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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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Dave Wolfgang @davewolfgang.es · 08/10/2026

The twins are always so good 🥴

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BADROBBIE! 🔞 @badrobbiestudio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Deep breath training w the twins 😵‍💫🍆🫷💦 Done for @diaperbun.bsky.social

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tempestus_vulpis🔞 @tempestusvulpis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Kinktober continues Day 04-07: Mitts/Hood/Harness/Armbinder It seems the with Ashe moving on to other duties, Sam had to hire some more assistance :3

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

the tech industry is about to invent books

Andrew Yeung
@andruyeung
X.com
We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/10/2026

This Weeks Editorial Cartoon: Hiding in Plane Sight theonion.com/hiding-in-plane-sight

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Rocket @rocketknight.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

About 35% of kink is downstream of neurodivergent people's need to be squeezed really hard

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This was a two act play by the Russians. It’s both a tragedy and a comedy.

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𝙈𝙊𝙊𝙎𝙀 @deusexmoose.com · 01/10/2026

www.furaffinity.net/view/66538019/ "Through the deepest and oldest woods, beyond any map or border, those who wander without fear of losing their way home may find themselves in the court of the thorned king..." [1]

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Dave Wolfgang @davewolfgang.es · 29/09/2026

I totally get that, get excellent results in objective test before an interview, do the interview correctly and get rejected anyway. One starts to think if it is bias because "your vibe is different", because they feel like you are smarter than them and going to take their jobs, etc. fucking sucks.

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

gotta say there’s something almost poetic about Trump incentivizing less fuel efficient vehicles as the Iran war keeps pushing up the price of gas

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Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 26/05/2026

The Forbidden Lamp CarmesJocelin

A giant moth clinging to a lighthouse on a pink sunset.

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That’s Furred Up! @thatsfurredup.com · 25/09/2026

Version 2.0 of a certain sassy bluejay!

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Frozen Ocelot @frozenocelot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Once again a reminder. Don't give them a damn thing and CANCEL YOUR NITRO!

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026

NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Are you selling me a solution or a dependency?" is a question I think more people should ask.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 18/09/2026

honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or care

arstechnica.com

UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges

For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.

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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 17/09/2026

Irish radio station Classic Hits Radio has said it will remove Ed Sheeran’s music from its playlists “for the foreseeable future”, amid the controversy surrounding US rapper Macklemore's removal from the British singer-songwriter's tour. jrnl.ie/7164895

jrnl.ie

Classic Hits Radio to remove Ed Sheeran's music 'for the foreseeable future' amid Macklemore row

The Irish station said it received feedback from listeners “expressing disappointment and concern regarding the events surrounding the tour”.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 15/09/2026

All of Ed Sheeran's supporting acts, including two Irish groups, have pulled out of the singer-songwriter's US tour following the departure of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore said on Monday he was forced out for advocating for Palestinians. www.thejournal.ie/ed-sheeran-m...

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All of Ed Sheeran's support acts, including two Irish groups, quit tour over Macklemore row

Macklemore said he was forced out of the tour after he advocated for Palestinians on stage while supporting Sheeran.

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Dave Wolfgang @davewolfgang.es · 15/09/2026

Zeph is just a puppy, you should be making him company in ropes.

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autumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

not my problem

Some ICE Nazi, who was too dumb even for ICE and got fired, topped himself. Too bad so sad

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Banned: Macklemore's powerful statement deserves reading. www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ms. Rachel: "Ed Sheeran had an opportunity…Instead he caved to people who refuse to accept what the world knows." "If more than 20,000 white children were killed…everyone would be shouting…Treating some children's lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral."

Ms. Rachel post:
"Ed Sheeran had an opportunity show that we won't be bullied into punishing people for supporting Palestine. Instead he caved to people who refuse to accept what the world knows. A genocide is happening in Gaza. We all need to speak out against it.

"If more than 20,000 white children were killed in another part of the world, everyone would be shouting about it at their concerts. Treating some children's lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral."

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

He cooked Ed Sheeran on IG

macklemore
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Ed was in a fucked up position. He knew it. His typical apolitical stance was being challenged in a way it never had been before. He told me that the words
"Free Palestine" and the image of the Palestinian flag were hurtful to a lot of people he spoke with. I told him that if those words were more offensive than tens of thousands of Palestinian children being killed by Israel, then there was a fundamental disconnect between where those people stood and where I stood. But he couldn't get past his public facing, "I don't take sides."

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Dave Wolfgang @davewolfgang.es · 14/09/2026

2k because you make great art!

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Dusty Yeen ⛓️⬛✨ @dustyyeen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

✨RAFFLE TIME✨ Thank you for 2k followers! Where did y’all come from!? 🎨Win 1 Portrait/ Headshot 🎨 To participate: -Follow, repost and reply to this with your character; -Ends in 48 hours; -AI pics are disqualified Good luck to everyone!

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Please stop doing this.

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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/09/2026

I know this'll ruffle feathers but I agree with this Food/Water watch analysis. Diverting renewable energy away from fossil phase-out and climate adaptation and towards melting graphics card to power chatbots is the formal end of moral purpose for clean technology.

Data Centers With Renewables Aren’t the Answer
So all these power plants and “temporary” turbines are raising power prices and polluting our communities. Why don’t we just power data centers with renewables?

Many data center companies are pledging to (eventually) do just that. But even if these pledges weren’t just empty greenwashing promises, powering data centers with clean energy is utterly unrealistic. It also threatens the progress of our already dangerously slow energy transition.

Continuously powering a 1 GW data center would require nearly 20,000 acres of solar panels or 185,000 acres of onshore wind power. We cannot afford to waste the time, space, or money to build renewables for Big Tech’s profit machines.

Already, data center growth is outstripping available renewable energy supply and redirecting renewables from other industries. It’s drawing urgently needed renewables from existing technologies and resources. We need to focus our renewable energy resources toward thos

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Dave Wolfgang @davewolfgang.es · 12/09/2026

I completely agree with the part of putting the pressure to continue or give substance to the conversation on the other person. If you are messaging me, have a reason to do so unless you are an actual friend just checking how things are!

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Astra @astrabun.com · 12/09/2026

I am sure I am not the only one that gets kind of fed up with repeated DMs that just say "hi" where no actual conversation ever happens - unfortunately, this seems to be kinda common in the furry fandom. I got bored this morning and made a "furry" version of "nohello"

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Staub @yepstaub.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

what a curious day to put these on sale

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Senator Alice Mary Higgins asked the CnaM Chairman why his organisation didn’t take action under the Irish Online Safety Code against Grok generating CSAM. Apparently, it didn’t appear to them to be a breach of the code. What , then, is it good for?

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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

AVs will follow all the rules of the road, they said… AVs will treat every pedestrian the same, they said… This study did not directly compare the models with human drivers, but some of these results suggest that AI could amplify human bias rather than eliminate it (1/4) arxiv.org/pdf/2609.00192

LLM-Driven Autonomous Vehicles Inherit Human Driver Biases in Pedestrian Yielding: Results and Implications From A New Benchmark

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Dave Wolfgang @davewolfgang.es · 08/09/2026

Alternatively!? I meant to say narratively, thanks spell checker 🙃

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Dave Wolfgang @davewolfgang.es · 08/09/2026

No, thank you for the great storytelling and engaging characters, both alternatively and visually :3

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The Foggy Jew @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Guys, we have to have a serious conversation about the Minister for Justice being captured by far-right ideas on migration Also on him just being a stupid arsehole who loves making people suffer for no reason

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snake-wing @snake-wing.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The other design I did for Artiss’ Pride collection 🏳️‍🌈

A digital piece of art showing instances of quietness in nature. Text reads:

Queerness in Nature:

Schizophyllum commune has over 20,000 sexes.

Around 31% of Laysan
Albatross couples on Oahu
Island consist of two females.

Clownfish can transition from male to female.

Around 10% of rams are gay.

Mourning geckos can reproduce asexually.

Most male walruses are bisexual.

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