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David Neumark

@neumarkecon.bsky.social

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Economics Prof and black cat fan

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · Nov 15

Update: His health guy doesn't believe in medical science. His law guy is a sex trafficker. His intelligence gal is a Russian asset.

You're all caught up.

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Karen Chee @karenchee.bsky.social · Nov 15

Book pages should be numbered backwards so we’re always counting down how many pages we have left

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Nov 15

Seems like if nominees for Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence can't withstand an FBI background check, that's a red flag

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BIG AO 🐍 @kxngao.bsky.social · Nov 14

Kenny Omega is the greatest professional wrestler of all time.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Nov 15

Nancy Mace claims on CNN that she supports Matt Gaetz because he's "very good on civil rights and civil liberties issues"

(Gaetz was recently under investigation for sex trafficking, so, yeah, not sure about that one)

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Nov 16

A lot of people responsible for poor decisions are on a press tour right now because if they didn’t, people would rightfully be questioning THEIR leadership and they know it.

It’s weak even by normal left-punching standards. Zero evidence more Liz Cheney would have won this. The opposite, actually.

Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · Nov 15

First quote in this new @politico.com story is from RI's Dem committeeman Joe Paolino: "The progressive wing of the party has to recognize — we all have to recognize — the country’s not progressive, and not to the far left or the far right. They’re in the middle” www.politico.com/news/2024/11...

Centrist Dems seize opening at the DNC: ‘I don’t want to be the freak show party’

Recriminations over Kamala Harris’ defeat are shaping the early stages of the race for DNC chair.

www.politico.com

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · Nov 17

Let’s go.

Book: Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis by Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis

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✿Lily cutie ✿ @lilycutie.bsky.social · Nov 22

Be aware

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vivekgani.bsky.social @vivekgani.bsky.social · Nov 23

I think the latter half of the sentence speaks for itself - are those advocating for 'intellectual diversity' being intellectually honest?

And are those advocates really *listening* to other perspectives themselves?

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vivekgani.bsky.social @vivekgani.bsky.social · Nov 24

I'm not deeply familiar with academic hiring - Are there examples where there has been unwillingness to hire?

I tend to be ok with hosting various perspectives to speak (e.g. ACLU on Coulter www.aclu.org/press-releas...), but that's different than supporting/hiring them...

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · Nov 23

i'm going to invent an "american style" full english breakfast that's so good it heals the wound first opened at lexington and concord

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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com · Nov 30

Gerrymandering isn’t about the number of states, it’s about the number of districts carved up by politicians in each state.

Republicans have been kicking our ass for decades when you count the total number of districts gerrymandered in Congress.

See below for a great analysis by @dailykos.com 👇

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · Nov 30

i keep seeing people saying “no way to know why dems lost” and it makes me want to lose my mind

they lost bc disengaged voters bought gop bullshit and its pretty obvious this was the payoff of a generational effort on the right to work the refs in media…

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · Nov 30

Heart shattering to learn an Israeli drone has targeted and assassinated Mahmoud Almadhoun, one of the founders and chefs behind the Gaza Soup Kitchen.

What started as four pots and essential ingredients in Bait Lahia had grown into a remarkable effort to feed 3,000 people daily.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · Nov 30

Israel's genocide makes terrorist violence in the West all but inevitable.

Anyone stating this obvious truth will be smeared by those who facilitated the biggest radicalisation event in history.

Tough. It's the truth. New post👇

www.owenjones.news/p/israels-ge...

Israel's genocide makes terrorist mayhem in the West inevitable

Just as the previous Western bloodbaths of the 21st century - Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya - spurred on terrorist mayhem, Israel's genocide is the biggest mass radicalisation event yet

www.owenjones.news

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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · Nov 30

America fumbled so hard

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · Dec 1

It's only a matter of time before the hummingbirds I live with make it into my stories. But they've already impacted me permanently. I have scoliosis + a scar from surgery for it (from which I experienced paralysis), so I usually don't show my back. But this little tattoo got me to do that. 😊

My back with the stencil of the hummingbird image before it was tattooed

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · Dec 2

We’re not accepting complaints about the Hunter Biden pardon unless you also complained about the Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, and Paul Manafort pardons.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Dec 2

I can’t even imagine suggesting in public that Biden can somehow restrain Trump by modeling good behavior. Seriously, how embarrassing for anyone who understands that little about the world and what we’re in for. Put on some clown makeup and sit in the corner.

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · Dec 3

In coming years, eco-apartheid will become more prominent worldwide as colonial violence is used to maintain and safeguard Western interests and profits. We are seeing this future in Gaza today.

Palestine against an eco-apartheid world

In coming years, eco-apartheid will become more prominent worldwide as colonial violence is used to maintain and safeguard Western interests and profits. We are seeing this future in Gaza today.

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · Dec 5

imagine if they do catch the guy who put down the insurance ghoul. they’re gonna have a hell of a time seating a jury. think of the voir dire. they’ll have to eliminate everybody who ever cried on the phone with their insurance company & there won’t be anyone left.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Dec 5

We can all hate insurance companies without cheering the murder of someone or worse, trying to monetize content about that murder.

Really gross day on the internet today.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · Dec 5

I just heard Megyn Kelly pose the question "do you think you're being Kavanaugh'ed" to Pete Hegseth and it just feels like a good time to repeat that I believe Christine Blasey Ford, and I believe Anita Hill, and Megyn Kelly is a piece of actual shit.

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · Dec 5

The year since October 7 has shown us that Israel can neither be accommodated nor reformed. It must be dismantled, and Zionism must be brought to an end.

The true lesson of October 7 is that Israel cannot be reformed

The year since October 7 has shown us that Israel can neither be accommodated nor reformed. It must be dismantled, and Zionism must be brought to an end. Only this will finally alleviate the…

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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · Dec 5

The United States is now producing enough domestic solar to cover nearly all annual deployment. That's what policy can do, folks! And a majority of these jobs are in Republican districts.

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Larry 😊🌴🍍 (Not indicted) @larrydolphin.bsky.social · Dec 6

Not condoning violence but..
It looks like the motive for the NY assassination of the CEO was due to a healthcare system that has made BILLIONS of dollars from the suffering of others.
It hasn't always been this way. It doesn't need to be this way going forward. 💙

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · Dec 7

Happening now at Washington Square Park: A United Healthcare CEO shooter lookalike competition, including people who intentionally and unintentionally dressed the part.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Dec 8

Collective punishment directed at Jewish-Australian places of worship, leading to the destruction of a building, is fundamentally wrong.

Israel collectively punishing the people of Palestine, leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of people, including thousands of children, is also wrong.

PM and senior minister say Melbourne synagogue firebombing appears to be terrorism

Anthony Albanese and Murray Watt made the comments in the wake of the attack on Adass Israel but security agencies are yet to determine the motive

www.theguardian.com

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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · Dec 8

if i were the NYPD i would try releasing some facts about the shooter that do not make him sound awesome

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Ashok Kumar 🇵🇸 @brosef-stalin.bsky.social · Dec 8

Israel’s taken 5% of Syria since morning

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