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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 13h

This! 👇👇👇 Vote EARLY & BLUE! Up & down the ballot! 🌊 #nokings

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 14h

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 13h

🇺🇲 🇺🇲 🇺🇲 Vote EARLY & BLUE! Up & down the ballot! 🌊 #nokings

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 16h

Is she rolling her eye at the skulls on her head? She really doesn't look enthused

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So I edited this story. And I wanna share on thought on language, & telling the truth We talked about: the "government is lying to you" It may sound saucy. It may sound like opinion But it's just true And if something is true then you should just say it, clearly That's just good journalism

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's theft until they pay it back

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The naked statute of parasite Trump sitting on a smaller man's back om EU Parliament A statue of US President Donald Trump was put on exhibit in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. www.dw.com/en/naked-tru...

dw.com

Naked Trump statue goes on display in Strasbourg

Titled "The Orange Plague," a gold-coated statue presents Donald Trump sitting on a smaller man's back. The Danish artist blamed Trump for getting in the way of efforts to address climate change.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Thank you for coming forward. We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand accountability.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.

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The UnPopulist @theunpopulist.net · 06/10/2026

Andy Craig (@andycraig.bsky.social) proposes an impeachment fix that needs no constitutional amendment: senators vote on conviction by secret ballot, with each vote recorded in the Senate Journal and sealed for 10 or 20 years.

theunpopulist.net

A Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority Basis

Such a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Once again, @propublica.org is doing the work that would normally be done by the government

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hmm, no thumbnail. So here's a good read about Ted Turner.

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Some wealthy people are worthwhile humans, we're just used to the others.

moneycontrol.com

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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐕🐕🐕

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Bad teeth limit job opportunities.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 06/10/2026

This is how I picture every day is like in Texas. Except with more big stupid hats.

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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🐕🐕🐕🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Something tells me that Christina Ricci is a hell of a parent. I love seeing parents who teach their children right from wrong, and to stand up for what's right.

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Night of the living dead in a dorm basement. Some guys left first and as the rest of us walked across the quad in the dark the guys jumped down from trees around us.

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Absolutely amazing. So clear and well written. I think I could cure my trumpist spouse if I could duck tape him to the passenger seat and drive for 4 hours.

Red cover image of The Nerd Reich by Gil Duran

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

They sent retired me a scary text message. Sent by Colorado Dawn.

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Indivisible Colorado @indivisible-co.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

@protectcofuture.bsky.social Retired and earning under $500,000 a year? Don’t believe the scare texts! 🤥 Amendment 87 lowers your state income tax rate, which means more money in your pocket. Check the table on your ballot and in the blue book to see exactly where you land. #YesOn87 #NoOn136

PSSSST! AMENDMENT 87 CUTS TAXES FOR 97% OF COLORADO TAXPAYERS.
FOR SENIORS? VETS? SMALL BUSINESSES? PEOPLE ON FIXED INCOMES??
YES! THEM TOO!
YES ON 87!

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.

nytimes.com

National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Coloradans I got this as a text. "Colorado Dawn" paid for the ads and they are a conservative group. I'll spend tomorrow with the blue book so I have facts

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How can you not love this guy?

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 02/10/2026

It is your last chance to enter your suggested designs and taglines for our audience co-created merchandise capsule! www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize... Pitch them here by the end of today: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Bellingcat Official Merch Design Contest - bellingcat

Bellingcat is finally launching an official merch line! That’s right: after years of fantasizing and wishing, we’re finally ready to get our name and logo on cool merch that you’ll be able to show off...

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Try living on $1300/mo. That's my income. Started working at 15, but those years as a stay at home mom has consequences

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Why is he out of jail and performing?

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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nypapajoe.bsky.social @nypapajoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

People, you don't need a formal education to understand how the current corporate owned regime that's been in power for decades have denigrated the hourly wage earners, instituted for profit healthcare, eliminated job security & convinced the nation that immigrants created this mess! WTFU!

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Can you imagine humans walking at 2 hours old? That's a horror movie

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AReSister @azaffle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jena has done an excellent job for years

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