Watching the USMNT go out like this after the way Canada and Mexico fought for their lives really sucks.
(everything he touches turns to shit, anyone who thinks this isn't cursed is fooling themselves, belgium by a million)
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
“Are you okay?” “I’m not even mad at you, dude.” Compared with their killers’ remarks: “Boo hoo.” “Fucking bitch.”
LegalEagle@legaleagle.tv · 6mo agoAlex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
One of my strongly-held beliefs is that this country will be far worse off if we end up with a dichotomy between an explicitly religious right and a self-consciously secular and even anti-religious left. To that end, I am heartened to see the number of clergy rising to action against ICE.
Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · 6mo agoRunning off to work on a story. In the meantime: Religious left: still a thing.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
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I don't know what her religious views were and of course that's not the point, but this is what actual Christian martyrdom looks like.
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 7mo agoAnd Renee Good’s last words appear to be “We’re not mad at you.”
/2 In light of that, I am in awe and deep respect of the people who are still showing up to monitor the ICE Gestapo, protect and defend their neighbors, do whatever they can to hold ICE to account and call out their lawlessness. What incredible bravery.
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
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Hey #econsky! I'm organizing a workshop at Brown this Spring in partnership with Eric Nielsen and Viviana Rodriguez. The topic is educational measurement. Please submit a paper/extended abstract! We'd love to consider your work. And please help us spread the word to folks who aren't on bluesky!
A pro-affordability, anti-Trump-corruption message unites the party. Every candidate can run on that, and every candidate can have their own take to fit that to their constituents. There's really no need to find fights to pick when the party agrees on more than it disagrees
Jennifer N. Victor@jenvictor.bsky.social · 9mo agoCame here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇 When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
This situation is so so sad. But I've finally remembered that doing something, however small it seems, is better than doing nothing. I set up a recurring donation and would encourage others to consider doing so as well.
Hunter Walker@hunterw.bsky.social · last yr.I am very proud that my wife is working on making a difference in Gaza. Please consider supporting the WFP if you can. donate.wfpusa.org/page/Emergen...
Miami, FL Catholic priest Father Federico Capdepón: “To have this Alligator Alcatraz is a very sinful initiative — to say nobody can escape because the gators are around is very sinful.” catholicreview.org/miami-clergy...
Miami clergy raise concerns as Trump tours Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' - Catholic Review
Most Americans agree on the need for good U.S. border security, but to hear politicians and civil authorities hurl insults and jokes at the expense of migrants as Florida opened its new "Alligator Alc...
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like the old joke about being a liberal when you're young and a conservative when you're old: "if you didn't have trump derangement syndrome in the first admin, you have no heart; if you didn't have trump derangement syndrome in the second admin, you have no brain"
obviously this is terrible for democracy and the rule of law in America but I'm also offended on behalf of the prisoner's dilemma
this from a representative at American Institutes for Research about DOGE/Trump cancelling IES contracts is spot on (& good on them for speaking out clearly about this)
Katherine Knott@knottkatherine.bsky.social · last yr.
Step 1: Don’t doom on the timeline. Step 2: Don’t doom at all. Step 3: Do things. Small things count. Step 4: Repeat forever. This is both exhausting and liberating.
LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.
The US Dept of Ed is looking to hire an Economist as a career position at the GS-13 level. The deadline is in 3 days! Could be a great opportunity (and happy to tell you more from my time interacting with that team). www.usajobs.gov/job/825004800
Economist, GS-0110-13, FPL: GS-13 (Direct Hire)
<p>This position is in the immediate Office of the Under Secretary (OUS), located in Washington, DC. OUS assists the Secretary in the discharge of Secretarial duties and responsibilities, focusing&nbs...
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1/ Want to estimate the average effect of a treatment rather than restricting your estimate to the compliers? My paper just out in the Journal of Econometrics gives you another tool, with an R package available on GitHub! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
From LATE to ATE: A Bayesian approach
We develop a Bayesian model that produces a posterior distribution of the marginal treatment effect (MTE) function. The method provides researchers wi…
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In Baghdad in 2008 some of the most squared away patrols I ever went on were lead by female MPs (another victory for the roy model #EconSky). Women have been in combat jobs (formally / informally) for 20 years now and we still have the greatest military on earth. Why would anyone want to go back?
Amanda Katz@katzish.bsky.social · 2y ago“Where do you think I lost my legs? In a bar fight?” Tammy Duckworth on CNN is not having this “no women in combat” thing from Sec of Defense pick and war crimes enthusiast Pete Hegseth
