Michael Cheetham
@michaelcheetha6.bsky.social
Me, myself, and I live together very happily in the UK. A paternalistic soul aiming to pass forward the support and encouragement I received in my life, in awareness of the lightness of being one with all life.
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Mike McIlvaney.
The ebb and flow of the city streets.
The ebb and flow of the city streets.
April 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Mike McIlvaney.
The ebb and flow of the city streets.
The ebb and flow of the city streets.
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I have done some volunteer work with unhoused people, and when I talk to others who have never experienced that, I notice a few common misconceptions:
--it doesn't happen to people who work hard
--if they wanted a job / house, they'd have one
--it's their choice to (ab)use drugs or alcohol
--it doesn't happen to people who work hard
--if they wanted a job / house, they'd have one
--it's their choice to (ab)use drugs or alcohol
March 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I have done some volunteer work with unhoused people, and when I talk to others who have never experienced that, I notice a few common misconceptions:
--it doesn't happen to people who work hard
--if they wanted a job / house, they'd have one
--it's their choice to (ab)use drugs or alcohol
--it doesn't happen to people who work hard
--if they wanted a job / house, they'd have one
--it's their choice to (ab)use drugs or alcohol
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Did u know? If you get negativity about your no-mow lawns this season, just now paths through & around & folks will understand that your wilderness is a deliberate act to help restore nature. Be more wild... 🌱🌿🌍🐞🪱🦋🐜🐦⬛🕷️🪲
February 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Did u know? If you get negativity about your no-mow lawns this season, just now paths through & around & folks will understand that your wilderness is a deliberate act to help restore nature. Be more wild... 🌱🌿🌍🐞🪱🦋🐜🐦⬛🕷️🪲
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Poverty in Norfolk is a scandal, but the new Norfolk Poverty Alliance offers real hope. With demand for welfare help up 70% in a year, action is urgent.
Celina Błędowska reports on the Alliance’s launch and its fight for change.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Celina Błędowska reports on the Alliance’s launch and its fight for change.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
An new opportunity for hope in Norfolk
The launch of the Norfolk Poverty Alliance on 26 February presents a realistic foundation on which to tackle poverty in this county
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Poverty in Norfolk is a scandal, but the new Norfolk Poverty Alliance offers real hope. With demand for welfare help up 70% in a year, action is urgent.
Celina Błędowska reports on the Alliance’s launch and its fight for change.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Celina Błędowska reports on the Alliance’s launch and its fight for change.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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If you get money outside of labour like a GST cheque, do you think of it differently?
No, it's just added to the rest and is used to improve your situation.
If "go" space in Monopoly was removed, the game would grind to a halt pretty quick
Same idea with #BasicIncome
No, it's just added to the rest and is used to improve your situation.
If "go" space in Monopoly was removed, the game would grind to a halt pretty quick
Same idea with #BasicIncome
February 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you get money outside of labour like a GST cheque, do you think of it differently?
No, it's just added to the rest and is used to improve your situation.
If "go" space in Monopoly was removed, the game would grind to a halt pretty quick
Same idea with #BasicIncome
No, it's just added to the rest and is used to improve your situation.
If "go" space in Monopoly was removed, the game would grind to a halt pretty quick
Same idea with #BasicIncome
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UBI basically pays for itself and offers more. By reducing poverty and inequality, it boosts economic growth and lowers social service costs. Ripple effects extend to individual well-being and stronger communities, making it not just a safety net but an investment in our future.
February 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
UBI basically pays for itself and offers more. By reducing poverty and inequality, it boosts economic growth and lowers social service costs. Ripple effects extend to individual well-being and stronger communities, making it not just a safety net but an investment in our future.
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"For most people who are broke, money will literally solve every one of their problems," Casey Neistat
There was an interview with Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan where he said something like "you get to a place where you have so much money that there's nothing left you can really buy."
There was an interview with Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan where he said something like "you get to a place where you have so much money that there's nothing left you can really buy."
February 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"For most people who are broke, money will literally solve every one of their problems," Casey Neistat
There was an interview with Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan where he said something like "you get to a place where you have so much money that there's nothing left you can really buy."
There was an interview with Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan where he said something like "you get to a place where you have so much money that there's nothing left you can really buy."
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Honestly really needed this today, it's a mindset shift that I really want to try and adopt.
Our incredibly informed world makes it hard to see the good, but maybe, you need to reframe the baseline.
Our incredibly informed world makes it hard to see the good, but maybe, you need to reframe the baseline.
This currently has 34k views but it's absolutely tremendous. Treat yourself and RT
youtu.be/-J5TjkS82QA?...
youtu.be/-J5TjkS82QA?...
No. The world is not falling apart.
YouTube video by Mandelbro
youtu.be
January 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Honestly really needed this today, it's a mindset shift that I really want to try and adopt.
Our incredibly informed world makes it hard to see the good, but maybe, you need to reframe the baseline.
Our incredibly informed world makes it hard to see the good, but maybe, you need to reframe the baseline.
This is a wonderfully helpful treasure trove, with links to further exploration of each! 👏
25 USEFUL CONCEPTS TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH 2025
Thread:
Thread:
January 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is a wonderfully helpful treasure trove, with links to further exploration of each! 👏
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There are now 1.3 trillion tons of man-made stuff on the planet, almost all of it built in the 20th century.
December 28, 2024 at 11:48 PM
There are now 1.3 trillion tons of man-made stuff on the planet, almost all of it built in the 20th century.
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A big reason why I first began understanding what a universal basic income could do for people was the many mental illness support groups that i went to in NYC from 2006-2012. All any of us really needed was money to get back on our feet after we fell. it's not enabling, it's empowering.
December 19, 2024 at 12:31 AM
A big reason why I first began understanding what a universal basic income could do for people was the many mental illness support groups that i went to in NYC from 2006-2012. All any of us really needed was money to get back on our feet after we fell. it's not enabling, it's empowering.
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"I keep coming back to something Wendy Lichtenthal, a lead author of the Lancet paper, told me: Our culture has a profound lack of 'grief literacy.'”
From this gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/o...
From this gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/o...
Opinion | If My Dying Daughter Could Face Her Mortality, Why Couldn’t the Rest of Us? (Gift Article)
A bereaved mother’s case against our grief-phobic culture.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:50 PM
"I keep coming back to something Wendy Lichtenthal, a lead author of the Lancet paper, told me: Our culture has a profound lack of 'grief literacy.'”
From this gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/o...
From this gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/o...
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The same for emissions reductions…
October 11, 2024 at 8:44 PM
The same for emissions reductions…
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When I was over (there) I lived in this make-believe world, where a majority of the people I interacted with every day agreed with me that the only way to reduce emissions is to do less and do it slower.
I had about 25K alleged "followers," but disregarding the fakes and idles, almost all agreed.
I had about 25K alleged "followers," but disregarding the fakes and idles, almost all agreed.
December 1, 2024 at 11:54 PM
When I was over (there) I lived in this make-believe world, where a majority of the people I interacted with every day agreed with me that the only way to reduce emissions is to do less and do it slower.
I had about 25K alleged "followers," but disregarding the fakes and idles, almost all agreed.
I had about 25K alleged "followers," but disregarding the fakes and idles, almost all agreed.
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Luckily I only have to write my posts, not read them. I think having to read them would annoy the fuck out of me. Apologies to you all.
November 22, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Luckily I only have to write my posts, not read them. I think having to read them would annoy the fuck out of me. Apologies to you all.
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COP29 was like bad sex. People went through the motions but the earth didn’t move. We will just have to achieve extinction on our own.
November 22, 2024 at 11:56 AM
COP29 was like bad sex. People went through the motions but the earth didn’t move. We will just have to achieve extinction on our own.
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‼️Long post alert‼️
Alpha Males don’t exist.
TL:DR - well, they do, but the only place they do are in the minds of emotionally unintelligent or immature boys or men threatened by equality and equity for all and the perceived threat this has on masculinity.
1/ A thread 🧵
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Alpha Males don’t exist.
TL:DR - well, they do, but the only place they do are in the minds of emotionally unintelligent or immature boys or men threatened by equality and equity for all and the perceived threat this has on masculinity.
1/ A thread 🧵
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November 15, 2024 at 8:20 PM
‼️Long post alert‼️
Alpha Males don’t exist.
TL:DR - well, they do, but the only place they do are in the minds of emotionally unintelligent or immature boys or men threatened by equality and equity for all and the perceived threat this has on masculinity.
1/ A thread 🧵
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Alpha Males don’t exist.
TL:DR - well, they do, but the only place they do are in the minds of emotionally unintelligent or immature boys or men threatened by equality and equity for all and the perceived threat this has on masculinity.
1/ A thread 🧵
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People bitching about echo chambers on Bluesky would be shocked to know how real life friends work.
November 18, 2024 at 6:00 AM
People bitching about echo chambers on Bluesky would be shocked to know how real life friends work.
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The Eton model of debate and discussion.
It is about dominance not building common understanding.
It is about dominance not building common understanding.
They use the competitive debate model that's based on using the maximum possible level of bad faith in order to shame and threaten people into surrendering.
November 18, 2024 at 2:34 PM
The Eton model of debate and discussion.
It is about dominance not building common understanding.
It is about dominance not building common understanding.
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How Chile engineered the developing world’s fastest coal phaseout
https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/08/07/how-chile-engineered-the-developing-worlds-fastest-coal-phaseout/
https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/08/07/how-chile-engineered-the-developing-worlds-fastest-coal-phaseout/
November 17, 2024 at 3:30 PM
How Chile engineered the developing world’s fastest coal phaseout
https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/08/07/how-chile-engineered-the-developing-worlds-fastest-coal-phaseout/
https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/08/07/how-chile-engineered-the-developing-worlds-fastest-coal-phaseout/