p.a.lapid, phd 🐓⚽️🏆

Every word Son said on why he decided to leave Spurs and telling his team-mates Here's every single word the Tottenham Hotspur captain said about his decision to leave the north London club this summer

Was a privilege to be in probably Son's final Spurs press conference and ask him about his decision to leave the club. Here's every word the Tottenham legend said on that decision, how his team-mates reacted, what comes next, looking sad, Yang and more. www.football.london/tottenham-ho...

I’ve been working through FMA: Brotherhood myself!

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President Trump called into question the integrity of the Employment Situation report that the BLS released this morning. He accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of deliberately reporting false numbers to reflect poorly on this administration. This baseless, damaging claim undermines the valuable work and dedication of BLS staff who produce the reports each month. This escalates the President’s unprecedented attacks on the independence and integrity of the federal statistical system. The President seeks to blame someone for unwelcome economic news. The Commissioner does not determine what the numbers are but simply reports on what the data show. The process of obtaining the numbers is decentralized by design to avoid opportunities for interference. The BLS uses the same proven, transparent, reliable process to produce estimates every month. Every month, BLS revises the prior two months’ employment estimates to reflect slower-arriving, more-accurate information. This rationale for firing Dr. McEntarfer is without merit and undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics that are a cornerstone of intelligent economic decision-making by businesses, families, and policymakers. U.S. official statistics are the gold standard globally. When leaders of other nations have politicized economic data, it has destroyed public trust in all official statistics and in government science. We call on Congress to respond immediately, to investigate the factors that led to Commissioner McEntarfer’s removal, to strongly urge the Commissioner’s continued service, and ensure that the nonpartisan integrity of the position is retained. The statement from the President undermines these tenets and politicizes data which cannot and should not be used for political points.

"...escalates the President’s unprecedented attacks on the independence & integrity of the federal statistical system.

"The president seeks to blame someone for unwelcome economic news.

"...firing Dr. McEntarfer is without merit & undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics..."

all jokes aside I lost good friends to this stuff and want better for everyone

💯. also, i haven’t been OK since February. still employed tho. 🤞🏽

it’s a man-o-GRIFT-o-sphere

Totally agree with this. The thing about self-preservation is that it doesn't work. Either we fight in solidarity together against the regime or each of us loses our own fight. Every school that tried for self-preservation continues to be under attack so what is there to lose by trying solidarity

By the way, if you see all your friendly local economists panicking…. it’s because it’s time to panic.

Okay, *now you can start to worry about data being manipulated.

Sarr-man with a beam rifle shot to the goal

a homunculus of a NLD

(i’ve been watching Fullmetal Alchemist lately)

watch for the “Wu-Tang Financial” reference
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Gift version of Goldin’s NYT column

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/o...

now THIS is exactly who a woman wants advising her team on salary negotiations, that's awesome

good to see her on the labor side (as opposed to capital)!

Maya

Happy Birthday to Maya Ibuki, who will be the focus of today's posts

once again encouraging you all to support local, worker run, and/or billionaire-free news

This is why service is an act of radical obedience.

💯! for me, the Marine Corps was easy (or at least predictable and structured) compared to grad school—the middle years being the roughest.

Walking on campus, I was just thinking how hard it is to be a grad student. It was by far the hardest thing I have done professionally, and there were many days (and nights!) when I was certain I would never come up with a job market paper (or, any paper, really). Grad students, hang in there!🤗

rewatching Gundam SEED Destiny recently; just got to PHASE (Episode) 47 when Gilbert Durandal (Dullindal?) goes full techbro eugenicist by unveiling the Destiny Plan.

effed up seeing folks in real life trying to bring eugenics back

The whole “enemy of my enemy” dynamic needs serious review.

You do not ally yourself with racists, misogynists, union-busters, oligarchs, and totalitarians because they’re on the outs with other racists, misogynists, union-busters, oligarchs, and totalitarians.

Just sayin’.

Highly recommend this book.

(And I mean that. I've left copies in Little Free Libraries because I think everyone should read it.)

Annual reminder that, for all the talk of “hostile” environments, U.S.-Mexico games are mostly just a really cool, unique celebration of this sport

I’m sure @heardislandgov.bsky.social would like some Battle Penguins to dominate their airspace 🐧

fully COYS—too bad about the loss today

when i see my fellow filipinos or other asians with that gear…hoo boy. thank gawd it’s rare for me, but it happens

not sure how gamers get drunk, but this is not it

Happy 4th July, America! 🇺🇸