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Christian Weller
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Economist at UMass Boston and Center for American Progress; focus on racial wealth inequality, retirement savings and economic policy. Center on data driven policy development. Skeets are all my own opinions.

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Christian Weller @profcew.bsky.social · 20h
He always finds a way to soak average Americans for his temper tantrums.

Reposted by Christian E. Weller

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 22h
Trump threatens to hit us with yet more taxes www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump threatens tariffs on nations that ‘don’t go along’ with Greenland plans
The president’s comments come as a group of bipartisan lawmakers are on an official visit to Denmark — with the aim to show U.S. support for the NATO ally despite the administration’s push to annex th...
www.washingtonpost.com

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Christian Weller @profcew.bsky.social · 3d
Gas prices will go up under Trump's policies, while electricity costs will continue to go up under Trump's attacks on renewables. People will pay more while oil companies will rake in profits.

Reposted by Christian E. Weller

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 3d
Trump's Big Oil-friendly policies will hurt the climate and drive up future gas prices for Americans: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trumps-climate-attacks-mean-huge-increases-in-future-gas-prices/
Trump’s Climate Attacks Mean Huge Increases in Future Gas Prices
Climate action could save $81 a barrel on the price of oil by 2050.
www.americanprogress.org

Reposted by Michael A. Clemens, Christian E. Weller

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 4d
"The episode is a shocking violation of the central bank’s historical independence, one that puts the United States in league with authoritarian nations careening toward financial ruin."

Cracker of a column from @jasonfurman.bsky.social. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Christian E. Weller

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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 4d
ICE is going after people who are just trying to do their jobs—how is that making anyone safer?

Reposted by Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Eric Goldman , and 3 more

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d
One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
noturtlesoup17.bsky.social amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 4d
Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 4d
Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.

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Christian Weller @profcew.bsky.social · 7d
He's a fan

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Christian Weller @profcew.bsky.social · 7d
There probably is a woman in marketing who thought "let's see how much I can mock the men around me without losing my job". This has to be trolling
mcopelov.bsky.social Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 7d
@cwolbrecht.bsky.social bat signal
pgourevitch.bsky.social Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 7d
what fresh hell is this on the streets of brooklyn?

Reposted by Christian E. Weller

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 7d
@cwolbrecht.bsky.social bat signal
pgourevitch.bsky.social Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 7d
what fresh hell is this on the streets of brooklyn?

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Christian E. Weller, Jacob T. Levy

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d
This is sad on so many levels — about something that was intended to celebrate the best in people.

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/w...

Reposted by Christian E. Weller, Anders Nilsson, Kevin Carey

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Toussaint Egan @thesaintoftous.bsky.social · 7d
I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."

Reposted by Christian E. Weller

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 8d
US construction job growth has ground to a practical halt over the last year, with the country losing jobs in homebuilding as the number of units under construction declines, while nonresidential job growth slowed significantly

Reposted by Christian E. Weller

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11d
“.. The president’s desire is different than the industry’s. And the White House would have known that if they had communicated with the industry prior to the operation on Saturday.”

@cnn.com 🇻🇪 #OOTT
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/b...

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 12d
#FundSocSci
stevenklein.bsky.social Steven Klein @stevenklein.bsky.social · 12d
Want to come spend two years in the UK working on a research project? Come to KCL on British Academy International Fellowship. Guidance for our internal selection process available here: www.kcl.ac.uk/research/fun... happy to chat about it
Fellowships for Early Career Researchers | King's College London
Join a vibrant, dynamic community of postdoctoral and early career researchers
www.kcl.ac.uk

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Kate Aronoff @katearonoff.bsky.social · 13d
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd

There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Ken Caldeira, Tom Clark , and 12 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"

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Christian Weller @profcew.bsky.social · 14d
@sethmoulton.bsky.social, when will you condemn the attacks on Venezuela? What actions will you take to hold the admin accountable?

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Christian Weller @profcew.bsky.social · 14d
Solidarity

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 14d
Alright I'm gonna post an obnoxiously cute duck, given the news.

Then put my phone in another room and listen to calm music till I fall asleep. Solidarity ♥️ 🪶
A duckling flapping their wings in a lake

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Christian Weller @profcew.bsky.social · 14d
You rock! Happy New Year to you. Wishing you all the best for the future (not just 2026).

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Christian E. Weller, Joshua Goodman , and 8 more

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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 14d
Heading to Philadelphia for the #ASSA2026. Presenting research you think our readers would be interested in? Working on something you think I should know about? Reach out here or by any of the ways linked in my bio: www.nytimes.com/by/ben-casse... #EconSky
Ben Casselman
Ben Casselman is the chief economics correspondent for The Times. He has reported on the economy for nearly 20 years.
www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d
Trump is golfing and literally shopping for marble today while nearly two weeks in to vacationing at his private club but okay
Fox News chyron: "WH KICKS OF 2026 W/ FOCUS ON AMERICANS' FINANCES"

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Joe R. Feagin, Will Jennings , and 17 more

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15d
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam

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Christian Weller @profcew.bsky.social · 15d
My city‘s elementary schools have rates between 92% and 100%— pretty reassuring. Can’t imagine living in a community without herd immunity.
ddiamond.bsky.social Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 16d
5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.

WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.

Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.

(Gift link.)
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 15d
OPINION: "True to form, Vice President JD Vance—whose disdain for his Appalachian roots is hard to miss—described a court ruling ordering the Trump administration to restore SNAP funding 'absurd,'" Kevin Howley writes.

buff.ly/6yJY4zd

Reposted by Christian E. Weller, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Mark Rice , and 1 more

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 15d
Every one of these deals exceeds the severity of the Clinton Foundation and Hunter Biden controversies by orders of magnitude. And there are already dozens, probably hundreds.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Christian E. Weller, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 16d
Whitehouse: "They’re being given a benefit and those benefits seem only to be going towards groups that are affiliated with Trump and Maga. It’s basically a direct way to use this public facility to put money into the pockets of groups that are allied.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center
Sheldon Whitehouse, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, remains undeterred and determined to press on with his investigation
www.theguardian.com

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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 16d
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches

An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com