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Nate Jensen

@natemjensen.bsky.social
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Professor of Government at UT Austin. Here until Jeff Bezos buys this platform. If you follow me, I will hate on you. natemjensen.com

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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We're starting to think about a (Government) department AI policy. Any good resources out there including existing department policies?
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
In retrospect picking Wisconsin to win it all was a mistake.
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Alexander F. Gazmararian @agazmararian.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Had a great time talking with @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social about why the IRA had limited political returns -- and the future of US climate policymaking heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
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A New Theory About Why Biden’s Big Climate Law Failed
Rob looks back on the political theory behind the Inflation Reduction Act with the University of Michigan’s Alexander Gazmarian.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/02/2026
Fascinating new research paper asks: why did Biden receive so little political credit for his enormous investments in manufacturing? Turns out people give all the credit to governors (ironically, in this case, mostly red-state governors who were hostile to the policy!).
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Why Biden-era clean energy investment policies had limited political returns | PNAS
The Biden Administration enacted the largest federal policy framework to incentivize clean energy and decarbonization in U.S. history. We examine w...
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Our paper is out in PNAS. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Why Biden-era clean energy investment policies had limited political returns | PNAS
The Biden Administration enacted the largest federal policy framework to incentivize clean energy and decarbonization in U.S. history. We examine w...
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Crazy to think the Amazon HQ2 competition was over what the company claimed would be 50,000 jobs. www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...
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Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs in second major layoff round as company restructures operations - Washington Business Journal
Amazon is cutting 16,000 jobs across its ranks — a second major round of layoffs for the company in recent months.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The Line city concept was both bonkers and interesting. And now it will be an office park. www.fastcompany.com/91481217/sau...
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Saudi Arabia's the Line is collapsing into a hyphen
Originally envisioned as an extravagant 105-mile-long smart city, the Line is reportedly shrinking into a pragmatic data center hub.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Happy Kids Finally Out of the House Day to all who celebrate.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Economic Development Bluesky. I'm putting together my syllabus on local economic development and looking for good readings on the arts and economic development. Suggestions?
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
I’m old enough to remember when Kansas and Missouri called a truce on stealing companies across the border. www.kcur.org/politics-ele...
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Kansas City, Missouri, pulls out of ‘border war’ truce as Kansas works to poach Chiefs and Royals
The Kansas City Council ended its years-long agreement to stop the economic tug of war between the Kansas and Missouri sides of the metro. Both states offered big incentives to the Chiefs and Royals, ...
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Everyone getting in on publicly funded stadium scams. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Wrexham AFC receives £18m from government despite Hollywood backing
Welsh government grants used to fund football club even though it is owned by wealthy movie stars
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Elf on the Shelf is slowly getting more dark. I expect stuffed animal big game hunting soon.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Good news in economic development transparency. www.mackinac.org/pressroom/20...
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Lawmakers Seek Bipartisan Reform for MI Economic Development Programs
Mackinac Center applauds bills that would base programs on fairness, accountability and measurable results
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Elf on a shelf playing tennis. -Artist unknown. And running out of ideas.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
The problem with the IRA's "build it and they will come around" approach to politics. newrepublic.com/article/2027...
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The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Pretty damning. www.nber.org/papers/w3452...
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"Captain Gains" on Capitol Hill
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
This looks interesting. www.nber.org/papers/w3449...
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Forecasting Social Science: Evidence from 100 Projects
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
I forgot about this place.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
This seemed like a good idea at the time. www.kmbc.com/article/kc-c...
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Kansas City Council repeals Border War Truce ordinance after Missouri law expires
Kansas City Council has repealed the Border War Truce ordinance after Missouri lawmakers let the state’s law expire.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I find the lack of NFL posts here a systemic failure.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
At the DMV. I am ticket R55. They called just called T51, I7, and P8. Like a dystopian novel here.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
This place is still a little too earnest for me.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
$5 billion more in subsidies? They already started construction. Why add $5 billion to a project already here? www.syracuse.com/micron/2025/...
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Trump’s big bill boosts Micron’s tax break for Clay chip plants by about $5 billion
Trump's tax and spending law gives a bigger tax credit to semiconductor manufacturers who build new plants.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
These WNBA team valuations are so high yet so many claim they are losing money. Would love to read more on the economics of the league. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
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Source: C's minority owner buying Sun for $325M
A group led by Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca has a deal in place to buy the WNBA's Connecticut Sun for a record $325 million and plans to move the team to Boston, a source confirmed to ESPN.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Complicated story. Ford says they would have built even without tax credits. This project was popular with state officials but locals tried to block it. The politics is complex. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/b...
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Ford Says Battery Plant’s Tax Break Survived Republican Attacks
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
These Gold Cup tickets are expensive!
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
I honestly forgot about this site. Can I point out that covering “only” 25% of a stadium’s costs is still madness. frontofficesports.com/josh-harris-...
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Josh Harris Delivers What Dan Snyder Couldn’t: A D.C. Stadium
A newly struck $3.8 billion stadium deal further shows how Commanders owner Josh Harris accomplished what predecessor Dan Snyder could not.
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Ian Anson @iganson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
🚨Check out this hot off the presses article with @ericjstokan.bsky.social and @natemjensen.bsky.social in Policy Studies Journal! In the paper, we examine public support for the Amazon HQ2 development across space and time, in a novel application of the political market framework!
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I’m too tired to write up anything on Texas Film Incentives. Half a billion $ coming to Hollywood.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Painful grifter ad on Texas film incentives. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpgr...
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True To Texas - Let's Bring Productions Home
YouTube video by True to Texas
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Is cyrpto good for reducing government central reserve risk? Economists: What? Wait, what? www.kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/cryp...
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Crypto Holdings by US Public Authorities - Clark Center Forum
This Finance survey examines (a) Central banks’ international reserves portfolios would have substantially lower risk if they were to hold a substantial portion of their reserves in crypto assets; (b)...
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Hard to be invested in a MLS team when most of the team turns over in the offseason.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
What? www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/...
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Trump to pause enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act became law in 1977. In 2024, the Department of Justice announced 24 cases related to the anti-bribery statute.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Steel tariffs. Old school.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
That was one of my favorite halftime shows. Music and backup dancers. No over the top on the production. Mostly just music. It helps that my kids knew Kendrick. “Who is Usher?”
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Is Musk a remote Tesla CEO now?
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
75% of TX counties have renewable energy projects! www.renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/b...
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Bigger in Texas? Clean energy contributes billions to the Lonestar State, report finds
A new report aims to quantify the financial ripples of utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage in Texas.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
This is horrible. www.austinchronicle.com/news/2025-01...
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Living on the Streets Can Cut Your Life Short by 20 Years, New Report Finds
Community leaders say more housing and services will help
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
My 7 year old might win our family NFL playoff pool. She picked based on animal/color.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
People here are freaking out about 40 degrees and possible rain.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I worry Aaron Rodgers might be our next university president.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I feel like this could be coming to other states. www.news9.com/story/677d1b...
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Hundreds Rally At State Capitol Against Green Energy Initiatives
Hundreds of people rallied at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Tuesday, where Republican lawmakers and Attorney General Gentner Drummond spoke to oppose green energy initiatives, while Democratic leaders...
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
The U.S. blocking Japanese FDI feels very 1980s. I wish I had a more clever take on this.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
These Steelers aren’t good.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
This is a very good. And by good I mean bad policy.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Interesting scorched earth piece by a CEO. thehill.com/business/506...
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US Steel CEO rips Biden’s ‘shameful’ move blocking sale
U.S. Steel’s president and CEO declared President Biden’s decision to block the company from being acquired by the Japanese corporation Nippon Steel “shameful” and “corrupt” in a Friday afternoon s…
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Not sure I agree with all of this, especially such an intense focus on trade as a cause, but it’s interesting. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/u...
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How the Democrats Lost the Working Class
The theory seemed sound: Stabilize financial markets, support the poor and promote a more secure, integrated world. But blue-collar workers were left behind.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
To my new followers: Why?
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Honestly this thread made my morning.
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Nate Jensen @natemjensen.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
This is terrible. apple.news/AvqXZRry8S2-...
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U.S. homelessness jumps to another record high, amid affordable housing shortage — NPR
The annual federal count finds more than 770,000 people living in shelters or outside. It cites rising rents and the recent surge in migrants as key factors behind the increase.
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