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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦

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an emergency doctor desperately trying to save the future (and the present) for his children

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 51m
At least he is consistent (consistently Anti-EV) Multiple anti-EV articles in his oeuvre . www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Opinion: Electric vehicles versus oil and gas – the new fault line among U.S. states
Wyoming’s state Senate is considering a bill to ban electric cars by 2035 in order to protect its oil and natural gas industry
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 58m
This is just such a fundamentally dishonest piece. EV sales *are* surging everywhere in the world except the United States. It's almost like America is the outlier here -- and that this is a reflection of domestic political and policy choices. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Opinion: The Iran oil shock should mean EV sales are surging – so why aren’t they?
High sticker prices, slow introduction of new models, and lack of charging infrastructure continue to dog the sector’s ability to take advantage
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Elections Alberta @elections.ab.ca · 1h
2026 REFERENDUM - Advance voting locations are now open. Find out where to vote at ow.ly/v1C650ZWAZc. Visit our website for more information: ow.ly/Fn3150ZWAZ9
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1h
Electrification is happening, and these jobs are already hot, industry says #Canada Also: The story behind these upside-down trees www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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Electrification is happening, and these jobs are already hot, industry says | CBC Climate Change News
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we meet workers training for an industry that needs them for the clean energy transition; see what a Kelvin wave looks like; and find out why trees have ...
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 2h
C'mon, Keith. *How* did Norway turn its oil reserves into "extraordinary national wealth"? *Public ownership of oil companies *78 per cent profit tax on oil companies *25 per cent sales tax economy-wide so the oil revenues could be saved These are not serious people. #abpoli
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 2h
Not surprising. But they (the politicians) don't care. We (the people) need to make them care for this to turn around. Do you care? climateinstitute.ca/news/estimat...
climateinstitute.ca
Estimates show Canada's emissions went up in 2025, emphasizing need for electrification
Canadian Climate Institute’s early analysis finds emissions are headed in the wrong direction, largely driven by an uptick in gas for ...
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 2h
www.theglobeandmail.... "Allegedly" (how long do we have to qualify allegedly?) 1 guy is connected to over a BILLION DOLLARS in sole source contracts handed out by the UCP govt. 1/5
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Alberta recommended Sam Mraiche-linked company to build recovery centre, lawyer alleges
Former lawyer for Tsuut’ina Nation says province played role in First Nation’s selection of Melewka Homes Ltd.
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Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦 @blakeshaffer.bsky.social · 2h
Line up **around the block** at my local polling station on the first day of advanced voting for the Alberta referendum. Great to see the massive turnout! Especially in what is expected to be a heavily “remain” riding. Vote for Canada! 🇨🇦
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 12/10/2026
Senator Paula Simons on the Oct. 19 Alberta referendum: "‘We can’t let the anti-immigrant, anti-migrant rhetoric of the toxic Trump regime colonize our imaginations and trick us into thinking that Alberta has an immigration problem when it doesn’t." #ABPoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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‘Defeat These Questions’: A Senator’s Fiery Rebuke to the UCP Referendum | The Tyee
Paula Simons stood to urge fellow Albertans to reject ‘a scurrilous smear campaign’ against newcomers.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Personal belief. If I'm going to like something on bsky, generally I'm going to repost too. Why not? lift voices. Unless it is like "I hope you are having a good day, Joe" Those I keep to myself, and like.
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Dr Matt Winning @mattywin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you missed the 8 London shows I did earlier in 2026, there is another performance of Solastalgia this Saturday 3pm as part of West Norwood Comedy Festival in the intimate South London Botanical Institute. choose-se27-comedy-festival.designmynight.com/6a6a1a918514...
Matt Winning on stage wearing green cap, pink short-sleeved shirt, blue shorts, white socks and white trainers. Looking like a dad at a BBQ. Behind him on stage is LED signs of ESSO and BP
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
open.substack.com/pu... More people need to understand this, and push govt to finally work on the solutions that are outside of the ED. Emergency overcrowding will only be fixed with DOWNSTREAM capacity and workforce... and only if there is collective govt will
open.substack.com
Matt Gurney: Why and how our emergency rooms are doomed
We cannot fix hospital ERs without fixing the entire system around them. This is apparently valuable insight. Send me my cheque, please.
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Alberta's Voice @albertasvoice.ca · 10/10/2026
Get informed and help spread the word about #abreferendum 2026. 🇨🇦 Explore and share our referendum information sites to understand the questions, how we got here and what's at stake on October 19. Stay in Canada. No to the Nine. 🔗 albertasvoice.ca/projects #abpoli #ableg #alberta #referendum
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
so, it's my bday. Supposed to be a day to celebrate the self, I'm trying to turn it on its head and suggest that others should support (financially, emotionally, physically) the organizations that I so deeply care about, trying to change the world for the better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHM...
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Tom Glazer - Hooray! Today Is Your Birthday (Young People's Records)
YouTube video by boyjohn
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"Country music star Corb Lund led a petition campaign this year to stop coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rockies, attempting to force a provincial vote on the issue this month, unsuccessfully. A recent survey found a majority of the public would have supported his position in a referendum."
finance.yahoo.com
Coal’s Revival Is Creating Divisions in Canada’s Energy Heartland
Proposals for mines to capture Asian steelmaking demand are pitting residents against each other in resource-rich Alberta
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“We’re really in the era of climate change impacts today and continuing to and even growing the amount of emissions that we have is only going to exacerbate those impacts going forward,”
ctvnews.ca
Why renewables are being left out of Alberta’s data centre power plans
A proposal by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) to power data centres in the province will only allow natural gas-powered projects to connect to the grid.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 10/10/2026
My god. A Virginia data center ran backup diesel generators full blast for 24 hours, creating a giant cloud of toxic smoke that choked its human neighbors. The government claimed there was nothing they could do.
gadgetreview.com
Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes
Virginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits.
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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The highest tides from former Hurricane Rachel are hitting Long Beach this morning. Over the last few days, strong swells broke through the Peninsula's boardwalk and its protective bulkhead. Read more about why this is happening and what comes next: lbpost.com/news/el-nino...
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jimrissmiller.bsky.social @jimrissmiller.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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More damage in Long Beach as high surf pounds Alamitos Peninsula
Two blocks of waterfront property already evacuated and evacuations warnings in effect for others
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/10/2026
Flash floods hit northern Nepal on Sunday, sweeping away buildings and at least one bridge along the Budhi Gandaki River. The torrent comes just weeks after a devastating flood on the border with Tibet that killed more than a thousand people.
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gluetheglimmers.bsky.social @gluetheglimmers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I've never met you in person but have appreciated your voice on bluesky (and formerly on that other site). Your advocacy for the environment and for cleaner indoor air is important. I just donated to one of the organizations you listed. Happy Birthday!
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
There's a diphtheria case in NY. Let's hope it's a one-off; diphtheria is deadly (1 in 10) & highly contagious (transmission is respiratory or cutaneous - via skin contact), but very rare in the US - just 10 cases in the last 20 years. The last respiratory case... 🧵 www.btpm.org/local/2026-1...
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Erie County Health Department reports case of diphtheria in local school district
Diphtheria cases are extremely rare but officials in the West Seneca Central School District are acting “out of abundance of caution” to alert families.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"The 2.25m barrels of diesel Putin offered Trump will have zero net impact on the world price of diesel. But accepting them will collapse the US-led sanctions regime on Russia—and align Trump with Putin against Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy production..." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
theatlantic.com
Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Did you know I’m an ancient wizard 1000 years old?
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
In the face of existential threats, solidarity, not security, is the only way to protect the world. Excerpt from the new book "Ebola, Bombs and Migrants," by @drejoanneliu.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #GlobalHealth
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: In the face of existential threats, solidarity, not security, is the only way to protect the world
From her front-line work with Médecins Sans Frontières, Joanne Liu saw firsthand how a security-obsessed agenda can erode our common humanity
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Peter Adamski @peteradamski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Not wanting to pay a cent to Elon Musk, one of the world's most demonic men, ends my activity on Twitter.
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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I have many answers to this. One of them is that the version of pro-pollution lobbying that replaced outright climate denial - which is basically that we can’t stop climate change on our own, so there’s no point worrying about it domestically at all - has triumphed, for now at least.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Donating to any of these orgs would be my best birthday present, EVER! Thanks for caring about the world. It is really important. Now, more than ever. fin/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kyn...
youtube.com
There's A Cat Licking Your Birthday Cake
YouTube video by ParryGripp
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Finally, Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social. new to my donation list, it's clear that our policymakers will have to be dragged, through the courts, to protect our right to a clean environment and safe future. I thank this org for leading the charge. ecojustice.ca
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Next, the David Suzuki Foundation @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social . Immense respect for the man, and the organization he helped create. I work with them on their clean electricity efforts, and my daughter Sadie is involved in the La Rose vs. His Majesty the King climate lawsuit. davidsuzuki.org
davidsuzuki.org
Home
Through evidence-based research, education and policy analysis, we work to protect the natural environment, and help create a sustainable Canada.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Next. the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Punching well above its weight, it is engaged at all levels in Canada, bringing the message that we are not healthy without a healthy environment. Including a safe climate! act.cape.ca/donate
act.cape.ca
Donate! Healthy planet. Healthy people.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This year the Hub would love to find a corporate donor for a holiday matching fundraising. If your company, or one you know, would be interested in supporting our work, let us know!
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca is a volunteer-driven charity based right in the heart of Canada's Fossil Fuel industry. We do great work empowering locals to drive for better climate policy municipally and beyond. #climatejustice! www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/donate
calgaryclimatehub.ca
Donate to the Calgary Climate Hub
Donate to the Calgary Climate Hub to support grassroots, inclusive, local climate action.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
so, it's my bday. Supposed to be a day to celebrate the self, I'm trying to turn it on its head and suggest that others should support (financially, emotionally, physically) the organizations that I so deeply care about, trying to change the world for the better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuHM...
youtube.com
Tom Glazer - Hooray! Today Is Your Birthday (Young People's Records)
YouTube video by boyjohn
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
An organization barring media from covering “the most important free speech event of the year” is chef’s [redacted]
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What makes healthcare so special that it is exempt from OH&S requirements to wear respiratory protection? Triage for a start has no freaking idea what the pathogen is, let alone the risks involved… ED doesn’t either for the most part… and things crop up on the wards… Why is healthcare exempt?
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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Time for 2026 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread, now with storage. If you like these, you might like edition 2 of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website til end of Nov 2026. www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
worldscientific.com
Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon
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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
39. Even our Net Zero Scenario modelling, to my despair, relies a lot on carbon capture and storage from a residual fragment of gas generation. Net zero is just very hard, but working towards it is better than not working!
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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
22. It should be all over for the new internal combustion engine car market. The only reason it doesn’t seem to be is that a lot of people don’t seem to realise how times have changed, and still repeat old talking points.
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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
7. Batteries are going to grow like crazy for the next five years or so and BNEF’s forecasting team are being cowards about it. Batteries are still expensive compared with no batteries, but they are easy and quick to build, and can sometimes replace hard-to-organise investments like transmission.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): “U.S. government is currently a state sponsor of terrorism. I understand that sounds political and hyperbolic, but it is factually true. Russia is deliberately carrying out large-scale strikes against civilians in Ukraine,while Trump is deliberately funding its actions.”
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Care about worker infectious disease protection? And worker justice? Watch this webinar?
parklandinstitute.ca
Essential and Expendable: How Alberta’s COVID-19 Response Failed Cargill Workers
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
check out this great new plugin solar video on our webpage! pluginsolarpower.ca
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Did you know Sadie Vipond is one of 15 litigants in the La Rose vs his Majesty the King lawsuit for climate justice? #Prouddad Learn more about their efforts here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjCf...
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Canadian Youth Make Climate History: La Rose v. His Majesty the King (Webinar)
YouTube video by WCELaw
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Loving this bravery. This is how to stand up to the erosions of decency in our rapidly devolving world
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I believe there are still (free) tickets available for this timely conversation! Aaron’s new book is fascinating. @ualbertapress.bsky.social @litfestyeg.bsky.social #yeg #Edmonton #cdnpoli #Alberta
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Our Rights and Freedoms: A Biography of Canada’s Charter, Aaron W. Hughes in conversation with Paula Simons - Litfest Alberta
Join Senator Paula Simons as she speaks with Aaron Hughes about his latest work, Our Rights and Freedoms: A Biography of Canada’s Charter.
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ringingangel.bsky.social @ringingangel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Personal experience recently - in an Edmonton ER it took 16 hours to see a doctor even though wait times displayed a fraction of that. Many gave up and left. The UCP has destroyed our health care. Meanwhile they are tripping in Sweden. They do not govern for Albertans but rather for themselves.
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Estimate ED Wait Times in Calgary this week - and these are NOT accurate... most will wait longer than the posted time. NO ONE would argue that this is safe in any way. Key issues: severe shortage of emergency nurses. At times various of these EDs can be 9-10 nurses short! 1/3
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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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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Fixed it for Trump.
Trump's post announcing a diesel deal with Russia. I've covered up false claims he made with grey boxes, and in yellow text written what is true, including that "receiving bribes from Vladimir Putin" is his greatest priority.
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