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Professor Tor Coolguy @blawson.bsky.social · 3d

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The Nobel Illusion: Why the Nobel Prize in Economics Needs to be Abolished

Every year the Nobel Prize is awarded to different disciplines including Economics. And each year it generates a wave of euphoria and hype. But unlike literature and natural sciences, economics is …

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Mike Flanagan @mikeflanaganfilm.com · 6d

Pretty sure we’re living one

Franny Longbottom @longfran15.bsky.social · 6d

@mikeflanaganfilm.com can we get a George Orwell horror series?

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 6d

After Charles Fourier death, 188 years ago today, Friedrich Engels credited him with the idea of alienation, that under capitalism we lack a personal connection to our work because it profits someone else.

At the Dawn of Capitalism, Charles Fourier Imagined a Socialist-Feminist Utopia

Two and a half centuries after his birth, the insightful, outlandish, yet oddly practical ideas of the utopian socialist writer Charles Fourier still seem shockingly modern.

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Professor Tor Coolguy @blawson.bsky.social · 6d

So Trump didn't win the Nobel.

I guess we're gong to get IKEA tariffs now.

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Professor Tor Coolguy @blawson.bsky.social · 7d

www.reddit.com/r/interestin...

From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: We can no longer trust archival footage ever again.

Explore this post and more from the interestingasfuck community

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NPR @npr.org · 8d

The price of gold hit $4,000 per ounce for the first time ever. It's a bad sign for the U.S. economy n.pr/4mYSvqy

Why gold is having its best year since 1979

The price of gold hit $4,000 per ounce for the first time ever. It's a bad sign for the U.S. economy

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Professor Tor Coolguy @blawson.bsky.social · 9d

a cartoon robot is flying through the air with his arms outstretched

ALT: a cartoon robot is flying through the air with his arms outstretched

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Professor Tor Coolguy @blawson.bsky.social · 10d

The self-avowed capitalist propaganda magazine* is anti-worker protection? Shocking. Truly shocking.

* not name calling- look up their mission/charter from their founding.

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Professor Tor Coolguy @blawson.bsky.social · 18d

On a more positive note, Tubi has the Spirit Halloween movie from 3 years ago.

I have no idea if it's any good, but it has Christopher Lloyd.

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Spirit Halloween (2022)

Three friends get more spookiness than they bargained for when they decide to spend the night inside a Halloween store in a deserted strip mall.

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Professor Tor Coolguy @blawson.bsky.social · 18d

*sigh*

One of the greatest enemies of The Left will always be The Left.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 20d

The removal of educational abortion content from Meta platforms with little transparency or communication with users is unacceptable. Read the story of the Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline’s censorship on Instagram in the latest installment of our #StopCensoringAbortion blog series.

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 22d

My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24d

Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]

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Professor Tor Coolguy @blawson.bsky.social · 24d

At least you are thinking about it now and not during an emergency. Sorry to hear about the panic though

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 28d

"After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like," Obama has said.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28d

Surrendering to tyranny only invites more of it.

David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 28d

TIMELINE:

- Kimmel makes late-night joke

- FCC chair threatens companies running Kimmel

- Nexstar throws Kimmel off its stations as it begs FCC chair for merger approval

- Disney suspends Kimmel as it begs Trump DOJ to approve Fubo deal

FOLLOW THE MONEY👇

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The Real Reason They Pulled Jimmy Kimmel Off Late-Night

This censorship isn’t about jokes — it’s about serving corporate interests.

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Professor Tor Coolguy @blawson.bsky.social · 29d

I checked out the website. Breathtaking shots.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Sep 12

AP: “The median pay package for CEOs rose to $17.1M, up 9.7%. Meanwhile, the median employee at companies in the survey earned $85,419, reflecting a 1.7% increase year over year.”

The economy is rigged by a political system controlled by the rich. apnews.com/article/ceo-...

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Professor Tor Coolguy @blawson.bsky.social · Sep 10

Amen. Past decade for me. It's easy to fall back into survival turtle mode.

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Professor Tor Coolguy @blawson.bsky.social · Sep 10

Please use if you want.

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Ben Burgis @benburgis.bsky.social · Sep 9

My latest for @jacobinmag.bsky.social:

The World Is About to Have Trillionaires. Enough Already.

Elon Musk is poised to become the world’s first trillionaire. Still, liberals are hand-wringing about the potential pitfalls of wealth redistribution. In truth, we should have stopped the rise of the ...

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Sep 4

Because it’s a disingenuous political move.

But we all knew that, didn’t we?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 4

PULTE: Public officials shouldn't be exempt from scrutiny

SORKIN: Speaking of that, Ken Paxton has at least 3 examples of alleged mortgage fraud. Are you looking at that?

PULTE: Unless it's been made public, I'm not going to comment on any specific situation

S: Why wouldn't you make it public?

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Aug 29

Now, instead of reading the latest email from the Subdean for Academic Affairs and Climbing Wall Management, simply click on the ADMINISTRATOR LANGUAGE DETECTED icon to reveal the message in simple English and determine the threat level to your department, program, or mental health.

Faculty, Rejoice: Gmail Can Now Translate “Deanspeak”

We are thrilled to announce that Google Translate has recently added “Deanspeak” to its suite of language-detection tools. In addition to offering ...

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Tony Pennino @beatnikprof.bsky.social · Aug 28

I’m a professor, and the semester begins on Tuesday. Part of my job is to prepare 18-22 for the world and their future. And honest to God - looking at the chaos, the cruelty, the insanity - I don’t know how to do that part of the job anymore. #AcademicSky

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Waldo Jaquith, but Spooky @waldo.net · Aug 7

I can’t say it enough: U.S. culture is scam culture. It pervades everything we do. We don’t notice it because it’s the water we swim in. A party would do well to remind everybody how awful this is and propose to fix it.

Jason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · Aug 6

I think Democrats should offer voters a broadly defined anti-fraud platform. Yes, obviously, start with Trump’s influence peddling, but don’t stop there. Online fraud is massive, almost every phone call you get is a scam, and the solution has to be federal or it just won’t work.

Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · Aug 6

Still, more than 7-in-10 U.S. adults have been a victim of an online scam or attack like credit card fraud, ransomware or online shopping scams. www.pewresearch.org/...

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