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MA put in a millionaires tax 2 years ago, and the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, and the number of millionaires went UP 40%
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
Not fleeing: New report shows more wealthy residents in Mass., 2 years into 'millionaire's tax'
Despite previous concerns, Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" hasn't seemed to deter high-earners from continuing to live here, according to a new study from the Institute for Policy Studies.
www.wbur.org
June 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
MA put in a millionaires tax 2 years ago, and the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, and the number of millionaires went UP 40%
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...
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Please, do not tell your friends in New York, but they didn’t even rank in the top 10.
New report says Portland is cooler than Los Angeles
Please, do not tell your friends in New York, but they didn’t even rank in the top 10.
www.oregonlive.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Please, do not tell your friends in New York, but they didn’t even rank in the top 10.
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Also mentions a study about memory loss and tanking grades for students who use ChatGPT....stil some admin and faculty are pushing EdTech chatbot hype despite the endless problems...from bots being wrong 60% of the time to being water and power hogs.
April 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Also mentions a study about memory loss and tanking grades for students who use ChatGPT....stil some admin and faculty are pushing EdTech chatbot hype despite the endless problems...from bots being wrong 60% of the time to being water and power hogs.
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I get asked a lot during talks at universities how to integrate LLMs into the classroom "ethically". And the more I think about it, the more I'm affirmed the answer is "don't".
This piece by @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social and Christopher Nygren on AI provides some excellent arguments as to why.
This piece by @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social and Christopher Nygren on AI provides some excellent arguments as to why.
April 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I get asked a lot during talks at universities how to integrate LLMs into the classroom "ethically". And the more I think about it, the more I'm affirmed the answer is "don't".
This piece by @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social and Christopher Nygren on AI provides some excellent arguments as to why.
This piece by @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social and Christopher Nygren on AI provides some excellent arguments as to why.
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"Universities can't survive without students" is an obvious fact that a lot of people have talked themselves into forgetting.
April 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Universities can't survive without students" is an obvious fact that a lot of people have talked themselves into forgetting.
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One of the reasons wire services have been generally much better that more prestigious press for the last few years is because they are not obsessed with upper-class spaces.
March 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
One of the reasons wire services have been generally much better that more prestigious press for the last few years is because they are not obsessed with upper-class spaces.
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Bluesky loves links! We don't downrank, and major publishers report that we're sending more link traffic than other sites.
Here's the top links shared on Bluesky, updated hourly.
theblue.report/week/
Here's the top links shared on Bluesky, updated hourly.
theblue.report/week/
The Blue Report
The top links on Bluesky, updated hourly
theblue.report
March 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Bluesky loves links! We don't downrank, and major publishers report that we're sending more link traffic than other sites.
Here's the top links shared on Bluesky, updated hourly.
theblue.report/week/
Here's the top links shared on Bluesky, updated hourly.
theblue.report/week/
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This could be exactly what we need to prevent property owners from keeping their buildings/lots vacant and in disrepair.
Land Value Tax would also take the tax burden off of individual homeowners in most of the city.
This would have a huge positive impact on our cities!
Land Value Tax would also take the tax burden off of individual homeowners in most of the city.
This would have a huge positive impact on our cities!
Minnesota should allow Land Value Tax districts! Too many vacant lots out there. www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025...
A Better Way To Tax Property? Minnesota Moves To Let Cities Decide
Most of today’s property tax systems discourage productive use of land while rewarding neglect. Minnesota is considering a policy that would change that.
www.strongtowns.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This could be exactly what we need to prevent property owners from keeping their buildings/lots vacant and in disrepair.
Land Value Tax would also take the tax burden off of individual homeowners in most of the city.
This would have a huge positive impact on our cities!
Land Value Tax would also take the tax burden off of individual homeowners in most of the city.
This would have a huge positive impact on our cities!
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Storrington in West Sussex named UK’s first European stork village
Storrington in West Sussex named UK’s first European stork village
Village joins continental network alongside nearby Knepp estate, as birds previously extinct in Britain flourish
The Saxons knew the West Sussex village of Storrington as Estorchestone, the “abode of the storks”.
But the graceful white birds disappeared…
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Storrington in West Sussex named UK’s first European stork village
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Congressional Democrats are wired to think “compromise” because it’s what their base has wanted for many years, under Dem and GOP presidents, including Trump 1.0.
But now under Trump 2.0, Dems say hold the line by a margin of +33.
A massive shift in the base’s attitude.
But now under Trump 2.0, Dems say hold the line by a margin of +33.
A massive shift in the base’s attitude.
New @nbcnews.com poll
April 2017: 59% of Democrats want to compromise with Trump, 33% say hold the line
March 2025: 65% of Democrats say to hold the line against Trump, 32% want to compromise
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
April 2017: 59% of Democrats want to compromise with Trump, 33% say hold the line
March 2025: 65% of Democrats say to hold the line against Trump, 32% want to compromise
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
March 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Congressional Democrats are wired to think “compromise” because it’s what their base has wanted for many years, under Dem and GOP presidents, including Trump 1.0.
But now under Trump 2.0, Dems say hold the line by a margin of +33.
A massive shift in the base’s attitude.
But now under Trump 2.0, Dems say hold the line by a margin of +33.
A massive shift in the base’s attitude.
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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More and more places hitting parts of the day/year powered 100% by wind and solar
The future has arrived
The future has arrived
It's been an exceptional week for renewable generation in Ireland and wind in particular which has been supplying >50% of the island's electricity needs since Saturday evening 🤯
Wind exceeded 100% of demand early this morning for the second day in a row - an unprecedented back-to-back occurrence 👏
Wind exceeded 100% of demand early this morning for the second day in a row - an unprecedented back-to-back occurrence 👏
February 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
More and more places hitting parts of the day/year powered 100% by wind and solar
The future has arrived
The future has arrived
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The Republican budget plan:
-Cut SNAP by $230 billion
-Cut Medicaid by $880 billion
-Give $1.1 trillion to the top 1%
-Cut SNAP by $230 billion
-Cut Medicaid by $880 billion
-Give $1.1 trillion to the top 1%
February 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Republican budget plan:
-Cut SNAP by $230 billion
-Cut Medicaid by $880 billion
-Give $1.1 trillion to the top 1%
-Cut SNAP by $230 billion
-Cut Medicaid by $880 billion
-Give $1.1 trillion to the top 1%
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Otters Eat Their Way to a Healthy Ecosystem 🦦🥗
Otters have a voracious appetite for crabs, and in the decades since they began recolonizing Elkhorn, erosion along its creek banks and marsh edges has slowed by up to 90 percent. Read more 📚: ow.ly/YK1U50V4uY6
Otters have a voracious appetite for crabs, and in the decades since they began recolonizing Elkhorn, erosion along its creek banks and marsh edges has slowed by up to 90 percent. Read more 📚: ow.ly/YK1U50V4uY6
February 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Otters Eat Their Way to a Healthy Ecosystem 🦦🥗
Otters have a voracious appetite for crabs, and in the decades since they began recolonizing Elkhorn, erosion along its creek banks and marsh edges has slowed by up to 90 percent. Read more 📚: ow.ly/YK1U50V4uY6
Otters have a voracious appetite for crabs, and in the decades since they began recolonizing Elkhorn, erosion along its creek banks and marsh edges has slowed by up to 90 percent. Read more 📚: ow.ly/YK1U50V4uY6
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Some good news
World's oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, cares for her newly hatched chick at 74
Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross, is the world's oldest known wild bird. She also just became a mother yet again.
eu.usatoday.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Some good news