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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 2h

Yes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

Opinion | This Isn’t Crisis Response, It’s Crisis Construction

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

Imagine that

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1h

Russia’s new “super app” offers Vladimir Putin a new tool to monitor Russians—and even Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territories—in deeper ways, Justin Sherman argues.

Russia’s Answer to WeChat

The Kremlin is pushing a new “super app” for Russian citizens. What could possibly go wrong?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

“This is not sustainable”

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 1h

If this be "terrorism" ... let us make the most of it!
#NoKings #Resist

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John Boy 2 - Living in AR SUX @johnrlambert2.bsky.social · 1h

#TaxTheRich #WealthTax #UBI4ALL #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #HealthcareForAll #UniversalHealthCare #HousingForAll #EndPoverty #FairEconomy

Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 3h

Most medical care treats the social determinants of health. It treats poverty and chronic stress and high inequality instead of preventing it. Since when is treatment a better approach than prevention? And teachers can only do so much to overcome those same obstacles. UBI is the foundation for these

Universal Basic Income as the Social Vaccine of the 21st Century

Can the savings of basic income exceed the costs? > “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” — Benjamin Franklin [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/247269-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1h

The Pentagon has to provide The New York Times information about Elon Musk’s security clearances, a federal judge ruled Wednesday—and the billionaire’s own posting habits helped decide the case. trib.al/f74QkIn

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John Boy 2 - Living in AR SUX @johnrlambert2.bsky.social · 1h

#TaxTheRich #WealthTax #UBI4ALL #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #HealthcareForAll #UniversalHealthCare #HousingForAll #EndPoverty #FairEconomy

UncoverTheNews @uncoverthenews.bsky.social · 3h

🦫 UBI = A Win for Everyone!

In this June 21, 2024 clip, @paulysworld2005.bsky.social sits down with JB from Canadian Politics 101 to break down why Universal Basic Income is good for you, me, and Canada as a whole. 🍁💸

🎥 Full convo 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gwW...

#UBI #cdnpoli #DamFam

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

UPDATE #TN-05 Democrat #ChazMolder raised $785,000 in the first four weeks of his campaign. That’s more than 13 times Republican Andy Ogles’ current war chest.

People are clearly eager to put an end to #PinnochiOgles lies and drama www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

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Politico @politico.com · 2h

Mass firings have hit the CDC.

Mass firings hit CDC

Notices of the Trump administration’s reduction-in-force arrived late Friday, several former and current agency employees told POLITICO.

www.politico.com

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Politico @politico.com · 2h

MIT’s rebuke of the Trump admin's compact presents an opening for other college presidents to resist.

MIT’s resistance gives boost to academics' efforts to defy Trump

MIT’s rebuke of the Trump administration’s compact presents an opening for other college presidents to resist.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2h

Early last year, Seattle signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using rooms as shelter space at the Civic Hotel and other buildings.

Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

By @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social, with @kuow.org

Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.

Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel's rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2h

Trump’s TikTok deal is short on details. “But what has been released should alarm anyone concerned with this administration’s drive to consolidate wealth and media power in the hands of a loyal few,” @davidfrum.bsky.social argues.

Trump’s Dodgy Plan for TikTok

The details are murky, but it looks like the president is about to further enrich and empower his friends.

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John Boy 2 - Living in AR SUX @johnrlambert2.bsky.social · 1h

#TaxTheRich #WealthTax #UBI4ALL #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #HealthcareForAll #UniversalHealthCare #HousingForAll #EndPoverty #FairEconomy

Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 2h

I’m turning Basic Income Action into a global action network for universal basic income.

Check out the progress! The world may feel like it’s burning, but send me your positive thoughts.
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Basic Income Action

Basic financial security for everyone

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PE2 and the Free Speech Singers @marketteacher.bsky.social · 2h

but are they still funding terrorists? I think they just gave a plane to one

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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 2h

On National Coming Out Day, we celebrate our LGBTQ+ friends, family members, coworkers and students who live openly — even in the face of discrimination.

Today and every day, we will keep fighting to guarantee the rights of #LGBTQ+ people in the Deep South. #YallMeansAll

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2h

Thanks to Republicans in Congress, some Americans will have to pay more than $22,000 every year to keep their health insurance coverage.

$22,000.

That could be a matter of keeping health care coverage or just giving up—and for some people, life and death.

Thanks to Republicans, some Americans will pay $22,000/year to keep their health insurance.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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John Boy 2 - Living in AR SUX @johnrlambert2.bsky.social · 1h

LOVE THE PICTURES!!!!! ❤️🫂

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John Boy 2 - Living in AR SUX @johnrlambert2.bsky.social · 1h

#TaxTheRich #WealthTax #UBI4ALL #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #HealthcareForAll #UniversalHealthCare #HousingForAll #EndPoverty #FairEconomy

Basic Income Action ↗️🦋 @basicincomeaction.bsky.social · Jan 22

😁📢 Call to action, make a post about and include the words “universal basic income”

🙌🏻 Share how a #UBI would help you or others. ✊🏻

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NPR @npr.org · 2h

Mangione's lawyers asked a federal judge to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him. n.pr/46NIo3c

Luigi Mangione's lawyers seek a dismissal of federal charges in CEO killing

Mangione's lawyers asked a federal judge to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for which he could face the death penalty, from a federal indictment brought against him.

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Christian Petersen @iwantyoustudio.bsky.social · 1d

THEY
THINK
THEY’RE
SCARING
US
BUT
THEY’RE
JUST
MAKING
US
ANGRY

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🌱𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞🌿 @ecree.bsky.social · 2h

A family of 4 whose income is $126,000/yr will pay $6,862 more annually for health insurance

A 60-yr old couple whose income is $82,000/yr will pay $16,373 more annually for health insurance

A 45-yr old person whose income is $62,000/yr will pay $940 more annually for health insurance

#Arkansas

Action Alerts

The mission of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is to ensure that all children and their families have the resources and opportunities to lead healthy and productive lives and to realize t...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

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zeusish.bsky.social @zeusish.bsky.social · 2h

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So they give infants Tylenol after their circumcision? What the fuck is with this asshole??

Tylenol use after circumcision ‘highly likely’ linked to autism, RFK Jr. says in wild new claim

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed there may be a link between circumcision and autism — due to the use of Tylenol following the procedure.

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