charliemic.bsky.social

@charliemic.bsky.social

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Software engineer, cybersecurity, walking, dogs, music (choral, piano, orchestral), some politics - lefty/anarchist

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Devices to fool automated systems into thinking you're active and present don't exist because people are lazy, they exist because bosses count productivity by minutes not tasks and will punish idle hands for not taking longer.

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One good tactic for dealing with existential despair is find a place where you can do some good. Might be volunteering to help people or animals. Might be seeking an appointment on a local board or running for office. Might be sharing poems on the internet. Pick something at a scale you can manage.

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The concept of Universal Basic Income isn't about discouraging hard work; it's about ensuring everyone has the fundamental necessities to survive. Our society should not be one where survival is a privilege. It's time we make it a right. Basic income is not charity; it's justice.

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Voted in the local elections and can’t shake the feeling of shame and resentment at the photo id requirement. Shame at participating in an evidently cynical attempt to disenfranchise voters under 60 without a valid passport or driving licence. Resentment at the pretence that there was even a problem

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My past week

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One thing I know from being a non-traditional student (I got my BA at 36) and now as a professor, today's college students are bright, inquisitive, and compassionate humans who are trying to figure out how to navigate this complex and troubled world they've inherited from us.

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This just cannot be real.

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Myth: Universal Basic Income is a magnet for the idle. In reality, it's the catalyst for unleashed potential. Visualize a world where your next meal isn't your next worry. That world is one giant leap closer to solving the puzzles of poverty and unleashing collective brilliance.

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rough news for radcliffe who really seems like he's dying to make a comeback in fantastic beasts nine: the treasure of flibbetyflob

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it’s funny because she peaked while they were in high school

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It's true - I was raised gifted. But I'm currently non-practicing.

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This one feels like a punch in the chest: Vinay Krishnan on the bird app.

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When the research is done and it’s shown to work better than anything else the news outlets will profess shock for a day or so, then memory-hole the entire concept AGAIN.

The idea got a boost from the pandemic, when an array of cash relief helped cut child poverty and keep people housed. Researchers are studying how much money, for how long, may have lasting impact. Read more:

Places across the U.S. are testing no-strings cash as part of the social safety netwww.npr.org The idea got a boost from the pandemic, when an array of cash relief helped cut child poverty and keep people housed. Researchers are studying how much money, for how long, may have lasting impact.

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It's a long time since I gave the BBC any credibility. No bullet point for Eat the Rich!

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LOL. When Tom Lehrer said this, he was 84 years old.

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It's nice to see a little uplifting news for a change. www.livescience.com/animals/orca...

Orcas sink another boat in Europe after a nearly hour-long attackwww.livescience.com For the fourth time in two years, a group of unusually brazen orcas in southwestern Europe have sunk a sailing boat after relentlessly attacking it for almost an hour on Halloween.

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Imagine being in Government and having at your disposal the resources of the state to enable you to make people’s lives better and instead devoting your time to making some people’s lives worse in the hope of capturing the votes of those that hate them.

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Stuck this to the window and now the world makes a LITTLE more sense...

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LADYBIRD BOOK OF SCAPEGOATING James Rowland FB

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Congress 🤝 Catholic schools Getting angrier about dress code violations and someone pulling the fire alarm than sex abuse scandals

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A big fuck you to the Tories, who like to pretend NHS strikes are killing your nan. Striking NHS workers in Wirral immediately left their picket lines after the coach crash this morning and went straight back to work.

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Borrowed......apt✔️

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Repost with a meme of you feeling your feelings

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When I was 16 I dated a young woman who had an early curfew, so I we hung out and had dinner, and had to take her back early. My dad was confused, and he asked me why, and when I told him he paused, and asked, in all honesty, "Do you think her parents know you can have sex in the afternoon?"

“hey siri, what is the opposite of true?” www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

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Afternoon all 😁😉