While Brett Favre was getting Mississippi to spend over $5 million of federal welfare funds in a new volleyball stadium (and receiving $1.1 million himself), the state approved just 1.42% of the poor people who applied for assistance. | Mississippi Free Press mississippifreepress.org/27903/mississi…

Thinking Unconditional Basic Income will make people lazy is like thinking lifeboats make sailors careless. Nobody wants to be in the lifeboat forever, but it sure is comforting to know it's already there for you without conditions when you need it to keep you afloat.

A Russian backed influence group, connected to the Kremlin, created a completely fake story that Kamala Harris was involved in a hit-and-run accident. They hired an actor to play the victim, filmed the story, and broadcast it on a fake network. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s…

Here’s Olivia Nuzzi puffing up RFK Jr. in the New York Times in March. It has now been revealed that Nuzzi had a romantic relationship with RFK Jr. and New York magazine put her on leave after finding out.

Universal Basic Income doesn’t stop at financial security—it strengthens democracy. By reducing economic stress with a stable income, it allows individuals to focus on community & civic engagement to hold political leaders accountable. #UBI is a tool for civic empowerment.

NEW: Baltimore Police Department to launch pilot program in Jan to provide 100 employees w/financial stipend to cover child care to boost agency’s recruitment and retention. Child care costs hidden because it now relies on "free" care from family members. basicincometoday.com/baltimore-poli…

Poverty is an unconscionable policy choice that costs Canadians up to $85B a year while people can't afford to eat. I’m urging all MPs who are serious about ending the affordability crisis to vote YES to #BillC223 for a framework for a guaranteed livable basic income. #GLBI

Pay attention, people. This is serious. This is the SAVE act. This shit is designed to keep women from voting without repealing the 19th amendment.

I have always been very enthusiastic about technology but I've always been of the view that progress particularly with the advent of AI will necessitate universal basic income for humanity. This is now coming to clear focus.

The most pathetic billionaire that ever lived.

Sheer lunacy. In all caps, no less.

Great example here of how amazing universal basic income would be for small businesses.

Almost half of parents with a child over age 18 provide them with some amount of parental basic income. It's not just those who become politicians. If that describes you as a parent or young adult, please share your story with a reply or QT.

Scott Santens Single mom here. Have supported my 2 young adults with: rent groceries cell phones & plans transit car Both pursuing careers they love. We've agreed that they could use my money more now, than after I'm dead. All of my friends with young adult children are also doing some thing.

1. A lot of the stuff liberals warned would happen under Trump didn’t actually happen 2. Trump *tried to do* a lot of the stuff liberals warned he would do and was stopped 3. If he’s president again, he’ll face less pushback than he did before nytimes.com/2024/09/21/us/…

If the journalists were a threat to power, they'd never be invited. And while some journalists do come from the kind of privilege that breeds the RFKs of the world, most don't. The real elites know that, and know that pretending to accept journalists will curry favor.

Three weeks later. Still no video.

These people are basically providing basic income to their adult kids. If they are then turning around and pushing against UBI, it shows that they want to preserve the gap between the wealthy and less fortunate.