Dean Baker
@deanbaker13.bsky.social
Economist at the Center for Economic Research. Father to two dogs.
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This doesn't sound like good news for the Silicon Valley AI bros indiandefencereview.com/nvidia-china...
Nvidia Won't Be Happy: China's New 14NM Chip With 3D Hybrid Bonding and 120 TFLOPS Spells Trouble for GPU Dominance
China just unveiled an AI chip built on "outdated" tech that it claims can crush NVIDIA’s latest GPUs—and it's not what anyone expected.
indiandefencereview.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This doesn't sound like good news for the Silicon Valley AI bros indiandefencereview.com/nvidia-china...
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My law firm is currently litigating 11 redistricting cases in 10 states. We are also litigating an additional 54 voting and election cases in 27 states.
This is as many cases as we typically handle going into the final months of the election. 2026 will almost certain be a record breaking year.
This is as many cases as we typically handle going into the final months of the election. 2026 will almost certain be a record breaking year.
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My law firm is currently litigating 11 redistricting cases in 10 states. We are also litigating an additional 54 voting and election cases in 27 states.
This is as many cases as we typically handle going into the final months of the election. 2026 will almost certain be a record breaking year.
This is as many cases as we typically handle going into the final months of the election. 2026 will almost certain be a record breaking year.
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imagine assuming that *now*, of all times, that when somebody is polled about their job and asked if they were born in the USA they're going to say 'no'
The claim of an employment boom among native-born workers is a Trumpian illusion deanbaker22.substack.com/p/trumpian-n...
Trumpian Nonsense on Employing Native-Born Workers
The employment boom they boast about is a Trumpian illusion
deanbaker22.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
imagine assuming that *now*, of all times, that when somebody is polled about their job and asked if they were born in the USA they're going to say 'no'
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Yes, a Trump illusion BUT ALSO.... a hot button issue he uses as red meat for the MAGA base. He continues to push lies to keep MAGA whipped up and engaged in his hate agenda.
November 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Yes, a Trump illusion BUT ALSO.... a hot button issue he uses as red meat for the MAGA base. He continues to push lies to keep MAGA whipped up and engaged in his hate agenda.
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Robert, I haven't seen an update for a while on what the minimum wage would be, today, if it had kept up with (a) inflation, or (b) productivity.
This analysis (2020) from @deanbaker13.bsky.social of @cepr.org is eye-opening and should be shared, widely.
cepr.net/publications...
This analysis (2020) from @deanbaker13.bsky.social of @cepr.org is eye-opening and should be shared, widely.
cepr.net/publications...
CORRECTION: This is What Minimum Wage Would Be If It Kept Pace with Productivity
cepr.net
November 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Robert, I haven't seen an update for a while on what the minimum wage would be, today, if it had kept up with (a) inflation, or (b) productivity.
This analysis (2020) from @deanbaker13.bsky.social of @cepr.org is eye-opening and should be shared, widely.
cepr.net/publications...
This analysis (2020) from @deanbaker13.bsky.social of @cepr.org is eye-opening and should be shared, widely.
cepr.net/publications...
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Peeps, there are some economists on BlueSky. Follow @deanbaker13.bsky.social @pkrugman.bsky.social and @delong.social for helpful insights into how the world works.
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Peeps, there are some economists on BlueSky. Follow @deanbaker13.bsky.social @pkrugman.bsky.social and @delong.social for helpful insights into how the world works.
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Some folks in DJT administration have trouble with maths.
More evidence of Donald Trump's dementia. His import taxes (tariffs) raise about one-tenth as much revenue as the income tax. Unless he wants to raise the ANNUAL deficit by $2 trillion, he can't replace the income tax cepr.net/publications...
Trump Crazy# 27542: Replacing the Income Tax with Tariffs
Trump’s plan to replace income taxes with tariffs ignores basic math and would massively expand the federal deficit.
cepr.net
November 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Some folks in DJT administration have trouble with maths.
Looks great to me -- only the cult still like Trump
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Looks great to me -- only the cult still like Trump
The "no ceiling" stuff is third grade crap that would only be taken seriously by newspapers and politicians owned by billionaires. We can structure the market to make clowns like Musk & Zuckerberg incredibly rich, or we can structure it to promote more equality braveneweurope.com/dean-baker-b...
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The "no ceiling" stuff is third grade crap that would only be taken seriously by newspapers and politicians owned by billionaires. We can structure the market to make clowns like Musk & Zuckerberg incredibly rich, or we can structure it to promote more equality braveneweurope.com/dean-baker-b...
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The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
37-year-old quit her $390,000 Google job after saving up $1.5 million—see the 'no buy checklist' that helps her spend less
She left a $390,000-a-year job and now uses a simple set of rules to make her savings last in Switzerland.
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
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“In a rare split with the Trump administration, GOP-led panels in the House and Senate say they want a full accounting in the September military attack.”
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“In a rare split with the Trump administration, GOP-led panels in the House and Senate say they want a full accounting in the September military attack.”
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
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OK, I've created ANOTHER Dem fundraising page specifically for other state executive offices across the country *besides* Gov, Lt. Gov, AG & SoS:
--State Treasurers
--State Auditors
--State Commissioners
--State School Boards, etc
This one's gonna be...crowded.
secure.actblue.com/donate/other...
--State Treasurers
--State Auditors
--State Commissioners
--State School Boards, etc
This one's gonna be...crowded.
secure.actblue.com/donate/other...
Chip in!
Show your support with a contribution.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
OK, I've created ANOTHER Dem fundraising page specifically for other state executive offices across the country *besides* Gov, Lt. Gov, AG & SoS:
--State Treasurers
--State Auditors
--State Commissioners
--State School Boards, etc
This one's gonna be...crowded.
secure.actblue.com/donate/other...
--State Treasurers
--State Auditors
--State Commissioners
--State School Boards, etc
This one's gonna be...crowded.
secure.actblue.com/donate/other...
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$1.6bln: The amount of his fraud scheme
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
$1.6bln: The amount of his fraud scheme
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
This is great, now Team Trump is acknowledging that illegal orders were given to kill survivors of the initial strike, the only question is who gave them? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth denies he gave orders to ‘kill everybody’ on alleged ‘narco-boat’
Defense secretary called reports about his role in strike as ‘fake news’ intended to discredit US military
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is great, now Team Trump is acknowledging that illegal orders were given to kill survivors of the initial strike, the only question is who gave them? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
The claim of an employment boom among native-born workers is a Trumpian illusion deanbaker22.substack.com/p/trumpian-n...
Trumpian Nonsense on Employing Native-Born Workers
The employment boom they boast about is a Trumpian illusion
deanbaker22.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The claim of an employment boom among native-born workers is a Trumpian illusion deanbaker22.substack.com/p/trumpian-n...
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You don’t get to pick. That’s the whole damn point of the rule of law.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
You don’t get to pick. That’s the whole damn point of the rule of law.
The claim of an employment boom among native-born workers is a Trumpian illusion deanbaker22.substack.com/p/trumpian-n...
Trumpian Nonsense on Employing Native-Born Workers
The employment boom they boast about is a Trumpian illusion
deanbaker22.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The claim of an employment boom among native-born workers is a Trumpian illusion deanbaker22.substack.com/p/trumpian-n...
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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This we knew of course but there it is
More evidence of Donald Trump's dementia. His import taxes (tariffs) raise about one-tenth as much revenue as the income tax. Unless he wants to raise the ANNUAL deficit by $2 trillion, he can't replace the income tax cepr.net/publications...
Trump Crazy# 27542: Replacing the Income Tax with Tariffs
Trump’s plan to replace income taxes with tariffs ignores basic math and would massively expand the federal deficit.
cepr.net
November 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This we knew of course but there it is
More evidence of Donald Trump's dementia. His import taxes (tariffs) raise about one-tenth as much revenue as the income tax. Unless he wants to raise the ANNUAL deficit by $2 trillion, he can't replace the income tax cepr.net/publications...
Trump Crazy# 27542: Replacing the Income Tax with Tariffs
Trump’s plan to replace income taxes with tariffs ignores basic math and would massively expand the federal deficit.
cepr.net
November 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
More evidence of Donald Trump's dementia. His import taxes (tariffs) raise about one-tenth as much revenue as the income tax. Unless he wants to raise the ANNUAL deficit by $2 trillion, he can't replace the income tax cepr.net/publications...
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When Mark Carney sets specific goals for Canada to "diversify away" from its reliance on the US—making headlines in Canada but not the US—hear that for what it is: Close partners and allies looking elsewhere for better friends.
This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.
This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.
November 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
When Mark Carney sets specific goals for Canada to "diversify away" from its reliance on the US—making headlines in Canada but not the US—hear that for what it is: Close partners and allies looking elsewhere for better friends.
This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.
This is the silent way that the US loses its pointless trade war.