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JudithFlanders @judithflanders.co.uk · 1h

Fascism in Europe destroyed the then greatest university system in the world. Fascism in the US well on the way to replicating the original.

*list above (apart from Fermi) from pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...

The scientific exodus from Nazi Germany

Beginning in 1933, hundreds of physicists and other academics fled the country, transforming their lives and the global scientific landscape.

pubs.aip.org

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 2h

As far as high-profile academics moving out of Trump's America goes, it doesn't get more high-profile than this.

🇺🇸 → 🇨🇭

Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · 3h

We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.

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Daniel Spiro @danielspiro.bsky.social · 2h

Lots of discussion on how the EU is supposed to catch up with the US in new tech.
This is how: we preserve our democracy, rule of law, individual freedoms and general decency. Then very smart people who used to find that in the US will come to the EU.
Sure, other things matter, but this central.

Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 2h

As far as high-profile academics moving out of Trump's America goes, it doesn't get more high-profile than this.

🇺🇸 → 🇨🇭

Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · 3h

We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 2h

Congrats! (to all)

Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 2h

I will expect a similar reaction from you if I go

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 3h

High-profile departures from the US - congrats to @econ.uzh.ch

Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · 3h

We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 23h

Bumped into James Gandolfini there once.

As in literally bumped into him while browsing.

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 1d

There's an issue with Raleigh too but it's pretty subtle

Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 1d

Starch suggestions?

Pita? Mini-roti?

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 1d

Bahama
Corolla
Bolivia
Durham

All the boro-boroughs and ville-vuls.

Basically any place name is a minefield.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 1d

That impact analysis has been done, by leading independent experts.

Here it is, open-access in the @thelancet.com —>
doi.org/10.1016/S014...

"The complete defunding of USAID would cause an estimated 2,450,000 all-age deaths annually."

Two. And a half. Million. Deaths. Each year.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 1d

Former USAID official here.

The current Administration has done zero impact analysis to estimate the effects of its obliteration of USAID on deaths around the world.

It just keeps saying "no one has died" as a mesmeric incantation.

The facts, below. 🧵

Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 2d

apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 3d

“Drive” was released on this day in 1992 as the lead single from Automatic For The People. In a 1992 Melody Maker interview @millsish.bsky.social said, “‘Drive’ is just telling kids to take charge of their own lives. Among other things.” Video directed by Peter Care.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UE7...

R.E.M. - Drive (Official HD Music Video)

YouTube video by remhq

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 6d

Thousands if not dozens of #EconSky nerds are briefly puzzled yet bemused that a deputy Cabinet Secretary would call up the good people at @zotero.org to unload

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

"'That fucking dumbass,' one of the senior Trump administration officials told Zeteo on Wednesday, after seeing a clip of Lutnick riffing on Epstein. 'I’ve worked with him ... He just talks and talks, and doesn’t care what unhelpful bullshit comes out.'"

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6d

"‘F***ing Dumbass’: Trump Officials Want Howard Lutnick Sidelined After Epstein Comments"

Trump's commerce secretary called Epstein ‘the greatest blackmailer ever' & his colleagues are now super mad at him.

Another scoop from Zeteo's newest reporter @swin24.bsky.social:

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 8d

Not my specialty but isn't the lack of health insurance an important driver of using ERs for primary care?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 10d

I am honored to join with 13 academic colleagues in this amicus brief, filed today at the US Supreme Court.

We advise the Court on the economic consequences of terminating the lawful protected status of roughly 600,000 Venezuelan nationals.

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25... cc @piie.com

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 10d

Enviro nerds: it's not such a big leap, you can try it out pretty cheap: a.co/d/8dM12vJ

Me: EN SERIO 'MANO LA RECETA POR FAVOR

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 10d

Me: "hey, @nber.org , can I get one of those?"

@nber.org: "No, peasant, you can watch online"

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 10d

Regular folk: wow, that looks delish, pasame la receta porfa

Enviro nerds: INDUCTION

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Derek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 15d

Shout out to all the newly minted geneticists this week. You pivoted from forensics experts these last two weeks to truly understand the biological mechanisms of autism in rapid time. I can't wait to see what area of expertise you nail next week.

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 17d

Yes

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 17d

My interview with CNN

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AERE @aereorg.bsky.social · 18d

🌿AERE Scholars Program Mentor Spotlight: Eric Edwards🌿
Edwards is interested in how property rights, quasi-governmental organizations and bureaucracies affect economic incentives and market outcomes related to land, water, and other natural resources.
Website: buff.ly/1dDalZO
📈📉 #Econsky

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 20d

Some good - or at least unexpectedly not bad - news.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 20d

The ACIP vote was tied 6-6 for requiring everyone to get a prescription for the COVID19 vaccine.

The chair broke the tie by voting NO.

Prescriptions will NOT be required.

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Raymond Guiteras @guiterasecon.bsky.social · 27d

Line 2: Use design based inference

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