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Jessica Friday @fridayseconomics.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Scotland on track to be historic first in global shift toward fair, billionaire-free economies. Similar initiatives in various phases of implementation worldwide. #wellbeingeconomy

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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

GET A GRIP Ireland is building a battery that contains no lithium. No cobalt. No rare-earth metals. Instead, it stores energy using carbon dioxide. The project is designed to hold 200 megawatt-hours of electricity, making it one of Europe’s largest long-duration energy storage systems.

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The Chinese government is brutal and authoritarian, and the Chinese people are subject to invasive and pervasive surveillance, but the country is not run by extraction interests and governed by psychopaths, so there’s that.

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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

If your loved one has been detained by ICE, call my office at 503-231-2300. We will show up for you. We have facilitated the release of more than a dozen Oregonians wrongfully detained by ICE and won't stop fighting for our community members.

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自由と正義のRainbow Cleric 🏳️‍🌈🇯🇵 @reinbowcleric.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

May the 4th be with you as we are living in a crisis where the distance between what it said and what is known to be true has become an abyss Even so, you are not alone, you have friends everywhere

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The Trump administration has taken over full control of what appears on National Park Service websites. For decades, park staff managed their own sites, working closely with local communities and tribal nations to tell the stories of the places they know best. That’s over now.

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Speaker Mike Johnson faced four challengers, including two Dems, in the Louisiana primary race that just got cancelled due to an “emergency”. Thought you’d like to know what constitutes an emergency in LA.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

"A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities..." www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...

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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

May Day Protests happening all over Chicago, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, to name a few

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The Citizens United decision granting “corporate persons” free speech came down in 2010 and everyone said it was a bad thing, but it took 16 years and TWO fascist presidents installed by oligarchs for anyone to id a plan to correct it. Why?? Anyway. Yay Montana! dailymontanan.com/2026/04/01/m...

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Montana Supreme Court dismisses constitutionality challenge to ‘The Montana Plan’ initiative • Daily Montanan

Organizers behind the Transparent Election Initiative are cleared to continue gathering signatures last month to put I-194, or Ballot Issue 10, on the ballot in November

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I think we should give up the re-districting battle and focus all our time/money/energy on door knocking, mutual aid, and community outreach for candidates who will implement a People First agenda. We’d win that way.

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This is what a stroke caused by a blood clot in the brain looks like … for anyone who needs a guide for their visualizations.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

How is this being treated as normal? A Republican governor is declaring a state of emergency to cancel n ongoing election for Congress. If you think this is ends with redistricting, you are not paying attention.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🔴PAY ATTENTION: The Governor of Louisiana is declaring an emergency to cancel an ongoing election so that his party can rig the rules moving forward. This is not just about redistricting... www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Louisiana governor suspends active election to allow for gerrymander

Early voting was set to begin Saturday in Louisiana’s May 16 primary election, and mail ballots have already been sent out to voters.

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This is a Justice Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor appreciation post. Thank you for your just and righteous voices and your fierce defense of our democracy. ❤️

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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

"The math only adds up if you're trying to build a police state." Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff, tells Rachel Maddow that the system of immigration prisons that Donald Trump wants to assemble is much bigger than the stated purpose of the prisons; unless Trump has some other use in mind.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/04/2026

🚨 THIS SHOULD SET OFF EVERY ALARM: Louisiana is about to pull the rug mid-election. Let’s be clear what’s happening. 📌Absentee ballots already out 📌Early voting starts May 2 📌Election day is May 16 And just days before voting begins, Gov Landry is planning to suspend the primary entirely.

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

“Suppose you had the revolution you are talking and dreaming about. Suppose your side had won, and you had the kind of society that you wanted. How would you live, you personally, in that society? Start living that way now!” -Paul Goodman This is how we win

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Long Covid Linked to Brain Changes, Cognitive Decline. New imaging research on 200+ people suggests post-COVID brain changes contribute to cognitive decline similar to early neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and may be predictive of future dementia risk. Source: archive.md/0TDTt

An article preview from Medscape titled "Long Covid Linked to Brain Changes, Cognitive Decline," written by Heidi Splete.
The headline is accompanied by a 3D medical illustration of several SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) particles. The primary virus in focus is a dark blue sphere covered in prominent, textured orange spike proteins. Similar viral particles are visible in the blurred background against a dark, speckled blue environment that suggests a microscopic or biological space.
Below the title, a timestamp indicates the article was posted 24 hours ago.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 28/04/2026

A majestic grove of 1,000-year-old redwoods in Northern California is facing an imminent threat — and it needs your help. Please take a moment to uge California Governor @governor.ca.gov to save Richardson Grove.⬇️

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Speak Up to Save 1,000-Year-Old Redwoods

A majestic grove of ancient redwoods in California is facing an imminent threat. Will you speak up?

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Chris Sharpe @sharpebirder.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Cornell Lab's BirdCast predicts 246 million birds to be airborne tonight over the USA after sunset. Bird migration is astonishing! @cornellbirds.bsky.social #ornithology

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Many years ago I experienced a shooting rampage at a busy public building. EVERY single person got down and/or tried to hide behind something, even if it was just a potted plant. Which is just to say that it’s harder to get bullet holes and blood out of a tux than dirt from a floor.

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Today, we honor and remember Virginia Roberts Giuffre on the one-year anniversary of her passing. Her courage has allowed countless survivors to be seen, heard, and to be believed. Sending love to her family on this difficult day—and to all the survivors out there still on this journey for justice.❤️

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I can’t wait to see the Tweets that are tweeted tonight!

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Want to highlight that @bookshop.org offers an affiliate program as well, so you sell books from your fave authors and not give an oligarch a cut.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 05/12/2024

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world. This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

OBSERVED EFFECTS OF UBI

No significant reduction in labor supply (38 studies meta-analysis)

Increased self-employment (301%) and part-time employment (17%)

Slight decrease in alcohol and tobacco use (31 studies meta-analysis)

New mothers extend their maternity leaves

Birth weights improve due to better maternal nutrition

Graduation rates and educational outcomes improve

Hospitalization rates decline (8.5%)

Crime goes down (15%–42%) especially illegal hunting (95%)

Domestic violence decreases (30%–51%)

Trust increases (13% in politicians | 6% in other people)

Home ownership rates increase (17%–26%)

Food security increases as does consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables

Improved cognitive functioning (43%) and personality traits (31%)

Savings go up, debts go down

Source: scottsantens

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Use your words @useyourwords2.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“You have to create a world where people wouldn’t want to do that” I just read that 80% of crime is survival crime Meaning if people had enough money to survive they wouldn’t have committed the crime That’s a staggering percent Imagine reducing 80% of crime That’s why I support UBI

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I’ve been a tacit defender of Garland, but it turns out he could have released the Jack Smith Report part 2 via a FOIA request a few days prior to the inauguration, sooo

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I’m struggling with big feels lately, so turned to @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social to read her newest book The Beginning Comes After the End, but it wasn’t available at my library, so I got Hope in the Dark instead. A bit dated, but still gives needed perspective and, well, hope. 10/10 #booksky

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Life, environment, people, family, children, freedom, law, ethics. NONE of these matter to the forces controlling our government. What DOES matter? (In order) 1. Property 2. money 3. power 4. Their network of people with shared interests/ “values” (see first 3 values above) #EpsteinClass

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

There’s a theme — and a clue — here.

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Anybody know what’s going on with Jack Smith’s report Part 2? I thought we were supposed to have it released by now… Oh… And the #EpsteinFiles too, of course.

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Vox 🇺🇲 @voxrox.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

#WonderfulBirdWednesday Right in the middle of rain, the photo was captured the split second a droplet of water landed on the #Robins head like a crown! 👑 04/2026 #Birds #Nature #FlawlessTiming 🌟 #FMSPAD #SomethingThatFlies #Birdsky #Wildlife #Photography #BirdPhotography #Macrophotography

A color, macrophoto of a Robin perched on a branch in Virginia, during late April, 2026. The capture was taken during rain and the photographer snapped the photo at the split second a raindrop fell on the top of the bird's head, making it appear like a "natural" crown.
📸 Dawn Denise Boyer of Gloucester, Virginia

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I regret that I have been informed of this too, but only a few hundred thousand times, and only in response to my reckless, heartless mention of a given good thing.

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Does greed alone really explain all of _THIS_?

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Friends, the regime knows they’re unpopular. They *never* expected to win in Nov. They have something else in mind. Power must be taken.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The National Science Foundation which funds a quarter of all basic scientific research in the country is being dismantled.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

RIP Charles Darwin, died this day 1882. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” “In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate...

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Any woman over the age of 40 and/or experiencing peri-menopause or menopause needs to understand that their HRT therapy is considered to be “gender affirming care” by the regime and is under attack. That’s why we’ve been having trouble getting our prescriptions filled for the last 15 months.

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

How about we use public funding to build statues, name monuments and institutions after people who pay the most taxes? Have parties every year and give awards celebrating those who protected the most valuable natural resources? We must incentivize and recognize participation in the collective.

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I’ve been watching clouds and pictures of clouds for very long time, but I’ve never seen anything like this. And there have been so many unusual formations in the past couple of years in general that they must be attributed to climate change. Take the beauty where you find it.

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The sold the Headwaters to a foreign mining company last night.

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Wow. All those warehouse fires are really hitting where it hurts. I sure hope whoever is setting them realizes the widespread, deep damages they’re causing.

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wabi-sabi 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 @empiricist49.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

You have gangsters now holding the reins at the White House. Their ill-gotten gains from warring and crime are all on your dime. It’s high time you dumped Friedman for Keynes.

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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A writing teacher I admire taught that plot needs balance in order to be realistic. So if you’ve got a lot of good happening, you need a proportional amount of bad. Because so much of what we’re currently experiencing seems like excellent fiction, I think about that a lot these days. #writing

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