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Donate to Sudanese families in urgent need, organized by Walla Omar
My name is Walla, and I’m Sudanese. I’m raising funds to help families I know personally w… Walla Omar needs your support for Sudanese families in urgent need
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On a serious note, was on ig sharing a GFM for 4 Sudanese women, please consider donating if you can! gofund.me/53975661a The Sudanese people fought v hard to get rid off their previous dictator, only for the intl community to turn its back on them again, check out @bsonblast on ig.
still thinking about that Nation piece how we’re being ruled by the biggest losers
January 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
still thinking about that Nation piece how we’re being ruled by the biggest losers
I’m not sure what was accomplished with this decision but I do sure hope the ones responsible get what they deserve
Not even American, but PBS’ American Revolution was so incredibly well researched, full of nuances, that I can only feel deep rage and sadness at once.
Not even American, but PBS’ American Revolution was so incredibly well researched, full of nuances, that I can only feel deep rage and sadness at once.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I’m not sure what was accomplished with this decision but I do sure hope the ones responsible get what they deserve
Not even American, but PBS’ American Revolution was so incredibly well researched, full of nuances, that I can only feel deep rage and sadness at once.
Not even American, but PBS’ American Revolution was so incredibly well researched, full of nuances, that I can only feel deep rage and sadness at once.
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"The corporations profiting from AI – including Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, & ASML – have a vested interest in maintaining the current hype. Their oligopolistic control over both hardware and software depends on the exaggerated claim that cognitive labor can be fully outsourced to their models."
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October 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"The corporations profiting from AI – including Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, & ASML – have a vested interest in maintaining the current hype. Their oligopolistic control over both hardware and software depends on the exaggerated claim that cognitive labor can be fully outsourced to their models."
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In a slow labor market, it's not surprising that employers are limiting where they recruit on college campuses to elite institutions and ones close to home. It's also why I expect to see degree requirements tightened--it's an easy and legal way to screen applicants.
Elite Colleges Are Back at the Top of the List for Company Recruiters
As white-collar hiring slows down and corporate DEI goals vanish, where you went to college matters again.
www.wsj.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM
In a slow labor market, it's not surprising that employers are limiting where they recruit on college campuses to elite institutions and ones close to home. It's also why I expect to see degree requirements tightened--it's an easy and legal way to screen applicants.
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*DENMARK SAYS US ATTACK ON GREENLAND WOULD MEAN END OF NATO
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
*DENMARK SAYS US ATTACK ON GREENLAND WOULD MEAN END OF NATO
This is great! Is there anything similar for Europe? #econsky I am always looking with envy at US research on migration, for reasons…
More immigrants =>
better health for Americans.
More deportations => worse health.
better health for Americans.
More deportations => worse health.
January 5, 2026 at 6:39 AM
This is great! Is there anything similar for Europe? #econsky I am always looking with envy at US research on migration, for reasons…
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THIS THIS THIS!
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THIS THIS THIS!
I know I am lame for wishing this was my mayor but something that bothers me is why is someone like this not possible in Europe? Have we effed up our system so bad that we simply do not invest/create a path for a progressive figure like that?
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I know I am lame for wishing this was my mayor but something that bothers me is why is someone like this not possible in Europe? Have we effed up our system so bad that we simply do not invest/create a path for a progressive figure like that?
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Yes and-ing this to say, I absolutely love that his speeches do not sound like he studied Barack Obama recordings as if they were the zapruder or game film. He talks good but does it in his own way.
Whew. That Mamdani has an exceptional speechwriter and is one of the most compelling politicians I’ve seen.
January 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Yes and-ing this to say, I absolutely love that his speeches do not sound like he studied Barack Obama recordings as if they were the zapruder or game film. He talks good but does it in his own way.
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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Someone asked me why I think the recent Dutch election could have an effect on higher ed there, here's a useful article from the summer highlighting the recent nationalist turn in Dutch higher ed
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dutch-g...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dutch-g...
Dutch government U-turns on controversial ‘foreign language test’
Strict conditions aimed at preventing bulk of teaching in a language other than Dutch removed for existing programmes
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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I keep telling people Dutch higher ed is not gonna be a refuge. Shared some article recently highlighting their language moves and why these types of curriculum decisions would be happening. If I find it, I'll share in a reply.
Utrecht University abolishes its English language bachelor's program in economics and replaces it with a Dutch one.
They told staff (~30% international) the week before Christmas. Layoffs seem likely now. Unwarranted lobotomy is the only word I can find for it...
dub.uu.nl/en/news/econ...
They told staff (~30% international) the week before Christmas. Layoffs seem likely now. Unwarranted lobotomy is the only word I can find for it...
dub.uu.nl/en/news/econ...
Economics programme in shock after sudden cancellation of English-taught track
The Bachelor's programme in Economics & Business Economics will only be offered in Dutch from 2029 onwards, the Executive Board announced on Tuesday. The news came as a complete surprise to the econom...
dub.uu.nl
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I keep telling people Dutch higher ed is not gonna be a refuge. Shared some article recently highlighting their language moves and why these types of curriculum decisions would be happening. If I find it, I'll share in a reply.
This is great!! (Going on a tangent but) When we were studying the Romanian labor market, one of the key issues that came up was how companies did not want to invest in (new) employees for fear that they will leave anyways (big change vs from soviet times)..
If you think of "hiring in entry level positions" as "procuring labor to do the tasks entry level people do" then you probably do think AI is a magical headcount reduction machine.
But the point of hiring in entry level positions is to produce mid-career employees.
But the point of hiring in entry level positions is to produce mid-career employees.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This is great!! (Going on a tangent but) When we were studying the Romanian labor market, one of the key issues that came up was how companies did not want to invest in (new) employees for fear that they will leave anyways (big change vs from soviet times)..
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If you think of "hiring in entry level positions" as "procuring labor to do the tasks entry level people do" then you probably do think AI is a magical headcount reduction machine.
But the point of hiring in entry level positions is to produce mid-career employees.
But the point of hiring in entry level positions is to produce mid-career employees.
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If you think of "hiring in entry level positions" as "procuring labor to do the tasks entry level people do" then you probably do think AI is a magical headcount reduction machine.
But the point of hiring in entry level positions is to produce mid-career employees.
But the point of hiring in entry level positions is to produce mid-career employees.
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How did the US become a land of opportunity? In a new paper, we show that the country's pioneering role in mass education was key to its rise in intergenerational mobility from 1850 to 1950.
"America's Rise in Human Capital Mobility"
with Harriet Brookes Gray & Hugo Reichardt
"America's Rise in Human Capital Mobility"
with Harriet Brookes Gray & Hugo Reichardt
March 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How did the US become a land of opportunity? In a new paper, we show that the country's pioneering role in mass education was key to its rise in intergenerational mobility from 1850 to 1950.
"America's Rise in Human Capital Mobility"
with Harriet Brookes Gray & Hugo Reichardt
"America's Rise in Human Capital Mobility"
with Harriet Brookes Gray & Hugo Reichardt
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In case you need a positive reminder:
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
In case you need a positive reminder:
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Sharing again, I also don’t understand why everyone is acting like sheep and listening to the US admin about Europe??? Please use your brains! (I am talking about a certain recent Econ Nobel Prize Winner and co)
It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
December 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sharing again, I also don’t understand why everyone is acting like sheep and listening to the US admin about Europe??? Please use your brains! (I am talking about a certain recent Econ Nobel Prize Winner and co)
family time the Balkan way means we are all gathering together and measuring our blood pressure ! Gotta love traditions!!
December 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
family time the Balkan way means we are all gathering together and measuring our blood pressure ! Gotta love traditions!!
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On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
December 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
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I wish we pushed for research on the political economy of academia more. It's what takes us beyond "oh why did this one person cite a fake journal article?" into "why do we have a system that rewards people who do not engage with prior research and simply churn out pubs?"
December 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I wish we pushed for research on the political economy of academia more. It's what takes us beyond "oh why did this one person cite a fake journal article?" into "why do we have a system that rewards people who do not engage with prior research and simply churn out pubs?"
And it has started. And for anyone saying ”it’S bEcaUse yOu dOnT spEaK DuTCh” - no it’s not. It’s simply discrimination. Other unis are likely to follow soon.
Utrecht University abolishes its English language bachelor's program in economics and replaces it with a Dutch one.
They told staff (~30% international) the week before Christmas. Layoffs seem likely now. Unwarranted lobotomy is the only word I can find for it...
dub.uu.nl/en/news/econ...
They told staff (~30% international) the week before Christmas. Layoffs seem likely now. Unwarranted lobotomy is the only word I can find for it...
dub.uu.nl/en/news/econ...
Economics programme in shock after sudden cancellation of English-taught track
The Bachelor's programme in Economics & Business Economics will only be offered in Dutch from 2029 onwards, the Executive Board announced on Tuesday. The news came as a complete surprise to the econom...
dub.uu.nl
December 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
And it has started. And for anyone saying ”it’S bEcaUse yOu dOnT spEaK DuTCh” - no it’s not. It’s simply discrimination. Other unis are likely to follow soon.
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👇🎯 Approximately everyone enjoys day-to-day consumption patterns that our grandparents could not dream of. This doesn’t mean people don’t struggle to maintain that standard of living, or that inequality doesn’t exist, or that we can’t do better. But ignoring this is not helpful.
Cars, computers, smartphones, etc. The expectations for consumption are just through the roof.
December 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
👇🎯 Approximately everyone enjoys day-to-day consumption patterns that our grandparents could not dream of. This doesn’t mean people don’t struggle to maintain that standard of living, or that inequality doesn’t exist, or that we can’t do better. But ignoring this is not helpful.
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Again, I will re-up my deeply unpopular view that the core problem underlying was the failed policy response to the Global Financial Crisis, & yes, that happened not only in 🇬🇧 & 🇪🇺, but also here in 🇺🇸. We've never fully recovered.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Again, I will re-up my deeply unpopular view that the core problem underlying
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
December 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
👇🎯
Again, I will re-up my deeply unpopular view that the core problem underlying was the failed policy response to the Global Financial Crisis, & yes, that happened not only in 🇬🇧 & 🇪🇺, but also here in 🇺🇸. We've never fully recovered.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Again, I will re-up my deeply unpopular view that the core problem underlying
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
One of our biggest fumbles as a society is believing, agreeing and actively NOT refusing to be part of a system that says it cannot be changed and things will always be bad so why try. We gotta wake up, again NOTHING in our modern world would exist should that have been the attitude of our ancestors
December 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
One of our biggest fumbles as a society is believing, agreeing and actively NOT refusing to be part of a system that says it cannot be changed and things will always be bad so why try. We gotta wake up, again NOTHING in our modern world would exist should that have been the attitude of our ancestors