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beSpacific

Forget It #Ketanji, It’s #Chinatown. #JusticeJackson stood alone against #shadowdocket ruling opening door to #Trump gutting #federal #workforce. The phrase lives on warning when #corruption runs so deep that there’s no fighting it. In the film the bad guy is a rich #realestate baron who manipulates a government agency, bilks #senior citizens for personal profit. Despite pervasive criminality, he’s actually backed up by law enforcement who aid abet his dirty work. abovethelaw.com/2025/07/forget

Above the Law · Forget It Ketanji, It’s ChinatownJustice Jackson stood alone against the shadow docket ruling opening the door to Trump gutting the federal workforce.
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William Lindsey :toad:

"'Most Americans don’t want to do this work. Most farmers here are barely breaking even. I fear this has created a tipping point where many will go bust.'“

Why is this happening, this disruption of a significant agricultural process that helps feed the entire nation? Lisa Tate is clear-eyed on that point:

It's happening because of Trump and ICE, because immigrant workers are being terrorized.

#Trump #StephenMiller #immigrants #ICE #WorkForce #agriculture #FoodChain
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William Lindsey :toad:

Lisa Tate, a Ventura County, California, farmer talks about what's happening on farms in that county, where fruit and vegetables are grown to supply the whole country:

“'In the fields, I would say 70% of the workers are gone,' she said in an interview. 'If 70% of your workforce doesn’t show up, 70% of your crop doesn’t get picked and can go bad in one day.'"

#Trump #StephenMiller #immigrants #ICE #WorkForce #agriculture #FoodChain
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theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j

The Guardian · Ice raids leave crops unharvested at California farms: ‘We need the labor’By Guardian staff reporter
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"Adam Lampert, the chief executive of Texas-based Cambridge Caregivers and Manchester Care Homes, which provides assisted living and in-home care, says about 80% of his 350 staff are foreign-born.

'I don't go out and place ads for non-citizens to fill our roles,' he says. 'It is the immigrants who are answering the call.' "

bbc.com/news/articles/cpd4gp78

A person wearing boots, long sleeves, a hat and scarf and rubber gloves picks up a head of lettuce in a field. Other farmworkers are seen in the background.
www.bbc.com'We need these people': Trump's migrant crackdown has businesses worriedPresident Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrants could have serious economic repercussions.
#healthcare#hospitals#AssistedLiving
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“What seems rather dangerous about #Hollywood’s interest in #GenerativeAI isn’t the “death” of the larger #StudioSystem, but rather this #technology’s potential to make it easier for studios to work with *fewer actual people*.

That’s literally one of Asteria’s big selling points, and if its #workflows became the industry norm, it is hard to imagine it scaling in a way that could accommodate today’s #entertainment #workforce transitioning into new #careers.

As for what’s good about it, Mooser knows the right talking points. Now he has to show that his #tech — and all the changes it entails — can work.”

#AI / #ZeroHourWork / #software / #tooling / #AITools <theverge.com/ai-artificial-int>

Film clapper in front of an actor’s face revealing a robot with circuitboards instead of a human.
The Verge · Hollywood’s pivot to AI video has a prompting problemBy Charles Pulliam-Moore
beSpacific

#Trump accelerating efforts 2 transform #nonpartisan #merit based federal #workforce into 1 that demands rewards #loyalty 2 #president, according 2 #civilservants #publicservice experts, #employment #attorneys. Ongoing shift would ditch decades-old rules that were intended 2 ensure that federal #hiring #retention #promotion decisions R based largely on employees’ #skills #knowledge #experience, say the workers, experts and #attorneys.#maga #politics #government #scheduleF msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tr

www.msn.comMSN
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Nonilex

And as Isabela has written, these #raids, coupled with subsequent #deportations, could cripple the #US #workforce—particularly in industries such as construction, food services, health care, & domestic labor:

“According to a 2016 report by the Center for American Progress, deporting 7 million workers would ‘reduce national employment by an amount similar to that experienced during the Great Recession.’”

#Trump #immigration #law #tyranny #Gestapo #LosAngeles
motherjones.com/politics/2024/

Mother JonesHow Trump’s “mass deportation” plan would ruin AmericaIt would be brutal, costly, and likely illegal.
ScienceOpen

'Plundering the Skilled #Workforce: Depriving Developing Nations of Their Most Valuable Assets' - a #Research article in 'World Review of #PoliticalEconomy' by Pluto Journals on #ScienceOpen: scienceopen.com/hosted-documen

ScienceOpenPlundering the Skilled Workforce: Depriving Developing Nations of Their Most Valuable Assets<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" dir="auto" id="d641419e122">Whether developed or less developed, all countries need skilled mental labor (SML) to use technologies effectively and to attain economic growth and development. Without appropriate SML, no country can make the best use of its firms and institutions. Time and investment are required for an individual to become a skilled mental laborer, but these are not sufficient. The training must be at a level where contemporary technologies can be used effectively, so that the highest benefit can be given to society and companies. The most disturbing aspect of the issue is that although there are very few skilled mental laborers who are educated and equipped with modern qualifications, they generally migrate to more developed and richer countries to achieve better living conditions. Developed countries have found an excuse for this kind of migration by saying “We need skilled mental laborers.” The pertinent critical questions are as follows. While it is acknowledged that developed countries require SML, what about less developed countries? Do they not also have a need for SML? The crucial and vital question is which countries have a greater need for SML, developed countries or less developed countries? </p>
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“Telstra is expecting to shrink its #workforce by 2030 with “AI #efficiencies” potentially coming through #CustomerService, software development and the use of autonomous #AIAgents, the company has told investors on Tuesday.

The telco’s chief executive, #VickiBrady, told the #Telstra’s annual #InvestorDay on Tuesday that #ArtificialIntelligence “will be a significant unlock when it comes to enabling our #workforce”.

“We will embrace AI, as every business will need to, and we expect the pace of change over the next five years to be extraordinary,”

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“Ackland said the more than $1bn of capital #expenditure and operating expenditure on #software #development and #IT was another area #AI “has the potential to fundamentally change how this is done”.

Look who’s been consulting the economic tea-leaves. Will Vicki and her team be sacked if/when the plan fails?

Of course not.

#WhiteCollar / #sackings / #australia <theguardian.com/business/2025/>

The Guardian · Telstra expects to shrink workforce as it leans in ‘hard’ on AI — including in customer serviceBy Josh Taylor
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