Michael P. Robertson
@bigbug76.bsky.social
what if....
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substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Hello Blue Sky friends! Sooo…do you all…like…stuff?
a young boy in a white shirt is standing in front of a refrigerator holding a bottle of water .
ALT: a young boy in a white shirt is standing in front of a refrigerator holding a bottle of water .
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hello Blue Sky friends! Sooo…do you all…like…stuff?
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Yesterday, one of the doctors asked me if Canadians had to wait a long time for procedures. I told them that the idea was a propaganda campaign by US healthcare companies and my parents' experience getting urgent care with very little wait. www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...
Perspective | I sold Americans a lie about Canadian medicine. Now we’re paying the price.
We still believe our system is superior, despite all evidence to the contrary.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 4, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Yesterday, one of the doctors asked me if Canadians had to wait a long time for procedures. I told them that the idea was a propaganda campaign by US healthcare companies and my parents' experience getting urgent care with very little wait. www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...
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Hardly a surprise, but Commanders HC Dan Quinn said No. 2 overall pick Jayden Daniels will play in Washington’s first preseason game vs. the Jets.
August 4, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Hardly a surprise, but Commanders HC Dan Quinn said No. 2 overall pick Jayden Daniels will play in Washington’s first preseason game vs. the Jets.
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For something to be copyrighted, it needs to be human-created. Computers can't create copyrightable works. If OpenAI releases a tool that makes it easy to make that distinction it kills their entire business model, which is essentially theft and fraud. Their loyal users don't want to be exposed.
“…OpenAI employees have wavered between the startup’s stated commitment to transparency and their desire to attract and retain users. One survey the company conducted of loyal ChatGPT users found nearly a third would be turned off by the anticheating technology.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
August 4, 2024 at 12:35 PM
For something to be copyrighted, it needs to be human-created. Computers can't create copyrightable works. If OpenAI releases a tool that makes it easy to make that distinction it kills their entire business model, which is essentially theft and fraud. Their loyal users don't want to be exposed.
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I did it and the Department of Ed FINALLY removed two decades & over $100,000 of student debt from my record.
Congrats!
By the way, if you do know anyone who is willing to "ASK" for relief, there is a great tool from @debtcollective.bsky.social that generates a letter to request relief under existing statutory authority. It takes less than 5 minutes. :)
By the way, if you do know anyone who is willing to "ASK" for relief, there is a great tool from @debtcollective.bsky.social that generates a letter to request relief under existing statutory authority. It takes less than 5 minutes. :)
May 29, 2024 at 9:44 PM
I did it and the Department of Ed FINALLY removed two decades & over $100,000 of student debt from my record.
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Periodic reminder.
May 22, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Periodic reminder.
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If you want to understand why this is a very, very bad sign. Read this piece from just 2 years ago about all the work Lisa Lucas and other black women in publishing have done to eke out a space for writers of color. Gift link
May 20, 2024 at 10:46 PM
If you want to understand why this is a very, very bad sign. Read this piece from just 2 years ago about all the work Lisa Lucas and other black women in publishing have done to eke out a space for writers of color. Gift link
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Noir goddess. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
May 21, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Noir goddess. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
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NEWS --> Sen Sheldon Whitehouse tells me Dems are likely to investigate revelations about Trump soliciting $1 billion from Big Oil execs while corruptly vowing to fulfill their biggest policy demands.
This would be via the Budget Committee. 1/
newrepublic.com/article/1814...
This would be via the Budget Committee. 1/
newrepublic.com/article/1814...
Trump’s Sleazy $1 Billion Shakedown of Oil Execs Gives Dems an Opening
Shocking revelations about what Trump offered Big Oil executives at their elite Mar-a-Lago gathering sure smell of a direct quid pro quo. Democrats need to expose this.
newrepublic.com
May 11, 2024 at 11:31 AM
NEWS --> Sen Sheldon Whitehouse tells me Dems are likely to investigate revelations about Trump soliciting $1 billion from Big Oil execs while corruptly vowing to fulfill their biggest policy demands.
This would be via the Budget Committee. 1/
newrepublic.com/article/1814...
This would be via the Budget Committee. 1/
newrepublic.com/article/1814...
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What society tells you is normal:
• $60,000+ cars
• $800,000+ homes
• $40,000+ weddings
• $100,000+ college tuition
All before you turn 30.
Then another 30 years spent working to pay it off.
In reality, it's just a debt trap to keep you working forever.
• $60,000+ cars
• $800,000+ homes
• $40,000+ weddings
• $100,000+ college tuition
All before you turn 30.
Then another 30 years spent working to pay it off.
In reality, it's just a debt trap to keep you working forever.
April 25, 2024 at 7:38 PM
What society tells you is normal:
• $60,000+ cars
• $800,000+ homes
• $40,000+ weddings
• $100,000+ college tuition
All before you turn 30.
Then another 30 years spent working to pay it off.
In reality, it's just a debt trap to keep you working forever.
• $60,000+ cars
• $800,000+ homes
• $40,000+ weddings
• $100,000+ college tuition
All before you turn 30.
Then another 30 years spent working to pay it off.
In reality, it's just a debt trap to keep you working forever.
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7 Levels of Wealth:
Level 1: Living paycheck to paycheck
Level 2: Budgeting money
Level 3: Paying down debt
Level 4: Saving an emergency fund
Level 5: Investing in assets
Level 6: Building multiple income streams
Level 7: Having financial freedom
Money is a tool. Every dollar should be working.
Level 1: Living paycheck to paycheck
Level 2: Budgeting money
Level 3: Paying down debt
Level 4: Saving an emergency fund
Level 5: Investing in assets
Level 6: Building multiple income streams
Level 7: Having financial freedom
Money is a tool. Every dollar should be working.
April 19, 2024 at 11:33 PM
7 Levels of Wealth:
Level 1: Living paycheck to paycheck
Level 2: Budgeting money
Level 3: Paying down debt
Level 4: Saving an emergency fund
Level 5: Investing in assets
Level 6: Building multiple income streams
Level 7: Having financial freedom
Money is a tool. Every dollar should be working.
Level 1: Living paycheck to paycheck
Level 2: Budgeting money
Level 3: Paying down debt
Level 4: Saving an emergency fund
Level 5: Investing in assets
Level 6: Building multiple income streams
Level 7: Having financial freedom
Money is a tool. Every dollar should be working.
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"We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like."
Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey
April 29, 2023 at 9:30 PM
"We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like."
Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey
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[Yahoo Entertainment]Dave Ramsey Advises Against This 'Stupid' Housing Trend — The Risks of HELOCs - Yahoo Finance With real estate prices shooting up over the last few years, some people have taken advantage of this situation by tapping into the increased value. One...
January 8, 2024 at 5:15 PM
[Yahoo Entertainment]Dave Ramsey Advises Against This 'Stupid' Housing Trend — The Risks of HELOCs - Yahoo Finance With real estate prices shooting up over the last few years, some people have taken advantage of this situation by tapping into the increased value. One...
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'It’s outrageous': Dave Ramsey revealed the real reason Americans are going broke
🟦 Bias L
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wussed-dave-ramsey-reveals-real-100000006.html
🟦 Bias L
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wussed-dave-ramsey-reveals-real-100000006.html
November 3, 2023 at 12:30 PM
'It’s outrageous': Dave Ramsey revealed the real reason Americans are going broke
🟦 Bias L
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wussed-dave-ramsey-reveals-real-100000006.html
🟦 Bias L
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wussed-dave-ramsey-reveals-real-100000006.html
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grindmode engaged. grustleset unstoppable. work being done at a manageable tempo. let's get it #moneymatters #themoneymatters #money
May 3, 2024 at 2:27 PM
grindmode engaged. grustleset unstoppable. work being done at a manageable tempo. let's get it #moneymatters #themoneymatters #money
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This is so true and one I struggle with this! think a lot of us do… with everything going on now it has become harder! #quotes #livewell #liveyourbestlife #liveyourlife #joy #creative #filmmaker #filmmakerslife #indiefilmmaker #jobs
April 17, 2024 at 12:10 PM
This is so true and one I struggle with this! think a lot of us do… with everything going on now it has become harder! #quotes #livewell #liveyourbestlife #liveyourlife #joy #creative #filmmaker #filmmakerslife #indiefilmmaker #jobs
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“Fear is one thing,” Brittney Griner writes in “Coming Home,” her new memoir, describing the moment when an inspector seized her passport and told her to wait. “But uncertainty, the unknown, a free fall into mystery — that’s much stronger than fear; it’s terror.” Read our review.
Brittney Griner, in Her Own Words
News stories have chronicled the basketball star’s detention in a Russian prison. Here’s her version.
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2024 at 3:26 PM
“Fear is one thing,” Brittney Griner writes in “Coming Home,” her new memoir, describing the moment when an inspector seized her passport and told her to wait. “But uncertainty, the unknown, a free fall into mystery — that’s much stronger than fear; it’s terror.” Read our review.
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Are you a 50+ early-career speculative fiction writer? @speclit.bsky.social has a #CallForSubmissions for their Older Writers Grant. Details here (deadline: May 31, 2024).
Thanks @mhudsonartist.bsky.social & @kitkerr.bsky.social for the heads-up.
For more #CallForSubmissions, see my MSWL feed.
Thanks @mhudsonartist.bsky.social & @kitkerr.bsky.social for the heads-up.
For more #CallForSubmissions, see my MSWL feed.
May 7, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Are you a 50+ early-career speculative fiction writer? @speclit.bsky.social has a #CallForSubmissions for their Older Writers Grant. Details here (deadline: May 31, 2024).
Thanks @mhudsonartist.bsky.social & @kitkerr.bsky.social for the heads-up.
For more #CallForSubmissions, see my MSWL feed.
Thanks @mhudsonartist.bsky.social & @kitkerr.bsky.social for the heads-up.
For more #CallForSubmissions, see my MSWL feed.
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Gardening season is here!!🌱
May 2, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Gardening season is here!!🌱