Optimistic By Choice
@optimisticbychoice.bsky.social
Enough people are writing about how the sky is falling. I talk about what's possible when we dream big and think long-term.
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Enough people are writing about how the sky is falling. I write about what's possible when we dream big and think long-term.
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Things are dark right now, but there are plenty of reasons for hope.
Subscribe to my Substack for regular doses of optimism, silver linings, and big picture blue sky thinking.
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Subscribe to my Substack for regular doses of optimism, silver linings, and big picture blue sky thinking.
substack.com/@optimisticb...
Things are dark right now, but there are plenty of reasons for hope.
Subscribe to my Substack for regular doses of optimism, silver linings, and big picture blue sky thinking.
substack.com/@optimisticb...
Subscribe to my Substack for regular doses of optimism, silver linings, and big picture blue sky thinking.
substack.com/@optimisticb...
Optimistic By Choice | Substack
Enough people are writing about how the sky is falling. I write about what's possible when we dream big and think long-term.
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January 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Things are dark right now, but there are plenty of reasons for hope.
Subscribe to my Substack for regular doses of optimism, silver linings, and big picture blue sky thinking.
substack.com/@optimisticb...
Subscribe to my Substack for regular doses of optimism, silver linings, and big picture blue sky thinking.
substack.com/@optimisticb...
Love me some good news.
Violent crime in 40 U.S. cities dropped to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, with homicides down 6%. Cities like Baltimore and Philadelphia saw major declines. Despite Trump’s claims, crime fell in Biden’s last two years.
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January 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Love me some good news.
Lena did a great job. She was one of the best things about the Biden administration.
Here's to hoping the adults will be in charge again, soon.
Here's to hoping the adults will be in charge again, soon.
In one of her last acts as FTC chair before being replaced by Trump, Lina Khan wrote a letter to NY state leaders asking them to pass a new law outlawing "unfair and abusive" business practices.
@rebeccaclewis.bsky.social has the scoop: www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
@rebeccaclewis.bsky.social has the scoop: www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
Lina Khan asks NY to outlaw unfair business practices
The outgoing FTC chair wrote a letter to state leaders encouraging them to pass a new law banning “unfair and abusive” business practices.
www.cityandstateny.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Lena did a great job. She was one of the best things about the Biden administration.
Here's to hoping the adults will be in charge again, soon.
Here's to hoping the adults will be in charge again, soon.
This is the sort of thing that gives me some hope. Trump doesn't know how to make or keep friends, and you need them to get anything done in Congress.
I wonder if people around Trump are paying attention. The guy doesn't treat his bootlickers well when he's done with them.
Trump revokes security protection for Pompeo and a former aide, report says
U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former aide Brian Hook, both of whom served in his first administration, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is the sort of thing that gives me some hope. Trump doesn't know how to make or keep friends, and you need them to get anything done in Congress.
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I wonder if people around Trump are paying attention. The guy doesn't treat his bootlickers well when he's done with them.
Trump revokes security protection for Pompeo and a former aide, report says
U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former aide Brian Hook, both of whom served in his first administration, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I wonder if people around Trump are paying attention. The guy doesn't treat his bootlickers well when he's done with them.
Test one two.
New to Blue Sky and was never a Twitter person.
Do y'all see this?
It's weird to have 400 followers and 0 comments or likes on posts.
New to Blue Sky and was never a Twitter person.
Do y'all see this?
It's weird to have 400 followers and 0 comments or likes on posts.
January 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Test one two.
New to Blue Sky and was never a Twitter person.
Do y'all see this?
It's weird to have 400 followers and 0 comments or likes on posts.
New to Blue Sky and was never a Twitter person.
Do y'all see this?
It's weird to have 400 followers and 0 comments or likes on posts.
Check it out, @mattmihaly.com, host of the No Tacos for Tyrants podcast, put together a starter pack of Blue Sky users against fascism.
Give them a follow!
Give them a follow!
January 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Check it out, @mattmihaly.com, host of the No Tacos for Tyrants podcast, put together a starter pack of Blue Sky users against fascism.
Give them a follow!
Give them a follow!
Happy Martin Luther King Day.
Let's I Have a Dream for a minute.
How exactly did MLK envision achieving equality?
substack.com/@optimisticb...
Let's I Have a Dream for a minute.
How exactly did MLK envision achieving equality?
substack.com/@optimisticb...
The Best Idea We've Never* Tried
DC is a circus today, but plenty of people are writing about that. Let's dream instead.
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January 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Happy Martin Luther King Day.
Let's I Have a Dream for a minute.
How exactly did MLK envision achieving equality?
substack.com/@optimisticb...
Let's I Have a Dream for a minute.
How exactly did MLK envision achieving equality?
substack.com/@optimisticb...
Big W on the board for a four day work week.
After a six month experiment in the UK involving 61 companies, 54 kept it, citing all kinds of positives.
www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1...
After a six month experiment in the UK involving 61 companies, 54 kept it, citing all kinds of positives.
www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1...
These companies tried a 4-day workweek. More than a year in, they still love it
Most of the companies in a U.K. trial were so pleased with the results — improved wellbeing, lower turnover, greater efficiency — they've made the four-day workweek permanent.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Big W on the board for a four day work week.
After a six month experiment in the UK involving 61 companies, 54 kept it, citing all kinds of positives.
www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1...
After a six month experiment in the UK involving 61 companies, 54 kept it, citing all kinds of positives.
www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1...
Damn @theifs.bsky.social that's a chad number of accounts to be following. Super influencer over here.
January 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Damn @theifs.bsky.social that's a chad number of accounts to be following. Super influencer over here.
Our World in Data is great.
Some of their stats feel like sports "record" statistics -- Lebron James sets high score for points scored on Tuesday night after calling a timeout -- but who cares. "Children under the age of five" may be specific af, but it's still an optimistic stat
Some of their stats feel like sports "record" statistics -- Lebron James sets high score for points scored on Tuesday night after calling a timeout -- but who cares. "Children under the age of five" may be specific af, but it's still an optimistic stat
January 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Our World in Data is great.
Some of their stats feel like sports "record" statistics -- Lebron James sets high score for points scored on Tuesday night after calling a timeout -- but who cares. "Children under the age of five" may be specific af, but it's still an optimistic stat
Some of their stats feel like sports "record" statistics -- Lebron James sets high score for points scored on Tuesday night after calling a timeout -- but who cares. "Children under the age of five" may be specific af, but it's still an optimistic stat
WHAT?! That's INSANITY
January 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
WHAT?! That's INSANITY
This is a great piece highlighting the actions people are taking. There's enough news about how the sky is falling, it's a breath of fresh air.
With Trump taking office, Project 2025 is the agenda.
Here's how pro-democracy groups and leaders are fighting back to protect the communities most threatened by the right-wing plan.
Here's how pro-democracy groups and leaders are fighting back to protect the communities most threatened by the right-wing plan.
How to Combat the Dangers of Project 2025
From a reintroduction to Schedule F to a whole host of other proposals, legal organizations are preparing to fight Project 2025 in the courts.
www.democracydocket.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is a great piece highlighting the actions people are taking. There's enough news about how the sky is falling, it's a breath of fresh air.
"Pay attention to what he does, not what he says"
This is a great thing to point out @iandunt.bsky.social. The reason I'm optimistic about Trump's presidency is that he's gonna SAY a lot, but is unlikely to DO much. He passed one thing with his 2017 trifecta - a tax cut. Nothing more.
This is a great thing to point out @iandunt.bsky.social. The reason I'm optimistic about Trump's presidency is that he's gonna SAY a lot, but is unlikely to DO much. He passed one thing with his 2017 trifecta - a tax cut. Nothing more.
It's been a terrible week. A terrible, terrible week. The worst people on earth are full of energy and vigour, the best are defined by anxiety and self-doubt. Here are three simple rules to surviving the next four years, because by God we'll need them iandunt.substack.com/p/a-little-b...
A little bit of hope after a terrible week
A survival guide to the next four years.
iandunt.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"Pay attention to what he does, not what he says"
This is a great thing to point out @iandunt.bsky.social. The reason I'm optimistic about Trump's presidency is that he's gonna SAY a lot, but is unlikely to DO much. He passed one thing with his 2017 trifecta - a tax cut. Nothing more.
This is a great thing to point out @iandunt.bsky.social. The reason I'm optimistic about Trump's presidency is that he's gonna SAY a lot, but is unlikely to DO much. He passed one thing with his 2017 trifecta - a tax cut. Nothing more.
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When we talk about wealth redistribution, it's not about anyone taking from Peter and giving to Paul. No, UBI is pro-capitalism; its about giving everyone a shot at building their own wealth, a chance many don't have. Its about creating stronger economies where everyone benefits.
January 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
When we talk about wealth redistribution, it's not about anyone taking from Peter and giving to Paul. No, UBI is pro-capitalism; its about giving everyone a shot at building their own wealth, a chance many don't have. Its about creating stronger economies where everyone benefits.
A fairy art exhibit in my town! Turned a corner and BAM there it was.
I love finding stuff like this, it makes me feel like my city is alive with community
I love finding stuff like this, it makes me feel like my city is alive with community
January 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A fairy art exhibit in my town! Turned a corner and BAM there it was.
I love finding stuff like this, it makes me feel like my city is alive with community
I love finding stuff like this, it makes me feel like my city is alive with community
TL:DR
Good news -- the RealPage housing cartel is scary news, but they really don't have much influence.
The upshot -- we're better off focusing our efforts on building more homes.
Good news -- the RealPage housing cartel is scary news, but they really don't have much influence.
The upshot -- we're better off focusing our efforts on building more homes.
.@kevinerdmann.bsky.social is talking sense on the highly limited opportunity for RealPage to enforce a cartel: "The idea of how this cartel could function over the long-term is incoherent since it lacks the power to limit construction of new apartments." open.substack.com/pub/kevinerd...
RealPage, Collusion, and Rents: Part 4
Every time I think I’m out, they drag me back in.
open.substack.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
TL:DR
Good news -- the RealPage housing cartel is scary news, but they really don't have much influence.
The upshot -- we're better off focusing our efforts on building more homes.
Good news -- the RealPage housing cartel is scary news, but they really don't have much influence.
The upshot -- we're better off focusing our efforts on building more homes.
On the one hand, this is hilarious.
On the other hand, the first rule of internet is don't feed the trolls! And Trump is the *huuuuuuugest*
On the other hand, the first rule of internet is don't feed the trolls! And Trump is the *huuuuuuugest*
January 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
On the one hand, this is hilarious.
On the other hand, the first rule of internet is don't feed the trolls! And Trump is the *huuuuuuugest*
On the other hand, the first rule of internet is don't feed the trolls! And Trump is the *huuuuuuugest*
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1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
popular.info
January 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
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Sharing some random musings and positivity perks midweek. Hang in there Blue Crew resistors.
We have a safe haven here. We vent, recharge, regroup share, care support and repost in our better in togetherness manta.
We have a safe haven here. We vent, recharge, regroup share, care support and repost in our better in togetherness manta.
January 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Sharing some random musings and positivity perks midweek. Hang in there Blue Crew resistors.
We have a safe haven here. We vent, recharge, regroup share, care support and repost in our better in togetherness manta.
We have a safe haven here. We vent, recharge, regroup share, care support and repost in our better in togetherness manta.
There's a lot of distressing stuff in the news right now, but it's important to keep in mind how far we've come as a species.
Just 100 years ago:
Life expectancy was half
Infant mortality was double
Women couldn't vote in much of the world
Electricity wasn't widely integrated
And more.
Just 100 years ago:
Life expectancy was half
Infant mortality was double
Women couldn't vote in much of the world
Electricity wasn't widely integrated
And more.
January 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
There's a lot of distressing stuff in the news right now, but it's important to keep in mind how far we've come as a species.
Just 100 years ago:
Life expectancy was half
Infant mortality was double
Women couldn't vote in much of the world
Electricity wasn't widely integrated
And more.
Just 100 years ago:
Life expectancy was half
Infant mortality was double
Women couldn't vote in much of the world
Electricity wasn't widely integrated
And more.
Every time I block an only fans bot, two more replace it
January 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Every time I block an only fans bot, two more replace it
I learned she got sacked on Reddit and it made me sad.
I learned Mark Cuban wants to pay her money to continue working on Bluesky and it made me happy.
I learned Mark Cuban wants to pay her money to continue working on Bluesky and it made me happy.
Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I learned she got sacked on Reddit and it made me sad.
I learned Mark Cuban wants to pay her money to continue working on Bluesky and it made me happy.
I learned Mark Cuban wants to pay her money to continue working on Bluesky and it made me happy.