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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

This guy sucks. He'll happily do shitty things, but if there's any pushback he'll chicken out of doing the shitty thing he really wants to do or pull out "civility in the discourse". Both a shithead and a coward

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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Does anyone in the business media want to give $SPCX President Gwynne Shotwell a call and ask if the company's Starlink contracts are valid or is official company policy just whatever the political whims of Musk dictate? (same for the Board of Directors)

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I'm shocked Edge is that high. His first 2 years were sooooooo good

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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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Not a Skydance Corporation @alsorae.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Good morning. Fuck Target.

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As a Ravens player, this is disgusting to smell

Baltimore Ravens player Marlon Humphrey attempts to avoid the stench emanating from a shambling mound as it attempts to engulf his teammate.

For those unfamiliar with the lore, a Baltimore Raven is a player for a professional American football team, while a shambling mound is a large, animated Russian plant with predatory tendencies.

Close up of Marlon Humphrey *soft gagging noises*

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Jeff Mac @jeffmacishere.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

swear to god, if it turns out I'm currently "living my best life" I am going to be fucking furious

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I don't even like seeing targeting replays. This kind of thing is 100% unnecessary and the TV directors should avoid it

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I want to be contrarian and hype The Acolyte. It's much better than it gets credit for. Give us Andor writing with Acolyte fight choreographers, you bastards!

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Gotta keep practices short so he has more time to paint

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

There's an entire galaxy! With like 25,000 years of hyperspace travel! Explore a new story!

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sir, please do not tease about the happening before it happens. You are setting people up for disappointment when they rush to confirm Sincerely, A disappointed person

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Wendell Albright @wendella.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

this might be the single worst thing ever uttered at a UN General Assembly certainly the worst thing said by the leader of a purported democracy

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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

every single republican president of my lifetime has started a war in the middle east and destroyed the economy

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Guaranteed he has a diesel delete kit on it

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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's pretty incredible the Speaker of the House thinks the votes are there to impeach the Secretary of the Defense (same party!) and his only play is to run away

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Goose bites can be pretty nasty

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Is there something beyond Quad-A?

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"I think we're in the bad place."

Jared from Subway is the one to figure out that they're in the bad place, much to the dismay of Michael, who is running an elaborate experiment to prove that he can successfully torture humans through psychological and emotional torment rather than traditional physical pain.

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I drafted him because of this. Thank you for your service!

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Z. BoogeyMann Zilla, Semi-Pro Ghoulball @pandangit.com · 26/08/2026

If we really want to honor Tim Curry's memory, then we have to publish like 8 different obituaries, each with a different and entirely plausible cause of death.

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Soon we'll all get to see the difference between people celebrating a life and people celebrating a death

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Probably also: Hello there, Miss Doesn't-find-me-sexually-attractive-anymore. I just tripled my productivity And: Well, desserts aren't always right.

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The five Simpsons lines I've uttered most: Honorable mention- Bastard... He's always one step ahead. 5. You moron! That's the kiss of death. 4. The lesson is, never try. 3. You're all terrible sinners. 2. What kind of God would allow that? 1. I have three kids and no money.

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Ponsonby Britt @hockeenight.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

At this point the only vegetable that hasn't been recalled is Mitch McConnell.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.

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micah @mjmclain.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"Here’s a fun fact for you: More cops have been arrested for stalking women using Flock cameras than there are trans athletes in sports."

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Ben Fiorucci @benfiorucci.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I can't like this but it is 100% a problem

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The usual excuse behind the rush to build these data centers is "we can't let China get ahead of us". But we seem to have no problem letting China lap us when it comes to renewable energy. Odd, ain't it?

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