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Rob Ripley

@rbripley.bsky.social
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“Not unappealingly austere.” Spouse, sibling, dog lover. He/Him. 🏳️‍🌈 Yinzer Expat. Former band nerd. Writer repped by Magnet Mgmt. #LetsGoBucs @rbripley on the socials.

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🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 13h
Please 💙🩵💙🩵
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Baseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
102 Years Ago Today: The First Negro League World Series - Kansas City Monarchs vs. Hilldale (October 11, 1924) #OTD #Baseball #History
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 13h
Twasn’t our night.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Shame on @texastech.bsky.social
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is not just an AI problem but a general tech/private equity management vibe problem we began to encounter when those guys moved into Hollywood due to either money or streaming dominance. Small top-heavy staffs who don't go to set don't make future show runners.
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Chris Kluwe, Candidate for Assembly District 72 @kluweoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I had so much fun at OC Pride! Today was a fantastic reminder of what being in community and looking out for one another means. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #oc #pride #community #ad72 @chriswarcraft.bsky.social
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Those anti-Talarico ads are so profoundly stupid and they make supporters sound even less intelligent.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 10/10/2026
11-3-26: Stain Removal
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In twenty years, water cooler talk in the U.S. will have gone from, "Did you see that episode of Gray's Anatomy?" to "Did you watch the execution?" Stop asking crap like "What are we even doing?" - we all know - and start hounding your reps, and figuring out how to help people vote in 3 weeks.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Truly, the easiest thing in life.
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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
One or more human beings are responsible for the code they wrote, and those are the people who should be held accountable. These programs are not acting “on their own”
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 09/10/2026
What did the Russian whisper in your ear?
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DEAD TEENAGERS out now in paperback @judedoyle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Below tweet, edited so it says: "Absolutely wild that massive publishers get a 50% cut of the Anthropic money when authors aren't getting paid nearly enough for their work."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What a great story - and I'm glad you had that moment with him. Also, I didn't realize we were at Disney at the same time!
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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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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In twenty years, water cooler talk in the U.S. will have gone from, "Did you see that episode of Gray's Anatomy?" to "Did you watch the execution?" Stop asking crap like "What are we even doing?" - we all know - and start hounding your reps, and figuring out how to help people vote in 3 weeks.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Where are they located?
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Talk about a massively obvious tell on the part of current U.S. leaders...
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Godspeed, my friend.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The silence of so many citizens about this entire concept is staggering (and revealing). I hate it so much and I'm working hard not to let that eat me alive.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If there’s a last straw for you with Target, let this be it.
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Pittsburgh Pirates @pirates.com · 08/10/2026
Happy National Pierogy Day! 🥟
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)
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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Shame on him.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I bet it’ll be smashing, Shane!
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thanks Stephanie. I now find myself with plenty of time for another one this year! 🤣
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Finally got to FADE OUT on this new feature. Difficult but rewarding.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I feel like I should know this…
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I feel like I've been "emerging" for so long I've just taken up residence in the birth canal...
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
You, sir, are just fine. He is abominable.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I also had “home air quality” listed.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Oh mine too. Every year. My husband teases me mercilessly.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Excellent math, Warren.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It’s the Adidas football sneakers that really make this outfit work
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ha!
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It really is.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🤣
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The annual welcoming of the season:
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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ridiculous long shot but… Anyone I know work on Furious? I am so perfect for that show and I have no way in rn I will not be annoying, just trying to find a way to get my materials in front of deciders Any info or connect would be HUGELY appreciated please & thank you!!! ❤️
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
He has excellent taste.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today’s (Extended) Moment of Joy:
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My favorite movie of all time. She was one of a kind. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/m...
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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102
A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.”
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Six Flags Magic Mountain just completed the largest solar carport installation in California - 12.37MW with 2MW/8MWh of battery energy storage: scvnews.com/six-flags-ma... 🔌💡
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Six Flags Magic Mountain Solar Carport Installation is Largest in California - SCVNews.com
As National Energy Awareness Month begins across the United States, Six Flags Magic Mountain, the Thrill Capital of the World, has announced that its landmark solar carport project has been fully ener...
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He speaks like someone who's never, for a single moment, had to worrying about how to cover a mortgage or put food on the table.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I agree. We won't be seeing it.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lotta folks are carrying water for a president who suggested taking out two American cities. The cognitive dissonance has reached new levels of distortion. But even when he's gone, I just don't see things becoming healthy until there's agreement again on what is/isn't real.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And he's half a billion dollars richer.
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Rob Ripley @rbripley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My Dad worked for them for a long time before Chevron bought them. He played on the company softball team and I've got his jersey, but his cap's been lost. You've inspired me to look for one and complete that vintage set of threads.
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