"I was in a position where I could just put my thumb up my butt and play video games all day long. You know? I could do anything I wanted… I made my fortune. The only reason why I even do it now is because I like to do it. Pay, pleasure, prestige — that's the only reason to do a gig." He gets it.

Who owns more wealth - The Bottom 80% or The Top 0.1%

We should have implemented a universal basic income in 1975 and indexed it to grow as productivity grew. That was the only realistic way of ensuring that productivity growth benefited all of us. To this day, UBI remains the most important thing to start to make sure we *ALL* benefit from GDP growth.

Hard to disagree.

In case you missed it, there is now a bill in Congress for Universal Basic Income. The proposal is by Rashida Tlaib and called the BOOST Act as part of her Economic Dignity for All Agenda. The amount would be $250/mo.

Russia attacked Ukraine's capital city Kyiv with a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight Friday and into Saturday, hitting several apartment buildings and key energy infrastructure facilities. At least one person was killed and nearly 30 others were injured.

why isn't the white house hosting this meeting, and why is a personal account being utilized for government communications-where the fuck is the rest of our government?

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One way to quantify the GOP's attack on free and fair elections: My law firm is litigating 78 voting and election cases in 39 states. This is, by far, the largest caseload we have carried in a non-election year and close to our peak in 2024. The question is how many more can a small firm handle.

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Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"

#WATCH | German journalist and activist Anne Liedtke said she was raped by Israeli soldiers while being held at Negev Prison, after she was abducted from a boat that was part of the Sumud Fleet seeking to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip.

They don't want us to know how different life was 40 years ago..

Weekly protests being held outside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention camp. "Every Sunday afternoon, convoys of protesters from all over Florida, and... from out of state, descend on the notorious... immigration jail... to stand vigil for those held inside." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Palestinians are freezing to death because Israel has blocked all the aid. There are thousands of caravans and portable housing ready for 11 months to go into Gaza but Israel is blocking them.

Filming them committing terrorism is now itself an act of terrorism?

Let’s talk about something not many people are chatting about and what’s actually happening right now. You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.

In the latest wave of terrorist attacks on Ukraine, Russia is again targeting public transport attempting to injure and kill as many civilians as possible. So far they have launched over 40 missiles and 500 drones at Kyiv. Nearly a third of the city is without power and heating.

Putin has order continuous waves of terrorist attacks on Kyiv, targeting primarily residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. This comes ahead of the US meeting with Zelenskyy, again, in the latest round of Trump's campaign to help Russia force Ukraine to surrender.

It's really bad politics, and no way to run a society, to tell people over a certain income line that they pay too much in taxes to get any benefit from the government. This is one of the reasons universal basic income and healthcare are both so important and why they must be universal.

This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all. And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.

"Vote blue no matter who" America doesn’t need another elections, It needs to have a revolution. We are way beyond this point Respectfully, The Democrats did nothing in their four years in power - Nothing about Israel, Nothing about the Billionaires and the Corporations, and they still won’t

Many late diagnosed autistic people struggle with the idea that we “don’t look autistic”. Others say it to us. And sometimes we ask it of ourselves. The usual answers don’t really touch the issue. 1/6

Statement from Maria Farmer: “This is amazing. Thank you for believing me. I feel redeemed. This is one of the best days of my life. Of course, it's mixed with the fact that I'm devastated about all the other little girls like Virginia who were harmed because the FBI didn't do their job. 1/

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In Columbus, OH? Watch out for ICE! Plus, here are some details as to where they’re staying 🤫

A state service branded to the leader is a hallmark of personalist governance. Benefits appear to flow from Trump, not the institution. Citizens are repositioned as clients. Well-being becomes linked to political allegiance. The Constitution recedes, and Trump becomes the perceived gatekeeper.

1776 is not a coincidence, wasn't the now fake reformed MTG chanting this on her twitter?!?

open.substack.com/pub/wonkette... I like Governor Newsom's initiative: Don't get mad and gnash your teeth and pull out your hair, do something about their insane policies. Cal. has the right idea, hopefully more states will follow. #HHSBrainWorm #MAGAMorons #TraitorTrump #BlueCrew #Resisters

By funneling yuan and rupees through offshore middlemen into decentralized digital assets, the Kremlin has built a financial pipeline that is invisible to Western banks and impervious to traditional asset freezes.

We've all been so disgusted with Trump's remarks on the Reiners that it's only now starting to sink in that his broader point is that his critics all deserve to be murdered.

Greg Bovino is back in Chicago, and ICE has been spotted in the Evanston area. The best way to keep our loved ones safe is to alert the community whenever possible. Whistles are one of the most accessible tools to warn neighbors and disrupt ICE incursions. Come pick up a whistle, if you need one!

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LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency? CARR: I think th--- L: Yes or no C: There's a test for this in the la--- L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question C: The FCC is not L: So is your website lying? C: Possibly

They are building concentration camps for the unhoused people of our nation now. Their agenda is happening at lightning speed. We are beyond the tipping point. Our society is changing rapidly.

When you do stuff like this and it isn't covered as the massive scandal it should be, the permission structure to do equally awful stuff is quite high.

BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families. The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.

A dozen senators pressed Kristi Noem for answers today re: reports of ICE agents harassing Native Americans, suspicious that they may be... undocumented immigrants. “The disrespect and harassment of U.S.-born Tribal citizens by ICE is outrageous and inexcusable." www.huffpost.com/entry/brown-...

Hey all. My friend Sybil is currently HOMELESS in the Seattle area. She has nowhere to go and it's cold. She has one cat. If anyone can let her crash at your place for even just a few days, please reach out to her or me. She is in danger and needs help...

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Fierce backlash works!

Why do I wear an N95 mask? Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes. You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.

Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, dropped its plans for a hotel in Serbia, after tensions around the project culminated in the indictment of a government official