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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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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

He is nothing if not unpredictably stupid. -_-

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

That part of NY isn't as solid blue as other parts, and it's adjacent to the travesty that is my hometown's district, which is stupidly red. I can see why he's there, but I can also see why she'd feel comfortable doing that.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Already messaged @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social's to see where I can lodge a complaint about this. What the hell.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So, when was anyone going to tell me that the federal government used my children's tax info to create a bullshit "Trump savings account" WITHOUT MY CONSENT? One I CANNOT CLOSE or OPT OUT OF???? Does anyone know of a lawsuit about this? I want to sign on.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Yeesh, happy Thursday to you too, kid. --- My youngest: I upgraded my blocks, they are concrete instead of concrete powder! Me: Cool! Did you know that if you put a concrete powder block down, then put water on it, they tur-- Kiddo: --YES I KNOW THAT Me: ...........k

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

hey all, just a heads up to my artist peers- this is all AI slop, I would avoid this. It isn't adobe code, it's just vibecoded to emulate their features.

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...

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Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast - CWA

Today, October 6, 2026, the designers, artists, writers, producers, and workers behind Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters, D&D Beyond, and countless other games are uniting in soli...

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

...Is Whole Foods banning mushrooms and seaweed too?

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.

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Boolair Thorboorn @oiblair.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

Happy Mount Day to all who celebrate.

A screengrab of a calendar event for "Mount Day - or that time BioWare asked the fandom what they wanted to mount the most."

Screengrab of an official BioWare twitter post from this day last year. It shows their original tweet asking what the fan's favourite mount was, with a quote tweet of the "horny bonk dog" meme above it.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.

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Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games · 03/10/2026

The most effective thing you can do is set up a group chat for mocking content like this. Either with their peers or with you or family members, you need to create a culture where they can go “get a load of this fucking weirdo” and talk it out with people.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#wolqotd | #wolquestion My WoL's only class has always been WHM, both in character and mechanically. That isn't changing! (No, really: na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/ch...)

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Lyhia Rhoge | FINAL FANTASY XIV, The Lodestone

Character profile for Lyhia Rhoge.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This game concept speaks to my soul and I was so happy to back it! I'm extremely excited to see where/how it goes!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dra...

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Farhaven: Not an MMO, a FriendMO

Help us shape a game where you build a life with up to 15 of your friends in a private, persistent magical world.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When I ask it about me, it basically is like "yeah she keeps a low profile, if you want to talk about professional stuff, maybe just poke her on LinkedIn." I feel like I won or something!

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Elizabeth Zelle @kohizeri.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

‘Good’ narrative choices often only feel ‘good’ to the player in *contrast* to other narrative choices. It feels more meaningful to choose between A, B, and C because players trust that C, even if ‘Bad’, exists and has consequences. Even if a low % of players pick it, C simply existing is impactful.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Blue Sky: where would you put a single F-bomb in Shakespeare? Me: Ooh maybe the "et tu Brutè" line because that adds anger to it. My brain: actually why don't you change it to "et t-uwu Brutè" Me: wtf 😔

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A long but exciting day! I always love #MinecraftLive day, and being able to share our devs' amazing work with the community. Eeeee! 🥰

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S.E. Sinkhorn @sesinkhorn.com · 26/09/2026

if you think this is just a trend puff piece, it isn't, I have literally had seven-year-olds running around my house going THAT'S SO AI

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026

over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Now I'm wondering if this was inspiration at all for that Star Trek parody song I grew up listening to, "Star Trekkin'."

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Rob Beschizza @beschizza.com · 23/09/2026

The time is nearly perfect for a movie about the famously chaotic and dramatic 1976 production of Star Wars, starring Ewan McGregor as Alec Guinness and Hayden Christiansen as David Prowse.

Ewan McGregor looking a lot like Alec Guinness

Hayden CHristiansen looking a lot like Dave Prowse

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here's some unsolicited advice for my Democratic friends - in office and running. Think twice before hiring consultants who are cozying up to private equity, signing up to defend prediction markets, or telling candidates to not say what they actually feel about the big AI companies.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I've been toying around in it and that was the feeling I got for sure. It felt like a reset.

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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see Sarah, the protagonist, next to a stick figure labeled “AI”. The stick figure says, “my outputs look just like yours now.”
The second panel zooms in on Sarah’s face. Above her we see text reading “I think”.
The third panel zooms in closer on Sarah’s face. Text above her reads “you missed”.
The fourth panel shows Sarah drawing happily in a sunlit room. The text above her reads “the point”.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Enshittification in the name of bleeding companies dry continues. So much for WakeMed.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Nothing like being on tenterhooks for several weeks because you need a biopsy to see if something is VERY BAD or not... only to get good news. The relief and stress release is serious.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 20/09/2026

The computer can’t improve on you… because computer could never dream of you

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Day two of being completely off my ADHD med, and this headache is such a distracting annoyance. I don't really get headaches or migraines, so this is extra unpleasant. But my resting heart rate was lower than it's been in years (the reason I went off it in the first place). So it's the right call. 😭

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

You're right! Products are for people who don't have presentations!!

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

God, how utterly accurate. I'm laughing and crying.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

why did someone give the pope a materia did none of you play Heavensward THIS IS A BAD IDEA

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Sable, Sapphic Wet Nightmare 🏳️‍⚧️ @ghostlysable.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

only the democratic party could come into a midterm against a historically unpopular president and his wounded party, currently waging an unpopular war that threatens the entire global economy amidst multiple internal crises, and go "we should compromise our integrity to look more similar to them"

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Saw this on Tumblr and it spoke to me. An absolute truth.

A text post on Tumblr that reads:
the phrase "back on my bullshit" implies there was a period of time in which i was not on my bullshit. which is simply not true. i was born on my bullshit and i will die badly on my bullshit. that being said i am now entering a period of Advanced Bullshit

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

They dress like they yearn for the coke mines of the 80s.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

...Honestly? I could have probably pulled an all nighter, but I have decided to be a responsible adult and get some sleep before meetings in the morning. Man, I really feel like they hit something special here.

Screencap of a message in a World of Warcraft chat log. It reads: "Total time played: 0 days, 5 hours, 3 minutes, 55 seconds"

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Two words, just like that copy, in my opinion.

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Jordan DeVries @jordandevries.com · 16/09/2026

the discourse has convinced me. adding fail states to the pause menu

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It is NOT cumulative. I used it one night and it knocked me the fuck OUT. It doesn't work for everyone though.

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Sims social reaction icons are incredible lol

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High Lord Meesh, Queen of Beans @meesherbeans.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On a related note, this remains one of the funniest things I've had happen in the game. This is a screenshot from 2009.

Screenshot of the text box from World of Warcraft. I whisper someone, whose name is redacted, and the following exchange happens:
Me: "Bwuh?"
Them: "Deadly Boss Mods - Person is busy fighting Malygos (99% 10/25 alive)"
Me: "oh noes XD"

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Humans are reading your ChatGPT chats. Just like humans are behind your food delivery robots and various other applications of automated technology. Usually underpaid humans in other countries.

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