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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 3h

Universal Basic Income is automatic, unconditional, paperwork-free insurance we can actually use. It's always there—before, during, and after uncontrollable shocks occur. It's a non-withdrawable stable floor for a stable society. Want certainty? UBI delivers it; same amount, same date, every month.

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 4h

Other than Yankee fans who think Jeter is god.

Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 4h

I can't imagine any fan caring about "the glue" or whatever.

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 4h

I mean, none of them should vote for it until ICE is reigned in. None of them.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

No Democrat should vote to keep the government open unless ACA funding is restored for the millions of Americans at risk of losing health coverage next year.

Remember that this funding is on the chopping block because Trump and Republicans want to give the richest Americans a giant tax cut.

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Eric Klinenberg @ericklinenberg.bsky.social · 6h

For those of you keeping score, 18-22 year-old students calling for an end to slaughter in Gaza are so racist they need to be expelled or deported, but 24-35 year-olds celebrating Hitler, rape, and, um, racism are just kids being kids so chill.

Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’

Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’

www.theguardian.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

Trump says his $40B bailout for Argentina's failing libertarian economy is "not gonna make a big difference for our country."

Really?

Imagine if we invested those billions on healthcare and housing for Americans, instead of bailing out Trump's pals abroad.

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 6h

Very bad. We're going to need an open source OS that is easy to use

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 9h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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Dread Pirate Sex Badger @badgercult.bsky.social · 20h

After the reunification of Germany members of the Stasi were chased into obscurity. Informants were ostracized and officers were effectively blacklisted from government jobs, and many private sector ones.

There's a lesson here.

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 6h

I assume someone has pointed out that honeycrisp were developed for certain weather conditions, and most grown in the US don't grow in those, so they suck in most of the country? If not, have fun going down the rabbit hole of apples....

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 20h

Uline's owners "have used their wealth to funnel millions of dollars into the most extreme RW politicians & mvmts... contributed $144 million to conservative groups in the 2024 election cycle... donated $4+ million to bankroll anti-abortion groups who pushed to overturn Roe v Wade."
refuseuline.com

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 19h

The first tech company that says it is eliminating AI from it's big products wins. Not a niche company.... One of the big players.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 20h

if there's an overarching theme of the last decade, (with obvious antecedents in 2009, 2000, 1994, and earlier) it's that one political faction believes governance to be a tool of warfare against their domestic enemies, and the other is surprised they keep getting attacked seemingly out of nowhere.

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 20h

I agree. You can't have a relationship with your abuser. I don't know what's next, though. I though we should disband the union.... But the nukes...

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Ward "Boo" Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

I miss the days of my youth, back when there was an unspoken universal agreement that we all hated Nazis.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, the official GOP response to the leaked Young Republican chats is “come on, it’s not a big deal that these guys are using racial slurs and praising Hitler, that’s totally normal” and, uh, that sorta raises more questions?

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

It's somehow both wildly underreported and just out in the open that the vice president is either a neo-Nazi or, at a bare minimum, a neo-Nazi fellow traveler.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones

Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.

www.mediaite.com

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 1d

Shocked. Truly......

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed.

T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 1d

My vote in the 2028 D primary for POTUS will hinge almost entirely on the % of this Administration they promise to imprison

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 1d

Some great news! Science rocks.

Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 2d

This is huge news!
UBC has developed an enzyme that can convert donor organs to type O, making them universal.
Normally a using organs of the wrong blood type causes the recipient's immune system to attack the organ, leading to failure.
❤️🇨🇦⚕️
news.ubc.ca/2025/10/univ...

UBC enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation - UBC News

UBC-developed enzymes successfully converted a kidney to universal type O for transplant, marking a major step toward faster, more compatible organ donations.

news.ubc.ca

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 1d

Well, still frozen in place....

Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 1d

Currently running a hair dryer on the ice maker to try to thaw it so I can remove it and get it working. Hope you are also having a fun day....

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Mike Sixel @sixelmike.bsky.social · 1d

Sick. You want me to compromise with these people?

Politico @politico.com · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 2d

So glad we’re burning down rainforests and drying up lakes to help total losers masturbate in an entirely new way

The Verge @theverge.com · 2d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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