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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Press F to toggle screen narration. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.

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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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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026

Honestly live streaming an execution for the clicks feels like a natural consequence of not regulating the tech industry

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Jesus, Avs, save some for the rest of the season.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“No one elected you” how do you think someone becomes dah pope?

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The literacy crisis is not just referring to people's ability to literally read and write. It's also people's inability to read for context. I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 25/09/2026

An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.

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The media has the AI threat all wrong

Generative AI is harming people today. We don’t need to waste time fantasizing about science fictional scenarios.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Makes up a bit for no BO’N in the dispersal.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Clark Walter traded to the Seals for a 3rd-round pick in 2029 feels like Keenan doing him a solid.

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Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I may have just completed my magnum opus as a legal tech reporter. It’s about AI, Lane Kiffin, Dario Amodei, the Protect Sports Act, Ted Cruz, conference realignment, and open weight language models.

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Lane Kiffin Is EXACTLY The Guy Who Uses ChatGPT For Legal Advice - Above the Law

The SEC and the frontier AI labs are running the same broken playbook.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Stupid name for a team, but the logo and uni were minty as hell.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

That's more years of control for less of an immediate salary cap hit and allows them to fix issues now. If Pace is lost to free agency and they'd wasted a dispersal pick on BO'N, then they're down essentially two forwards with no immediate recourse.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Uncle Joe money hits different. I don't really have a way to talk about CGY's roster-building philosophy that doesn't come across negatively. I'll leave it at this: If BO'N wouldn't report, then they'd have put him on Holdout & wasted a pick. Instead, they can use it on a rookie this entry draft.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Would he report? Also, Necks build cheap. That means entry draft more often than not.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I am way, way too high on Young, but he’s so much fun to watch, absolutely relentless motor. Grabs his lunch pail and outworks everyone.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Chugger getting Higgy, Dalton Young, and Sundown what the fuck are other GMs doing letting him have a nearly perfect dispersal draft god damn

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Stability is nice, but at the same time, there's so much talent that's not stepping foot on a floor anymore, and that's a bummer. Remember a few years back wondering where we were going to find enough NLL-quality goalies for all 14 teams? Good times.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Silver lining of two teams folding: I’m less concerned about the remaining NLL teams collapsing. There’s only one left I think could fold, and that’s more about ownership hanging it up than other factors (which I doubt happens anytime soon).

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I lied. The actual final thought is I don't care for the idea of Simmons and Teat playing together.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This contraction probably needed to happen for the league to get on better footing, but it doesn't make the evaporation of two teams hurt less. I still wish the NLL would drop its godawful "The Next Major League" tagline, especially after shit like this.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

6) Final thought to tie this all off: I've sympathy for Frood (to a point) and hope things start to smooth out. It's been cleaning up after CNS and COVID ramifications for years. But I can't imagine that'll happen thanks to the nonsense of the current US federal gov't and Frood's bosses.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

5) From a labor perspective, this shit sucks. A lot of jobs - player and team personnel - just vanished. Too many players that can still make an impact in the NLL won't be able to crack a roster with the Dispersal and Entry Drafts. Too many great coaches won't be on benches anymore.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I love Philadelphia. My trip there in 2020 opened my eyes wide to how an NLL team can and should operate. It was major league in a way the Swarm aren't, and the fanbase gave a passionate fuck. HFX is the closest I've come to recapturing that experience. Philly Uber drivers, however, are the worst.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I did not care for Canadian Tire Centre or Kanata when I covered a game there in the 2024-25 season. It felt too much like Nassau Coliseum - out of the way, nothing to do in the surrounding area, barn too big. Ottawa's cool. Neat (and overpriced) rare bookstore near Major's Hill Park.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

4) I've covered games in person in both markets and have some quick thoughts on them. Commonality for both - helpful front office personnel and accommodating coaches.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

3) The reminder that COVID fucked up a lot of stuff that we're still dealing with the ramifications of is important. Frood has been having to clean up and navigate the post-COVID landscape and the poor decisions (like bad expansions) made by the league in the previous years.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

2) Tedward and Greggy had a good interview with Frood today following the announcement of the two franchises folding. Particularly enjoyed the 19-min. mark talking about ownership qualities. I'd argue a few current teams aren't meeting that 90%. youtu.be/YhvOEUGpO00?...

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OTCB Podcast - NLL State of the Union with Commissioner Brett Frood

YouTube video by OTCB Podcast

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Couple douple thoughts on the Wings and Black Bears folding. 1) Eddy did a fantastic job with this piece, well worth the read. I appreciate him not getting into the speculative nonsense with GF Sports.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Alberta finally claims Lord Minto. So fucking cool.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Tough game to be a colorblind spectator. Elite uni matchup regardless.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Haven’t watched a minute of lacrosse since April - no appetite for the sport - but the Minto is something special and can’t be denied.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

And before the 2026 NLL free agency.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

We got a Matt Vinc retirement before GTA VI.

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Keith Law @keithlaw.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I got to combine two of my passions in this story about why the US publisher of the board game Catan is now striking partnerships with sports teams, including the Timberwolves and the Ottawa Senators: www.nytimes.com/athletic/751... (unlocked)

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Why a board game is popping up across the NBA, NHL, and NFL (Gift Article)

Catan, one of the world's most popular board games, is hoping to lure in sports fans with a growing number of partnerships.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Please god let this close the portal to Hell the Cubs opened in 2016

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/06/2026

I talked about the BS “ideological diversity” argument — and about being pressured later to water down a story on the news side about Emmett Till’s murderers — in this interview with @anamariecox.com and @mike-eagle.bsky.social recently. youtu.be/QfdGh1qcvxI?...

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How Do You Cover the Biggest Story of Your Life With No Institution Behind You? with Gillian Broc...

YouTube video by Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Translation -- you won't be forced to own SpaceX, OpenAI, or Anthropic any sooner than you ordinarily would.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Finally pulled the plug, such a shame.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 20/05/2026

on my birthday I took to the newsletter to write about the AI commencement address backlash, and how growing anger at AI is now irreversibly tethered to justified rage at the extraction class -- whether AI boosters like it or not

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AI Rage Is Inextricably Fused With Justified Loathing Of The Extraction Class. 'Deal With It'

Commencement AI booing reflects growing class revolt now tightly tethered to AI -- whether the technology's biggest proponents like it or not.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

PTSD thinking of the Wings broadcasters pronouncing Damude and Kelusky seven different ways for years and years.

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Hahahahaha Nathan MacKinnon what the fuck

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

All the developers 404 Media talked to were excited to try using LLMs at work at first, or were at least curious about them. Their feelings about the tools, based on their personal experience, are now overwhelmingly negative. AI is rotting their brains www.404media.co/software-dev...

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Software Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains

“It's making me dumber for sure.”

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TyMer @tymerlax.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Remember the first Halifax game ever when the fireworks went off after the win and Warren got visibly spooked? Good times.

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