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Jonathan Hopkin @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social · 9d

The power of brainwashing. Practically every mass shooter is a white male and yet they are the last group to ever get identified as a problem

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Stephen Gruppetta @stephengruppetta.com · Aug 28

You want to go from Zero to Pro in Python in just six weeks?

Sorry, I can’t help you!

(Spoiler alert: no one can!)

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Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thanks.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Aug 26

A careful study of every populist episode since 1900 finds catastrophic consequences, which play out slowly.

On average, incomes fall behind by nearly 15% over 15 years.

For the U.S., this is a cost of about $13k per person per year. Over a lifetime, that's million bucks.

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Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Aug 26

Recently made the switch to @ecosiasearch.bsky.social
and I’m really enjoying the change 🌍💚.

Next step: finding an alternative to Spotify. What music streaming apps do you love?

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Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Aug 24

If you use Stata and you want to make nice coefficient plots, this article by @uptonorwell.bsky.social is really fantastic!

medium.com/the-stata-ga...

Making Regression Coefficient Plots in Stata

Traditionally, researchers reported results of regression analyses using tables. A more visually appealing way of presenting these results is by using a coefficient plot. Unlike a typical scatterplot…

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Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Aug 23

“No. I haven’t read it [Careless People] for very good reasons. You’ll have to ask her why she wrote it eight years after she left, I’m writing mine eight months after announcing leaving Meta.”

Well, threats & actions from Meta, including suing her for “defamation” didn’t help speed up the process.

Ross McNally @rossmcnally.bsky.social · Aug 23

Yes you would Nick – you went into coalition with David Cameron and George Osborne.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘If I felt Zuckerberg and Sandberg were monsters, I wouldn’t have worked at Meta’: Nick Clegg on tech bros, AI and Starmer’s half measures

When Britain’s former deputy PM took a job at Meta, nothing could have prepared him for the ‘cloying conformity’ of the tech world. So why does he still think social media is a force for good?

www.theguardian.com

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Raz @razmetaz.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is why stopping dis and misinformation is SO critical! Without a shared reality, with accepted, shared facts, we cannot sustain democracies

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · May 3

“Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you cannot have trust. The only government that exists without trust is a dictatorship,” Ressa said. “But beyond that, we don’t have a shared reality. Democracy happens in a shared reality."
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Maria Ressa says Americans must ‘hold the line’ against autocracy

The Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist said the country must stand up to the "bully tactics" of President Donald Trump as he attempts to consolidate executive power.

www.wgbh.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 8

Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.

You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.

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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · Jul 22

No, I will not save the dates. I know it's not simple, but either the AEA starts holding the annual meeting at a reasonable time of the year, or I'm afraid it will continue to wither away, now that we have mercifully stopped the crazy business of having in-person job interviews in hotel rooms.

AEA Information @aeainformation.bsky.social · Jul 22

ICYMI, save the dates for the 2026 ASSA Annual Meeting to be held January 3–5, 2026 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday), in Philadelphia, PA. Registration opens on September 9, 2025. Learn more at aeaweb.org/news/assa-20.... #econsky

2026 ASSA Annual Meeting: Save the Dates!

aeaweb.org

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Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Jul 22

🔐 NordVPN's Dark Web Monitor has flagged a possible data breach involving EEA (Eeassoc.org), potentially exposing names, emails, & institutional affiliations of 4,000+ individuals likely from registrations.

NordVPN notes there's a chance of false positives. Anyone has info?

#DataProtection #EEA

Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Jul 11

What is Coffee crema? 😅

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Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Jun 17

Fully agree!

Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Jun 16

I guess future visitors of DIW Berlin too ;-)

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Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Jun 10

Sad to read such news! May she rest in peace!

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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · May 29

GiveWell sought an independent check on the evidence supporting >$1 billion it has granted to its top charities. This fall, Alex Cohen asked whether we could obtain the datasets needed to reproduce the underlying RCTs. We said yes; charging only a modest fee to cover our time.

🧵 + 🐀 + blog post!

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · May 1

Harvard in action - the university is extremely good at teaching a true thing: you DO make a difference.

(Turns out it’s true for all students, not just Harvard‘s.)

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Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Apr 29

Omg!

Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Apr 28

In Hungary, I might not have even been able to be heard — my residence permit would likely have expired before I could even file.
#ThirdCountryAcademics #AcademicFreedom #WhistleblowerRights

Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Apr 28

Here’s what an academic balancing life, court, and career looks like.
The weight of these past months shows — but I’m grateful Austria gave me the opportunity to stand up for my rights. #AcademicRights

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Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Apr 27

At what point do multiple terminations stop being an academic decision and start becoming something else?
Three seems like... a lot. (To me, at least.)
Genuinely curious what others think.

Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Apr 16

A third termination—despite a court ruling already in my favor, & while the appeal is still pending.

At this point, it’s no longer about academic merit—or even a labor dispute. It’s escalation. It sends a chilling message to everyone who dares to speak up.
#WhistleblowerRights #AcademicFreedom

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Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Apr 26

Easy to shout about "academic freedom" when you're well-funded & applauded.

Much harder when you're stripped of salary, cut off from your accounts, while fighting multiple terminations in court. All for asking for a reevaluation of tenure package & refusing to sign 'mutual termination agreement'.

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Apr 21

Harvard sued the Trump admin today 💪🏽🥳💯

www.harvard.edu/research-fun...

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Arieda Muço @ariedamuco.bsky.social · Apr 20

This year, cases before courts and the Austrian Equality Commission reportedly rose by ~30%.

Judges say cases are increasingly complex.

More people are standing up for fairness and dignity.
Justice needs community, persistence, and courage.

#EqualityMatters #LaborRights #AcademicFreedom #Austria

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · Apr 20

Hey, so international research shows that the more public a woman is the more persistent and violent abuse they receive. The top categories of public women to receive abuse is (1) politicians (2) journalists and (3) human rights defenders. If she belongs to a minority group, she is more vulnerable

Empress of the Internet @johubris.bsky.social · Apr 20

Normal people: someone else is suffering, that’s awful. I’m also in a bad situation so maybe I should join a union and see how this can be improved for everyone.

Andrea Vance: I suffer so they should too.

nother report. Another round of interviews with female politicians complaining about gendered abuse online.
Another round of hand-wringing. And another missed opportunity to do something about it.
I'm desensitised to the point of being bored by MPs complaining about ugly behaviour online.
There's no doubt harassment undermines democracy and threatens the equal participation of women and minority groups in politics.
(By the way, the same is true for female journalists for whom there is no support, sympathy or Parliamentary Service to step in. This unrelenting abuse is seen as something for individual reporters to manage.)

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