socialmedia

joseph11lim, 6 months ago to China

If you like #seafood this is a compelling read:
The dark side of #China’s rise as a seafood superpower
"China has dramatically extended its reach across the high seas, w a distant-water fleet of as many as 6500 ships, more than twice its closest competitor .. #Fishing is one of the deadliest jobs in the world &, by many measures, Chinese squid ships are among the most brutal. Debt bondage, human trafficking, violence, criminal neglect & death are common in this fleet" 1/3
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3242606/dark-side-chinas-rise-seafood-superpower-human-rights-abuses-and-death-high-seas

joseph11lim, 6 months ago to thailand

" #TRUE, one of #Thailand's largest corporates, with an asset size of ~800 billion baht & an A+ (stable) credit rating, has #failed to secure full subscription to its latest #debenture offering on Nov 6. The issuing amount is relatively small for the company's size - 14 billion baht .. The news shocked the stock market & TRUE's share price fell 6.61% on the morning of Nov 8 .. just imagine what is happening to the #funding situation of lesser companies, particularly SMEs"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2686054/liquidity-shortage-a-big-risk-for-govt