This just happened in the The Netherlands today. The centrist "D66" party, running on a platform that includes a universal basic income, won the most votes, positioning its leader to become the new PM. You heard that right, UBI is now a moderate position there and seen as a pragmatic solution to AI.

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The health and wellbeing of my fellow Americans.

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The phrase "pick yourself up by your bootstraps" was originally coined as a way to insult people for trying to do something obviously impossible. Somewhere along the way, we forgot it was mockery and took it as inspiration, a deluded twisting of the American Dream in which we all must be Superman.

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"UBI is not a theory in search of proof; it’s a foundation in search of political will." Important article by @scottsantens responding to the recent wave of high profile articles cherry-picking weird study data to pretend that UBI has failed. scottsantens.substack.com/p/the-report...

Trick question. I want to learn all the skills.

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@netrootsnation.bsky.social #NN25 was incredible! We showed a sneak peek of BOOTSTRAPS, our #UBI docuseries, and the interactive discussion (facilitated by @theubiguy.bsky.social and @corineolarte.bsky.social) was so engaging it went over time! Curious about what's next? Follow us! 🎥

If Universal Basic Income was part of your life, how would your relationship with your community transform? Think about your daily interactions. Would you find yourself more or less connected and supportive? How might it change your sense of security? #UBI #HumansofUBI #AudienceAnswers

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The @bootstrapstv.bsky.social project is something that Emmy award-winning director @deiafilm.bsky.social and @theubiguy.bsky.social have been working on since 2016. After a decade of prep, filming and post-prod, 2026 is its due date. Help us fund 100+ nationwide screenings. givebutter.com/9sEnIs

Corine and I will be presenting at Netroots Nation in New Orleans this week. Is anybody going to be there? Come see some of our docuseries and talk UBI with us!

Join us at @netrootsnation.bsky.social in #NewOrleans on Saturday, August 9 @ 2:00pm CDT! 🎺 🎟️ Register for #NN25 and get 10% off: https://socio.pulse.ly/rezzlrvkvr 📱 Open the #NetrootsNation app, search "Bootstraps," and hit + to add our session to your #NN25 agenda.

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What hopes do you have for a future where everyone has a basic income? "I would love to see a renaissance of art and music that romanticizes the positive aspects of what it means to be human, to wonder, to explore, to evolve, and to love." #UniversalBasicIncome #BasicIncome #UBI #HumansofUBI

How would it impact your day-to-day routine, your dreams, or your finances? If $1000 isn’t quite the right figure for you, what amount of #BasicIncome would be ideal? We want to hear your thoughts. #UniversalBasicIncome #UBI #AudienceAnswers #HumansofUBI

I believe in UBI because I believe in you. Yes, you.

How would these UBI proposals work out for you and your household?

What would you do if you got an extra $1000 per month? #UniversalBasicIncome #BasicIncome #UBI #HumansofUBI

Does the salary of your dream job keep you from pursuing it? #UniversalBasicIncome #BasicIncome #UBI #HumansofUBI

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UBI, to me, is about empowering everyone to pursue their plans, dreams, and potential.

UBI isn't just about poverty. It's really about power.

What's UBI's relationship to capitalism, in your opinion?

What would you do?

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Alrighty folks. Government ain't gonna do it. Philanthropy won't either. This can't wait any longer. Time to throw down and build our own UBI. Are you in? givebutter.com/NB7TFF

New @itsafoundation.bsky.social newsletter out today with what I consider to be the top 7 universal basic income news developments around the world in the past month. Subscribe to get these bullet point summaries direct to your inbox each month.

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Anybody in DC for the BIG Conference? If so, see you tomorrow! We're gonna more involved this year than usual. I'll be hosting a screening from Bootstraps at the end of day 1 (so stick around!) and presenting about Comingle the morning of Day 2.

The average U.S. household net worth is about $1.06 million. The median U.S. household net worth is $192,900. What does that mean to you?

UBI opposition from the left is to me more annoying than opposition from the right. Why is it so hard to understand that yes, Bill Gates will get UBI too, just as he would get universal healthcare, but taxes will be used as a subtraction mechanism instead of means-testing. JUST TAX THE RICH FFS.

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New Basic Income Show episode dropped. We discuss Pope Leo, birth rates, the arts, Buttigieg on AI dividends, and more.

Every now and again, I feel the urge to repost this open letter I wrote to the ultra wealthy... medium.com/basic-income...

Live now! More pope stuff and UBI news to be discussed today.

New episode of The Basic Income Show dropped. Learn about the late Pope Francis and how he was pulling for UBI. m.youtube.com/watch?v=10Hw...

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"The 'donor fanfare' line item in the operations budget is currently at ~57% of revenue, but we're looking to really beef that up moving forward. It's just taken us longer than anticipated to streamline expenditures on the impact side. Please be patient with us; we're moving as slowly as we can."

Basic Income Show Ep 13 dropped. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7Hi...

The painful reality that the DNC and Democratic establishment needs to come to terms with (or preferably just lose all their jobs for) is that they've consistently made MAGA the "hope and change" party for the past decade.

Solidarity > charity > philanthropy

New episode of The Basic Income Show just dropped! We talk about what Kamala said about UBI at a recent AI conference, the dirty details of those "DOGE dividend" checks, how extreme inequality causes prices to go up, and how Canada can spend $4B more to spend $32B less on the huge costs of poverty.