Professional Ruminator
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
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“The scheme provides unconditional, regular payments to eligible artists and creative workers, allowing them to focus on their practice without the pressure of commercial viability.”
“A cost-benefit analysis by Alma Economics found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 in return.”
“A cost-benefit analysis by Alma Economics found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 in return.”
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“The scheme provides unconditional, regular payments to eligible artists and creative workers, allowing them to focus on their practice without the pressure of commercial viability.”
“A cost-benefit analysis by Alma Economics found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 in return.”
“A cost-benefit analysis by Alma Economics found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 in return.”
For public figures, the question we should ask is not "Are they a good person?" it's "Are they doing good with their platform?". Even if Klein is personally good, he's using his platform to play defense for the far right. There's no excuse for being this naive about them as a pundit of 20 years
Ezra Klein is a good person, and his mental blindspot led him to extend a presumption of good faith towards a deceased monster instead of wrestling with the monster's actual politics.
These can both be true.
These can both be true.
right, this is the basic problem. ezra is a guy with a lot of virtues who has been forced into a situation where none of his virtues are actual virtues.
i am biased because i'm a stranger whom ezra klein helped for no reason, to such an extent that i would not be here (anywhere) without him.
i am biased because i'm a stranger whom ezra klein helped for no reason, to such an extent that i would not be here (anywhere) without him.
September 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For public figures, the question we should ask is not "Are they a good person?" it's "Are they doing good with their platform?". Even if Klein is personally good, he's using his platform to play defense for the far right. There's no excuse for being this naive about them as a pundit of 20 years
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One thing that has changed a lot for me in my politics this year is that I'm all about whatever moves people further to the left. I don't criticize the 101 shit as long as it's pushing people to 102. I'm far less locked into a specific ideology and much more locked in on needs.
June 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
One thing that has changed a lot for me in my politics this year is that I'm all about whatever moves people further to the left. I don't criticize the 101 shit as long as it's pushing people to 102. I'm far less locked into a specific ideology and much more locked in on needs.
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A custom BlueSky feed dedicated to coverage of local protests would be a good use of this site.
February 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A custom BlueSky feed dedicated to coverage of local protests would be a good use of this site.
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Arguably the most essential ingredient in Finland's "miracle cure" for homelessness:
"The municipality of Helsinki owns 60,000 social housing units. It also owns 70% of land within city limits, runs its own construction company, and has a target of building 7,000 new homes a year."
"The municipality of Helsinki owns 60,000 social housing units. It also owns 70% of land within city limits, runs its own construction company, and has a target of building 7,000 new homes a year."
“Finland’s success isn’t a matter of luck or the outcome of quick fixes. It’s the result of a sustained, well-resourced national strategy, driven by a ‘Housing First’ approach, providing people experiencing homelessness with immediate permanent housing.”
oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/f...
oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/f...
Finland’s Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success Story
By Laurence Boone, Boris Cournède, OECD Economics Department; and Marissa Plouin, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Following a period when homele…
oecdecoscope.blog
January 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Arguably the most essential ingredient in Finland's "miracle cure" for homelessness:
"The municipality of Helsinki owns 60,000 social housing units. It also owns 70% of land within city limits, runs its own construction company, and has a target of building 7,000 new homes a year."
"The municipality of Helsinki owns 60,000 social housing units. It also owns 70% of land within city limits, runs its own construction company, and has a target of building 7,000 new homes a year."
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Nothing is more effective as a game walkthrough than an enormous plaintext document from gameFAQS dot com.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
January 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Nothing is more effective as a game walkthrough than an enormous plaintext document from gameFAQS dot com.
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Excerpt from this book.
“How are we to show the violence of a spreadsheet?”
“How are we to show the violence of a spreadsheet?”
December 8, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Excerpt from this book.
“How are we to show the violence of a spreadsheet?”
“How are we to show the violence of a spreadsheet?”
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We pay for our current health care system with our lives.
December 5, 2024 at 2:45 PM
We pay for our current health care system with our lives.
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Because the below skeet went viral here, and people are arguing over it, I'm going to share some more info about it from a thread I did at the other place. I really need to just do an article about it but haven't done that yet. Until then, I hope readers find this thread useful. 🧵
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Because the below skeet went viral here, and people are arguing over it, I'm going to share some more info about it from a thread I did at the other place. I really need to just do an article about it but haven't done that yet. Until then, I hope readers find this thread useful. 🧵
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Bigger Finding # 2:
Outrage-evoking misinfo seems to have little concern for truth
It is shared more w/out reading, but people still could tell you it wasn't true, they just don't care
In other words, we basically prove the adage "YOU CAN'T BRING FACTS TO A FEELINGS FIGHT"
7/
Outrage-evoking misinfo seems to have little concern for truth
It is shared more w/out reading, but people still could tell you it wasn't true, they just don't care
In other words, we basically prove the adage "YOU CAN'T BRING FACTS TO A FEELINGS FIGHT"
7/
November 29, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Bigger Finding # 2:
Outrage-evoking misinfo seems to have little concern for truth
It is shared more w/out reading, but people still could tell you it wasn't true, they just don't care
In other words, we basically prove the adage "YOU CAN'T BRING FACTS TO A FEELINGS FIGHT"
7/
Outrage-evoking misinfo seems to have little concern for truth
It is shared more w/out reading, but people still could tell you it wasn't true, they just don't care
In other words, we basically prove the adage "YOU CAN'T BRING FACTS TO A FEELINGS FIGHT"
7/
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This is one of the most important fights of the digital age, and we're losing it daily. We have to build a resistance to sharing misinformation, alongside exposing ourselves to misinformation networks. Check trusted sources for news. Being dialed in to any and everything hurts everyone around you.
I’m super excited to announce I'm part of an amazing team (<3 @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social @mjcrockett.bsky.social) that just published a paper in @science.org on the role of outrage in spread of misinformation
Link here:
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Summary in🧵🔽
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Link here:
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Summary in🧵🔽
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November 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM
This is one of the most important fights of the digital age, and we're losing it daily. We have to build a resistance to sharing misinformation, alongside exposing ourselves to misinformation networks. Check trusted sources for news. Being dialed in to any and everything hurts everyone around you.
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Genuinely think anyone can “git gud” at any creative craft they are interested in. If we wanted to actually “democratize” art we would invest in housing, healthcare, food and education as human rights. All GenAI does is make people even more financially precarious and less able to pursue a passion
I think a bit of the "AI is democratizing art" argument is trying to avoid the ugly truth that to get good at anything you have to do a lot of it. I grew up "knowing" I was a good writer, but I really wasn't until about 700k words, and it took reading hours of scripts to really have a voice
November 28, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Genuinely think anyone can “git gud” at any creative craft they are interested in. If we wanted to actually “democratize” art we would invest in housing, healthcare, food and education as human rights. All GenAI does is make people even more financially precarious and less able to pursue a passion
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Today is a great day to start or get back into 99% Invisible. It's a show about the objects and systems we design and what these things say about us and our values.
Start with any episode! Jump around! Pick one about something you're into. Find one about something you're not
99percentinvisible.org
Start with any episode! Jump around! Pick one about something you're into. Find one about something you're not
99percentinvisible.org
99% Invisible
99% Invisible with Roman Mars is a tiny radio show about design, architecture & the ninety-nine percent invisible activity that shapes our world.
99percentinvisible.org
November 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Today is a great day to start or get back into 99% Invisible. It's a show about the objects and systems we design and what these things say about us and our values.
Start with any episode! Jump around! Pick one about something you're into. Find one about something you're not
99percentinvisible.org
Start with any episode! Jump around! Pick one about something you're into. Find one about something you're not
99percentinvisible.org
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if you've got the funds, consider donating to @ufw.bsky.social because farm workers are absolutely at increased risk under another Trump presidency
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My name is Monica. "I have been working as a strawberry picker in Salinas, CA for 17 years. Currently we are at the end of the picking season. I work piece rate and I am leaving work extremely tired as I work very very fast to earn as much as possible." #WeFeedYou
November 6, 2024 at 11:25 AM
if you've got the funds, consider donating to @ufw.bsky.social because farm workers are absolutely at increased risk under another Trump presidency
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for me it's pretty simple
if you don't fuck w Bouie cuz he works at the Times, cool it's w/e
if you don't support, uplift or learn from any Black voices
but you gnashin teeth rn
(which is a fuck ton of y'all)
ya racist.
p simple imo.
if you don't fuck w Bouie cuz he works at the Times, cool it's w/e
if you don't support, uplift or learn from any Black voices
but you gnashin teeth rn
(which is a fuck ton of y'all)
ya racist.
p simple imo.
July 15, 2024 at 3:05 AM
for me it's pretty simple
if you don't fuck w Bouie cuz he works at the Times, cool it's w/e
if you don't support, uplift or learn from any Black voices
but you gnashin teeth rn
(which is a fuck ton of y'all)
ya racist.
p simple imo.
if you don't fuck w Bouie cuz he works at the Times, cool it's w/e
if you don't support, uplift or learn from any Black voices
but you gnashin teeth rn
(which is a fuck ton of y'all)
ya racist.
p simple imo.