Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water? Javier Milei’s reforms to the law will open up high-altitude areas to mining and risk water reserves already strained by the climate crisis, say activists

'Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water?'
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#Milei #UltraNeoliberalism #NeoFascism #necropolitics #DrinkingWater #NatureEmergency

Argentina approves Milei’s glacier mining bill amid environmental protests Legislative change backed by libertarian president makes it easier to extract metals in frozen parts of the Andes

'Argentina’s congress has approved a bill promoted by ... Javier Milei, that authorises mining in ecologically sensitive areas of glaciers and permafrost, outraging environmentalists.'
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#Milei #UltraNeoliberalism #NeoFascism #necropolitics #NatureEmergency

Staff at UK’s top AI institute complain to watchdog about its internal culture Whistleblowing complaint warns Alan Turing Institute is in danger of collapse due to government threats over funds

UK: Under pressure from Labour, top AI Institute is scrapping research into social applications of AI to "double down on our work in defense, national security and sovereign capabilities."
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#Starmer #Labour #PhoneySocialDemocracy #ultraneoliberalism #nationalism

Does Britain need 24-hour slot machines? There must be better things to do at 3am | Adrian Chiles Gambling arcades that never close are spreading across the country. I’m not against having a flutter, but seriously, in the middle of the night?

UK: 'Gambling arcades that never close are spreading across the country.'
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#gambling #addiction #abuse #UltraNeoliberalism

De bedrijvenlobby hoeft bij de Europese Commissie nooit hard aan te kloppen, ze wordt altijd actief uitgenodigd De macht van het bedrijfsleven in Europa was nog nooit zo groot, ziet lobbyonderzoeker Olivier Hoedeman. Grote ondernemers gebruiken geopolitieke en economische onrust om politieke doelen door te druk...

#EU: 'The power of the business community in Europe has never been greater, says lobby researcher @olivierhoedeman.bsky.social. Major entrepreneurs use geopolitical and economic unrest to push through political goals.'
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#VonDerLeyen #ultraneoliberalism #cronyism