Volkswagen continues its cost-cutting plan and is still reducing jobs, as reported by Bertil Starke, NDR. (translated)

Volkswagen continues its cost-cutting plan and is still reducing jobs, as reported by Bertil Starke, NDR. (translated)

The supervisory board of Volkswagen has approved a drastic rescue plan that will cost tens of thousands of jobs and is considered a historic restructuring of the company. (translated)
Vores fængsler er presset til over kanten, visse arrester er belagt op til 130%, hvis man vil have høj jobsikkerhed, så bliv fængselsbetjent. For med den her slags taberadfærd i blandt unge arabere, så skal vi have mange flere fængselsceller klar. #dkpol #fængsel #jobsikkerhed #danskpolitik
VW CEO Oliver Blume warns that the supervisory board is deciding on a cost-saving package that could secure the survival of the Volkswagen Group, but could cost tens of thousands of jobs. (translated)
So, nun ist die Bombe geplatzt. Das VW-Werk in Zwickau soll 2031 geschlossen werden. Das berichtet die „Wirtschaftswoche“ unter Berufung auf ein internes Konzeptpapier des Konzernvorstands. Gar nicht auszudenken, was das für die ganze Region bedeutet. Da werden sicherlich 30.000 Jobs wegbrechen, halt alles was mit dran hängt. Bäcker, Fleischer und so weiter. Danke an die grüne Energiewende und die Vorstände, die ausgerechnet in Zwickau das E - Modell mit aller Macht in die Produktion drückten. Damit stirbt dann in Zwickau eine jetzt 122 Jahre alte Automobilgeschichte. Die Wiege von AUDI gibt es dann nicht mehr. #VWZwickau #Automobilindustrie #Energiewende
JETZT GERADE - In Bischkek sprach President #Putin über #Deutschland: Kanzler #Merz (#CDU) steht vor düsteren Zeiten. Er genießt nicht das Vertrauen seines Volkes, weil er die nationalen Interessen nicht schützt. Er verschachert die deutschen nationalen Interessen. Sie haben offensichtliche Fehler begangen. Menschen verlieren ihre Jobs. Die Lebensbedingungen verschlechtern sich. #Bischkek #Deutschland #Politik
An important conversation about the future of development—and how we turn limited resources, knowledge and partnership into better jobs, greater opportunity and results that people can see and feel. #Development #Opportunity #Partnership #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
The Inflation Reduction Act’s regional incentives promoted green investment, but did not create jobs https://t.co/BQIkZwMdWx #InflationReductionAct #GreenInvestment #JobCreation
🌎🇺🇸 #Weekahead | US Jobs Report Seen Backing Warsh View of Labor Market - Bloomberg https://t.co/IcGqqp72Ub https://t.co/nT6hP1qbHU #JobsReport #LaborMarket #Economy #US
Blev ulandsbistanden givet direkte til ulandene, ville ingen løfte et øjenbryn, hvis den blev afskaffet. Det er kun fordi ulandsbistanden finansierer fede jobs til venstrefløjen i landets nemmeste stillinger, at vi skal høre om, hvor frygteligt det er, hvis den afskaffes. #dkpol https://t.co/Mk6Z09zxNO #ulandsbistand #dkpol #politik
How Feminism Turned Government Into a Daycare For decades, we heard “the future is female.” That future is here—if not in the way people expected. The slogan surfaced in the 1970s among feminist and lesbian activists, resurfaced in 2015 after designer Rachel Burks rediscovered a 1975 photo, and then spread through merchandise and mainstream politics. By 2016 it was used by Hillary Clinton supporters; after her loss, Clinton embraced it. But the real story isn’t the phrase—it’s the institutional shift. Helen Andrews, in “The Great Feminization,” notes that feminism is often framed as progress through votes, universities, or jobs. Yet the decisive tipping point came later, especially from 2015 to 2020, when whole institutions began turning female. The numbers show it: in 1974, women were 10% of New York Times reporters; now they’re about 55%. The Atlantic’s editorial staff shifted from 53% male in 2013 to 36% male in 2024. This reaches beyond journalism: medical schools became majority-female in 2019; women formed the majority of the college-educated workforce that year, became a majority of college instructors by 2023, and now make up about 46% of managers. This isn’t just individuals moving into male-coded fields. It’s institutions changing with their demographics—shifting preferences, priorities, and norms. In many ways, feminism has already won access; now the question is what happens when institutions are increasingly shaped by women. We haven’t studied this before. We’re the experiment.
Lo ammetto: non sono uno che si è consumato sui libri, ma il mio l'ho fatto, fino al dottorato di ricerca. Non so se, per gli altissimi standard di @sbonaccini, si possa sostenere che io sia sufficientemente istruito. Una cosa, però, è certa: non voterei #Bonaccini e il suo partito nemmeno se fossero l'ultima alternativa prima della fine del mondo. Quelli del Jobs Act. Quelli che fingono di essere di sinistra per sfruttare un cartello elettorale ormai sbiadito e che poi, appena possono, distruggono tutto ciò che possono. Sostengono la tecnocrazia europea, i tagli alla sanità (e poi frignano), la cementificazione (e poi frignano), il pareggio di bilancio in Costituzione, il riarmo e le politiche belliciste, gli inciuci per andare al governo quando perdono le elezioni, la Buona Scuola, che manda i ragazzi in fabbrica prima del tempo. I governi che hanno letteralmente massacrato il Paese da Monti in poi, fino a Draghi. Non voterei mai chi ha tradito le masse, per poi puntare il dito contro di loro con disgusto, dando alla gente dell'ignorante solo perché fa ciò che chiunque dovrebbe fare: schifarli. A me Bonaccini e i suoi amici, politicamente s'intende, fanno letteralmente ribrezzo. #Politica #Istruzione #DirittiSociali
🌍 #AFSForum2026 brings together people who can turn ambition into action and investment into impact for Africa’s agrifood systems. I look forward to adding my voice in Kigali and sharing @FAO expertise to help drive solutions that nourish people, create jobs and build resilience https://t.co/79CVgMWtyt #AFSForum2026 #AfricaAgrifood #InvestmentForImpact #RW
Bill Gates warns that the world is not prepared for the forthcoming changes brought by artificial intelligence, which could jeopardize billions of jobs and lead to serious social and security challenges. (translated)

„Many jobs will disappear forever.“
I believe communities resisting data centres are making a mistake, and governors and mayors should want AI facilities because of the jobs, investment and tax revenue they bring.
SpaceX has just officially announced Starbase, Louisiana, a new $100+ billion spaceport in South Louisiana near Pecan Island. Construction starts in 2027, with the first Starship launch from the new site planned for 2029. Starbase, Louisiana will be built to support thousands of Starship flights a year. This self-sustaining spaceport will have propellant production, power generation, deep-water shipping capabilities, vehicle processing facilities, and an airport. SpaceX is committed to investing at least $100 billion and creating more than 3,000 new jobs at Starbase, Louisana hiring heavily from nearby communities and utilizing Louisiana workers’ extensive experience of building complex infrastructure in their unique environment. In Vermilion Parish, the shoreline is eroding between 3.3 and 23 feet per year. SpaceX is partnering with state and federal agencies to expand Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan and Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act projects, including Gulf shoreline protection breakwaters designed to reduce wave energy and slow loss along the Gulf edge. https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2092285684333625550
