Mastodawn

The more of *these* you have where you live, the less you have to worry about the impact the warmongers are having on the global fossil fuel supply.

Sustainability is resilience.

Michael Held Mar 7

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Jeff Atwood Mar 7

ref https://blog.codinghorror.com/launching-the-rural-guaranteed-minimum-income-initiative/

Launching The Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative

It's been a year since I invited Americans to join us in a pledge to Share the American Dream: 1. Support organizations you feel are effectively helping those most in need across America right now. 2. Within the next five years, also contribute public dedications of time or funds towards

Coding Horror

Michael Held Mar 7

Jeff Atwood Mar 7

Here's our initial FAQ for The Rural Guaranteed Income Initiative -- https://rgmii.org/blog/initial-frequently-asked-questions/

Initial Frequently Asked Questions

After announcing the RGMII program on February 3rd, we listened closely to all feedback and discussions. We’ve compiled this initial set of Frequently Asked Questions that we hope to improve together. * Do GMI payments cause a benefits cliff? * Why not Universal? * How do you prevent abuse? * Why rural? * What

Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative • RGMII

Michael Held Mar 6

counternotions Mar 6

“Nobody gets promoted for the complexity they avoided.”

True

74.5%

False

25.5%

Poll ended at Mar 7 at 8:04pm.

Michael Held Feb 27

Mike Sheward Feb 27

the same people demanding you get back to the office to better collaborate in person as only humans can are the same people desperate to replace everyone with some code that runs on a server in ohio

Michael Held Feb 22

Max Leibman Sep 2, 2025

Trans rights are human rights.

Boost if you agree.

Block me if you disagree.

Michael Held Jan 26

Brian Jopek Jan 26

Funny how the whole “Biden’s gonna take away your guns” crowd is now saying “Well, if you don’t want to be killed by law enforcement, you shouldn’t be carrying a gun.” These sheep have no real beliefs, they just say what they’re told to by dear leader. - Truth And Accountability Project
#USpol

Michael Held Nov 26

Marko Karppinen Nov 26

In the U.S., the real poverty line is $140,000
https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie

Part 1: My Life Is a Lie

How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America

Yes, I give a fig... thoughts on markets from Michael Green

Michael Held Nov 24

Chuck Darwin Nov 23

China has brought millions out of poverty.

The US has not – by choice
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/23/china-us-poverty-income-inequality?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice

Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system

The Guardian

Michael Held Nov 17

FeloniousPunk Nov 17

We need to include pay gap and minimal employee wage in all corporate earnings reporting. Excess earnings while having any employees at or below the poverty line is FRAUD.