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Laurie Ruettimann

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 10/10/2025
Robots are pretty quickly becoming more capable and affordable. If you think this won't impact the labor market, you're engaging in cope, and if you don't think we should all benefit from robot labor via universal basic income as a fair GDP dividend, you're helping billionaires become trillionaires.
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Figure AI's New Humanoid Robot Can Fold Your Clothes, Do the Dishes
It might also take jobs that Figure AI deems 'unsafe and undesirable.'
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Autism antibodies are stored in the foreskin.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 09/10/2025
Just got an email from Meta telling me to buy their CMO’s new book on marketing. Motherfuckers, it should be free. You pirated my book into your AI. Now you want me to pay to learn how to “market” and wear gold chains? They really think we’re that stupid.
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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 08/09/2025
working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
From this month's edition of The Onion.
ICE is hiring!

US immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for highly motivated, morally indifferent individuals to join our team.

Open positions include:
Senior Goon
Racism Enforcement Office
Unmarked Van Driver (Part-Time)

Experience with children a plus

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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 07/08/2025
If you are laid off tomorrow, this is what you should do. It’s not cringe, it’s correct and works. #careersky www.linkedin.com/posts/laurie...
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If you are laid off tomorrow, here’s what you should do. | Laurie Ruettimann | 478 comments
If you are laid off tomorrow, here’s what you should do. First, get the best sleep of your life. Maybe not the first night, but sleep becomes the goal. Then get in the best shape of your life. Whatev...
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 01/08/2025
The jobs report, combined with the record earning statements from technology companies, confirms my own research, reporting and beliefs that the future of work has nothing to do with workers. Nobody in my @linkedin.com community wants to hear it because everybody is looking for a 20th century job.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
The flash flooding in Central Texas is absolutely heartbreaking. Michelle and I are praying for everyone who has lost a loved one or is waiting for news — especially the parents. And we’re grateful to the first responders and rescue teams working around the clock to help.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 05/07/2025
Back on TV earlier this week talking about the lies we’re telling the workforce when it comes to AI, job growth, and layoffs. #jobsky Watch here: www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/l...
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U.S. labor market surprises with 147,000 new jobs last month
New data shows the nation’s overall job numbers were stronger than expected with 147,000 new jobs last month.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 04/07/2025
American food companies could spring into a to action and say, “Nobody goes hungry on our watch.” American leaders could jump at the chance to raise wages, hire people, build skills, and make sure workers have health insurance, no matter what. They can actually afford to do this, but they won’t.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 04/07/2025
Popping in on this fella named Banjo over the holiday. Yesterday we cleaned out all the toys I could reach under his sofa. Look at how proud he is. Teamwork makes the dream work! #catsky
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Christie Engler @christieengler.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
I would love to see the Department of Labor start a database of terrible employers. #HR #HRCommunity
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 04/06/2025
Today I reached peak LinkedIn with this Boffo The Bear connection request. Nothing explains how stupid this world has become since 2009. It’s not the phones, it’s not the social networks, I think it’s a virus.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 02/06/2025
I asked ChatGPT to be my best friend and tell me all the good things about my personality because I’m insecure. It told me I am being a huge dork and go spend time with people who love me. So I did. #AISky
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 01/06/2025
My Lyft driver said, “How about I take you to Las Vegas?” I said, “How about you pay attention to the road or you won’t be taking me anywhere.” I’m 50 years old. This shit is relentless.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 29/05/2025
Infuriating. #TravelSky
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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 27/05/2025
One in four workers in the US is now “functionally unemployed,” meaning they either want but can’t find full-time work or are stuck in poverty-paycheck jobs. A higher minimum wage alone can't solve this because it would increase automation and decrease hours. We need a universal basic income floor.
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New research shows 1 in 4 Americans are 'functionally unemployed'
Research released this month has show that about one in four Americans are unable to find living wage jobs.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
"On Tyranny" will be #2 on the NYT paperback and #13 in the combined e-book and paperback this week. I am glad it’s useful. New hardback is just out. And free posters to use and share are here. timothysnyder.org/resources/
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Resources - Timothy Snyder
Resources from On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
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Isaiah Martin @isaiahrmartin.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
So we’ve got $90 million to throw the parade he wanted, but we don’t have the money to fix North Carolina. Got it!
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 24/05/2025
You don’t need to risk your job, your family, or your peace to push back. Gene Sharp showed us how ordinary people can resist authoritarianism without burning it all down. Here’s how to start. laurieruettimann.com/authoritaria... #activistsky
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 23/05/2025
“If you didn’t like the so-called era of neoliberalism, wait until you experience how much fun postliberalism will be. Trump is taking a sledgehammer to the sources of American prosperity: global competition, immigrant talent, scientific research and the universities.”
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Opinion | Can We Please Stop Lying About Obama?
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Burn it all down "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service in the Pentagon’s auditorium on Wednesday morning, during working hours, in which President Trump was praised as a divinely appointed leader."
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Pete Hegseth Leads Christian Prayer Service in the Pentagon
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 21/05/2025
1/ Tons of people have been laid off in the past few weeks. It’s rough. Your first instinct might be to find community with others who’ve also been let go. I get it. That can feel good. But it’s not always helpful.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 21/05/2025
Life is a pre-existing condition.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
House chamber burst into laughter when Marjorie Taylor Greene called for "decorum."
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
President Biden is a man of deep faith and extraordinary resilience. Chasten and I are keeping him, and the entire Biden family, in our prayers for strength and healing.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 18/05/2025
Humans are the original source code. Tech trained AI on our time, our work, our voices and now it’s profiting without paying us. We built the system. We deserve a dividend. laurieruettimann.com/tech-industr...
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To the Tech Industry: You Owe Us
Tech industry owes us. I’s recognition of unpaid labor. It’s a dividend for building the systems that now dominate.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 17/05/2025
AI isn’t just reshaping work. It’s unraveling the social contract. Corporations are cutting jobs and calling it progress. But using AI to squeeze more from fewer people isn’t innovation. It’s exploitation. And when it creates security risks and human fallout, it’s not just reckless. It’s immoral.
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AI Is Not a Justification for Economic Cruelty
There is no legitimate AI advancement without rebuilding our societal contract. Progress without care is just economic cruelty.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Straight jorkin a coup.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 16/05/2025
If it’s Friday, I deadlift and eat free fries at @mcdonaldsjp.bsky.social!
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14/05/2025
When we had press.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 14/05/2025
Roxy and I are talking to a couple thousand global employees about how they are ready for more from life. Not work. Life. No, I’m not Mel Robbins. I’m not even Tony Robbins. I am correct.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 13/05/2025
Sorry, I can’t come to your business event unless you pay my full fee. My cat Roxy has an obstruction in her bile duct and is in liver failure. We had an ultrasound but can’t do a biopsy. Anesthesia might kill her. Time is limited with this one. Every day is precious.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Walz: When did government get to tell you how many dolls your child has? Government just big enough to fit in your bedroom, your womb, and apparently now in your toy chest.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 08/05/2025
I have RA. Before Humira, I wasted 18 months on “functional medicine” like supplements, psychedelics, trauma fixes. The root cause? I’m human. Dr. Casey Means shouldn’t be surgeon general. She sells false hope. Real harm comes from blaming patients for lifestyle choices and denying medical care.
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Who Is Dr. Casey Means?
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 07/05/2025
A good day for North Carolina, for voters, and probably even for Jefferson Griffin who must be tired from being such a sore loser. We can beat cheaters in the GOP across America. There’s now a roadmap here in NC.
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Republican Gives Up Fight to Overturn Defeat in N.C. Judicial Race
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
In the six months since Trump won in November, 45k+ people have signed up to consider a run for office with @runforsomething.net -- that's officially more than the # of people who signed up with us in the first *three* years of Trump 1.0. People are ready to fight back.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 06/05/2025
Me lately, asking a lot from my trazodone. #MetGala
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 05/05/2025
Travel helps us grow, connect, and thrive. That’s why it feels especially sinister to let air traffic control rot from the inside out. The goal? To isolate us from each other. You’ll never convince me this isn’t intentional. Decay and delays are the point.
nytimes.com
What’s Behind the Major Delays Snarling Newark Airport?
Staffing shortages at an air traffic control center have added to the effects of a runway closure, prompting United Airlines to cut flights at the hub.
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 05/05/2025
“Love. Letter” By George Saunders George Saunders is known for dark, dystopian short stories. When I read this one during COVID, it stuck with me. Now it seems like prophecy. #trump #dueprocess #constitution www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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“Love Letter”
Fiction by George Saunders: “What would you have done? I know what you will say: you would have fought. But how? How would you have fought?”
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 03/05/2025
Excited to see @fontainesdc.bsky.social tonight. I’ve loved them forever and overheard that this show will break my brain. Ready for it! youtu.be/TNXrKBt76zI?...
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Fontaines D.C. - Boys In The Better Land (Darklands Version)
YouTube video by Fontaines DC
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 03/05/2025
1920s America was drunk on speculation, dumb about risk, and it all came crashing down on the average citizen. 2020s America? Same energy. Different currency. Crypto raves, Trump kids, unregulated markets is not innovation. It’s a slow-motion rug pull. www.wsj.com/finance/cryp...
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What Happened in Two Days at a Very Wild Crypto Party
Arrests a year ago are forgotten, and deals are struck in Dubai
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 01/05/2025
Hi. 👋 I read #CarelessPeople and that was enough. I’m stepping away from Threads and dialing back Instagram. Facebook? I don’t know her. So I’m back here—starting from scratch, but glad to be in a space that feels less complicit with genocide. www.linkedin.com/posts/laurie...
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#carelesspeople | Laurie Ruettimann | 60 comments
I just finished #CarelessPeople by Sarah Wynn-Williams. It’s the story of what happens when power, greed, and ambition replace a company's original purpose and how quickly that rot can spread when...
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 02/03/2025
Just signed up with @mcuban.bsky.social’s pharmacy called @costplusdrugs.com for my monthly eyedrops called Restasis. It’s not on my insurance formulary—neither is the generic. Retail? $350 for 30 vials. GoodRx? About $85. Mark Cuban’s got me at $62. SOLD.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/02/2025
Zelenskyy gives a thumbs up after getting berated by a visibly agitated Trump
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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 27/02/2025
Canceled a meeting today to donate cat food to a local pet pantry—zero regrets. Safe Haven for Cats is running on empty, which tells me people are running on empty. When families struggle, their pets do too. If you can, please donate. Helping animals is helping people. 🔗 www.safehavenforcats.org
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/02/2025
I miss DEI
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