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Ezra Golberstein
@egolberstein.bsky.social
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Health policy and economics. Some Prince, some Minnesota. Opinions my own.

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 7h
These men were silenced for far too long. Come out of hiding fellas, it's safe now.

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 8h
Also, "Reports that the AG's moves to hold ICE accountable for abuses are funded by tax dollars should be investigated," says a very trenchant observer

Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Brian A. Nosek, Brendan Nyhan , and 6 more

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 22h
Attempting to criminalize the actions of an independent public servant, Fed Chair Jay Powell, for the sin of acting independently is an outrage. It's bad economics, bad politics, bad for the rule of law, bad for the public sector, bad for American credibility and bad for Americans.

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 23h
These are good places, thanks

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 1d
Heidi Williams

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Ezra Golberstein

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 1d
"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"

A list of ideas!

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 3d
Lots of dams are being broken, add this to the list.
bbkogan.bsky.social Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 3d
First found by @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social on the extremely bad site: yesterday at 8:20 pm, Trump tweeted out jobs numbers that included data that weren’t released until 8:30 am today. It was a copy of a presentation with CEA letterhead.
Donald J. Trump O| @reaDonaldTrump • 12h Since January, the private sector accounts for all new jobs created Federal government jobs are down 277,000 Thousands of jobs 800 654,000 600 400 200 -200 -400 More Private Sector Jobs Sources: BLS; CEA calculations. -181,000 Fewer Government Jobs Council of Economic Advisers 351 10 3.03k 12.6k 贝 企 ... Date Private Govt 12/31/2025 37 13 11/30/2025 50 6 10/31/2025 1 -174 9/30/2025 104 4 8/31/2025 10 -36 7/31/2025 56 6/30/2025 -27 미 5/31/2025 69 -50 4/30/2025 133 25 3/31/2025 114 6 2/28/2025 107 -5 654 -181

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 3d
First found by @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social on the extremely bad site: yesterday at 8:20 pm, Trump tweeted out jobs numbers that included data that weren’t released until 8:30 am today. It was a copy of a presentation with CEA letterhead.
Donald J. Trump O| @reaDonaldTrump • 12h Since January, the private sector accounts for all new jobs created Federal government jobs are down 277,000 Thousands of jobs 800 654,000 600 400 200 -200 -400 More Private Sector Jobs Sources: BLS; CEA calculations. -181,000 Fewer Government Jobs Council of Economic Advisers 351 10 3.03k 12.6k 贝 企 ... Date Private Govt 12/31/2025 37 13 11/30/2025 50 6 10/31/2025 1 -174 9/30/2025 104 4 8/31/2025 10 -36 7/31/2025 56 6/30/2025 -27 미 5/31/2025 69 -50 4/30/2025 133 25 3/31/2025 114 6 2/28/2025 107 -5 654 -181

Reposted by Edward C. Norton, Stacie B. Dusetzina, Ezra Golberstein

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 3d
Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D., internationally recognized leader in health policy and economics, beloved teacher, loving patriarch, and inaugural chair of the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC), passed away on January 1, 2026.

“Our country has lost a legend.” masshpc.gov/news/press-r...

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 4d
I suppose that Greenlanders would be able to use their $10k to pay for their American health insurance deductibles.

Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Brendan Nyhan, John Horgan , and 6 more

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 4d
Wait wait wait, while Americans have to pay hundreds of billions of dollars in new tariffs, Trump is going send over $10,000 to each person in *Greenland*?????????

This is a joke right ?

www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Exclusive: Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join US
U.S. officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States, according to four sources famil...
www.reuters.com

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Kat Rohn @rohnkat.bsky.social · 4d
I hope folks outside of Minnesota know that federal agents are continuing to run rampant - in residential neighborhoods, at businesses, across our communities - terrorizing already traumatized people for no discernible reason other than causing fear and chaos.

It's putting all of us in danger.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Ezra Golberstein

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
MN AG Keith Ellison: "We will investigate. The state of Minnesota is part of the investigation. This is important. There needs to be a situation where the feds are not just investigating the feds, particular when you've got Kash Patel at the head of the FBI now. There needs to be state involvement."

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 5d
“There’s always oil money in the banana-republic stand”

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 5d
This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.

This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.

I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
The way ICE officers approached the vehicle involved in today's shooting was counter to their training, a senior Department of Homeland Security official told NBC News. The official said ICE officers are trained: — never to approach a vehicle from the front; — to approach vehicles or possibly armed people in a “tactical L” 90-degree angle to prevent injury or cross-fire; — not to shoot at a moving vehicle; — only to use force if there is an immediate risk of serious injury or death. ICE officers are also instructed that firing at a vehicle will not make it stop moving in the direction of the officer.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, David R. Miller, Stacy D. VanDeveer , and 4 more

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5d
Democrats cannot vote for a DHS budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency.
maxnesterak.bsky.social max nesterak @maxnesterak.bsky.social · 5d
A witness shared this video with me showing an ICE officer shooting a driver in an SUV in south Minneapolis. DHS says the woman is dead.
ICE officer fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Minnesota Reformer
youtu.be

Reposted by Ezra Golberstein

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 5d
We're cutting off funding for child care but sending 2,000 people in masks, body armor, & with guns.
bsky.app/profile/aaro...
aaronsojourner.org Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 29d
US labor market failed many Americans for decades.

A few years ago, we put $$$ for folks to fix bridges & ports, replace lead pipes, build semiconductor & clean energy factories.

Now we put $$$ for folks to just hang out for many hours to try to arrest 2 roofers.

$$ for more guns or more hammers?

Reposted by David R. Miller, Anne Norton, Ezra Golberstein

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max nesterak @maxnesterak.bsky.social · 5d
A witness shared this video with me showing an ICE officer shooting a driver in an SUV in south Minneapolis. DHS says the woman is dead.
ICE officer fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Minnesota Reformer
youtu.be

Reposted by Ezra Golberstein

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T @tpqrs.bsky.social · 5d
I learned she’s a local mom, my friends knew her.

And this morning fellow moms at my kid’s elementary began mobilizing to help our members of our school community living in fear.

I don’t know what sense to make of any of this but it’s making me so emotional.

All we have is each other.

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 5d
Call me old fashioned but I just used plain old logistic regression to identify a partner

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 5d
I’m so sad to hear this. If I had to point to one person who influenced me to pursue a career in health policy it would be Stu Altman.
masshpc.bsky.social MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 6d
We mourn the loss of Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D., a leader in health policy and economics and the inaugural chair of the HPC.

“Dr. Altman dedicated his life to a health care system that is affordable and accessible for all,” said HPC Executive Director David Seltz.
HPC Statement on Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D. | Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
Image BOSTON — Stuart H.
masshpc.gov

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 6d
(מחר, אתמול, אותו הדבר)
What a dumb mistake…

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 6d
:(

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 6d
אפילו החתול ששבר את הכד האהוב שלי מחר?

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 6d
Timely, as we have a new paper that documents the proportion of kids that have a parent with access to paid sick leave benefits. I expect that state laws like this will further increase the proportion of kids whose parents have this benefit.
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

Reposted by Edward C. Norton, Stacie B. Dusetzina, Ezra Golberstein

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 6d
We mourn the loss of Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D., a leader in health policy and economics and the inaugural chair of the HPC.

“Dr. Altman dedicated his life to a health care system that is affordable and accessible for all,” said HPC Executive Director David Seltz.
HPC Statement on Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D. | Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
Image BOSTON — Stuart H.
masshpc.gov

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 7d
We need you more at PG anyway. I don't see a problem here.

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Christina Ho, Ezra Golberstein

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Joan Alker @joanalker1.bsky.social · 9d
😱YIKES

New guidance from the Trump Administration's CMS cites Secretarial discretion to DROP mandatory state reporting of immunization rates for children + pregnant adults covered by Medicaid/CHIP

This is close to 1/2 the children in the US and more than 40% of births
medicaid.gov/federal-policy…
https://medicaid.gov/federal-policy…

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 10d
I was arguing for using cranial volume instead of SATs for the record

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Ezra Golberstein @egolberstein.bsky.social · 10d
The screenplay?