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daniel f stone
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Behavioral economist at Bowdoin College. Interested in beliefs, sports, media, polarization, socially responsible capitalism. https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047500/undue-hate/
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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 2d
#boycottTurboTax

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 4d
Good thread to share with those who question the value of viewpoint diversity

(Eg www.aaup.org/academe/issu...)

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Daniel Stone

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David A. Weinberg @davidaweinberg.bsky.social · 5d
Sad to see yet another lawmaker - Rep. Jared Golden in this instance - citing threats against their loved ones as an impediment to their continued public service.

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 5d
For 478 (literal) swing voters, your vote really did matter
www.pressherald.com/2025/11/05/b...

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 5d
We are under investigation by Congressional Rs and could get hit with an endowment tax anytime... reasonable that admin would want to try to avoid provoking more attacks from Rs/Trump?

Reposted by Daniel Stone

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 5d
A coalition that ranges from democratic socialists to neoconservatives, including a lot of energized liberals in between, is large and formidable.

A big pro-democracy tent. A united front. Any internal disagreements can be hashed out once the authoritarian emergency is over.

This really can work.

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 8d
Gift link www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Validation Machines
Humanity thrives on friction—so why are the tools of the future built to make everything seem so easy?
www.theatlantic.com

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 12d
On the other hand, I'm now actually pestering students to use ChatGPT more to get help with homework problems...

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 13d
According to Google AI I have coined the term "affective polarization" 😆

Reposted by Daniel Stone, John Foot

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Paul van der Meer @paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 14d
When the President of the United States of America starts bragging about his results on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment for dementia.

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 17d
"Provalus looks for small towns where incomes are low and people are eager for positions that will teach them 21st-century skills"

Gift link www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
These Jobs Often Go Overseas. One Company Is Bringing Them to Rural America.
Instead of offshoring, Provalus looks for small towns where incomes are low and people are eager for positions that will teach them 21st-century skills.
www.wsj.com

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 18d
Ha yes very possibly... though I haven't heard about Columbia being burned since making their deal in summer? And regardless could be be an agreement among universities - chance to jointly make reforms we think worth making independent of deal with admin?

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 18d
www.chronicle.com/article/trum...

@brendannyhan.bsky.social did you see this? Thoughts?
Trump’s Imperfect Compact Is a Perfect Opportunity
Colleges shouldn’t sign. But they also shouldn’t dismiss the need for a new framework.
www.chronicle.com

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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 19d
This. The president can't extort corporations to pay essentially taxes to him personally so that he can use that money at his personal discretion to do government work.
ryanenos.bsky.social Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 19d
It flies under the radar because it is overwhelmed by the sheer repulsiveness of the physical destruction of the east wing, but there is no way that a president should be allowed to use private money to change public property. It circumvents the power of the purse.

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 19d
It flies under the radar because it is overwhelmed by the sheer repulsiveness of the physical destruction of the east wing, but there is no way that a president should be allowed to use private money to change public property. It circumvents the power of the purse.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 19d
The destruction of the East Wing is a reminder that America has violated the only check-and-balance that actually ends up mattering: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-only-c...
The only check-and-balance that actually matters
www.doomsdayscenario.co

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 21d
(Note people need to rejoin to make the point clear!)

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 21d
Consumer activism can actually work
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21d
When Disney temporarily suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last month, about three million Disney+ customers and more than four million Hulu customers canceled their subscriptions, according to new data.
Disney+ Cancellations Jump After Kimmel Suspension
Roughly three million Americans canceled the streaming service in the month that it temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show. About 4.1 million people canceled Disney-owned Hulu.
nyti.ms

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21d
When Disney temporarily suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last month, about three million Disney+ customers and more than four million Hulu customers canceled their subscriptions, according to new data.
Disney+ Cancellations Jump After Kimmel Suspension
Roughly three million Americans canceled the streaming service in the month that it temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show. About 4.1 million people canceled Disney-owned Hulu.
nyti.ms

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 21d
For your mental accounts slides
www.reddit.com/r/personalfi...

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 25d
Second article of impeachment of Richard Nixon:

“He has endeavoured…to cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax investigations to be intitiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups
The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.
www.wsj.com

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 26d
Unsurprisingly fantastic, nuanced piece by Dave Pozen and Jed Britton-Purdy. Read it! www.bostonreview.net/articles/wha...
What Are We Living Through? - Boston Review
Three competing narratives of the second Trump administration.
www.bostonreview.net

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 27d
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 28d
This actually looks like useful advice
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 28d
Backward induction for the win

(via The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel, ht Justin Welsh)

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 28d
“The greater idiot ever scolds the lesser” -Melville

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · Oct 10
Good summary of the speech debate
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Where the Battle Over Free Speech Is Leading Us
Doxing, deplatforming, defunding, persecuting, firing, and sometimes killing—all are part of an escalating war over words. What happens next?
www.newyorker.com

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · Oct 8
😅👍👏https://www.jericoliver.com/about-me

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Oct 8
Resistance to authoritarianism is a coordination game. That's why universities and law firms and nonprofits can't let themselves be picked off one by one. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.
www.nytimes.com