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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

That’s really kind of you to write.

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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 01/08/2025

So I’ll probably just post some cat photos over here.

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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 01/08/2025

And nobody on Threads wants to hear it because it’s easier to have a mob mentality than it is to come up with a solution. I feel very much like I did in 2007 when I stopped working in Human Resources. Everybody comes to this conversation with immovable data and opinions. Nobody listens.

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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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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

7/ You’re not broken. Nothing is wrong with you. You’re available for work. This is not a reflection of your soul. You will arrive at “what’s next” a little faster when you can let go of an ex-employer who is not calling to take you back, no matter how much you want it to. /end

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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 21/05/2025

6/ Grieve if you need to. Rage privately. But then: Get a plan. Get focused. Get out of the past.

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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 21/05/2025

5/ Skip the trauma-dumping brunches. Skip the endless “WTF happened to us” coffees. Your time is too valuable to stay stuck.

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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 21/05/2025

4/ If you’re meeting with others who’ve been laid off, fine. But make it useful. Trade leads. Talk about what you’re seeing in the market. Swap recruiter names. Treat it like a working session.

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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 21/05/2025

3/ Nobody thinks about you less than an ex who dumps you. Same goes for your old job. It’s already moved on. You deserve to move on, too.

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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 21/05/2025

2/ Sometimes that community turns toxic fast. You sit around comparing wounds, rehashing stories, and measuring who was treated worse by your ex-employer. That’s not strategy. That’s stagnation.

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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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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 19/05/2025

Thank you. I appreciate that very much.

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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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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 16/05/2025

Anderson Clayton delivers for NC. She’s the model.

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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 · 14/05/2025

Oh thank you! No pain right now so that’s a blessing.

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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 14/05/2025

I guess I felt compelled to put this on the Internet to no one in particular because I want to practice saying this in real life. Times are tough for event organizers. But I almost choked up today turning down a gig. I want to be helpful, but I don’t want my cat to die when I’m traveling.

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Laurie Ruettimann @laurieruettimann.com · 13/05/2025

Thanks she’s a trooper and not in any pain right now. 🙌

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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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