T-bird
@thisismyhandle.bsky.social
Artist, dog-lover and avid reader. COVID cautious, science geek, poverty abolitionist.
Tāngata tiriti.
Tāngata tiriti.
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I call this the Toothpaste Argument for UBI, inspired by Gotz Werner and a story from him about why buying toothpaste enables the production of more of it.
The Toothpaste Argument for Universal Basic Income
The following argument is based on the words of the late Götz Werner, who was a long-time supporter of the concept of unconditional basic income in Germany, who gained a unique understanding of UBI a...
www.scottsantens.com
October 30, 2023 at 12:15 PM
I call this the Toothpaste Argument for UBI, inspired by Gotz Werner and a story from him about why buying toothpaste enables the production of more of it.
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Yep. Again and again and again and again.
Keynote Speech at Basic Income North Conference 2023
(The following is the text of my speech which you can also watch or listen to)
A few of you already know me, but for those who don’t, I’m just a guy who happened to get really into the concept of...
www.scottsantens.com
October 29, 2023 at 12:07 PM
Yep. Again and again and again and again.
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“It's not okay to legislate starvation and then use the threat of starvation in order to coerce people into doing stuff.”
Scott Santens @scottsantens.com
www.scottsantens.com/the-spacebal...
Scott Santens @scottsantens.com
www.scottsantens.com/the-spacebal...
The Spaceballs Argument for Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)
There is an argument frequently made against the concept of unconditional basic income (UBI) that essentially goes like this: "Life requires work. You can't just expect to live without work, and it's ...
www.scottsantens.com
October 28, 2023 at 8:19 PM
“It's not okay to legislate starvation and then use the threat of starvation in order to coerce people into doing stuff.”
Scott Santens @scottsantens.com
www.scottsantens.com/the-spacebal...
Scott Santens @scottsantens.com
www.scottsantens.com/the-spacebal...
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The number of Palestinian children killed in Gaza over the past 3 weeks has exceeded the number of children who died in conflict zones around the world each year since 2019, according to human rights groups
More Children Killed In Gaza This Month Than In Conflict Zones For All Of 2022
Since the violence escalated on Oct. 7, at least 3,195 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza, and the number is likely to keep climbing.
www.huffpost.com
October 29, 2023 at 11:27 PM
The number of Palestinian children killed in Gaza over the past 3 weeks has exceeded the number of children who died in conflict zones around the world each year since 2019, according to human rights groups
Quote post with a picture of you from the 80’s
October 30, 2023 at 5:40 AM
Quote post with a picture of you from the 80’s
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Full sequence of the annular solar eclipse at Shiprock, New Mexico. This was a dream composition of mine. So much time, energy, and money went into making it happen. I'm forever grateful to the Navajo for letting me shoot it from sacred ground. An experience I'll never forget.
October 19, 2023 at 2:50 AM
Full sequence of the annular solar eclipse at Shiprock, New Mexico. This was a dream composition of mine. So much time, energy, and money went into making it happen. I'm forever grateful to the Navajo for letting me shoot it from sacred ground. An experience I'll never forget.
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Peeps! Ms. Information is out in selected cinemas around New Zealand next week, including one more Auckland Q&A screening. Please spread the word. Details here: www.msinformationmovie.com/screenings
SCREENINGS — Ms. Information Movie
www.msinformationmovie.com
October 19, 2023 at 8:45 AM
Peeps! Ms. Information is out in selected cinemas around New Zealand next week, including one more Auckland Q&A screening. Please spread the word. Details here: www.msinformationmovie.com/screenings
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Hey peeps! Can you help the kindness Collective make Christmas special for families who really need it? givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/b...
Bringing Kindness to NZ Families for Secret Santa
An organization that brings kindness to all families in New Zealand/Aotearoa that are in need. Let's help with their Secret Santa.
givealittle.co.nz
October 19, 2023 at 7:18 AM
Hey peeps! Can you help the kindness Collective make Christmas special for families who really need it? givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/b...
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An opinion I feel should be universal at this point: All indoor public spaces (but especially schools, workplaces, and medical facilities) should be subject to air quality regulations and continuous monitoring and CO2 and particulate concentration numbers should be accessibly displayed.
October 19, 2023 at 5:40 PM
An opinion I feel should be universal at this point: All indoor public spaces (but especially schools, workplaces, and medical facilities) should be subject to air quality regulations and continuous monitoring and CO2 and particulate concentration numbers should be accessibly displayed.
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This excellent article by @ericagies.bsky.social is outside of a paywall for a few weeks only. Clear and understandable for non-experts, it covers so much about the interaction of water, forests, and climate. No silver bullets, but lots of room for sensible action. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
More than carbon sticks - Nature Water
The concept that planting trees will help mitigate climate change by storing CO2 is too simplistic, ignoring the large effect that plants have on the water cycle. Careful restoration of native plant e...
www.nature.com
October 19, 2023 at 7:25 PM
This excellent article by @ericagies.bsky.social is outside of a paywall for a few weeks only. Clear and understandable for non-experts, it covers so much about the interaction of water, forests, and climate. No silver bullets, but lots of room for sensible action. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Study after study after study finds the same thing, over and over: UBI works. UBI helps people. UBI saves lives.
But if people can walk away from shitty jobs and live better lives, the rich get less rich, and the rate they get rich slows down.
So UBI just keeps not happening.
But if people can walk away from shitty jobs and live better lives, the rich get less rich, and the rate they get rich slows down.
So UBI just keeps not happening.
Preliminary results from the Denver Basic Income Project that's providing cash to hundreds of unhoused people for one year using the first 6 months of data:
• NO ONE receiving $1,000/mo still sleeping outside
• Full-time employment increased
• Fewer visits to the ER
• Fewer nights spent in jail
• NO ONE receiving $1,000/mo still sleeping outside
• Full-time employment increased
• Fewer visits to the ER
• Fewer nights spent in jail
October 16, 2023 at 4:08 AM
Study after study after study finds the same thing, over and over: UBI works. UBI helps people. UBI saves lives.
But if people can walk away from shitty jobs and live better lives, the rich get less rich, and the rate they get rich slows down.
So UBI just keeps not happening.
But if people can walk away from shitty jobs and live better lives, the rich get less rich, and the rate they get rich slows down.
So UBI just keeps not happening.
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Centuries spent punishing crime and what do we have? Continued blame on individuals instead of societal systems. Swap punishment for rehab, swap prison bars for schools. But most of all, implement Universal Basic Income.
It's time to build people up instead of keeping them down.
It's time to build people up instead of keeping them down.
October 15, 2023 at 1:53 PM
Centuries spent punishing crime and what do we have? Continued blame on individuals instead of societal systems. Swap punishment for rehab, swap prison bars for schools. But most of all, implement Universal Basic Income.
It's time to build people up instead of keeping them down.
It's time to build people up instead of keeping them down.
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“Unless someone high profile gets it, most of us aren't thinking about the dangers of catching Covid-19 now. We should be – it's our country's biggest infectious disease killer, twice as deadly as influenza.”
www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-...
www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-...
The Detail: Covid: Still here, still deadly
It's the unwelcome guest that no one wants to talk about – Covid-19 may be below the radar now, but it hasn't gone away and is likely to claim 1,000 Kiwi lives this year.
www.newsroom.co.nz
October 15, 2023 at 5:42 PM
“Unless someone high profile gets it, most of us aren't thinking about the dangers of catching Covid-19 now. We should be – it's our country's biggest infectious disease killer, twice as deadly as influenza.”
www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-...
www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-...
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This weekend Booksellers Aotearoa NZ launched this brilliant and game-changing new service for book lovers here in New Zealand.
As CEO, this was my biggest initiative and I was sorry not be able to finish the job before leaving the organisation back in June.
bookhub.co.nz
As CEO, this was my biggest initiative and I was sorry not be able to finish the job before leaving the organisation back in June.
bookhub.co.nz
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The fast and easy way to buy books in NZ! Over a million titles are available, via click and collect—or couriered to you directly from NZ bookstores.
bookhub.co.nz
October 9, 2023 at 2:51 AM
This weekend Booksellers Aotearoa NZ launched this brilliant and game-changing new service for book lovers here in New Zealand.
As CEO, this was my biggest initiative and I was sorry not be able to finish the job before leaving the organisation back in June.
bookhub.co.nz
As CEO, this was my biggest initiative and I was sorry not be able to finish the job before leaving the organisation back in June.
bookhub.co.nz
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Preliminary results from the Denver Basic Income Project that's providing cash to hundreds of unhoused people for one year using the first 6 months of data:
• NO ONE receiving $1,000/mo still sleeping outside
• Full-time employment increased
• Fewer visits to the ER
• Fewer nights spent in jail
• NO ONE receiving $1,000/mo still sleeping outside
• Full-time employment increased
• Fewer visits to the ER
• Fewer nights spent in jail
October 3, 2023 at 8:03 PM
Preliminary results from the Denver Basic Income Project that's providing cash to hundreds of unhoused people for one year using the first 6 months of data:
• NO ONE receiving $1,000/mo still sleeping outside
• Full-time employment increased
• Fewer visits to the ER
• Fewer nights spent in jail
• NO ONE receiving $1,000/mo still sleeping outside
• Full-time employment increased
• Fewer visits to the ER
• Fewer nights spent in jail
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so Israel is cutting off water, food, fuel, and electricity to Gaza. sounds frankly genocidal www.bbc.com/news/live/wo...
Israel Gaza live news: Israel orders 'siege' of Gaza with 'no electricity, food, or fuel' - BBC News
Air raid sirens are sounding across Israel, with explosions heard in Jerusalem.
www.bbc.com
October 9, 2023 at 11:19 AM
so Israel is cutting off water, food, fuel, and electricity to Gaza. sounds frankly genocidal www.bbc.com/news/live/wo...
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The Journey That Matters, a series of short films by Arwen Curry, continues with “Elves, Dragons, and Countries That Didn’t Exist,” in which Ursula reflects on how her childhood influenced her development as a writer. With an introduction by @ebonyteach.bsky.social, author of The Dark Fantastic.
WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Writing Fantasy as a Young Girl
The Journey That Matters is a series of six short videos from Arwen Curry, the director and producer of Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, a Hugo Award-nominated 2018 feature documentary about the iconic…
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September 20, 2023 at 7:23 PM
The Journey That Matters, a series of short films by Arwen Curry, continues with “Elves, Dragons, and Countries That Didn’t Exist,” in which Ursula reflects on how her childhood influenced her development as a writer. With an introduction by @ebonyteach.bsky.social, author of The Dark Fantastic.
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Study from UCSF identified "persistent T lymphocyte activation in many parts of the body up to 2.5yrs after acute SARS‑CoV‑2 infection."
(brain stem, spinal cord, bone marrow, nasopharyngeal and hilar lymphoid tissue, cardiopulmonary tissues, and gut wall.)
#Covid
johnsnowproject.org/insights/a-n...
(brain stem, spinal cord, bone marrow, nasopharyngeal and hilar lymphoid tissue, cardiopulmonary tissues, and gut wall.)
#Covid
johnsnowproject.org/insights/a-n...
September 20, 2023 at 10:42 AM
Study from UCSF identified "persistent T lymphocyte activation in many parts of the body up to 2.5yrs after acute SARS‑CoV‑2 infection."
(brain stem, spinal cord, bone marrow, nasopharyngeal and hilar lymphoid tissue, cardiopulmonary tissues, and gut wall.)
#Covid
johnsnowproject.org/insights/a-n...
(brain stem, spinal cord, bone marrow, nasopharyngeal and hilar lymphoid tissue, cardiopulmonary tissues, and gut wall.)
#Covid
johnsnowproject.org/insights/a-n...
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Delaware has been experimenting with a pilot program for guaranteed basic income (of $1,000 monthly) for low-income pregnant women. It's working phenomenally well.
www.wdel.com/universal-ba...
www.wdel.com/universal-ba...
September 15, 2023 at 6:40 PM
Delaware has been experimenting with a pilot program for guaranteed basic income (of $1,000 monthly) for low-income pregnant women. It's working phenomenally well.
www.wdel.com/universal-ba...
www.wdel.com/universal-ba...
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"Everybody is finding the same thing. We're not surprised by the results. If you're in this space, you understand that most people will use the money for basic needs... It proves our theory of change is right."
Those who care about empirical evidence know that unconditional basic income works.
Those who care about empirical evidence know that unconditional basic income works.
Denver Basic Income Project and Mark Donovan Gaining More Confidence One Year In
Denver Basic Income project leader Mark Donovan sees plenty of proof that his idea of giving out cash works to improve the lives of the homeless.
www.westword.com
September 20, 2023 at 8:20 PM
"Everybody is finding the same thing. We're not surprised by the results. If you're in this space, you understand that most people will use the money for basic needs... It proves our theory of change is right."
Those who care about empirical evidence know that unconditional basic income works.
Those who care about empirical evidence know that unconditional basic income works.
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Another day, another successful multi-year test of universal basic income. This time in Kenya.
www.rug.nl/feb/research...
www.rug.nl/feb/research...
September 19, 2023 at 3:01 PM
Another day, another successful multi-year test of universal basic income. This time in Kenya.
www.rug.nl/feb/research...
www.rug.nl/feb/research...
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Good article on RAT testing touching on variants, viral load dynamics, immune response and symptoms
edition.cnn.com/2023/09/18/h...
edition.cnn.com/2023/09/18/h...
September 20, 2023 at 2:59 AM
Good article on RAT testing touching on variants, viral load dynamics, immune response and symptoms
edition.cnn.com/2023/09/18/h...
edition.cnn.com/2023/09/18/h...