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Basic Income. Education. Healthcare. The foundations for a better future.

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Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · Nov 30

UNCONDITIONAL UNIVERSAL
Basic Income
Single Payer Healthcare
Pre K to Adult Education

Along with comprehensive, need (NOT MEANS)-based supports for housing, food access, employment match and disability and elder care.

This is how we pull the USA into a post-scarcity future.

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Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · 53m

This is fascism.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · 54m

Reason for #Universality number 982147209342093448

#BasicIncome and #Healthcare means we don't need GoFundMe for emergencies.

www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

‘Terrifying’: Minnesota artist run over by Cybertruck at Burning Man recovers

Minnesota artist and DJ James “JP” Patrick was severely injured at Burning Man after being run over and dragged by a Cybertruck while meditating, leaving him with crushed feet and months of recovery a...

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Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · 1h

#GestapICE

I volunteer Portland as the new Nuremberg for trials.

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 11h

Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · 1h

An entire community lost not only friends and loved ones, but a major employer in the area. If we had #UBI, the community would not be suffering financial stress *on top of* tragedy.

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 9h

OUR WORKERS DESERVE TO LIVE.
The explosion in McEwen wasn’t just a tragedy—it was a heartbreak for an entire community. Parents and siblings went to work and never came home. Tennessee families deserve safety, dignity, and accountability. A job should never cost you your life.

Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · 1h

Claiming that forcing people to work for survival gives them "dignity" is to state that they have no value outside of their employability. This is the lie we've been sold.

ONLY #UBI recognizes the INHERANT dignity and worth of people.

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Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · 1h

Universality -beginning with universal, unconditional Basic Income, Healthcare and Education- is the foundation for a PEOPLE FIRST society. A society that views the fundamental needs of humanity as the central responsibility of governance. Not corporations, not religions, *people*.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 1d

Historians sometimes say that when societies are descending into fascism, it can be hard for the people to notice it in real time. Well, historians of the future, I’m here to tell you: We are noticing. Millions of us are noticing. And we are horrified and enraged.

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

newrepublic.com

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Dave Thompson 🇨🇦 @davethompsonvic.bsky.social · 12h

The tech oligarchy poses a unique threat to democracy: Andrew Coyne
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
#cdnpoli

Opinion: The tech oligarchy poses a unique threat to democracy

Today’s uber-rich have converted their obscene wealth into outsize power, wielded in the name of bizarre millenarian ideologies

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · 2h

the Sound area REALLY needs a unified transit authority like PDX has.

Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · 2h

This is fascism.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 5h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5h

This Is Fascism

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Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · 1d

Reason for Universality number 834792481347034

With #BasicIncome and #Healthcare provided to all, employers can't hold people hostage to their jobs.

Diane Galloway @adgwatches.bsky.social · 1d

One teacher I met, who went on to give rousing speeches to the assembled crowd and interviews to national news outlets, told me she worked a second job at a fast food restaurant to make ends meet

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BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 3d

That's a damn good question.. #politics #media #fascism

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2d

There’s no evidence to suggest Tylenol causes autism.

There’s no evidence to suggest early circumcision causes autism.

There’s no evidence to suggest we’re in an “autism epidemic”.

There is evidence to suggest that RFK Jr is a eugenicist who’s a menace to society and public health.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2d

When the Proud Boys stormed the Capital and tried to overthrow the government, we were told it was “just a protest”.

They were pardoned.

But furries dancing in Portland and priests praying in Chicago are a threat to the government?

Those fighting fascism are terrorists?

Welcome to fascism.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2d

There’s now an entire frog brigade outside the ICE facility.

Peacefully protesting fascism while bringing whimsy to the streets.

The whimsy and silliness directly contradict Trump & Miller who want you to believe it’s a war zone.

Protect the frogs!

Three people in frog costumes are seen outside the Portland ice facility

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Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · 2d

It's the #Enlightenment!

(only some of you will get that joke...)

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Yes That Eleri @eleritmlh.bsky.social · 2d

SHOP DROP!

New stuff in Sparklies 🙂 www.elerimakesstuff.com/shop/

Earrings made with glass candy corn beads

A bone carving of a woman with her arms upstretched on a chain of aventurine and jasper beads, with matching earrings

Jasper bead necklace with a large metal "lace" pendant, and matching earrings.

Pink-dyed agate slabs with pink glass and acrylic beads reclaimed from an older necklace.

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Christine Galea @chrisgalea.bsky.social · 3d

The fact that Elon musk, Peter Thiel, and Steve Bannon all being in the Epstein files dropped out of the news way too fast www.bbc.com/news/article...

Elon Musk and Prince Andrew named in new Epstein files

The documents by the estate of convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein were released by Congressional Democrats.

www.bbc.com

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 2d

When Universal Basic Income gets implemented, I know there's a good chance that I'll pay more in new taxes than receive in UBI, and I definitely will as part of @comingle.bsky.social, so I've already begun donating that % of my income to advancing UBI. If you support UBI, please consider joining me.

It's Time to Walk the Walk for Universal Basic Income (UBI)

UBI means some pay more tax but most net ahead. Walk the walk now: align monthly giving with your likely net tax and help build the income floor.

www.scottsantens.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

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Yes That Eleri @eleritmlh.bsky.social · 2d

No capitulation to theocratic extremism

‘stina is a scary spectral one 👻 @stinapag.bsky.social · 2d

BTW, the Chronicle is polling folk on Metro's decision, if anyone wants to give them input:

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Yes That Eleri @eleritmlh.bsky.social · 2d

Information on the new FIGO report about Vaginal Birth After Cesarean. hencigoer.com/figo-issues-...

"The studies cited in FIGO’s guidelines were conducted in hospitals with obstetricians attending the births, and that has consequences for their results."

FIGO Issues Updated VBAC Guidelines - Henci Goer

FIGO’s 2025 VBAC guidelines affirm VBAC as a safe option for many, with success rates up to 80% and fewer risks than repeat cesarean.

hencigoer.com

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2d

Unbeknownst to most or long forgotten is that on October 8 and October 10, 2023; Hamas offered the same deal that’s being pitched as Trump’s “Gaza Peace Deal” which would have handed all hostages over to Israel in exchange for Israeli troops not entering the strip, Netanyahu refused the proposal.

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