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Sociologist at UC San Diego. Author of Automating Finance (2019) & The Quantified Scholar (2022) http://tinyurl.com/2p82v69n Director Latin American Studies (2023-?) and the International Institute (2024-26) at UC San Diego.
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Influencer intellectuals, a quick summary
In my newfound condition as a part-time bureaucrat, I have dropped the ball on some of my academic projects. I’ve carved out a little bit of time in between grant applications, emails, and pa…
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Ok, so I typed down some definitional thoughts on what makes an Influencer Intellectual so unique. I consider this my academic contribution of the year, thank you.
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Art Stinchombe has entered the chat.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Art Stinchombe has entered the chat.
Nature Scientific Reports are basically a status-fueled predatory-like journal. They have published so much trash over the years they cannot and should not be considered anywhere par with established Nature journals.
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Nature Scientific Reports are basically a status-fueled predatory-like journal. They have published so much trash over the years they cannot and should not be considered anywhere par with established Nature journals.
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Stephen Miller is not compatible with western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Stephen Miller is not compatible with western civilization
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In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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Le Wellington (veggie)
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Le Wellington (veggie)
Le quiche
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Le quiche
Thinking of putting some Swiss merengue on top… (banana custard with philo crust, from that games website that also does the news now and then)
November 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Thinking of putting some Swiss merengue on top… (banana custard with philo crust, from that games website that also does the news now and then)
One vermouth for the skillet, one for the cook.
November 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
One vermouth for the skillet, one for the cook.
There are two kind of people in the world:
Those who clean as they cook, washing bowls, utensils, and surfaces as they put things on the stove/in the oven.
And psychopaths.
Those who clean as they cook, washing bowls, utensils, and surfaces as they put things on the stove/in the oven.
And psychopaths.
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
There are two kind of people in the world:
Those who clean as they cook, washing bowls, utensils, and surfaces as they put things on the stove/in the oven.
And psychopaths.
Those who clean as they cook, washing bowls, utensils, and surfaces as they put things on the stove/in the oven.
And psychopaths.
Thanksgiving reading 📖
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thanksgiving reading 📖
I gave a talk in Michigan a few years ago and the person who introduced me was so incredibly generous and complementing that it caught me off guard. Everything went downhill from there.
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I gave a talk in Michigan a few years ago and the person who introduced me was so incredibly generous and complementing that it caught me off guard. Everything went downhill from there.
One thing I’m certainly thankful for is working with an incredible team.
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
One thing I’m certainly thankful for is working with an incredible team.
Thanksgiving miracle. Sonos actually worked. Lol
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Thanksgiving miracle. Sonos actually worked. Lol
My guess is that, in the end, the long term economic benefits of prescribing GLP-1s outweigh the immediate costs, which means that employers placing restrictions on access to these medications probably don’t expect those workers to be around for too long.
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
My guess is that, in the end, the long term economic benefits of prescribing GLP-1s outweigh the immediate costs, which means that employers placing restrictions on access to these medications probably don’t expect those workers to be around for too long.
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PSA to non-US based scholars - not a good week to ask for anything from academics in the US.
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
PSA to non-US based scholars - not a good week to ask for anything from academics in the US.
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UC Berkeley (1) fires losing football coach, (2) will continue to pay him $10.9 million, (3) hires prominent anti-vax wacko as interim coach. Great work, California! #highereducationpriorities @governor.ca.gov
Cal makes an extremely unlikely, controversial choice for fill-in coach
Nick Rolovich is set to lead the Bears for at least one game this season.
www.sfgate.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
UC Berkeley (1) fires losing football coach, (2) will continue to pay him $10.9 million, (3) hires prominent anti-vax wacko as interim coach. Great work, California! #highereducationpriorities @governor.ca.gov
Yes to all of this. $140,000 is what a family needs to ‘get by’. Yet this would be a solid middle class income in Europe. What’s the difference? Childcare, transportation, healthcare, and education are less of a money pit—because of state action—in Europe than in the US.
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Yes to all of this. $140,000 is what a family needs to ‘get by’. Yet this would be a solid middle class income in Europe. What’s the difference? Childcare, transportation, healthcare, and education are less of a money pit—because of state action—in Europe than in the US.
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I have a new article out reflecting on everything that has happened financially in 2025 and where we go from here.
Journal version: doi.org/10.1080/0009...
Pre-publication copy: kelchenoneducation.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Journal version: doi.org/10.1080/0009...
Pre-publication copy: kelchenoneducation.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Understanding and Responding to the Changing Financial Landscape of Higher Education
Published in Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning (Vol. 57, No. 6, 2025)
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November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I have a new article out reflecting on everything that has happened financially in 2025 and where we go from here.
Journal version: doi.org/10.1080/0009...
Pre-publication copy: kelchenoneducation.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
Journal version: doi.org/10.1080/0009...
Pre-publication copy: kelchenoneducation.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
I didn't know tacky was also spelled "grandiose aesthetic"
Exclusive: President Trump has argued with the architect he handpicked to design a White House ballroom over the size of the project, reflecting a conflict between architectural norms and Trump’s grandiose aesthetic.
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I didn't know tacky was also spelled "grandiose aesthetic"
This is starting to feel like my discussions with Noah Smith on Twitter…
I literally had both happen to me this semester. More than once.
This guy has never run out of milk or just wanted to buy a pound of potatoes without getting anything else.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is starting to feel like my discussions with Noah Smith on Twitter…
This guy has never run out of milk or just wanted to buy a pound of potatoes without getting anything else.
This guy really thinks poor ppl are literally incapable of structuring purchases in increments of $35.
The bigotry of soft expectations is hitting Strom Thurmond levels here.
The bigotry of soft expectations is hitting Strom Thurmond levels here.
I’d gladly read your proposal for a zero dollar threshold for delivery which I am sure the teams at Walmart, one of the biggest distribution operations on earth with slim af margins, have never considered.
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This guy has never run out of milk or just wanted to buy a pound of potatoes without getting anything else.
I’d gladly read your proposal for a zero dollar threshold for delivery which I am sure the teams at Walmart, one of the biggest distribution operations on earth with slim af margins, have never considered.
A $35 free delivery threshold is entirely manageable. Poor ppl are capable of buying $35 of stuff at once. They have agency, you know.
And Walmart is more than 3% cheaper than most of its competitors, so you're still penciling out a win here on the subscription cost.
And Walmart is more than 3% cheaper than most of its competitors, so you're still penciling out a win here on the subscription cost.
The median household spends ~$500 a month in groceries. An additional $15 is equivalent to a 3% increase in expenses (above inflation, etc), so not negligible.
The average Walmart transaction is ~$54, which means that approx 30% of all transactions are under the $35 “free delivery” threshold.
The average Walmart transaction is ~$54, which means that approx 30% of all transactions are under the $35 “free delivery” threshold.
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I’d gladly read your proposal for a zero dollar threshold for delivery which I am sure the teams at Walmart, one of the biggest distribution operations on earth with slim af margins, have never considered.
The median household spends ~$500 a month in groceries. An additional $15 is equivalent to a 3% increase in expenses (above inflation, etc), so not negligible.
The average Walmart transaction is ~$54, which means that approx 30% of all transactions are under the $35 “free delivery” threshold.
The average Walmart transaction is ~$54, which means that approx 30% of all transactions are under the $35 “free delivery” threshold.
If you're unable to afford a carton of milk without going into debt, this becomes a problem not of 'food deserts' or logistics but of inadequate income redistribution.
And no, poor ppl are not obligated to tip for regular fucking groceries.
And no, poor ppl are not obligated to tip for regular fucking groceries.
Sweet mother of god! Try buying just a carton of milk with your Walmart+ courtesy of Amex and that $3.5 purchase suddenly becomes $10 with fees and tip because you are under the $35 threshold.
Walking to the store near you? $3.5
Walking to the store near you? $3.5
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The median household spends ~$500 a month in groceries. An additional $15 is equivalent to a 3% increase in expenses (above inflation, etc), so not negligible.
The average Walmart transaction is ~$54, which means that approx 30% of all transactions are under the $35 “free delivery” threshold.
The average Walmart transaction is ~$54, which means that approx 30% of all transactions are under the $35 “free delivery” threshold.
Sweet mother of god! Try buying just a carton of milk with your Walmart+ courtesy of Amex and that $3.5 purchase suddenly becomes $10 with fees and tip because you are under the $35 threshold.
Walking to the store near you? $3.5
Walking to the store near you? $3.5
You realize that cheap delivery just fixed this entire problem, right? There's now an economy of scale in delivering fresh produce.
Walmart+'s fresh produce section practically made *me* do this meme. And I'm not exactly rolling in money here.
Walmart+'s fresh produce section practically made *me* do this meme. And I'm not exactly rolling in money here.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Sweet mother of god! Try buying just a carton of milk with your Walmart+ courtesy of Amex and that $3.5 purchase suddenly becomes $10 with fees and tip because you are under the $35 threshold.
Walking to the store near you? $3.5
Walking to the store near you? $3.5
Tell me you don’t understand the politics of logistics without telling me you don’t understand the politics of logistics, amirite?
The market does provide it. The reason private stores aren't selling fresh produce nearby is that not enough ppl want it (or rather, want it badly enough to pay what it actually costs to produce and deliver)--even when the federal govt is helping cover the bill via EBT.
Poor ppl have agency, too!
Poor ppl have agency, too!
People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Tell me you don’t understand the politics of logistics without telling me you don’t understand the politics of logistics, amirite?