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David Rosnick
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Fallen physicist. Avid bridge player. Longtime CEPR (DC)

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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · Apr 9
New from Francisco Rodríguez, myself, and Giancarlo Bravo:

That recent counter-intuitive @cgdev.org piece by Bahar and Hausmann suffers fatal flaws, starting with a Stata programming error. We fall back on the intuitive conclusion that U.S. economic conditions drive encounters at the border
Do Venezuelan Oil Revenues Drive Migration to the US? A Reappraisal of the Bahar and Hausmann Results
We show that their results are driven by a flawed empirical specification that appears to be the result of a coding error.
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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 18h
At least this
gregpak.net Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22h
If you're not willing to arrest the killer, don't arrest the demonstrators.
jcollins.bsky.social Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 23h
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says 29 people were arrested in downtown last night during a noise demonstration at a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents: "For those that are taking the bait and causing property damage or otherwise, there are consequences. We're holding the line here all the way."

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22h
If you're not willing to arrest the killer, don't arrest the demonstrators.
jcollins.bsky.social Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 23h
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says 29 people were arrested in downtown last night during a noise demonstration at a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents: "For those that are taking the bait and causing property damage or otherwise, there are consequences. We're holding the line here all the way."

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 1d
Renee Good committed gender insubordination: she didn't cower & grovel to male authority. Many women are killed for the very same reason all over the world. We just call it by the euphemism "domestic violence" instead of what it is: a campaign of political terrorism in which any man can participate.
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d
When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."

That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."

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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 2d
So… Congress cannot delegate war powers to the executive. OK, seems like a win to me
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
JD Vance: "The War Powers Act is fundamentally a fake and unconstitutional law"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
JD Vance: "The War Powers Act is fundamentally a fake and unconstitutional law"

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 3d
Dems are still approaching this wrong. I just saw a BBC host ask a state senator if Tim Walz should call out the National Guard.

He says, "No, because Minnesotans know how to protest peacefully."

THAT'S NOT WHO THE GUARD IS FOR. THE GUARD IS TO PROTECT THE PROTESTERS FROM LAWLESS FEDERAL AGENTS.

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 3d
This is a great place to start. Casablanca came out in 1942. When they filmed this, they did not know how the war would end.

youtu.be/HM-E2H1ChJM?...

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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 4d
So I guess this answers the question of where Polymarket would get the funds to pay
techmeme.com Techmeme @techmeme.com · 4d
Polymarket is disputing that the US mission to capture Nicolás Maduro constituted an "invasion", refusing to pay out bets on a contract with $10.5M in wagers (Financial Times)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 4d
Polymarket is disputing that the US mission to capture Nicolás Maduro constituted an "invasion", refusing to pay out bets on a contract with $10.5M in wagers (Financial Times)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Reposted by Brian Keegan, David Rosnick, Greg Linden

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 4d
company that creates deepfake CSAM raises $20 billion www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/t...
Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20 Billion
www.nytimes.com

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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 4d
No no. Obviously he was amazing and clearly he’d be great for Lucasfilm if he kept making movies there. But he’d be so limited. Let the man do what he wants and if he wants more Lucasfilm then great

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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 5d
Exactly. The point of having Constitutional checks and balances is to fucking check and balance

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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 5d
There was an outbreak at my university freshman year. Scary stuff

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 5d
Impeachment isn't a tactic, and it's not a matter of practicality.

It's an unambiguous duty. You don't do it because it's smart, you do it because that is what you swore to do.

www.the-reframe.com/impeachment-...
Impeachment is a Duty
The importance of telling a consistent and accurate story on matters of fire.
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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 6d
“No fucking fighting!”
rincewind.run Micah @rincewind.run · 6d
I see it’s that time of the month again
Lobster fight meme but everyone, lobsters included, is labeled leftists

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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 6d
Don’t think this will raise his blood pressure any

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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 6d
I absolutely hate this line. Congress doesn’t get to define what is and is not war

Acts of war don’t become not-war just because Congress didn’t authorize them
sumoh7.bsky.social SuMo📞Congress 202-224-3121📞CSPAN 202-748-8000 @sumoh7.bsky.social · 7d
#USA is not at war with #Venezuela unless and until it is authorized by an act of Congress.

Until then, it is an unconstitutional action of 47 involving the DoD in an illegal move in Venezuela.

The people of USA have not authorized a war. Far from it.

Repost!

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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 6d
Whaddya doing here @vanhollen.senate.gov

You don’t have to be bad on this
fightforthefuture.org Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · Oct 24
🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on.

You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro

TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
Q: You've talked about returning some control to American companies. Did that play at all into your decision to capture Maduro?

TRUMP: No. What really played is the fact he sent millions of people into our country from prisons and mental institutions

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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 6d
Awww. How is he doing, anyway?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6d
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
hurricanexyz.bsky.social Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 6d
Right.

If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
unavaleable.bsky.social Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 6d
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest

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Micah @rincewind.run · 6d
I see it’s that time of the month again
Lobster fight meme but everyone, lobsters included, is labeled leftists

Reposted by Naomi Klein, David Rosnick

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 6d
By framing this brazen act of aggression in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
The Media Refuses to Call Trump’s Venezuela Attack an Act of War
By framing the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
interc.pt

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SuMo📞Congress 202-224-3121📞CSPAN 202-748-8000 @sumoh7.bsky.social · 7d
#USA is not at war with #Venezuela unless and until it is authorized by an act of Congress.

Until then, it is an unconstitutional action of 47 involving the DoD in an illegal move in Venezuela.

The people of USA have not authorized a war. Far from it.

Repost!

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 7d
Congress can’t keep calling itself a coequal branch while acting like a spectator. If it won’t defend its constitutional role, this president will gladly take it.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 7d
Every major free speech org has said the IHRA definition suppresses constitutionally protected speech. Every major human rights group has said it suppresses legitimate advocacy. The scandal is that Adams adopted the definition, not that Mamdani rejected it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
Inside Mamdani’s Decision to Revoke Executive Orders That Backed Israel
www.nytimes.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 7d
So a lot of the charges against Maduro are either cocaine importation, which Trump pardoned Hernandez for, or owning machine guns, which is a constitutionally protected right in the US
Attorney General Pamela Bondi @ @AGPamBondi 0 ••• Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States. They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts. On behalf of the entire U.S. DOJ, I would like to thank President Trump for having the courage to demand accountability on behalf of the American People, and a huge thank you to our brave military who conducted the incredible and highly successful mission to capture these two alleged international narco traffickers. Last edited 5:25 AM • Jan 3, 2026 • 13M Views

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David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 7d
You may not but I do
rosnick.bsky.social David Rosnick @rosnick.bsky.social · 7d
Per FIFA, these other countries are just flopping
nslayton.bsky.social Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 7d
For those keeping track at home: Since Christmas Eve the United States has bombed or carried out raids in Syria, Somalia, Nigeria and now Venezuela. And Congress' response has ranged from nothing to support.