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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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David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 4h
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.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 4h
#econ_ra

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 4h
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 · 4h
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 · 4h
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."
theconversation.com/pete-hegseth...
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 · 4h
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.
www.yahoo.com

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 5h
💪Immune system

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 5h
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 · 6h
"Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat."

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 6h
"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%.
www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...
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 · 2d
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.”

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The images were sent to CBS News by active service members on condition of anonymity because of rigid media restrictions within the military.
"This is major damage to our bases that hasn't been communicated to the American public. We're standing there w/our eyes closed getting punched in the face."
shipwreck75.bsky.social Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 3d
New photos reveal widespread damage at multiple U.S. positions across the Middle East caused by Iranian attacks.

www.cbsnews.com/news/new-pho...

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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 6h
University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social) is hiring:
Postdoctoral Scholar in Microeconomic Theory

#postdoc #econsky #microeconomictheory

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 7h
Obsessive focus on the state of your subordinates' genitals is the hallmark of something, and that something is neither effective leadership nor military success.
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19h
NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.

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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 17h
The credulous coverage of Trump’s claimed “historic deal” in Greenland — which changes nothing of substance about the existing security agreement — is yet another embarrassing instance of the media “treating the kayfabe as real.”

Why would a self-respecting reporter participate in this nonsense?

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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%.
www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...
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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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 17h
Feel tanks

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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%.
www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...
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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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 18h
No lies detected, just abject moral and civic depravity
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Q: China is one of the most repressive countries for journalists in the world--

TRUMP: Well, I don't know about that. I think we're repressive also

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 18h
There's too much talent trapped in poverty and too much mediocrity funded. Just sayin.

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Tom McKay @catturd2.bsky.social · 19h
FBI warns ICE agents not to trust any women willing to date them gizmodo.com/fbi-warns-ic...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19h
NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.

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Kevin Rinz @kevinrinz.bsky.social · 21h
Come be my colleague! Cleveland Fed is hiring a research economist. Applied micro especially encouraged (by me) to apply: econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
EJM - Econ Job Market
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h
Statement from the Radio Television Digital News Association:

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 23h
O hey

Reminder that in (homophobic) '94 as Dookie was blowing up, Green Day picked queercore Pansy Division to open for them + a lot of venues pressured them to drop them as openers --

Green Day told the venues they wouldn't play if PD didn't - and the venues (mostly? all?) backed down.

huh.
green day x pansy division flyer

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 23h
New CAP analysis shows that union men under age 35 are more likely to get married, have kids, and own their own homes—especially young men without college degrees. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-unions-help-young-working-class-men-buy-homes-and-start-families/
How Unions Help Young Working-Class Men Buy Homes and Start Families
New CAP analysis of demographic data shows that union men under age 35 are more likely to get married, have kids, and own their own homes—especially young men without college degrees.
www.americanprogress.org

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