Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 15/03/2026www.tpt.org/almanac/vide...tpt.orgAlmanac - Jobs and Economic Growth | March 2026 - Twin Cities PBSEconomist Louis Johnston on the latest numbers as the war in Iran and midterms loom. 020
Reposted by Louis JohnstonAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 06/03/2026Happy #JobsDay! At 8:30 am ET, @usbls.bsky.social delivers one of the most-important signals about how economy is changing Forecasts’ center: +50K jobs Unemployment rate (UR) steady at 4.3% 13310
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 26/02/2026This might be an example of the Winner's Curse... pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...pubs.aeaweb.org 010
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Kevin Hassett is lying. The paper is a careful study of the effects of tariffs. The method is set out in an earlier paper that is freely available: pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...pubs.aeaweb.org 101
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 11/02/2026This is nonsense. The only time we grew this fast, in terms of real GDP, was 1941 through 1943. Source: www.measuringworth.com/datasets/usg...measuringworth.comMeasuring Worth - Gross Domestic ProductGross Domestic Product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a given time period. There are two measures of GDP: 101
Reposted by Louis JohnstonIan Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026My latest for streets! Did you know MNDOT owns half a rail line between here and Fargo? Begs the question, why not use it for passenger rail? 0123
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Relevant for today's financial market news: www.minnpost.com/community-vo...minnpost.comA 'sudden stop' in capital from abroad will hurt MinnesotansThe destructive economic policies of the Trump administration may put our financial markets and economy in doubt, a college professor writes. 100
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Here's what's really going on, Rep. Emmer: www.sctimes.com/story/news/l...sctimes.comICE agents flood St. Cloud strip mall, triggering tense clashImmigration and Customs Enforcement agents reportedly tried to detain one individual in St. Cloud. 000
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 13/01/2026If we make it harder for residents to send money abroad, what's next? Capital controls? open.substack.com/pub/louisjoh...open.substack.comA ‘sudden stop’ in capital from abroad will hurt MinnesotansThe destructive economic policies of the Trump administration may put the stability of our financial markets and economy in doubt. 030
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Less than one mile from my house: www.sctimes.com/story/news/l...sctimes.comICE agents flood St. Cloud strip mall, triggering tense clashImmigration and Customs Enforcement agents reportedly tried to detain one individual in St. Cloud. 165
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 12/01/2026St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in Hopkins stgabrielhopkins.org/newsstgabrielhopkins.orgSt. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church | NewsMass & Confessions Schedule - Location: 1310 Mainstreet, Hopkins Weekend Massessaturday, 4:30pmsunday, 8amsunday, 10:30amsunday, 1pm (Spanish) Daily 010
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Congress must stand up to mobster monetary policy open.substack.com/pub/louisjoh...open.substack.comCongress must stand up to mobster monetary policySource: https://www.ft.com/content/36107e28-efc8-4fb8-8283-1cd2f312f2ff 010
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 12/01/2026tcbmag.com/las-vegas-ba...tcbmag.comLas Vegas-Based Allegiant to Acquire Sun Country AirlinesThe combination creates a large leisure carrier and the loss of a Minnesota headquarters. 010
Reposted by Louis JohnstonMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 11/01/2026The companies say deal will combine route networks to offer Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to more mid-sized markets and vacation destinations.bit.lyMinnesota’s Sun Country Airlines to be acquired by Allegiant in $1.5 billion dealThe companies say deal will combine route networks to offer Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to more mid-sized markets and vacation destinations. 1154
Reposted by Louis JohnstonAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 09/01/2026At 8:30 am ET, @usbls.bsky.social delivers what’s usually one of the most-important signals abt how economy is changing Forecasts’ center: +73K jobs Unemployment rate (UR) -0.1 percentage point (pp) to 4.5% 2319
Reposted by Louis JohnstonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/01/2026FREY: “.. the administration is sending a message to the entire country: If you show up for your immigrant neighbors, or even are simply present when those neighbors are taken, your rights will not be protected by the law and your life will be at risk.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o... 11553371962
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 08/01/2026"While I cannot take the time to name all the men in the State Department who have been named as members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring, I have here in my hand a list of 205." Joseph R. McCarthy, February 9, 1950 www.senate.gov/about/powers...senate.govU.S. Senate: "Communists in Government Service," McCarthy Says1941: Communists in Government Service -- February 9, 1950 000
Reposted by Louis JohnstonFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 08/01/2026No, Trump is not a fascist ft.trib.al/HUAQv3cft.trib.alNo, Trump is not a fascistThe US leader represents a different kind of political authoritarianism 5467918
Reposted by Louis JohnstonHMML @visithmml.bsky.social · 26/12/2025You can help write the next chapter. For more than 60 years, HMML has safeguarded the world’s handwritten history. Your gift today continues that story—and is matched through our $75,000 challenge. Learn more: hmml.org/give #HMML60 #PreserveAndShare #CulturalHeritage #YearEndGiving #GlobalAccess 084
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Coming soon to Woodbury, MN: wapo.st/4axtwZ4wapo.stICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehousesThe Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show. 31921
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Dave Herbert puts the new GDP report into context 👇Bottom line: Growth in 2025 is on pace to be lower than it was in 2024. open.substack.com/pub/davehebe...open.substack.comAbout that 4.3% GDP Growth Rate for Q3...A lesson in annualized quarterly rates 000
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Good stuff from @visithmml.bsky.social director Fr. Columba Stewart: www.startribune.com/israel-pales...startribune.comOpinion | The quieter toll of Gaza’s devastation: A loss of cultural memory"When the physical record of a people’s history is obliterated, so is a crucial part of their identity," Columba Andrew Stewart writes. 010
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 21/12/2025An intro to economics student who hasn't read the chapter trying to explain comparative advantage... 030
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Good stuff from @evanramstad.bsky.social www.startribune.com/ramstad-here...startribune.comRamstad: Here’s how the Marvins keep the family business in remotest MinnesotaThe fourth generation of descendants of George Marvin are teaching the fifth how to lead one of the nation’s biggest makers of windows and doors. 000
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 19/12/2025media.tenor.coma woman is saying `` this is the bad place ! ''ALT: a woman is saying `` this is the bad place ! '' 041
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Narrator: Rep. Emmer and Rep. Stauber refused to challenge Gov. Walz for the governorship. 030
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 13/12/2025A question for an intermediate macro homework assignment : analyze the points made in this article using the Solow and Romer models. Pay particular attention to the discussion of investment spending www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/b...nytimes.comHistoric Shift Underway in China’s Economy as Investment Slump Deepens 010
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Coming to a neighborhood near you... www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...mprnews.orgFederal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis blockSusan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l... 020
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 07/12/2025How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...media.tenor.coma black and white photo of two men standing next to each other with the words `` i 'm shocked . ''ALT: a black and white photo of two men standing next to each other with the words `` i 'm shocked . '' 010
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 07/12/2025The state of higher education, University of Nebraska edition: 1. nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/12/05/t...nebraskaexaminer.com‘This hurts’: NU regents back shuttering four academic programs at UNL • Nebraska ExaminerThe University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 100
Reposted by Louis JohnstonMichael Osterholm, PhD, MPH @mtosterholm.bsky.social · 05/12/2025If ACIP chooses to ignore evidence, when it comes to vaccines, parents and clinicians must ignore ACIP and look to those who continue to offer data-based guidance, especially our medical societies. 17840
Reposted by Louis JohnstonMichael Osterholm, PhD, MPH @mtosterholm.bsky.social · 05/12/2025In voting to eliminate the universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ACIP ignored decades of evidence confirming its strong safety profile and effectiveness. Its decision will result in more hepatitis B infections and more people with chronic liver disease. 34825
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 27/11/2025The economics of Black Friday and Buy Nothing Day share.google/gE9i63AkDMQk...share.google 000
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Thanks, @tptalmanac.bsky.social, for the chance to discuss the current economic situation. www.tpt.org/almanac/vide...tpt.orgAlmanac - Delayed Jobs Report Released - Twin Cities PBSEconomist Louis Johnston breaks down September’s jobs report and potential fed rate cut. 110
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 21/11/2025I’m leading off tonight on @tptalmanac.bsky.social - employment report, interest rates, all the good stuff 220
Reposted by Louis JohnstonBeth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Today is the 65th anniversary of the day U.S. marshals escorted four Black 1st graders into segregated New Orleans schools. One of them was Ruby Bridges. But have you heard of the McDonogh 3? Meet them via this @the74.bsky.social story I wrote a year ago.the74million.org18 Years, $2 Billion: Inside New Orleans’s Biggest School Recovery Effort in HistoryHurricane Katrina destroyed 110 New Orleans school buildings. How to upgrade them while honoring their architectural importance and historic heritage? 084
Reposted by Louis JohnstonTrevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 14/11/2025During Jim Crow, everything from restaraunts to stores to hotels to pharmacies to gas stations required making safe choices. They shaped every trip a Black person made. We document that history, and you can add your story to it here #CommunityMap: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #EconSky 110739
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Damn these people... wapo.st/3M0gtVuwapo.stAnalysis | State Department erases 15 pages of nuclear history — with no warningKey historical records about the incident during the Reagan administration, known as the Able Archer 83 War Scare, were removed without explanation. 010
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 14/11/2025media.tenor.coma man in a green shirt is laughing while sitting in a row of chairs .ALT: a man in a green shirt is laughing while sitting in a row of chairs . 020
Reposted by Louis JohnstonBen Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 13/11/2025Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry. The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand 33985343
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Audio is now available in the story below. Thanks, @mprnews.org for the conversation. 000
Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Well yes, I am going to be on @mprnews.org tomorrow at 9 am. Thanks for asking 😉 Layoffs surge as voters demand affordability: What’s really driving the economy? www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...mprnews.orgLayoffs surge as voters demand affordability: What’s really driving the economy?Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News guest host Catharine Richert takes a closer look at what is driving job cuts, why affordability continues to strike a chord with voters and what these trends c... 120