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Europe is buying Russian oil and gas to maintain hundreds of millions of #bullshitjobs. Funding Russia's war.

Instead of addressing this absurd spectacle, Austria's president, Van der Bellen, (a former professor of "economics") promises to support Zelenskyy.
abcnews.go.com/International/w

ABC News · Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Austria for first time since Russia's invasionBy The Associated Press
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@Chromos @ChrisMayLA6 producing the things we actually need, the food we actually need, the housing we actually need, is a fraction of the work that is being done.

Most of the work that is being done is #BullshitJobs; most of the rest is accounting for money. The real work is much less than a quarter of all the work.

Nobody needs to work very hard to create the good economy.

Dozens of German and Austrian state prosecutors and intelligence agency officers have known #bullshitjobs to be causing global warming for half a decade.

But they simply refuse to protect us.

The total failure of law enforcement and our justice system.
who.int/europe/news/item/11-06

www.who.intThe climate crisis is a health crisis – and the European Region is in the hot seatNew commission will offer pragmatic and cost-effective health sector solutions to address climate changeReykjavík, 11 June 2025In response to escalating climate-driven health threats, including emergencies, WHO/Europe is today launching the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health (PECCH), a bold new initiative to confront one of the defining health challenges of our time.Chaired by former Icelandic Prime Minister Her Excellency Katrín Jakobsdóttir and supported by Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Sir Andrew Haines from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the PECCH brings together 11 commissioners from across the WHO European Region. They bring a rich diversity of experience at the helm of political and scientific, national and international institutions and organizations. Together they will deliver recommendations for actionable solutions at the intersection of health and climate.Through its public and expert hearings, the PECCH will also actively engage with representatives from other regions to work together on shared solutions. Especially important will be the involvement of small and island Member States, which are often the first to bear the brunt of the climate crisis.“It’s time to acknowledge an undeniable truth: the climate crisis is a health crisis. It’s already killing us, and without urgent action, it will get much worse,” says Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe.“Our health systems are already under pressure, but they can also be part of the solution,” Dr Kluge adds. “That’s why I have convened the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health. Led by former Icelandic Prime Minister Her Excellency Katrín Jakobsdóttir, this Commission will produce affordable and actionable health sector recommendations to address climate change in order to help improve health outcomes while lowering costs. From reducing waste to building energy-efficient facilities to saving lives through heat–health early warning systems, this Commission will explore a wide range of new and existing health sector solutions.”Ground zero for climate–health impactsThe European Region is the fastest warming of all WHO regions. Nearly every climate-health indicator – from heat-related mortality to climate anxiety – is worsening.One third of the world's heat-related deaths already occur in the Region, and 4 of our warmest years on record have all occurred since 2020. One tenth of the urban population in the Region is currently living in flood-prone areas, and climate change is projected to result in more frequent and more intense heavy precipitation and sea-level rise – making floods 9 times more likely.At a global level, nearly half of humanity (3.6 billion people) already lives in areas highly susceptible to climate change. Meanwhile, 80% of the population in the European Region is expected to live in urban areas by 2030, making our cities and towns the frontlines in the fight against climate change.In spite of the mounting evidence of the current and projected existential threat that climate change poses to our societies, political action – including within the health sector – struggles to match the urgency and scale of the response required to keep people and planet safe.“The climate crisis is not only an environmental emergency, it is a growing public health challenge,” says Her Excellency Katrín Jakobsdóttir. “The year 2024 was the hottest on record, and we are fast hurtling towards a catastrophic 3 °C rise in global temperatures this century. More than 100 000 people across 35 countries in the European Region died due to heat in 2022 and 2023 combined.”She emphasizes, “We must recognize that the interplay among rising temperatures, air pollution and changing ecosystems resulting from human-induced climate change is already affecting the health and well-being of communities around the European Region and the world. These changes are a threat to our safety and security. Addressing the health impacts of climate change is not optional – it is a necessity for resilient communities and vital to ensure social justice, equity, intergenerational responsibility and human dignity.”Why it mattersThe climate crisis disproportionately affects the health of the most vulnerable, including children, older people, pregnant women, those who are immunocompromised and indigenous populations.Heat, floods and new disease patterns are on the rise, with massive mental and physical health consequences. These effects drain resources from already overstretched health systems and budgets.The health sector alone contributes roughly 5% of global emissions – more than all commercial air travel.Our addiction to fossil fuels is killing us: air pollution alone causes 7 million deaths per year globally, including half a million deaths in the European Region.“The scientific evidence is unequivocal: climate change poses a serious and escalating threat to human health,” explains Professor Sir Andrew Haines. “From the spread of infectious diseases to heat-related illness and food insecurity, the risks are widespread and disproportionately affect the most vulnerable. That’s why we must act decisively to reduce emissions and invest in adaptation strategies that protect health, reduce inequality and build more resilient health systems fit for this new, more unpredictable world.”The PECCH will amplify expert voices from science, policy-making, academia, youth organizations and civil society. Its goal is to provide evidence-based arguments and recommendations to help make health systems climate-resilient, slash emissions and future-proof communities against the growing health risks of a rapidly changing planet.Dr Kluge concludes, “The Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health represents a vital step forward in confronting one of the most urgent challenges of our time, and is doing so at a time of mounting fiscal constraints. National and multilateral budgets for climate action are dwindling just as the needs are rising exponentially. That’s why the Commission will be laser-focused on delivering workable health sector solutions – so that we may translate powerful evidence into concrete action.”
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@sixtus Den Befund kann man durchaus teilen.

Die Frage ist aber, wie relevant er ist.

Die Krise der Autoindustrie ist in unserem Wirtschaftssystem seit Anbeginn fest eingeloggt. Dem kann sie nicht entgehen. Eine auf Wachstum angelegte Industrie kann nicht weiter wachsen, wenn der Bedarf gedeckt ist (kurzer Blick in eine beliebige Innenstadt oder Wohnstraße reicht), oder Wachstumsgrenzen anderer Art erreicht werden.
Das ist mit der #Klimakatastrophe der Fall und mit der eskalierenden #UngleichheitsKrise, die die Zahle der potenziellen Kunden kontinuierlich reduziert.

Der Wechsel der Antriebsart ändert daran nichts.

Das Zeitalter des Autos ist vorbei. Die Aufgabe besteht aktuell darin, die Transformation so zu gestalten, dass die, die betroffen sind, Lust auf die Veränderung kriegen, weil sie Verbesserung verspricht. Im Gegensatz zu Angst vor Veränderung, die die Menschen in die Arme der #Afd treibt - oder der CDU, was aber keinen so großen Unterschied mehr macht.

Niemand wird in einer klimagerechten Welt ungewollt arbeitslos sein, selbst wenn alle #BullshitJobs wegfallen.

Dozens of German and Austrian state prosecutors and intelligence agency officers have known #bullshitjobs to be causing global warming for half a decade.

Our forests are collapsing faster and faster. But law enforcement simply doesn't give a damn.
newscientist.com/article/24832

New Scientist · Forest crisis sparks alarm that Europe will miss net-zero targetsBy Madeleine Cuff

#ghostworking #BullshitJobs

"A new survey suggests over half of Americans are regularly ‘ghostworking,’ or pretending to be busy. Here’s what’s driving the trend.

There’s nothing spooky about ghostworking, apart from how popular it may be right now. The newly coined term describes a set of behaviors meant to create a facade of productivity at the office, like walking around carrying a notebook as a prop or typing random words just to generate the sound of a clacking keyboard. (Some might call this Costanza-ing, after Jason Alexander’s example on a memorable episode of Seinfeld.)

Pretending to be busy at the office is not something workers recently invented, of course, but it appears to be reaching critical mass. According to a new survey, more than half of all U.S. employees now admit to regularly ghostworking. That statistic doesn’t necessarily mean, however, that the American workforce is mired in permanent purgatory.

Conducted by top resume-building service Resume Now, the report is based on a survey of 1,127 U.S. workers this past February. The results show that 58% of employees admit to regularly pretending to work, while another 34% claim they merely do so from time to time. What might be most striking about the report’s findings, though, are some of the elaborate methods workers use to perform productivity. Apparently, 15% of U.S. employees have faked a phone call for a supervisor’s benefit, while 12% have scheduled fake meetings to pad out their calendars, and 22% have used their computer keyboards as pianos to make the music of office ambiance.

As for what these employees are actually doing while pretending to crush deliverables, in many cases it’s hunting for other jobs. The survey shows that 92% of employees have job searched in some way while on the clock, with 55% admitting they do so regularly. In fact, some of those fake calls employees have made while walking around the office may have been on the way to making real calls to recruiters, since 20% of those surveyed have taken such calls at work."

fastcompany.com/91341121/what-

Fast Company · What is 'ghostworking'? Most employees say they regularly pretend to workA new survey suggests over half of Americans are regularly ‘ghostworking,’ or pretending to be busy. Here’s what's driving the trend.

After 26 years of addressing the #bullshitjobs issue, it finally looks as if we are getting closer to featuring a critical mass of journalists writing about it.

During the past week alone, five of Germany's largest publications featured articles on the issue.

Fingers crossed.