Automation isn't a new reason and/or the only reason for UBI. It's more economic disruption that will only grow and a furthering of an old reason for it: It's our work that got us here to this place now. Not benefiting from that and being required to work more is insane youtu.be/stPRvhTCZ5U?...

“DoorDash intends to send autonomous robots into bike-lanes.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social Here’s what’s frustrating…who cares what they “intend?” It’s up to City Hall what’s allowed in bike-lanes, NOT COMPANIES! Stop acting like tech companies should be able to do whatever they want in cities.

A pitch for Universal Basic Income from the book Bullshit Jobs. Have a read.

My late loved one and I both had and now have food intolerances. What free food would you give us if that was the program on offer? (Article link below)

I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate and "Godfather of AI" on one of the most important topics of our time: AI risk, the future of work, UBI, and the path forward for humanity x superintelligence Unfortunately bluesky doesn't do long videos. Link below to our talk

“Families aren’t broken, the economy is.” @nataliefoster.bsky.social said what needed to be said 👏. Too often, we place the burden of structural problems on families—and that’s unacceptable. We must instead change the structures so that they support the health and well-being of families.

The wealthy can choose what to do with their time, regardless of how that wealth occurred. Everyone should have that same ability to decide.

A report published about The Basic Income for the Arts pilot in Ireland shows that it produced over €100 million in Social and Economic Benefits and for every €1 of public money invested in the pilot, society received €1.39 in return. 👉 www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

The Irish government has released a report on the benefits of the pilot for a Basic Income for the Arts, and in a total shocker, it seems like it was good for the country as well as the artists. Nobody could have seen this coming. #SpeirGorm #UBI www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

Rest in peace, Dr. Goodall. 🙏

Really like this one. They say time is money, so therefore, money is time. This opens you up to liminal spaces and possibilities, other kinds of work that aren't just "jobs", the ability to breathe, to think, to cook a meal from scratch, to go for a walk... to feel human for a moment.

Speaking of orange, there is a counterpoint that needs to be known. The Orange Order, which Sir John A McDonald belonged to, believed that Canada should only be protestant, white and British. It was founded in the name of calvinist William of Orange. bcmetis.com/news/louis-r...

Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared... 🗨Stephen Hawking

1 The alt left pipeline to me: *healthcare is a human right & necessity - like food, water, housing. *UBI, universal basic income is a must because the wealth inequality crisis has created too much financial insecurity in the lower 98% *Unions protect workers *Billionaires are unethical by nature

Starmer's Digital ID system would apparently cost billions. Oh, I'm sorry, I thought the cupboard was bare. It's the same over here, too. They always have no money until they miraculously do. Enough. youtube.com/shorts/ZztA7...

If you want to see what The Multiplier impact for #UBI looks like, look no further than the data coming out of the Irish #BasicIncome for the Arts initiative zurl.co/hcMFX

Viktor Shvets fleshes out the "Fujiwara Effect" as not just something happening now as the combining of cyclones of technology, policy and financialization but how it also happened before such as the other industrial revolutions.. youtu.be/XtEqBCHmtMY?...

My first ai music experience: Ask ChatGPT to write a song called "Two Cities Inside One." Then, I gave the lyrics to Mureka and did the cover art between Midjourney and Canva. The whole process including uploading and this post: 10 minutes. youtu.be/HNdVlRV3Xas?...

My first ai music experience: Ask ChatGPT to write a song called "Two Cities Inside One." Then, I gave the lyrics to Mureka and did the cover art between Midjourney and Canva. The whole process including uploading and this post: 10 minutes. youtu.be/HNdVlRV3Xas?...

"Like Eldar Shafir said...It's like teaching someone to swim and then throwing them in a stormy sea. " 🗨Rutger Bregman

We've created a series of educational zines to help explain how basic income could transform lives across Canada. Each zine breaks down complex ideas into clear, actionable information you can share in your community. For a copy, visit www.basicincomeyouth.ca/mini-zines or send us a message.

Evergreen.

This is old, but seems more relevant than ever.

The money to pay for basic income doesn't disappear.

Basic income is the stitch in time that saves nine. youtube.com/shorts/KoPYm...

BREAKING: New Sept 2025 Abacus Poll shows Canadians ranked Guaranteed Basic Income as the top choice to address AI job loss

In my pursuit of @greenparty.org.uk history I've been reading the original PEOPLE party's Manifesto for Survival from 1974. It already includes some familiar items like no whip, localism and UBI, which it calls the National Income. #greenpartyhistory

"That gesture to me is saying, you know, we, want you to be here." Exactly. youtu.be/j1bsacELnHI?...

Being Anti-Fascist is important but we need to also be aware about Fascism's root causes.

Clip from "The Report's of UBI's Death are Greatly Exaggerated" by @scottsantens.com youtu.be/Kpdr4tYAwGI?...

There's always a flood of comments saying the video is Ai generated and that I'm Ai...it shows me where were at." youtu.be/yVc2ZhECTMg?...

Latest piece on UBI here: www.greshm.org/blog/we-must... @alexhowlett.bsky.social @karlwiderquist.bsky.social @scottsantens.com @theubiguy.bsky.social

"There is enough for everyone's need..."

Use the form below to email your Member of Parliament asking them to support Basic Income. #GLBI #BasicIncomeNow #cdnpoli #EndPoverty #HumanRights @vibrantcalgary.bsky.social @gensqueeze.bsky.social @canadiangreens.bsky.social @ndp.ca www.ubiworks.ca/mp-petition

Pass it on: a basic income costs less than poverty.

This is a difficult thing to talk about but once again my late loved one's FN family has lost someone. In the ten years Cece was with me I went to 5 funerals of family including her. She never had to go to 1 of mine. I am fully aware of disparaging views out there. www.justice.gc.ca/socjs-esjp/e...

Having more discretionary spending has been shown to increase production of basic goods and services, not increase inflation but increase the potential for jobs, improving earning potential and overall economic health.

"Just as the extraordinary crisis of the Great Depression required the bold policy of Social Security, the disruption caused by AI requires an equally bold response—a Social Security for everyone in the form of UBI." —Gisele Huff (@gisele600.bsky.social)

You don't need to prove anything.

NEW: Data from Ithaca's guaranteed income pilot program, which looked at the impact of cash payments for unpaid caregivers, shows better health, improved financial stability, and increased employment. Read the full report here: www.guaranteedincomeworks.org/data-from-it...

This isn't working. If wages from a complicated job market can't bridge the gap, then we are all better off if overall incomes are raised some other way. Meanwhile, there's been a way thats been talked about for centuries and researched for decades.

Little B.T.S for #CountOnBasicIncome

PEI has long had all party support on starting a demonstration project of basic income where it is rolled out like the real thing. You can help start what should have started long ago.

Who survives on this?

Unconditional cash: The most researched thing that's never quite researched enough. Truth is basic getting people money works. It's not a panacea, but the unit of measure that's required for every basic necessity around.

Happy 18th International Basic Income Week! 🥳 Links below that you, YES YOU, can get involved in!

I keep seeing statements about basic income and inflation so I thought Id repost this. Theres a few other great pieces out there about why it wouldn't "just create a new zero". youtube.com/watch?v=aEUT...

Some work, like caring for others or the community, is important. If someone can't work a job, that shouldn't be a damning offense. It's not 1570 anymore, and we can do better by each other.