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boblivion.bsky.social
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #ourbiggestfight #mccourt #internet #socialmedia #data #ownership #oligarch #socialgraph #commons #publicgood #regulation
November 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
fyradating.bsky.social
Public libraries are more than books—they’re wifi, job help, safe space, community. 📚✨

When we fund libraries, we invest in kids’ futures, immigrants’ dreams, and lifelong learning for everyone. Let’s treat them like the essentials they are. #LibrariesForAll #PublicGood
November 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
nancygeorges.bsky.social
2/2 that prioritize developer profit over community need.

Calculations based on luxury market prices instead of the average living wage create a system that fails those it claims to help.

#stoprecklessdevelopment #nswpol #auspol #news #publicgood
October 30, 2026 at 4:04 AM
nancygeorges.bsky.social
2/2 that prioritize developer profit over community need.

Calculations based on luxury market prices instead of the average living wage create a system that fails those it claims to help.

#stoprecklessdevelopment #nswpol #auspol #news #publicgood
October 30, 2026 at 3:41 AM
freeamericafromopp.bsky.social
No family should have to calculate their bank account balance during a medical emergency. No person should have to wonder whether a coverage decision matters more than their survival. When access to care becomes conditional, humanity pays the price. #HealthcareAccess, #PublicGood, #CareNotProfit
October 28, 2026 at 10:19 PM
socialbc.ca
What’s with all the socialism happening in northeast BC lately? First a community taking ownership of an airport, now a municipality looks to build a health clinic?

Bunch of Communists up there! 😂😂

#bcpoli #publicgood #publicownership #government #healthcare […]
Original post on socialbc.ca
socialbc.ca
October 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM
citizenptnewsnj.bsky.social
Lawyers clashed in a New Jersey hearing over whether a self-storage proposal meets strict zoning standards, questioning the planner's evidence and the impact on the community.

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#BridgewaterSomersetCounty #NJ #CitizenPortal #PlanningVariances #LegalStandards #PublicGood
Lawyers spar over 'particular suitability' as planner's testimony is tested
On cross‑examination, objector counsel pressed the applicant's planner on the New Jersey case law (Price/Medici) standards for a use variance, seeking evidence that the site is more suitable for self‑storage than nearby C‑3 permitted uses; the planner and counsel disagreed on the burden and the relevance of economic ratables.
citizenportal.ai
October 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
detoxima2025.bsky.social
Anthropic 지분 5% 공익 기금 발표

https://bit.ly/4ivokY3

#Anthropic #AI #PublicGood #ArtificialIntelligence #앤스로픽 #인공지능 #공익기금
Anthropic 지분 5% 공익 기금 발표 - 천의무봉
Anthropic이 지분 5%를 공익 기금에 출연하는 계획을 발표했습니다. TechCrunch 보도에 따르면 이 기금은 회사 내부의 완전 소유 법인 형태로 만들어지며, Anthropic의 가치가 50% 오를 때마다 추가로 2%를 더 출연할 수 있는 선택권도 포함됩니다. 구체적인
blog.hangadac.com
October 19, 2026 at 5:53 AM
citizenptnewsny.bsky.social
Syracuse's Deputy Mayor reveals a bold $2M commitment to tree planting while launching an innovative sidewalk program aimed at creating equitable and walkable neighborhoods.

Learn more here

#SyracuseCityOnondagaCounty #NY #CitizenPortal #SyracuseSidewalks #PublicGood #UrbanTreeCanopy
Deputy mayor outlines sidewalk program, $2M ARP tree commitment and plan to reduce tree loss
Deputy Mayor summarized the municipal sidewalk program (launched 2021), said program fees and CHIPS funds pay for sidewalk work, and noted a $2,000,000 American Rescue Plan commitment for tree planting while promising new SOPs to reduce tree loss and earlier resident outreach.
citizenportal.ai
October 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM
citizenptnewsnc.bsky.social
Residents are rallying against the potential sale of Rocky Mount's water system, insisting that "Water is life" and warning that privatization could threaten community control and raise rates.

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#NashCounty #NC #CitizenPortal #PublicGood #CommunityAccountability
Residents urge Nash County to oppose sale of Rocky Mount water system: "Water is life"
Two residents told the commissioners they oppose the proposed sale of Rocky Mount's water and wastewater systems, arguing water is a public good and warning private ownership could raise rates and reduce accountability.
citizenportal.ai
October 13, 2026 at 4:24 AM
citizenptnewsil.bsky.social
Aurora is pushing for a state change that could allow the city to charge large energy users more, potentially unlocking up to $9 million in revenue while protecting residents from rising bills.

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#AuroraDuPageCounty #IL #CitizenPortal #PublicGood
Aurora staff push state change to let cities alter electric rate tiers; council hears $2M–$9M revenue estimate
Deputy Chief of Staff Nicholas Thompson briefed the council on a state legislative push to allow home‑rule cities to flip the tiered electric rate structure so large energy users pay more and residents pay less; staff estimated Aurora could generate roughly $2 million–$9 million depending on implementation.
citizenportal.ai
October 11, 2026 at 5:49 AM
justtransitionw.bsky.social
And for long-term storage, it sounds affordable for governments to use to hold potential energy gathered in the summer for use in the winter. Does everything have to be commercially exploited? Let's keep pushing #PublicGood up the agenda.
October 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
drphd2k7.bsky.social
#Civiceducation –
Stanford's new
undergraduate minor in civic thought and practice
news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...

"...civic education...is a #publicgood..."

#highereducation #highered #Stanford #instructionaldesign #democracy #citizenship #civicengagement #civicseducation #civics
New undergraduate minor launches in civic thought and practice
Building on the first-year course COLLEGE 102: Citizenship in the 21st Century, the minor is open to students of all majors and encourages discussion of contentious issues facing democratic societies.
news.stanford.edu
October 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
mathiastck.bsky.social
Heh, apparently #Anthropic IS saying it though:

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"
EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic leaders to control AI lab via #FounderLLC to promote #PublicGood over #MarketForces
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September 29, 2026 at 5:54 AM
peppypanda.com
Hungary is set to introduce a wealth tax on its wealthiest citizens next year! This new measure aims to boost national resources, potentially funding vital public services for all. 📈 #Hungary #WealthTax #PublicGood
Hungary to impose wealth tax on the richest people starting next year
aroundprague.cz
September 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
citizenptnewsvt.bsky.social
The Morristown Select Board is facing heated debates over the future of Ledge Road, as residents demand protections before the town hands it back to private owners.

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#MorristownLamoilleCounty #VT #CitizenPortal #InfrastructureMaintenance #PublicGood #CommunityInput
Morristown Select Board hears testimony on discontinuing Ledge Road; town estimates $3,000 annual maintenance
At a Sept. 21 public hearing, town counsel and the highway superintendent presented notices, policy citations and cost estimates for discontinuing Ledge Road; residents urged the board not to return the road without a proposed private-road covenant and questioned the town’s maintenance record. The board closed the hearing and will decide within 60 days.
citizenportal.ai
September 28, 2026 at 1:50 AM
autistaspie.bsky.social
#publicgood #canada
mondoab.bsky.social MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · Sep 17
Alternatives!

"It does not seek to save the neoliberal model from external threats like Donald Trump but, rather, seeks to build a new model that is Trump-proof—one in which the Canadian economy is resilient, more self-sufficient, and less subject to the whims of the dying empire to our south. "
alonghurst.bsky.social Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · Sep 17
The @policyalternatives.ca's Alternative Federal Budget is out

We're being told that austerity and privatization are necessary

AFB 2026 shows what true Canadian sovereignty looks like when the public good is at the heart of budgetary planning

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

#cdnpoli
September 18, 2026 at 3:09 AM
ufs-keith-landa.bsky.social
Great interview by our #SUNY_Purchase President with
@bloomberg.com Bloomberg News, making the case for the #value and #PublicGood of higher education

www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Watch Four-Year Degrees Are Worth It, Says SUNY Purchase President - Bloomberg
The costs of a four-year college degree continue to rise, with an average of about $60K for private and $26k for public university. As student loan defaults topped 9 million in June, parents and stude...
www.bloomberg.com
September 9, 2026 at 4:48 AM
terrencewilliams.bsky.social
Britain’s extreme land concentration is a feudal relic. It’s time to move past tabloid hysteria and bring sovereign assets like our beaches and seabed into the hands of the public for everyone.

#LandReform #GreenParty #WhoOwnsBritain #PublicGood

grandad68.substack.com/p/why-land-r...
Why Land Reform and Sovereign Assets Belong in Public Hands
Unpacking the Hysteria Over Green Party Proposals
grandad68.substack.com
September 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
researchbuzz.bsky.social
#Ireland #SocialMedia #politics #disinformation #PublicGood

'SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES failed to act on the vast majority of electoral disinformation reported by researchers ahead of last year’s presidential election, a new report shows.'

www.thejournal.ie/2025-preside...
Meta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn didn't act on 77% of misinformation reported during Áras race
No action was taken on about 87% of non-AI election-related disinformation.
www.thejournal.ie
August 27, 2026 at 2:53 PM
citizenptnewsmi.bsky.social
A groundbreaking housing project in Suttons Bay Township aims to create 38 affordable units, leveraging Michigan's brownfield TIF to address a critical housing shortage.

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#LeelanauCounty #MI #CitizenPortal #AffordableHousing #CommunityDevelopment #PublicGood
County hears proposal for 38-unit affordable housing project using brownfield TIF
A Fishbach consultant outlined how Michigan's brownfield statute now allows housing TIF; the proposed 980 Herman Road project in Suttons Bay Township would create 38 units (30 for sale, 8 rental) with a $10.4M investment and a request to capture roughly 27% of development costs via TIF, with local and state review steps ahead.
citizenportal.ai
August 20, 2026 at 7:35 AM
drop-bear.bsky.social
"The NBN should remain publicly owned. Its value lies not simply in the revenue collected by NBN Co, but in the productivity, innovation, education, healthcare, resilience and social inclusion it enables throughout the economy."
#AusPol #telecommunications #NBN #PublicGood
August 19, 2026 at 10:16 AM
mistergenest.c.im.ap.brid.gy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4WZ_k0vUDM
#privacy #publicgood #Facebook
February 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
lyrelle80.bsky.social
#dixparksunflowers #publicgood
A large sunflower head fills the picture with a grey-blue sky behind it. A small bee sits between the petals and the seeds.
July 14, 2026 at 12:02 PM