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Nick Lutz

@nicklutz.bsky.social

Econ, data, Louisville, stuff!

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Fun fact: the US sells more higher ed to China than soybeans

17.11.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 753    πŸ” 169    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5
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a woman wearing a pink headband is holding a white mug with the word mom on it . ALT: a woman wearing a pink headband is holding a white mug with the word mom on it .
12.11.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope it works, but I fear this is the shutdown situation:

27.09.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary β€œRovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

06.11.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9231    πŸ” 6034    πŸ’¬ 438    πŸ“Œ 1297

Gov. Beshear says this morning there are still 7 confirmed deaths, but 16 people unaccounted for, so that could grow.

05.11.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

the future of the democratic party is a coalition of the wokest people on tumblr and absolutely dead-eyed pursuers of the national interest and the maximization of GDP

23.03.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1390    πŸ” 220    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 72

I never got a NYtimes push alert for the UPS crash. They regularly send me push alerts when 85 year old minor arts figures die.

05.11.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I thought this was just a weird cloud until I heard of the plane crash. We're miles from the Louisville airport too.

04.11.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Keeping people fed must be one of those "Democratic Priorities" in the eyes of the White House.

28.10.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The ability of our economy to quickly generate tens of thousands of inflatable costumes shows that we can still be great when we choose to be.

#NoKings

18.10.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a Mulberry man now.

18.10.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This fucking guy

17.10.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WSJ: β€œ.. the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

16.10.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 798    πŸ” 360    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 48

Who?

08.10.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said β€œno one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted β€œno one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

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A less than normal distribution of Taylor Swift ratings.

A less than normal distribution of Taylor Swift ratings.

Official Taylor Swift Showgirl review:

03.10.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man talking to a robot with the words if you 'll not be needing me Alt: a man talking to the robot C-3PO with the words if you 'll not be needing me I’ll close down for a while
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Ahead of the case caption, a handwritten note: "Trump has pardons and tanks . . . . what do you have?" Judge Young's reply: "Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous,
Alone, I have nothing but my
sense of duty.
Together, We the People of the
United States –- you and me --
have our magnificent Constitution.
Here’s how that works out in a
specific case –- "

Ahead of the case caption, a handwritten note: "Trump has pardons and tanks . . . . what do you have?" Judge Young's reply: "Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, Alone, I have nothing but my sense of duty. Together, We the People of the United States –- you and me -- have our magnificent Constitution. Here’s how that works out in a specific case –- "

AAUP v. Rubio is out, and look at how it starts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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It's advantage India amid H-1B fee surge as US companies eye offshore shift US companies are eyeing India’s 1,700 global capability centres (GCCs) for offshore operations as President Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee disrupts talent strategies. India, hosting over half...

"US companies are eyeing India's 1,700 global capability centres (GCCs) for offshore operations as President Donald Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee disrupts talent strategies" πŸ€” www.indiatoday.in/world/us-new...

30.09.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Gotta rile up Great British Bake Off Stan's.

29.09.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Socialized medicine is good when it's fictional.

28.09.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope it works, but I fear this is the shutdown situation:

27.09.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hundreds of thousands of people are dying right now.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

26.09.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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1 week after deadly shooting at CDC, some employees feel Trump and RFK Jr. have moved on In the days after a deadly shooting, CDC employees said they feel frustrated with federal leaders due to a lack of statements and for the peddling of vaccine skepticism.

A police officer was killed in the attack on the CDC by an antivaxxer. Trump did not mention it. Use this as a benchmark to compare how the Trump administration responds to an attack on an ICE facility to judge which federal employees are deemed worth protecting.
abcnews.go.com/US/1-week-af...

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The U.A.E. Got A.I. Chips. Trump’s Inner Circle Got Crypto Riches.

THE DAILY: President Trump and his inner circle are making millions of $$ from agreements that intersect with America’s national security interests, a NYT investigation found.

Eric Lipton explains why these conflicts of interest are unlike anything we’ve seen before

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/p...

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Very cool that global order is going to be destroyed over renovation grievances.

23.09.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The worst people

18.09.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œTHIS IS WAR”: Some right-wing figures call for retribution following Kirk killing β€œMore people will be murdered if the Left isn’t crushed with the power of the state.”

We documented some of the calls for retribution that followed Charlie Kirk’s murder. With @kieraevebutler.bsky.social and @juliannemcshane.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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She stole Jim from her friend Karen.

After cheating on her fiance with Jim.

06.09.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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