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Dean Baker

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Economist at the Center for Economic Research. Father to two dogs.

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 13m
NYT is pushing Trump's lies www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/o... Its editors apparently think it is the same thing for Biden to push true statements about the economy in a manner its theater critic pundits consider "tone deaf" and Trump to push lies.
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Opinion | This Mistake Doomed Biden. Trump Is Falling Into the Same Trap.
When leaders ignore people’s lived experience, their political messaging collapses.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 14m
trump knows this because his uncle taught at MIT
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 10h
We have a tough decision: do we change the name to the "Superior Intelligence Bubble Monitor?" cepr.net/publications...
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The AI Bubble Monitor
Is there an AI bubble? Some indicators point to one — and when bubbles burst, there can be massive shocks in housing and job markets that last for years.
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Dave Urban @davidjohnurban.bsky.social · 6h
sounds like the dementia to me. On a serious note, I'm saddened by the complete lack of concern about data center impact on climate change. While there are many reasons to oppose AI data centers, pollution (including CO2) should be on the list. Wind and solar only. And no nukes with MAGA in charge.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 12h
This is great. Since everyone hates data centers, by equating data centers with global warming, Trump might be getting more people to recognize the reality of global warming.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 8h
The story is a bit bizarre. In the rest of the world the green transition is exploding because of Trump's war finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc... The only question is whether the U.S. will be left behind.
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BYD September 2026 exports jump 154% amid weak China demand
The Chinese automaker sold 463,561 vehicles last month, with overseas shipments making up nearly 40% of the total
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Mike Behr @mabehr.bsky.social · 59m
For years, environmentalists have been begging people to cut down on fossil fuel usage, and were ignored. With one fell swoop, Trump cut the global supply by 20%. He’s the greenest President ever.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 49m
Hot tip for Bill Gates and the AI will take all the jobs gang: shorter workweeks mean more jobs deanbaker22.substack.com/p/big-insigh...
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Big Insight for the AI Will Take All the Jobs Gang: Work Hours are NOT Fixed
Pro Tip: Fewer Hours Mean More Jobs
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Blue Meme @bluememe.bsky.social · 7h
That hardly seems in question now.
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Adele M. Stan @addiestan.bsky.social · 7h
These are not prices for diesel; these are gasoline prices tonight in Washington, DC
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Cathey🌎🦋🗽☮️❤️‍🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 💙 💛🇵🇷 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 ⭐️ @cleverhandlebars.bsky.social · 8h
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George McGovern Fan 🇺🇸 @georgemcgovernfan.bsky.social · 8h
youtu.be/rmw3gsS--uU?...
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Angie Nixon, Florida's most dangerous Democrat
YouTube video by Walter Masterson
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 8h
The story is a bit bizarre. In the rest of the world the green transition is exploding because of Trump's war finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc... The only question is whether the U.S. will be left behind.
finance.yahoo.com
BYD September 2026 exports jump 154% amid weak China demand
The Chinese automaker sold 463,561 vehicles last month, with overseas shipments making up nearly 40% of the total
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h
"blasting NPR" as NPR listeners are wont to do, driving through your neighborhood, windows rolled down, scaring your kids.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h
Renee Good's death was a moment where the pro-ICE movement lost standing by demanding people ignore the evidence of their own eyes. Reality mattered. So they will reshoot it as fiction.
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Sue @smpage.bsky.social · 9h
That would be Kingsbridge Realty Capital, CEO Jeff Pori. My message to him is "Back Off".
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tsm-pa.bsky.social @tsm-pa.bsky.social · 10h
I‘d like to know who brought up this stupid idea. Do we know? Probably the same billionaires trying to buy part of Yosemite.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 8h
Great to see
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 8h
My wife and I have "Lake Ontario" tee-shirts, an anniversary present.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 8h
High IQ!
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🌴Jeff🌴 @counseloroh.bsky.social · 9h
"There were three of them! Almost like twins." Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States. #Shame #Shame #Shame
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Eric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social · 9h
Polarization, still not the problem
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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 9h
$100 donation from a reader from Indiana
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 9h
Another month, another temperature record. Across the contiguous United States, September 2026 ranks as the warmest September on record, dating back to at least 1895, according to data.
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The U.S. just experienced its warmest and most humid September on record
Across the contiguous United States, September 2026 ranks as the warmest September on record, dating back to at least 1895.
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Eric Bottorff @torff.bsky.social · 8h
Even the fucking National Review knows this is insane. www.nationalreview.com/corner/no-we...
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No, We Don’t Need to Spend Taxpayer Dollars to Review Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal | National Review
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iamdavieboy.bsky.social @iamdavieboy.bsky.social · 8h
Real stand up guy. Who is the dirt bag Schmitt?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h
I don't take tips on virtue from a man who used a pic of his stillborn child for a GoFundMe campaign for his children's burial garden named "Lincoln’s Place" when the project was never built, and Ogles repeatedly refused to disclose what happened to the tens of thousands of dollars donated.
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 11h
It might not be vetted; but, your information is correct this time, Lawrence.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 9h
That's great news -- guess my letter did the trick!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10h
Amazing news! MLB has dropped its proposal for a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park! Thank you to everyone who pushed back and stood up for our parks!
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 10h
We have a tough decision: do we change the name to the "Superior Intelligence Bubble Monitor?" cepr.net/publications...
cepr.net
The AI Bubble Monitor
Is there an AI bubble? Some indicators point to one — and when bubbles burst, there can be massive shocks in housing and job markets that last for years.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 10h
No wonder Trump doesn't like Lula. He is trying to ban online gambling paydayreport.com/lula-bans-on...
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Lula Bans Online Gambling & Battles Brasil’s Soccer Clubs
Lula is battling Brasil's famous soceer clubs in his call to outlaw gambling.
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centaurhater @centaurhater.bsky.social · 11h
And the GOP is okay with a crazy leading them lol.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13h
The tide is turning.
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MAGA Voter Sounds Off About Her Regret Over Voting For Trump In Blistering Viral Interview: 'I'm Pissed'
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 12h
This is great. Since everyone hates data centers, by equating data centers with global warming, Trump might be getting more people to recognize the reality of global warming.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
Trump mumbles through an extremely low energy endorsement for Ken Paxton to little applause from the audience
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 13h
🚨 WE HAVE A LIKELY VOTER POLL OUT OF TEXAS Talarico 51% Paxton 49% TALARICO HAS CRACKED 50! #TXSen www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
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Fox News Poll: It’s a Lone Star Senate showdown between Talarico and Paxton
Democrat James Talarico holds a slim 2-point edge over Republican Ken Paxton as GOP enthusiasm gaps and crossover voters reshape the Texas Senate race.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h
-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile All massive financial failures led by Trump. Now this...
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
Trump on Talarico: "He'll become a vaygan again, he'll go into transgender mutilization again"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h
Trump: "They came up with the word 'affordability' ... it's phony" (Note that the crowd isn't into Trump's affordability denialism at all)
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 12h
Trump might not be very good at getting things done, but he is world class at blaming others.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13h
The best line about Eric Schmitt-head today: "He pulled a grenade and threw the pin."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h
President Chutes N. Ladders
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h
My man looks like Poochie the Rockin' Tech Support
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Exclusive: Major Republican fundraiser winning contracts from Trump administration, emails reveal
Palmer Luckey has donated $5.9m to Republicans and bundled more, while reaping billions in Pentagon contracts
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
😳 Trump's hand as photographed moments ago (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty)
close up pic of Trump's hand showing disgusting discoloration and skin ailments from his fingers to his wrist
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14h
Unelected Republicans in Georgia are asking Todd Blanche to declare their voting machines illegal. DOJ has no authority to interfere with state-run elections, but I doubt that will stop them from trying. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
notably, Trump's speech in Texas isn't being taken live by Fox News or Newsmax. You'll have to watch Newsmax 2 or Real America's Voice to see it.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h
Feels like skipping past the Civil War and World War II are sorta big tells here? I wonder why he doesn't want to talk about the times the US military waged war against white supremacists. Probably a totally innocent explanation, right? Right?
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 17h
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16h
Turnabout is fair play... grab 'em by the paycheck.
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