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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 9h

😅👍👏https://www.jericoliver.com/about-me

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 15h

Resistance to authoritarianism is a coordination game. That's why universities and law firms and nonprofits can't let themselves be picked off one by one. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

www.nytimes.com

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 1d

I do think it's a good point that if outlets are owned by firms/individuals with other interests affected by the admin, that increases their incentives to curry favor. But still think the power of using their outlet for this purpose depends on audience size - so they can't alienate too many people

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 1d

Well - that of course ignores the content of their coverage - he's not suing Fox News (and he doesn't do favors for podcasters with tiny audiences, as far as I know)

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 1d

Hmm, maybe - but a paper/outlet should be a more powerful vehicle for extracting favors when it has a larger audience...

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 3d

Delete Yik Yak

www.pressherald.com?p=7506232&uu...

Let’s rid Maine’s campuses of the stench of Yik Yak | Opinion

I thought UMF was a safe place ... until I read the things anonymously said about me on this hateful app.

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 5d

Good concrete advice toward the end of this hbr.org/2025/11/a-sm...

A Smarter Way to Disagree

To foster constructive disagreements, organizations should encourage individuals to modify their observable behaviors during conflicts. More specifically, the authors’ research has shown that employee...

hbr.org

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 6d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Very good to confirm this: the vast majority of both Republicans and Democrats (still) do not think of the other party as "the enemy"

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 6d

Marge and Homer walking through the new Springfield Squidport:

"This is what I imagine Paris must be like!" -Marge
"You've never been?" -Homer

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 7d

"Chinatown? Only in New York!" -Marge

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 7d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 7d

I wish people who think a lot about politics would try harder to reconcile their actual lifestyle choices with their stated views.

www.slowboring.com/p/live-your-...

Live your values

Ride the train, send your kids to public school. It’s the only way we get public services that work for everyone.

www.slowboring.com

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 8d

Hey you do all sports data all the time - you are already living the dream :)

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9d

Rest of world already pouncing.

@bloomberg.com @reuters.com #H1B
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 11d

Bowdoin econ is hiring two assistant professors!
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

This place is pretty great - see e.g. www.google.com/search?q=wha...
(Doesn't even mention the full year full pay junior sabbatical...)

Let me know any questions !

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Eugenio Proto @eugenioproto.bsky.social · 23d

Thrilled to share that our article

“Revising Beliefs in Light of Unforeseen Events” is forthcoming in the Journal of the European Economic Association (JEEA).

(with C. K. Becker, T. Melkonyan, @andissofianos.bsky.social Sofianos, S.T. Trautmann)

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👉 academic.oup.com/jeea/advance...

Revising Beliefs in Light of Unforeseen Events

Abstract. Bayesian updating is the dominant theory of learning. However, the theory is silent about how individuals react to events that were previously un

academic.oup.com

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 13d

I think a major TV star is an elite! He could have chosen to go easy on the criticism and stay safe or put his job on the line...

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 13d

Careful overstating stuff like this since if elites think most/all other elites are folding, they become more likely to fold (self-fulfilling prophecy)

Plenty of elites are being brave (like Kimmel) - we should focus on publicly praising them to encourage others

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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 16d

Student visas dropped to a four year low. Trump also cuts spending on research by hundreds of billions on college campuses. This is how you end American exceptionalism.
I gifted this article so you can read it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US Student Visa Arrivals Fall to Four-Year Low, Led by Asia Drop

Visitors to the US arriving on student visas hit a four-year low in August, portending a grim trend for the nation’s education sector.

www.bloomberg.com

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 17d

Saving America from Trump and preserving our democracy explicitly requires that people who voted for Trump change their mind. Which in turn requires that those who didn’t vote for Trump show grace and empathy to those whose change of heart came from being hurt by the guy they voted for…

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17d

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

It costs a lot less to house people.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

thebetter.news

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 19d

www.betterconflictbulletin.org/p/why-build-...

More good stuff from @jonathanstray.bsky.social

Why Build Bridges when Democracy is Burning?

The only way to win is for "us" to ally with some of "them" - BCB #165

www.betterconflictbulletin.org

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naasecon.bsky.social @naasecon.bsky.social · 20d

A nicely done story about Dennis Coates and Brad Humphreys:

umbc.edu/stories/denn...

2025 Dennis Coates Closes Out His 30th Year At UMBC At The Top Of His Game With An Award From The North American Association Of Sports Economists

The North American Association of Sports Economists established an award in Dennis Coates name and his long-time research partner, Brad R. Humphreys's honor.

umbc.edu

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 24d

Obvious but not obvious to so many of us
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...

Opinion | There Are Monsters in Your Midst, Too

www.nytimes.com

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 24d

"The number of deaths in politically motivated terrorist attacks is so tiny that any statistical analysis is extremely fragile. However, there is one consistent finding from analyses of politically motivated terrorism: There aren’t many deaths."
www.alexnowrasteh.com/p/politicall...

Politically Motivated Violence is Rare in the United States

It’s a tragedy nonetheless

www.alexnowrasteh.com

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 26d

(So recent lit debating electoral effects of politicians being moderates might be confounded by not controlling for this... maybe picking up a 'civility' effect?)

Anyway link to the draft here, comments welcome! 🙏
osf.io/preprints/so...

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