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π A new survey has found that the majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
#UBI would not only stimulate our economy but also make our communities more safe. #EndPoverty
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China is replacing plastic with fast-growing bamboo, creating eco-friendly bags and tableware that can biodegrade in just 4β6 months
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A wild flock of vibrantly colored macaws gathers at an exposed riverbank to feed on mineral-rich clay in the Peruvian Amazon.
This essential, daily survival ritual helps neutralize toxins from their seed-heavy diets and provides crucial sodium.
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On hot days, bees position themselves at the entrance of their hive and use their wings as fans drawing warm air out and allowing cooler air to move in
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Agriculture is being taken over by robots that don't sleep or need supervision
24/7 harvesting at scale changes the economics of the entire food industry, including potential for cheaper food
A future of abundance should have UBI and sharing the fruits of technology
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No electricity, no fuel, just water. The Bunyip Pump is transforming the way irrigation works in Australian farms.
Gravity-powered, it uses the energy of falling water to pump a smaller volume of water uphill, without the need for electricity or fuel.
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The Canadian Chamber of Commerce endorsed basic income, because it's good economics.
ALT Keanin Loomis speaking outdoors; quote says Chamber should take a position on guaranteed basic income
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"Being behind on all my bills has been a crushing stress. But with this basic income, I'm able to focus on improving my rΓ©sumΓ©, working on projects, attending meetings, and building my network.
The stipend doesn't feel like permission to stop working. If anything, it's the opposite. It gives me enough stability to actually invest in myself again."
"I hear a lot of criticism of UBI, mostly about how it could erode agency and meaning and might be taken advantage of.
I'm optimistic because, at the end of the day, it might just mean we transition to a new way of finding purpose, if not in what we do for a living, then in how we express ourselves or what we do creatively. I don't think that we'll ever run out of ways to find purpose in life."
START UBI NOW!
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Border Collies showing exactly why theyβre famous for their speed, focus, and heart.
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This will continue to go vertical.
This is just one company. Humanoid robots WILL outnumber human workers.
ALT Chart from Brett Adcock shows rapid growth in humanoid robot production rates from 2023 to 2026 at Figure AI
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Switzerland is turning the unused space between train tracks into solar power plants.
A startup called Sun-Ways is piloting removable solar panels that roll out like a carpet between the rails.
No new land needed, easy to maintain, and they feed clean energy straight into the grid.
If the US scaled something similar across its massive rail network, it could generate enough clean, homegrown electricity to power millions of homes.
This is the kind of smart, low-impact idea that gets more clean energy online without paving over more fields or wild spaces.
Innovations like this show we can produce the power we need while leaving more room for wildlife and nature.
Pretty cool engineering with a big upside if you ask me.
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Please, put your phone down! @joinnoblemobile
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.@vkhosla You've said UBI will be essential as AI replaces jobs. You've warned about economic dystopia if we don't act.
Here's a way to go on record: the AI Pledge for Humanity. A public commitment to direct AI-generated gains toward UBI.
Dustin Moskovitz and Andrew Yang have signed. Your name belongs on it too.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/β¦
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If we want more jobs, why are we taxing human labor? blog.andrewyang.com/p/tax-thβ¦
