Renee Peace-Miller
@throatmouse.bsky.social
Writer/Reader/Book Lover
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It is always interesting to me how people never seem to demand evidence that cruelty will be good for "the economy" but no matter how.many studies of kinder things like UBI or housing first we do those who talk about "the economy" refuse to believe they are beneficial.
March 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It is always interesting to me how people never seem to demand evidence that cruelty will be good for "the economy" but no matter how.many studies of kinder things like UBI or housing first we do those who talk about "the economy" refuse to believe they are beneficial.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
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a new realization I’ve had about the incredible people who organized resistance against the nazis is how many of them probably hated each other
March 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
a new realization I’ve had about the incredible people who organized resistance against the nazis is how many of them probably hated each other
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Just because Trump has “paused” tariffs on Canada for 30 days, it doesn’t mean we should stop EMERGENCY-LEVEL work to:
- Remove provincial trade barriors.
- Significantly diversify our trade globally and mitigate the damage any U.S. Govt can do to us.
- Strengthen our ability to defend ourselves.
- Remove provincial trade barriors.
- Significantly diversify our trade globally and mitigate the damage any U.S. Govt can do to us.
- Strengthen our ability to defend ourselves.
February 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Just because Trump has “paused” tariffs on Canada for 30 days, it doesn’t mean we should stop EMERGENCY-LEVEL work to:
- Remove provincial trade barriors.
- Significantly diversify our trade globally and mitigate the damage any U.S. Govt can do to us.
- Strengthen our ability to defend ourselves.
- Remove provincial trade barriors.
- Significantly diversify our trade globally and mitigate the damage any U.S. Govt can do to us.
- Strengthen our ability to defend ourselves.
Snapped up WHALEFALL at last. One of the last novels I swore I would make it to on my 2024 reading list.
December 7, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Snapped up WHALEFALL at last. One of the last novels I swore I would make it to on my 2024 reading list.
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I don't care what rules you follow in your creative practice, if your art does not include at least one woman who is the worst human being of all time, I am not interested.
December 7, 2024 at 1:33 AM
I don't care what rules you follow in your creative practice, if your art does not include at least one woman who is the worst human being of all time, I am not interested.
Once the voters he's trying to woo think a single step further than hatred for cyclists they might realize how much worse this will be for everyone.
A sad day for cyclists in Toronto, Ottawa, and across Ontario. Third Reading of Doug Ford's anti bike lane Bill 212 passed 66 to 27. We must keep fighting including organizing to #VoteFordOut when the election comes! #shame #BikeTO #ottbike #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
November 26, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Once the voters he's trying to woo think a single step further than hatred for cyclists they might realize how much worse this will be for everyone.
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ON SUBURBAN SPRAWL: “Bankrupting municipal budgets, creating epidemics of preventable diseases, and helping to cause climate change — that’s how you start a conversation why more of our growth should go to infill and transit-oriented development. The argument is not ideological, it’s mathematical.”
Dense urbanism is great for downtowns. But what about suburbs?
Urbanist Brent Toderian reflects on which suburbs can be saved and made more walkable.
www.vox.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM
ON SUBURBAN SPRAWL: “Bankrupting municipal budgets, creating epidemics of preventable diseases, and helping to cause climate change — that’s how you start a conversation why more of our growth should go to infill and transit-oriented development. The argument is not ideological, it’s mathematical.”
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and this is why blocking without engaging is actually by far the most satisfying approach you can take. take their oxygen. Watch them writhe
finally a reasonable take
November 24, 2024 at 1:58 PM
and this is why blocking without engaging is actually by far the most satisfying approach you can take. take their oxygen. Watch them writhe
Highlight of the week is my Dad telling me he went to a party his friend was DJing and discovered his friend was only covering for the original DJ who lost a ton of money on his crypto investments and got too depressed to play
November 25, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Highlight of the week is my Dad telling me he went to a party his friend was DJing and discovered his friend was only covering for the original DJ who lost a ton of money on his crypto investments and got too depressed to play