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Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
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Die Ukraine braucht mehr. Mehr Luftabwehr, mehr Munition, mehr Taurus, mehr Ersatzteile, mehr Heizkraftwerke, mehr Generatoren, mehr Sanktionen gegen Russland. Von allem mehr. Reale, konkrete Hilfe, nicht nur Worte und Versprechungen. 1/2
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Die Ukraine braucht mehr. Mehr Luftabwehr, mehr Munition, mehr Taurus, mehr Ersatzteile, mehr Heizkraftwerke, mehr Generatoren, mehr Sanktionen gegen Russland. Von allem mehr. Reale, konkrete Hilfe, nicht nur Worte und Versprechungen. 1/2
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Auch die Arbeitsbereitschaft der jüngeren Generationen rückt in der Debatte um mehr Arbeit immer wieder in den Fokus. Jetzt auf die Jungen zu schimpfen, finde ich verfehlt. Es sind auch oft die Älteren, die meinten, genug gearbeitet zu haben und sich daher für die Rente mit 63 oder 64 entscheiden.
February 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Auch die Arbeitsbereitschaft der jüngeren Generationen rückt in der Debatte um mehr Arbeit immer wieder in den Fokus. Jetzt auf die Jungen zu schimpfen, finde ich verfehlt. Es sind auch oft die Älteren, die meinten, genug gearbeitet zu haben und sich daher für die Rente mit 63 oder 64 entscheiden.
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Hier sind Investitionen gefordert.
Die wirtschaftliche Lage ist nicht gut und nun sucht man einen Schuldigen, der es sich in der Hängematte bequem macht, obwohl er eigentlich was arbeiten sollte. Erst sind es die Bürgergeld-Empfänger gewesen, nun die Teilzeit-Kräfte. So kommen wir nicht weiter.
Die wirtschaftliche Lage ist nicht gut und nun sucht man einen Schuldigen, der es sich in der Hängematte bequem macht, obwohl er eigentlich was arbeiten sollte. Erst sind es die Bürgergeld-Empfänger gewesen, nun die Teilzeit-Kräfte. So kommen wir nicht weiter.
February 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Hier sind Investitionen gefordert.
Die wirtschaftliche Lage ist nicht gut und nun sucht man einen Schuldigen, der es sich in der Hängematte bequem macht, obwohl er eigentlich was arbeiten sollte. Erst sind es die Bürgergeld-Empfänger gewesen, nun die Teilzeit-Kräfte. So kommen wir nicht weiter.
Die wirtschaftliche Lage ist nicht gut und nun sucht man einen Schuldigen, der es sich in der Hängematte bequem macht, obwohl er eigentlich was arbeiten sollte. Erst sind es die Bürgergeld-Empfänger gewesen, nun die Teilzeit-Kräfte. So kommen wir nicht weiter.
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Die Erwerbsquote hat jedoch zugenommen, insbes. von Frauen. Viele von ihnen können aber gar nicht Vollzeit arbeiten, weil die Kinderbetreuung in 🇩🇪 zu wünschen übrig lässt. Hinzu kommen steuerliche Anreize wie das Ehegattensplitting, das Vollzeitbeschäftigung für Zweitverdiener unattraktiver macht.
February 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Die Erwerbsquote hat jedoch zugenommen, insbes. von Frauen. Viele von ihnen können aber gar nicht Vollzeit arbeiten, weil die Kinderbetreuung in 🇩🇪 zu wünschen übrig lässt. Hinzu kommen steuerliche Anreize wie das Ehegattensplitting, das Vollzeitbeschäftigung für Zweitverdiener unattraktiver macht.
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Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
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I'm still processing the recent loss of my thesis advisor, colleague, and friend, John Roberts. We put together an In Memoriam to honor his life and career. saet.uiowa.edu/wp-content/u...
saet.uiowa.edu
February 7, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I'm still processing the recent loss of my thesis advisor, colleague, and friend, John Roberts. We put together an In Memoriam to honor his life and career. saet.uiowa.edu/wp-content/u...
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NEW: How do Plan 2 student loans (for those who started university courses between 2012 and 2022) work?
And how have recent changes to the repayment terms changed how much graduates can expect to repay?
🧵 IFS Senior Research Economist Kate Ogden explains:
And how have recent changes to the repayment terms changed how much graduates can expect to repay?
🧵 IFS Senior Research Economist Kate Ogden explains:
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 PM
NEW: How do Plan 2 student loans (for those who started university courses between 2012 and 2022) work?
And how have recent changes to the repayment terms changed how much graduates can expect to repay?
🧵 IFS Senior Research Economist Kate Ogden explains:
And how have recent changes to the repayment terms changed how much graduates can expect to repay?
🧵 IFS Senior Research Economist Kate Ogden explains:
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I just donated €50 for 300 warm hep boxes for Kyiv’s elderly. Nights are forecast to drop to –20 °C (–4 °F) next week. 🥶 vitsche.org/donate/?frb_...
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I just donated €50 for 300 warm hep boxes for Kyiv’s elderly. Nights are forecast to drop to –20 °C (–4 °F) next week. 🥶 vitsche.org/donate/?frb_...
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"Creating a poorer, more vulnerable migrant class of workers who have no long-term stake in our society worsens wages & conditions for everyone & increases resentment towards immigrants."
This. This. This.
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social is spot-on on why Government's hostile migration plans hurt us all.
This. This. This.
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social is spot-on on why Government's hostile migration plans hurt us all.
Labour is creating a vulnerable migrant underclass
Chasing Reform on immigration will only entrench an unequal system and increase resentment
www.newstatesman.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM
"Creating a poorer, more vulnerable migrant class of workers who have no long-term stake in our society worsens wages & conditions for everyone & increases resentment towards immigrants."
This. This. This.
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social is spot-on on why Government's hostile migration plans hurt us all.
This. This. This.
@zoejardiniere.bsky.social is spot-on on why Government's hostile migration plans hurt us all.
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DIE ZEIT und andere deutsche Leitmedien sind noch immer auf X als „Gegengewicht zur aggressiven, wenig produktiven Diskussionskultur und der Zunahme von Desinformation.“
Ein Tweet der ZEIT erreicht im Schnitt etwas mehr als 1 Promille (!) ihrer Follower.
netzpolitik.org/2026/medien-...
Ein Tweet der ZEIT erreicht im Schnitt etwas mehr als 1 Promille (!) ihrer Follower.
netzpolitik.org/2026/medien-...
February 7, 2026 at 8:06 AM
DIE ZEIT und andere deutsche Leitmedien sind noch immer auf X als „Gegengewicht zur aggressiven, wenig produktiven Diskussionskultur und der Zunahme von Desinformation.“
Ein Tweet der ZEIT erreicht im Schnitt etwas mehr als 1 Promille (!) ihrer Follower.
netzpolitik.org/2026/medien-...
Ein Tweet der ZEIT erreicht im Schnitt etwas mehr als 1 Promille (!) ihrer Follower.
netzpolitik.org/2026/medien-...
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📗 Read our comment on whether reforms will achieve ‘fair funding’ for English councils here: ifs.org.uk/articles/wil...
Will reforms achieve ‘fair funding’ for English councils? | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Changes to English council funding over the next three years will help align funding with assessed needs – but challenges and issues remain.
ifs.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
📗 Read our comment on whether reforms will achieve ‘fair funding’ for English councils here: ifs.org.uk/articles/wil...
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📊#IFSSatStat: By 2028–29, most English councils will see their share of funding more closely aligned with estimates of their spending needs. However, a substantial minority of councils are still set to be significantly overfunded relative to their peers.
February 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
📊#IFSSatStat: By 2028–29, most English councils will see their share of funding more closely aligned with estimates of their spending needs. However, a substantial minority of councils are still set to be significantly overfunded relative to their peers.
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Bevor jemand die AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt wählt - guckt auf diese Vetternwirtschaft!
Abgeordnete stellen überkreuz Tochter, Eltern, Partner, Geschwister ein. Für sehr hohe Beträge.
Augenöffnende Recherche von @sebastianhaupt.bsky.social @martinboehmer.bsky.social
🧵
correctiv.org/aktuelles/ne...
Abgeordnete stellen überkreuz Tochter, Eltern, Partner, Geschwister ein. Für sehr hohe Beträge.
Augenöffnende Recherche von @sebastianhaupt.bsky.social @martinboehmer.bsky.social
🧵
correctiv.org/aktuelles/ne...
Das System Siegmund: Die Vetternwirtschaft in der AfD Sachsen-Anhalt
Mehrere AfD-Abgeordnete beschäftigen Verwandte und Partner von Parteikollegen als Mitarbeiter. Der Landtag Sachsen-Anhalt prüft den Vorgang nun auch auf möglichen Missbrauch von Steuergeld.
correctiv.org
February 7, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Bevor jemand die AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt wählt - guckt auf diese Vetternwirtschaft!
Abgeordnete stellen überkreuz Tochter, Eltern, Partner, Geschwister ein. Für sehr hohe Beträge.
Augenöffnende Recherche von @sebastianhaupt.bsky.social @martinboehmer.bsky.social
🧵
correctiv.org/aktuelles/ne...
Abgeordnete stellen überkreuz Tochter, Eltern, Partner, Geschwister ein. Für sehr hohe Beträge.
Augenöffnende Recherche von @sebastianhaupt.bsky.social @martinboehmer.bsky.social
🧵
correctiv.org/aktuelles/ne...
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Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
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Thanks for this Richard - v good and understandable analysis!
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Thanks for this Richard - v good and understandable analysis!
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The way UK govt funds science is in the midst of a major transition, with creation of a much more direct link between government priorities & UKRI research funding.
My attempt to set in context the biggest upheaval in UK science funding policy since the 1980s:
softmachines.org?p=3252
My attempt to set in context the biggest upheaval in UK science funding policy since the 1980s:
softmachines.org?p=3252
UK science policy in transition – Soft Machines, by Richard Jones
softmachines.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:48 AM
The way UK govt funds science is in the midst of a major transition, with creation of a much more direct link between government priorities & UKRI research funding.
My attempt to set in context the biggest upheaval in UK science funding policy since the 1980s:
softmachines.org?p=3252
My attempt to set in context the biggest upheaval in UK science funding policy since the 1980s:
softmachines.org?p=3252
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Rush for funds to relocate laboratories to Europe is the latest hint of a US brain drain.
go.nature.com/45S5Mvz
go.nature.com/45S5Mvz
US grant applicants surge at prestigious European research agency
Rush for funds to relocate laboratories to Europe is latest hint of a US brain drain.
go.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Rush for funds to relocate laboratories to Europe is the latest hint of a US brain drain.
go.nature.com/45S5Mvz
go.nature.com/45S5Mvz
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New NBER Economics of Artificial Intelligence conference — this year Sept 23-24 in Toronto. Focus on AI in China. Submit here. conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
Submission: Economics of Artificial Intelligence, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBER
conference.nber.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:57 PM
New NBER Economics of Artificial Intelligence conference — this year Sept 23-24 in Toronto. Focus on AI in China. Submit here. conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
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Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "The Effect of Low-Skill Immigration Restrictions On U.S. Firms and Workers: Evidence from a Randomized Lottery" by Michael A. Clemens and Ethan G. Lewis.
The Effect of Low-Skill Immigration Restrictions On U.S. Firms and Workers: Evidence from a Randomized Lottery
(Forthcoming Article) - U.S. firms hiring foreign workers in low-skill nonfarm jobs face a binding quota on the ‘H-
2B’ visa, allocated in part through a randomized lottery. We evaluate the quota’s marginal
impact using the lottery, a novel firm survey, and a pre-analysis plan. Firms exogenously
employing more H-2B workers in low-skill jobs increase production (elasticity 0.20–0.22),
investment (1.5–2.1), and profits (0.15). The elasticity of substitution between H-2B and
U.S. workers is very low (0.8–2.2). Thus the effect on U.S. employment is zero or positive
overall, and positive in rural areas. Forensic analysis suggests similarly low substitutability
of black-market labor.
www.aeaweb.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "The Effect of Low-Skill Immigration Restrictions On U.S. Firms and Workers: Evidence from a Randomized Lottery" by Michael A. Clemens and Ethan G. Lewis.
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Open call for papers, Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Economic Perspectives on AI in China. Conference to be held in Toronto, Canada on September 23–24, 2026. Submit papers by 11:59pm EDT on June 4, 2026. More information: www.nber.org/economics-ar...
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Open call for papers, Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Economic Perspectives on AI in China. Conference to be held in Toronto, Canada on September 23–24, 2026. Submit papers by 11:59pm EDT on June 4, 2026. More information: www.nber.org/economics-ar...
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Wegen des Einflusses von sozialen Netzwerken auf Kinder und Jugendliche gibt es in der Union mittlerweile eine breite Front, die findet: So, wie es ist, kann es nicht bleiben.
Ein pauschales Verbot aller Plattformen für alle will keiner. Und die SPD ist eh zurückhaltend. Aber der Druck wächst (+):
Ein pauschales Verbot aller Plattformen für alle will keiner. Und die SPD ist eh zurückhaltend. Aber der Druck wächst (+):
(S+) Social-Media-Verbot: Koalition debattiert Einschränkungen für Jugendliche
Depressionen, Angst, Sucht: Mehrere europäische Länder debattieren über Altersgrenzen für soziale Netzwerke, um Jugendliche zu schützen. Nun nimmt die Diskussion in der schwarz-roten Koalition Fahrt a...
www.spiegel.de
February 6, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Wegen des Einflusses von sozialen Netzwerken auf Kinder und Jugendliche gibt es in der Union mittlerweile eine breite Front, die findet: So, wie es ist, kann es nicht bleiben.
Ein pauschales Verbot aller Plattformen für alle will keiner. Und die SPD ist eh zurückhaltend. Aber der Druck wächst (+):
Ein pauschales Verbot aller Plattformen für alle will keiner. Und die SPD ist eh zurückhaltend. Aber der Druck wächst (+):
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Shifting control over Chinese city audits from municipal to provincial authorities led to improved audit outcomes, highlighting agency challenges involved in decentralization, from Jian Chu, Raymond Fisman, Yongxiang Wang, and Maoliang Ye www.nber.org/papers/w34776
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Shifting control over Chinese city audits from municipal to provincial authorities led to improved audit outcomes, highlighting agency challenges involved in decentralization, from Jian Chu, Raymond Fisman, Yongxiang Wang, and Maoliang Ye www.nber.org/papers/w34776
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#EconSky: Tymofiy Mylovanov from the Kyiv School of Economics is a simply a hero.
While Trump is busy allying with Putin, Tymofiy is out in the cold working for his students and his country.
I will match all donations to KSE, up to $1K total (link below).
www.youtube.com/shorts/RgDXI...
While Trump is busy allying with Putin, Tymofiy is out in the cold working for his students and his country.
I will match all donations to KSE, up to $1K total (link below).
www.youtube.com/shorts/RgDXI...
Update from KSE
YouTube video by Tymofiy Mylovanov
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
#EconSky: Tymofiy Mylovanov from the Kyiv School of Economics is a simply a hero.
While Trump is busy allying with Putin, Tymofiy is out in the cold working for his students and his country.
I will match all donations to KSE, up to $1K total (link below).
www.youtube.com/shorts/RgDXI...
While Trump is busy allying with Putin, Tymofiy is out in the cold working for his students and his country.
I will match all donations to KSE, up to $1K total (link below).
www.youtube.com/shorts/RgDXI...
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We are up to almost $700 in matched donations! Don't miss your chance to double your impact :)
#EconSky: Tymofiy Mylovanov from the Kyiv School of Economics is a simply a hero.
While Trump is busy allying with Putin, Tymofiy is out in the cold working for his students and his country.
I will match all donations to KSE, up to $1K total (link below).
www.youtube.com/shorts/RgDXI...
While Trump is busy allying with Putin, Tymofiy is out in the cold working for his students and his country.
I will match all donations to KSE, up to $1K total (link below).
www.youtube.com/shorts/RgDXI...
Update from KSE
YouTube video by Tymofiy Mylovanov
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
We are up to almost $700 in matched donations! Don't miss your chance to double your impact :)