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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 22h

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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Ruha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 21h

I’m in DC scheduled to give this talk today. But the organizers flagged slides in my deck that mention racism, structural gaslighting, New Jim Code and other themes that are off limits in the Land of the Free.

APA Women’s Leadership Institute event flyer with “keynote speaker” crossed out with a red X

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Ruha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 21h

So let me know if you want to come to a virtual talk next wk on “Reimagining Leadership.“ Time tbd. The focus is on cultivating critical, creative, and caring capacities in medicine, but I think it applies beyond that. I’m pretty sure we can do this without any leaders.

Ruha’s title slide for “Reimagining Leadership” with a quote by Saidiya Hartman: “Care is the antidote to violence.”

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 6h

the latest anthropic cry abt "cruelty" & "abuse" of ai is truly stupid. i beg journalists to stop parroting amodei we wrote why dehumanisation of ai is impossible & 6+ yrs later, everything in this paper holds Robot Rights? Let’s Talk about Human Welfare Instead dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...

Yet we disagree robots should be treated as ‘slaves’. In defense
of her position, Bryson states: “But surely dehumanization is only
wrong when it’s applied to someone who really is human?” Our
position would be that ‘dehumanization’ is not so much wrong
for robots, it is impossible. One cannot dehumanize something
that wasn’t human to begin with. If one uses the term slave, one
implicitly assumes that the being one so names is the kind of being
can be ‘dehumanized’. One has already implicitly ‘humanized’ the
robot, before subsequently enslaving it. One should obviously not
enslave someone first taken to be human.

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BoB Marvan @bobmarvan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Brzy vyjde nová kniha @janrezac.bsky.social: ŘEŽ, tak jsem o ní pro vás něco napsal, jen je to delší, tak si to přečtěte na Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 07/10/2026

I created this bot on August 18, 2025. It posts the name of one person every hour lost in Gaza since October 7, 2023. 9,858 names have been posted. As of today, there are 65,516 to go.

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance. — Vaclav Havel

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 05/10/2026

It’s not just one billionaire. It’s a full-blown cult of billionaires who believe dictatorship should replace democracy—and that technology (crypto and AI) will make this inevitable. They say it loud. Some guy just wrote a book about it (That guy is me!) www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

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The Nerd Reich

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires ...

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 05/10/2026

I can’t emphasize this enough — “AI” wasn’t born corrupt and toxic. For ~75 years, it was mathematicians and scientists doing interesting, thoughtful work and trying to solve problems, making only the usual human mistakes. What “AI” did to machine learning is as tragic as what it did to artists.

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illumi @yallchemist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

lol one of our website designers used our organization's entire monthly claude credits yesterday and now half the company doesn't know how to do their jobs. it's october 2nd.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I don’t believe companies expect software development to durably exist as a profession in a decade or two. So this question is like asking who will be the senior milkmen and telephone switchboard operators?

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Tudor Girba @tudorgirba.com · 30/09/2026

Stop reading code. Stop delegating code understanding to the AI. These two are not contradictory.

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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026

A thing I learned about Meta when I was trying to understand how their statements relate to their actions a few years ago is that *they just tell absolutely indefensible lies* and journalists almost always let them. They believed no one would ever punish them for it in any way that matters.

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Jan Řezáč @janrezac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well it is not very smart to prioritize gas-powered individual transport & urbanism for whole nation just because people can afford it. Yet.

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Jason Lengstorf @jason.energy · 27/09/2026

the hard parts of building a business are - solving a real problem for real people - ignoring shiny ideas that are fun but distracting - prioritizing boring stuff that moves the needle - connecting with customers if anything, AI makes it *harder* to build a successful business

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FREEBROOKLYN❌👑 @freebklyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In NYC, it releases on Thursday, 10/8, at Angelika Film Center, and there are Q&As with Alex Gibney and Ashley St. Clair after two of the Friday viewings and two of the Saturday viewings! angelikafilmcenter.com/nyc/movies/d...

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Movie Information | Tickets | Showtimes

Experience cinema like never before! Secure your tickets, enjoy gift cards, and take advantage of food and drink deals. Don't miss our special screenings and events!

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Maciek Hamela @maciekhamela.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Iraq has resorted to moving its oil across the desert to Syria in hundreds of tanker trucks, in true Mad Max style. From there, it will be shipped to worldwide markets.

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Conor @ernekid.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

How about if they visit Gaza? Oh but you guys don't let people do that do you?

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.

Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites

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Tudor Girba @tudorgirba.com · 27/09/2026

Perspective

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 14/07/2026

"Ireland's Enterprise Minister Peter Burke attended a private dinner with tech giant Meta at the US ambassador’s residence in February to discuss the “digital agenda for Ireland’s EU presidency,” amid a US drive to soften Europe’s policing of big tech." www.independent.ie/business/min...

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Minister dined with Meta lobbyists at US ambassador’s residence amid US drive to soften Europe’s policing of big tech

Peter Burke’s intimate dinner with the tech giant’s reps was aimed at discussing ‘the digital agenda for Ireland’s EU presidency’

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026

"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...

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AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies

In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.

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Spyro the Antifascist Dragon @antifaspyro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For those who want to join in the fun... youtube.com/shorts/AM6NK...

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Lobster Barnacle Removal!

YouTube video by Jacob Knowles

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026

if regulators and policy makes want to do something meaningful about the current ai hyperbole, these are the standards and responsibilities they need to encode in law & enforce ai developers and vendors adhere to

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026

"Did OpenAI “lose control” of these models? No. OpenAI could turn off these models at any time. Did they “escape”/"break out of their cages”? No.These models are computer programs that were always running on OpenAI’s servers;they did not “escape” or “break out” or move from their original hardware"

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026

"Did these AI models “go rogue”? Not exactly. the models were tasked with finding solutions to a hacking challenge, and this is what they attempted to do, though in an unintended and surprising manner." aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...

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Misleading Metaphors, Real Risks

What To Fear from AI Agents and How to Reclaim Our Human Agency

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 27/08/2026

"for all the people “celebrating” this as a win “against” Meta, you’ve been fooled. Meta just cut a deal to put itself in charge of how social media works going forward. this is Meta taking a “please regulate me Daddy” approach to the government, & getting exactly what it really has been asking for"

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Tristan Call of Cthulhu @tristancall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

BREAKING! Epstein Island Pedophile Who Immensely Helped LLMs Come Into Power Warns of Backlash That's Already Been Happening For Years!

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/08/2026

We did it! “The Nerd Reich” is a New York Times Instant Bestseller! My book debuts at #3 on the non-fiction list. Thanks to all who pre-ordered /bought the book—or requested it at the public library or promoted it on social. Without you, I’m just an unemployed guy with a laptop. But with you…

Image: Nerd Reich book cover, a New York Times Instant Bestseller

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This morning in Danbury, ICE was arresting parents at school bus stops. But it’s more sinister. ICE waited until the kids were on the bus so when they are dropped off at the end of the day, they are alone, scared to death they can’t find their parents. I’m heading to Danbury.

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Liz Carolan @lizcarolan.com · 26/08/2026

This is some bullshit Meta settles its case for $17billion But that is not the $200 billion sought And its over 10 years, so $1.7billion And its spread across 52 states / territories, is that $35m? And its a grant for "online safety initiatives" And no judgement of liability Its a <1% tax

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Australia’s primary music chart will ban AI generated music from its charts after it turned out the most played song on the radio in July was AI generated. This is a lost battle. If the most popular song on the radio isn’t on your music charts, is your chart even relevant?

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AI-generated songs banned from Australian music charts

Songs created mostly or entirely by artificial intelligence will be excluded from Australia's official music charts from this Friday.

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Jan Řezáč @janrezac.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Or articles, articles & articles 🫣🤯

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Jan Řezáč @janrezac.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Vznikla kniha, která vám udělá nové zářezy do hlavy. A vaše strategie, produkty, služby, inovace... už nebudou jako dřív. V dobrém. Řež vychází v říjnu. Předprodej běží. www.houseofrezac.com/publikujeme/...

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Jan Řezáč @janrezac.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Přesně o tom je moje nová kniha Řež. Jdeme společně štěstíčku naproti. Vzal jsem nástroje jiných mnohem chytřejších lidí, díky kterým si všímám věcí, které bych jinak neviděl a dávám si je do souvislostí.

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Jan Řezáč @janrezac.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Za studii dostali v roce 2022 Ig Nobelovu cenu. Není to sice ta původní Nobelova cena, ale to na závěrech studie nic nemění. Na štěstí nemusíte čekat se založenýma rukama. Další výzkumy ukazují, že šťastné náhody si lidé i firmy umí připravovat. Stačí si všímat nečekaného.

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Jan Řezáč @janrezac.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Nejjednodušší způsob, jak být úspěšný, je mít štěstí. Dokonce to bylo na nobelovku. Fyzik Alessandro Pluchino s kolegy nasimuloval 40 let pracovních kariér. Nejúspěšnější lidé v simulaci skoro nikdy nebyli ti nejtalentovanější — byli průměrně talentovaní a potkalo je víc šťastných náhod.

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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

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Josh Kovensky @joshkovensky.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Two defendants who received 50 years each, Savanna Batten and Elizabeth Soto, were never accused of helping plan the demonstration here. They arrived separately, left the protest when guards asked them to, and were not accused of any act of violence talkingpointsmemo.com/news/prairie...

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Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Activists Sentenced to Decades in Prison on ‘Terrorism’ Charges

Federal judges in Fort Worth handed down maximum sentences to eight people...

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Kurt Vonnegut: In my book I drew an asshole as a cautionary tale Anthropic: At long last, we have created the Vonnegut Asshole

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

South Korean workers at memory chip makers Samsung and SK Hynix negotiated profit sharing last year given the spike in demand for chips. Around 10% of profits in each case. A worker earning about $52,400 could receive up to $410,000 in bonuses this year according to Reuters. A nice win for unions

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Tech bonuses in South Korea have grown so large that the central bank is raising inflation fears

South Korea’s massive tech bonuses at Samsung and SK Hynix are boosting luxury spending and raising concerns that higher wages could fuel inflation.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

AI causing job displacement has become a self fulfilling prophecy. As Bill Gates said, we overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Layoffs have outpaced the capabilities of LLMs and we’re about to FAFO as an industry

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Opinion | This Doommaxxing Has Got to Stop

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 18/05/2026

Not just lobbying! our new paper maps 27 mechanisms of regulatory capture used by Big AI + 11 narrative framings that rationalise capture. “Big AI’s Regulatory Capture: Mapping Industry Interference and Government Complicity” will be presented at #FAccT2026 next month arxiv.org/abs/2605.068... 1/

Title: Big AI’s Regulatory Capture: Mapping Industry Interference and Government Complicity

abstract: Over the past decade, the AI industry has come to exert an unprecedented economic, political and societal power and influence. The well-functioning of regulatory and oversight structures and processes that govern the industry thus have paramount ramifications for everything from fostering public trust in systems marketed as AI, the credibility of scientific knowledge, educational and healthcare services and products, information ecosystems, the environment, rule of law and integrity of democratic process. In this paper, we first develop a taxonomy of mechanisms enabling capture to provide a comprehensive understanding of the problem. Grounded in design science research (DSR) methodologies and extensive scoping review of existing literature and media reports, our taxonomy of capture consists of 27 mechanisms across five categories. We then develop an annotation template incorporating our taxonomy, and manually annotate and analyse 100 news articles. The purpose behind this analysis is twofold: validate our taxonomy and provide a novel quantification of capture mechanisms and dominant narratives. Our analysis identifies 249 instances of capture mechanisms, often co-occurring with narratives that rationalise such capture. We find that the most recurring categories of mechanisms are Discourse & Epistemic Influence, concerning narrative framing, and Elusion of law, related to violations and contentious interpretations of antitrust, privacy, copyright and labour laws. We further find that Regulation stifles innovation, Red tape and National Interest are the most frequently invoked narratives used to rationalise capture. We emphasize the extent and breadth of regulatory capture by coalescing forces — Big AI and governments — as something policy makers and the public ought to treat as an emergency.

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Jan Řezáč @janrezac.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Dear Americans! Have ever realized the rest of the world has a king? He’s called US president. You can at least vote for someone! We can’t. #noKings

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

“Our children owe us nothing. We owe them nothing. Love is not based on debt.” This week’s newsletter is for all the parents who are about to release their children out into the world. It will make you cry, but you were going to cry regardless. buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...

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How to deal with your kid leaving

My child is in high school and I’ve been in deep mourning for the last two years that they’ll (likely) be leaving me first for college, and then for...life!

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