And May the 4th be with you as well. And UBI.

Scott Santens@scottsantens.com · 5mo ago

We constructed poverty as we know it. Poverty is a legal status imposed on those excluded from legal access to the needs of life. It is economic injustice. It is a weapon built to fear. Poverty is a Death Star. Happy Star Wars Day and May the 4th be with UBI! www.scottsantens.com/may-the-forc...

Listening is one of the most underrated virtues. It not only shows your acknowledgment that the speaker is seen but it's amazing how much you can learn. I went from being a life-long libertarian to being a humanist when I was 73 because I listened. #academicsky #following #news #econsky

Carrie@carebear620.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Here is a 2-minute video of my friend and fellow member of the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity, Scott Ellis who is also a member of the Patriotic Millionaires, speaking at a presser on the steps of the Capitol on Tax Day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ5l... #AcademicSky #News #Universal #EconSky

Ellis 2 min clip 2026 04 16 nw jayapal presser

YouTube video by Judy Shapiro

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My friend and fellow member of the board of the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity Scott Ellis is on a tear. He just spoke at the Capitol on Tax Day as a member of Patriotic Millionaires: www.commondreams.org/news/million... #EconSky #News #Universal #AcademicSky #Following

On Tax Day, Socially Conscious Millionaires Say Make Us Pay More! | Common Dreams

On Tax Day, the Patriotic Millionaires and progressive US lawmakers rallied on Capitol Hill for fair taxation and economic justice.

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Unconditional basic income works. We have the studies. We have the data. What we don't have yet is the will. I think we can build it. I know we have to try. I know we have to fight for it. It's certainly not going to be handed to us by those who will definitely pay more in taxes as part of the deal.

A BlueSky thread by Scott Santens on Skyview

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs arou...

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"Having an [unconditional basic income] was such an eye-opening and different experience for them that really moved them forward in ways that are tangible, but aren’t as popular or sexy to talk about in policy... If someone’s telling you it’s changed their life, you need to listen to them."

Unconditional: Stories from the Denver Basic Income Project

Producer Gwen Battis on the premiere of her guaranteed income documentary

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The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity sponsored a debate about the need for UBI to answer the threat AI poses for our jobs on 2WAY. Here it is: basicincometoday.com/automation-n...

Worried about AI taking your job? Tune in to 2Ways debate to find an answer by registering here: 2way.tv/automation/ #AcademicSky #universal #news

AI changes everything. There's special live edition of The Moynihan Report with experts like Andy Mills, ex NYT reporter & Alex Kantrowitz - Founder of Big Technology Podcast. Sponsored by @fundforhumanity.bsky.social Sign up (free) to view live stream - March 18 | 6PM EST. 2way.tv/automation/

Is it Tel Aviv - (script a bit vague and tiny)

Actually, if not mistaken, Yaffa (later, Tal Abeeb/Tel Aviv), ca. 1930s.

I have noticed this platform has become toxic - full of anger and hate. The feel good vibes of BlueSky lasted a while month???

Do you know anything about this conflict ? Maybe you should ask some Iranians who fled the terrorist-islamist regime a few years ago...

A lot of "this isn't America" in the replies, to which I must unfortunately respond that allegedly esteemed institutions bootlicking for Far Right groups. This is exactly what America is and was designed to be.

CNN@cnn.com · last yr.

The 2025 class president of MIT was barred from attending her graduation ceremony after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza at a commencement event the day before: cnn.it/43GWlge

GOOD NEWS: Arab media reports that Hamas is losing control of Gaza. Gazans have reportedly taken over warehouses where Hamas was stockpiling stolen aid. Without that aid, Hamas lacks the funds to recruit new terrorists and can no longer control the population through food.

Too many on this platform are HAMAS apologists - useful idiots in HAMAS' propaganda wars. A priori assumption is that this is a conflict where 2 peoples want the same land. FALSE. One side - HAMAS - has stated over and over and over again it wants to destroy JEWS. IMPT VIDEO - t.co/nrrZyvhKbe

Important video w/Melanie Phillips. With great clarity she explains historical facts on the ground from 1930s on. 03:10 – What actually happened in 1948 05:36 – The invention of Palestinian identity 32:45 – Why October 7th broke Western moral logic 45:50 – Melanie’s plan t.co/nrrZyvhKbe

The deeper meaning behind "almost no healthy children die of the measles" is that, when children do die of the measles, it's only ever because they were already ill. And the deeper meaning behind that is "well, we can't save 'em all." And that's just...17th century thinking.

"I have been in the same room with Elon, and he always tries to be funny. And he's not funny. Like, at all," a senior Trump official told Rolling Stone. Https://newrepublic.com/post/195599/donald-trump-team-hated-elon-musk-new-report

“F**k You”: Entire Trump Team Hated Elon Musk, Damning Report Reveals

Elon Musk has left the White House an utter failure.

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In Moscow no hint of compromise. Russia continues to attack Ukraine. One Russian newspaper this week told European leaders to "breathe in the smell of the new world order." My thoughts on the last two weeks.

Hectic two weeks leaves Russia confident - and peace in Ukraine feeling no closer

On Ukraine peace talks, the Kremlin has played for time through deflections and side-steps, writes the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.

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Congrats to the federal government on becoming the chief HR officer of every company

Reuters@reuters.com · last yr.

Verizon Communications said it is ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs after the Trump administration opened a probe and as the US telecom carrier seeks approval to purchase Frontier Communications reut.rs/43jxOOq

"I cannot stand by while a country is invaded, a democracy bombarded, and children killed with impunity...Peace at any price is not peace at all ― it is appeasement." www.freep.com/story/opinio...

I was U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. I resigned because of Trump's foreign policy. | Opinion

I served in our country's foreign service for three decades. The Trump administration's Ukraine policy will make the U.S. less safe.

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New with @ddimolfetta.bsky.social: DOGE has been trying to put a team inside of Congress' watchdog, the Government Accountability Office 👀 www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...

Legislative watchdog rebuffs DOGE efforts to install on-site team

“DOGE’s attempted intrusion into an independent, nonpartisan legislative branch agency is a direct assault on our nation’s sacred separation of powers,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., the ranking me...

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“Hundreds of researchers at Harvard Medical School and the T.H. Chan School of Public Health opened emails this week that said funding was eliminated for research across a host of areas …” www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...

Harvard medical researchers get emails announcing vast Trump funding cuts, "complete devastation"

The Trump administration is following through on threats to terminate $2.7 billion dollars in federal grants and other funding at Harvard University, punishment for alleged antisemitism on campus. One...

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BREAKING: Trump reacts angrily as Supreme Court extends block on Alien Enemies Act deportations, rules that notice of about 24 hours is not enough to give alleged gang members time to challenge their explusion from the country. w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Supreme Court extends block on Trump’s deportation bid under Alien Enemies Act

The justices faulted the administration for its attempt last month to carry out swift deportations just one day after providing a bare-bones deportation notice to the detainees.

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Yale Budget Lab: “As written, the tax bill under consideration by the House would add $3.4 trillion to the debt over the 2025-2034 window and $15.3 trillion from 2025-2055.” budgetlab.yale.edu/research/bud...

Budgetary Effects of the May 2025 Tax Bill (Preliminary)

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Moody's downgrades United States credit rating on increase in government debt www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

Moody's downgrades United States credit rating on increase in government debt

The U.S. is running a massive budget deficit as interest costs for Treasury debt continued to rise due to a combination of higher interest rates and more debt to finance.

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"The White House did not explain why its announcements included deals that predate Trump’s presidency." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump is taking credit for Middle East deals that predate his presidency

Trump has been escalating pressure on leaders in the Middle East to up their investment in the United States.

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Big news: "The Supreme Court keeps a temporary block on using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...

Supreme Court Retains Temporary Block on Using Wartime Law to Deport Venezuelans

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WSJ confirming it was indeed our last AAA rating

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · last yr.

Breaking: America lost its last triple-A credit rating after Moody’s downgraded the U.S. government buff.ly/wyIJOyI