@pbsnews.org How is this any different than the past couple years which have lead to increased prices for households? Here in Michigan our utilities have used the excuse that they need to increase prices to cover investments into infrastructure way before this AI boom.

I just want to live. Have time for family, have an affordable home, healthcare, attainable education, food security, etc. The fact that others take issue with that is crazy to me.

My first protest today. My hopes are higher than this morning. Keep it up guys.

Every American should have access to a garden space.

If there's enough wealth to make a millionaire a billionaire, there's enough wealth to provide the basic necessities to those who are unable to obtain them.

When will we collectively agree that we're subsidizing the lifestyle of the rich and wealthy?

Just some light reading for today... www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve... @citizensforethics.org

Senator #hawley just said that the FBI tapped his and others phones, which they didn't. They collected date and time information on calls from senators who denied the 2020 election results. It's ironic he's upset with this when ICE has been granted access to Israeli spyware to spy on Americans.

You know, if you've dropped Netflix and Disney+, and you've still got the extra cash sitting around, why not drop $60 for #PBS? Reinvest it into better platforms. Plus, then you can go watch the very relevant The Dictators Playbook series. Best know what signs to look out for. Just saying.

Start with the new ballroom.

To whoever needs to see this. I'm not your enemy. I'm a dad to a beautiful baby girl, married to the most amazing Mexican women ever, and have 2 stubborn but amazing pups. Essentially, I'm your average person who want people to be taken care of Whomever tells you I'm the enemy is wrong. I'm not.

What are we doing with all these AI data centers being built? Replacing perfectly capable human actors and actresses with AI generated ones. If we're going have AI forced on us, can we replace corporate executives instead?

Companies want you to be loyal to them while they are constantly being bought out by private equity, changing their names, benefits, salary structure, and org chart in the process.

This is the result of not talking about what we're allowing, whether it is actually providing value to people's lives, and our excessive individualism. Sure, you get your deliveries a little bit faster but people are hurt in the process. When do the cons out weigh the pros?

With how much data is collected on us and sold to whoever wants to pay, how soon will it be before we find out our employeers are using it to "increase productivity" and "driving growth via essential efficiency improvements"?

NSMP-7 sets a dangerous precedent, enabling the gov to take action against individuals that don't share the beliefs of this administration. Directing gov to target and persecute beliefs such as anti-americanism, anti-capitalism, anti-christianity and extremism on race, immigration, and gender.

There's a finite amount of wealth at any one point. The cuts given to us and the wealthy harm us when the wealthy end up taking a larger portion of wealth created in the end, even if you get a cut that puts more in your pocket. Global wealth tax is how we balance the scale.

Why is it controversial to bailout student debt holders but not corporations or the country of Argentina? #conservatives, I'm genuinely curious.

$20 billion to bailout Argentina's failing economy under Milei before the Oct. elections. This is imperialism. The U.S. is imposing it's will on another nation to influence it's political and economic outcomes. This isn't the first time the U.S. has done this either. Left and Right are guilty.

MAGA argues that Kirk was taken out of context due to the left using soundbites as clickbait instead of actually listening to his entire speeches. The same tactic Kirk himself used. The issue is that type of tabloid style media is what is incentivized with current media algorithms and consumption.

The billionaires in charge don't care about a government shutdown. They don't care if federal workers are fired or work without pay. But they do care about us calling them out in unison. It's time to get loud and demand a budget that works for our entire country, not just them.

Hey #michigan, schools are for kids first and foremost. If the state budget doesn't include free meals for students, then schools should be cutting budgets for nonessential programs like extra curriculars including sports. No kid should be hungry while at school so someone can tackle someone else.

Our cars are required to have backup cameras, airbags, belts, etc. But then we allow lifted trucks, extremely bright headlights, and ultra-customized vehicles that are clearly dangerous and we do nothing about it.

If you shop at Kohls you've most likely heard them say "If you sign up you could save $$$ dollars!" What they don't tell you is that they're collecting and selling your data and roping you into debt. It's an unethical business practice that punishes the financially responsible and data secure.

Hey, #conservatives. At what point do you realize that this is something no President should ever normalize and that it's a call to violently attack your fellow American citizens? You say we're not entering into authoritarianism. So what is this? ground.news/article/almo...

We need less marketing, business, and computer science majors more historians, philosophers, and artists.

A healthy democracy doesn't have just 2 parties. We can do better, we want better, we just need pressure. Contact your members of congress and let them know we want proportionality, ranked choice, fair voting laws for third parties, and campaign finance reform. www.govtrack.us/congress/mem...

Any talk about the future has to include talk about the population. We live on a finite planet. Population can't continue to grow at past rates if we want a secure future. This doesn't mean limiting families. It means redefining what family is and our relationships with eachother.

Are you lazy for wanting a 32 hour work week? No. That's 8+ extra hours to for family time, household and vehicle upkeep, helping grandma and grandpa, volunteering, participating in democracy, meal prepping, relationships, exercising, learning, teaching, raising, fixing, building, talking.

Social media benefits off of our anger and division. The angrier we are, the more we watch and engage and the more ad revenue and data we give them. This is why their algorithms are built to push content that riles us up. All due to an economy incentivizing profits over our #wellbeing.

Atheists and differing religions and cultures aren't the threat to your religion. The threat to your religion is: Thoughts and prayers without action. Championing racism, sexism and division. Justifying injustice against others. Preaching one way and acting another. Concealing eggregious acts.

Non-violence and anti-war doesn't mean we stand back when we are subjected to them against our will. That's why we need to support Ukraine. If Russia isn't stopped, they will expand further into Europe. Hence why they've probed via drones in Poland and aircraft in Estonia. Peace by fighting back

You see how quickly Kimmel was brought back. Now imagine we showed as much outrage push back regard healthcare, public transport, corruption, wealth inequality, mass shootings, war, genocide, political polarization, hate speech, food security, clean water, or political and economic reform.

Ranchers are turning the tide against expensive corporate middle men by turning towards community solutions and regenerative farming practices.

We could all do with a little self criticism? Criticize yourself before others. Criticize your candidate and party before the others? Criticize your nation before others? Understand your own flaws and see what you can fix before pointing the finger at someone else.

You may not realize it but cyberattacks aren't just used by criminals for financial gain. Governments use cyberattacks to steal information, disrupt supply chains, damage economies, and to monitor dissent. Graphite spyware used by the US aids authoritarians. It's a threat to all Americans.

We could end gerrymandering for good by shifting the U.S. House to #ProportionalRepresentation w/ multi-member districts. @beyer.house.gov & @raskin.house.gov's Fair Representation Act would bring these reforms to Congress. Learn more about the #FairRepAct ⬇️

Why do we need to manufacture a god when we have planet Earth?

There goes the First Amendment.

The reason why ABC pulled Kimmel is because they'd risk their merger falling through and it would hurt shareholders. The reason why Fox can host violent speech without any backlash is because they support Trump. But mainly because their viewers are still watching, showing who they really. It's sad

Can we get something straight here. I'm not pro-Palestinian. I'm anti-genocide, anti-murder, anti-war, anti-bombing civilians, anti-terrorism, anti-imperialism, anti-dead kids. The list can go on. I don't care who the perpetrator is. There are some values which don't change.

In response to others pointing out Kirks racist, sexist, xenophobic comments, his supporters will say that it "was taken out of context." What thay really means is "I'm a racist, sexist, xenophobe."

Hey nationalists, if your culture, race, religion or whatnot is so superior, then why do you need to force it on others? Does forcing someone to buy a Ford make it better than all other cars?

When someone declares war on someone else, the only answer is violence. Words are useless when bullets are being fired and people are being killed. The far-right is calling for war against the left, not the other way around. Remember this.

Free speech isn't free when it costs some else their life, liberty, and ability to pursue happiness.

There is no place for violence in our democracy — against anyone.

We have the resources to house everyone. We have the resources to feed everyone. We have the resources to provide everyone with healthcare. Yet we still struggle with all of these things. That’s an economic failure.

Extremism, left or right, wins because it's much easier to blame someone else instead of looking inwards. Illegal immigration isn't the issue. It's the symptom of foreign (mainly western) intervention in global south countries. Cowardice is blaming the victims, not the perpetrators.

@planetmoney.bsky.social I like you guys but you forgot to mention that housing a basic human right and meant to be lived in. Not rented out and used for profit or to make a living off of, yes even by mom and pop "investors". That's why housing is stupidly unaffordable and out of reach for most.

Ever wonder why cars are so expensive yet also unreliable? It's because technology use is forced onto consumers in order to collect data on them which is then sold or used to push advertisements to them. Add a pinch of planned obsolescence and you'll be a recurring customer in no time.