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Victor Forberger<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/coders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coders</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jobs</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Employment</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/coding-ai-jobs-students.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dE8.B4eY.hHDtsbLFmPdK&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/coding-ai-jobs-students.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dE8.B4eY.hHDtsbLFmPdK&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>What is the end game, I wonder, when Trump fucks all but a handful of us?</p><p>The economy is cracking. This trend is most alarming.</p><p><a href="https://wapo.st/3UhQkCL" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/3UhQkCL</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ETTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ETTD</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpDidThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpDidThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
We Must Strike<p>"The number of Americans collecting <a href="https://c.im/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> benefits for at least one week climbed to its highest point since November 2021, according to a Washington Post report on <a href="https://c.im/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> Department figures released Thursday."</p><p>Presumably <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> will just keep firing people until he gets the economic numbers that he wants. Which means that neither the news media, nor <a href="https://c.im/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> BUSINESSES will be able to trust one iota of data coming from the <a href="https://c.im/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> government. Let's see how the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trumpconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpconomy</span></a> performs whilst everyone is flying blind!<br>___<br>'Fire the data people': Trump ripped after jobless claims hit highest level since pandemic - Alternet.org <a href="https://www.alternet.org/unemployment-trump-administration/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alternet.org/unemployment-trum</span><span class="invisible">p-administration/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Facebook announced a 5% across-the-board layoff and doubled its executives' bonuses – on the same day. They fired thousands of workers and then hired a single AI researcher for $200m:<br>(...)<br>Whatever else all this is, it's a performance. It's a way of demonstrating the efficacy of the product they're hoping your boss will buy and replace you with: Remember when techies were prized beyond all measure, pampered and flattered? AI is SO GOOD at replacing workers that we are dragging these arrogant little shits out by their hoodies and firing them over Interstate 280 with a special, AI-powered trebuchet. Imagine how many of the ungrateful useless eaters who clog up your payroll *you will be able to vaporize when you buy our product!*</p><p>Which is why you should always dig closely into announcements about AI-driven tech layoffs. It's true that tech job listings are down 36% since ChatGPT's debut – but that's pretty much true of all job listings:"</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/05/ex-princes-of-labor/#hyper-criti-hype" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/08/05/ex-</span><span class="invisible">princes-of-labor/#hyper-criti-hype</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automation</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SoftwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDevelopment</span></a></p>
Rupert Brackenbury<p>So, <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/National" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>National</span></a> are as bad for people's livelihood as <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a>? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> rate rises to highest level since 2020 <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/569145/unemployment-rate-rises-to-highest-level-since-2020" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/national/569145</span><span class="invisible">/unemployment-rate-rises-to-highest-level-since-2020</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NactionalFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NactionalFirst</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/RNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RNZ</span></a></p>
Europe<p>Gen Z is ditching college for ‘more secure’ trade jobs—but office admin jobs are still the safest bet for non-grads</p><p>Gen Z are ditching degrees in droves and landing trade jobs. They’re finding themselves in six-figure careers that…<br><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/careeradvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>careeradvice</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Careers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Careers</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Collegesanduniversities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collegesanduniversities</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/genz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genz</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/hiring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hiring</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ToolsoftheTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsoftheTrade</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a><br><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2305413/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2305413/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Ham on Wry<p>Poor little Donny thinks that firing America’s Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics will change the truth about his losing economic policies. </p><p>Truth is, he can spritz cologne all around his turd of an administration but the stench of his failures continues to linger.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LittleDonny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LittleDonny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>Is identity-based rhetoric fuelling anti-immigrant violence in Europe?</p><p>Anti-immigration protests across England, Northern Ireland, Spain and Poland have grown more frequent – and in some cases violent – as far-right groups gain influence in communities grappling with housing shortages, unemployment and inequality.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250804-is-identity-based-rhetoric-fuelling-anti-immigrant-violence-in-europe?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250804</span><span class="invisible">-is-identity-based-rhetoric-fuelling-anti-immigrant-violence-in-europe?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inequality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Riots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Riots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a></p>
Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!<p>Since we apparently won't be getting any truthful <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> numbers from the regime, it's even more important to talk now about the special harm the regime's madness is causing to Black workers.</p><p>Bernice King highlighted this article, and the numbers are just eye popping.</p><p>Following a long standing historical trend where economic downturns are worse for people of color, Black workers are already in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> that is coming for us all. </p><p><a href="https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/black-unemployment-july-2025-report/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">essence.com/news/money-career/</span><span class="invisible">black-unemployment-july-2025-report/</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>Shit no wonder <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> up, <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/offices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offices</span></a> getting <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/replaced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>replaced</span></a> with <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/datacenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datacenters</span></a></p>