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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 9h

Historians aren't deal guys?

Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

He added: “A lot of the people who do this are history professors, because they have a lot of experience, or diplomats. It’s just different being deal guys — just a different sport.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

How Jared Kushner, a Self-Described ‘Deal Guy,’ Helped Broker a Gaza Breakthrough

www.nytimes.com

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 12h

Do people realize Doonesbury still publishes on Sundays? Looks like Walden signed the Compact:

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 11h

Surely Philip Seymour Hoffman was around the corner? Maybe Ethan Hawke?

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 11h

Why Diane Keaton?

Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 11h

Amazing. Hardly any Americans know The Go- Betweens.

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 12h

Do people realize Doonesbury still publishes on Sundays? Looks like Walden signed the Compact:

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

My father's rescuers in occupied Belgium. From the same source, Yad Vashem

collections.yadvashem.org/en/righteous...

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 12h

I hope it appears in the physical magazine. That way all his college and law classmates get it. He may not read it, but the knowledge that you're sinking in the estimation of the people you knew as a student counts for more than most people realize.

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

There's a world champion US cheesemonger on NPR taking the way everyone does now but never did at, say, the turn of the century: she was a team, holding each other accountable, sharing resources, etc. Such a drag.

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 12h

Stablecoin isn't FDIC insured, I believe. So a very dangerous tradeoff.

Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

What the hell

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

My father's rescuers in occupied Belgium. From the same source, Yad Vashem

collections.yadvashem.org/en/righteous...

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

Read the novel "The Assault" by Harry Mulisch for something on these moral challenges. Or see the Oscar-winning movie based on it.

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

I like the way Penn's president put it in the NYT article. Still not quite an institutional statement.

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

This is an idea to work on with @landemore.bsky.social

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

There's a world champion US cheesemonger on NPR taking the way everyone does now but never did at, say, the turn of the century: she was a team, holding each other accountable, sharing resources, etc. Such a drag.

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

MIT this Friday: loses Nobels, beats MAGA

Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 1d

"The document...includes principles...that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."

MIT rejects "Compact." 👏

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

It was dishonest of Times editors to allow Rowan to publish that piece without mentioning his own activities at Penn, which pushed out its President for one thing

Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

This looks necessary... why don't they ever give the Nobel to economists like him?

Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 8d

Yes, shared prosperity is really possible. In these dark times I hope this book will provide readers a glimpse of a brighter future and ideas on how to get there. (And a big thank you to some of my favorite scholars who offered the words of praise on the back cover.)

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

When squeezed, Norwegians bite hard

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 1d

Trump may never win the thing since Nobel committee chair just said the winner needs "courage and integrity" and he lacks both

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

I had to, when he left the profession! Although it looks like as an emeritus he's returned to it, but in LA.
economics.mit.edu/people/facul...

Jeffrey E. Harris | MIT Economics

economics.mit.edu

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

78 years old in December. What a waste.

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 1d

Maine’s two-term Democratic Governor Janet Mills will run for the US Senate seat held by veteran Republican Senator Susan Collins next year, according to Associated Press sources.

Maine Governor Mills will announce challenge to Senator Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say - The Boston Globe

Governor Janet Mills was the top choice of national Democrats to try to unseat Republican Senator Susan Collins, who has held the seat since 1997.

trib.al

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

Um, there's nothing in Massachusetts

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Eric Weinberger @ericweinberger.bsky.social · 1d

Look, if you don't win the Nobel, create your own damn peace prize. Trump is rich. Very prestigious!

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to all the Palestinians who will soon be on their way home!

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