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#GlobalSouth

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DrALJONES

Interview: In 1955, the anti-imperialist Indonesian leader Sukarno hosted an anti-colonialism conference of 29 nations of colour.

White people were not invited.

The imperialist backlash? A series of US-backed coups throughout the 60s & 70s, including a coup in Indonesia that involved the murder of a million people - names supplied by US, UK, Australia, & others.

~Vijay Prashad

democracynow.org/2025/4/22/195

#usimperialism #uspol #bandung1955 #globalsouth #racism #whitesupremacy #uscoups .

Democracy Now! · Vijay Prashad: Historic 1955 Anti-Colonial Bandung Conference Inspired New Era in Global SouthBy Democracy Now!
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DB 🌱💦

From the IMF to the World Bank to the UN, what we have is an international order created by colonizers for the benefit of colonizers, with the explicit aim to keep the rest of the world poor and begging at the gate.

"Their model of development, their instructions, and prescriptions, and conditionalities are designed to produce entrapment."

- Fadhel Kaboub, Professor of Economics @denisonu
#GlobalSouth #WorldBank #UN #IMF #Colonialism

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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"In recent years, critical data studies from the Global South have gained traction, generating debates on power, knowledge production, and the politics of data. While these discussions challenge universalist frameworks, they also risk essentializing the ‘Global South’, requiring a more nuanced approach. This special issue centres Latin America as a site of theoretical, methodological, and empirical inquiry, highlighting its potential to generate new insights into datafication, power, and artificial intelligence. Rather than treating Latin America as a passive recipient of Global North theories, this issue foregrounds its epistemological and methodological contributions to global debates. Engaging with frameworks such as capitalism, coloniality, and dependency theory, the articles explore the region's heterogeneity and intellectual traditions in social sciences, humanities, and science and technology studies. This introduction proposes a research agenda for Latin American critical data studies – one that reflects historical legacies while envisioning possible data futures through interdisciplinary and critical engagement. It interrogates the politics of knowledge production, emphasizing the need for non-extractive, dialogical approaches to studying data in, from, and with Latin America. By centering Latin American scholarship and experiences, this special issue challenges dominant narratives in critical data studies and offers alternative theoretical perspectives that are globally informed yet locally grounded."

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.11

#LatinAmerica#GlobalSouth#CriticalDataStudies
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𝐃𝐫. 𝕵𝖎𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖑L ₲Ⱬ₮ 🌍

#Trump #tarrifs forcing #Pakistan to divert hard earned cash reserves to the american regime.

Naked attempt to pause Pak's exemplary #EnergyTransition, and force us to buy American oil in a deal to have the tarrifs removed.

Why couldn't they offer us solar panels instead? Oh wait.

profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/20

We have a huge American hangover. Its past time we tried "balancing" between the US and China and rework our policies to reflect a multipolar world.

Pakistan is actively considering a proposal to import 10 percent of its crude oil and petrol from the United States in a bid to mitigate tariff impact, address trade imbalances, and support the country's exports, which have recently reached $6 billion, The News reported citing official sources from the Ministry of Energy. The move comes after the US imposed a 29% tariff on Pakistan, in addition to a 10% baseline tariff. However, the Trump administration has suspended these tariffs for 90 days, allowing room for negotiations. As per the report, the government has consulted with stakeholders, including refineries and il marketing companies (OMCs), and finalised the proposal to import 10% of crude and petrol from the US. The proposal will soon be tabled for approval by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC). The trade deficit between Pakistan and the US stands at $3 billion, with the imbalance resulting in the imposition of tariffs by the US across 180 countries. To mitigate the impact, around 75 countrie: have agreed to negotiate with the US to reduce the deficit and avoid these tariffs, which will take effect after the 90-day period. The officials explained that while importing crude ofl and petrol from the US would incur an
The officials explained that while importing crude oil and petrol from the US would incur an additional $3 per barrel cost due to transportation, the impact on consumers would be minimal. This increase would be absorbed by the government, and when distributed across the entire consumer base, it would increase to just 0.50 per liter. In return, Pakistan plans to negotiate the removal of the 20% tariffs imposed by the US. The government is also considering further imports from the US, such as sophisticated machinery, soybean, steel, and iron, as part of a broader effort to strengthen trade ties. In the upcoming talks, Pakistan's government delegation plans to assure the US of compliance with intellectual property rights (IPRs), addressing concerns that have caused substantial losses for US companies in the country. Additionally, Pakistan aims to reduce non-tariff barriers, including customs and sanitary regulations, to facilitate smoother trade relations with the US.
#GlobalSouth#ClimateDiary#SouthAsia
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𝐃𝐫. 𝕵𝖎𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖑L ₲Ⱬ₮ 🌍

#EV roll out in #Pakistan is accelerating so fast companies are clashing over distributing rights in the race to the market

profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/20

Most are #Chinese EVs, but theres a smattering of Korean & Japanese manufacturers collectively bringing tens of models to the country beginning this year

Coupled with the #Solar revolution, seems Pak might beat most of the G20 at green rollout this decade lol

#ClimateAction#ClimateDiary#GlobalSouth
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𝐃𝐫. 𝕵𝖎𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖑L ₲Ⱬ₮ 🌍

Late #Spring in #Pakistan, & the government is already considering shutting schools for an early summer break due to the #heatwave.

Astonishing: the Gov is admitting temperature surges of 4-7C (7-13F) above the current heatwave are to occur in the coming few days.

This is what I kept warning! An avg rise of 1.5C means swings of 5-10C making that happen, and in heatwaves or cold snaps thats deadly!

dawn.com/news/1903252/schools-

DAWN.COM · Schools in Punjab mull early summer vacation if heat persistsBy Imran Gabol
#ClimateCrisis#ClimateChange#ClimateDiary
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DrALJONES

Interview: "What is really striking is not the sheer stupidity of it, but the wanton cruelty of it."

Poorest Countries & Global Working Class Face Worst Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs

The tariffs are especially perilous for small, heavily indebted countries in the Global South, eg, 49% for Cambodia, 37% for Bangladesh and 48% for Laos."

~Jayati Ghosh, U Massachusetts Amherst

democracynow.org/2025/4/7/jaya

#trump #uspol #tariffs #globalsouth .

Democracy Now! · “Terrifying”: Poorest Countries & Global Working Class Face Worst Impacts of Trump’s TariffsBy Democracy Now!
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

And yes, the #Trump #Regime is dellusional thinking the #USA is irreplaceable when in fact it most certainly is!

#Manufacturers like "P.R." #China, #Vietnam, #Japan, #India et. al. are quick to #pivot to other #markets like the #EU and the #GlobalSouth.

  • Just like penalizing #tariffs and #taxes in #Brazil didn't really get them much #industrialization and instead merely made certain items and products just unaffordably expensive to import and buy.

The matter of the fact is that this ain't 1945: the #US needs the #world more than vice-versa, espechally since the world moves on and both #EU and #NATO will continue to exist, thrive and expand even without the USA!

YouTubeWhy Trump's tariff chaos actually makes sense (big picture)By Money & Macro
#EUpol#USpol
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Feral Thoughts

@micchiato

But after the initial burst of enthusiasm, I think most of them have given up. Their posts got no visibility, nobody from the larger #Fediverse interacted with them, so they moved on to other platforms.

These are the insidious effects of the Fediverse invisiblizing the #GlobalSouth.

union.place/@feralthoughts/114

#Israel #Palestine #genocide #holocaust #colonialism #imperialism #capitalism

@liaizon@wake.st @DavidM_yeg

The Union PlaceFeral Thoughts (@feralthoughts@union.place)🧵 on how #Mastodon, and the rest of the #Fediverse, invisiblize the #GlobalSouth. I have argued a few times that for all practical purposes, the global south does not exist for Mastodon, and for the rest of the Fediverse. But many people I interact with do not quite understand how this works in practice. This series of posts is an effort to illustrate that mechanism. (continues)
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everton137

No, you don’t want the US to collapse. Too many countries depend on it, and a sudden breakdown would create chaos. If you come from the Global South, you might feel more empathy for those harmed by American foreign policy for several decades. But if the world’s most powerful military and economy slides into dictatorship - or worse - the consequences will hit everyone, especially weaker economies and vulnerable people.

#USA#USPol#globalsouth
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