COVID-19 vaccine "mandates covering all colleges in a county reduced COVID-19 deaths by 5.6 per 100,000 persons...& ICU admissions by 16.2 per 100,000...Impacts are larger in counties with larger college populations & low estimated ex ante student vaccination rates." jhr.uwpress.org/content/61/4...

The Effect of Vaccine Mandates on Disease Spread

Nearly 700 four-year US colleges mandated students receive COVID-19 vaccinations in fall 2021. Using data on college policies and county health, we estimate how mandates affect surrounding communities...

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Do you use data classified by NAICS code? Updates are under consideration. Review the proposed update and consider submitting comments www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Statistical Policy Directive No. 8: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)-Request for Comments on Proposed Updates for 2027

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) seeks public comment on the advisability of adopting the proposed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) updates for 2027 recommended by its Ec...

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Last summer #RiHE solicited submissions for a special issue featuring National Center for Education Statistic's data. The issue is now complete, with 15 publications reviewed over the past year using a range of data sets from #NCES on a variety of topics. link.springer.com/collections/...

There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.

Search’s up, dude!

How Do You Do Fellow Kids Steve Buscemi

Alt: Steve Buscemi is carrying two skateboards and attempting to impersonate a high schools student near some pockets. He says, “how do you do, fellow kids?”

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Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 2w ago

jail. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/m...

Today, @arnoldventures.bsky.social reopened two RFPs: 1️⃣The Strengthening Evidence RFP supports RCTs across a broad range of social policy issues. 2️⃣The Building Evidence RFP supports quasi-experiments in key policy areas. (1/4)

Husband just came in to tell me that since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln every American president has been alive at the same time as Herbert Hoover.

Sharing a gift link to this because I know when I was caretaking my mom every ounce of validation that I was doing something emotionally, physically, professionally and financially impossible helped me feel less alone

Opinion | This Is One of the Hardest Jobs in America. Millions Are Doing It Alone. (Gift Article)

Behind closed doors, millions of Americans are stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on: caring for their aging parents.

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Oregon raises electricity rates by 29.7% for data centers and cuts residential electricity rates by 1.3%. www.opb.org/article/2026... #energysky

Oregon approves PGE’s 29.7% rate hike for data centers under landmark law

The Oregon Public Utility Commission unanimously approved Portland General Electric’s rate hike for large energy users to take effect Wednesday. Residential rates will go down 1.3%.

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David Lynch’s Paddington

RexLibris@rexlibris.bsky.social · last mo.

Terrance Malick's Road House.

NEW from me: Americans are set to lose nearly $250B gambling this year—a record high, up more than 60% since 2019—and that's before counting unofficial betting via prediction markets or crypto Can anything stop America's gambling boom? 🧵

An amazing story from top to bottom. I didn’t see the Bernie Madoff angle coming.

Robert Kelchen@robertkelchen.com · last mo.

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! His last appearance in the majors was with the Cardinals in 2001 (his early-season injury opened the door for a youngster named Albert Pujols), and the Mets are still paying him $1.19 million each July 1 through 2035.

This is what it looks like to take wildlife collisions seriously. There are >40 wildlife overpasses and underpasses with fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, Alberta. They’ve reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by 80%, saving human & animal lives while promoting connected ecosystems.

The privately furnished NC booth appears to only feature the Biltmore estate, NASCAR, and the Confederate flag. One of the booth sponsors has expressed surprise: "[Mt. Olive Pickle Company] stands on values of human dignity, opportunity, and freedom." Right. spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte...

Confederate flag displayed at N.C. exhibit at America's State Fair

A flag featured in the North Carolina exhibit at America’s State Fair on Washington’s National Mall is drawing some unwanted attention.

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I now fervently believe this. Relatedly, I think celebrating good news and embracing joy are equally radical. You have to remember what you’re fighting for. We cannot sustainably organize around sorrow.

Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I’m coming to understand that maintaining hope is radical.

you used to call me on my shell phone

andrea shea@whattheshea.bsky.social · last mo.

was googling a bit of 50s surrealist sculpture for a project and now find myself absolutely desperate for a lobster phone

Mariska doing a matinee and a 7 pm performance of her one-woman Broadway show and then watching the greatest comeback in Finals history actually looks like the Jordan flu game

SamVeal.mp4@samvealyall.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Mariska also doing eight performances a week currently, she’s currently in midseason form

Merge two movies: 12 Angry Men in Black

Trapper Sean, M.D.@trapperseanmd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Merge two movies: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford v Ferrari

I lucked into this lineup within 6 attempts and I’m pretty sure I’ve peaked

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For my NBA fans: This game is very addictive. Build your team and see if you can go 82-0.

Love education data? The Strategic Data Project is looking for data fellows for placements in Texas, Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Trenton, and NOVA/DC. Position description and requirements: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Application Deadline: 11:59pm ET on 6/21

[Job Posting] Strategic Data Project Fellow Cohort 18

The Cohort 18 application will open on Monday, September 29, 2025. Position: Strategic Data Project Fellow Location: Multiple US Locations (see below) Duration: Summer/Fall 2026 through Summer 2028 ...

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It's The Sisko Day. Here is this scene on human existence in the Deep Space Nine pilot.

Ed policy doc students: Don’t forget that Fall applications are due June 1!!!

Just Education Policy Institute @justedpolicy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are excited to announce that applications for JEP 2026 are now open! If you are a current doctoral student or post-doc in education policy working on racial justice, this Institute shows how, in community, to develop your research agenda. Apply here through 6/1: www.justeducationpolicy.org/apply

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap

uosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄@danacorn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap

Corporate power today is scary, but not new. In WHEN COMPANIES RULE, I recount its 400-year history from the East India Company to Amazon, what motivates the oligarchs who would be kings, and what we can do about them. Out in November, pre-order now: cup.columbia.edu/book/when-co...

I still remember when The Fast and the Furious won the Palme d’iesel

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 3mo ago

The cast of "The Fast and the Furious" rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for a 25th anniversary celebration of the nitrous-boosting franchise.

Princeton won't have to pay net investment income tax on returns from its $36.4 billion endowment. A recent expansion of its undergraduate financial aid program left the university below a 3,000 tuition-paying student threshold to qualify for taxation. www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026...

Princeton spared from endowment tax, PRINCO executive says, saving hundreds of millions

The University’s expanded financial aid program has brought its number of tuition-paying students below the threshold for a new 8 percent federal tax on the wealthiest university endowments enacted by...

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Ask yourself: if you were a glass pitcher full of dyed sugar water, would you be willing to risk it all by running through a brick wall just to get refreshments to kids slightly sooner? At Kool-Aid, the answer is <spreads hands mid-air> “Oh yeah!”

K. Thor Jensen@kthorjensen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What’s the funniest real-world advertising slogan to imagine Don Draper coming up with? Right now for me it’s “A cookie is just a cookie. But Newtons are fruit and cake.”

Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter

KT has a new dishwasher!@kinkyturtle.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you were Splinter, what would you name the four turtles? Wrong answers only.

Re the Voting Rights Act: I've used this graph a lot to illustrate how the VRA largely ended the historic pattern of blocking and burdening Black voters in the south. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

About 20 years ago, lighting was the single largest use of electricity in American homes. But energy-efficient lightbulbs has shrunk the category to sixth place! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...