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Ithaca Local Economy Lab

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Radical experiments in community and economics - a podcast on how one small city is living the New Economy today and how you can too. www.IthacaLocalEconomy.com 💙 Democracy 💙Community Based Economy 💙Well-being Economy 💙Doughnut Economics 💙

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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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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I’m still wondering WTF happened to the East Wing and everything in it.
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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
🤮🤮🤮🤮
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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Time to use all the tools.
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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Congratulations! What a huge accomplishment!
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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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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Had similar problems & I have 100% never clicked or desired in any way to see such content. Maybe I liked a non- edgy post by a typically edgy account, I don’t vet all accounts before I like a post, but it is frustrating when I don’t see accounts I really want to regularly. Follow tab helps.
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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
And those who write historical fiction …
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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 · 03/05/2026
What’s the problem? It’s “just business” /s
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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
Because if we can’t pay our debt, we’ll *have* to sell our resources like the “third world” countries do.
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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
And yet his votes…
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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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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Action.
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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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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
…except impeachment, apparently. That’s totally off the table.
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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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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“This is good. Now we can see our enemies clearly and know who they are. Their masks are off.” - Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
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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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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I would rather have an East Wing tbf.
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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 · 28/04/2026
A seductive position, I find myself tipping toward it sometimes too. But the effects of the closing of the straight won’t be fully felt in the US for several months - around late fall/winter. It will hit every aspect of our economy: food, transport, health, jobs, heat. Check back next spring.
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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
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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 · 26/04/2026
Just another #caturday night at home by the fire.
Cow cat sleeping deeply.
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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I know I’ve asked this before, more than once even, but is this real?
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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
“How does it feel in your body to give those kinds of orders? Is there an adrenaline rush?” “That’s a very TMZ kind of question…”
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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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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Hi Angry, thanks for doing this every week. If the midterms go the way we all want/hope/ expect them to, is anyone working on a plan to ensure the peaceful transfer of power in Jan ‘27? Seems naive to believe they’ll just concede and slink away quietly.
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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
Nor does anyone around him care enough about the government, environment, world, or people in general.
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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Yeah. Day/night inversion totally isn’t a symptom of advanced dementia.
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Ithaca Local Economy Lab @sunshine-smiles.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Sentence them all to life imprisonment on Epstein island with nothing to eat but a palate of cream cheese and a hibachi.
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