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Kwon Y.
@kwony.bsky.social
History reader (he/him)
When will our policymakers learn?

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this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
But he was also in office for longer periods of time than his predecessors, which is your criteria for suggesting that the Meloni government has brought stability to Italian politics.
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Would you consider Berlusconi to have been a stabilizing force in Italian politics too?
November 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Just keeps happening.

American citizens brutalized on the basis of their race by masked authorities of the state.
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TW: video showcasing a violent display of force by federal agents

From Charlotte, NC. Seen it shared on a few NC based IG pages. Based on this video, federal agents using the same tactics we’ve seen the last few months in Chicago.
November 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Thanks! I did not realize.

I see that it's survey-based. Is there an assessment on whether it sufficiently captures property price movements?
November 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Some grace should be given here. Many indicators of quality of life have indeed stagnated or declined.

Life expectancy, morbidity, homelessness, etc. And most of all, social mobility.

This "article of faith" should not be dismissed so casually.
news.yale.edu/2025/02/20/t...
Tracking the decline of social mobility in the U.S. — and how to reverse the trend
In the first lecture of a new series of lectures hosted by President Maurie McInnis, economist Raj Chetty outlined the path toward improving economic mobility.
news.yale.edu
November 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I think housing purchase is not included in CPI.
November 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM