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Roberto Gallardo

@robertoge.bsky.social
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Regional/community/economic developer and scholar. Number cruncher. Storyteller. Personal account.

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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The old socratic dialogue of constantly asking good questions is CRITICAL for today's #AI landscape. Not only to truly benefit from the technology, but to avoid paying premium plans.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Great read on #AI. We need to look at it as a complementarity, not a substitution. This in turn will define the incentives, policies, and regulations. Let's focus on the augmentation potential from the start. Not the substitution. open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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AI Will Create Work, Not Decimate It
History shows that technological revolutions draw out human potential.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Morning and wishing everyone a healthy, happy, and productive week. If you have not had a chance, please subscribe (it is free!) to my Substack: substack.com/@datawhisperer I review and discuss demographic and socioeconomic trends.
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Data Whisperer | Substack
Regional/community/economic developer and scholar. Number cruncher. Storyteller. Data whisperer.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
To close out the year 2025, here is a recap of my #DataWhisperer Substack. Twenty posts (including this one), 66 subscribers, and more than 2,400 reads. Not bad. #RegionalDevelopment #DataInsights #GenAI datawhisperer.substack.com/p/the-year-2...
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The Year (2025) in Review
A look at data whispers in 2025, with some AI help
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Check out my latest #DataWhisperer number crunching. For part 2 of geographic mobility, we looked at those moving from a different state between 2013 and 2023, overall, prime working age, more educated, and higher income. open.substack.com/pub/datawhis...
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Part 2: Prime Working Age, More Educated, and Higher Income Geographic Mobility
A look at interstate trends
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Great graphic by @noaa.gov showcasing how global warming is affecting the jet stream, in turn affecting cold and snowfall.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
It is painful to watch the #Colts. How they started. How they are playing.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
#DidYouKnow less people moved in 2023 compared to 2013? Learn more on who moved and where did they come from in my latest #DataWhisperer post. open.substack.com/pub/datawhis...
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Who Moved? From Where?
A Descriptive Analysis of Geographic Mobility in the United States
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
This is pretty cool. theconversation.com/most-normal-...
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Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it’s distributed
Most of the universe is made up of dark matter and dark energy. The majority of everything else is dispersed throughout space as tiny particles.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
The #Indiana population ages 0 to 14 decreased by 13,000 between 2000 and 2024 while the population age 65 or older increased by 461,000
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Now we go from a "big freeze" to a "big crunch", and perhaps, a "big bounce". Fortunately these latest estimates give us billions of years 'til the end. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Yikes. All items on my Amazon buy later list increased in price.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Will we ever know the impact of Trump's immigration policy? "Four of the seven bosses of the “Magnificent Seven” technology companies were born abroad" Welcome to Zero Migration America www.economist.com/finance-and-... From The Economist
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Welcome to Zero Migration America
Closed borders will make the country smaller, poorer and less innovative
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Nerding out a bit. Just finished reading "A Brief History of Intelligence" by Max Bennett. EXCELLENT read. Highly recommend it.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
So, bear with me ... #AI data centers investments are crazy high, and the energy they need too. Yet, the human brain uses about the same energy as a light bulb. Are we down the right path when it comes to #AI?
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Ever wondered how your entrepreneurs compare to an increase or decrease in workers or population in your community? Check out my latest #DataWhisperer number-crunching: open.substack.com/pub/datawhis...
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How Efficient is Your Entrepreneur Pipeline?
Exploring the characteristics of counties with a high entrepreneurship efficiency.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Oh my ... speaking of going the wrong way when it comes to addressing the #digitaldive potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/09/23/f...
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FCC Killing USF WiFi Hotspots
After a prompt from Senator Ted Cruz, the FCC will be voting to ban using the Universal Service Fund to buy hotspots that can be lent to the public from libraries. This follows a similar action ear…
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Hey @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social: will this hold? Does it apply to research and public universities? www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Trump Adds $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee and Rolls Out $1 Million ‘Gold Card’
The new annual fee is intended to crack down on a system the Trump administration says has been used by tech companies to avoid hiring American workers.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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Robert Armstrong @robarmstrong.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Unhedged chart of the week; Pity the poor Fed via @hakyungkim.bsky.social Sign up for COTW here: ep.ft.com/newsletters/...
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
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Is the US already in a recession?
For vast segments of the American economy it certainly feels that way
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
How did the working age population (ages 15 to 64) change between 2013 and 2023? For one, it increased by 7.3 million. Which racial/ethnic groups were responsible for this increase? Read more: datawhisperer.substack.com/p/the-workin...
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Check out my latest Data Whisperer number crunching: the role race/ethnic groups playes in increasing/decreasing specific age groups. Read more: datawhisperer.substack.com/p/the-workin...
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The Working Age, the Future Talent Pipeline, and Retirement Age Groups
Specific race/ethnic groups are driving these changes
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Pretty cool! techxplore.com/news/2025-08...
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Novel cement lets buildings cool themselves
When temperatures get too hot to handle, most of us crank up the air conditioning to keep cool. It does the job, but it's expensive and uses a significant amount of energy. But now an innovation by sc...
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Why?
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Was not expecting this! Glad to see states are prioritizing technology that will provide what the user needs in five or ten years, not today or yesterday. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Starlink wants billions in grants, but state governments aren’t cooperating
Despite Trump’s backing, states aren’t giving Starlink the money it demanded.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Definitely stronger headwinds! We will see next year if for the first time in decades, the US population declines.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Yes! Read same article. Very interesting. Some counties/states will lose,but not sure about the entire country. Place your bets!
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Indeed! We shall see if it does decline. Looking forward to the stats next year!
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Not sure. Foreign-born population is not more than 14-16% of total population. And besides, there are statistical issues with that report/finding that immigration population declined while native-born employment soared.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Ah, the foreign-born. I misunderstood the overall population.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Can you share the link where it says the IS population shrunk?
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
😱 Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
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Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Wow. A balck hole with the mass of *36 billion* suns. That is literally out of this world. www.newscientist.com/article/2491...
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We’ve discovered the most massive black hole yet
A galaxy billions of light years from Earth houses what may be the most massive black hole in the universe, equivalent to cramming the full mass of a small galaxy into a single object
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
These are fascinating insights from a @gallup.com poll: www.gallup.com/workplace/69...
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Fully Remote Work Least Popular With Gen Z
Gen Z prefers hybrid work over fully remote and is more likely than older generations to want employees in the office more often.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
I know!!
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
The IIR increased between 2017 & 2023. And while tremendous progress has been made in reducing the share of households without internet access, lower-income households are being left behind. This has consequences for upward mobility and quality of life. datawhisperer.substack.com/p/the-intern...
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The Internet Income Ratio (IIR)
While significant progress has taken place in reducing the share of homes with no internet access, this progress is still leaving certain households behind.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Our society will definitely be very different 30 years from now. I think it will be a senior-centric society. In #Indiana, between 2000 and 2024, those under age 15 declined by 13,500; those ages 65 or older increased by 460,000
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
"Scenario modeling based on a potential 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment in the United States this fall could result in a 15% drop in overall enrollment. This drop would result in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer jobs." www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-in...
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Fall 2025 International Student Enrollment Outlook and Economic Impact
NAFSA: Association of International Educators is the world's largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Yikes! Wonder how manufacturing intensive states like #Indiana are doing? @josephpolitano.bsky.social
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
After analyzing the 2024 American Social Capital Survey, report found that those with fewer years of formal education participate less in community life, are less civically active, have fewer closer friends, and have less social support. Why? www.americansurveycenter.org/research/dis...
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Disconnected: The Growing Class Divide in American Civic Life - The Survey Center on American Life
Disconnected: Places and Spaces presents new survey findings that suggest Americans are less connected than ever before.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Wow. It is estimated that Trump's cabinet net worth is around $445 billion (includes Elon Musk).
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USAFacts @usafacts.org · 29/07/2025
How much wealth does the American middle class have? 💸 $12.9 trillion in Q1 2025 — about 8% of total US household wealth. 🏡 Split evenly, that’s ~$481K per household. #Economy usafacts.org/answers/how-...
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How much wealth does the American middle class have? | USAFacts
Around $12.9 trillion, or around 8% of all household wealth in the US in Q1 2025. Wealth, also referred to as net worth, is the total value of what people own minus debt like credit card balances and ...
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Do you have the same range for 2023? 🤓
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
He is from Urugay, not Colombia.
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Great post by @dougdawsonccg.bsky.social regarding differences in the old versus the bargain (new) BEAD rounds in Tennessee. This confirms my fears that satellite may be getting more of the BEAD funding. Read more: potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/07/28/a...
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A Peek at the New BEAD
The State of Tennessee released a side-by-side comparison of the new Benefit of the Bargain round of BEAD applications compared to its initial round of BEAD applications conducted before the revise…
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Another thing not discussed, which I agree it may not be directly related, is the “culture” war that also helped propel Trump to office. How does this play out in this abundance world?
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
What was not discussed is how will politicians garner the political and social capital to remove the “sediments” of past problems and policy solutions to “expedite” what is needed the most? Particularly, under a context where climate and the environment are an issue?
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Roberto Gallardo @robertoge.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Just finished reading “Abundance” by Derek Thompson & Ezra Klein. The argument is simple: we need to change the “lens” though which we perceive government’s role and its impact on society. The latter is not new. In fact, it typically follows a “pendulum” movement going from one order to the other.
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