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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Sep 12

This non-reporting policy worked with Covid, right?

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · May 22

Given how cavalier Republicans are about the rights enshrined in the constitution these days, soon they will recognize that the 2nd amendment doesn’t actually confer an unrestricted right to bear arms, right?

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Apr 14

Somebody needs to disappear Stephen Miller to a Salvadoran prison. Just for a little while.

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Apr 12

So liberation day now amounts to trillions of dollars of lost wealth, the global dumping of US gov’t debt, higher interest rates on US govt borrowing, a weaker dollar, and a 150% tariffs on Chinese-made toys? I feel so free.

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Apr 8

His talk starts at the 12:35 mark

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Apr 8

I double dog dare you to retaliate!! If you do I’ll tax myself twice as heavily!!! That’ll teach you!

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Apr 8

A need-to-watch speech by Miran for IPE peeps, especially those working on the global role of the dollar.

www.youtube.com/live/RMB_OYq...

Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Stephen Miran on the Trump Admin’s Economic Agenda

YouTube video by Hudson Institute

www.youtube.com

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Apr 7

This is how academic journals work.

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Apr 7

I’ll say it, as no one else has. A trade deficit with every country in the world is a macroeconomic imbalance (savings<investment) that will not be corrected by using tariffs to change relative prices. This is especially true when domestic substitutes do not exist.

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · Apr 4

This was 156 days ago.

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Apr 1

Hi friends. I’m searching for opportunities to experience academia in other spaces. Probably more on a temporary than a permanent basis. Short term or long. I would need salary.

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 24

And just the other day we thought that briefing Musk on the China war plans was the big breach in national security.

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 21

Me academic.oup.com/ser/article-...

The dual economy, climate change, and the polarization of American politics

Abstract. This article explores two questions. What generates the political division over climate change policy in the United States? How is the division o

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 13

When Trump promised lower prices on day one, no one realized he was talking about STOCK prices.

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 10

Irony is MAGA buying Teslas to own the libs.

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 10

I’m well past the window and was (mostly) kidding. It sounds very interesting though.

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 10

Can I apply?

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 10

Its almost as if American political parties hold polar opposite positions on climate change and the carbon economy www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/c...

U.S. Energy Secretary Pledges to Reverse Focus on Climate Change

To applause from oil and gas executives, Chris Wright said natural gas was preferable to renewable energy and climate change was a “side effect of building the modern world.”

www.nytimes.com

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 7

I stand with him.

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 5

Guess I’m not the only one.

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 5

T/F Paddles? Could you be any more performative in the effort to reclaim our democracy?

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 5

I see a lot of Dem leaders speaking to the media. When do they plan to speak to the voters? We are waiting for someone to do something.

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 5

I see a lot of Dem leaders speaking to the media. When do they plan to speak to the voters? We are waiting for someone to do something.

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 3

Putin isn’t Hitler. But is Trump Austria and wants full out Anschluss or is he Britain and this is just appeasement?

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 3

The problem is that this isn’t really what Democrats want. Any more than Evangelical Christians just want to be left alone to pray.

Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · Mar 3

The Democrats should reframe issues:

We want you to be able to do anything you want so long as you do not harm other people.

In order to defend your right to personal freedom, we need to defend everyone's right to personal freedom.

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Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · Mar 3

The Democrats should reframe issues:

We want you to be able to do anything you want so long as you do not harm other people.

In order to defend your right to personal freedom, we need to defend everyone's right to personal freedom.

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Mar 3

In one month Trump managed to overturn a century of US foreign policy and made the US a Russian stooge. www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/02/k...

Kremlin Says U.S. Foreign Policy Shift Aligns With Its Own Vision - The Moscow Times

The Kremlin said in remarks aired Sunday that the United States' sudden shift in foreign policy "largely aligns" with its own position.

www.themoscowtimes.com

Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Feb 26

The US under Trump is a petro state. As such, the US will align with the other largest petro states (Russia and Saudi Arabia). Canada is of interest because it holds significant oil and gas reserves. Europe is disliked because it’s green. Also, “Double Dutch Disease is deadly to manufacturing

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Thomas Oatley @thoatley.bsky.social · Feb 25

@tulanepolisci.bsky.social My department is on blue sky! Be sure to follow us here.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · Feb 12

"Daddy says he owns you. Can you get me an ice cream?"

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