Claudia Halbac
@nycclaudia.bsky.social
Political Economy Lecturer
property rights
also, plastic recycling, art, birds, other stuff
property rights
also, plastic recycling, art, birds, other stuff
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I am very excited to listen to this. Social identity theory became a very important idea for me as I was working on my dissertation about driving desirable societal transformation toward sustainability.
January 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I am very excited to listen to this. Social identity theory became a very important idea for me as I was working on my dissertation about driving desirable societal transformation toward sustainability.
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ICYMI: I sat down with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social to discuss the crisis in our information environment and its roots in social identity.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
www.volts.wtf
January 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
ICYMI: I sat down with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social to discuss the crisis in our information environment and its roots in social identity.
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want to flee the online surveillance state?
after Larry Ellison purchased TikTok, its users are fleeing to a new Australian app called @upscrolled.bsky.social
UpScrolled is developed by a man of Palestinian origin
#SocialMedia #SurveillanceState #UpScrolled #TikTok upscrolled.com/en/
after Larry Ellison purchased TikTok, its users are fleeing to a new Australian app called @upscrolled.bsky.social
UpScrolled is developed by a man of Palestinian origin
#SocialMedia #SurveillanceState #UpScrolled #TikTok upscrolled.com/en/
January 26, 2026 at 3:04 PM
want to flee the online surveillance state?
after Larry Ellison purchased TikTok, its users are fleeing to a new Australian app called @upscrolled.bsky.social
UpScrolled is developed by a man of Palestinian origin
#SocialMedia #SurveillanceState #UpScrolled #TikTok upscrolled.com/en/
after Larry Ellison purchased TikTok, its users are fleeing to a new Australian app called @upscrolled.bsky.social
UpScrolled is developed by a man of Palestinian origin
#SocialMedia #SurveillanceState #UpScrolled #TikTok upscrolled.com/en/
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
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I was in a training last night on a Zoom channel with a 5,000 participant capacity.
Demand exceeded capacity.
People are organizing E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E.
Demand exceeded capacity.
People are organizing E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E.
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I was in a training last night on a Zoom channel with a 5,000 participant capacity.
Demand exceeded capacity.
People are organizing E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E.
Demand exceeded capacity.
People are organizing E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E.
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My largely-apolitical, formerly Republican octogenarian mother-in-law is going to protests.
I was in a training last night on a Zoom channel with a 5,000 participant capacity.
Demand exceeded capacity.
People are organizing E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E.
Demand exceeded capacity.
People are organizing E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E.
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM
My largely-apolitical, formerly Republican octogenarian mother-in-law is going to protests.
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Just out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: how housing wealth shapes whether people feel heard. Together with @madselk.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social, I looked at a neglected determinant of political efficacy: homeownership.
Read the #OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Quick overview below (1/5)
Read the #OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Quick overview below (1/5)
Homeownership and political efficacy: how housing wealth shapes whether people feel heard
Why do some citizens feel that political institutions are responsive to people like them, while others do not? Existing research highlights the role of education and income in shaping external poli...
doi.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Just out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: how housing wealth shapes whether people feel heard. Together with @madselk.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social, I looked at a neglected determinant of political efficacy: homeownership.
Read the #OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Quick overview below (1/5)
Read the #OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Quick overview below (1/5)
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Tomorrow at 11AM:
The Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management will hold a hearing on legislation to improve street cleanliness, including a NYC Sanitation pilot to power wash sidewalks in commercial corridors.
📺 Watch live: http://council.nyc.gov/livestream
The Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management will hold a hearing on legislation to improve street cleanliness, including a NYC Sanitation pilot to power wash sidewalks in commercial corridors.
📺 Watch live: http://council.nyc.gov/livestream
January 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Tomorrow at 11AM:
The Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management will hold a hearing on legislation to improve street cleanliness, including a NYC Sanitation pilot to power wash sidewalks in commercial corridors.
📺 Watch live: http://council.nyc.gov/livestream
The Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management will hold a hearing on legislation to improve street cleanliness, including a NYC Sanitation pilot to power wash sidewalks in commercial corridors.
📺 Watch live: http://council.nyc.gov/livestream
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Your moment of calm: a bald eagle, our national bird, bothering no one, in no one's business, just living life out on the mudflats of the Hood Canal.
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Your moment of calm: a bald eagle, our national bird, bothering no one, in no one's business, just living life out on the mudflats of the Hood Canal.
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I was wondering where to get trained, and of course No Kings has us covered. See you there. www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
www.mobilize.us
January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I was wondering where to get trained, and of course No Kings has us covered. See you there. www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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CAP is hiring a chief economist! Please come be my colleague and get unhealthy amounts of bubble tea with me!
Chief Economist
The Chief Economist will provide thought leadership on economic issues and conduct rigorous economic analysis for American Progress as part of the Economic Policy department. The Chief Economist will ...
www.americanprogress.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
CAP is hiring a chief economist! Please come be my colleague and get unhealthy amounts of bubble tea with me!
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"no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights"
Could we give that a go 🇺🇸?
Could we give that a go 🇺🇸?
We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
January 26, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights"
Could we give that a go 🇺🇸?
Could we give that a go 🇺🇸?
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Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
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Senator Rosen calling for Noem’s impeachment. More of this, please.
Kristi Noem and her department’s latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately.
January 25, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Senator Rosen calling for Noem’s impeachment. More of this, please.
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The Economist coverage is grim but this is exactly how it should be reported.
economist.com/united-state...
economist.com/united-state...
January 25, 2026 at 10:11 AM
The Economist coverage is grim but this is exactly how it should be reported.
economist.com/united-state...
economist.com/united-state...
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60+ CEOs release letter on "recent challenges" creating "tragic loss."
Call for "immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
No mention of ICE.
Signers include Target, UnitedHealth, Cargill, General Mills, MN sport teams
Call for "immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
No mention of ICE.
Signers include Target, UnitedHealth, Cargill, General Mills, MN sport teams
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
60+ CEOs release letter on "recent challenges" creating "tragic loss."
Call for "immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
No mention of ICE.
Signers include Target, UnitedHealth, Cargill, General Mills, MN sport teams
Call for "immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
No mention of ICE.
Signers include Target, UnitedHealth, Cargill, General Mills, MN sport teams
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Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are a few of the allegations made by migrant families in recent court documents about their children’s conditions while in ICE custody. https://to.pbs.org/4sY4hFY
Migrant families allege children held by ICE face unsafe and unsanitary conditions
Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are a few of the allegations made by migrant families in recent court documents about thei...
www.pbs.org
January 25, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Food contaminated with worms and mold. Limited access to clean drinking water. Inadequate medical care. These are a few of the allegations made by migrant families in recent court documents about their children’s conditions while in ICE custody. https://to.pbs.org/4sY4hFY
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NYT EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 PM
NYT EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
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Yesterday, AG Pam Bondi sent a remarkable & telling letter to MN Governor Tim Walz in response to his plea that the administration stand down its mobilization of ICE in the wake of the violent killing of Alex Pretti. Bondi’s letter underscores clear abuses of power. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read Bondi’s Letter to Minnesota’s Governor
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Saturday that blamed him and other Democratic officials for allowing “lawlessness” in the state. It was not immediately clear ...
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Yesterday, AG Pam Bondi sent a remarkable & telling letter to MN Governor Tim Walz in response to his plea that the administration stand down its mobilization of ICE in the wake of the violent killing of Alex Pretti. Bondi’s letter underscores clear abuses of power. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Pretty infectious glee bsky.app/profile/skwi...
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And here they are getting the cruiser rolling, this is how they cheer with every vehicle they free from the snow.
And here they are getting the cruiser rolling, this is how they cheer with every vehicle they free from the snow.
January 25, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Pretty infectious glee bsky.app/profile/skwi...
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Feels like society’s really broken down in the US in a way that’s deeply traumatic.
But also there are college students knocking on doors asking for shovels (they’re not well-prepared) and helping trapped motorists by shoveling and pushing out cars. Up to 24 of them now, wandering streets together
But also there are college students knocking on doors asking for shovels (they’re not well-prepared) and helping trapped motorists by shoveling and pushing out cars. Up to 24 of them now, wandering streets together
January 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Feels like society’s really broken down in the US in a way that’s deeply traumatic.
But also there are college students knocking on doors asking for shovels (they’re not well-prepared) and helping trapped motorists by shoveling and pushing out cars. Up to 24 of them now, wandering streets together
But also there are college students knocking on doors asking for shovels (they’re not well-prepared) and helping trapped motorists by shoveling and pushing out cars. Up to 24 of them now, wandering streets together
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Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
January 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
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Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont
January 25, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont
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Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.