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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 15d

Excellent piece by @jamellebouie.net on the importance of placing limits on executive authority. “This is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook” [And check out the great @nathantankus.bsky.social for more on the history of the Federal Reserve!] www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | This Is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook

www.nytimes.com

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 24d

Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

karenattiah.substack.com

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National Organization for Women @nationalnow.bsky.social · 25d

We will not stay silent.
We will not stop until every woman is safe.
Today and every day we celebrate the Violence Against Women Act.

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Aug 31

I signed an open letter from economists supporting Fed independence & Governor Lisa Cook

Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter

Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...

docs.google.com

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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · Aug 8

Arkadi Gerney and Sarah Knight lay out a scheme for going nuclear against the red states that are trying to destroy democracy through extreme gerrymanders www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | To defeat the Texas gerrymander, Democrats need to go nuclear

It’s not enough for blue states to redraw their own maps.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Aug 8

"blue-state leaders [have] to shed the “good government” constraints that now leave them unilaterally disarmed." @governor.ca.gov

Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · Aug 8

Arkadi Gerney and Sarah Knight lay out a scheme for going nuclear against the red states that are trying to destroy democracy through extreme gerrymanders www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | To defeat the Texas gerrymander, Democrats need to go nuclear

It’s not enough for blue states to redraw their own maps.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 7

In light of Trump’s worsening cruelty, vindictiveness, and ever more belligerent attacks on democracy, many of you ask: “What can I do now?”

Here are a baker’s dozen of recommendations. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-f3d

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Aug 1

But the Istanbul Convention is no more in Turkey, which withdrew from it in 2021! #VAW

Yuriko Backes @yurikobackes.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Istanbul Convention entered into force 11 years ago on August 1, 2014. It is a landmark international treaty focused on preventing and combating violence against women & domestic violence. #ZeroTolerance for violence in all its shapes & forms‼️ @megaluxembourg.bsky.social @minjuslu.bsky.social

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Aug 1

"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"

cpb.org/pressroom/Co...

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Jul 15

Hello friends, colleagues, former students, feminist economics community of Nilüfer Çağatay! We are very close to meeting the endowment mark for the feminist macroeconomics scholarship to honor her! Help us put us over the top! Grateful for those who donated! @IAFFE.bsky.social

Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Jun 16

Friends, colleagues, former students of Professor Nilüfer Çağatay & feminist economics community! Help us establish a scholarship to honor her and support an Economics PhD student to work on gender & macro @Utah.edu @IAFFE.bsky.social
donate.utah.edu/professor-ni...

Professor Nilufer Cagatay Memorial Scholarship

Join me and make a gift to Professor Nilufer Cagatay Memorial Scholarship

donate.utah.edu

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Jul 5

I was only able to participate virtually in #IAFFE2025 conference. The hybrid sessions and virtual plenaries were all inspiring and energizing. Thanks to all who made this terrific conference! As a kitschy move, here's my proof of participation 😃 (All: pls move to #Bluesky!)

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Jun 17

But no apology?!

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Jun 17

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has deleted all three of his tweets from his personal account that mocked and fanned conspiracies about the assassination of Minnesota Democrat state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Jun 16

Friends, colleagues, former students of Professor Nilüfer Çağatay & feminist economics community! Help us establish a scholarship to honor her and support an Economics PhD student to work on gender & macro @Utah.edu @IAFFE.bsky.social
donate.utah.edu/professor-ni...

Professor Nilufer Cagatay Memorial Scholarship

Join me and make a gift to Professor Nilufer Cagatay Memorial Scholarship

donate.utah.edu

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Apr 27

Our forthcoming chapter is published as WP by @levyecon.bsky.social. We document who's recognizing feminist macro. Heterodox econs unite!
www.levyinstitute.org/publications...

#IAFFE #feministEcon @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @pricelaborecon.bsky.social

The Rise and Rise of Feminist Macroeconomics: Who’s Recognizing?

Macroeconomics is arguably the most male-dominated field within the discipline of economics. Since the mid-1990s, feminist economists have thoroughly and meticulously challenged this field through emp...

www.levyinstitute.org

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Jan 19

What about WhatsApp? That is the lifeline of family communications. Is Meta monetizing WhatsApp as well?

Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Jan 18

What a WhatsApp, that is the lifeline of family communications? Is he monetizing that as well?

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Jan 17

I agree, at least embarrass them, e.g., Joni Ernst

Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · Jan 16

Please share this list FAR & WIDE! I will update as needed.

Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · Jan 16

List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information:

Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744

Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004

Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Jan 17

Go after these companies, Lina Khan! Till the last minute of your FTC chair position. Thank you!

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jan 17

Good grief.

Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · Jan 16

"G.M. monitored and sold people’s precise geolocation data and driver behavior information, sometimes as often as every three seconds,” Lina M. Khan, chair of the F.T.C. “With this action, the F.T.C. is safeguarding Americans’ privacy and protecting people from unchecked surveillance.”

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Jan 17

Thank you, Lina Khan for your work as chair of FTC.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jan 17

UnitedHealth found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%

UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%

The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.

fortune.com

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Jan 16

I like my clouds photo better (clear skies over Salt Lake City, during Covid) 😄

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · Jan 15

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Dec 25

I am a regular contributor to Wikipedia! (@Wikieducation.bsky.social)

Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · Dec 25

If you've never donated to Wikipedia, now's the time. Elon Musk is attacking it because it's one of the only sources of honest, curated information that he can't control.
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...

Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia

The billionaire has become one of the most prominent supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.

www.newsweek.com

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · Dec 23

I am thrilled to welcome @darrickhamilton.bsky.social to the AFL-CIO as our new Chief Economist. His visionary scholarship and bold thinking will be invaluable to the labor movement as we continue building an economy that works for all. aflcio.org/press/releas...

AFL-CIO Announces Dr. Darrick Hamilton as New Chief Economist | AFL-CIO

The AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor federation representing nearly 13 million workers, announced today that Dr. Darrick Hamilton will serve as its next chief economist.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Dec 20

"We don’t have a policy on Palestine. We just do what the Israelis want us to do.” - Mike Casey, the US diplomat working on Gaza who just quit his job.

‘Tired of writing about dead kids’: why a US state department worker resigned over Israel-Gaza policy

Mike Casey, one of only two people explicitly focused on Gaza, left over inaction and doing ‘what the Israelis want’

www.theguardian.com

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Günseli Berik @gberik.bsky.social · Dec 17

Belated and important recognition, but in the waning days of this administration isn't there more consequential work to be done?

AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Dec 16

President @lizshuler.bsky.social was at the Department of Labor to see President Biden designate the Perkins homestead as a national monument.

Secretary Perkins is responsible for many rights that workers depend on today, including shorter working hours, higher wages, and abolishing child labor.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler waves as she walks up to a podium to speak at the Frances Perkins homestead national monument dedication ceremony at the Department of Labor headquarters in a Washington, DC

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler speaking at a podium at the Frances Perkins homestead national monument dedication ceremony at the Department of Labor headquarters in a Washington, DC

President Joe Biden at a desk signing the Frances Perkins homestead national monument dedication ceremony.

President Joe Biden speaking at a podium at the Frances Perkins homestead national monument dedication ceremony at the Department of Labor headquarters in a Washington, DC

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Dec 17

Near White House — Rep. Rashida Tlaib honors Ayşenur Eygi, killed by IDF 101 days ago.

“President Biden recently said ‘if you harm an American, we will respond.’ But in his inaction, has made it clear once again that when it comes to the Israeli government murdering Americans, it's a complete lie.”

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