Andy Garin
@andygarin.bsky.social
Labor economist @ Carnegie Mellon University. Fan of rail ferries, portage railways, transporter bridges, and funiculars.
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Working on your PhD? Looking for dissertation funding?
The Russell Sage Foundation and the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research jointly support dissertation research on employment-related topics in any discipline.
#Fundsocsci, #Econsky, @russellsagefdn.bsky.social
The Russell Sage Foundation and the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research jointly support dissertation research on employment-related topics in any discipline.
#Fundsocsci, #Econsky, @russellsagefdn.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Working on your PhD? Looking for dissertation funding?
The Russell Sage Foundation and the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research jointly support dissertation research on employment-related topics in any discipline.
#Fundsocsci, #Econsky, @russellsagefdn.bsky.social
The Russell Sage Foundation and the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research jointly support dissertation research on employment-related topics in any discipline.
#Fundsocsci, #Econsky, @russellsagefdn.bsky.social
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DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
January 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
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JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled
January 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled
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We finally got gun-control.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 5:47 PM
We finally got gun-control.
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This would be a good package. Abolishing ICE won’t happen now - need unified D control for real reforms. But this will hamstring their operational freedom and it’s reasonable enough that R’s may be hard pressed to oppose (though I’m sure most will).
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM
This would be a good package. Abolishing ICE won’t happen now - need unified D control for real reforms. But this will hamstring their operational freedom and it’s reasonable enough that R’s may be hard pressed to oppose (though I’m sure most will).
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Now do Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Now do Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem.
I think this is wrong
It’s not about abolishing immigration enforcement or about getting immigration enforcement out of MN
Saying that is a distraction
Rather, ICE cannot be allowed to become our Gestapo. We need legislation banning masks and paramilitary tactics
It’s not about abolishing immigration enforcement or about getting immigration enforcement out of MN
Saying that is a distraction
Rather, ICE cannot be allowed to become our Gestapo. We need legislation banning masks and paramilitary tactics
Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
January 25, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I think this is wrong
It’s not about abolishing immigration enforcement or about getting immigration enforcement out of MN
Saying that is a distraction
Rather, ICE cannot be allowed to become our Gestapo. We need legislation banning masks and paramilitary tactics
It’s not about abolishing immigration enforcement or about getting immigration enforcement out of MN
Saying that is a distraction
Rather, ICE cannot be allowed to become our Gestapo. We need legislation banning masks and paramilitary tactics
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It’s not about abolishing immigration enforcement or about getting immigration enforcement out of MN
Saying that is counterproductive
Rather, ICE cannot be allowed to become our Gestapo
Saying that is counterproductive
Rather, ICE cannot be allowed to become our Gestapo
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 PM
It’s not about abolishing immigration enforcement or about getting immigration enforcement out of MN
Saying that is counterproductive
Rather, ICE cannot be allowed to become our Gestapo
Saying that is counterproductive
Rather, ICE cannot be allowed to become our Gestapo
DHS funding needs to be conditional on statutory reforms about how agents can behave.
There is no reason for ICE and CPB to be masked paramilitaries, exempt from habeus corpus.
No more masks, no unnecessary weapons, complete transparency.
There is no reason for ICE and CPB to be masked paramilitaries, exempt from habeus corpus.
No more masks, no unnecessary weapons, complete transparency.
Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
January 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
DHS funding needs to be conditional on statutory reforms about how agents can behave.
There is no reason for ICE and CPB to be masked paramilitaries, exempt from habeus corpus.
No more masks, no unnecessary weapons, complete transparency.
There is no reason for ICE and CPB to be masked paramilitaries, exempt from habeus corpus.
No more masks, no unnecessary weapons, complete transparency.
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Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
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If the Trump administration is antagonistic to your government (or the race of your citizens) do you think Stephen Miller is going to hesitate for even a second before making a big show of arresting your people for sport on US soil?
It’s not even a boycott, it’s basic caution.
It’s not even a boycott, it’s basic caution.
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:48 PM
If the Trump administration is antagonistic to your government (or the race of your citizens) do you think Stephen Miller is going to hesitate for even a second before making a big show of arresting your people for sport on US soil?
It’s not even a boycott, it’s basic caution.
It’s not even a boycott, it’s basic caution.
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The Republican position now appears to be that you have a constitutional right to openly carry a gun in public, unless you do so while expressing a view that the government dislikes, in which case the secret police can shoot you to death on the spot.
Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says that the victim was a 37-year-old white man and US citizen with no criminal record and that he was a legally permitted gun owner.
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The Republican position now appears to be that you have a constitutional right to openly carry a gun in public, unless you do so while expressing a view that the government dislikes, in which case the secret police can shoot you to death on the spot.
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ALL MN PROTESTERS
Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.
Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
ALL MN PROTESTERS
Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.
Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
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Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.
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How it started/how it's going
January 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
How it started/how it's going
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4/ Denmark sent around 10,000 troops to Afghanistan, in the context of the one time in history that Article 5 has been invoked. 43 soldiers died, the highest per capita death rate of any member of the coalition. The dishonor of this threat will be a permanent stain.
January 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
4/ Denmark sent around 10,000 troops to Afghanistan, in the context of the one time in history that Article 5 has been invoked. 43 soldiers died, the highest per capita death rate of any member of the coalition. The dishonor of this threat will be a permanent stain.
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This action of extortion against NATO allies crosses the Rubicon in terms of US relations with Europe. The threat destabilizes NATO and will cause long run damage to the United States economy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
Trump Announces 10 Percent Tariff on European Countries in Standoff Over Greenland
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
This action of extortion against NATO allies crosses the Rubicon in terms of US relations with Europe. The threat destabilizes NATO and will cause long run damage to the United States economy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
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This got lost in a comment, so going to put it back up here, because I think its super interesting. There was this Axios article that got some discourse play last year based on a survey where people were asked how much you have to earn to be financially successful. Gen Z says they need 587k
January 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
This got lost in a comment, so going to put it back up here, because I think its super interesting. There was this Axios article that got some discourse play last year based on a survey where people were asked how much you have to earn to be financially successful. Gen Z says they need 587k
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Economists are facing a recession
(My column this week)
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(My column this week)
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Economists are facing a recession
[FREE TO READ] Demand for their work is down as a hiring crunch hits
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January 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Economists are facing a recession
(My column this week)
1st 300 clicks free to read...
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(My column this week)
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Credit to Jeffries where due, he got his vote on ACA subsidies
221-205, House passes the “motion to discharge” the Jeffries 3-year ACA funding extension.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
January 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Credit to Jeffries where due, he got his vote on ACA subsidies
Hmm, but what else would have been impacting hiring at this time?
Besides this:
Besides this:
January 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Hmm, but what else would have been impacting hiring at this time?
Besides this:
Besides this:
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We also know a fair amount about the size of the gig economy (across alternative definitions and dimensions) from tax filings as well, which captures secondary jobs better than surveys in many cases
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December 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
We also know a fair amount about the size of the gig economy (across alternative definitions and dimensions) from tax filings as well, which captures secondary jobs better than surveys in many cases
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