The results of another BIG pilot are here. This one was in L.A. and provided $1,000/mo for a year to 3,200 people and compared them to a control group of 5,000. Every household started in poverty and with kids or expecting.

Results:

"Across the board, the study reported no negative effects of cash payments on participants, who were 'significantly more likely to secure full-time employment than to remain unemployed not looking for work' than those in the control group."

https://www.businessinsider.com/los-angeles-guaranteed-basic-income-pilot-ubi-partner-violence-employment-2024-7

Sand batteries store 500C heat in Finland. https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/10/sand-batteries-could-be-key-breakthrough-in-storing-solar-and-wind-energy-year-round

#Sustainability #ClimateProgress #RenewableEnergy

There have been 49 mass shootings in America in the first 46 days of 2024.

It is the corrupting power of NRA money over one political party that stands in the way of meaningful gun reform.

This day never stops.

Congressman Robert Garcia:

James Comer’s lead informant in his sham impeachment against POTUS, was just indicted for lying and making up his claims. We demand Comer apologize to the President and end this political stunt immediately. What a joke.

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukraine's hands.

Incense fills the Fengtian Temple, dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu.

Her significance to #Taiwan makes a temple chair as important as a small-town mayor.

He indeed carries himself with the energy of a local politician.

Hey after a life of running my own businesses or making my own jobs I've never had one of these to celebrate

I, uh, I got promoted! 🎉

Celebration suggestions welcome. I am getting pie.