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Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 2d

Dear god...

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 2d

Coming soon to Woodbury, MN: wapo.st/4axtwZ4

ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses

The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.

wapo.st

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 2d

Dave Herbert puts the new GDP report into context 👇Bottom line: Growth in 2025 is on pace to be lower than it was in 2024.

open.substack.com/pub/davehebe...

About that 4.3% GDP Growth Rate for Q3...

A lesson in annualized quarterly rates

open.substack.com

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 2d

Good stuff from @visithmml.bsky.social director Fr. Columba Stewart:

www.startribune.com/israel-pales...

Opinion | The quieter toll of Gaza’s devastation: A loss of cultural memory

"When the physical record of a people’s history is obliterated, so is a crucial part of their identity," Columba Andrew Stewart writes.

www.startribune.com

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 5d

An intro to economics student who hasn't read the chapter trying to explain comparative advantage...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

HASSETT: We decided to exempt coffee from tariffs

BRENNAN: And coffee prices are up

HASSETT: There's an appetite to exempt things if they're really not meant to be made in the US because of, like, climate or things like that

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

HASSETT: We decided to exempt coffee from tariffs

BRENNAN: And coffee prices are up

HASSETT: There's an appetite to exempt things if they're really not meant to be made in the US because of, like, climate or things like that

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 6d

Good stuff from @evanramstad.bsky.social

www.startribune.com/ramstad-here...

Ramstad: Here’s how the Marvins keep the family business in remotest Minnesota

The fourth generation of descendants of George Marvin are teaching the fifth how to lead one of the nation’s biggest makers of windows and doors.

www.startribune.com

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 13d

Narrator: Rep. Emmer and Rep. Stauber refused to challenge Gov. Walz for the governorship.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

Trump: "What's happening in Minnesota in Somalia where billions is being stolen. Right like candy from a baby. We're not gonna let that go on. Guys like Emmer and Stauber, they're gonna stop it. And they're gonna be given the authority to stop it. This country is not gonna put up with it anymore"

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 13d

A question for an intermediate macro homework assignment : analyze the points made in this article using the Solow and Romer models. Pay particular attention to the discussion of investment spending www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/b...

Historic Shift Underway in China’s Economy as Investment Slump Deepens

www.nytimes.com

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

Trump: "What's happening in Minnesota in Somalia where billions is being stolen. Right like candy from a baby. We're not gonna let that go on. Guys like Emmer and Stauber, they're gonna stop it. And they're gonna be given the authority to stop it. This country is not gonna put up with it anymore"

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 17d

This is nonsense.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

Trump is just gonna try to lie his way through it: "You're getting lower prices, bigger paychecks. Inflation -- we're crushing it. And you're getting much higher wages. The only thing that's really going up big is the stock market and your 401ks."

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 17d

Coming to a neighborhood near you...

www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block

Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...

www.mprnews.org

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

Trump is just gonna try to lie his way through it: "You're getting lower prices, bigger paychecks. Inflation -- we're crushing it. And you're getting much higher wages. The only thing that's really going up big is the stock market and your 401ks."

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 19d

How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...

a black and white photo of two men standing next to each other with the words `` i 'm shocked . ''

ALT: a black and white photo of two men standing next to each other with the words `` i 'm shocked . ''

media.tenor.com

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 19d

Amen. Here's ours: www.csbsju.edu/true-north-j...

True North Journey | CSB+SJU

True North Journey. Our two colleges work passionately to create individual learning experiences that meet the goals of each student.

www.csbsju.edu

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 19d

Eliminating four departments cuts $6.74 million.
The football budget is $84.1 million.
I guess that excellence, student success, research, and service = football.

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 19d

According to the chancellor, eliminating four departments is “Positioning ourselves in a place of financial stability" and this "will ensure we can continue delivering excellence and student success, research and service to communities throughout our state."

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 19d

2. www.si.com/college/nebr...

Inside Nebraska’s $84.1M Football Budget and the Return to National Prominence

Nebraska football has only cracked the AP Top 25 for two weeks in the past six years, but when it comes to investment, the Huskers are already playing in the sp

www.si.com

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 19d

The state of higher education, University of Nebraska edition:

1. nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/12/05/t...

‘This hurts’: NU regents back shuttering four academic programs at UNL • Nebraska Examiner

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

nebraskaexaminer.com

Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH @mtosterholm.bsky.social · 21d

If ACIP chooses to ignore evidence, when it comes to vaccines, parents and clinicians must ignore ACIP and look to those who continue to offer data-based guidance, especially our medical societies.

Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH @mtosterholm.bsky.social · 21d

In voting to eliminate the universal birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ACIP ignored decades of evidence confirming its strong safety profile and effectiveness. Its decision will result in more hepatitis B infections and more people with chronic liver disease.

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 29d

The economics of Black Friday and Buy Nothing Day

share.google/gE9i63AkDMQk...

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Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · Nov 22

Thanks, @tptalmanac.bsky.social, for the chance to discuss the current economic situation.

www.tpt.org/almanac/vide...

Almanac - Delayed Jobs Report Released - Twin Cities PBS

Economist Louis Johnston breaks down September’s jobs report and potential fed rate cut.

www.tpt.org

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · Nov 21

I’m leading off tonight on @tptalmanac.bsky.social - employment report, interest rates, all the good stuff

Beth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · Nov 14

Today is the 65th anniversary of the day U.S. marshals escorted four Black 1st graders into segregated New Orleans schools. One of them was Ruby Bridges.

But have you heard of the McDonogh 3? Meet them via this @the74.bsky.social story I wrote a year ago.

18 Years, $2 Billion: Inside New Orleans’s Biggest School Recovery Effort in History

Hurricane Katrina destroyed 110 New Orleans school buildings. How to upgrade them while honoring their architectural importance and historic heritage?

www.the74million.org

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · Nov 14

Damn these people...

wapo.st/3M0gtVu

Analysis | State Department erases 15 pages of nuclear history — with no warning

Key historical records about the incident during the Reagan administration, known as the Able Archer 83 War Scare, were removed without explanation.

wapo.st

Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · Nov 14

During Jim Crow, everything from restaraunts to stores to hotels to pharmacies to gas stations required making safe choices. They shaped every trip a Black person made. We document that history, and you can add your story to it here #CommunityMap: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #EconSky

Louis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · Nov 13

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

Ben Zipperer @benzipperer.org · Nov 13

Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.

The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand

Figure 9 from a paper by Troup Howard, Mengqi Wang, and Dayin Zhang showing the house price response to the Secure Communities immigration enforcement policy

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