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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 3h

That's what I meant. Sorry... Facetious didn't translate well

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 3h

Only 30ish miles from here

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 3h

Shit. At least it's windy

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Why can’t we have a decent life working 40-50 hours a week? As soon as you figure out a way to make a dollar more, they’re going to take it away from you.

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 3h

Florida, please, just for once be smart

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 3h

I'm surprised at the number of states where poll workers initial ballots. Our ballots have only a number and when a voter is done filing it out, a poll worker removes the perforated number from the top of the ballot WHILE STILL IN A SECRECY SLEEVE then hand it back for the voter to put in tabulator

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 3h

Ours have nothing but a number, which is removed. No names to associate with voted ballots

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 17h

Just... what a fucking nightmare

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 17h

I thought Russian oil was...a little problematic right now, with all the drone attacks on the refineries

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 20h

And since when do you have that cute little camper

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 20h

Are you on the roof?? Wtf Charlie

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 21h

Omg I haven't seen them in literally years. Is that new video? I can't even remember what the Twitter handle was

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 23h

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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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 22h

As opposed to being held at gunpoint? I don't understand

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 22h

Dude. AOC is the special guest.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

One thing that Ossoff does - thank god - is COMPLETELY abandon the weird liberal wisdom that you should never say your opponent’s name. He says “Mike Collins” about 30 times in this clip, not “my opponent” or some such, and the directness make his attacks exponentially more brutal.

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Not a bad idea. It's 55 now but sunny and gorgeous and it feels warmer

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Feels like a whole different level of pissed off on here today

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's supposed to be 82 degrees tomorrow.(!) Organizers are having to adjust start times to try to keep the dogs out of the hottest part of the day. Ideally it would be in the 50s... like today

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Patrick Skinner is an amazing human being. Follow him if you don't already.

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is going to be interesting. Good for him

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Abdul El-Sayed: Most people aren't asking how I pray. They're asking what I pray for. I pray for the same things they do: a good life for my kids, a world where we can afford basic means of our dignity.

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cookiebaker14.bsky.social @cookiebaker14.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hot take - Rogers spent the entire debate saying why we shouldn't elect Abdul, but didn't really explain why we should vote for him!

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm going in Marquette and I'm so excited

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 07/10/2026

I absolutely LOVE this!! Men showing up and standing with women. The El Paso, Texas Fire Department is walking a mile in her shoes to support survivors of domestic violence. #SheShed ♥️👠

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hopefully the lawsuits will slow him down before he runs for some office as a republican

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

⚾️ Jake Bauers of the Milwaukee Brewers says he decided not to retire because his wife was pregnant and they needed health insurance. In the richest country in the world. It doesn’t have to be like this. #MedicareForAllNOW

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

That's a spectacularly stupid person

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's pretty much all crazy money now

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barbjackson @brendajackson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If he gets elected I'm getting a tshirt that says, "I signed AES's ballot petition" - back when I saw him the first time and had no idea who he was

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