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Christian Weller

@profcew

Economist at UMass Boston and Center for American Progress; focus on racial wealth inequality, retirement savings and economic policy. Center on data driven policy development. Skeets are all my own opinions.

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Funny. Same HS story, but mine was math teacher, Mr. Wagner. This sounds great, though.

07.03.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I understand that it takes time but the current oil and gas price spikes could be strong incentives to accelerate renewable plans everywhere, even in US.

07.03.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Job Opening: Postdoctoral Fellowship – Department of the History of Medicine The Department of the History of Medicine and the Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine (CMHSM), Johns HopkinsΒ University, seeks applicants for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in…

Job Opening: Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Medicine & Medical Humanities to begin 7/1/2026. For more info & to apply: hopkinshistoryofmedicine.org/2026/03/06/j... Deadline to apply is April 5th.

06.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But, but, if we drill a lot, oil prices will...not change because they are global prices. Would not be surprised to find out that that was their plan.

07.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s β€˜drill, baby, drill’ policy shields consumers from Iran-driven oil shocks, economist says | Fox News Video Unleash Prosperity co-founder Stephen Moore says record U.S. oil and gas production will help counter Middle East turmoil and prevent a spike in gas prices in the wake of recent Iran strikes.

Disheartening to see anyone taken seriously who says US (or California) oil production protects consumers from Iran war impact. Producers argue world market sets the price. Correct! Oil price reflects value, not proximity, as recent gasoline price jumps show.
www.foxnews.com/video/639043...

06.03.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Thread. Weak labor market and rising inflation make for an unpleasant mix for working families.

06.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CBPP's @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social provides insights and analysis on the latest jobs data released today.

06.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Other green line brach: I once came back from a back treatment at New England Baptist and walked into town faster than the train along Huntington. Oldest subway in the US is not really a mark of distinction.

05.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wish people would get as upset about innocent civilians suffering from Iran to Israel as they do about gas prices.

05.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Using up some of the limited revenue we have at the very top on tax cuts is not what we should be doing. That money should be used on things like child care, pre-k, housing, food, health care, etc., or hell, I dunno, reversing Trump's historic cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.

Not on tax cuts.

05.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

YARDENI, on Blue Owl's Technology Finance fund:

".. If the company has to sell its loans in the open market, the Street will find out whether the net asset values of its private loans, which don’t trade, are accurate. ..

".. you never know what something is worth until you try to sell it."

$OWL

05.03.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
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Curbing the influence of criminals on public officials Better pay for politicians is associated with less corruption in public procurement.

Higher wages reduced corrupt procurement practices among Italian municipal executives, but increased the likelihood that those officials were subjected to criminal attacks, say researchers at UniversitΓ  Roma Tre and NYU. #econsky www.aeaweb.org/research/cha...

05.03.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations

05.03.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am grateful to the photographers in the Middle East. They risk their lives to show us the horrors ordinary people endure in this war. You can feel people's pain in those pictures.

04.03.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A well-preserved Roman leather shoe with elaborate cutout patterns. The design features a high ankle and open section

A well-preserved Roman leather shoe with elaborate cutout patterns. The design features a high ankle and open section

An adorable #Roman shoe, made for a #baby too young to walk. The shoe imitates the footwear of Roman soldiers (caligae). The cut-out design would have shown off the kid’s socks!

From Bordeaux, dating 1st/2nd AD.

πŸ“· Bordeaux, MusΓ©e d’Aquitaine

🏺 #archaeology

02.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 448 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 8

The costs of this Iran war debacle will likely be more than the cost of extending the ACA health insurance subsidies.

If you asked Americans, which do you want: another war in the Middle East or lower health care costs at home, is the margin 90 to 10? 95 to 5?

01.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 12187 πŸ” 3673 πŸ’¬ 398 πŸ“Œ 110
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Here we go…

01.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 413 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 11

I don’t think this helps high prices.

01.03.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

An acquaintance working in a clinic was worried abt whooping cough having come from TX to MA just the other day. Good times.

01.03.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am going to speak at a conference of pension needs next week and may use a screenshot of your post. Congratulations

28.02.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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10-year yields going out at the lows:

27.02.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5

Vance is LYING. "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R. 1) signed by Trump on 4 July 2025, introduced major Medicaid funding cuts – est. at ~ billion to over billion over a decade, significantly threatening financial stability of rural hospitals – linked to potential closures of over 300 rural hospitals.

27.02.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 1642 πŸ” 585 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 21

The administration pushed Congress to pass the big ugly bill, which included massive Medicaid cuts to pay for billionaire tax cuts and accelerated rural hospital closures.

26.02.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You should see my poor attempts at cultural references. I have gotten only blank stares for years.

26.02.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2010 nahm Tesla die erste Fabrik in Betrieb, in einem alten GM/Toyota-GebΓ€ude. Der Erweiterung fiel ein Versammlungssaal der Gewerkschaft United Auto Workers zum Opfer: β€žTesla war von Anfang an ein erbitterter Gegner der Gewerkschaften.β€œ ( #Muskismus, von @quinnslobodian.com und Ben Taenoff, S. 104)

26.02.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This seems, uh, exactly the opposite of what we need in aging society, many people with mobility issues and rising disability rates. It's ageism and ableism rolled into one.

25.02.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed that this is appalling. Got the blood test and was all set but the worry was not on my medical bingo card.

25.02.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Constitution clearly gives Congress the power to spend taxpayer funds, and no law allows the president to halt if he feels some US states aren’t being β€œgood stewards” of the money.

In case there’s any confusion on this, the Impoundment Control Act forbids it.

Taxation without representation.

25.02.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 5966 πŸ” 1990 πŸ’¬ 158 πŸ“Œ 57

Just be honest and say, β€œWe’re taking health care away from poor people because we don’t think they deserve it.”

You can’t though. Because people recognize the reprehensibleness there.

25.02.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Follow the money. It's about making the rich even richer.

25.02.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0