Reed
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The bartender at our local brewery said her monthly premium is going from $450 to $1250. Per month. This is more than the increase those of us with employer insurance see when we grumble about premium increases and I need such folks to understand. It is literally unaffordable.
People are going to die because of the pending insurance premium hikes. I know the terrain of discourse is inconsistent and goes through a tumble cycle every 24 hours, but I really think we need to hone in on this reality and drive it home for people.
December 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The bartender at our local brewery said her monthly premium is going from $450 to $1250. Per month. This is more than the increase those of us with employer insurance see when we grumble about premium increases and I need such folks to understand. It is literally unaffordable.
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In the span of 2 hours Leavitt said reporters should be “grateful” Trump insults them to their faces.
Trump called for the execution of 6 Democratic members of Congress.
The Coast Guard said it won’t consider swastikas, nooses & confederate flags hate symbols anymore.
Things are unraveling fast.
Trump called for the execution of 6 Democratic members of Congress.
The Coast Guard said it won’t consider swastikas, nooses & confederate flags hate symbols anymore.
Things are unraveling fast.
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In the span of 2 hours Leavitt said reporters should be “grateful” Trump insults them to their faces.
Trump called for the execution of 6 Democratic members of Congress.
The Coast Guard said it won’t consider swastikas, nooses & confederate flags hate symbols anymore.
Things are unraveling fast.
Trump called for the execution of 6 Democratic members of Congress.
The Coast Guard said it won’t consider swastikas, nooses & confederate flags hate symbols anymore.
Things are unraveling fast.
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This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
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Congress gets paid during the shutdown.
They keep their access to food & healthcare.
ICE gets paid. They continue to terrorize the public.
Yet the poorest & most vulnerable go without food assistance.
The government prosecutes a man for throwing a sandwich; but won’t give a man a sandwich.
They keep their access to food & healthcare.
ICE gets paid. They continue to terrorize the public.
Yet the poorest & most vulnerable go without food assistance.
The government prosecutes a man for throwing a sandwich; but won’t give a man a sandwich.
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Congress gets paid during the shutdown.
They keep their access to food & healthcare.
ICE gets paid. They continue to terrorize the public.
Yet the poorest & most vulnerable go without food assistance.
The government prosecutes a man for throwing a sandwich; but won’t give a man a sandwich.
They keep their access to food & healthcare.
ICE gets paid. They continue to terrorize the public.
Yet the poorest & most vulnerable go without food assistance.
The government prosecutes a man for throwing a sandwich; but won’t give a man a sandwich.
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Scare your boss this Halloween by talking to your coworkers (on your personal devices outside of company time, ideally on an encrypted app like Signal) about organizing your workplace 👻
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Scare your boss this Halloween by talking to your coworkers (on your personal devices outside of company time, ideally on an encrypted app like Signal) about organizing your workplace 👻
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We should fix our housing crisis before the Federal Government come to take every single homeless person off our streets and puts them into camps too.
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So it’s flown under the radar but Utah just went forward with forced labor interment camps for the homeless at the direction of the Trump administration.
We are seeing the construction of the infrastructure for industrialized death and forced enslavement for those seen as a drag on society.
We are seeing the construction of the infrastructure for industrialized death and forced enslavement for those seen as a drag on society.
October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We should fix our housing crisis before the Federal Government come to take every single homeless person off our streets and puts them into camps too.
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Renewable energy generation has surpassed coal, globally.
Renewable energy is already cheaper than fossil fuels.
The market responds unless regulation prevents it. In the US, regulation is in the way.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Renewable energy is already cheaper than fossil fuels.
The market responds unless regulation prevents it. In the US, regulation is in the way.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world
As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Renewable energy generation has surpassed coal, globally.
Renewable energy is already cheaper than fossil fuels.
The market responds unless regulation prevents it. In the US, regulation is in the way.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Renewable energy is already cheaper than fossil fuels.
The market responds unless regulation prevents it. In the US, regulation is in the way.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Everyone deserves healthcare.
Everyone deserves housing.
Everyone deserves education.
Everyone deserves food & clean water.
This should not be controversial. They’re basic human rights.
We could provide them to everyone if we abolished the billionaire class and taxed corporations properly.
Everyone deserves housing.
Everyone deserves education.
Everyone deserves food & clean water.
This should not be controversial. They’re basic human rights.
We could provide them to everyone if we abolished the billionaire class and taxed corporations properly.
October 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Everyone deserves healthcare.
Everyone deserves housing.
Everyone deserves education.
Everyone deserves food & clean water.
This should not be controversial. They’re basic human rights.
We could provide them to everyone if we abolished the billionaire class and taxed corporations properly.
Everyone deserves housing.
Everyone deserves education.
Everyone deserves food & clean water.
This should not be controversial. They’re basic human rights.
We could provide them to everyone if we abolished the billionaire class and taxed corporations properly.
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Mahmoud Darwish trans. by Mohammed Shaheen
September 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Mahmoud Darwish trans. by Mohammed Shaheen
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the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
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There are 730,000 people in the US on H1B visas. This is what many of them are thinking right now.
i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation.
i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.
i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.
Those on an H1B cannot return to the US from tomorrow (Sunday) unless paying $100K. This is an out-of-the blue presidential action. We’ll see software engineers stranded abroad.
One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.
One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.
September 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
There are 730,000 people in the US on H1B visas. This is what many of them are thinking right now.
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Homeless people shouldn’t be killed, they should be housed
Disabled people shouldn’t be institutionalized, they should receive care
Trans people shouldn’t be detransitioned, they should be embraced for who they are
Immigrants shouldn’t be deported, they should be given a path to citizenship
Disabled people shouldn’t be institutionalized, they should receive care
Trans people shouldn’t be detransitioned, they should be embraced for who they are
Immigrants shouldn’t be deported, they should be given a path to citizenship
September 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Homeless people shouldn’t be killed, they should be housed
Disabled people shouldn’t be institutionalized, they should receive care
Trans people shouldn’t be detransitioned, they should be embraced for who they are
Immigrants shouldn’t be deported, they should be given a path to citizenship
Disabled people shouldn’t be institutionalized, they should receive care
Trans people shouldn’t be detransitioned, they should be embraced for who they are
Immigrants shouldn’t be deported, they should be given a path to citizenship
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Two Democratic legislators were shot, along with their spouses.
Even their dog was shot.
One had to dive on top of their child to protect them.
Trump didn’t attend the funeral. There was no widespread condemnation of political violence.
The culture must change and gun control is long overdue
Even their dog was shot.
One had to dive on top of their child to protect them.
Trump didn’t attend the funeral. There was no widespread condemnation of political violence.
The culture must change and gun control is long overdue
For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country…
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
September 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Two Democratic legislators were shot, along with their spouses.
Even their dog was shot.
One had to dive on top of their child to protect them.
Trump didn’t attend the funeral. There was no widespread condemnation of political violence.
The culture must change and gun control is long overdue
Even their dog was shot.
One had to dive on top of their child to protect them.
Trump didn’t attend the funeral. There was no widespread condemnation of political violence.
The culture must change and gun control is long overdue
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A key part in summary is in this table here below.
September 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A key part in summary is in this table here below.
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Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
www.theregister.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)
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SAME
I refuse to give em dashes to the AI
September 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
SAME
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Even if Pritzker fails, this is the right thing to do.
Good: Pritzker calling BS, unambiguously and forcefully, on Trump’s planned invasion of Chicago, correctly identifying it as blatant rights violations based on a pretext.
Bad: How much it stands out to see a leading politician do that, rather than go along with the BS, treating the pretext as real.
Bad: How much it stands out to see a leading politician do that, rather than go along with the BS, treating the pretext as real.
September 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Even if Pritzker fails, this is the right thing to do.
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Wildflyer is looking at a significant funding gap. They support both Avenues for Homeless Youth/ the ConneQT program AND provide direct support to unhoused youth. If you can, try to find some ways to support them (Mpls & St Paul) so that we can retain their critical community work. 🧡🩵
August 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Wildflyer is looking at a significant funding gap. They support both Avenues for Homeless Youth/ the ConneQT program AND provide direct support to unhoused youth. If you can, try to find some ways to support them (Mpls & St Paul) so that we can retain their critical community work. 🧡🩵
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The world's highest court declared greenhouse gas emissions a human rights violation. A week later, the EPA said it plans to rescind the government's legal assertion that GHGs endanger the public. America's most catastrophic form of exceptionalism. A gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
America Is Living in a Climate-Denial Fantasy
On climate, the U.S. and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds.”
www.theatlantic.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The world's highest court declared greenhouse gas emissions a human rights violation. A week later, the EPA said it plans to rescind the government's legal assertion that GHGs endanger the public. America's most catastrophic form of exceptionalism. A gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
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The Dept of Labour wants to repeal 60 “obsolete” laws and worker protections.
When they say obsolete, what they really mean is laws that protect the most vulnerable.
Including home care workers for people with disabilities, who they say don’t need to be paid minimum wage or overtime:
When they say obsolete, what they really mean is laws that protect the most vulnerable.
Including home care workers for people with disabilities, who they say don’t need to be paid minimum wage or overtime:
Labor Department proposes rewriting or repealing more than 60 'obsolete' rules in push to deregulate workplaces
The Labor Department says the goal is to deliver on President Donald Trump's commitment to restore American prosperity through deregulation.
www.pbs.org
July 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Dept of Labour wants to repeal 60 “obsolete” laws and worker protections.
When they say obsolete, what they really mean is laws that protect the most vulnerable.
Including home care workers for people with disabilities, who they say don’t need to be paid minimum wage or overtime:
When they say obsolete, what they really mean is laws that protect the most vulnerable.
Including home care workers for people with disabilities, who they say don’t need to be paid minimum wage or overtime:
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There’s money for ICE
There’s money for concentration camps
There’s money for tax cuts for the wealthy
Yet there’s no money for healthcare, housing, food assistance, social support, or public broadcasting.
There’s no money to help the sick, homeless & starving
Suffering is a political choice
There’s money for concentration camps
There’s money for tax cuts for the wealthy
Yet there’s no money for healthcare, housing, food assistance, social support, or public broadcasting.
There’s no money to help the sick, homeless & starving
Suffering is a political choice
July 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
There’s money for ICE
There’s money for concentration camps
There’s money for tax cuts for the wealthy
Yet there’s no money for healthcare, housing, food assistance, social support, or public broadcasting.
There’s no money to help the sick, homeless & starving
Suffering is a political choice
There’s money for concentration camps
There’s money for tax cuts for the wealthy
Yet there’s no money for healthcare, housing, food assistance, social support, or public broadcasting.
There’s no money to help the sick, homeless & starving
Suffering is a political choice
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Bezos rumored to be buying Condé Nast, which would include Vogue, Teen Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest, and Ars Technica.
Wired and Teen Vogue have done some of the best reporting in the Trump era. Ars Technica one of a handful of good remaining tech pubs.
Wired and Teen Vogue have done some of the best reporting in the Trump era. Ars Technica one of a handful of good remaining tech pubs.
Bezos to buy Vogue as a gift to new wife? Insiders link deal to Sanchez’s cover shoot, could cost him billions
Rumors are swirling that Jeff Bezos might acquire Condé Nast, Vogue's parent company, as a wedding gift for Lauren Sanchez. This speculation is fueled by Sanchez's recent Vogue cover, hand-picked atti...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Bezos rumored to be buying Condé Nast, which would include Vogue, Teen Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest, and Ars Technica.
Wired and Teen Vogue have done some of the best reporting in the Trump era. Ars Technica one of a handful of good remaining tech pubs.
Wired and Teen Vogue have done some of the best reporting in the Trump era. Ars Technica one of a handful of good remaining tech pubs.
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If you're flailing a bit this morning, take stock of your needs. Have you taken your meds? Drank some water? Had something to eat? Unclenched your jaw? Had a shower? Maybe stretched a bit? If you live in New York City, have you voted, and not ranked Cuomo?
June 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you're flailing a bit this morning, take stock of your needs. Have you taken your meds? Drank some water? Had something to eat? Unclenched your jaw? Had a shower? Maybe stretched a bit? If you live in New York City, have you voted, and not ranked Cuomo?