Amanda Weinstein
@profweinstein.bsky.social
Economist studying rural economies. Air Force Veteran. Ohioan. Mom of 3 kids. Wife of the 1 and only @senatorweinstein.bsky.social
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In forecasting the future of AI, it's easy to miss the main point.
Whether AI largely substitutes or complements human capabilities isn't merely a technological matter.
It's a societal choice.
Whether AI largely substitutes or complements human capabilities isn't merely a technological matter.
It's a societal choice.
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
In forecasting the future of AI, it's easy to miss the main point.
Whether AI largely substitutes or complements human capabilities isn't merely a technological matter.
It's a societal choice.
Whether AI largely substitutes or complements human capabilities isn't merely a technological matter.
It's a societal choice.
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But in the United States, he'll have ICE put a bullet in it
Lindsey Graham: "If you're protesting, Donald Trump does have your back"
(He's not talking about in the United States)
(He's not talking about in the United States)
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
But in the United States, he'll have ICE put a bullet in it
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Pritzker: "The GOP is nowhere to be found. They're the ones that scream and yell about 'federal tyranny' about interference with states' rights. And now, their president is violating states' rights and attacking our states and Republicans are nowhere to be found to talk about it."
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Pritzker: "The GOP is nowhere to be found. They're the ones that scream and yell about 'federal tyranny' about interference with states' rights. And now, their president is violating states' rights and attacking our states and Republicans are nowhere to be found to talk about it."
It was never about government spending and efficiency.
“Quantity to quality.”
@michael-macher.bsky.social on the gradual and then sudden explosion of far-right power centers in the lavishly resourced and unaccountable immigration agencies of the Department of Homeland Security.
(Charts by @yusufimaadkhan.com)
@michael-macher.bsky.social on the gradual and then sudden explosion of far-right power centers in the lavishly resourced and unaccountable immigration agencies of the Department of Homeland Security.
(Charts by @yusufimaadkhan.com)
January 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
It was never about government spending and efficiency.
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It doesn't matter if you are the daughter of Bill & Melinda Gates, as a young woman, you will still get asked, "what happens when you have kids?" when pitching to venture capitalists. Unlike in hiring, there is no law that prevents such questions in VC pitches.
fortune.com/article/meli...
fortune.com/article/meli...
Melinda French Gates told her daughter Phoebe to 'get up or get out the game' when investors kept asking about her plans to have kids | Fortune
When Phia cofounders Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni launched their business they didn’t expect so many questions about when they might have children—but learned to push back.
fortune.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It doesn't matter if you are the daughter of Bill & Melinda Gates, as a young woman, you will still get asked, "what happens when you have kids?" when pitching to venture capitalists. Unlike in hiring, there is no law that prevents such questions in VC pitches.
fortune.com/article/meli...
fortune.com/article/meli...
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ICE is just 'proud boys' in uniform‼️
Regardless if you're a citizen, if you're a different shade or your surname sounds ethnic, you're in their crosshairs‼️
Regardless if you're a citizen, if you're a different shade or your surname sounds ethnic, you're in their crosshairs‼️
January 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
ICE is just 'proud boys' in uniform‼️
Regardless if you're a citizen, if you're a different shade or your surname sounds ethnic, you're in their crosshairs‼️
Regardless if you're a citizen, if you're a different shade or your surname sounds ethnic, you're in their crosshairs‼️
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Of course ICE is going after Native Americans, the only people in the country who are NOT immigrants. Because it was never about safety or legality or citizenship. It was always about whiteness.
Tribal leaders are still unable to locate their missing members.
January 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Of course ICE is going after Native Americans, the only people in the country who are NOT immigrants. Because it was never about safety or legality or citizenship. It was always about whiteness.
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“Quantity to quality.”
@michael-macher.bsky.social on the gradual and then sudden explosion of far-right power centers in the lavishly resourced and unaccountable immigration agencies of the Department of Homeland Security.
(Charts by @yusufimaadkhan.com)
@michael-macher.bsky.social on the gradual and then sudden explosion of far-right power centers in the lavishly resourced and unaccountable immigration agencies of the Department of Homeland Security.
(Charts by @yusufimaadkhan.com)
January 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
“Quantity to quality.”
@michael-macher.bsky.social on the gradual and then sudden explosion of far-right power centers in the lavishly resourced and unaccountable immigration agencies of the Department of Homeland Security.
(Charts by @yusufimaadkhan.com)
@michael-macher.bsky.social on the gradual and then sudden explosion of far-right power centers in the lavishly resourced and unaccountable immigration agencies of the Department of Homeland Security.
(Charts by @yusufimaadkhan.com)
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The Nobel Prize museum in Oslo subtweeting the fuck out of Trump today.
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The Nobel Prize museum in Oslo subtweeting the fuck out of Trump today.
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“Noem: U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared To Show Proof.”
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
January 15, 2026 at 11:04 PM
“Noem: U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared To Show Proof.”
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Naaaaaaailed it
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Naaaaaaailed it
“When the American people recognize us and all others whom they have denied, as God’s children endowed by our Creator with the same rights as all people who inhabit the earth, then and then only will she prove herself capable of leading the people of the world to eternal peace and security”
January 16, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“When the American people recognize us and all others whom they have denied, as God’s children endowed by our Creator with the same rights as all people who inhabit the earth, then and then only will she prove herself capable of leading the people of the world to eternal peace and security”
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What if he invades Minnesota
Rep Don Bacon (R-NE) says he anticipates that Trump will be impeached if he invades Greenland. omaha.com/news/local/g...
Rep. Don Bacon says House could impeach Trump if U.S. invades Greenland
Rep. Don Bacon tells The World-Herald that there would be GOP support for an impeachment of Donald Trump if the U.S. invaded Greenland.
omaha.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:11 AM
What if he invades Minnesota
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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Tina Smith: "I've worked closely with law enforcement in my roles at state and local government, and I have never seen anybody describe as protocol holding a cell phone and taking video while you are simultaneously shooting a gun that ends up killing somebody. It's kind of unbelievable."
January 10, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Tina Smith: "I've worked closely with law enforcement in my roles at state and local government, and I have never seen anybody describe as protocol holding a cell phone and taking video while you are simultaneously shooting a gun that ends up killing somebody. It's kind of unbelievable."
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A career federal agent says that in 25 years, a fleeing vehicle has never justified killing its occupant, and officers should never stand in front of a running car. CBS reportedly pulled the interview, but it posted on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
A career federal agent says that in 25 years, a fleeing vehicle has never justified killing its occupant, and officers should never stand in front of a running car. CBS reportedly pulled the interview, but it posted on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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Q: After you told ICE to get the F out, Republicans are criticizing you for escalating tensions
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Q: After you told ICE to get the F out, Republicans are criticizing you for escalating tensions
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
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Forthcoming in the AER: "“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap" by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap
(Forthcoming Article) - We show that subjective assessments of employee “potential” contribute to gender gaps
in promotion and pay. Using data on 29,809 management-track employees from a
large retail ...
www.aeaweb.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Forthcoming in the AER: "“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap" by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Climate change is an affordability issue
Households face annual costs of roughly $400–$900 from climate change—mainly from disasters, higher insurance, and energy costs—with lower-income families and certain regions hit disproportionately, from @kclausing.bsky.social, Knittel, and @cwolfram.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34525
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Climate change is an affordability issue
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
This Substack article is a great read. It shows how massive outside-PAC spending often fails to move the needle in elections — and that really rang true for my city council race.
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This Substack article is a great read. It shows how massive outside-PAC spending often fails to move the needle in elections — and that really rang true for my city council race.
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Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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