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I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world. This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

submitted 83 days ago • 185 comments

Telling my kids this sushi is really authentic as I crush another Philly roll.

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

Let he who is without skin cast the first bone.

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

when i worked at circle k we had to lock up the beers at night because they came to life once

submitted 92 days ago • 98 comments

A next-gen Bernie needs to run hard on economic populism. Universal basic income, universal healthcare, universal college, universal school meals, really lean into universalism in general and taxing the rich. Fuck the billionaires and big corporations. Make them pay for all the universal programs.

submitted 92 days ago • 12 comments

I have a confession. Sometimes I play Rebecca Black on Thursdays and close my eyes pretend it’s Friday.

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

Colin Farrell’s accent in The Penguin is so good I didn’t even realize it was him at first.

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

I told Knott that he shouldn’t try to do berries AND rides. He’s a berry guy. Stick to what you know, Knott.

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

Did you know that using the word “tramp” as a derogatory term for women originated from the early 70s when it was trendy to hire a prostitute to just do backflips on her stomach?

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

In the book, Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber gives an interesting explanation of the difference in politics between those on the Left and those on the Right.

submitted 101 days ago • 2 comments

To me, this is exactly the wrong conclusion to draw IF you're interested in helping people. If you're only interested in winning elections then it's probably correct. But then they have to ask themselves is, why are they trying to win elections?

submitted 102 days ago • 9 comments

Everybody knew Tonya Harding was going to beat Mike Tyson.

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

Jake Paul is my favorite Beatle.

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

Might have to leave Bluesky again if everyone doesn’t stop talking only about being on Bluesky.

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

I think more tax dollars should be spent researching why my dog likes trying to eat things made of poison.

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

House Hunters International is such a cock tease.

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Sit down. Turns out this whole thing wasn’t real either:

submitted 635 days ago • 2 comments

Ugh. Wouldn’t it suck to go through your whole life just being known for ONE THING?

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submitted 638 days ago • 6 comments

One cannot forever be a Blues Traveller. At some point one must take a breath and become a Blues Settler.

submitted 642 days ago • 1 comment

while "depeche" is the most well-known, it is actually only one of several operating modes available to the system

submitted 642 days ago • 4 comments

Checking in on today’s local ass updates: https://www.livenowfox.com/news/scissors-found-inside-arrested-mans-rear-end-after-body-scan-deputies-say

submitted 644 days ago • 1 comment

Frankly surprised at the lack of concern shown by the other plants in my garden about the thistle ethnic cleansing campaign I’m carrying out this weekend.

submitted 646 days ago • 0 comments

“I just want to win at swimming.”

submitted 652 days ago • 2 comments

Why you following 50,000 people?

submitted 664 days ago • 0 comments

One time after hitting up the Taco Bell next to my local Chase, I lived through some bank runs.

submitted 664 days ago • 1 comment