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Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D.

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Visiting Scientist, @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social AY25-26

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Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · Sep 2

ICYMI, I’m on sabbatical this AY at @harvardpopcenter.bsky.social:

popcenter.harvard.edu/blog/directo...

I’ll be working on a STS-flavored book project about ecofascist data science that combines critical demography and data studies.

Let me know if you’re in Boston this year and want to meet up!

Brian Keegan – Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies

A Harvard University cross-school, interfaculty initiative administered by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

popcenter.harvard.edu

Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 15h

Just another Kavanaugh stop under Trump.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 17h

Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 17h

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 19h

Grok stands as the clearest example of an AI that is both ideologically aligned and operationally embedded in a social media platform, says Matthew Kirschenbaum. Its mechanisms should be taken apart under bright lights, in much the same way people learn how to defuse a bomb, he argues.

Grok is an Epistemic Weapon | TechPolicy.Press

Elon Musk's Grok claims to be truth-seeking while shaping discourse and amplifying ideology, argues Matthew Kirschenbaum.

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Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 20h

No one should be particularly interested voting for candidates who promise to return to some imaginary fairy tale where Republicans and Democrats collaborated. This hasn't existed in at least 30 years and led to the current constitutional crisis.

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

the most important thing in 2028 is electing someone who is a true believer in the project of dismantling right-wing power. if you don't get that, then nothing else will matter very much.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

the most important thing in 2028 is electing someone who is a true believer in the project of dismantling right-wing power. if you don't get that, then nothing else will matter very much.

Reposted by Stacy D. VanDeveer, Brian Keegan

Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 2d

IR Realists saying farewell to the Rational Actor Assumption

Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 2d

Sure eggs are going to cost $100 each by 2028, but the alternative was a President who had an annoying laugh.

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 2d

What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?

Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 2d

Just give Sundowning Don some AI slop of Marines marching on glaciers and he'll fixate on something else.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

“A diplomatic source said: 'The generals think Trump's Greenland plan is crazy and illegal. So they are trying to deflect him with other major military operations. They say it's like dealing with a five-year-old'.”

That’s an insult to 5-year olds.

A dangerous and corrupt moron.

Trump 'orders US army chiefs to draw up plan to invade Greenland'

Donald Trump has ordered his special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland - but is being resisted by senior military figures, The Mail on Sunday has learned.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Charlie Thomas @cthomasjamh.bsky.social · 2d

This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 2d

What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?

Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 2d

"I'm voting for Trump nominees to demonstrate my bipartisan good faith to my Republican colleagues who have literally never reciprocated in three decades. Now back to the price of eggs." Very serious Congressional Democrats.

Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 2d

If the Federal Reserve is poasting on BlueSky, then you know we have the juice!

Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 2d

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

YouTube video by Federal Reserve

www.youtube.com

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe this is why you don’t vote to confirm a single one of his nominees at any level.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress

Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 2d

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

YouTube video by Federal Reserve

www.youtube.com

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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 2d

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

YouTube video by Federal Reserve

www.youtube.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

Trump 'orders US army chiefs to draw up plan to invade Greenland'

Donald Trump has ordered his special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland - but is being resisted by senior military figures, The Mail on Sunday has learned.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 4d

These economists should just pick themselves up by their bootstraps and learn to code.

Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 4d

Economists are facing a recession

(My column this week)

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Economists are facing a recession

[FREE TO READ] Demand for their work is down as a hiring crunch hits

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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 4d

Economists are facing a recession

(My column this week)

1st 300 clicks free to read...
as.ft.com/r/6d67877e-4...

Economists are facing a recession

[FREE TO READ] Demand for their work is down as a hiring crunch hits

as.ft.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 5d

NEWS --> Reps Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman are introducing a new bill to strip ICE officers of qualified immunity, making lawsuits and prosecutions easier. They also say agent who killed Renee Good should be prosecuted in Minnesota.

They break this news on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...

Trump Shooting Fiasco Worsens as Dems Find Fresh Line of Attack on ICE

As the Minneapolis killing gets darker for Trump, Representatives Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman talk to us about their plan to rein in ICE—and about Trumpworld’s broader plunge into violence and lawl...

newrepublic.com

Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 5d

Nothing that paying Beltway consultants can't fix

President Trump Favorability
Unfavorable
-10.1
Republican Party Favorability
Unfavorable
-14.3
Democratic Party Favorability
Unfavorable
-23.7

Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 5d

"I'm voting for Trump nominees to demonstrate my bipartisan good faith to my Republican colleagues who have literally never reciprocated in three decades."

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 5d

7 Democrats just voted today to confirm a Trump judicial nominee who refused to say what happened on January 6 or answer who won the 2020 election:

Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 5d

7 Democrats just voted today to confirm a Trump judicial nominee who refused to say what happened on January 6 or answer who won the 2020 election:

Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 5d

Holy fuck they actually did it

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 6d

Important context for claims that the Nicole Renee Good was obstructing/assaulting officers before she was shot & killed:

The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting echoes Franklin Park, Marimar Martinez shootings during Operation Midway Blitz

The deadly Minneapolis shooting by an ICE agent that killed a woman Wednesday morning recalls shootings by federal immigration agents in Chicago during the height of Operation Midway Blitz in the fall...

www.cbsnews.com

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Chris Scott @iamchrisscott.bsky.social · 6d

One thing I didn't fully appreciate until I sat on a jury and reviewed body cam footage for myself, is how cops yell contradictory instructions at people like "Don't move" "Put your hands up" "Get the fuck out of here" "Keep your hands where I can see them" etc. all screamed at your face with guns

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 6d

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 6d

Sundowning Donnie was just briefed that he doesn't have enough missiles and bombs to invade Greenland, Cuba, Colombia, and Mexico.

Shadow Hedgie 🌻 @shadow.hedgie.social · 6d

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$Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump All United State Defense Contractors, and the Defense Industry as a whole, BEWARE: While we make the best Military Equipment in the World (No other Country is even close!), Defense Contractors are currently issuing massive Dividends to their Shareholders and massive Stock Buybacks, at the expense and detriment of investing in Plants and Equipment. This situation will no longer be allowed or tolerated! Also, Executive Pay Packages in the Defense Industry are exorbitant and unjustifiable given how slowly these Companies are delivering vital Equipment to our Military, and our Allies. Salaries, Stock Options, and every other form of Compensation are far too high for these Executives. Defense Companies are not producing our Great Military Equipment rapidly enough and, once produced, not maintaining it properly or quickly. From this moment forward, these Executives must build NEW and MODERN Production Plants, both for delivering and maintaining this important Equipment, and for building the latest Models of future Military Equipment. Until they do so, no Executive should be allowed to make in excess of $5 Million Dollars which, as high as it sounds, is a mere fraction of what they are making now. Additionally, the maintenance and repair of Equipment, once sold, is far too slow, and must be immediately enhanced. As President, I am demanding that maintenance be "spot on, on time." Therefore, I will not permit Dividends or Stock Buybacks for Defense Companies until such time as these problems are rectified Likewise, for Salaries and Executive Compensation. MILITARY EQUIPMENT IS NOT BEING MADE FAST ENOUGH! It must be built now with the Dividends, Stock Buybacks, and Over Compensation of Executives, rather than borrowing from Financial Institutions, or getting the money from your Government. Longer term, this is good for both Executives and Shareholders, because it will be GREAT for our Country! Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE…$

Brian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 6d

Never forget the Trump administration gave Ashli Babbitt's family $5 million dollars and military honors after she was shot during an actual insurrection. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing...