Michael Carniol
@michaelcarniol.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Accounting and Information Systems, Rutgers Business School, Newark, NJ
The word of the day is Orwellian.
July 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The word of the day is Orwellian.
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Rightfully, the cuts to Medicaid (over 10M people will lose their health care) and the tax cuts for the rich have been the story of the disastrous Republican budget bill.
But I read the whole thing. And there are some hidden rats in there you need to know about.
1/ A quick🧵
But I read the whole thing. And there are some hidden rats in there you need to know about.
1/ A quick🧵
May 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Rightfully, the cuts to Medicaid (over 10M people will lose their health care) and the tax cuts for the rich have been the story of the disastrous Republican budget bill.
But I read the whole thing. And there are some hidden rats in there you need to know about.
1/ A quick🧵
But I read the whole thing. And there are some hidden rats in there you need to know about.
1/ A quick🧵
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What a line from Warren Buffett this morning:
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
May 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
What a line from Warren Buffett this morning:
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
“Be kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer."
[applause] 🙏🏼
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Ask us biomedical scientists if you have questions. Not conspiracy theorists. Not wellness grifters.
And read the article I wrote below
on HOW & WHY we know everything involved in research, development, & manufacture of vaccines:
Can’t say the same for unregulated supplements!
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And read the article I wrote below
on HOW & WHY we know everything involved in research, development, & manufacture of vaccines:
Can’t say the same for unregulated supplements!
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We know EXACTLY what’s in vaccines – because we put it there
Vaccine scientists and regulatory agencies know exactly what is in vaccines and why, no matter what anti-vaccine activists try to claim.
news.immunologic.org
May 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Ask us biomedical scientists if you have questions. Not conspiracy theorists. Not wellness grifters.
And read the article I wrote below
on HOW & WHY we know everything involved in research, development, & manufacture of vaccines:
Can’t say the same for unregulated supplements!
🧵
And read the article I wrote below
on HOW & WHY we know everything involved in research, development, & manufacture of vaccines:
Can’t say the same for unregulated supplements!
🧵
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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"Maybe I’m being totally paranoid, but sometimes I’ll pull up at a stop sign and notice people staring at me and laughing, and I could swear they’re saying mean things about me under their breath. Is that insane?"
theonion.com/am-i-ugly/
theonion.com/am-i-ugly/
Am I Ugly?
So this is kind of awkward but it’s been on my mind lately and I know it’s probably nothing but I’ve gotta ask. And be honest, because I need someone I can count on to tell the truth. Okay, so…do you think I look ugly? Ugh, this is so embarrassing! I’ve just been getting this […]
theonion.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"Maybe I’m being totally paranoid, but sometimes I’ll pull up at a stop sign and notice people staring at me and laughing, and I could swear they’re saying mean things about me under their breath. Is that insane?"
theonion.com/am-i-ugly/
theonion.com/am-i-ugly/
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I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier today, the president attempted to illegally fire me. This is corruption, plain and simple. I will see the president in court. My full statement:
March 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier today, the president attempted to illegally fire me. This is corruption, plain and simple. I will see the president in court. My full statement:
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Hi all! It's a terrible day! Amongst terrible days, I suppose.
Just a heads up that if you're a person who can get pregnant, this is a good time to consider getting a solid contraception plan if needed. Did you know you can also get abortion pills in advance?
Just a heads up that if you're a person who can get pregnant, this is a good time to consider getting a solid contraception plan if needed. Did you know you can also get abortion pills in advance?
Plan C | Get Pills in Advance
Learn how to get abortion pills by mail in advance, to have on hand just in case.
www.plancpills.org
March 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Hi all! It's a terrible day! Amongst terrible days, I suppose.
Just a heads up that if you're a person who can get pregnant, this is a good time to consider getting a solid contraception plan if needed. Did you know you can also get abortion pills in advance?
Just a heads up that if you're a person who can get pregnant, this is a good time to consider getting a solid contraception plan if needed. Did you know you can also get abortion pills in advance?
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Department of Government Enshittification
this is not a story about private sector brilliance being misapplied in the public sector. this a story about a failure of capitalism who glutted himself on government contracts and an inflated PE, rollerskating through the commons with a sledgehammer
March 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Department of Government Enshittification
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It is literally illegal to share tax return information with both civil and criminal penalties
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/...
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/...
www.irs.gov
March 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It is literally illegal to share tax return information with both civil and criminal penalties
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/...
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/...
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Wearing Ukraine colors
March 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Wearing Ukraine colors
Buffet, like fine wine, ...”praise by name, criticize by category… if you start fooling your shareholders, you will soon believe your own baloney and be fooling yourself as well.”
February 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Buffet, like fine wine, ...”praise by name, criticize by category… if you start fooling your shareholders, you will soon believe your own baloney and be fooling yourself as well.”
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The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!)
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
February 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!)
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
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The defining tract of modern Conservatism, Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France, was written to warn against the danger of believing that we can cure the ills of our country by breaking our whole system of government and rebuilding it according to modern principles.
February 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The defining tract of modern Conservatism, Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France, was written to warn against the danger of believing that we can cure the ills of our country by breaking our whole system of government and rebuilding it according to modern principles.
The immigration–crime link: Nearly two centuries of data show that immigrants commit fewer crimes than US-born citizens.
www.aeaweb.org/research/cha... via @aeajournals.bsky.social
www.aeaweb.org/research/cha... via @aeajournals.bsky.social
The immigration–crime link
Nearly two centuries of data show that immigrants commit fewer crimes than US-born citizens.
www.aeaweb.org
February 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The immigration–crime link: Nearly two centuries of data show that immigrants commit fewer crimes than US-born citizens.
www.aeaweb.org/research/cha... via @aeajournals.bsky.social
www.aeaweb.org/research/cha... via @aeajournals.bsky.social
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I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
February 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner
Seth Godin effectively IYKYK's... seths.blog/2025/02/noti...
Noticed
There’s a delay between the time something goes wrong and when we notice it. Sometimes, it can take years. Part of the art of project management is noticing things more quickly. And it helps …
seths.blog
February 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Seth Godin effectively IYKYK's... seths.blog/2025/02/noti...
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There are literally hundreds of research projects here at UIUC being destroyed by the cuts to the NSF, NIH, NIFA, USAID. It’s an incomprehensible waste of scientific progress and human capital.
February 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
There are literally hundreds of research projects here at UIUC being destroyed by the cuts to the NSF, NIH, NIFA, USAID. It’s an incomprehensible waste of scientific progress and human capital.
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To me, it's simple.
I'm not going to vote for or expedite a single Trump nominee while this constitutional crisis persists and deepens.
That's just a component of real opposition, but it has to be the starting point.
No complicity. Fierce opposition.
I'm not going to vote for or expedite a single Trump nominee while this constitutional crisis persists and deepens.
That's just a component of real opposition, but it has to be the starting point.
No complicity. Fierce opposition.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
To me, it's simple.
I'm not going to vote for or expedite a single Trump nominee while this constitutional crisis persists and deepens.
That's just a component of real opposition, but it has to be the starting point.
No complicity. Fierce opposition.
I'm not going to vote for or expedite a single Trump nominee while this constitutional crisis persists and deepens.
That's just a component of real opposition, but it has to be the starting point.
No complicity. Fierce opposition.
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Dear #EconSky community, I want to help
I’m not super familiar with US federal data, but my #Rstats coding skills are strong and I know how to easily download data from the Internet
If you want me to help you keep copy of US federal data, please DM me or email me
Repost appreciated
I’m not super familiar with US federal data, but my #Rstats coding skills are strong and I know how to easily download data from the Internet
If you want me to help you keep copy of US federal data, please DM me or email me
Repost appreciated
January 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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I mean, literally, the answer to this is "I am federally prohibited from telling you anything about my students without a subpoena or judicial warrant; if you have a subpoena or judicial warrant, please submit it to [Legal Officer/Office] to ensure it is in compliance with all relevant federal laws"
If you have students who are trans no you don’t. If you have students of color who may be affected by ICE no you don’t. If anyone asks you gender or racial the makeup of your class you don’t have to tell them.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I mean, literally, the answer to this is "I am federally prohibited from telling you anything about my students without a subpoena or judicial warrant; if you have a subpoena or judicial warrant, please submit it to [Legal Officer/Office] to ensure it is in compliance with all relevant federal laws"
My theoretical economics workflow: 1) To provide intuition for a theorem, hand-draw color-coded charts of a function and its inverse under two different parameters and the equilibria that result. (2) Find I just disproved the theorem. (3) Repeat #econsky
December 5, 2024 at 2:58 PM
My theoretical economics workflow: 1) To provide intuition for a theorem, hand-draw color-coded charts of a function and its inverse under two different parameters and the equilibria that result. (2) Find I just disproved the theorem. (3) Repeat #econsky
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the odysseus moon lander's mission will be cut short. it landed sideways because the company operating it skipped, on purpose, an expensive preflight check on the pad
Moon lander Odysseus mission to be cut short after sideways touchdown
Engineers on Earth expect to lose radio contact with the private U.S. moon lander Odysseus on Tuesday, effectively cutting short the mission five days after its sideways touchdown, the company behind the spacecraft, Intuitive Machines , said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 27, 2024 at 12:51 AM
the odysseus moon lander's mission will be cut short. it landed sideways because the company operating it skipped, on purpose, an expensive preflight check on the pad