Rick Rossi
@policyguy.bsky.social
Policy guy rejecting personality and identity politics. Originator and editor of "Daohumanism: Blending Daoism and Humanism" and "On Becoming Progressive: A Guide to Walking the Path" and "The American Experience".
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Before there are billionaires:
No one goes hungry.
Everyone has a home.
No one pays for medical care.
Free merit-based education.
That's the basic citizen package.
No one goes hungry.
Everyone has a home.
No one pays for medical care.
Free merit-based education.
That's the basic citizen package.
May 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Before there are billionaires:
No one goes hungry.
Everyone has a home.
No one pays for medical care.
Free merit-based education.
That's the basic citizen package.
No one goes hungry.
Everyone has a home.
No one pays for medical care.
Free merit-based education.
That's the basic citizen package.
Absent some form of economic rebalancing, advanced automation leads to a future that is not just unjust, but unstable. If machines are doing the work, all humans must still receive the dividends. Otherwise, the system fails.
History suggests that societies either adapt—or break.
History suggests that societies either adapt—or break.
May 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Absent some form of economic rebalancing, advanced automation leads to a future that is not just unjust, but unstable. If machines are doing the work, all humans must still receive the dividends. Otherwise, the system fails.
History suggests that societies either adapt—or break.
History suggests that societies either adapt—or break.
I asked ChatGPT: What do you think the future of AI will be in relation to humans ultimately: a partnership, AI over-lordship, etc? But I had accidentally hit create image and it produced this artwork.
May 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I asked ChatGPT: What do you think the future of AI will be in relation to humans ultimately: a partnership, AI over-lordship, etc? But I had accidentally hit create image and it produced this artwork.
In terms of global box office revenue and cultural influence, the U.S. dominates the movie industry— often accounting for 60–70% of global box office revenues due to international distribution and marketing power...so
May 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
In terms of global box office revenue and cultural influence, the U.S. dominates the movie industry— often accounting for 60–70% of global box office revenues due to international distribution and marketing power...so
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The Trump family's crypto business just got a huge $2 billion investment from a UAE government-backed firm.
We are witnessing a foreign government effectively bribe the President of the United States — right out in the open.
Hello?
We are witnessing a foreign government effectively bribe the President of the United States — right out in the open.
Hello?
Trump Crypto Corruption Intensifies as Abu Dhabi Firm Invests $2 Billion
President Donald Trump and his family are deeply involved in the world of cryptocurrency as his administration seeks to
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May 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Trump family's crypto business just got a huge $2 billion investment from a UAE government-backed firm.
We are witnessing a foreign government effectively bribe the President of the United States — right out in the open.
Hello?
We are witnessing a foreign government effectively bribe the President of the United States — right out in the open.
Hello?
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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The perverting effect of money.
May 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The perverting effect of money.
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
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A massive crowd at Coachella erupted in boos when Senator Bernie Sanders mentioned Donald Trump during a surprise appearance tonight
Sanders: We’ve got a president of the United States who—
Crowd: Boooo
Sanders: I agree
Crowd: Boooo
Sanders: I agree
April 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
A massive crowd at Coachella erupted in boos when Senator Bernie Sanders mentioned Donald Trump during a surprise appearance tonight
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Prediction:
Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.
Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.
April 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Prediction:
Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.
Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.
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The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
April 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 50 years has shifted $80 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
That’s $80 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
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“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
April 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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SpaceX just landed a $5.92B contract with the Pentagon for Space Force rocket launches — the largest contract among the three firms who secured deals to send satellites into orbit.
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
April 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
SpaceX just landed a $5.92B contract with the Pentagon for Space Force rocket launches — the largest contract among the three firms who secured deals to send satellites into orbit.
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
While DOGE cuts essential services for you, Musk is getting a taxpayer-funded windfall.
Hello?
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Call to Action: Nationwide protests for April 19th. Events information will be announced between now and then.
#3E #FiftyFiftyOne #Handsoff
#3E #FiftyFiftyOne #Handsoff
April 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Call to Action: Nationwide protests for April 19th. Events information will be announced between now and then.
#3E #FiftyFiftyOne #Handsoff
#3E #FiftyFiftyOne #Handsoff
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TRUMP DITCHES FALLEN SOLDIERS' DIGNIFIED TRANSFER FOR GOLF DINNER
Trump won't attend the dignified transfer of 4 U.S. soldiers at Dover AFB who died in Lithuania.
He'll be at his Saudi-backed LIV Golf dinner in Florida instead. The soldiers were honored by Lithuania's president.
Trump won't attend the dignified transfer of 4 U.S. soldiers at Dover AFB who died in Lithuania.
He'll be at his Saudi-backed LIV Golf dinner in Florida instead. The soldiers were honored by Lithuania's president.
April 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
TRUMP DITCHES FALLEN SOLDIERS' DIGNIFIED TRANSFER FOR GOLF DINNER
Trump won't attend the dignified transfer of 4 U.S. soldiers at Dover AFB who died in Lithuania.
He'll be at his Saudi-backed LIV Golf dinner in Florida instead. The soldiers were honored by Lithuania's president.
Trump won't attend the dignified transfer of 4 U.S. soldiers at Dover AFB who died in Lithuania.
He'll be at his Saudi-backed LIV Golf dinner in Florida instead. The soldiers were honored by Lithuania's president.
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This was….five months ago
April 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This was….five months ago
