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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 23m

Anyone familiar with the political culture of the Trumpian GOP will not be surprised by this reporting on today's Young Republicans, but all decent human beings will be appalled by it.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31m

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 11m

His faith in news agencies is touching

David Ingram @davidingram.bsky.social · 14m

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 31m

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 27m

@UniversityDecisionMakers

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 52m

Here's the joint statement from the TV networks, including Fox News, rejecting Pete Hegseth's Pentagon rules.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 41m

Federal taxpayer dollars should stop paying for propaganda videos vilifying the opposition party, and BWI and every other airport should say no. Travelers in airport security lines are captive audiences and roughly half voted for the party being vilified.

Trump Must Be Impeached @lizdylan.bsky.social · 12h

Airports Refuse to Air Kristi Noem Video Blaming Democrats for Government Shutdown

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Airports Refuse to Air Kristi Noem Video Blaming Democrats for Government Shutdown

Several major U.S. airports have declined to play a video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames congressional Democrats for the government shutdown, and any ensuing travel delays.

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 32m

Another day another $16 million “defamation” settlement

Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 46m

BREAKING: Google AI is announcing that Trump is currently the former president.

gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah themedian @thebulwark.com perain supports it!

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 6h

See this great post by George Akerlof… among other things it describes the multiple times his market for lemons paper was rejected, and repeatedly described as trivial by referees/editors. Of course, he won the Nobel prize largely because of this paper.

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo...

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2001

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2001 was awarded jointly to George A. Akerlof, A. Michael Spence and Joseph E. Stiglitz "for their analyses of markets with a...

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Bruno Castanho Silva @bcastanho.bsky.social · 7h

This whole thread is incredibly important for young scholars. We all get rejected. The very first line of the first review of the first ever paper I submitted to a journal read:

"I strongly oppose publication of this manuscript in [Journal name] and any other journal"

Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 9h

During my PhD, I got a rejection that stung:
 “This paper is looking for a needle in a haystack, and this should give the author pause to question if this entire exercise is worth it.”
 My PhD wasn’t Animal Farm, but still this stung.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 6h

Thank you, @theatlantic.com!
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The Atlantic Communications @theatlanticpr.bsky.social · 1d

The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. Statement here from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 6h

Very interesting post by @gelliottmorris.com

www.gelliottmorris.com/p/independen...

Voters say Republicans aren't focusing enough on pocketbook issues

59% view the GOP as "too extreme," compared to 46% who say the same for Democrats

www.gelliottmorris.com

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 14h

That’s an awesome book

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 20h

Student government leaders of MIT, UVA, U of AZ, Dartmouth, UPenn, Brown, and Vanderbilt united in their opposition to the "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22h

www.instagram.com/p/DPm507ljBJ...

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 20h

These are the same kind of weasels who would’ve called George Washington & America’s revolutionaries “terrorists.” They spend their days sucking up to King Trump & demonizing peaceful protest just as some in America sought to appease King George III.

Looking forward to No Kings Day.

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

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José Sepúlveda @josesepulveda.bsky.social · 1d

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

My latest video for @propublica.org.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h

The American founders didn't expect Mike Johnson. www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...

The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism

Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.

www.thebulwark.com

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 19h

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 21h

A couple of parking signs for anyone who wants to print them out for this coming Saturday.

Parking Signs

If you want to print out a poster for October 18th, here are two; fully-guaranteed countrywide but maybe especially suitable for in and around New York. No King Anytime sign ...

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 21h

As sad as it is stupid.

NPR @npr.org · 21h

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

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adeadmanwalking.bsky.social @adeadmanwalking.bsky.social · 23h

Thank you for helping REPOST about NO KINGS day, Saturday, October 18. The expected 20,000,000 protesters across ALL AMERICA has scared the fascists. KEEP UP THE HIGH VISIBILITY every day.

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 1d

Agree 100% @stanfordaaup.bsky.social!

“When it inevitably comes time for Stanford to choose, we must remember that we owe our loyalty not to any executive branch official but to our own foundational principles. We must be ready, when it’s our turn, to walk away.”

stanforddaily.com/2025/10/12/f...

From the Community | We must refuse the 'Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education'

Associate professor Greg Martin writes on behalf of the Stanford's AAUP chapter to condemn the White House's compact on higher education.

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 23h

Marcella Hazan

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 1d

Your basic litigation freeroll I guess

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Richard Primus @richardprimus.bsky.social · 4d

Worth reading: @richardre.bsky.social on historical ambiguity with respect to the removal power (with reference to @jdmortenson.bsky.social).

blog.dividedargument.com/p/does-histo...

Does History Defeat Removal Doctrine?

With Special Attention to Professors Mortenson and Nelson

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Standard Error Research Editors @standarderror.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their well-deserved Nobel Prize in economics!

Their groundbreaking work opened the black box of innovation in relation to economic growth, both being core features of modern economies and human wellbeing

#EconSky

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 was awarded "for having explained innovation-driven economic growth" with one half to Joel Mokyr "for having identified ...

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