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Micah Pollak

@pollak.bsky.social
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Dad guy. Economics Profess 🏦. Likes graphs and data 📊, gardening 🌻, and hot takes on snacks 🍫

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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Not gonna lie, this may be the next thing I've ever bought on clearance.
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Gen Z/Gen Alpha please help! Can you tell me what this MEANS?!?
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Surprising literally no one who has ever had a corgi...
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Life expectancy for females in #Indiana fell from 79.4 in 1950 to 78.4 today (-1 year). Over the same time, female life expectancy rose nationally from 81.1 to 84.1 (+3 years). jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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All-Cause Mortality and Life Expectancy by Birth Cohort Across US States
This cohort study characterizes trends in mortality and life expectancy by birth cohort for US states and Washington, DC.
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
What this? New #CornNuts flavor?!
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Ominous.
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Samosa pot pie is delicious as it sounds! Also an incredible gluten free crust.
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
*sigh* <shakes head at society>
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Indiana Public Media made a site to show the expected impact of #Indiana SB1 property tax cap on local school districts. If passed, my school district would face the following funding cuts: -$8.5M in FY26 -$10M in FY27 -$12M in FY28 You can check yours here: indianapublicmedia.org/news/schools...
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Schools face huge cuts under Gov. Braun’s tax plan. Here’s how much your district could lose
School districts rely on local property taxes to fund transportation and facility expenses. Monroe County Community School Corporation would see millions in funding lost over three years.
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
How did I not know about this?! Now I'm going to have to stop at the Family Dollar on the way home. www.tiktok.com/@raeonartez/...
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Why would they even make that 🤢 #fyp #fypシ #foryoupage
TikTok video by YT: RaeonArtez 🎥
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Ray Steele @raysteelenews.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
It's been a bit since I booked by pal and esteemed economist @pollak.bsky.social on a show! Happy to have him on @wishtv.com today to talk about Trump's #tariffs and their potential impact.
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How much will Trump's tariffs cost you, plus the overall impact on Indiana
YouTube video by Ray Steele's Indianapolis
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Well, here we go. Hold on tight because we're definitely going to see prices go up. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond
President Donald Trump has signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation from the U.S.’s North American neighbors in an emerging trade war...
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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
It’s Saturday and that means coffee And for me dropping off this floof Oso for this haircut before rounds in the hospital Then a long run, finishing some painting in a bathroom, and some time with my book Let us see mugs
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Egg prices in the US just reached an all-time record high at $7.09/dozen. 🥚🔥🥚🔥
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs. Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
SUBJECT:
Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs
'The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024. of the nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will of the American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve.
This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025).
Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025). Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20.
2025). Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20.ent these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all jal assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that any of the President's executive orders. In the interian, to the extent applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency nay be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial
surice tot foreign nongovernmental organizations, DEL woke gender ideology, and the
pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the he temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00
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- 10. 2025, agencies shail submit to OMB detailed information on
any programs projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause. (i) issuance of disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards, and (il) other relevant
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To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue nistrative actions. such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or expressly required by law
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Just ordered a bunch of coffee beans... because... you know... we were getting low.
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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
It’s Saturday and that means coffee And for me some meal planning, grocery store, a run, and some painting Nice little Saturday Let us see mugs
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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960. Until today.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 19/01/2025
My boys are outside playing. Also, this AM, they learned the piano.
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
My feelings on #TikTok disabling their app in the U.S.
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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a man wearing a camouflage hat says so i got that going for me
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Tried a new variety of apples today and I think it's my new favorite! The Ruby Frost tastes a lot like a Honeycrisp, but adds a considerable amount of tartness, which is the one thing I've always found lacking in Honeycrisp. #AppleSky
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
We've spent the last two months scouring the house for the missing pin with no luck. 😡🤣
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
#Millennial
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
It's chili season! (no beans, but you can add them if you want)
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
It's quite possible that AI will be the end of social media.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 29/12/2024
Overcome labor shortages with this one weird trick. 4% higher wage offer reduces vacancy duration by 27% (6 days off base of 22 days), nice research design, @iza.org. docs.iza.org/dp17273.pdf
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Very disappointed that espresso.coffee.tea is not a legitimate web address. 😕
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
No, they're not caught between anything. Stop it. The fact that AI may be used or useful in future jobs does not create a single dilemma at all for college students in how to actually complete their coursework. This is all nonsense & excuses for not doing the reading & learning how to think & write.
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College students caught between professors' AI bans and employers' growing demand for AI skills
Research shows 75% of workers now use artificial intelligence on the job, yet many universities still classify its use as cheating.
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WISH-TV @wishtv.com · 20/12/2024
Turn out the lights, the Party City is over.
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Turn out the lights, the Party City is over
Party City is closing all its stores nationwide, including Indiana locations, after 40 years in business. The company struggled with debt and competition.
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
For the first time all semester I'm caught up on grading! Woo-hoo!! Of course, it's now finals week and my students have another assignment due in 48 hours, but it still feels good!
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
NEW: Where the teens are YouTube 90% TikTok 63% Instagram 61% Snapchat 55% Facebook 32% (down from 71%) WhatsApp 23% X 17% (down from 33%) Reddit 14% Threads 6% report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Costco has this awesome ponytail radish kimchi (chonggak). It's delicious! #Foodsky
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Michael Hicks @profhicks.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I think it is quaint that so many folks fail to grasp the link between regional wages and educational attainment. Anyone care to speculate where this is headed?
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Accurate.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 11/12/2024
Making Tea xkcd.com/3022
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The Indiana Dunes @indiana-dunes.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Happy 208th birthday to Indiana! On December 11th, 1816, #Indiana was admitted to the Union as the 19th state! A very short #Hoosier history and fact 🧵
Graphic with the Indiana state flag and the counties of Indiana both placed on a dark blue field.
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
What kind of weird research question would they be trying to answer with a poll like this? 🤨
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I failed to get much done on my "to do" list today. But... I did clean up the dozens of icons and files I had randomly sitting on my computer desktop and now it's all clean and empty.
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a man in a bucket hat says so i got that going for me
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Colleges and universities who have not yet taken serious steps to address demographic changes may be in serious trouble: "...enrollment challenges resulting from an impending demographic cliff are likely to significantly increase annual college closures for reasonable scenarios."
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
How many of you played #HeroQuest as a kid? It was recently re-released and it's awesome introducing my kids to it and playing again!
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
They do exist! @gbosslet.bsky.social
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
"90% Chili Arguments."
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
This is hilarious, yet also accurate. blueskyroast.com/roast/pollak...
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Micah Pollak: The Apple Aficionado of Bluesky
Economist by day, snack philosopher by night, and an apple enthusiast with a penchant for spicy takes.
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Me: "Something in this chocolate upsets my stomach." Also me: "I think I should have some more of that chocolate."
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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
This is a really good article for those (like me) interested in apples #AppleSky @pollak.bsky.social
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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Chili wars of 2024 have commenced Chili must have beans Come at me @pollak.bsky.social
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Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Delighted to discover a half-page #Bluesky Basics article in the Sunday print edition of the local paper!
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Corey Marshall-Steele @corcatt.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
This really does get me in the holiday spirit! NOW I’m ready to deck someone in the hall! 🎄🔔🎁🎄
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