In South Korea, the rural basic income pilot's early results show a reverse rural decline. Participating counties reportedly saw population growth, increased local spending, and growth in small businesses such as restaurants, supermarkets, cafés, and salonshttps://zurl.co/gvVpU

Sunday vibes.

It’s time for a four-day workweek. blog.andrewyang.com/p/do-more-in...

Did you know the 1st UBI proposal was born out of a struggle for land rights in the 1770s? As Dorothy Woodend writes in The Tyee, the concept is "extremely old," rooted in the idea that the leadership class "fenced people out" from the resources they needed to survive.

Happy Bank Holiday Monday! A couple of 4-day weeks in May is pretty good, but it’s far from enough. It’s time for a permanent 4-day week for all.

Bank Holiday Weekend vibes 🐶 Coco ❤️ youtu.be/Il1CIIdtOAE?...

How handsome is Rocky? He is also a wonderful gentleman who takes good care of his flock. 💕

Baxter didn't steal the chips. In this issue, the Vanity Fur Magazine team investigated an alleged potato chip incident and found zero evidence of wrongdoing. This handsome boy is 100% innocent.

Pretenders - youtu.be/uQWk7l8Su2U?...

#CanadaDays #MusicChallenge Happy Saturday. Ladies and gentlemen, The Weekend Blinding Lights youtu.be/17GxpgE-Fwo?...

#GIF&Records #MusicChallenge Movie GIF 23 : A Fish Called Wanda "I Wanda, Wanda, who, who-oo-ooh, who Who wrote the book of love"🎶 The Book of Love - The Monotones youtu.be/HI8cmP3DL64?...

Peruvian cat More story in the alt-text #MenWithCats

Author of Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber said basic income unleashes human creativity and innovation, which both the left and right can support. Instead, we're held back by bullshit jobs. The next John Lennon "is lifting boxes in some department store as welfare conditionality".

This essay has been on my mind since 2023 and I'm happy to have finally published it. It's an argument for UBI that may not resonate with many, but if it does, I hope it does strongly. I feel so much gratitude for every human who came before me, and I fight for a better future for those yet to come.

This new essay revisits my work on the Finnish UBI experiment through a fresh lens. LJ Pearce-Coca brings insights from neurodivergence, to show how unconditional income might not just reduce poverty, but reshape how different minds can flourish within society." open.substack.com/pub/drdavebe...

Drop someone BALD

#LookAndSee 408 #MusicChallenge Beer O'Clock - Bliss n Eso 🍺🕘 youtu.be/Mefv5KKYMiI?...

#CanadaDays #MusicChallenge I didn't know Loverboy is a Canadian band 😄 Since today is Friday, I chose this song from Loverboy - Working For The Weekend youtu.be/dsgBpsNPQ50?...

#GIF&Records #MusicChallenge Movie GIF 22 : The Color Purple GIF quote: All my life I had to fight I Didn't Know My Own Strength - Whitney Houston youtu.be/Iw3WbIbeXEU?...

Inspiring: the Sacramento city council just passed a basic income for youth transitioning out of foster care. This provides a critical safety net to young people who need it most.

An article by Scott Santens argues that universality is what fundamentally distinguishes UBI from targeted welfare systems. It avoids many of the bureaucratic barriers, stigma, exclusion errors, and “welfare cliffs” common in means-tested programmes. zurl.co/w4KNl

#GIF&Records #MusicChallenge Movie GIF 21 : Otto e mezzo Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr (feat. Bill Withers ) 🕺💃 youtu.be/6IO74QV6wHY?...

#CanadaDays #MusicChallenge Canadian Dream - Sam Roberts youtu.be/zo_S13SYeZw?...

Quote a fictional band that’s not Spinal Tap.

🖤Off To Work!!... youtu.be/MZjvGiT0fWo?... 🩸

The man sitting on the bench reminds me of this video. And pretend the trees are other people at the park 😅 Living On A Prayer youtu.be/LtoQY7i3kH0?...

#GIF&Records #MusicChallenge Movie GIF 20 : A Bronx Tale Forbidden Love - Madonna youtu.be/4O_d6JLGANk?...

Martin Short "Cat Dude" Photo by Sam Jones for the January 2013 "Comedy Issue" of Vanity Fair #MenWithCats

Moonbathing Art by Maggie Vandewalle This is a painting of her cat, Jinx. Her little story is in the alt-text. #MenWithCats

Just signed the AI Pledge for Humanity. The next time someone says AI will require UBI without doing anything about it, send them this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...

He also ran on universal basic income as part of his platform. Congrats, @chrisrabb.com!

@markcarey93.bsky.social When do we move from the precarity and disincentives of welfare to what actually works, has support from across the spectrum and has shown positive results for decades? Canadians need real change. Basic income is that, from the ground up.

#MayBeNot #MusicChallenge Dance This Mess Around - The B-52s Hey, so Fred, DOESN'T that make you feel a whole lot better? (Huh?) Say, DOESN'T that make you feel a lot better? What you say? Well, I'm just askin' youtu.be/4WSenc2Z5OA?...

#GIF&Records #MusicChallenge Movie GIF 19 : Goodfellas They All Laughed - I chose the Frank Sinatra version for the Mafia connection. youtu.be/ytDMtn8pylI?...

#CanadaDays #MusicChallenge Still Waiting - Sum 41 youtu.be/qO-mSLxih-c?...

“We know that change to working patterns is on its way and that inequality is already widening to the detriment of everyone — even those who don’t realize it as they get richer (read The Spirit Level). UBI is absolutely essential in this context.” - From another signer of the AI Pledge for Humanity

relinquish your most recent cat picture on your device:

This is a cat check point. Relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone

#LookAndSee 404 #MusicChallenge Riptide - Vance Joy youtu.be/ES_aFUIvBz0?...

#LookAndSee 404 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky This is just for fun! No rules. I will post a pic often for your music association… 🎧 #LookAndSee (Day 404) 🎶

#MayBeNot #MusicChallenge Bill Bailey, WON'T You Please Come Home - Ella Fitzgerald youtu.be/Feu6QQIyYWs?...

Nick Cave I think that is his version of the little cat man smile. 😺 #MenWithCats

Shelley Duvall with a little bitty kitty. #MenWithCats

Blur (Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree.) #MenWithCats

#CanadaDays #MusicChallenge I'll be posting a few Sum 41 songs starting with Fat Lip youtu.be/CMX2lPum_pg?...

#GIF&Records #MusicChallenge Movie GIF 18 : The City of Lost Children Child of Vision - Supertramp youtu.be/wohgwABTpa8?...

Edith Head & Betty White Because we can always use a pic of Betty White and a kitty. #MenWithCats

Why everyone? Here's why.

Trying to explain to your wife how you went out for a beer with your friends on Saturday night and came home on Sunday afternoon.

A study examining New York’s “Guaranteed Income for Artists” programme found that artists who received $1,000 per month for 18 months continued working. They were able to reduce time spent on survival jobs and dedicate more energy to creative projects zurl.co/EcV8V