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🫛 Phaseolus Aborigineus🧿 @plantbeest.eurosky.social · 11/10/2026

I check in daily with a couple Dear Friends. I listen - without prejudice, with presence - to their day, or whatever they are full of. I feel Rich. This fuels my soul and fills My Heart. Most times they listen to me, too.

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 09/10/2026

Homelessness isn't a character flaw. It's what happens when people run out of money and nothing catches them. Basic income is that floor.

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

So encouraging! First donation in and I can't stop smiling. Thank you, anonymous supporter! Once we reach the goal, we sign on the dotted line and Basic Income Action takes its next big step toward becoming a nonprofit. Together we can do this. Who's next? 🙌

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 06/10/2026

"Being poor is living in one long emergency, with no resources." An emergency doesn't ask if you've proven you deserve help first, it demands a response. A basic income is that response, a standing floor so no one has to survive crisis after crisis with nothing to fall back on.

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

•Articles of Inc •Draft bylaws •Conflict-of-interest policy •Federal EIN •IRS 501(c)(3) status •Oversight by IRS-licensed tax specialist •State corporate tax exemption •State fundraising registration •SurePLAN & 501(c)(3) University •IRS Form 990 preparation (1st year) •Access to expert team members

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Personal update: My son and work have had my focus lately, and I'm grateful for your patience. Your $472 got our email server running. Next: listen to @joewilliamshistory.bsky.social podcasts on BIA, watch for our first eBlast newsletter, and help us fund our nonprofit status. More soon #BasicIncome

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DB Maggi @dbmaggi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The best argument I've ever heard for universal basic income (UBI). "The reason we don't call that work is because it doesn't make rich people money." 🎤Craig Fay

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Joe Williams @joewilliamshistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thanks @puffmushroom.bsky.social and @basicincomeaction.org for hosting my documentary on UBI and AI! And thanks to @kairos.fm, where the programmes originally aired. #UBI #AI #economicjustice #progressiveeconomics @scottsantens.com

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

No basic income thanks you! That's why I believe in Basic Income Action. It's a platform for specifically for advocates, an action network where people can organize, connect, and share ideas to move basic income forward together. Come join us: basicincomeaction.org

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Basic Income Action

Show up. Speak up. Build economic security for everyone — together.

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That's why I believe in Basic Income Action. It's a platform for specifically for UBI advocates, an action network where people can organize, connect, and share ideas to move basic income forward together. Come together and join us: basicincomeaction.org

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Basic Income Action

Show up. Speak up. Build economic security for everyone — together.

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If the big names are too worried about losing their titles to help push basic income forward, come talk to me. I'm here for the little people. It's time we stop promoting individuals in our community and start getting behind an idea. A movement.

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 03/10/2026

Welfare asks "do you qualify?" A right asks "are you a member of the community?" Basic income is more than money. It's a claim, a right to access, our shared share of what we all inherit and build together.

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is what Sharables is for: advocates sharing work that moves the UBI conversation forward. Thanks to @joewilliamshistory.bsky.social for being part of it. Listen, like, and repost!

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 29/09/2026

You don't need a policy background to support basic income. Just find a post on our profile that says it for you, and repost.

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Lasse Thiele @lassessostehen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Stellt euch mal vor, die Investoren werden abgeschreckt, weil die Renditeaussichten ihnen nicht mehr passen. Die Bodenpreise entspannen sich, die Bestandsmieten folgen und gemeinnützige Träger können bezahlbaren Wohnraum bauen. Die Horrorvorstellung fast sämtlicher Parteien und Medienhäuser.

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 27/08/2026

Right now too many people stay in jobs they hate, relationships they should leave, or situations that aren't working, simply because they can't afford not to. Basic income changes that. It gives people the floor to make real choices about their own lives. Share if you agree.

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System Update @systemupdate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Be actually free to do what I want and not what the boss wants. Volunteering a bit more More Ebiking trips

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 27/09/2026

Since 1979, worker productivity is up 93.7%. Typical worker pay is up only 32.7%. The gains kept flowing, they just stopped flowing to the people generating them. Would a guaranteed income floor give workers enough leverage to close that gap, or is it too structural for UBI alone to fix?

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A lot of the anxiety comes down to whether newcomers are framed as invading a fixed pie, or as people who also contribute to the wealth UBI shares.

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For anyone actually asking this in good faith: how does UBI interact with immigration and shared resources? Fair question. Worth a real conversation.

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 27/09/2026

Basic income isn't a handout. It's a fair claim on the wealth we all keep generating together. What would change for you if that claim were guaranteed?

Getting paid at the time doesn't erase the value you created. Infrastructure and institutions compound across generations, each builds on what came before and passes forward more than they were paid for. That surplus is growth. Basic income is an equal and fair claim on that ongoing surplus.

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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

💥Ok I see other platforms are blocking this. I met Alex Gibney moons ago at ABCNY (the Association of the Bar for the City of New York). He’s the real deal. Here’s the trailer for Alex Gibney’s documentary about Musk. Let’s Streisand Effect this: www.firstshowing.net/2026/must-se... 👋🎥

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Must See Full Trailer for Alex Gibney's 'Musk' Doc About a Fraudster | FirstShowing.net

"Do we even know this man at all?" Bleecker Street has launched their main official trailer for the must see new documentary film titled simply Musk, about the uber-wealthy tech giant megalomaniac Elo...

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 27/09/2026

Getting paid at the time doesn't erase the value you created. Infrastructure and institutions compound across generations, each builds on what came before and passes forward more than they were paid for. That surplus is growth. Basic income is an equal and fair claim on that ongoing surplus.

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 12/09/2026

In 1797, Thomas Paine proposed a national fund to pay every person compensation for the natural inheritance lost when land became private property. That's basic income, two centuries before the term existed.

"To create a national fund, out of which there shall be paid to every person, when arrived at the age of twenty-one years, the sum of fifteen pounds sterling, as a compensation in part, for the loss of his or her natural inheritance, by the introduction of the system of landed property: And also, the sum of ten pounds per annum, during life, to every person now living, of the age of fifty years, and to all others as they shall arrive at that age." ~ Thomas Paine, Agrarian Justice 1797

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I support Univeral Basic Income. How about you?

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Most common pushback we saw: 'this is just socialism.' It's not. No state ownership, no central planning, markets stay intact. Basic income can be funded by land value, a floor on top of which people still work and keep what they build.

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Huge local exposure on Nextdoor. Post hit 6.7K views in 48 hours, went trending, and sparked over 200 comments of debate about basic income and land value tax. This is what building the movement looks like. In the US, give Nextdoor a shot for this kind of conversation.

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Universal basic income isn't a handout, it's your share. Land, resources, and shared wealth used to belong to everyone. A few people fenced it off, and the rest of us had to work just to access what was once ours. UBI is simply a way to return a piece of what was already yours.

Graph shows 6.7k total views from Sep 9th through 10th first 48 hours
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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Struggle can absolutely build dignity in individuals. It just doesn't scale, and it shouldn't be the precondition for people getting support. What does build dignity is a floor no one falls below.

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 09/09/2026

Night owls, what's your take? 👇

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

South Korea's rural UBI (called Love Gift Certificates 🫰) was so successful, they wanted to make it permanent and expand to 69 regions. The results speak for themselves: local businesses grew, declining regions saw population growth. The west should pay attention when UBI works.

South Korea considers expanding rural basic income after reports of population growth and stronger local businesses.

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

1.2k visitors to Basic Income Action's website in 24 hours alone! 😱 Nearly 12k in the past 30 days!

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hoping somebody will come up with the right answer!? Take your guess!

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 08/09/2026

No country pays untaxed universal cash by default. Refundable tax credits come closest, but they're conditional, not universal. A genuinely non-taxable UBI needs new legislation almost everywhere. Biggest hurdle beyond that: funding at scale, who administers it, or agreeing on the amount.

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 06/09/2026

Should basic income be taxed, and if so, how? One of the most debated design questions in the movement. Open the comment below 👇

The UBI GUY EMOJI is pointing down at a post.
Jump into the basic income conversation—join us in the comments
Tap the post and join us in the comments
Basic Income Action ~ Sharables

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 07/09/2026

Basic income is our share of the capital we all helped build.

It's a social media "screenshot" of BIA's earlier post.
"This Labor Day, ask where the returns on labor actually go. Basic income isn't about rewarding work, it's about making sure everyone shares in the wealth we all help create."

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

What if Trump isn’t doing well and hands it over to JD 🧐

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hold them accountable this Nov and make good trouble #UBI #DarkMemes

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 06/09/2026

What's the difference between negative income tax and cash? NIT runs through the tax system: apply, report income, wait for the return. It means-tests who falls under a poverty line. UBI pays everyone upfront and unconditionally. No filing, no waiting, no benefit cliff.

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Some want basic income and recognition for bringing it about. Some just want basic income. Be the latter.

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

When the community is full of Meeseeks, be a Kirkland Meeseeks and demand basic income now!

Caption two types of basic income applicants on the left them on the right me.
Mr Meeseeks on the left with bubble “look at me” and Kirkland Meeseeks on right with bubble “now”

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 02/09/2026

Some jobs exist just to keep people busy for a paycheck. Not to make anything, help anyone, or fix anything. Just busywork with a title. UBI means we don’t need to stay in one.

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We have a bridge link to mastodon are you on that?

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Mark (Andrew) Witham ↗️ @puffmushroom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There is a line indicating a split vs reply a vertical line but it’s faint at best. Screenshots can come across as a callout even when that’s not the intent. This one in particular reads like it’s pointing people toward that account, especially because there was no additional context.

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 01/09/2026

If you have zero alternative and someone else controls the only means of survival, "you're free to say no" doesn't mean much. UBI is the power to actually say no.

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