John McLaren

@johnmclaren.bsky.social

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Economist, classical music nerd, and family man.

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John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · Apr 4

I'm seeing a huge spike in interest in tariffs from people who normally don't work in the economics of international trade. Here are a few useful things to know about them. (1/14)

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 8h

Pretty willd how the DOJ just straight up stopped releasing the Epstein files even though they're legally obligated to do so.

John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · 9h

You have now officially coined the term for this kind of behavior. “The easy Eeyore reply.“ This will now enter the lexicon.

John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · 10h

I think it’s dangerous to open a second front while the War on Christmas is still ongoing.

John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · 11h

This is like all of those Supreme Court nominees asked what their view of Roe v. Wade was. “Gosh, haven’t heard of that one. I’ll have to get back to you.”

John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · 11h

Jerome Powell is now the *de facto* leader of Antifa.

John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · 11h

But I have to admit that he does have a point. Some White people *were* treated badly as a result of Civil Rights law. Specifically, White people who banned Black people from renting their apartments.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/us/politics/donald-trump-housing-race.html

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

“White people were very badly treated, where they did extremely well and they were not invited to go into a university, to college."

I'm still furious that Harvard didn't send me my invitation.

I was due! As one of the white people!

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13h

once again shoutout to every dipshit who insisted it was hysterical to talk about trump and white supremacy in the same breath www.rawstory.com/trump-267487...

John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · 12h

And that dinner with Kanye and Fuentes was *after* Kanye had started praising Hitler and making so many anti-Semitic statements that he lost all of his corporate sponsorships.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-kanye-west-entertainment-donald-trump-21ea30fc30a9a97074581015b25e18bf

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13h

once again shoutout to every dipshit who insisted it was hysterical to talk about trump and white supremacy in the same breath www.rawstory.com/trump-267487...

Trump appalls with attack on Civil Rights Act: 'White people very badly treated'

Critics pounced on President Donald Trump Monday after he complained to the New York Times that the Civil Rights Act – the landmark 1964 legislation that outlawed racial discrimination – was “unfair i...

www.rawstory.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach

KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait

WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19h

🙂

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cvilledems.bsky.social @cvilledems.bsky.social · 22h

Representatives were elected for every voting precinct in the city. The Cville Dems are here for everyone! Sign up for our newsletter at cvilledems.org, or contact the Chair at [email protected].

Group photo of the Cville Dems in a meeting hall of the Carver Rec Center, 50-odd smiling folks of all races, genders and ages.

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cvilledems.bsky.social @cvilledems.bsky.social · 22h

Jason Vandever was re-elected as Treasurer (4/5).

Jason Vandever smiling for the camera, wearing glasses and a light-blue hoodie.

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cvilledems.bsky.social @cvilledems.bsky.social · 22h

Ruth Goldeen was re-elected as Secretary (3/5).

Ruth Goldeen smiling for the camera, wearing a Cville Dems t-shirt and red jacket.

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cvilledems.bsky.social @cvilledems.bsky.social · 22h

Bellamy Brown was elected as Vice Chair (2/5).

Bellamy Brown addressing the group, speaking into a microphone and wearing a baseball cap and purple polo shirt.

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cvilledems.bsky.social @cvilledems.bsky.social · 22h

This weekend (1/10/26) the Cville Dems had our bi-annual re-organization meeting and election of members and officers for the next two years. Josh Throneburg was re-elected as Chair (following a term as Co-Chair with Nancy Damon) (1/5).

Josh Throneburg giving a speech wearing a baseball cap and Abigail Spanberger t-shirt, holding a microphone.

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 23h

The Fed was designed to operate independently, insulated from political pressure, so that it can make tough decisions based on data and the long-term health of the economy, not the whims of any one president.

John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · 1d

One thing they seem to have got wrong is that UPenn apparently requires the advisor’s name on the title page of the dissertation as if he/she is a co-author. Very unusual, but no sign of anything fishy.

John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · 1d

I know so much about him that I want to date him!

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 1d

Five armed masked federal agents to guard a Target restroom while Greg Bovino uses the facilities. A scene equally at home in authoritarian regimes and comedies about authoritarian regimes

Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 1d

ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here

John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · 1d

Good for the soul.

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cvilledems.bsky.social @cvilledems.bsky.social · 1d

Massive crowd in Market Street Park on a cold Sunday afternoon to protest against ICE. Organized by Indivisible Charlottesville and partner organizations, 1-11-2026.

Panoramic shot shows several hundred people crammed into Market Street Park, facing away from the camera, toward the speaker, who is unseen and who is standing where the infamous statue used to be.

Sign held up by a demonstrator. The text is black in block letters, except that the last three letters of each word are “ICE” in red. Text:

MALICE
COWARDICE
INJUSTICE
PREJUDICE
ACCOMPLICE
NON-POLICE

Huge poster, about 6 feet long, with a black background and a red stop sign in the lower-left corner with “ICE” next to it, and a photo of Renee Good in the upper-right corner. The text, in large, white block letters, says:

SHOT 1
SHOT 2
SHOT 3
DEAD

John D’Earth playing his trumpet surrounded by a throng of demonstrators.

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Sarah.M.L.Engineer @galaxyinfernocodes.bsky.social · 1d

Somali aunties were giving out samosas to the anti ICE protesters in Minneapolis.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

This seems to strongly suggest that the incoming president of UVA doctored his CV to the edge of outright dishonesty, and that the most recent changes came months before Jim Ryan was forced, as if they were made in anticipation in Ryan’s removal. augustafreepress.com/news/vanishi...

How UVA’s presidential search missed what took us an hour to find

Inside Higher Ed frames the controversy surrounding Scott C. Beardsley's appointment as the University of Virginia's president.

augustafreepress.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

New York City turned OUT.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Auchincloss: "When you have a badge & gun and you are interacting with a citizen who has committed no crime, the onus of responsibility is on you to exercise good judgment. Nobody watching that video will buy the argument that he had no other resort other than to shoot her in the face 3 times."

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Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 1d

A blistering critique of UVA’s presidential search process that also raises some serious concerns about Beardsley’s resume. That guy has got to go.

augustafreepress.com/news/vanishi...

How UVA’s presidential search missed what took us an hour to find

Inside Higher Ed frames the controversy surrounding Scott C. Beardsley's appointment as the University of Virginia's president.

augustafreepress.com

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 1d

Video: Regarding Trump’s Threats to Greenland, Sen. Tim Kaine Vows “Congress will stop him, both Democrats and Republicans…We’re not going to do it the ‘hard way’ and we’re not going to do it the ‘easy way’ either.” bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide... h/t @atrupar.com

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 1d

The sheer indignity of citing a dictionary to a judge and then him taking a look at it and saying “ok but did you read the second line.” I would move to Mars.

John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · 1d

This is *always* how it works with metals tariffs. We saw this with the Bush steel tariffs and the Trump I tariffs. You get a few jobs in steel and you lose a lot of jobs in every industry that *uses* steel. It kills manufacturing. There’s been a lot of work on this. #econsky

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d

Manufacturing has been contracting for most of the past year. If you drill down you'll see metal manufacturing is doing ok, because Trump pummeled their competition with tariffs. Meanwhile the downstream US firms (machinery, electronics, autos) that have to *buy* more expensive metal are screwed.

John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · 1d

A Turning Point for Trump’s Marauding Secret Police talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-tur...

A Turning Point for Trump’s Marauding Secret Police

People who don’t like Donald Trump are kinda gun-shy talking about turning...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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