Grumpy Tech Economist
@grumpytechonomist.bsky.social
Econ/datasci. Share <> Endorse. I build decision systems and research thorny problems. Open Data connoisseur. Laughs at memes. Not usually one-note. He/him.
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Changes to Oklahoma’s curriculum rules make it so teachers aren’t supposed to tell students that the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 — a defining incident of racial violence in Oklahoma history — was perpetrated by racists.
➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/3WXTkFm
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October 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Changes to Oklahoma’s curriculum rules make it so teachers aren’t supposed to tell students that the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 — a defining incident of racial violence in Oklahoma history — was perpetrated by racists.
➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/3WXTkFm
➡️ Full story: https://propub.li/3WXTkFm
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“.. a nagging worry is beginning to grow louder on Wall Street: What if these kinds of collapses, capable of taking bonds from par to cents on the dollar in a matter of days or weeks, are not an aberration after all?” 👀
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
October 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“.. a nagging worry is beginning to grow louder on Wall Street: What if these kinds of collapses, capable of taking bonds from par to cents on the dollar in a matter of days or weeks, are not an aberration after all?” 👀
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
#Vibe
Zach Bryan's video leak about the Fading Red, White, and Blue reminded me about #outlawcountry.
This is worth a jam even if country isn't your thing (it usually isn't mine, either).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjbe...
Zach Bryan's video leak about the Fading Red, White, and Blue reminded me about #outlawcountry.
This is worth a jam even if country isn't your thing (it usually isn't mine, either).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjbe...
Chris Housman - Blueneck (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Chris Housman
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October 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#Vibe
Zach Bryan's video leak about the Fading Red, White, and Blue reminded me about #outlawcountry.
This is worth a jam even if country isn't your thing (it usually isn't mine, either).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjbe...
Zach Bryan's video leak about the Fading Red, White, and Blue reminded me about #outlawcountry.
This is worth a jam even if country isn't your thing (it usually isn't mine, either).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjbe...
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They had a show in the 90’s called Taz Mania where Taz had a family that dressed like humans which establishes that he wasn’t actually a wild animal but just sort of a weird naked guy
September 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
They had a show in the 90’s called Taz Mania where Taz had a family that dressed like humans which establishes that he wasn’t actually a wild animal but just sort of a weird naked guy
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George Conway @gtconway.bsky.social on the Comey indictment: "This indictment is just quintessentially Trumpian: it is both breathtakingly corrupt, and mind-blowingly stupid."
September 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
George Conway @gtconway.bsky.social on the Comey indictment: "This indictment is just quintessentially Trumpian: it is both breathtakingly corrupt, and mind-blowingly stupid."
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Well don't I feel stupid
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well don't I feel stupid
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Whether or not you like Jimmy Kimmel, his show’s return Tuesday night was a triumph for a few reasons:
1. It was a victory for free speech.
2. It was also a new kind of (partial) victory for liberals and their resistance efforts in the second Trump term.
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1. It was a victory for free speech.
2. It was also a new kind of (partial) victory for liberals and their resistance efforts in the second Trump term.
Read more 👇
Jimmy Kimmel’s return showed the potential — and limits — of celebrity resistance
An emotional monologue, a takedown of Trump, and a victory for individual action.
www.vox.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Whether or not you like Jimmy Kimmel, his show’s return Tuesday night was a triumph for a few reasons:
1. It was a victory for free speech.
2. It was also a new kind of (partial) victory for liberals and their resistance efforts in the second Trump term.
Read more 👇
1. It was a victory for free speech.
2. It was also a new kind of (partial) victory for liberals and their resistance efforts in the second Trump term.
Read more 👇
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This morning's Reliable Sources:
Trump proves Kimmel right; standing ovation in Hollywood; record YouTube views
🔗 cnn.it/480jFK0
Trump proves Kimmel right; standing ovation in Hollywood; record YouTube views
🔗 cnn.it/480jFK0
September 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This morning's Reliable Sources:
Trump proves Kimmel right; standing ovation in Hollywood; record YouTube views
🔗 cnn.it/480jFK0
Trump proves Kimmel right; standing ovation in Hollywood; record YouTube views
🔗 cnn.it/480jFK0
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a new mRNA therapy apparently can cut the rate of Huntington's disease progression by ~75%. yet more miracle shit www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
a new mRNA therapy apparently can cut the rate of Huntington's disease progression by ~75%. yet more miracle shit www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I was curious, and it took five minutes to find this. A lot of the data is US, plus Sweden. Superficially looks a larger sample set and the conclusion is the opposite. I am sure you will understand all this a lot better than I do. I am sceptical of scepticism!
bsky.app/profile/mick...
bsky.app/profile/mick...
#paracetamol is causing increased risk of autism or ADHD, tRump will say tomorrow.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
The only problem is that the 'largest' survey this is based on doesn't seem to be the largest:
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
Opinions differ, hmm. tRump always right, of course.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
The only problem is that the 'largest' survey this is based on doesn't seem to be the largest:
news.ki.se/no-link-betw...
Opinions differ, hmm. tRump always right, of course.
No link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children
In the largest epidemiologic study to date of the risk of giving birth to a child with autism, ADHD or intellectual disability following acetaminophen use during pregnancy, researchers found no associ...
news.ki.se
September 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I was curious, and it took five minutes to find this. A lot of the data is US, plus Sweden. Superficially looks a larger sample set and the conclusion is the opposite. I am sure you will understand all this a lot better than I do. I am sceptical of scepticism!
bsky.app/profile/mick...
bsky.app/profile/mick...
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So glad people are paying attention to the grant-and-deport regime
All summer, I’ve been speaking to a Nigerian mom of two kids who won fear-based protection in an immigration court. Under a previous admin, she would have likely been released, but ICE refused to let her out and tried to deport her to Ghana -> @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
They’ve won in court, but ICE is still detaining and trying to deport them
Inside the “psychological torture” regime targeting migrants who can't be sent home.
www.motherjones.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
So glad people are paying attention to the grant-and-deport regime
My mind blown this AM.
This woman and this man have been married since 1983.
That's right -- while she was cursing Harry Potter or showcasing the inflexibility of a centuries-old institution, he was serving tea to the Earl of Grantham.
Show-business marriages are often surprising to me.
This woman and this man have been married since 1983.
That's right -- while she was cursing Harry Potter or showcasing the inflexibility of a centuries-old institution, he was serving tea to the Earl of Grantham.
Show-business marriages are often surprising to me.
September 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
My mind blown this AM.
This woman and this man have been married since 1983.
That's right -- while she was cursing Harry Potter or showcasing the inflexibility of a centuries-old institution, he was serving tea to the Earl of Grantham.
Show-business marriages are often surprising to me.
This woman and this man have been married since 1983.
That's right -- while she was cursing Harry Potter or showcasing the inflexibility of a centuries-old institution, he was serving tea to the Earl of Grantham.
Show-business marriages are often surprising to me.
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Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The Washington Roundtable is joined by the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to discuss...
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September 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
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Saving this list for the next time I have a student ask why I say that Watergate was small potatoes compared to what goes on in an average week with this administration.
September 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Saving this list for the next time I have a student ask why I say that Watergate was small potatoes compared to what goes on in an average week with this administration.
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Sailor, Soldier, & Explorer Rations: Food for the Commoner - Salt Pork
YouTube video by Townsends
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Thanks everyone for taking action! Five websites and one app have been taken down. We just received a response with new details: while a site that was doxxing people wasn’t fully removed, the doxxing content has been taken down so the site remains compliant with its registrar.
September 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Thanks everyone for taking action! Five websites and one app have been taken down. We just received a response with new details: while a site that was doxxing people wasn’t fully removed, the doxxing content has been taken down so the site remains compliant with its registrar.
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At this time there are no further takedown options available. We’re also in discussions with the hosting provider and will continue to monitor the situation and keep you posted. Special thanks to ICANN, Namecheap, and GoDaddy for taking this seriously.
September 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
At this time there are no further takedown options available. We’re also in discussions with the hosting provider and will continue to monitor the situation and keep you posted. Special thanks to ICANN, Namecheap, and GoDaddy for taking this seriously.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife filed a defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens, who claimed repeatedly that the First Lady was born male.
September 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife filed a defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens, who claimed repeatedly that the First Lady was born male.
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#EconSky
A Trump run Fed would operate much like our Trump favoring SCOTUS - making our nation less safe and prosperous.
Ironically our Trump favoring SCOTUS will ultimately be deciding if we get a Trump run Fed.
A Trump run Fed would operate much like our Trump favoring SCOTUS - making our nation less safe and prosperous.
Ironically our Trump favoring SCOTUS will ultimately be deciding if we get a Trump run Fed.
a man wearing a headset with the words oh i have a bad feeling about this below him
ALT: a man wearing a headset with the words oh i have a bad feeling about this below him
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September 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
#EconSky
A Trump run Fed would operate much like our Trump favoring SCOTUS - making our nation less safe and prosperous.
Ironically our Trump favoring SCOTUS will ultimately be deciding if we get a Trump run Fed.
A Trump run Fed would operate much like our Trump favoring SCOTUS - making our nation less safe and prosperous.
Ironically our Trump favoring SCOTUS will ultimately be deciding if we get a Trump run Fed.
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I don’t know how much more proof the democrats are behaving exactly like republicans than a story like this.
Democrats voice fears of violence over Charlie Kirk vote: "Ugliest meeting I've ever seen"
One member "point blank" expressed the view that there could be violent repercussions "because of our not being together."
www.axios.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I don’t know how much more proof the democrats are behaving exactly like republicans than a story like this.
