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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 7h

I support this argument in that scenario but I am not a billionaire and it seems premature to me to throw in the towel now.

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Joanne Spetz @joannespetz.bsky.social · 10h

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/tr...

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...

alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 9h

See these for every state here:

acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...

How much more will ACA enrollees have to pay if the IRA subsidies expire? (updated)

Originally posted 1/10/25 USE THE DROPDOWN MENU ABOVE TO PICK A STATE. 9/29/25: Welcome Paul Krugman subscribers! I greatly appreciate the shoutout by him but should add the following clarification: R...

acasignups.net

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 10h

Great point

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 10h

For a reader, web browsers.

For creating PDFs, mostly Word or LaTeX.

For signing and editing PDFs, i still use it

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 11h

that's a good one!

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 11h

Assume they're 3X as efficient. That's still a couple hundred million dollars a year.

And they don't inherit any of the existing assets or relationships, need to reinvent/reestablish everything. Lack "official" status. Just one more org seeking info from employers/households.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 11h

They've nailed that!

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 15h

Its budget is over a half billion dollars a year. That would be very hard to fundraise privately.

An independent board of credible experts to monitor and comment on ongoing developments at BLS would be useful and could be had for less than a million a year.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 15h

It's amazing to me how Adobe has "improved" Acrobat into almost-uselessness

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 16h

#econ_ra

International Growth Centre @theigc.bsky.social · 20h

🚨 We're hiring! Two exciting roles: Data Analyst & Head of Zambia Evidence Lab (ZEL).

Work with leading researchers and policymakers to shape data-driven development.

📍 Based in Lusaka | 🌍 Global collaboration | 📈 Real-world impact
Apply now 👉 www.theigc.org/about/careers #EconSky

Head of Zambia Evidence Lab and Data Analyst vacancies

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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 17h

#econsky #edusky. 📉📈 Can you help?

What papers provide estimates of the standard deviation of school effects on test scores measured in student standard deviation units?

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 16h

Great report, Sara. Thanks for all your excellent work on these issues.

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Sara Estep (she/her) @saraestep.bsky.social · 16h

Aaron is spot on, our paper shows that Trump proposed a 17% reduction in FTEs and currently 34% of senior career staff positions sit empty. Without adequate budget and without protecting these career positions we risk losing this independent analysis. www.americanprogress.org/shareable/mo...

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 17h

Independence and funding are complements, not substitutes.

We cannot fix attacks on independence just with funding.

Exempt BLS & other statistical agencies from Schedule Policy/Career reform. Re-establish meaningful cause protection for Commissioner.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 17h

The real value of the Bureau of Labor Statistics's budget has fallen for over a decade.

The president is proposing deep cuts alongside other attacks on the agency.

Progress requires Congress to re-establish BLS independence & support innovation & funding.
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 21h

#EconConf #EconSky

CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 22h

PEDL 15th Anniversary Conference @cepr.org

Bringing together researchers studying the behaviour of firms in low-income countries & focusing on the market forces that drive efficiency in these countries.

📅26 - 28 Mar 2026
📍Oxford, UK

⏰Submission deadline: 20 Oct
cepr.org/events/pedl-...

PEDL 15th Anniversary Conference

Search the site

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 22h

Hang together so that you don't hang separately.
bsky.app/profile/nanc...

Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 1d

I am proud of MIT, where our branch of AAUP has voted unanimously to endorse this statement urging MIT leadership and the MIT Corporation to reject the Compact wholesale
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Letter Regarding Compact

MIT Chapter of the American Association of University Professors October 6, 2025 Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” MIT has been invited by the federal governmen...

docs.google.com

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 23h

#EconConf

Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Call for papers:

🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩

30-31 March 2026, Munich

Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard)

PhD students & early postdocs, please apply!

www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...

Deadline: 11 Jan 2026

@caterinapavese.bsky.social @mtotarelli.bsky.social

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d

#EconSky

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d

"...median hourly worker would forgo 4%–11% of their income to attain the more stable income of a median salaried worker. Lower-income workers... would trade an even higher fraction..."
@voxeu.org on research @ganong.bsky.social, Alex Weinberg @beckerfriedman.bsky.social +
cepr.org/voxeu/column...

Bottom line: Workers face substantial monthly earnings risk that, to this point, has been missed when analysing annual data. This risk is borne primarily by relatively low-income, hourly workers and is largely driven by fluctuations in firms’ labour demand, which induces substantial costs on affected workers. This column shows that these earnings fluctuations represent genuine, welfare-relevant risk that materially shapes household decisions and has attendant effects on the economy.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d

"...median hourly worker would forgo 4%–11% of their income to attain the more stable income of a median salaried worker. Lower-income workers... would trade an even higher fraction..."
@voxeu.org on research @ganong.bsky.social, Alex Weinberg @beckerfriedman.bsky.social +
cepr.org/voxeu/column...

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 1d

If you give this administration a presumption of honesty, you are acting like a credulous sucker.
bsky.app/profile/chic...

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

trib.al

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 1d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 1d

A must read for ANYONE who wants to understand why Black women are experiencing a uniquely bad labor market and why the 300,000 number isn't telling the full story.

Dr. Valerie Wilson gets deep into the data around job losses and why paying attention to Black women matters. #blacksky

What’s behind rising unemployment for Black workers?

For the last five years, I’ve given the same answer in response to questions about any one-month increase in the Black unemployment rate. Given the relatively small sample size used to calculate the n...

www.epi.org

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