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Michelle L. Quinn

@regionbroad.bsky.social
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NWI reporter (yep, still *THAT* Michelle Quinn). Posts/opinions my own; reposts mean I like the cut of your jib, don't necessarily imply endorsement. #nwindiana #northwestindiana #nwi #posttribune #HoosierBsky

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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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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 9h
Holy shit: Did Roslià just spend that whole song en pointe!?? That's *crazy* #snl
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Mariah Carey: I Don't Know Her
ALT: Mariah Carey: I Don't Know Her
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 07/10/2026
lede = introductory section in journalism bury the lede = hiding the most relevant pieces of a story within other distracting information Allegedly, it’s spelled ‘lede’ to avoid confusion with ‘lead,’ which was the strip of metal that would separate lines of type.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
One of the main Jewish critiques of Christian notions of forgiveness is that they offer cheap grace to people who have not done the hard work of making material amends. Claims like this are actually reinforcing that very critique, even if Chris Rock thinks he is doing the opposite.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How scared are Missouri Republicans about their anti-abortion amendment not passing in November? They are running commercials that don’t even mention the amendment will ban abortion… because they know we already gave women the constitutional right to abortion. VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 3.  
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Welp. According to Semafor, David Ellison has discussed bringing Elon Musk on as an investor in Paramount's merger with Warner Bros., which could mean Musk could have a stake in CBS News and CNN. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Exclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment
A cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base.
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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.
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Nick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount
The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A post that’s so eye-opening because this is exactly what liberals will say is GOP distraction tactics, almost as a parody— and here it really is what Gaetz is saying unironically as his GOP message.
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Attention, all Mainers: Can you FINALLY get rid of this awful woman NOW!???
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
You have to be a real piece of shit for the police to go, no, fuck YOU
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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It genuinely blows my mind the degree to which people in power do not grasp (or just refuse to acknowledge) that encampments are preferable to shelters for a whole lot of people, for a long list of reasons.
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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I guess it’s important to communicate that MAHA is fundamentally an movement by individuals to capture health care dollars by lying to people about having products and services that work
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 07/09/2026
A reminder on Labor Day that Reagonomics scam stole $79 Trillion from the bottom 90% and redistributed it to the top 1%, which is why wealth inequality now is worse than it was after the Great Depression. Stop defending billionaires. Start abolishing them. www.qasimrashid.com/p/9-facts-on...
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9 Facts on Labor Day Legacy Media Won't Mention
This Labor Day, a reminder that the USA ranks worse than Russia and China on economic inequality—without immediate change, we all but ensure economic catastrophe
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Simon W Davis @woodforbrains.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Ho-LEE fuck democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
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Defense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense Activities
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute...
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Glad Estee Lauder has never been -- and never will be -- part of my makeup
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cognitive dissonance is a helluva drug @hnysuklchocolat.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026
see: Black neighborhoods
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yes, let us all pause to consider the hardship Milo's facing for getting sent back to (checks notes) LONDON. However will he survive this terrible fate that's befallen him
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
But you DID work at the P-T, and that was dreamy enough!
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 28/08/2026
If he thinks only 4 providers means a "nasty monopoly" I got some other industry consolidations that his own administration has eagerly supported to point to...
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@capitalbgary.bsky.social is top-notch
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It's scheduled for Tuesday the 25th, which is a full 14 days (I live a mile outside Gary)
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
ABSOLUTELY NOT. Speaking as someone who got into the study of religion as an academic discipline by way of the study of philosophy and religion IN literature -- THIS is simply another way for Christian nationalists to break 1A (Also! "Old Testament" = a different read of the Hebrew Bible) AND!
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Zack Colman @zcolman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
SCOOP: Trump is ending federal support for NOAA's Arctic Report Card, a major annual update shedding light on the effect climate change has on the Arctic. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
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POLITICO Pro: NOAA to end support for Arctic climate change report
The authors were informed Monday of the action, which jeopardizes public dissemination of the report on the fast-changing region.
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Hayden Black @haydenb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Bless her, she's raising the next Republican President.
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Lauren Boebert son hit with child sex abuse charges — she gripes about 'challenging time'
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) described a "challenging time" after her son Tyler Boebert was charged with five felony counts linked to child sexual exploitation.Tyler Boebert, 21, faces three counts...
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Chris B-Eeeeek!-ler 👻 @cwbuecheler.com · 06/08/2026
I would like to see more companies admit this - being a public company no longer means running a successful, thriving business. It strictly means delivering growth to investors, every single quarter, who do not care at all about the product the company sells or the people who produce it.
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Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢 @regimecpa.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Missouri elections be like: Hitler (R) 79% - Christ (D) 21% And then the ballot initiative: Amend the Missouri constitution to require the state to own the means of production and work towards full communism? Yes 92% - No 8%
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🦋 Still Standing 🦋 @imstillstanding.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Well…isn’t this a little gem. @jenpsaki.bsky.social did you know about this?
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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Judge: Mr. O'Neil take it away. David O'Neil of Debevoise: I have a lot to say but I'll be brief. It is important that the public know that the Government is unilaterally withdrawing these subpoenas. After this bad faith, I do not expect new subpoenas
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Bend the knee and you agreed to lose. Fight and you win. Always punch the bullies in the nose. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
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Trump Administration Drops Subpoena Demanding List of Jews From Penn (Gift Article)
For more than a year, the Trump administration pressed the university for records about antisemitism complaints and a list of campus groups involved with Judaism.
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Does someone want to let Paul and Axl know?
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I'll be interested to see how this shakes out www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/21/r... #nwindiana #nwi #northwestindiana @chicagotribune.com
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Records: Woman claims racial discrimination by Gary schools
A Crown Point woman is suing the Gary Community School Corporation in federal court for racial discrimination and discrimination.
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I didn't even realize they were babies until I saw the kid at the keyboard! Had me cheering completely in tears!
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This is so cool. Imagine being a very young guitarist and getting to play one of the most iconic acoustic guitar intros in rock history for Nancy Wilson — the woman who wrote it, and one of the greatest living rock guitarists. (IG: Sierra Levesque)
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Elon Musk trying to sink a Christopher Nolan movie was honestly the funniest and dumbest course of action he could have taken. He’s one of the most popular filmmakers alive and now it proves Elon and his fanboys have no real cultural impact outside of X
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Did you see that our esteemed <gag> AG said the exact same thing? Wonder which one of them came up with it first
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Kevin Tompkins, but halloween @ktompkinsii.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Me: "It's time to start eating healthy." Lettuce: "I'm going to give you explosive diarrhea!" Chips and cookies in my pantry: "I would never do that to you."
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Barf
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I see what you did there
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Merrillville Town Council will vote 7/14 on if it's going to back down to Rokita: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/09/m... #nwindiana #nwi #northwestindiana @chicagotribune.com
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Merrillville may back down on Rokita threat about ICE center opposition
The Merrillville Town Council may acquiesce to Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s threat to sue it over its resolution opposing ICE processing centers after all, and the town’s finances are behind...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will introduce new legislation making ballot seizure before they are counted and certified by a state or county official a felony. In a July 4 recorded speech, Newsom was not shy about who the law targets. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Gavin Newsom wants to make seizing ballots a felony
The California governor plans to introduce new legislation targeting "federal interference" in elections.
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
He's never held office, so all we know is what he's told us so far, which could very well be what his handlers are feeding him. Who's to say he wouldn't pull a Fetterman once elected?
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
For real for real, though
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Michelle L. Quinn @regionbroad.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
From a Highland official: "There's significant standing water at Main Square. There are submerged electrical cords. Due to the ongoing rain and potential hazards the park will remain closed for the rest of the night." #nwindiana #nwi #northwestindiana @chicagotribune.com
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
It is seriously alarming how many of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people are just screamingly mentally unwell in deeply toxic, dangerous ways.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
NATO is the most important military alliance in the totality of human history. Putin's top objective has been to smash it. Trump is his agent in this process.
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets won’t report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
There’s nothing in the MOU that mandates how Iran spends any of the $30 billion they are getting. They can do whatever they want with it, which the US agreed to. But Trump and Vance said they will probably use it to buy food from US farmers. And some people believe that.
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