"If money is quickly funneled into large platforms or financial markets, the capacity to generate jobs and boost the local economy diminishes. ...If it remains in circulation within the community, it fosters the development of small businesses, strengthens financial autonomy, and multiplies economic opportunities."
The money hoarded by the oligarchy is dead money. Money sent off to big corporations never comes back.
"With that, he expects to see growing interest in Canadian produce, and moving forward hopes to see more of the sector shift toward producing with the domestic market in mind." #farming #local
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/how-a-trade-war-could-boost-small-scale-farming-in-southwestern-ontario-1.7496198
Just had the loveliest experience while getting my watch strap resized at Silver Phoenix in Bray. They’re a tiny, independent two-person jewellers – Martin and Joleta – and they took such care (Martin resized it three times and did a micro-adjustment and then undid it until we found the perfect fit).
In a world of faceless corporations you forget sometimes how lovely people can be.
So if you’re looking for jewellery, a watch, wallet or pen (or repairs/sizing/etc.), give them a shout and support a tiny local business that’s been going for five years now.
Republican Congressman Randy Weber of Galveston County has introduced a resolution to censure U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Dallas Democrat. The motion comes after Crockett insulted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at an event over the weekend.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has suspended the midwifery license of Maria Margarita Rojas, a Houston-area midwife accused of performing illegal abortions and operating clinics without a license.
More than 20 protesters lined the Heights Boulevard bike lane Tuesday afternoon, days after Houston Public Works removed physical protections known as “armadillos” that separated cyclists from vehicular traffic.
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A 20-year-old man from El Salvador who says he has permission to work in the U.S. has been released on bond after he was arrested at a Houston-area job site and detained for nearly a month. ICE accuses him of being in the country illegally.
A Texas judge has temporarily shut down two Waller County clinics from providing medical services following the arrest of a midwife and two other clinic employees accused of performing illegal abortions.
A woman was removed from a Fort Bend Independent School District board meeting on Monday after urging board members to refrain from adopting Texas' Bible-focused curriculum and flipping off a member she called fascist.
A Houston-area midwife was arrested after allegedly performing illegal abortions and operating clinics without a license, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday.
A U.S. girl traveling to Houston for brain cancer treatment was reportedly detained by federal immigration agents and deported to Mexico, along with her parents and most of her siblings. Her parents were living in Texas without legal status.
Je me suis abonné pour une nouvelle saison aux paniers de légumes bio de la Ferme des 3 Samson. Je ne peux plus envisager l'été sans fermiers de famille. 
https://3samson.com/
Houstonians have several options for where and when to get their measles vaccine over the weekend and through next week.
I don't think #NetworkEngineering is that popular on Mastodon, but I'm posting here anyway. I'm starting a local meetup here in #Toronto for Network Operators. A small NOG, in the vein of #NANOG
Feel free to join us -- for FREE -- in April
Yes, the party of "small government" intends to micromanage every minute of your life to make sure you adhere to *their* vision of what our lives should be, regardless of how stupid, unhistorical, dangerous, unscientific, damaging, and inauthentic it may be.
I don't agree with all his points, but it's worth reading for yourself.
Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-03-03/trump-is-not-a-localist/
#Local #Relocalism #coup #sustainability #Economy #USPol #Business #fascist @RobberBarons #EatTheRich
A seafood staple along Galveston’s seawall has received national recognition.
About 16,000 people in Houston could be removed from a waitlist for the federally funded Housing Choice Voucher program if they don’t respond to an email or letter from the Houston Housing Authority (HHA) that will be sent at the end of March.
→ Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and #Google Cloud
https://restofworld.org/2025/aws-google-cloud-nigeria-alternatives/
“The payments to #AWS gradually skyrocketed as the naira depreciated around 70% against the #dollar between 2020 and 2024”
“Besides the option to pay in #naira, these companies allow #Nigerians to store their #data within the #country — an advantage most of their Western rivals lack. #Local servers give businesses the benefits of low #latency and data #localization […].”
