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Aaron Sojourner
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Labor econ. Formerly White House CEA senior economist for labor, UMN prof, union organizer, bike courier, dishwasher. Minneapolis. Posts mine, not employer's (@upjohninstitute.bsky.social). Fellow @iza.org

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Aaron Sojourner is an American economist and senior researcher at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. He was formerly an associate professor of economics at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and senior economist for the Council of Economic Advisers. His work has been widely covered by the media, particularly on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor market in the United States. .. more

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Sep 11
For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers, a Quick Start guide to plugging into the economics community here.

It aims to lower the costs & boost the benefits for folks to engage here.

If it seems useful, please share it here & especially on X.
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For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers - Aaron Sojourner
This Quick Start guide aims to help econ lovers easily join Bluesky’s growing economics community. The Bluesky User FAQ covers generic basics, like how to start an account. This guide orients you to e...
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 4h
Shhh

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 4h
Matching JFK and RFK memorial sniper nests probably

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aaronsojourner.org Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · May 16
TFW you bought a big can of brake fluid a month ago.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 4h
Retirement security is no joke, Pierre.
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aaronsojourner.org Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · May 17
Me and my retirement plan!

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 4h
A leading energy economist ⬇️
severinborenstein.bsky.social Severin Borenstein @severinborenstein.bsky.social · 6h
WSJ's Matthew Dalton has an excellent comprehensive explainer on global diesel supply. No DJT, the main problem isn't Ukraine defending itself from Russia by hitting Russia's refineries.
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Refineries Are Now the Main Chokepoint for Global Energy Supplies
The Iran and Ukraine wars have exposed the world’s reliance on the Middle East and Russia for diesel.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Iikka Korhonen, Aaron Sojourner

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Severin Borenstein @severinborenstein.bsky.social · 6h
WSJ's Matthew Dalton has an excellent comprehensive explainer on global diesel supply. No DJT, the main problem isn't Ukraine defending itself from Russia by hitting Russia's refineries.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Refineries Are Now the Main Chokepoint for Global Energy Supplies
The Iran and Ukraine wars have exposed the world’s reliance on the Middle East and Russia for diesel.
www.wsj.com

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 8h
We need a War on White Collar Crime
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NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO @nyclabor.bsky.social · 9h
Local 802, AFM, and the New York City Ballet have reached a successful resolution to negotiations, resulting in a three-year contract for orchestra members that includes meaningful wage increases, healthcare protections, and quality-of-life improvements.

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · 9h
Yan Chen wins the 2026 Market Design Impact Award "For pioneering behavioral market design-combining theory, digital experiments, and large-scale field experiments-with lasting impact on the practice of market design”
#econsky #academicsky
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Market Design Impact Award to Yan Chen
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 9h
#CorruptAF
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Exclusive | RFK Jr. Got Free Flights to Fiji and Greece From a Top Donor
The health secretary disclosed over $250,000 in gifts from security specialist Gavin de Becker.
www.wsj.com

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KARE 11 @kare11.bsky.social · 13h
Airlines might cut cheaper flights and increase prices as fuel prices soar, executives say. Here's what we know. (AP Photo)
Airlines might cut less profitable flights amid rising fuel costs
Airlines might cut cheaper flights and increase prices as fuel prices soar, executives say. Here's what we know. (AP Photo)
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Politico @politico.com · 20h
Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control
Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control
The move came after the NIH director refused Trump’s request to cut Harvard grants in an Oval Office meeting.
dlvr.it

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 22h
Missouri AG orders Kalshi, Polymarket to stop operating prediction markets here www.stltoday.com/news/local/b...
Missouri AG orders Kalshi, Polymarket to stop operating prediction markets here
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s office has sent cease-and-desist letters to companies like Polymarket, Kalshi and Robinhood, which offer sports “event contracts” to Missouri bettors.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d
Arizona
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A Paul Gosar aide is reportedly a white nationalist. Gosar has long associated with racists.
A staffer for Arizona Republican Congressman Paul Gosar was revealed to have close connections to a white nationalist youth movement, the latest example of Gosar’s ties to and support of racists.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d
Yes, it's an expensive place and more expensive now than before

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d
We're gonna need a bigger sign
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rincewind.run Micah @rincewind.run · 1d
chat is that good
Picture of a Shell gas sign Regular is $6.15 Diesel is $8.70

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d
Preemptively laying the groundwork for the Big Lie 2026, leading his coalition toward rejection of votes he doesn't like.
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Trump: "How a Jewish person could vote for a Democrat is not even believable. It is not possible that somebody who is Jewish, that somebody who is Black, could vote for a Democrat."

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David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 1d
It seems to trouble people that college athletes are now making millions.

It never seemed to trouble these same people when college coaches were the highest paid public employees in states.

Today as you watch college football, ask yourself who you are watching and who should get the money.

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner, Stephen D. Murphy, Anastasia Salter , and 1 more

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d
chat is that good
Picture of a Shell gas sign Regular is $6.15 Diesel is $8.70

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d
#econ_ra

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 1d
Less than a week! I'm looking forward to a great conversation about the education research & policy ecosystem with Claire Abbott, Peggy Carr, and Michael Casserly. We will be at SREE in Baltimore, Friday at 10:45 ET. Hope you can join us.

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Jared Bernstein @jaredb-econ.bsky.social · 1d
These two things are closely connected, right? 1) Spiking gas price (diesel highest on record; "cars run on gas; economies run on diesel") and this "don't look there; look here!" breaking news (NYT):

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d
And this: "More than half of the officers removed have been women or Black in an officer corps that is 79% male and 74% white."
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Pete Hegseth is rebuilding the Army’s ‘brass ceiling’
Half of the officers who have been fired or blocked from promotion are women or Black. A scholar who studies the US military explains why that’s dangerous.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d
Of a piece with this
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aaronsojourner.org Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Sep 17
"The Department must remain vigilant in maintaining the grooming standards which underpin the warrior ethos.”

Huh?

"About 60% of Black men are affected by [pseudofolliculitis barbae], according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology."

Oh, 🤮.
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Troops with medical shaving waivers to face separation, Hegseth says
Under the new guidelines, troops granted a medical waiver must receive treatment and see the medical condition resolved within a year or face separation.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d
💪Immune system

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d
Perhaps working to drive sensible people out of the ranks, leaving only the most credulous and loyal.

Phishing for phools, military edition, basically

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d
"Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat."

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d
"Diesel prices have surged more than 70% from a year ago due to the U.S. war with Iran"
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Transport companies — the backbone of economy — are sounding alarm on fuel prices Published Wed, Sep 16 2026 12:57 PM EDT Updated Wed, Sep 16 2026 4:22 PM EDT Alex Harring @alex_harring WATCH LIVE KEY POINTS Prices for diesel, the fuel type used to power trucks and trains, came in at an all-time high of about $6.31 per gallon on Wednesday. Diesel prices have surged more than 70% from a year ago due to the U.S. war with Iran. Transportation companies are warning that their businesses could take a hit as costs soar.

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aaronsojourner.org Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Mar 12
I knew that the Department of War shot a missile into a school & killed 175 civilians, mostly children.

This is learned today:

Secretary of War Hegseth had cut the teams assigned to prevent such tragedies by 90%.
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After a series of fatal strikes involving civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress directed the Pentagon to reduce civilian casualties as part of a 2019 law. During the Biden administration, the Defense Department created the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response initiative. The civilian mitigation teams – cut by 90% by Hegseth – work with military commanders on target planning, and making sure that targets are actually military sites. The teams help come up with "no strike" lists, including religious and cultural sites and schools

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ljkawa.bsky.social Luke Kawa @ljkawa.bsky.social · 3d
JPMorgan’s commodities team:

“For the first time since the start of the Iran conflict, we don’t have a baseline view. We simply don’t know how to model the endgame.”