Christian Weller

All snark about robot army aside, it seems a really bad business plan to hang the future of a multibillion dollar company on one person.

ROSENBERG: “.. The share of the country in expansion mode these past six weeks, at 18%, is the lowest share since May 2020.

.. The reality is .. at least qualitatively, the economy is in a mild recession -- stock market doesn't see it, but the bond market does.”

Wasn’t there something about “Donnie One Doll” as a nickname?

So very kind of you. Really appreciate it.

All snark aside, this is horrible and Will mean that many will go without insurance and care

But I was told that tariffs will increase investments (and lower prices, though I still have absolutely no idea how that is supposed to work).

Reminder that the US government is currently shutdown because the Republicans are acting like a national death panel

In two weeks

Obama: Bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive

Trump: American farming is dead and Argentina is alive

Food Prices Could Go Even Higher After These ICE Raids The US Labor Department is sounding a stark warning that the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has devastated the ranks of agricultural workers and now may threaten the food supply.

Voters wanted Trump to reduce grocery prices, but his harsh immigration tactics could drive food costs even higher

People feel differently, but I appreciate advisors sending us personalized messages about their students. It signals that applicants are serious about us, moving to Boston, working on issues that matter to us, etc

We had 470 applications. Lots of Econ. Lots of applications from people looking to leave hostile states and laid off from govt. Hope advisors have serious convos about Plan B (postdoc, industry, think tanks) and make every effort to help people find a job.

To reduce Nazism to 'war and genocide' omits so much; the abolition of democracy, bypass of constitutional law to create legal dictatorship, outlaw of unions, implementation of racial purity laws & eugenics programs and the mass murder of their own citizens, political opponents and dissenters.

I have always felt at least creeped out when government officials discuss raising fertility as a policy matter. This just raises the creepiness level.

But, prices of Trump’s “I did this“ stickers are probably down

When policies have unintended consequences of hurting lots of people, politicians usually modify/change/abandon policy. The everyone-gets-a-bailout approach is very wasteful

For fans of democracy, it's great that Rogan is talking about how Pres. Miller's program of mass deportation captures more law-abiding people than "gang members."

But social scientists can be forgiven for saying "we told you so". Data on immigrants' low criminality has been in plain sight for yrs.

Eben. Das ist nicht neu. Der Fremdenhass war schon immer da und nicht nur in einigen Regionen. Zeit, dass endlich ernst zu nehmen. Der braun angehauchte Rechtspopulismus führt immer in eine Sackgasse

ICE's military raids and masked kidnappings are resonating deeply/negatively in the cultural spaces we keep hearing Dems need to reach: Manosphere, Joe Rogan, country music, disengaged voters. That's rare and it gives Dems a big opening to engage.

Thoughts on this:

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Worse, they complained about egg prices but to ignore beef prices (up by double digits). The average consumer spends 4-5x on beef what they spend on eggs

All those German politicians railing against migrants should explain how they will solve the Pflegenotstand (care emergency) in an aging society. Many of my mother’s caregivers are migrants. still have to wait 2+ mos for rehab and drive 1+ hrs each way. Same nonsense in US

Anyone in Boston an immigration lawyer or know one who can help this woman? Her husband is detained at Logan over a dismissed misdemeanor from 2017. He’s a legal resident of the US. She just asked for help an hour ago.

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

Glad you mentioned Spätzle before Schnitzel. This looks amazeballs, as my kids say.

Biden wasn’t president yet. These folks aren’t too bright

Challenge is always how to weave this into lecture.

Good news, people are living longer again, but USAID cuts could slow/stop this upward trend. This is so sad and cruel.

Some of these conspiracy theories are wrong in so many ways that it’s difficult to know where to start the correction. First off, the FBI did not orchestrate or incite the Jan 6 events (as Trump is implying). Also, there was no Biden admin at the time.

Reporters can go further than just saying "Trump hasn't specified the programs". There are NO Democratic programs. Most programs that could come to mind such as Medicaid favor red states more than blue states. Don't believe me? Call @bbkogan.bsky.social or @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social

the new york times has helpfully clarified that buildings in oregon are made out of modern construction materials.