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What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, advise, discuss. We also host offsites here in France .

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stephensemler avatar Stephen Semler @stephensemler ·
4 Nov 1985759203525357992

The big arms firms are really public firms. Here's how much of their 2021–2024 revenue came from US government contracts:

Lockheed Martin: 73%
Raytheon (RTX): 45%
General Dynamics: 67%
Northrop Grumman: 86%

Socialize the costs, privatize the profits.

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Taxpayers bankroll military contractors’ buybacks and dividends

Polygraph | Newsletter n°321 | 3 Nov 2025

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VisitSongjiang avatar Songjiang Shanghai @VisitSongjiang ·
5 Nov 1985915911161987455

The "Symposium on #Ecological Civilization: From the 'Two Mountains' Concept to Global Action Strategies" was held in #Songjiang. Nearly 100 global experts and scholars engaged in in-depth discussions on China's practices and global approaches in ecological civilization…

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vijaythallam avatar Vijay @vijaythallam ·
4 Nov 1985642684380561737

A brilliant speech. The USPs of APCNF explained so well.

@satyatripathi, @APZBNF , @ncbn , @PavanSukhdev , @futureoffoodorg , @KfW_FZ_int

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Common_Weal avatar The Common Weal @Common_Weal ·
3 Nov 1985329362271682766

Robin McAlpine says the Scottish Government doesn’t actually want to own Scotland’s energy.

Link below 🔗

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