Ben Schneider
@benmschneider.bsky.social
Research on work, job quality, and technology. Economic history PhD from Oxford. 🗽 in 🇳🇴
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While #EconSky is talking about tariffs today, @anselmkuesters.bsky.social and I investigate another "t"-term that is controversial in economics: Technological Unemployment
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#futureofwork #econhist (1/n)
While #EconSky is talking about tariffs today, @anselmkuesters.bsky.social and I investigate another "t"-term that is controversial in economics: Technological Unemployment
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#futureofwork #econhist (1/n)
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The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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Why would someone who wanted to “massacre” law enforcement show up with…a handgun?
Minutes after claiming the victim wanted to "massacre" law enforcement, Bovino is asked to specify when exactly the individual allegedly pulled his gun on ICE agents
Bovino then ducks the question and says the incident is "under investigation"
Bovino then ducks the question and says the incident is "under investigation"
January 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Why would someone who wanted to “massacre” law enforcement show up with…a handgun?
Who expects this, @the-independent.com? Only the most credulous morons alive.
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Who expects this, @the-independent.com? Only the most credulous morons alive.
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Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
Try to imagine the incandescent rage of the family of a Danish servicemember who was killed fighting America’s war in Afghanistan.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Try to imagine the incandescent rage of the family of a Danish servicemember who was killed fighting America’s war in Afghanistan.
Make Crime Illegal Again
"41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women... including more than 23,000 of children."
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Make Crime Illegal Again
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it is true that some Americans waved the flag as they committed unspeakable acts of evil
but other Americans waved that same flag marching into battle against their own former slaveowners
you get to decide who has the legitimate claim
but other Americans waved that same flag marching into battle against their own former slaveowners
you get to decide who has the legitimate claim
January 22, 2026 at 2:47 PM
it is true that some Americans waved the flag as they committed unspeakable acts of evil
but other Americans waved that same flag marching into battle against their own former slaveowners
you get to decide who has the legitimate claim
but other Americans waved that same flag marching into battle against their own former slaveowners
you get to decide who has the legitimate claim
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i am begging people to understand that "America is ontologically white supremacist" is also the neo-Nazi point of view
stop endorsing their world view
stop endorsing their world view
January 22, 2026 at 2:43 PM
i am begging people to understand that "America is ontologically white supremacist" is also the neo-Nazi point of view
stop endorsing their world view
stop endorsing their world view
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📝Call for Papers: 19th Annual Meeting of the African Economic History Network (AEHN).
We warmly welcome submissions on any aspect of African economic history.
The submission deadline is 31 March, 2026.
We look forward to seeing you in Gothenburg in October!
We warmly welcome submissions on any aspect of African economic history.
The submission deadline is 31 March, 2026.
We look forward to seeing you in Gothenburg in October!
19th Annual Meeting of the African Economic History Network
Gothenburg, Sweden, 23-24 October, 2026
www.gu.se
January 22, 2026 at 9:18 AM
📝Call for Papers: 19th Annual Meeting of the African Economic History Network (AEHN).
We warmly welcome submissions on any aspect of African economic history.
The submission deadline is 31 March, 2026.
We look forward to seeing you in Gothenburg in October!
We warmly welcome submissions on any aspect of African economic history.
The submission deadline is 31 March, 2026.
We look forward to seeing you in Gothenburg in October!
The constitution says that the stonks of the Nine Wizards must go up
it is so funny that it is now apparently a bedrock principle of originalism that the unitary executive applies to everything except for the Federal Reserve which is different because we said so
Kavanaugh is sounding even more skeptical than any of the other conservatives. He's coming out and saying "letting you do this would hurt Fed independence".
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The constitution says that the stonks of the Nine Wizards must go up
A moment perfectly encapsulated by @paulnoth.bsky.social:
January 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
A moment perfectly encapsulated by @paulnoth.bsky.social:
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This is how NATO ends, with a draft dodger complaining that America isn’t appreciated enough
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This is how NATO ends, with a draft dodger complaining that America isn’t appreciated enough
“My last territorial demand is Greenland”
So basically do what everyone has been doing (ignoring the whining about wanting Greenland)
*TRUMP ON USING EXCESSIVE FORCE: I WON'T DO THAT
*TRUMP: ALL THE US IS ASKING FOR IS GREENLAND
*TRUMP ON USING EXCESSIVE FORCE: I WON'T DO THAT
*TRUMP: ALL THE US IS ASKING FOR IS GREENLAND
January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
“My last territorial demand is Greenland”
Donald Quixote
Wow, windmills are taking a *pasting* in this speech.
January 21, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Donald Quixote
Nothing but respect for My Actual President 2001-2009
Don't really care if it's entirely accurate, I'm enjoying the mental image of Al Gore whipping Swiss dinner rolls at Howard Lutnik and telling him to shut the fuck up
January 21, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Nothing but respect for My Actual President 2001-2009
A delight of letting the BJP run cricket
BREAKING: ESPNcricinfo understands the ICC has told the BCB that Bangladesh will be replaced by another team if they refuse to travel to India for the T20 World Cup
Read more: srkl.in/63327BAevfb
Read more: srkl.in/63327BAevfb
January 21, 2026 at 12:34 PM
A delight of letting the BJP run cricket
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I have to say, I’m not convinced of the productiveness of the Americans who didn’t want any of this and the Europeans who didn’t want any of this yelling at the other lot that it’s all their fault on the website for people who didn’t want any of this
January 20, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I have to say, I’m not convinced of the productiveness of the Americans who didn’t want any of this and the Europeans who didn’t want any of this yelling at the other lot that it’s all their fault on the website for people who didn’t want any of this
I’m sure the New York Times and the rest of the US media will find a way to turn this into something that looks normal. That’s what they think they are paid to do.
Listening to Trump presser for 40 mins. Rambling, repetitive stream of consciousness. Narcissistic in extreme. Every thought linked back to whether the person or entity voted for or likes Trump. If Biden had delivered this there would have been serious concern about his health.
January 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I’m sure the New York Times and the rest of the US media will find a way to turn this into something that looks normal. That’s what they think they are paid to do.
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This is another indication Newsom should not be the Democratic nominee. Insulting global leaders for failing to stand up to Trump is really counterproductive. It’s our mess, we need to fix it.
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is another indication Newsom should not be the Democratic nominee. Insulting global leaders for failing to stand up to Trump is really counterproductive. It’s our mess, we need to fix it.
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Again: there is zero constitutional authority to impose tariffs based on “that head of state doesn’t want to play with me”
Jeez
Q: “Have you invited Putin to be a member of the Board of Peace?”
Trump: “Yeah. He's been invited”
On Macron saying he will not join the Board of Peace
Trump: “Nobody wants him.. If they feel hostile, I’ll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes & he’ll join”
Q: “Have you invited Putin to be a member of the Board of Peace?”
Trump: “Yeah. He's been invited”
On Macron saying he will not join the Board of Peace
Trump: “Nobody wants him.. If they feel hostile, I’ll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes & he’ll join”
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Again: there is zero constitutional authority to impose tariffs based on “that head of state doesn’t want to play with me”
“Will Republicans (voters and elected officials) do the right thing?” has been the question for ten years.
Unfortunately we have a good idea of the answer 🙃
Unfortunately we have a good idea of the answer 🙃
Imagine if there were even 5 Republicans in Congress that would put their country before Trump...but nope.
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
“Will Republicans (voters and elected officials) do the right thing?” has been the question for ten years.
Unfortunately we have a good idea of the answer 🙃
Unfortunately we have a good idea of the answer 🙃
Apart from the rest of the insanity here, admitting he only stopped those eight wars (which he didn’t stop) to win a Nobel Prize—not because war is terrible!—is truly deranged behavior.
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Apart from the rest of the insanity here, admitting he only stopped those eight wars (which he didn’t stop) to win a Nobel Prize—not because war is terrible!—is truly deranged behavior.
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Interwar British defence spending/what rearmament actually looks like.
(Table from Peden’s Arms, Economics & British Strategy).
(Table from Peden’s Arms, Economics & British Strategy).
January 18, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Interwar British defence spending/what rearmament actually looks like.
(Table from Peden’s Arms, Economics & British Strategy).
(Table from Peden’s Arms, Economics & British Strategy).
Just a reminder that no matter what John Roberts and the other Republican Wizards say, he has no constitutional authority to do this.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Just a reminder that no matter what John Roberts and the other Republican Wizards say, he has no constitutional authority to do this.