Maia
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Does The West Rule?
“this does not help your cause” - guy who hates you and your cause
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New Substack post: about the mysterious case of The West and Western Values as a concept being invoked by an alliance of MAGA, the craziest people in Europe, East Asia (?), and the most embarassing political parties in Latin America
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it took me like 3 minutes to realize which of the three directors this could be about it was aboute. i need more sleep
one thing about paul ws anderson is its clear hes a talented director he just has very strong preferences for the aesthetics of a 14 year old boy and about which things should get prioritized on a limited budget
February 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
it took me like 3 minutes to realize which of the three directors this could be about it was aboute. i need more sleep
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Charles Murray, famous racist, is very mad that Lupita Nyong’o is going to play Helen of Troy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
February 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Charles Murray, famous racist, is very mad that Lupita Nyong’o is going to play Helen of Troy.
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
www.liberalcurrents.com/none-more-wo...
the plan is to just replace all government data and statistics with fascist propaganda bullhorns like grokipedia
Add the CIA World Factbook to the long and growing list of disappearing government datasets: www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
February 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
the plan is to just replace all government data and statistics with fascist propaganda bullhorns like grokipedia
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The world factbook was an invaluable resource in asylum petitions—a place where the federal government acknowledged in writing that, for example, Tibetans face systematic repression in China. I don’t like to have it vanish.
Add the CIA World Factbook to the long and growing list of disappearing government datasets: www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The world factbook was an invaluable resource in asylum petitions—a place where the federal government acknowledged in writing that, for example, Tibetans face systematic repression in China. I don’t like to have it vanish.
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new Fed analysis blames the slowdown in US employment mostly on supply - i.e weak labour force growth.
Not the AI/productivity fairy
www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note...
Not the AI/productivity fairy
www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note...
February 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
new Fed analysis blames the slowdown in US employment mostly on supply - i.e weak labour force growth.
Not the AI/productivity fairy
www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note...
Not the AI/productivity fairy
www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note...
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This I think is a big part of the appeal of AI to the oligarchs. Not that it will replace labor or raise profits in general, but that it will specifically replace the labor whose autonomy impinges on them personally.
February 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This I think is a big part of the appeal of AI to the oligarchs. Not that it will replace labor or raise profits in general, but that it will specifically replace the labor whose autonomy impinges on them personally.
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I wrote about some recent historical parallels. What's good and bad in them.—
www.unpopularfront.news/p/historical...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/historical...
Historical Parallels
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
www.unpopularfront.news
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I wrote about some recent historical parallels. What's good and bad in them.—
www.unpopularfront.news/p/historical...
www.unpopularfront.news/p/historical...
we are Jeffrey Epstein we carry the plane we fight for the island we honor Ghislaine
very weird “I am Spartacus” thing happening right now with the worst people on earth
February 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
we are Jeffrey Epstein we carry the plane we fight for the island we honor Ghislaine
it will never not be funny how this tweet was a response to the marxist sociologist who invented the term professional managerial class doing edgelord bits about marie kondo
February 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
it will never not be funny how this tweet was a response to the marxist sociologist who invented the term professional managerial class doing edgelord bits about marie kondo
i feel like american political elites are completely unprepared to tackle with tangibel threats to their democracy beyond "shaming random people for being too to win wisconsin" because they don't actually think democracy itself could disappear. in brazil and south korea they do believe it.
A story relevant to ICE election threats.
On Election Day 2022 in Brazil, the Bolsonaro government had Federal Highway Police place roadblocks in his opponent Lula's northeastern strongholds.
But courts intervened; Lula won. The highway police chief is now serving a 24 years prison sentence.
On Election Day 2022 in Brazil, the Bolsonaro government had Federal Highway Police place roadblocks in his opponent Lula's northeastern strongholds.
But courts intervened; Lula won. The highway police chief is now serving a 24 years prison sentence.
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
i feel like american political elites are completely unprepared to tackle with tangibel threats to their democracy beyond "shaming random people for being too to win wisconsin" because they don't actually think democracy itself could disappear. in brazil and south korea they do believe it.
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A story relevant to ICE election threats.
On Election Day 2022 in Brazil, the Bolsonaro government had Federal Highway Police place roadblocks in his opponent Lula's northeastern strongholds.
But courts intervened; Lula won. The highway police chief is now serving a 24 years prison sentence.
On Election Day 2022 in Brazil, the Bolsonaro government had Federal Highway Police place roadblocks in his opponent Lula's northeastern strongholds.
But courts intervened; Lula won. The highway police chief is now serving a 24 years prison sentence.
February 5, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A story relevant to ICE election threats.
On Election Day 2022 in Brazil, the Bolsonaro government had Federal Highway Police place roadblocks in his opponent Lula's northeastern strongholds.
But courts intervened; Lula won. The highway police chief is now serving a 24 years prison sentence.
On Election Day 2022 in Brazil, the Bolsonaro government had Federal Highway Police place roadblocks in his opponent Lula's northeastern strongholds.
But courts intervened; Lula won. The highway police chief is now serving a 24 years prison sentence.
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1/ Big news! Today, we officially launch the International Tax Observatory (#ITO)🚀
Building on the foundation of the EUTO, we are expanding our mission to address global tax evasion, wealth concentration, illicit financial flows & the intersection of taxation & the environment.
Building on the foundation of the EUTO, we are expanding our mission to address global tax evasion, wealth concentration, illicit financial flows & the intersection of taxation & the environment.
February 5, 2026 at 7:50 AM
1/ Big news! Today, we officially launch the International Tax Observatory (#ITO)🚀
Building on the foundation of the EUTO, we are expanding our mission to address global tax evasion, wealth concentration, illicit financial flows & the intersection of taxation & the environment.
Building on the foundation of the EUTO, we are expanding our mission to address global tax evasion, wealth concentration, illicit financial flows & the intersection of taxation & the environment.
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In Bangladesh’s garment sector, firms often under-promote women because of biased beliefs and distorted learning about women’s managerial ability. However, temporary, low-risk trials can correct these beliefs and lead to sustained increases in female supervisors.
Read today's article to learn more:
Read today's article to learn more:
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
In Bangladesh’s garment sector, firms often under-promote women because of biased beliefs and distorted learning about women’s managerial ability. However, temporary, low-risk trials can correct these beliefs and lead to sustained increases in female supervisors.
Read today's article to learn more:
Read today's article to learn more:
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There’s a family resemblance to the old Prebisch-Singer stories about the terms of trade. How the gains from productivity increases are distributed is a question that is perfectly amenable to conventional economic analysis, but that heterodox scholars tend to be more interested in.
February 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
There’s a family resemblance to the old Prebisch-Singer stories about the terms of trade. How the gains from productivity increases are distributed is a question that is perfectly amenable to conventional economic analysis, but that heterodox scholars tend to be more interested in.
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Bluesky is that special place where someone will take time out from serialposting about how ICE can never defeat one mid sized midwesern city to post about how ICE is going to commandeer every voting booth in the US and all is lost
February 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Bluesky is that special place where someone will take time out from serialposting about how ICE can never defeat one mid sized midwesern city to post about how ICE is going to commandeer every voting booth in the US and all is lost
pop culture prediction for 2026: finneas eilish castle doctrine incident
February 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
pop culture prediction for 2026: finneas eilish castle doctrine incident
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Great JEP issue to slake our jobs thirst while BLS releases are delayed!
My manuscript "The Economics of Noncompete Clauses" is now out in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.
Few topics have garnered more debate and policy attention over the last few years. This article brings us up to speed on the debate and the current answers.
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...
Few topics have garnered more debate and policy attention over the last few years. This article brings us up to speed on the debate and the current answers.
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...
February 5, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Great JEP issue to slake our jobs thirst while BLS releases are delayed!
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money can absolutely buy happiness, you just suck at being rich like you suck at everything else in life
February 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM
money can absolutely buy happiness, you just suck at being rich like you suck at everything else in life
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The problem of ICE/CBP reform is we have a monster rampaging through our democracy and are trying to restrict *which* cities it can pillage and *how many* civilians it can eat. The problem isn’t the restrictions on the monster; the problem is the monster. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
Six Ways to Reform ICE and CBP
And why congressional "reform" isn't actually the real problem....
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 5, 2026 at 12:59 PM
The problem of ICE/CBP reform is we have a monster rampaging through our democracy and are trying to restrict *which* cities it can pillage and *how many* civilians it can eat. The problem isn’t the restrictions on the monster; the problem is the monster. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
reminds me of the 3 weeks in argentina where every conceivable product had a dubai variant
sure the us is sliding into authoritarianism but on the other hand, south korea is completely paralyzed by dubai chocolate fever. in a couple of weeks they went from dubai chocolate chewy cookie to dubai chocolate raw amberjack fish to dubai chocolate grilled short ribs
February 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
reminds me of the 3 weeks in argentina where every conceivable product had a dubai variant
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Disney still trying to square the circle of (entirely justifiably) no longer wishing to work with Depp, and wanting to keep making a series that was dependent entirely on his performance
Reported details on the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' reboot 🏴☠️
• Will focus on Jack Sparrow's son — and likely Margot Robbie
• Project is a priority for the new Disney leadership
• Krysty Wilson-Cairns ('1917') is in talks to write the script
• Will focus on Jack Sparrow's son — and likely Margot Robbie
• Project is a priority for the new Disney leadership
• Krysty Wilson-Cairns ('1917') is in talks to write the script
February 5, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Disney still trying to square the circle of (entirely justifiably) no longer wishing to work with Depp, and wanting to keep making a series that was dependent entirely on his performance
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Is AI already making us more productive? It's easy to scoff, but the world is rubbish so for my @financialtimes.com column this week I went searching for glimmers of hope in the data.
1st 300 clicks free to read:
as.ft.com/r/55317e0a-f...
1st 300 clicks free to read:
as.ft.com/r/55317e0a-f...
Where is AI showing up in the productivity data?
[FREE TO READ] Signs of its effects are already starting to peek through
as.ft.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Is AI already making us more productive? It's easy to scoff, but the world is rubbish so for my @financialtimes.com column this week I went searching for glimmers of hope in the data.
1st 300 clicks free to read:
as.ft.com/r/55317e0a-f...
1st 300 clicks free to read:
as.ft.com/r/55317e0a-f...
Don't worry Peter Thiel's technoauthoritarian FREEDOM CITY plan will save it (from having a minimum wage and due process of law)
The amount of loss in DC over the past year has been staggering. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of jobs, even entire industries, whole offices cleared out. The entire Kennedy Center, and now a huge chunk of our hometown paper. I don't think people outside understand the scope
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Don't worry Peter Thiel's technoauthoritarian FREEDOM CITY plan will save it (from having a minimum wage and due process of law)
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It is absolutely being remade as a community, and entirely for the worse
The amount of loss in DC over the past year has been staggering. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of jobs, even entire industries, whole offices cleared out. The entire Kennedy Center, and now a huge chunk of our hometown paper. I don't think people outside understand the scope
February 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
It is absolutely being remade as a community, and entirely for the worse
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Science fiction promised us humanoids. Do we even want them? www.vox.com/technology/4...
The robots we deserve
Science fiction promised us humanoids. Do we even want them?
www.vox.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Science fiction promised us humanoids. Do we even want them? www.vox.com/technology/4...