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Sandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · Aug 19

Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be May 1-2, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Submission portal is now open! Deadline for submissions is October 31--don't forget to submit! It will be a great conference! (organized by me and @jrothst.bsky.social)

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SOLE 2026 Submissions Open

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · 23d

Not really lol I tried looking a few weeks ago for personal reasons, trying to est tariff if I ordered an international item, and it was a total mess of contradicting exec orders and news clippings

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · 23d

We all have the Sunday scaries…

Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · 23d

Deeply disappointed with my alma mater, where I was subject to right-wing and occasionally extremely hateful rhetoric as free speech, that they think that protection only applies to some people.

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 23d

Clemson doesn’t have a law school and it shows.

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Zach Liscow @zliscow.bsky.social · 26d

🚨NEW RESULTS (w/ Slattery & Nober)
- When gov't engineers retire, highway projects cost more: the engineers pay for themselves 6 times over
- Improving gov’t engineer quality from the 25th to 75th percentile reduces costs by 14%, equal to 3x avg. engineer pay

Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · 28d

So no, no one “original” part. Ethical shops/sellers will specify what’s original vs not, but no broadly accepted definition. Heard once “ they find one original screw and build a car around it” (derogatory)

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · 28d

Touchy subject in the classic car resto hobby lol

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Sep 8

I know surveying is hard but the wording is also so odd I don’t know how I would answer this. I follow politics because policies directly impact my/others lives, not because I view it as a hobby. Like I want to know if I’m going to be able to access meds + healthcare, which are very important to me!

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Sep 7

Which is doubly idiotic since like 99% of dogs these days are under-exercised, but you don’t see them complaining about neglect on every pic of a dog lounging

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you!

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks for boosting!

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sorry have to be serious for a second: I've been looking for a map of bases abroad for a project, exactly like this but this only seems to include bases in the US. Any idea where I might find that?

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Michael Yarbrough (he/him) @mwyarbrough.bsky.social · Sep 5

I have students write for five minutes at the start of every class about the reading. I don't grade them, but I give feedback. It works pretty well to ensure a baseline level of reading and regular writing practice. I do it in a Bluebook that goes back and forth, collecting their writing over time.

Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Sep 5

I’ve done this for 2 weeks now and it *absolutely rules*. Best class discussions I’ve ever had. Best engagement with readings. They write in this worksheet for 15 minutes, then talk about their responses in groups of 3-4, then groups share with the whole class, and *then* we talk about the readings

Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Aug 19

Updating my comparative public admin seminar class—which was decimated by AI last year—to maybe be a little more LLM-proof by adding a 20–30 minute start-of-class writing & discussion activity. Will it work? Who knows! Full details and PDF here: governancef25.classes.andrewheiss.com/assignment/c...

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Sep 5

I’ve done this for 2 weeks now and it *absolutely rules*. Best class discussions I’ve ever had. Best engagement with readings. They write in this worksheet for 15 minutes, then talk about their responses in groups of 3-4, then groups share with the whole class, and *then* we talk about the readings

Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Aug 19

Updating my comparative public admin seminar class—which was decimated by AI last year—to maybe be a little more LLM-proof by adding a 20–30 minute start-of-class writing & discussion activity. Will it work? Who knows! Full details and PDF here: governancef25.classes.andrewheiss.com/assignment/c...

Worksheet called "Check-in and warm-up" with these questions:

1. Name and date
2. Check in asking about attendance and preparation with readings
3. Write 1–2 paragraphs about (1) what you most want to talk about from the readings today, and (2) why.
4. Write 1–2 paragraphs connecting this week’s topic and readings to a recent or current event.

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Sep 1

Yeah I watched it for the first time a few years ago, it was the last of the Craig movies I hadn’t seen, and I couldn’t believe that was the one people unanimously thought was good.

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Aug 31

Arwen’s favorite caturdays are CFB Caturdays. Go tigers!

Calico cat sitting on an orange Clemson throw blanket

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Aug 29

It’s a bold move Cotton, to rip off the NIL of people who became rich because of it and have more money than god to retain fleets of lawyers to enforce it, let’s see how that pays off for them!

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Aug 26

In case you’re wondering how energy policy is going in California, the fully regressive pricing structure will be taking effect soon 🙃

Screenshot of an email from Southern California Edison showing estimated bills under the old and new pricing structure for different levels of usage. Low usage now pays more, medium the same, and high usage pays less.

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Aug 26

The matching hats 😻

Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Aug 23

Idk about newer versions, but back in the early days of ChatGPT a student in my intro prob& stats class was using it to generate practice problems, except it would give wrong answers. Had to tell her she shouldn’t use it, not bc it’s cheating, but bc it’s making her worse off!

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Aug 22

He is 100% right about the aussies though

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Aug 19

I have similar prime work hours and it’s hard to square even without a toddler. So if you figure it out, please let us night owls know.

Sydney Gordon @sydneyg.bsky.social · Aug 15

Also clearly unaware that the youths have been into “quiet luxury” and “old money aesthetic” for eons already

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