Martin Gaynor's Avatar

Martin Gaynor

@martingaynor.bsky.social

Economist at Carnegie Mellon focusing on organizations and incentives, markets, competition, and antitrust, and health care. Formerly at the Antitrust Division, DOJ and at the FTC. Daf Yomi learner. Antitrust, Economics, Talmud puns.

1,646 Followers  |  452 Following  |  247 Posts  |  Joined: 12.03.2025  |  2.3131

Latest posts by martingaynor.bsky.social on Bluesky

😁

05.10.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Give the man a yardstick! πŸ“

05.10.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear they have grass swords and weird lemons over which they utter strange incantations!

05.10.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Read our statement responding to reports that the president is sending California National Guard troops to Oregon.

We are quickly assessing our options and preparing to take legal action.

We’ll continue to share updates as we have them.

05.10.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 444    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 10
Post image

"At the foundation of our civil liberties lies the principle that denies to government officials an exceptional position before the law and which subjects them to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen."
Louis D. Brandeis, who died on this day in 1941

05.10.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Imagine what Koufax could have accomplished if he’d spent his time learning instead of batteling af that baseball narishkeit.

05.10.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not to mention a foolish waste of time - one could be learning Gemore.

05.10.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This victory supports what Oregonians already know: we don’t need or want Donald Trump to provoke violence by deploying federal troops in our state. I’ll keep working to stop Trump from fulfilling his perverse fantasy of making Portland the center of his assault on U.S. cities.

05.10.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1180    πŸ” 252    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 14

Big deal.

01.10.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
Overt Anti-Jewish Hate is On the Verge of Going Mainstream The combination of mainstreamed conspiracy theories and overt hate on X is close to transforming America's relationship with Jews.

New piece.

The data presented by @thejcpa.bsky.social and @counterhate.com about antisemitism on X is stark: it is being spread to hundreds of millions of people.

Not just antisemitism, but OVERT antisemitism. And that shift means far more than people realize. It won't be long before it leaves X.

30.09.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 8

I don't know how well this is reflected outside Israel but Israelis want the war to end. The Israeli majority is laser focused on the hostage issue, worried about Israel's international standing, exhausted from reserve service and soldier deaths, and some even Palestinian suffering.

29.09.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
Preview
GOP Official Calls for Democratic Congresswoman to Be Executed As the nation talks about the rise of political violence, a Republican official blatantly called for Representative Pramila Jayapal to be hanged.

The threats against @jayapal.house.gov by an elected state official are dangerous and vile.

I condemn this violent rhetoric that has no place in our country.

I hope Republican leaders will do the same.
newrepublic.com/post/201016/...

29.09.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 164    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 5
Preview
Chip in! Show your support with a contribution.

🚨 #Pennsylvania Republicans are pulling out all the stops to remove 3 Democratic State Supreme Court Justices this year!

Help keep them on the bench.

There's also seats up in #WI & #NC next year. Donate today!

secure.actblue.com/donate/state...

29.09.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Jonathan Kanter Jonathan Kanter

Delighted that Jonathan Kanter has joined our faculty at @cmuheinzcollege.bsky.social Carnegie Mellon - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy! A fantastic addition - looking forward to what his knowledge, expertise, and energy will bring us. www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-rese...

25.09.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image Post image Post image

Monopoly history - mergers and collusion in the steel industry, which went unchallenged initially and for quite some time. At the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor (amazing museum!) in Youngstown, Ohio.

19.09.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Survivors of mass violence share β€˜human stories of healing and resilience’ at Eradicate Hate Summit Rev. Sharon Risher described the night in 2015 when her mother, cousins and family friends were murdered in the Charleston church massacre. β€œThey...

It was my privilege to be on this panel at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit. We have a big problem with hate, but we don’t have to solve it all at once. Big solutions are hard, but small kindnesses are within our grasp & small things can add up to something big. www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2...

18.09.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no - so sorry to hear this. He was a good guy and gave a lot to the profession. May his memory be for a blessing.

14.09.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for listening and for speaking up.

12.09.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly - thank you.

12.09.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Trump officials to link covid shots to child deaths, alarming career scientists The move to link coronavirus vaccines to 25 child deaths alarms career scientists who say the shots have been extensively studied.

The damage to the U.S. vaccination program that is about to be caused by RFK Jr. and his fellow fraudsters misusing data to falsely claim that the COVID19 vaccine caused the deaths of 25 children will be incalculable.

These people are committing scientific misconduct of the most grievous kind.

12.09.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 487    πŸ” 200    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 9

Impossible - by definition markets are always in (competitive) equilibrium at The Chicago School!

11.09.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

So that’s where it is … good to know!

11.09.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Chip in! Show your support with a contribution.

THE LATEST SCOTUS RULING IS A REMINDER OF HOW IMPORTANT JUDGES ARE.

πŸ“£ #Pennsylvania has 3 Dem State Supreme Court Justices up for retention this fall. Help keep them on the bench!

There's also seats up in #WI & #NC next year. Donate today!

secure.actblue.com/donate/state...

10.09.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The professor has been fired and senior administrators removed from their post. No mention of this in the New York Times, The Free Press, The Atlantic or other outlets who drove the campus speech moral panic.

10.09.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5825    πŸ” 2168    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 81

Very bad news, if not unexpected. The independence of the FTC, and probably all independent federal agencies, is over.

08.09.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Opinion | Why Google Got Off Easy

Jonathan Kanter on the lack of an effective remedy for Google’s monopoly power. A real missed opportunity not only to address abuses by Google, but to take a clear stand that attempts to harm competition and consumers won’t be permitted or tolerated. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

07.09.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Trump’s pick for Federal Reserve plans to keep his White House job while on Fed Stephen Miran, a top White House economic adviser, says he will take an unpaid leave of absence from the administration while serving at the Fed.

Federal Reserve nominee Stephen Miran, a senior White House economic adviser, told senators that he does not plan to resign from the Trump administration if confirmed β€” an unusual arrangement likely to raise concerns about the bank’s independence.

05.09.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 8
Preview
Free workshop on healthcare ownership changes in the U.S. (Sept 4-5) | Priscilla Novak, PhD, MPH, PMP posted on the topic | LinkedIn Register today for the free, online Workshop on the Changing Ownership of Healthcare Entities in the U.S. (Sept 4–5). Join experts to explore how consolidation, new ownership models, and financial par...

Ever wanted to know what are three
(& 1/2) key points about US health care consolidation (including The Integration Myth)? Join us at 10am tomorrow! www.linkedin.com/posts/prisci...

03.09.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
I’ll be talking about β€œThree (and 1/2) Points About Health Care Consolidation” (including β€œThe Integration Myth”) at 10am tomorrow. Hope you’ll join us! Register at https://lnkd.in/eiqWUxVw. | Martin ... I’ll be talking about β€œThree (and 1/2) Points About Health Care Consolidation” (including β€œThe Integration Myth”) at 10am tomorrow. Hope you’ll join us! Register at https://lnkd.in/eiqWUxVw.

www.linkedin.com/posts/martin...

03.09.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Χ”Χ“Χ¨ΧŸ גלך ΧžΧ‘Χ›Χͺ Χ’Χ‘Χ•Χ“Χ” Χ–Χ¨Χ” Χ•Χ”Χ“Χ¨ΧŸ גלן!

02.09.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@martingaynor is following 19 prominent accounts