Bill Hauk
@billhauk.bsky.social
Econ prof at UofSC. International trade/growth/political economy. Georgetown and Stanford alum. Catholic geekery. Autism Dad. From Missouri, not Earth. Technically a hall of fame golfer.
As a professor who studies and teaches international trade, I would like to point out that this is not, strictly speaking, accurate.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday“We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries” — Trump’s bonkers view of trade is that you become wealthy by not engaging in commerce
Happy belated 102nd birthday to the first Black pitcher in Cardinals history, Bill Greason! From being one of the first Black Marines and fighting in the Battle of Iwo Jima, to the last surviving Negro Leagues player, to a pastor for 50 years, Bill is a LEGEND and an inspiration. Happy birthday!
Propose legislation to allow DJT to rename whatever he wants to for the rest of his term, but he is *only* allowed to name things after Dolly Parton.
RIP Tim Curry, who had the range to star in the two greatest movies about a mutiny in the middle of a transatlantic sea voyage, and also the crew occasionally breaks into song
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoSean Duffy on Canada: "It's a country that doesn't have a military ... they have record high euthanasia rates. And so to think that they're gonna go to war with Donald Trump and actually win that war with the US, I think it's foolish on their part."
Tell ’em, Reagan: “We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends — weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire Free World — all while cynically waving the American flag.” Thank you.
I was worrying about Taiwan.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoperfect synopsis of modern Republicanism
- Dr. Strange...love - Original Star Wars trilogy - Spinal Tap - Die Hard - Hunt for Red October - Lord of the Rings extended edition
IGN@ign.com · 3w agoReady for your Avengers Doomsday homework? Marvel has released a watchlist of 15 movies and TV shows you should watch before December 18 rolls around. https://bit.ly/3UmhwmS
At this rate, he'll average approximately 486 home runs a year over his MLB career.
Brent Maguire@bmags94.bsky.social · 3w agoJoshua Báez has homered THREE times in his MLB debut. Unreal.
My honest guess is that if Issac Newton were suddenly time vortexed into the 21st century, he'd very quickly develop an internet addiction.
Peter Whitewood@pwhitewood.bsky.social · 3w agoApparently the test of the modern university is whether it would accommodate a seventeenth century academic exactly as he was
It really is amazing when you think about it that the moon is just the right size at just the right distance from Earth to create total eclipses.
Brittany Ellich@brittanyellich.com · 3w agoSeeing all these eclipse photos just reminds me of
As an American who is married to an immigrant, I will not tolerate this type of xenophobia. There are many reasons to dislike Trump, but the fact that his third wife isn't a native-born American should not be one of them. (Was that the message here?)
Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 4w agoOne know’s how apostrophe’s work and one doe’snt?
Why bother with a 30 post thread about Pelennor Fields? Because I love the movies, love them. But in the books the army of ghosts don’t come and sweep the field. They are done after Pelagir. Which means it isn’t a supernatural miracle. It’s a human victory. Not gods or magic. People
Peter Lucier@peterlucier.bsky.social · last mo.At the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Mordor had crossed the Anduin, destroyed Gondor’s forward defenses, surrounded Minas Tirith, and breached its Great Gate. Two smaller relief forces were still separated and unable to coordinate. And yet Mordor lost. How? 🧵
Relatedly, if there are gun-wielding intruders in your home, yelling "tariffs" will scare them off.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.Trump: "I stopped 8 wars, I would say 5 of them because of tariffs. The threat of tariffs stopped India and Pakistan from going into a nuclear war."
Workplan for the next year: Step 1: Finish book Step 2: Have Christopher Nolan adapt it into a movie Step 3: Swim in a pool of money
Ignacio Gallup-Diaz@igallupd.bsky.social · last mo.“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”
I once beat four Rhodes Scholars simultaneously in a game of Trivial Pursuit.
Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 2mo agoOkay, my QUESTION OF THE DAY is… What is your weirdest actual accomplishment? Not the biggest necessarily…but the weirdest?
My first professional book cover design gig. Not gotten around to reading the book yet. Wish me luck
