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Jeremy Foltz

@zhelemi

Applied economics professor at UW-Madison. Development, Africa, technology adoption. Aspiring imperfectionist.

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Are you a young academic working on climate and feel ready for a move? We are recruiting two Assistant/Associate Professors @granthamicl.bsky.social at Imperial College London @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social (1/6)

10.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I see your TACO and raise you STAR:

Some
Things
Aren’t
Reversible

09.03.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 1243 πŸ” 189 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 10

The Ohio State University is expected to close ranks and replace him with his hard-line son, further straining an already highly volatile situation in a region that has seen constant conflict over the past several decades

09.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 595 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 1
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Iranian journalist reports in front of the flames of a burning Oil depot.

09.03.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 1747 πŸ” 632 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 97
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Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr is standing up for campus freedom. He's joined coaches including Doc Rivers, Jim Boeheim, Muffet McGraw, and more in signing a letter calling on elected offic... Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr is standing up for campus freedom. He's joined coaches including Doc Rivers, Jim Boeheim, Muffet McGraw, and more in signing a letter calling on elected officials to ...

@goldenstatewarrior.bsky.social's Coach Steve Kerr is standing up for campus freedom!

Coaches across the nation launched a letter campaign calling on elected officials to keep political interference out of our colleges and universities.

We can't have college sports without academic freedom.

06.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Hélène Mouchard-Zay, tireless advocate for the memory of Vichy regime victims, has died The daughter of Jean Zay, a left-wing minister who was assassinated by Vichy regime militiamen in 1944, Hélène Mouchard-Zay fought to have his remains interred in the Panthéon in 2015. She died on March 2, at the age of 85.

Hélène Mouchard-Zay, tireless advocate for the memory of Vichy regime victims, has died

06.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The White House meeting comes as Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg has been leading Pentagon work in recent days on a supplemental budget request of around $50 billion that could be released as soon as Friday, one of the people said. The new money would pay for replacing the weapons used in recent conflicts including those in the Middle East.
The figure is preliminary and could change.

The White House meeting comes as Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg has been leading Pentagon work in recent days on a supplemental budget request of around $50 billion that could be released as soon as Friday, one of the people said. The new money would pay for replacing the weapons used in recent conflicts including those in the Middle East. The figure is preliminary and could change.

USAID was simply too expensive to continue but

05.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

Kibble is kibble. This is what I make for my dog and my wife makes fun of me for putting in spices and garlic so it tastes good for the dog.

03.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

03.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 2407 πŸ” 866 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 151

Economists: we award Nobel Prizes for work on efficient institutions and minimizing transaction costs.
Also Economists: the review process at the American Economic Review.

03.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

I have killed
the senior leadership candidates
that were in
Iran

and which
you were probably
saving
for post-regime change

Forgive me
they were irresistible
so right there
and so bombable

02.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 318 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

i’ll just keep posting variations on elementary human decency, not that it matters

02.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 831 πŸ” 240 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4

Those three downed jets run around $90 million each.

It cost $20 million a year to operate the food kitchens serving 816,000 people in Sudan.

02.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 2913 πŸ” 962 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 30
A line graph showing NSF grant awards made through 2/27/26 for fiscal year 2026 compared with grant awards for fiscal years 2021-2025.

A line graph showing NSF grant awards made through 2/27/26 for fiscal year 2026 compared with grant awards for fiscal years 2021-2025.

NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26)

Directorates to follow

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01.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 668 πŸ” 446 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 118

With all the craziness in the world today, I just wanted to say one thing..

Season your eggs AFTER cooking, not during. The flavor is much better and the salt won’t break down the egg proteins as much.

27.02.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 1293 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 122 πŸ“Œ 9
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ’ Captain hilary knight : β€œThe joke was distasteful & unfortunateβ€” Now I have to sit in front of you and explain someone else's behavior. It's not my responsibility… It’s a great teaching point to really shine light on how women should be championed for their amazing feats.”

26.02.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 6367 πŸ” 1916 πŸ’¬ 215 πŸ“Œ 172

Hello! I’m the reporter who has been tracking citizens detained by immigration agents. And last night, I noticed something: A lot of them were at the State of the Union, including a number of whom I’ve written about.

Their stories should be known:

25.02.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 1066 πŸ” 481 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 17

encyclopediavirginia.org/wp-content/u...

For reference: A schematic of the ship Brooks which was used to transport enslaved people in the Middle Passage

23.02.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In this 2024 interview, Jack Hughes, who just scored the game-winning goal for the US Olympic hockey team, explains why it was important for him to embrace Pride Night when many other NHL players refused to do so.

22.02.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 13771 πŸ” 2736 πŸ’¬ 234 πŸ“Œ 189

Every Jewish mom texting her family group chat this morning some variation of β€œDid you know Jack Hughes is half Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah?!”

22.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 447 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 12
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Suprematism, by Nikolai Suetin, 1920-21, πŸ“Έ by @tiltoncreative

22.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 9977 πŸ” 2277 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 112
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They said they’d rather die from violence than hunger.

A year after USAID was cut, the outlook and death toll is the most brutal of Trump’s achievements to date.

The following 3 part video from @propublica.org looks deeper.

Part one/

21.02.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

Right. The coverage shouldn’t be that the Roberts Court did the right thing todayβ€”but that it protected Trump, in clear violation of the law, for over a year.

SCOTUS could and should have stopped the tariffs a year ago.
Instead it allowed Trump lawlessness.

20.02.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 846 πŸ” 274 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 7
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Pritzker’s invoice to White House:

(via @nbcnews.com) @govpritzker.illinois.gov

20.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 20328 πŸ” 5807 πŸ’¬ 630 πŸ“Œ 581
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Chart of the day

20.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM.
BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.

Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM. BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.

The Supreme Court:

20.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 23758 πŸ” 4854 πŸ’¬ 175 πŸ“Œ 118
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La Retraite de Hugues de Payens, by Georges Mathieu, 1958 (rotated), πŸ“Έ by @tiltoncreative

19.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 5635 πŸ” 1370 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 75
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Prince Andrew's Arrest Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

19.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 33826 πŸ” 7841 πŸ’¬ 1934 πŸ“Œ 785

So happy to have this piece with @rickhornbeck.bsky.social forthcoming in Review of Black Political Economy!

18.02.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0