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Sexist or racist people are stone-cold losers. They are so insecure they created a category they were born into as “superior.”
September 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Sexist or racist people are stone-cold losers. They are so insecure they created a category they were born into as “superior.”
Optimist: the cup is half full.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
The other half of the economists on Bluesky: what was the assignment mechanism and can we use it to causally identify the effect of optimism on lifetime income or education outcomes?
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
The other half of the economists on Bluesky: what was the assignment mechanism and can we use it to causally identify the effect of optimism on lifetime income or education outcomes?
Optimist: the cup is half full.
Pessimist:the cup is half empty
Half of the economists on Bluesky: the vibes about the cup aren’t justified by the fundamentals.
Pessimist:the cup is half empty
Half of the economists on Bluesky: the vibes about the cup aren’t justified by the fundamentals.
Optimist: the cup is half full.
Pessimist:the cup is half empty
That one guy on Bluesky: yeah, but what does it mean for FinReg.
Pessimist:the cup is half empty
That one guy on Bluesky: yeah, but what does it mean for FinReg.
August 23, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Optimist: the cup is half full.
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
The other half of the economists on Bluesky: what was the assignment mechanism and can we use it to causally identify the effect of optimism on lifetime income or education outcomes?
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
The other half of the economists on Bluesky: what was the assignment mechanism and can we use it to causally identify the effect of optimism on lifetime income or education outcomes?
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The Society of Labor Economists is piloting a new mentoring program intended to provide small group mentoring, providing advice on how to improve research and navigate the publishing process. We are seeking both mentors and mentees--apply here!
www.sole-jole.org/sole-mentoring
www.sole-jole.org/sole-mentoring
SOLE Mentoring
www.sole-jole.org
August 19, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The Society of Labor Economists is piloting a new mentoring program intended to provide small group mentoring, providing advice on how to improve research and navigate the publishing process. We are seeking both mentors and mentees--apply here!
www.sole-jole.org/sole-mentoring
www.sole-jole.org/sole-mentoring
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People arguing that all actions are selfish (because they ”maximize utility”) are lazy thinkers. They mistake a poor definition of selfishness for a clever insight.
August 8, 2026 at 6:19 AM
People arguing that all actions are selfish (because they ”maximize utility”) are lazy thinkers. They mistake a poor definition of selfishness for a clever insight.
I hope they go one of two ways with this new IP.
1. Continue the onion's style of satire, pointing out what InfoWars has always been.
2. Turn it into an actually reliable news source that highlights local level human interest stories across the world; doing what Jones never would.
1. Continue the onion's style of satire, pointing out what InfoWars has always been.
2. Turn it into an actually reliable news source that highlights local level human interest stories across the world; doing what Jones never would.
With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars.
We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director.
Please stand by for more.
We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director.
Please stand by for more.
April 20, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I hope they go one of two ways with this new IP.
1. Continue the onion's style of satire, pointing out what InfoWars has always been.
2. Turn it into an actually reliable news source that highlights local level human interest stories across the world; doing what Jones never would.
1. Continue the onion's style of satire, pointing out what InfoWars has always been.
2. Turn it into an actually reliable news source that highlights local level human interest stories across the world; doing what Jones never would.
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I would have preferred to have the "draw the rest of the owl" meme on the cover, but this will do. Seems like it is on schedule, and we'll leave some typos so you know we didn't write it with AI.
April 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM
I would have preferred to have the "draw the rest of the owl" meme on the cover, but this will do. Seems like it is on schedule, and we'll leave some typos so you know we didn't write it with AI.
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"It's believed to be the first time a local police department in Minnesota intervened in a federal law enforcement action since the surge in immigration enforcement began two months ago." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"It's believed to be the first time a local police department in Minnesota intervened in a federal law enforcement action since the surge in immigration enforcement began two months ago." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
5 minutes before I learned of the ostensible murder of Alex Pretti, I had to explain this scene to my 5yo. Explain that the Stormtroopers "were so mean that they just killed them all".
Authoritarians kill the innocent when they are inconvenient. They kill the innocent to enforce their power.
Authoritarians kill the innocent when they are inconvenient. They kill the innocent to enforce their power.
January 25, 2026 at 5:02 AM
5 minutes before I learned of the ostensible murder of Alex Pretti, I had to explain this scene to my 5yo. Explain that the Stormtroopers "were so mean that they just killed them all".
Authoritarians kill the innocent when they are inconvenient. They kill the innocent to enforce their power.
Authoritarians kill the innocent when they are inconvenient. They kill the innocent to enforce their power.
May we all make 2026 a year of kindness.
January 1, 2026 at 4:24 AM
May we all make 2026 a year of kindness.
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It seems seasonally appropriate to recall and perhaps amplify the words of Cicero:
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." — Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." — Marcus Tullius Cicero
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It seems seasonally appropriate to recall and perhaps amplify the words of Cicero:
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." — Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." — Marcus Tullius Cicero
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
Once again, fantastic reporting by 404 Media.
NEW: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document 404 Media obtained. Photos taken by the app are stored for 15 years, including of U.S. citizens. We've published the full document here: www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
November 1, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Once again, fantastic reporting by 404 Media.
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Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
@hankgreen.bsky.social Would crash course be interested in producing materials to help teachers in Oklahoma address this new teaching requirement?
apnews.com/article/okla...
apnews.com/article/okla...
New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about the 2020 election
Beginning next school year, the curriculum standards for Oklahoma high school students will including conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election.
apnews.com
May 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
@hankgreen.bsky.social Would crash course be interested in producing materials to help teachers in Oklahoma address this new teaching requirement?
apnews.com/article/okla...
apnews.com/article/okla...
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Yeah, sad to say I called this one too (acoup.blog/2024/10/25/n...), but not enough people listened.
And so here we are. Who could have imagined?
Everyone. Everyone could have imagined.
And so here we are. Who could have imagined?
Everyone. Everyone could have imagined.
April 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Yeah, sad to say I called this one too (acoup.blog/2024/10/25/n...), but not enough people listened.
And so here we are. Who could have imagined?
Everyone. Everyone could have imagined.
And so here we are. Who could have imagined?
Everyone. Everyone could have imagined.
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For example, in Washington state, a judge found that the government improperly terminated a full-time student’s F-1 visa over a DUI arrest (but not conviction) in ways that violate the clear letter of law re: the bases for terminating student visas.
April 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
For example, in Washington state, a judge found that the government improperly terminated a full-time student’s F-1 visa over a DUI arrest (but not conviction) in ways that violate the clear letter of law re: the bases for terminating student visas.
So the recent xkcd comic is absolutely on point when it comes to trade deficits and tariffs. I wish I had been able to be this creative when teaching international econ a few years ago.
xkcd.com/3073
xkcd.com/3073
Tariffs
xkcd.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
So the recent xkcd comic is absolutely on point when it comes to trade deficits and tariffs. I wish I had been able to be this creative when teaching international econ a few years ago.
xkcd.com/3073
xkcd.com/3073
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So that $10B bailout for farmers.
Is it a payout for political support? Yeah. Bold move for an industry that talks so much about hard work & independence!
But it's also worse than that. This is a US food crisis in the making.
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Let's talk about the payoff part first?
Is it a payout for political support? Yeah. Bold move for an industry that talks so much about hard work & independence!
But it's also worse than that. This is a US food crisis in the making.
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Let's talk about the payoff part first?
a man wearing glasses and a black shirt is sitting in front of a window .
Alt: gif of Dwight Schrute shaking his head in disappointment
media.tenor.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
So that $10B bailout for farmers.
Is it a payout for political support? Yeah. Bold move for an industry that talks so much about hard work & independence!
But it's also worse than that. This is a US food crisis in the making.
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Let's talk about the payoff part first?
Is it a payout for political support? Yeah. Bold move for an industry that talks so much about hard work & independence!
But it's also worse than that. This is a US food crisis in the making.
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Let's talk about the payoff part first?
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Please remember that alt text is ESPECIALLY critical on emergency information.
January 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Please remember that alt text is ESPECIALLY critical on emergency information.
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