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Aaron Sojourner
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Labor econ @upjohninstitute.bsky.social & @IZA.org. Formerly senior economist for labor at White House CEA, UMinn prof, union organizer, bike courier, house painter, dishwasher... Minneapolis. Views mine.

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Aaron Sojourner is an American economist and senior researcher at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. He was formerly an associate professor of economics at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and senior economist for the Council of Economic Advisers. His work has been widely covered by the media, particularly on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor market in the United States. .. more

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For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers, a Quick Start guide to plugging into the economics community here.

It aims to lower the costs & boost the benefits for folks to engage here.

If it seems useful, please share it here & especially on X.
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For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers - Aaron Sojourner
This Quick Start guide aims to help econ lovers easily join Bluesky’s growing economics community. The Bluesky User FAQ covers generic basics, like how to start an account. This guide orients you to e...
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Was thinking about this...
Guess what Trump did to the U.S. Attorney in Southern Florida who went behind victims' backs, over line prosecutor's head, & approved an arguably-illegal 2008 nonprosecution agreement with Epstein.

Trump made him U.S. Secretary of Labor in 2017.
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Alexander Acosta - Wikipedia
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Guess what Trump did to the U.S. Attorney in Southern Florida who went behind victims' backs, over line prosecutor's head, & approved an arguably-illegal 2008 nonprosecution agreement with Epstein.

Trump made him U.S. Secretary of Labor in 2017.
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Alexander Acosta - Wikipedia
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Officials of all stripes should recognize this as Trump choosing evil, aligning with the worst type of criminal, and should force him out of power.

If they don't, they are doing the same and deserve the same.

There's a time to snitch on your friends. Child rape, for instance.

The. Worst.

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:

splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
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Current and Then President Trump spent Thanksgiving 2017 with child rapist and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein?!
trump spent thanksgiving 2017 with epstein LOL

fuck it keep the government open this is tremendous content
Economists Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social often goes into detail of an idea of how to do this, via a tax credit.

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Fixing the Media and Campaign Spending by the Rich
Explore the issue of media spending by the rich and its impact on democracy. Discover potential strategies for addressing this problem.
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trump spent thanksgiving 2017 with epstein LOL

fuck it keep the government open this is tremendous content
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:

splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
I am shooting my shot.

I love writing op-eds.

@teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you.

Signed,

A Black woman who writes for the public

I hearby cancel Summers.

Seventh World Conference on Remedies to Racial & Ethnic Economic Inequality
#EconConf
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In some states, cities and counties can establish a higher minimum wage to better address local costs of living.

In other states, lawmakers are blocking local leaders from setting adequate wage requirements.

Does your city have the power to raise its own minimum wage?
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Minimum wage: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis
What does current federal law say about minimum wages? The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes a “floor under wages” mandating that employers pay covered employees no less than a minimum hourl...
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Reupping this. Should be showing all #APPAM25 #APPAM2025 #2025APPAM tagged tweets.
New feed just dropped.

Econ conference feed displays posts with #EconConf or #AEA, #2025AEA, #AEA2025, #AEA25 & similar for APPAM, ASHE, LERA, SEA, & SOLE. Displays posts from last 7 days.

Better than different feeds for each conference, each active just 1 week a year?
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👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year!

Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:

"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"

The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.

A JMP 🧵 -->

Here's my thread of this year's new scholars in Economics of Education and Education Policy.

These PhD students and postdocs are on the job market, so take a look (and spread the word to others who might benefit from exposure).

And now onto the scholars... 👇

Allow me to translate. October data was not collected as field staff were all furloughed. In some cases, that data can be recovered from businesses. In other cases, the window to collect the data has closed (consumer prices, labor force status) and the data hole may be permanent.
WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED

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The statistical agencies all sustained damage from DOGE but they are strong institutions and can recover if they are supported instead of further sabotaged

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Allow me to translate. October data was not collected as field staff were all furloughed. In some cases, that data can be recovered from businesses. In other cases, the window to collect the data has closed (consumer prices, labor force status) and the data hole may be permanent.
WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED

I hearby cancel Summers.
Insights from Larry Summers

"I observed that half the IQ In world was possessed by women without mentioning they are more than 51 percent of population..."

Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
Stuff like this makes me wonder why there hasn't been any reporting about Trump having affairs during his presidencies

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Stuff like this makes me wonder why there hasn't been any reporting about Trump having affairs during his presidencies
this should be obvious but the reason Trump is working desperately against Epstein transparency is because he's guilty