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Brian Morales

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Berkeley Political Economy ‘25 Goldman Master in Public Policy ‘27 Loud “Just you wait” “…a flame suddenly darting fourth”

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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump is a stupid piece of fucking shit but, Fuck everyone who clapped.
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Bayliss Wagner @baylisswagner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: In Nebraska rally, Trump just suggested he would be unbothered to see Iran "take out" LA or San Diego: “They could take out a city,” he said. “Let them take—Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. That’s—this is a very small price to pay."
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Rowley from Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We do a little research assisting. The backsliding of a capitalist social democracy into a pseudo fascist authoritarian dictatorship will attempt to normalize their policies through private capital. This report looked to see if that was happening since Trump 2.0
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Hell yeah man
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 14/08/2026
one thing i have been deeply struck by, in this era of resurgent fascist wannabes, is how unable any of them have been at mass social mobilization they can control elites and high levers of power, but command little spontaneous mass assent
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"Firms that kept their DEI policies or voted down anti-DEI shareholder resolutions did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as firms that didn’t." Important research @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived
Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Here's some coverage in the Guardian today www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived
Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
As a political scientist, what I found most important is that civil society organizations like businesses can push back on the executive branch and do well. Orbán's Hungary was all about pressuring civil society into acquiescence. It's been happening in the US, too. But it doesn't have to.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New working paper w/ Hanna Folsz In Jan 2025 Trump issued an executive order targeting corporate DEI programs. Many companies ended DEI fearing financial risk We find that firms that kept DEI performed just as well in financial markets, revenue, etc democracypolicylab.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
The Trump administration has used executive authority to influence the behavior of civil society organizations such as law firms, universities, and corporations.
Do corporations that resist executive orders perform worse financially? In January 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order directing federal
agencies to investigate and compel firms to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Some firms complied with the order, whereas other firms
resisted by reaffirming their DEI programs. We find that S&P 500 firms that
maintained their DEI programs performed just as well as compliant firms, both
in terms of stock market returns and revenue. The results are robust across various measures of maintaining DEI, including measures based on executives’ public
statements about DEI programs, interest group ratings, firm financial statements,
and shareholder rejections of anti-DEI resolutions. The results suggest that, at
least in some areas, firms can resist pressure from the executive branch with
minimal costs to financial performance.
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Literally everything, yes.
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Lol, lmao even.
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Lol
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Bluesky boomer
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Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 30/07/2026
I need Christopher Nolan to keep adapting towering works of literature as a sort of Keynesian stimulus for literary culture.
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
They’re not stupid, but they are dumb
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
My grad program used his text book for our Econ classes
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It is rare to see a yellow card for simulation given in the middle of the pitch. Usually this is only a yellow when it’s inside the penalty box where simulation can cause a critical penalty shot falsely. Generally it’s not carded outside the 18 box.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 13/07/2026
The sending off of Switzerland's Breel Embolo in Saturday's World Cup quarterfinal game against Argentina was the latest call that may have left fans scratching their heads. to.pbs.org/3R4a3b1
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What to know about new rules and technology behind the World Cup's most contentious calls
The sending off of Switzerland's Breel Embolo in Saturday's quarterfinal game against Argentina was the latest call that may have left fans scratching their heads.
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Fantastic
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Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 12/07/2026
We have canceled our sponsored stream with SNK. We have heard the concerns from our community regarding this partnership, specifically the company’s majority ownership by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, and the human rights concerns tied to the Saudi government.
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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This stupid motherfucker is reporting on the I Think You Should Leave subreddit 😂
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Also assumes that thread is US only comments and likes. lol
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Jeans and a button up in a hospital bed? Looks younger than a month ago? Right.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/07/2026
In a written statement with a photo, Mitch McConnell says he was “briefly unconscious” after his fall last month but did not suffer a heart attack or stroke. He says he’s recovering in a rehabilitation center after developing pneumonia and won’t return to the Senate floor until doctors clear him.
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Graham is gone
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Crab Rave
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
BREAKING US Senator Lindsey Graham has died, his office says in a statement. The Senator was 71 years old. (Not a joke) Full Story: bit.ly/4f8BB70
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Ya we created the effeminate Jesus, and his totally un-gay ripped shirt six pack abs Jesus that he chooses to fantasize about is very much not gay
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Pod Save America @podsaveamerica.crooked.com · 09/07/2026
Tommy and Lovett react to Vivek Ramaswamy’s reentry into politics.
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Oh Vivek, nooooooooo lmao
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/07/2026
THE TRUMP EFFECT: The USA just lost to Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 by a score of 4-1, right after Trump personally called FIFA to clear star striker Balogun to play. Sports fans are calling it the Trump curse. 1/
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Trump literally cursed USMNT
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I am at peace. Cabo Verde lifted the entire diaspora and made us proud.
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
…and the whole world knows their name
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Upwards, by Wassily Kandinsky, 1929, (rotated, detail), 📸 by Lars Baron
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
He is that new shape discovered in geometry a few months back.
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
If you know anything about DC and the people who live and work around Capitol Hill, you would know on the weekends they are dying to be outside doing stuff—especially on the mall There not being almost anyone is a staggering statement. People in DC love love love to be outside
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026
Fox correspondent from Trump's empty fair: "The heat is certainly keeping the crowds at bay"
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Bender: Blackjack and Hookers
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Y Si Siii!!!!?
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
バンバレ日本!
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
In case you were wondering, I find your version of The Odyssey most compelling and entertaining—not to mention the rest of the series prior. I would have much preferred Nolan use your source and have you occasionally chime in as a narrator—HHGTTG style Hope you are well! @stephenfry.bsky.social
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
That guys reactions was the most clear guilt I’ve seen in some time. Like a child caught in a very obvious ruse they tried.
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Oh damn, you were reaching founding father levels
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Does He Know Paul Dano?
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Veep: Selina Meyer on Office Incompetence
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/06/2026
LMAO -- GOP Rep. French Hill is literally right now during a news conference touting the bipartisan housing bill and the president's support for it, unaware that Trump moments ago angrily announced he won't sign it
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Inside The House
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Brian Morales @brianmorales.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
My friend Freud
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