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Fiona Scott Morton

@proffionasm.bsky.social
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Economics professor;, competition, antitrust, IO, healthcare

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Shishene Jing 景溪行 @eyreflare.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m trying to get @sherman1890.bsky.social @basel.bsky.social @halsinger.bsky.social @lawprofblawg.bsky.social @danielahanley.bsky.social to move the spirited antitrust conversations off of X onto here. Back me up!
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That’s a hard agree from me. I am genuinely astonished at the number of otherwise sensible commentators who still discuss his latest wild actions as if they’re within the parameters of the normal policy making process.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I agree with @joshgans.bsky.social - the METR/Redwood report is a startling read: metr.org/blog/2026-08...
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Brief independent investigation of agents’ behavior, reasoning and collaboration in the OpenAI / Hugging Face hacking incident
Two METR staff members and a Redwood Research contractor investigated an incident in which OpenAI agents coordinated a multi-day hack of Hugging Face on a shared unsanctioned message board.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I wonder why backers of the Paramount merger are resorting to shady astroturf operations like "Neighbors for Strong Communities," a fake organization with an address in Washington, DC that's a nondescript black door next to an Italian restaurant texting ppl in California about "Hollywood jobs"? Oh.
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California AG Rob Bonta Says David Ellison Is “Desperate” and “Grasping at Straws”
In an expansive interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bonta laid out his strategy and took aim at the Paramount chief and emerging legal rival. “He cannot flee accountability.”
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Florian Ederer @florianederer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I did wonder which platform would cater to the demand for mean-spirited attacks on economists now that the market leader has been put out of business, but I didn't expect it to be The Economist.
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Joshua Gans @joshgans.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Come join our group at Rotman. Applications open. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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Assistant Professor - Strategic Management
Assistant Professor - Strategic Management
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Here's a fun little dive into corporate astroturfing in the USA: There's an "organization" called Neighbors for Strong Communities that lists no board members, staff or funders. The address on their website is a nondescript black door in Washington, DC next to an Italian restaurant. Seems legit!
https://neighborsforstrongcommunities.org/ homepageaddress of the astroturf firm
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 16/08/2026
Last year, I wrote about how awful it is that many states and cities are still using Facebook and X to communicate vital disaster information. We desperately need to fix this.
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We Have to Stop Using Facebook and X to Warn People About Disasters
In the early morning hours of July 4th, as the Guadalupe River reached catastrophic heights, city officials in Kerr County, Texas turned to an all-too familiar mechanism for getting the word out to ar...
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Fiona Scott Morton @proffionasm.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Does anyone else occasionally find their Economist newspaper app suddenly stops working? And you have to delete it, and its data, and download again. Annoying.
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Fiona Scott Morton @proffionasm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
There are so many business models and uses for 3p app stores: protocols, curation for kids, curation for niche tastes, a way to distribute news to benefit newspapers, new tech ideas, nonprofit certifications like low carbon footprint, etc!
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph  showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records
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Super Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Fiona Scott Morton @proffionasm.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Amtrak is really beyond terrible. It’s raining lightly and 75 degrees and they can’t run the trains. It seems Amtrak’s equipment only works on days that are dry, not hot, not cold, and when few people need to ride. Pathetic. And it’s not as if the tickets are a bargain either.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Starmer's government is still on X, the platform that promotes hate and racism.
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 01/07/2026
🔓 Artificial-intelligence competition in Europe: the role of DMA Article 6(7) 💡 The DMA’s Android AI access rules could curb #Google’s advantage, opening Europe’s #AI market to rivals and strengthening #innovation incentives 🔖 By @proffionasm.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/TO4KQke #EconSky
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Artificial-intelligence competition in Europe: the role of DMA Article 6(7)
The DMA’s Android AI access rules could curb Google’s advantage, opening Europe’s AI market to rivals and strengthening innovation incentives
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Fiona Scott Morton @proffionasm.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I am careful in my flight planning NOT to change planes in Frankfurt. Very risky. Surely hurts demand for United Airlines which is allied with Lufthansa
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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
And now every government dept should, belatedly, follow.
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Solomon Center @ YLS @solomonctryls.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
In a recent essay, Solomon Center affiliated faculty @proffionasm.bsky.social and her co-author examine how the FTC’s settlement with major pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts may impact prescription drug costs and future antitrust enforcement in the sector. www.promarket.org/2026/05/22/t...
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The Pharmaceutical Benefits Manager Settlements Are a Novel Advance for the FTC and Competition Enforcement - ProMarket
In February, the Federal Trade Commission settled with pharmaceutical benefits manager (PBM) Express Scripts. The FTC had sued Express Scripts and two other large PBMs under the long dormant Section 5...
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Fiona Scott Morton @proffionasm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Great arguments explaining why the court got the wrong answer in the antitrust case against Meta.
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 27/05/2026
🏢 How to secure the benefits of an EU-wide incorporation regime 🔍 @proffionasm.bsky.social and Reinhilde Veugelers analyse which elements of the proposal should be reinforced, and where improvements can be made. 🔗 Read here: buff.ly/oJ0tfVF #EconSky
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How to secure the benefits of an EU-wide incorporation regime
An EU Inc. plan for a common company regime should become more targeted and be underpinned by better system infrastructure
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Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 21/05/2026
Tonight we congratulate our friend Stephen Colbert and his writers, staff and crew for eleven years of excellence. Watch Colbert’s finale tonight, and then never watch CBS again.
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enahchine.bsky.social @enahchine.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Actually, Canada can annex all blue states and would be the most powerful country in the world. To join, US states need to agree to strict gun laws and universal healthcare.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Ian Bremmer: Past presidents needed years to lose a war.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Colorado doesn't need a governor beholden to out-of-state billionaires; it needs a governor who will fight for Coloradans. @philforcolorado.bsky.social
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
The US is an unreliable and deceitful ally now, and is doing its best to help Putin’s dictatorship commit unspeakable war crimes against a European democracy. It is a good thing if the US pulls out of Europe and stops pretending.
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Fiona Scott Morton @proffionasm.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
ALWAYS true. One of the great mysteries of American culture. How are they fooled every time? Or do they knowingly vote for a party that will harm them?
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Fiona Scott Morton @proffionasm.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This is important!
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Keith B Martin DC 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🌎 @keithbdc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
OMG! I was born and raised in the south. I literally grew up calling a toilet a "commode". So "Taking a trump" or "I need to go sit on the trump" or exclaiming "Oh, TRUMP!!!" is fine with me. You know . . . trump happens.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 20/04/2026
The fact that every major police union endorsed Donald Trump is under appreciated in our political discourse.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Some reasons to be cheerful: -Trump's plummeting poll numbers; - Europe coalescing in response to Trump; -state AG's stoutly enforcing the law as fed law enforcement institutions buckle; -promising local news efforts as many legacy newspapers wither; -lower fed courts holding the line.
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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Germany insisted on delaying phase out of combustion engine. Iran war caused energy shock, et voilà: BYD was one of the fastest-growing brands in Germany in Q1, with a 135% rise in purchase queries for the Chinese EV heavyweight during that period. www.reuters.com/busi...
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The pundit class hasn't awakened to the fact that Phil Weiser is likely to upset Michael Bennet in the CO Governor's race. Phil's a principled fighter and a good listener; Bennet has offered no reason for costing the state the benefits of his 17 years of Senate seniority.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/04/2026
Gov. Kathy Hochul has decided to push for a so-called pied-à-terre tax aimed at the ultrawealthy who primarily live outside New York City. She's set to propose a yearly tax surcharge on second homes in the city that are worth $5 million or more. nyti.ms/4ensGja
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Hochul Proposes Tax on N.Y.C. Second Homes That Are Worth $5 Million
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has opposed raising taxes, favored a “pied-à-terre” luxury tax because it largely targets the ultrawealthy who primarily live outside New York City.
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Fiona Scott Morton @proffionasm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
We rely on the state attorneys general and their ability to enforce our laws as never before. And they are rising to the occasion!
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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
JD Vance has the opportunity for a v lucrative new venture: sell his services to the highest bidder to campaign for their opposition in any given election.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
X this evening vs Bsky this evening
Hannah Waddingham as Septa the Shame Nun in GoT and in a rainbow dress presenting Eurovision.
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Magyar now polling third in the Iowa caucus.
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Wendy Thurm @wendythurm.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028.
A series of posts from journalist Mark Chadbourn reporting on the acceptance speech of Péter Magyar after Hungarian elections:

Péter Magyar: "Our country wants to live again. It wants to be a European country again."

Mark Chadbourn• @chadbourn.bsky.social • 24m
Magyar's speech is powered. From a contact in the audience: "He's basically just asked all the puppets, all the supreme justices, all the heads of media, all the heads of the ministries to leave their jobs tomorrow and not wait to be fired."

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Mark Chadbourn• @chadbourn.bsky.social • 22m
He's announced that Hungary will join the European Prosecution Office so anyone in the country can be charged.

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Magyar: "No mercy, they will need to take responsibility for all their actions."

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Mark Chadbourn• @chadbourn.bsky.social • 20m
Magyar says he's starting work with the EU and NATO immediately.
"The EU doesn't have to worry anymore."
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
It's not just that Orbán losing inspires hope in other competitive-autocratic countries ruled by right-wing nationalist authoritarians. It's that his loss materially changes things in those other countries, because he's been operating as a headquarters and funding source...
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Noah Hoffman @hoffnoah.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
My first law review article, co-authored with @proffionasm.bsky.social, is forthcoming in UC Irvine Law Review: "State-Action Immunity for Climate Collaborations." We offer a novel solution to the antitrust problem posed by genuine private-sector climate collaborations. dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
imagine if i happened to be a trillionaire and bought twitter and 80% of the stuff on the site was just about big pants. you couldn't escape it. just an endless deluge of big pants propaganda
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 29/03/2026
👂 Listen to our latest podcast 'What the heck is a 28th Regime?' 🗣️ Tobias Tröger in conversation with host @rebeccawire.bsky.social, @proffionasm.bsky.social & Reinhilde Veugelers. 🔗 buff.ly/EtnGmTM
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
House Republicans are blocking a unanimous(!) agreement by the Senate to pay TSA, Coast Guard, and other essential employees There is zero question which party is creating chaos at the airports. It's the Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...
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House Republicans Revolt Over Bill to Reopen D.H.S., Deepening Shutdown Rift
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Trump wants you to believe he’s more powerful than he is - and that you have less power than you do. Tomorrow, millions of Americans will gather to remind one another where power actually resides in this democracy: with us, the people.
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No Kings March 28th · No Kings on Mobilize
What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democra...
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 25/03/2026
❓️ What the heck is a 28th Regime? 🎙️ In this episode of The Sound of Economics, @rebeccawire.bsky.social speaks about the European Union’s innovation hopes with @proffionasm.bsky.social, Reinhilde Veugelers & Tobias Tröger. 🔗 buff.ly/EtnGmTM
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What the heck is a 28th Regime?
The European Commission’s new plan for business law, in context
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 24/03/2026
Trump FCC Chair Brendan Carr is a disgrace. The Trump Administration is walking away from its responsibility to protect consumers and competitive markets — putting corporate profits ahead of working families. California is stepping up to fill that void.
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H R Pickens @hrpickens.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
This is a great site doing important work. They make me proud to be a supporter.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
why aren't other countries helping us with the strait of hormuz after we started an unjust war, cut off trade, and insulted them for a year?
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