Gordon McAlpin

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
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Sam Altman’s AI empire will devour as much power as New York City and San Diego combined. Experts say it’s ‘scary’ | Fortune Andrew Chien told Fortune he’s been a computer scientist for 40 years but we’re close to “some seminal moments for how we think about AI and its impact on society.”

delete chatgpt and stop using generative AI 🖤🤍

god dammit, I will be so upset if dies before going to prison.

‘My baby needs justice’: Mom speaks out after 2-year-old was mauled to death by dogs at day care A mom in Georgia is speaking out after her 2-year-old son was killed by two Rottweilers while in the care of an unlicensed day care provider.

source: www.actionnews5.com/2025/10/06/m...

This is Stacy Wheeler Cobb, the woman who ran this "day care." I find it strange that the Times didn't include this photo.

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...i had forgotten that Rob Liefeld had the absolute audacity to name two superheroes... DIEHARD and SHAFT.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorn...

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my wife has one of those 😂

Whether you're a casual news reader or a breaking news reporter at the NYTimes, I implore you--please, please, please--do not believe or report DHS/ICE/CBP's side of events uncritically. End the state's monopoly on legitimate storytelling. They are not the objective arbiter of what really happened.

what a fucking joke

ffs

the judge was a Biden appointee, too.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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…this seems backwards?

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Pritzker send some state police to Broadview recently to “protect free speech.” they ended up bullying protestors too. 🙃 though their presence *seemed* to keep ICE’s worst tendencies in check, too? (someone who was actually there should absolutely correct me if that’s not right)

Mayor Brandon Johnson has banned the use of city property for immigration enforcement. blockclubchi.co/46VH64T

i just wanted to get someone to say the Mick, Paul, George, and Ringo line 😅

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I only saw Korra season 1 but it had better animation and more depth than what I saw of the first series. I keep trying to pick Avatar up again, and I lose interest again so fast.

wow I cannot believe that CBS News simply doesn't exist anymore. oh well.

who are the Beatles

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow.

Great news, everyone! Looks like Ireland is making their Basic Income for Artists program permanent! This is after a recent public consultation that showed 97% support for the program.

no Helloween?! yeesh

you know what? I would be fine with ensuring protections for Federal workers if we also enforced the laws that these motherfuckers in ICE and CBP are breaking routinely—on camera. And if they actually respected due process. If they don’t want to follow the law, they can fuck off.

Texas proudly invading Illinois.

It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

Illinois sues Trump over National Guard deployment The lawsuit comes hours after a federal judge in Oregon barred Trump from deploying federalized members of the any National Guard troops under Trump's command to Oregon.

Illinois sues Trump over National Guard deployment chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...

does he need a new Rolex? I get why HE wants to come back, but why would anyone else want this crook back?

How ICE Hides Detainees From Their Lawyers ‘It seems like cruelty is the point,’ one attorney said.

ICE abducts people and then immediately moves them around to prevent access to lawyers and habeas corpus petitions. @emmarjanssen.bsky.social has the story on this consistent game being played to frustrate due process.
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Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible As developers increasingly lean on AI-generated code to build out their software—as they have with open source in the past—they risk introducing critical security failures along the way.

As developers increasingly lean on AI-generated code to build out their software—as they have with open source in the past—they risk introducing critical security failures along the way. www.wired.com/story/vibe-c...