Dean Baker
@deanbaker13.bsky.social
Economist at the Center for Economic Research. Father to two dogs.
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Minnesota also has one of the lowest improper payment rates for unemployment insurance.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Minnesota also has one of the lowest improper payment rates for unemployment insurance.
www.dol.gov/agencies/eta...
www.dol.gov/agencies/eta...
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The juxtaposition of the words and the images here is *chefs kiss*
January 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The juxtaposition of the words and the images here is *chefs kiss*
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GS: “Sen. Warner said you can’t argue drug trafficking charges demand invasion in one case while issuing a pardon in another…”🤔
@marcorubio: “Maduro was indicted.”
GS: “Hernandez was CONVICTED.”
RUBIO: “I wasn't involved in the pardon… I've got other things going on.” 🤷🏽♂️
@marcorubio: “Maduro was indicted.”
GS: “Hernandez was CONVICTED.”
RUBIO: “I wasn't involved in the pardon… I've got other things going on.” 🤷🏽♂️
January 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
GS: “Sen. Warner said you can’t argue drug trafficking charges demand invasion in one case while issuing a pardon in another…”🤔
@marcorubio: “Maduro was indicted.”
GS: “Hernandez was CONVICTED.”
RUBIO: “I wasn't involved in the pardon… I've got other things going on.” 🤷🏽♂️
@marcorubio: “Maduro was indicted.”
GS: “Hernandez was CONVICTED.”
RUBIO: “I wasn't involved in the pardon… I've got other things going on.” 🤷🏽♂️
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A comment on the inclusion of machine gun charges in the Maduro indictment. I laughed and I do think it ridiculous that DOJ included it even while DOJ is suing DC to force it to accept semi-automatic weapons.
It's a traditional charge designed to up sentences.
It's a traditional charge designed to up sentences.
January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
A comment on the inclusion of machine gun charges in the Maduro indictment. I laughed and I do think it ridiculous that DOJ included it even while DOJ is suing DC to force it to accept semi-automatic weapons.
It's a traditional charge designed to up sentences.
It's a traditional charge designed to up sentences.
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Gustavo Petro's “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy" bit is a great line for an opposition party in the U.S. to borrow
January 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Gustavo Petro's “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy" bit is a great line for an opposition party in the U.S. to borrow
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Thanks for that... Neither Bush nor the USAID guy are in that list, though; looks like I'm going to need to go into the archives of my warehoused blog to find the latter.
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Thanks for that... Neither Bush nor the USAID guy are in that list, though; looks like I'm going to need to go into the archives of my warehoused blog to find the latter.
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It was Andrew Natsios, who said Iraq could be rebuilt for $1.7 billion.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
Adam Shatz · The Money: What the War is Costing
www.lrb.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
It was Andrew Natsios, who said Iraq could be rebuilt for $1.7 billion.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
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It's drawn from this bit with Ted Koppel:
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
It's drawn from this bit with Ted Koppel:
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According to the Wall Street Journal, the overpayment rate for the food stamp program in Minnesota is one-third less than the national average www.wsj.com/opinion/minn... Maybe the right's star journalist, Nick Shirley, can figure out what Walz and MN are doing right.
Opinion | Minnesota’s Fraud Problem Isn’t Immigrants
It’s the vast size of the welfare state that corrupts them.
www.wsj.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
According to the Wall Street Journal, the overpayment rate for the food stamp program in Minnesota is one-third less than the national average www.wsj.com/opinion/minn... Maybe the right's star journalist, Nick Shirley, can figure out what Walz and MN are doing right.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the overpayment rate for the food stamp program in Minnesota is one-third less than the national average www.wsj.com/opinion/minn... Maybe the right's star journalist, Nick Shirley, can figure out what Walz and MN are doing right.
Opinion | Minnesota’s Fraud Problem Isn’t Immigrants
It’s the vast size of the welfare state that corrupts them.
www.wsj.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
According to the Wall Street Journal, the overpayment rate for the food stamp program in Minnesota is one-third less than the national average www.wsj.com/opinion/minn... Maybe the right's star journalist, Nick Shirley, can figure out what Walz and MN are doing right.
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why not trillions?
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
why not trillions?
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Were you this upset when the trump administration allowed $200 billion in fraud?
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The Paycheck Protection Program, a pandemic program started under Trump and administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), may have had more than $200 BILLION in fraudulent payments www.sba.gov/document/rep...
COVID-19 Pandemic EIDL and PPP Loan Fraud Landscape
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to provide a comprehensive estimate of the potential fraud in the U.S. Small Business Administratio...
www.sba.gov
January 4, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Were you this upset when the trump administration allowed $200 billion in fraud?
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"Speak softly and carry a big..."
January 4, 2026 at 11:09 AM
"Speak softly and carry a big..."
To remind folks who are too old or too young to remember, Bush said that Iraq would pay for its own reconstruction with its oil after he overthrew Saddam. It didn't quite work out that way.
@maddow.bsky.social: “There are very few Americans right now who have any idea why the United States did this. If this was about drug trafficking then why did President Trump just pardon the former President of Honduras who was convicted of sending hundreds of tons of drugs into the US?”
January 4, 2026 at 2:41 AM
To remind folks who are too old or too young to remember, Bush said that Iraq would pay for its own reconstruction with its oil after he overthrew Saddam. It didn't quite work out that way.
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So, I’ll be in Brasil in 3 weeks - gonna be a fascinating time to be an American reporter in Latin America
January 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
So, I’ll be in Brasil in 3 weeks - gonna be a fascinating time to be an American reporter in Latin America
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🐶🆘 THEY’RE GOING TO KILL KODA
Lived w/ 5 adults & 2 children, dumped bcz they have no time 4 him
Said he’s affectionate & playful, likes going to groomers, even allows family to trim nails
Came in underweight. Wagging tail. Beautiful Lab w/quite a smile. Save him!
🙏Repost to find a #foster
Lived w/ 5 adults & 2 children, dumped bcz they have no time 4 him
Said he’s affectionate & playful, likes going to groomers, even allows family to trim nails
Came in underweight. Wagging tail. Beautiful Lab w/quite a smile. Save him!
🙏Repost to find a #foster
January 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM
🐶🆘 THEY’RE GOING TO KILL KODA
Lived w/ 5 adults & 2 children, dumped bcz they have no time 4 him
Said he’s affectionate & playful, likes going to groomers, even allows family to trim nails
Came in underweight. Wagging tail. Beautiful Lab w/quite a smile. Save him!
🙏Repost to find a #foster
Lived w/ 5 adults & 2 children, dumped bcz they have no time 4 him
Said he’s affectionate & playful, likes going to groomers, even allows family to trim nails
Came in underweight. Wagging tail. Beautiful Lab w/quite a smile. Save him!
🙏Repost to find a #foster
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🐶🆘 DON’T KILL CHEWY
1 y/o Chewy lived happily w/ 3 kids; dumped in the shelter becz the owner has no time. Not a bad thing to say abt him, affectionate, friendly, etc
All the shelter can say is he jumps 2 much, doesn’t want to go back in his kennel
Bonus: Good w/dogs
🙏Repost to find a #foster
1 y/o Chewy lived happily w/ 3 kids; dumped in the shelter becz the owner has no time. Not a bad thing to say abt him, affectionate, friendly, etc
All the shelter can say is he jumps 2 much, doesn’t want to go back in his kennel
Bonus: Good w/dogs
🙏Repost to find a #foster
January 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
🐶🆘 DON’T KILL CHEWY
1 y/o Chewy lived happily w/ 3 kids; dumped in the shelter becz the owner has no time. Not a bad thing to say abt him, affectionate, friendly, etc
All the shelter can say is he jumps 2 much, doesn’t want to go back in his kennel
Bonus: Good w/dogs
🙏Repost to find a #foster
1 y/o Chewy lived happily w/ 3 kids; dumped in the shelter becz the owner has no time. Not a bad thing to say abt him, affectionate, friendly, etc
All the shelter can say is he jumps 2 much, doesn’t want to go back in his kennel
Bonus: Good w/dogs
🙏Repost to find a #foster
why not trillions?
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
why not trillions?
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Stephen Miller has not been jailed for those lies.
But two different judges ruled that Trump was lying abt Kilmar Abgrego.
And that’s just for starters.
But two different judges ruled that Trump was lying abt Kilmar Abgrego.
And that’s just for starters.
This has been gearing up for Trump’s entire first year, at least back to when a FOIA release to @freedom.press showed the administration was unabashedly lying when it invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador.
And the administration has yet to face a single consequence.
And the administration has yet to face a single consequence.
Spy Agencies Do Not Think Venezuela Directs Gang, Declassified Memo Shows
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Stephen Miller has not been jailed for those lies.
But two different judges ruled that Trump was lying abt Kilmar Abgrego.
And that’s just for starters.
But two different judges ruled that Trump was lying abt Kilmar Abgrego.
And that’s just for starters.
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The important thing is that no one is talking about the Epstein files. Don't forget that.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The important thing is that no one is talking about the Epstein files. Don't forget that.
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There is no bottom with Trump.
And there is no bottom with Schumer, either.
And there is no bottom with Schumer, either.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
There is no bottom with Trump.
And there is no bottom with Schumer, either.
And there is no bottom with Schumer, either.
I trust that the leaders in Japan and South Korea are moving quickly to make deals with China right now. Only a fool would rely on Trump to defend them.
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I trust that the leaders in Japan and South Korea are moving quickly to make deals with China right now. Only a fool would rely on Trump to defend them.
Nothing like America First!
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Nothing like America First!