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Today is the day that everyone should know or remember that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began advocating for universal basic income before he was killed. Everyone should also know why. Read his words about it to learn why. Lots of quotes from him here to help understand his reasoning:
"The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct, and immediate abolition of poverty." — Martin Luther King Jr.
About MLK's advocacy for basic income
www.scottsantens.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Today is the day that everyone should know or remember that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began advocating for universal basic income before he was killed. Everyone should also know why. Read his words about it to learn why. Lots of quotes from him here to help understand his reasoning:
Delighted to hear Pere Ubu’s Life Stinks used on The Chair Company!
January 3, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Delighted to hear Pere Ubu’s Life Stinks used on The Chair Company!
A very kind mother at Costco just bought us our groceries when our card wouldn’t scan- more than $300!
January 2, 2026 at 3:51 PM
A very kind mother at Costco just bought us our groceries when our card wouldn’t scan- more than $300!
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Public dollars funded the research and development behind AI. All of our data was used to train the foundational models. The only way to make sure we all fairly benefit from AI is to treat us all as shareholders and distribute a monthly UBI dividend to all of us that's indexed to productivity growth
Technological Inheritance and the Case for a Basic Income
One or another form of unconditional “basic income” has now been advocated by individuals ranging from conservative economists like the…
medium.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Public dollars funded the research and development behind AI. All of our data was used to train the foundational models. The only way to make sure we all fairly benefit from AI is to treat us all as shareholders and distribute a monthly UBI dividend to all of us that's indexed to productivity growth
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How Christmas gift-giving exposes the flaw in means-tested welfare and makes the case for truly universal basic income.
The Gift-Giving Argument for Universal Basic Income
How Christmas gift-giving exposes the flaw in means-tested welfare and makes the case for truly universal basic income
scottsantens.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
How Christmas gift-giving exposes the flaw in means-tested welfare and makes the case for truly universal basic income.
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This exemplifies how big media like the nyt skewed the facts to serve their bias.
“In contrast to the Cass Report and Trump’s HHS document, no national mainstream media organizations have run stories on the Utah evidence review ... “
“In contrast to the Cass Report and Trump’s HHS document, no national mainstream media organizations have run stories on the Utah evidence review ... “
An inependent review of medical evidence on trans youth healthcare found substantial evidence of benefit, and no evidence of harm.
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Plentiful Data, No Regret: What the Utah Review on Youth Trans Care Found — Assigned
A 1,000-page report by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, which found care safe and effective, stands out from others: It’s both independent and an actual review of the evidence.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This exemplifies how big media like the nyt skewed the facts to serve their bias.
“In contrast to the Cass Report and Trump’s HHS document, no national mainstream media organizations have run stories on the Utah evidence review ... “
“In contrast to the Cass Report and Trump’s HHS document, no national mainstream media organizations have run stories on the Utah evidence review ... “
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Fighting against Trump isn’t enough. It's time for Democrats to show America what they're fighting FOR — and embrace the fresh, new voices leading the way. Watch. https://youtu.be/Uzc57eD3cWI?si=65LK4EXG7o-_BtmU
What Democrats SHOULD Be Doing
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Fighting against Trump isn’t enough. It's time for Democrats to show America what they're fighting FOR — and embrace the fresh, new voices leading the way. Watch. https://youtu.be/Uzc57eD3cWI?si=65LK4EXG7o-_BtmU
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BREAKING: The Presidential Animatronics team leaves Trump unattended while they respond to a health emergency.
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
BREAKING: The Presidential Animatronics team leaves Trump unattended while they respond to a health emergency.
Hate spreads like wildfire through our soul
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hate spreads like wildfire through our soul
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Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
Roughly 2% of the US population protested at No Kings. What’s the magic percentage that tips us? I read something awhile back, and I think it’s not too much more, but I can’t find it now
October 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Roughly 2% of the US population protested at No Kings. What’s the magic percentage that tips us? I read something awhile back, and I think it’s not too much more, but I can’t find it now
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October 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
My TikTok feed has turned mysteriously xian
October 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
My TikTok feed has turned mysteriously xian
World Leader Compares Trump to Hitler in Front of Entire U.N. newrepublic.com/post/200952/... via @newrepublic.com
World Leader Compares Trump to Hitler in Front of Entire U.N.
American media has barely covered the scathing comments from Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
newrepublic.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
World Leader Compares Trump to Hitler in Front of Entire U.N. newrepublic.com/post/200952/... via @newrepublic.com
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Dr. John Gartner tells The Daily Beast Podcast that signs of deterioration in Trump’s functioning are readily apparent.
This Is What Demonstrates Trump’s Dementia: Psychologist
Dr. John Gartner tells The Daily Beast Podcast that signs of deterioration in Trump’s functioning are readily apparent.
trib.al
September 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Dr. John Gartner tells The Daily Beast Podcast that signs of deterioration in Trump’s functioning are readily apparent.
6840 Hollywood Blvd- let’s send flowers to the doorstep
September 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
6840 Hollywood Blvd- let’s send flowers to the doorstep
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Meanwhile, bits of the alternative timeline are poking through
September 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Meanwhile, bits of the alternative timeline are poking through
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“Right to work” laws are a total scam.
They silence American workers and keep them underpaid.
The Nationwide Right to Unionize Act would solve this problem, and @repbradsherman.bsky.social and I want to get it done.
They silence American workers and keep them underpaid.
The Nationwide Right to Unionize Act would solve this problem, and @repbradsherman.bsky.social and I want to get it done.
September 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Right to work” laws are a total scam.
They silence American workers and keep them underpaid.
The Nationwide Right to Unionize Act would solve this problem, and @repbradsherman.bsky.social and I want to get it done.
They silence American workers and keep them underpaid.
The Nationwide Right to Unionize Act would solve this problem, and @repbradsherman.bsky.social and I want to get it done.
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Rarely does this regime give such a compliment to the folks fighting back. Please work to make this courage contagious: nokings.org
September 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Rarely does this regime give such a compliment to the folks fighting back. Please work to make this courage contagious: nokings.org
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WSJ still hasn't even taken down their post/article claiming bullet casings were engraved with "trans ideology."
September 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
WSJ still hasn't even taken down their post/article claiming bullet casings were engraved with "trans ideology."