Dani Leis มาลี 🧢 ⬆️
@danileis.bsky.social
American expat in Chiang Mai, Thailand. #LifeInAThaiForest photographs are my own. I used to make graphics & gifs for Yang Gang, UBI, and the Forward Party.
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"Immanuel Kant urged us to respect the value of human beings by treating them always (at the same time) as ends in themselves and never (merely) as means to ends other than themselves... A universal basic income (UBI), I contend, could be a helpful policy to this effect."
The Kantian case for UBI:
The Kantian case for UBI:
A Kantian Approach to Everything? On Life Choices and Universal Basic Income | Blog of the APA
Immanuel Kant urged us to respect the value of human beings by treating them always (at the same time) as ends in themselves and never (merely) as means to ends other than themselves. I contend it wou...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"Immanuel Kant urged us to respect the value of human beings by treating them always (at the same time) as ends in themselves and never (merely) as means to ends other than themselves... A universal basic income (UBI), I contend, could be a helpful policy to this effect."
The Kantian case for UBI:
The Kantian case for UBI:
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The unsealing of a lawsuit against the social media companies was . . . not good for Meta. blog.andrewyang.com/p/metas-shame
Meta’s Shame
In a huge revelation this week, a federal court unsealed a brief filed by plaintiffs in a major lawsuit against social media companies, most prominently Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and Threa...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The unsealing of a lawsuit against the social media companies was . . . not good for Meta. blog.andrewyang.com/p/metas-shame
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Great interview here with @andrew-yang.bsky.social for @vicenews.bsky.social. They discuss UBI, and AI, and the importance of democracy reforms to our future. Our lack of trust in each other is destroying our society and we need to change that.
AI, UBI, and the Collapse of the Two-Party System — Andrew Yang Breaks It Down | Shane Has Questions
YouTube video by VICE News
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November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Great interview here with @andrew-yang.bsky.social for @vicenews.bsky.social. They discuss UBI, and AI, and the importance of democracy reforms to our future. Our lack of trust in each other is destroying our society and we need to change that.
"This wasn’t a showdown. It wasn’t a humiliation. It wasn’t a triumph for either man. It was something far more revealing: a case study in how a bully behaves when he can’t rely on fear.” jjjanes.substack.com/p/thirty-min...
Thirty Minutes in the Lion’s Den: The Interview Trump Thought He Controlled
White Rose USA — November
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November 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"This wasn’t a showdown. It wasn’t a humiliation. It wasn’t a triumph for either man. It was something far more revealing: a case study in how a bully behaves when he can’t rely on fear.” jjjanes.substack.com/p/thirty-min...
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This is the kind of thing I think about when someone complains that universal basic income would make people dependent on the government for survival. You instead want to depend on Tyson Foods for your survival? Do you get to vote on what corporations do??
Tyson Foods announces closure of its longtime beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, throwing 3,200 people out of work in a town of 11,500. https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/21/nebraskans-lament-tyson-decision-to-close-lexington-plant-with-3200-workers/
November 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is the kind of thing I think about when someone complains that universal basic income would make people dependent on the government for survival. You instead want to depend on Tyson Foods for your survival? Do you get to vote on what corporations do??
I left Gmail and now use Proton mail.
I left Chrome and now use DuckDuckGo.
Both are considerably better than Google.
I left Chrome and now use DuckDuckGo.
Both are considerably better than Google.
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I left Gmail and now use Proton mail.
I left Chrome and now use DuckDuckGo.
Both are considerably better than Google.
I left Chrome and now use DuckDuckGo.
Both are considerably better than Google.
A slow recovery doesn’t seem so awful when you have puppies and rainbows on the daily. #LifeInAThaiForest
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A slow recovery doesn’t seem so awful when you have puppies and rainbows on the daily. #LifeInAThaiForest
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib as part of her Economic Dignity for All agenda has introduced a new version of her BOOST Act which is now a Universal Basic Income of $250/mo paired with a new 2.5% tax on incomes over $30k to function as a phaseout. That means everyone under $150k would see a net boost in income.
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Rep. Rashida Tlaib as part of her Economic Dignity for All agenda has introduced a new version of her BOOST Act which is now a Universal Basic Income of $250/mo paired with a new 2.5% tax on incomes over $30k to function as a phaseout. That means everyone under $150k would see a net boost in income.
Back at the hospital for my ortho appointment waiting for my number to be called when suddenly two pigeons flew overhead through the length of the waiting area and out the other side. #LifeInAThaiForest
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Back at the hospital for my ortho appointment waiting for my number to be called when suddenly two pigeons flew overhead through the length of the waiting area and out the other side. #LifeInAThaiForest
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BREAKING: Marshall Islands becomes the first country to launch a Universal Basic Income program. Every resident (about 33,000 people) will receive $200 every 3 months. This works out to being about 11% of GDP per capita. If the US did that same percentage, the UBI would be about $770/mo.
Marshall Islands Launches Nationwide Universal Basic Income Program Using Digital Infrastructure
Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands — November 19, 2025. The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has introduced a nationwide Universal Basic Income (UBI) program, marking the...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:42 AM
BREAKING: Marshall Islands becomes the first country to launch a Universal Basic Income program. Every resident (about 33,000 people) will receive $200 every 3 months. This works out to being about 11% of GDP per capita. If the US did that same percentage, the UBI would be about $770/mo.
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We aren’t built to carry 8 billion people in our heads at all times. If every country had universal basic income, we could focus on our own lives and communities without feeling like someone else’s poverty is our fault for not doing more.
UBI makes care scalable.
UBI makes care scalable.
UBI: The Set-It-and-Forget-It Fix for the Economy
YouTube video by Scott Santens
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November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
We aren’t built to carry 8 billion people in our heads at all times. If every country had universal basic income, we could focus on our own lives and communities without feeling like someone else’s poverty is our fault for not doing more.
UBI makes care scalable.
UBI makes care scalable.
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Universal basic income was needed decades ago, but it's even more needed now. We must decouple survival from jobs. Universal healthcare is needed too for this. We must demand these things and vote accordingly.
Chilling piece on employment effects of AI on early careers. Includes this line, which will probably become the norm for many firms: "Managers at Shopify must now justify hiring a human by first explaining why AI can’t do the job."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
AI is taking entry-level jobs. What happens when Gen-Z-ers can’t start their careers?
nymag.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Universal basic income was needed decades ago, but it's even more needed now. We must decouple survival from jobs. Universal healthcare is needed too for this. We must demand these things and vote accordingly.
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Coming soon. blog.andrewyang.com/p/hey-yang-w...
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Coming soon. blog.andrewyang.com/p/hey-yang-w...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Which jobs are going away and which will still be here in 10 years? blog.andrewyang.com/p/the-job-ma...
The Job Market is Rolling Over
Friday brought with it a staggeringly negative jobs report... This means that the last 3 months have been the weakest job creation period since COVID. Markets suffered.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Which jobs are going away and which will still be here in 10 years? blog.andrewyang.com/p/the-job-ma...
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US GDP is now over $29 trillion, or about $85k per person, even before AI kicks in. That seems like enough to eliminate poverty.
October 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
US GDP is now over $29 trillion, or about $85k per person, even before AI kicks in. That seems like enough to eliminate poverty.
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The AI job cuts just hit Nestle’s white collar workers - and the stock jumped. www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/b...
World’s largest food company is cutting 16,000 jobs due partly to automation | CNN Business
Nestlé will cut around 16,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years as it works to slash costs, including through automation, the world’s largest food company said Thursday.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The AI job cuts just hit Nestle’s white collar workers - and the stock jumped. www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/b...
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Our economy is running on the spending of the top 10%. It does not care about the bottom 60%. I think this is also why they aren't pushing for universal basic income right when you'd think they would to maintain consumer buying power. Our consumer economy has become reoriented around elite spending.
October 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Our economy is running on the spending of the top 10%. It does not care about the bottom 60%. I think this is also why they aren't pushing for universal basic income right when you'd think they would to maintain consumer buying power. Our consumer economy has become reoriented around elite spending.
Orthopedic surgeon said it was a difficult surgery but it is healing. Got the staples out but still not allowed to put weight on it. Pain has lessened and I’m hanging in there.
October 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Orthopedic surgeon said it was a difficult surgery but it is healing. Got the staples out but still not allowed to put weight on it. Pain has lessened and I’m hanging in there.
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Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
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October 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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"Without new visions we don't know what to build, only what to knock down."
Don't tell me that fascism means it's not the time to talk about universal basic income and healthcare. We absolutely need a vision of what to fight for instead of just what we're fighting against. Paint the picture.
Don't tell me that fascism means it's not the time to talk about universal basic income and healthcare. We absolutely need a vision of what to fight for instead of just what we're fighting against. Paint the picture.
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
"Without new visions we don't know what to build, only what to knock down."
Don't tell me that fascism means it's not the time to talk about universal basic income and healthcare. We absolutely need a vision of what to fight for instead of just what we're fighting against. Paint the picture.
Don't tell me that fascism means it's not the time to talk about universal basic income and healthcare. We absolutely need a vision of what to fight for instead of just what we're fighting against. Paint the picture.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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They always say the same basic thing. They are always wrong. And we should do what we have always done and do the thing that needs doing anyway, which this time around is universal basic income and healthcare, and a 4-day workweek.
October 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
They always say the same basic thing. They are always wrong. And we should do what we have always done and do the thing that needs doing anyway, which this time around is universal basic income and healthcare, and a 4-day workweek.
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Was on Bloomberg last night talking noblemobile.com and how Americans are paying twice for our wireless what other developed countries pay.
October 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Was on Bloomberg last night talking noblemobile.com and how Americans are paying twice for our wireless what other developed countries pay.
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