Nichole
@nojellybeans.bsky.social
She/her | Musician, Star Trek fan, person who isn't sure how to write a bio | Picrew by http://star-trek-dumb-comics.tumblr.com
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We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
There's an episode of Battlestar Galactica where a character plays piano, and they liked the out of tune sound of the piano on set, but it would have made it hard to re-record anything on a different piano later, so their solution was to SAMPLE THE ENTIRE PIANO
February 4, 2026 at 7:55 AM
There's an episode of Battlestar Galactica where a character plays piano, and they liked the out of tune sound of the piano on set, but it would have made it hard to re-record anything on a different piano later, so their solution was to SAMPLE THE ENTIRE PIANO
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hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
The Epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control
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February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
I keep waiting for the audiobooks to be available somewhere other than Audible, but that's never gonna happen, I'll have to give in and read these with my eyes at some point I guess
If you’re looking for a fun, antifascist sci-fi multispecies buddy comedy book series (with a very good audiobook version), I highly recommend Dungeon Crawler Carl.
I’m on Book 3 and it’s been a blast from start to finish.
I’m on Book 3 and it’s been a blast from start to finish.
February 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
I keep waiting for the audiobooks to be available somewhere other than Audible, but that's never gonna happen, I'll have to give in and read these with my eyes at some point I guess
Maybe Adam Schiff thinks if he writes me a long enough email, I won't notice that he hasn't committed to anything actually meaningful, like the thing I specifically told him to do: abolish ICE.
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Maybe Adam Schiff thinks if he writes me a long enough email, I won't notice that he hasn't committed to anything actually meaningful, like the thing I specifically told him to do: abolish ICE.
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
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I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
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January was a long year. Can’t wait to see in February who the US will invade, who ICE will kidnap and kill, what deadly disease they will bring back, how Trump will steal our money, and whether there are any remaining international agreements and institutions from which we can withdraw.
February 1, 2026 at 9:04 AM
January was a long year. Can’t wait to see in February who the US will invade, who ICE will kidnap and kill, what deadly disease they will bring back, how Trump will steal our money, and whether there are any remaining international agreements and institutions from which we can withdraw.
I've been resisting the urge to post my way through Battlestar Galactica because I *really* didn't want any spoilers. But I'm halfway through season 4 and I think I've earned the right to post a hearty "what the FRACK is going on"
February 2, 2026 at 7:41 AM
I've been resisting the urge to post my way through Battlestar Galactica because I *really* didn't want any spoilers. But I'm halfway through season 4 and I think I've earned the right to post a hearty "what the FRACK is going on"
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CBS censored Billie Eilish saying “Fuck ICE” at the Grammys. Here’s the uncensored version:
February 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM
CBS censored Billie Eilish saying “Fuck ICE” at the Grammys. Here’s the uncensored version:
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Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
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You’re describing an emergency. The world is also watching you and waiting for you to do something.
Are you going to establish an eviction moratorium? Rent is due today.
Are you going to establish an eviction moratorium? Rent is due today.
They’re taking kids from Minnesota and sending them to detention camps. They’re shooting American citizens in the street and locking investigators out of the crime scenes. The world is watching what happens next.
Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
February 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
You’re describing an emergency. The world is also watching you and waiting for you to do something.
Are you going to establish an eviction moratorium? Rent is due today.
Are you going to establish an eviction moratorium? Rent is due today.
Why is the Wikipedia page about Pat Metheny in the Epstein files, and more importantly, why are parts of it redacted www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Why is the Wikipedia page about Pat Metheny in the Epstein files, and more importantly, why are parts of it redacted www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Listen it’s great this happened and we should celebrate and encourage it at the same time we can’t talk about this without noting that it happened through a series of phone calls, one of which was the woman’s husband chatting with the police chief, who he had known for years.
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Listen it’s great this happened and we should celebrate and encourage it at the same time we can’t talk about this without noting that it happened through a series of phone calls, one of which was the woman’s husband chatting with the police chief, who he had known for years.
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I truly believe discourse about voters (especially those who may have voted for Trump) would go better on this app if everyone was using the spectrum of allies as a framework
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
Spectrum of Allies
The Commons is an online library for the change makers of the world and for those interested in social change, activism, organising, advocacy and justice.
commonslibrary.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I truly believe discourse about voters (especially those who may have voted for Trump) would go better on this app if everyone was using the spectrum of allies as a framework
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
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If you are a Californian who doesn’t think throwing more money at OpenAI is a good use of state resources (or a useful intervention for learners in a teaching focused university system), add your voice.
The CSU/OpenAI contract is set to expire June 30, 2026.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
Sign this petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cancel-chatgpt-edu-invest-in-humans/ for the CSU NOT to renew the contract and to use the savings to protect jobs at CSU campuses facing layoffs.
February 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
If you are a Californian who doesn’t think throwing more money at OpenAI is a good use of state resources (or a useful intervention for learners in a teaching focused university system), add your voice.
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Once again here to tap the mic and say Texas is a gerrymandered, voter repressed state, not a "red" state. And every one of you celebrating the (significant) win in Tarrant County better not be the same people in my mentions saying to throw the whole South away. There are good people fighting.
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Once again here to tap the mic and say Texas is a gerrymandered, voter repressed state, not a "red" state. And every one of you celebrating the (significant) win in Tarrant County better not be the same people in my mentions saying to throw the whole South away. There are good people fighting.
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
1. Abnormal psychology
2. Calculus
3. Collaborative piano
4. Physics of music
5. Counterpoint, twice (not because I failed, but because the one I took in community college didn't transfer)
2. Calculus
3. Collaborative piano
4. Physics of music
5. Counterpoint, twice (not because I failed, but because the one I took in community college didn't transfer)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Artificial Intelligence[*]
2. Pharmacognosy
3. Microbiology
4. Software Engineering
5. Human physiology
[*] State of the art in 1990, deep in the AI Winter
1. Artificial Intelligence[*]
2. Pharmacognosy
3. Microbiology
4. Software Engineering
5. Human physiology
[*] State of the art in 1990, deep in the AI Winter
January 31, 2026 at 7:50 PM
1. Abnormal psychology
2. Calculus
3. Collaborative piano
4. Physics of music
5. Counterpoint, twice (not because I failed, but because the one I took in community college didn't transfer)
2. Calculus
3. Collaborative piano
4. Physics of music
5. Counterpoint, twice (not because I failed, but because the one I took in community college didn't transfer)
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oh noooo he's been around too many trans women now he wants to make techno :((((
January 30, 2026 at 12:13 AM
oh noooo he's been around too many trans women now he wants to make techno :((((
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The Atlantic was founded in 1857, the New York Times in 1851. So it's a bit surprising that David Brooks is leaving the Times for the Atlantic, given that the Atlantic is only six years younger.
January 30, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The Atlantic was founded in 1857, the New York Times in 1851. So it's a bit surprising that David Brooks is leaving the Times for the Atlantic, given that the Atlantic is only six years younger.
"Faubus Fables" was originally released as an instrumental version because Columbia Records wouldn't allow the lyrics to be included.
January 30, 2026 at 12:34 AM
"Faubus Fables" was originally released as an instrumental version because Columbia Records wouldn't allow the lyrics to be included.
well done, you've achieved something I thought was impossible: a "Zelda" game I have no interest in playing
Google’s new world AI model tool let me generate a bunch of Nintendo-inspired games. Including one featuring Link with a paraglider! Gift link: www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
January 29, 2026 at 9:50 PM
well done, you've achieved something I thought was impossible: a "Zelda" game I have no interest in playing
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looked this guy up because of a reply, this is apparently not some dude putting on a stunt but a member of the community who does a lot of volunteer work with unhoused people www.kqed.org/news/1206981...
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
looked this guy up because of a reply, this is apparently not some dude putting on a stunt but a member of the community who does a lot of volunteer work with unhoused people www.kqed.org/news/1206981...