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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1h

bigotry aside: imagine having to design an enforcement policy for this. what are we doing y'all?

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 2h

El-Sayed has my vote for many reasons, but this is definitely among the top few.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

Right, it turns out that instead of letting the Republicans set the terms of the debate, you can simply tell them and their enablers in the media to cram it. El-Sayed has been doing the same thing. It's long overdue.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 2h

Post AI slop, get blocked. Re-skeet AI slop, unfollowed *at best*, but probably blocked too.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3h

"The elite moneyed class that the media too often represents may find accountability uncomfortable or discourteous, but the American people demand it and it so we are committed to it." Or more colloquially: "bitch all you want, we're putting some motherfuckers in jail."

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 2h

Sometimes you want to send the message as clearly as possible.

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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 3h

Calls for civility are almost always attempts by the powerful to silence the less powerful and the powerless.

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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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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I truly believe that the key to a happier life is to read more books, eat more scones, and use more Oxford commas.

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 09/10/2026

We shouldn't have the death penalty in any case, but we certainly shouldn't be a society that puts it on pay-per-view. As someone pointed out, there's a line from video of detainees in ICE camps to Venezuela boat murders to this. The Fox Newsification of fascism.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You do not, you do not, you do not, you do not, need to be "chosen" by someone in order to be worthy. Nope, not even the person you just thought of when you read that. That "need" is the joensing of an addiction, an itch that scratching will only make worse. Truth.

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It is okay to start over. Not only is it okay, it's a necessary part of recovery. We're going to have sh*t days, where the only thing to do is hit "reset" & try again. It doesn't mean we're f*cked or a failure. Our "best" is going to look different day to day. Easy does it.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

He‘s never paid his bills before. He’s not about to start now.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh look! A lithe young woman with a content-free bio and a profile picture of her photographed from behind with a lovely landscape in the background wants to follow me! I must be ever so special! Blockety-blockety-block-block-block.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

No, but really, outsourcing our own moral discernment to the talking word toaster is not reasonable or ultimately positive for humans so it’s okay. It is a machine. There’s no mortality to it being used as a machine. You don’t remote lock a guy for cussing out his tractor. What are we doing here?

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Well, that's the Circuses. Now all we need is the Bread.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Why does TFG want everyone to talk about Sports Illustrated?

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Most ridiculously rich people were not trying to get f-you money. They were *keeping score* with money. And the problem with doing that is that there is always more money, so you can always get a higher score.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"What is socialism? Why I'm pretty sure it's these things that have nothing to do with socialism but I am pretty sure you don't like, plus whatever else I slap with the label. Hopefully that will convince you that you don't like those other things either."

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The next season, my son decided to play up a year to avoid this guy. The other parents tried to talk us into coming back. “He can be brusque.” No, he Is an asshole. My son doesn’t want to play for him. And even if he did, I would not have agreed to let him.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Sure enough, the play works exactly as drawn up and they score. Coach sulked on the sideline (thank goodness silently) for the rest of the game.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

As they were lining up after halftime the coach tried to pull a “You guys can’t go out there without instruction” and my son just waved him off.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My son (a GK) had a club coach do that in the last game of the season. Coach was pouting about something. So my son decided to pull the team together and run a set play off the 2nd half kickoff.

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Margaret Hamilton has left this earth after a lifetime spent helping others do it. May we all aspire to such an achievement.

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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

today, the fuel clock for diesel hit $50 billion- businesses and consumers have since March spent $50 billion more on diesel compared to the same time last year. adding gasoline's $78.46 billion, the tally is $128.6 billion more spent on fuel vs a year ago.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The article is worth your time (and perhaps a donation to the paper).

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The conversation we needed to have in 2021 about changing expectations for hiring and tenure is now even more necessary

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"They don’t have enough guards and they know it. If we wait until they figure that out, it’ll be too late." --Kino Loy

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

He’s never paid a debt in his life. This will not be the first.

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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." - L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables 🎨 Laivi Põder

Artwork depicting a colourful autumn scene, with trees with autumn foliage and a cozy red cottage.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When my kids took Humanities at AA Skyline, they read about the Panopticon, and then they toured the building. They were super excited to talk about school when they got home from that lesson, let me tell you.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Fall light---especially in the late afternoon/early evening---is undefeated.

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Autumn Sunset (1987) by Eyvind Earle

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm holding off just a bit longer for mine, but looking forward to it!

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Michiganders, you can check your voter registration status (and a whole lot more) right here: mvic.sos.state.mi.us

mvic.sos.state.mi.us

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Charles Booker @booker4ky.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

⏰ Don’t wait until the last minute. Double-check your voter registration or get registered by 4 PM tomorrow, October 5. It only takes a few minutes. Make sure you’re ready to vote. 🗳️ vrsws.sos.ky.gov/VIC/

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Got political mail? Go to paidforby.info For federal races, you'll immediately get detailed information about who is behind the mail and their donors. And all uploaded mail will be reviewed by an independent journalist. (It also works for ads on TV and YouTube.)

paidforby.info

Who paid for this?

Find out who really paid for political mailers and TV ads.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As we enter the final month before the midterms, don't get cocky. If anything, it's time to ramp up the work and pour it on. Check your registration. Vote early. Push your friends and family too. Look for local places to help out. Phone bank and write postcards. Volunteer for Election Day.

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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses...

The graph shows the cumulative number of awards made by month across this fiscal year, as compared to the last 6 fiscal years. The line for this year is total flat until June, but then finally gets up to 91 by October. In prior years the increase starts building earlier and ends on average in the 700-800 range (with variability, last year was only between 400-500).

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

College football gonna college.

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Brian @brian-noble.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ah FOX. How I've missed touchdown, commercial, kickoff, commercial.

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