Bjorn Markeson
@bmarkeson.bsky.social
Regional Economist. Returned Peace Corps Volunteer - Honduras.
Minnesotan living in Western Mass.
Minnesotan living in Western Mass.
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Ana Gasteyer - Sugar And Booze (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ana Gasteyer
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November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
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Prof. Kjetil Storesletten breaks down why headline unemployment numbers don’t tell the full story. "Aggregates hide pain. When you look inside, the bottom half of workers see a much less rosy labor market than the unemployment rate suggests."
Read the full article from Minnpost.
Read the full article from Minnpost.
Economic indicators raise concerns about Minnesota’s economy - MinnPost
Minnesota’s marquee economic indicators such as unemployment still appear strong, but under-the-hood, economists see signs of stress.
www.minnpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Prof. Kjetil Storesletten breaks down why headline unemployment numbers don’t tell the full story. "Aggregates hide pain. When you look inside, the bottom half of workers see a much less rosy labor market than the unemployment rate suggests."
Read the full article from Minnpost.
Read the full article from Minnpost.
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3 hikers are in the woods when they find a lamp. one picks it up, rubs it, and out pops a genie. genie says "i'll grant each one of you 3 wishes”
first guy, suspicious, says "i want a billion dollars." genie says check your bank balance. guy goes on his phone, bank app says he has $1 billion
first guy, suspicious, says "i want a billion dollars." genie says check your bank balance. guy goes on his phone, bank app says he has $1 billion
What is the funniest joke in the world
September 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
3 hikers are in the woods when they find a lamp. one picks it up, rubs it, and out pops a genie. genie says "i'll grant each one of you 3 wishes”
first guy, suspicious, says "i want a billion dollars." genie says check your bank balance. guy goes on his phone, bank app says he has $1 billion
first guy, suspicious, says "i want a billion dollars." genie says check your bank balance. guy goes on his phone, bank app says he has $1 billion
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A deep groaning rumble roils the backwoods.
Leon Leonwood Bean is coming.
For revenge.
Leon Leonwood Bean is coming.
For revenge.
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A deep groaning rumble roils the backwoods.
Leon Leonwood Bean is coming.
For revenge.
Leon Leonwood Bean is coming.
For revenge.
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HELP ME settle a debate with @chadpbown.com
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
HELP ME settle a debate with @chadpbown.com
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
Which cover for “How to Win A Trade War” grabs you most? The blue one or the white one? And ARE YOU AMERICAN? (favourite the option that applies to you!)
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At 20 years old, Karl A. Peckol was the youngest crew member of the Edmund Fitzgerald. He would now be 70 years young.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
At 20 years old, Karl A. Peckol was the youngest crew member of the Edmund Fitzgerald. He would now be 70 years young.
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Tim Kaine, on the 9th anniversary of the biggest failure of the Democratic Party, decided he wanted to remind people what his brand was.
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Tim Kaine, on the 9th anniversary of the biggest failure of the Democratic Party, decided he wanted to remind people what his brand was.
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The people responsible will die and bust Hell wide open.
Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The people responsible will die and bust Hell wide open.
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Come join us!
Our group at Illinois Gies College of Business is hiring! We are especially interested in public or environmental economists. Our group includes myself, @tderyugina.bsky.social, David Molitor, Nolan Miller, Jeff Brown, Riley League, and Mackenzie Alston.
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
www.aeaweb.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Come join us!
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My paper on W.E.B. Du Bois and marginalist wage theory is out at the Journal of Economic Perspectives!
This was a fun and fascinating paper to write. I’ll try to do a thread on it soon.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
This was a fun and fascinating paper to write. I’ll try to do a thread on it soon.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Retrospectives: W. E. B. Du Bois, Harvard Economics, and Marginalist Wage Theory
(Fall 2025) - W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) is best known as a sociologist, historian, and civil rights leader, but he is also increasingly appreciated as an economist. Du Bois's work in economics was ...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
My paper on W.E.B. Du Bois and marginalist wage theory is out at the Journal of Economic Perspectives!
This was a fun and fascinating paper to write. I’ll try to do a thread on it soon.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
This was a fun and fascinating paper to write. I’ll try to do a thread on it soon.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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Note to judge: “What are ‘hots’ exactly? Is that just a New England thing?”
Good morning! Day 4 of the Sandwich Guy’s trial. He is finally wearing a suit (the rest of the week’s evidence suggests he seems to prefer pullovers in cooler weather). The jury has a note for the judge.
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Note to judge: “What are ‘hots’ exactly? Is that just a New England thing?”
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this is the most successful a CIA officer has been at toppling a government in years.
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
this is the most successful a CIA officer has been at toppling a government in years.
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"If Republicans want a return to political influence in America's dynamic economic and cultural powerhouses, they're going to have to learn how to appeal to the complex folkways of urban dwellers"
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"If Republicans want a return to political influence in America's dynamic economic and cultural powerhouses, they're going to have to learn how to appeal to the complex folkways of urban dwellers"
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There are 37 donors funding the $300 million build of the new White House ballroom.
Unsurprisingly, Amazon is on that list. But you know who isn’t? Independent bookstores.
And this is why it will *always* be bookstores over billionaires. ✊
Unsurprisingly, Amazon is on that list. But you know who isn’t? Independent bookstores.
And this is why it will *always* be bookstores over billionaires. ✊
October 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
There are 37 donors funding the $300 million build of the new White House ballroom.
Unsurprisingly, Amazon is on that list. But you know who isn’t? Independent bookstores.
And this is why it will *always* be bookstores over billionaires. ✊
Unsurprisingly, Amazon is on that list. But you know who isn’t? Independent bookstores.
And this is why it will *always* be bookstores over billionaires. ✊
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All my apes, gone
BREAKING | Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
Truck hauling monkeys carrying hepatitis C, herpes and Covid overturns in Mississippi
www.independent.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
All my apes, gone
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Wait is this about the British?
October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Wait is this about the British?
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Haha funny you should ask, Star Tribune.
Have you been through a layoff that felt cold or impersonal? We want to know what stood out most about the experience. Email [email protected] to share your story and help inform our reporting.
October 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Haha funny you should ask, Star Tribune.
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For a small fee, I will send unsolicited emails to your enemies praising the work of their academic rivals.
If you're a prospective PhD student, you should definitely make clear in your email that you are familiar with the work of the faculty member you are reaching out to.
What you should not do is to extensively praise a piece of research that you think the faculty member wrote but that he did not.
What you should not do is to extensively praise a piece of research that you think the faculty member wrote but that he did not.
October 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
For a small fee, I will send unsolicited emails to your enemies praising the work of their academic rivals.
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Guthrum, May 878. Somewhere near Edington.
The Vikings can't lose today
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Guthrum, May 878. Somewhere near Edington.
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/