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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 10h

🧠 Part 2: What problem is basic income actually trying to solve? Income insecurity. Poverty. Bureaucracy. Lack of opportunity. Its real promise: shifting from "Do I qualify?" to "I have an income floor." 👇🏾

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404 Media @404media.co · 8h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned

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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program

How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.

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Income Movement @income-movement.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

At The BIG Conference, we had @xrayfm.bsky.social interview some of the attendees to talk about the work they're doing in the basic income movement, Check it out! Featuring @comingle.bsky.social, @scottsantens.com and @gisele600.bsky.social and others! xray.fm/broadcasts/7...

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The Commons: UBI Conference Special - The Commons /// XRAY.fm

XRAY.fm aims to hold a boom mic up to the best and most distinctive of Portland.

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Sarah Boyle @thesarahboyle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Once again I feel I should reiterate that a reason I support universal basic income is so that absolute nightmare humans who do terrible things to other people can be shunned from ever having a job or being permitted to mingle with the rest of us, but nobody has to feel guilty about it.

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Lola T. Bababooie 🏳️‍⚧️ @bababooie42.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

we need a UBI and we need it yesterday

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plainoldchair @plainoldchair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

they're right, we *should* also have UBI!

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Cathrine Schmid @schmidcathrine.us · 28/09/2026

I know that UBI wouldn't solve *all* of our problems, but it seems like a good solution at least to this AI bullshit would be for the folks in charge to be like "ok yeah we did steal all of everyone's ideas for all time, here's your cut"

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cageyratfish (UTC-7) 🐟🏳️‍⚧️ @cageyratfish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Basic human rights should not be conditional on one's ability or willingness to sell their labour. It's fucked up. every single fucking UBI study ever conducted has proven that UBI improves people's lives & lets them contribute to society *more*, not less. Enough with the fucking studies already!

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 28/09/2026

This is why it's such nonsense for anyone to say that with UBI, people will lose meaning. First, jobs aren't any source of meaning for many people with jobs. Second, the jobs people can't say no to are in the way of a getting a lot of meaningful work done. And third, the rich seem to find meaning.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Universal training data. Universal dividend.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 28/09/2026

The food people need is in grocery stores. They just need the permission slips (cash) to access it. Food banks should not exist. They are a symptom of failed policy. They exist because universal basic income doesn't. We need UBI and it's a fight because the people doing this are doing it on purpose:

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Brad Pitt Fighter @hillrat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today would be a great day for the US Congress to begin working on UBI.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/09/2026

Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc

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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)

An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.

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Danny Kodicek @dannykodicek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Things that demonstrably generate growth and that this government has ruled out doing or actively worked to reduce: - Immigration - Free trade with Europe - Universal basic income schemes - Higher education

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 28/09/2026

I'm not a fan of this format in general, but I think @andrew-yang.bsky.social did a great job here of making it friendly versus adversarial and explaining why AI is going to have fewer winners than losers, and why universal basic income is so important as a foundation.

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AI Realist vs 20 AI Optimists (ft. Andrew Yang) | Surrounded

YouTube video by Jubilee

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Michael A. Lewis @michaelalewis10.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The question of how UBI would be integrated into the current social policy landscape doesn’t come up that often. Economist Soomi Lee addresses it here: usbig.net/simplicity-a... @gisele600.bsky.social @scottsantens.com @karlwiderquist.bsky.social @murfmensch.bsky.social @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

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Simplicity and Complexity of Basic Income – USBIG

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Tom Pogson @basicbc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just digging in now but... @andrew-yang.bsky.social is on Surrounded talking all things Ai and UBI! 🤩🎉 youtu.be/020ZvO0FbMM?...

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AI Realist vs 20 AI Optimists (ft. Andrew Yang) | Surrounded

YouTube video by Jubilee

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Lauren Jordan @loremjay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I know so many people who want UBI so they can volunteer more. It’s not even that folks don’t want to work, they’ll literally do it for free, it just needs to MATTER. I pick up trash for fun and for free! I like it!!! I could do more of it if I didn’t have to scrounge for beans!!!!

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

as an artist I'd love this but I also think everyone else should also get it. I think UBI should just be default. But I think that would transform the economy into TRULY being the free marketplace of ideas, the car capitalists chase and hope they never catch lol #politics

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arrath.bsky.social @arrath.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

With UBI I'd have time to go volunteer at the elementary student reading mentorship program I did as an elective in high school that I found incredibly rewarding. Way more benefit to society than another shift at my day job.

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Crossdog367 (Comms Open) @crossdog367.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Honestly I wish UBI was a thing so badly because with the amount of volunteer jobs I have, I could probably put in 40 hours a week doing community work and be more valuable than I would standing behind the counter at a retail joint.

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Hermit-girl🧦🧣☕ @scottish-rocinante.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

He is making a fantastic case for UBI. Well worth the time #UBI #socialism #mentalhealth www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeRd...

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Why The Rich Think The Poor Are Lazy

YouTube video by Barry's Economics

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 26/09/2026

Study of 115 studies: "We find strong and positive average treatment effects on 10 of 13 outcomes: monthly household total and food consumption, monthly income, labor supply, school enrollment, food security, psychological well-being, total assets, financial assets, and children’s height-for-age."

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U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) publishes meta-analisis of Unconditional cash transfers | BIEN — Basic Income Earth Network

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Tex Ramone @texramone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This smashes the entire premise of “free money” conservatives use when they talk about social safety nets or universal basic income; it’s not “free money”, it was created with the data generated by our interactions with the world around us. Data is labor, and therefore we have a right to its value

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.

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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe

ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For decades Americans in Republican counties have died sooner than those living in Democratic ones Now they’re dying faster than they’re being born These are policy choices

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Frode Weierud @frode-weierud.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

TechCrunch has just published an article about the AI-assisted breaking of the Enigma messages MVUEH and FMNGI. techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/a...

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Astra and Opus just passed Turing's other test | TechCrunch

Frontier AI models are finishing Alan Turing's World War II codebreaking work.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 25/09/2026

One of the most frustrating things about creating anything is spending weeks creating something that takes 20 minutes to consume, and people who may really enjoy spending 20 min that way not having that 20 min available. We live in an attention economy where someone has X hours for infinity options.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 25/09/2026

We need a constant drum beat for UNIVERSAL basic income that only gets louder and louder. Consider taking a moment each day to post at least one thing about the need for UBI, or to repost what others have posted. I do this every day. You can use my timeline as a quality filter to save time. ✊️

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 24/09/2026

I was on a panel last week at the Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) Conference and talked about this essay I was writing that's now up. The fight against data centers is about more than AI. It's about learning We the People are the ones with power and control and they must accept OUR terms and conditions

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Our Data. Our Resources. Our Terms and Conditions.

The neuroscience of learned control, the AI safety crisis no one should ignore, and why the fight over data centers is really about who holds the power.

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BratDragonGirlfriend (Kaiya) | 🔞+ only. @bratdragongf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

UBI that allowed us preventative care measures. Less expensive to prevent a problem than a surgery, life saving care, or funeral expenses. Abled people need to fight for us harder. No one listens to us. In fact they're talking about going back to institutions. The absolute fucking horrors that

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 25/09/2026

Good explanation here of the globally bad incentive structure we've got going on mixing social media and AI with lack of media literacy and plenty of chronic stress. (I do think that basic income would help with this too)

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How to rage bait Americans

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Dani Finn 🐙 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One of the best things about UBI would be eliminating the Byzantine bureaucracy disabled people must navigate to access even the most basic financial assistance

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Maria Hill @mariaehill.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Please read this important work. UBI can bring agency and self determination to the people by removing the weapon and threat of economic consequences for standing up.

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Our Data. Our Resources. Our Terms and Conditions.

The neuroscience of learned control, the AI safety crisis no one should ignore, and why the fight over data centers is really about who holds the power.

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Maria Hill @mariaehill.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I would add: 1. a constitutional commitment to the intrinsic value of all beings, 2. the common good as a north star, and 3. UBI.

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10 Steps To Fix What Trump Has Broken

And mend everything thereafter

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John MacNeill Miller @snarlsdickens.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Rich kids are the product of general inequalities that have existed since society has had hierarchies. The hierarchies might be leveled through any and all methods of diminishing economic inequality—things like a universal basic income, which would at least provide a safety net for everyone.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

David Graeber perfectly captures the essence of why UBI is essential: it gives us back our agency.

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Ruby Ryder ❌️👑 @rubyryder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Extremely relevant and thought-provoking!

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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is something that governments and politicians seriously need to consider. Throwing more money and giving more power to the police, doesn’t prevent crime.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ireland's artist basic income returned €1.39 for every €1 spent. They made it permanent. South Korea just announced plans to follow. Now Scotland too.

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Thomas MacGillavry @thomasmacgillavry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Love this channel. Great summary of the evidence supporting a universal basic income. m.youtube.com/watch?v=JeRd...

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Why The Rich Think The Poor Are Lazy

YouTube video by Barry's Economics

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Rowan McLaughlin (they / them) @justmeandmyraven.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Green Party believes that people in receipt of welfare should be able to spend their money how they choose. Limiting their options isn't just impractical it's unethical. Also, as ever, UBI is a better solution than UC. Join us today for a fairer future.

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Ollie K-H @ollie-kasper-hope.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I have two interests that do not usually turn up in the same sentence: #UniversalBasicIncome, & #grief. So I wrote a piece where they meet. Would #UBI let bereaved people stop working for a bit, without first proving who died & how close they were? aftergrowthollie.substack.com/p/would-univ...

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Would Universal Basic Income Help the Bereaved?

The state already knows grief stops people. It just wants to know who died first.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 24/09/2026

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Our Data. Our Resources. Our Terms and Conditions.

The neuroscience of learned control, the AI safety crisis no one should ignore, and why the fight over data centers is really about who holds the power.

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🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️elzzashmelzza🥄🪡🧹 @elzzadoll.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Every time there's a suicide in my community I get more angry that we don't have UBI and UHC, because I think that would prevent a huge number of them

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Mel🏳️‍🌈 she/they universal healthcare now @knownforms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Give people the fucking money. No means testing. Universal basic income and universal healthcare NOW.

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