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My heart breaks for mathematicians whose lives and careers are being destroyed by AI — and especially this PhD student, who doesn’t even know he is a poet

Kai Shaikh, a Ph.D. student in mathematics at the University of Toronto, also currently at SLMath, observed that theorems are easy to use as benchmarks, but that they capture little of the wonderment at the heart of math. "Just like a photograph of a mile marker can't provide much of the value of actually going on a hike," he said,
"it would seem to me that proofs without stories, or even stories without struggle or mystery, and first glimpses of strange beasts, are not very meaningful or valuable to us humans."

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Jeffrey B. Benyacar @drjeffreyb.bsky.social · 8h

The Smashing Pumpkin Spice Girl

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 9h

“You see… He *made* us concoct a conspiracy about his whereabouts [by being sick with the flu]. What other choice could we possibly have had but to manufacture a deceptive fiction that implies he is mentally unwell?“

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19h

Elon Musk elevated a false conspiracy theory about Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico over the weekend, lifting a fringe claim concerning the Texan’s mental health to the forefront of users’ X feeds.

washingtonpost.com

Elon Musk’s megaphone propels conspiracy theory about James Talarico

The billionaire has a history of elevating false claims like the one about the Democratic Senate nominee, but his control of X gives him outsize influence ahead of the midterms.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 13h

This podcast was SO fun: "Why is everyone acting like an expert now" on The Overthinkers Pod. We discussed: democracy, digital tech, outrage, the epistemology of populism, the power of social identity, the goals of science & the beauty of intellectual humility: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

podcasts.apple.com

Why is Everyone Acting Like an Expert Now? (With Dr. Dannagal G. Young)

Podcast Episode · The Overthinkers · October 12 · 58m

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 16h

But how will people with bad taste celebrate their anniversaries now?

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 16h

It does appear the "data center eliminated Nazi and otherwise fuckface bots" narrative is basically wishcasting, it does show you how popular getting rid of this shit would broadly be, and that maybe a smart person should run on it.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 20h

ok. Maybe so! But I bet this IS how it will play out. Whether you are think that’s ok or not is an entirely different matter.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 20h

Agreed but it sure could be framed as elitist 😂

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 21h

Honestly She sounds and looks just like a lot of young people online these days… and that relatability is populist catnip. Also: Elitist assholery plays great on Fox

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 21h

They’ll be more than happy to use that mockery as proof that the left is condescending & not nearly as feminist as they claim. Is it going to be difficult to restrain one’s self given the temptation of this very rich bait? YES. But focus on the democratic norm violations over stylistic failure.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 21h

Is the new press secretary out of her depth? 1000% yes. But the bigger violation comes from her authoritarian sycophancy and willingness to lie about easily refutable empirical claims. And remember: mocking her for being a pretty girl who can’t read is exactly what MAGA wants the left to do.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Yes, absolutely. For example, if in the next few weeks, Trump sends ICE officers to polls, you know what you do? You go anyway, you throw them a middle finger, and you walk into the ballot box and don't let them intimidate you. What you don't do is despair and stay home.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Thats not what Jonathan Chait told me!

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Ok gross and totally unsurprising but DAMN those fireworks are LIT and I don’t gaf about fireworks.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Sandwich generation stuff hitting hard today. Yet another fall for mom last night. Hospitalized w broken knee. Meanwhile oldest is struggling following a running injury that has triggered a demoralized spiral. Bringing them home from study abroad to keep a close eye.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I love taking the train between San Diego and Los Angeles since it's such a gorgeous view but there's just no way it'll still exist on the same track a generation from now. www.instagram.com/reels/DeSCAh...

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 12/10/2026

Yes, it is probably worth reiterating how extreme a media bubble Twitter/X puts its users in; it's not enough that they feature white supremacists & fascists outside the mainstream — many are so hateful that they were suspended when the site still had a trust & safety team. bsky.app/profile/poli...

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Economists really need to get off twitter. EconTwitter is now just like “bad instruments are DEI and women ate stupid” interspersed with a few good economists talking about the latest Claude update

Labrador Skeptic & @SaysSimulation
X.com
This is a perfect example of DEl in the wild.
Women gets Harvard PhD, Princeton postdoc, NY Fed job. Impeccable credentials - on paper.
Writes post demonstrating that she doesn't under the basics of causality & statistics. There's also a very strong urban class component
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Natalia Emanuel * @NataliaHEmanuel • 2d
Coffee shops boost innovation. 10% more
Starbucks in an area -> 3-4% more inventions.
People gather over a cuppa. They share ideas, discuss how to untangle a knotty problem, help se...
log (Starbucks + 1)
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Local Time-Varying Controls
Num. Counties * Years
Num. Counties
Num. Instruments
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Mean of Dep. Var.
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No
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0.370***
(0.0718)
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Demosthenes Twin @DemosthenesT....9h X
Women really are retarded. This one has a phd from Harvard and still can't grasp simple concepts. She actually posted this thinking she was clever. A dimwit can see the glaring error of her simple thoughts.

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Coffee shops boost innovation. 10% more
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Alpha Numer0@@alpha_numer0.thg
These are what you call middle-upper class townies. They look great on paper, seem competent when you talk to them, but have no idea how the world works or any real common sense as to how things relate to other things, with no real beliefs of their own to boot.
I see these types of women in software all the time - many of them were shoe-horned into their roles by a system that wanted to "promote women" at any cost, and really are not good at this kind of stuff or have any actual interest in improving the products they work on.
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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Thanks. I mean 20 years seems like it *should be* enough time 😂😂

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Also found these pix from June 14, 1999 when a friend and I drove to see GW announce his bid for the GOP nomination on the tiny island town of Newcastle NH. It was us. a few dozen people, and the press corps in the fog. If we only knew the events that would follow.

GW Bush on stage announcing that he would “ solemnly swear to uphold the dignity of the office of the presidency”

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Cleaning out my MBR closet which is a minefield of epic proportions. I’ve lived here since 2005 and Mike died in 2006 So I just hid lots of stuff way back in there and kept chugging along. I did come across this goodie though.

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Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Here’s a piece I wrote last year, about how violent threats have a silencing effect on public officials, and they’re being borne disproportionately by women, people of color, and critics of Trump smotus.substack.com/p/the-hidden...

smotus.substack.com

The hidden costs of political violence

Even the threat of violence may be silencing women, people of color, and Trump's Republican critics

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 11/10/2026

This is, effectively, the same stupid argument that Elon Musk made against advertisers for not advertising on X. It's also not how antitrust law works at all.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I wonder if my menopause symptoms (eg rage, insomnia) will improve when our country begins to correct course.

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

Quick story. My op-ed on how corporations that kept their DEI programs performed just as well financially was accepted & factchecked at TIME Magazine. Just needed "pro forma review by the legal department." Suddenly the piece is spiked Why? Benioff owns TIME and wants to ingratiate himself to Trump

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Punishing their one attempt at solidarity.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

BREAKING NYT: The Trump Justice Department is investigating whether the major television networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of Trump, according to six people with knowledge of the department's action.

nytimes.com

Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage

Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.

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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 11/10/2026

no one reads the articles. all of the quotes assume this is because the party is broke because of (spins wheel) whatever that person is mad about today, but the reason they’re scrambling is because they’re trying to run moonshot campaigns in deep red districts they ordinarily would never attempt

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Just peeked in over at that other place to see how things are going. saw a video of a guy being attacked by a tiger, a video purporting to show devastating effects for a baby before and after the DTaP vaccine, and three racism videos to top it off.

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Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

So, the reason we mock horrible fascists is not to make fascists change their minds. It is to show they are mockable. It breaks the veneer of respectability and power. It gives others social permission to mock them. Satire is poisonous to power because it makes opposition both fun and collaborative.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If Trump *were* a Russian asset, what would he be doing differently from what he is doing right now In terms not only of US foreign policy, but with regards to democratic norms, processes, and institutions…

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The Deleted Tweets of the New White House Press Secretary www.thebulwark.com/p/katie-zach...

thebulwark.com

The Deleted Tweets of the New White House Press Secretary

Katie Zacharia is ready to defend Trump. The Constitution? Less so.

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Compilation showcasing 12 Art Deco-era vintage lighters from the 1920s to 1950s, including the 1926 Ronson Banjo automatic lighter designed by Louis V. Aronson. 🔥 IG: @phenomlighter

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It’s New Jersey. I guess we’re expensive

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Zelenskyy says Trump has betrayed Ukraine.

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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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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I would like to commend (and perhaps join) the Girls Club in my neighborhood because they seem to value fair prices, creativity (selling chalk drawing sponsorships) and safety (see: “No mean dogs” I especially am excited about the “Potatoe Frogs” which are coming soon.

Flyer taped to pole:
GIRLS CLUB
We Do....
DOG WALKING 15$ 10mins
No Mean Dogs
CHALK DRAWING 5$ per drawing
YARD SALE 50cents-$10.
Please see the person who gave you this and tell them what you want done. Thank you! :

Another flyer:
coming soon
Potatoe frogs
ComIng soon

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Documents released by a watchdog group suggest that despite Trump's promise to fund Freedom 250 events through private donations, taxpayers largely footed the bill. The budget estimates leave open questions about where tens of millions in private donations ended up.

washingtonsun.com

Trump Raised Big Bucks for Freedom 250 — But Most Events Appear to be Funded by Taxpayers

Newly released documents raise questions about what happened to the corporate and private donations.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 09/10/2026

Hard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells

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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

On Dec 3 no less, in between your Hallmark Christmas movies.

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 09/10/2026

This strikes me as a profoundly bad idea. Why would anyone want to intentionally cause an epistemic collapse in our system of knowledge? Just to, what, grind out more papers even fewer people will read and evaluate? I don’t get it.

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