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Shelly Lundberg
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Professor of Economics and Demography at University of California Santa Barbara.

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Shelly J. Lundberg is an economist and currently holds the positions of Leonard Broom Professor of Demography at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she serves as associate director of the Broom Center for Demography. Lundberg is one of the world's leading population economists. .. more

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Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · Mar 30
My UCSB Faculty Research Lecture on "How Economics Discovered Women."

Warning but not apology: There are a lot of opinions.
Sorry about the cough--pollen season arrived early this year.

tinyurl.com/2vj7rexn
Faculty Research Lecture clipped HD (from Bobcat).mp4
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Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 6h
Essential reading for anyone interested in university governance, the power of politically-appointed, obscurely-motivated external boards, and the integrity of academic institutions. Also, a very strange tale.
joefore.bsky.social Joe Fore @joefore.bsky.social · 10h
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.

It's a surreal--and troubling--read.

drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...

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Joe Fore @joefore.bsky.social · 10h
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.

It's a surreal--and troubling--read.

drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...

Reposted by Shelly Lundberg

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 23h
“Until we have real data, people making policy haven't got a clue what to rely on”- Prof. Daniel Hamermesh.

And as @marisakabas.bsky.social sets out, the Trump regime's economic 'data' ranges from cherry-picked figures to blatant lies.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/wh-inflati...
WH claims 'inflation tamed,' per DoorDash stats. Company says that's not in its report.
It comes the same week we learned the WH would likely not release key economic reports for October.
www.thehandbasket.co

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Elizabeth (Beth) Dhuey @bdhuey.bsky.social · 1d
I know that the job market is rough this year for Econ PhDs. @utoronto.ca has expanded its postdoc funding. If you are on the market and work on school finance or early childhood education and are interested in a PostDoc, let me know! #econsky #educsky postdoc.sgs.utoronto.ca/current-post...
Postdoctoral Talent Initiative – School of Graduate Studies Postdoctoral Fellows
postdoc.sgs.utoronto.ca

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
A photo of Texas A&M University’s logo

Reposted by Shelly Lundberg, Juan Rocha, David L. Anderson

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 1d
FWIW Americans can go to college in Sweden, studying in English, while enjoying things like safety, gender equality, quality of life, and constitutional rights – and without breaking the bank: utbildning.su.se/english/educ...

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 1d
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:

splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 13d
The United States was the leading destination for top scientists from all over the world.

That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.

And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Shelly Lundberg, Daniel S. Goldberg , and 4 more

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 13d
The US is the purple line bottoming out. Our economy may still roar, but we’re killing ourselves. Hoarding wealth, refusing to even ensure our kids have enough to eat. That line is an indictment. It reflects our warped values.
rebeccasear.bsky.social Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 14d
This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"

www.prb.org/resources/se...
Graph showing life expectancy trends in 23 higher income countries between 1980 and 2024. Life expectancy increased over time in all countries. In 1980, the US is in the middle of the pack, but their life expectancy gains were slower than that of other countries, and by around 2002, the US had the lowest life expectancy of all countries. Over the next 20 years, US life expectancy increasingly tracks away from the trajectories of other countries, as their life expectancy stalls while other countries life expectancy continues to climb

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 14d
This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"

www.prb.org/resources/se...
Graph showing life expectancy trends in 23 higher income countries between 1980 and 2024. Life expectancy increased over time in all countries. In 1980, the US is in the middle of the pack, but their life expectancy gains were slower than that of other countries, and by around 2002, the US had the lowest life expectancy of all countries. Over the next 20 years, US life expectancy increasingly tracks away from the trajectories of other countries, as their life expectancy stalls while other countries life expectancy continues to climb

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CTV News Kitchener @ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social · 14d
GO train service changes ahead of World Series home games
GO train service changes ahead of World Series home games
Metrolinx has added new trips to multiple lines including the Kitchener GO line, ahead of the Game 6 and possibly Game 7 of the World Series.
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Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 15d
What a pleasure.
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15d
New from me: Everything is awful, so treat yourself to a timeline cleanse by hopping on the best train ride in the world, the Bernina Express.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/all-aboard...
All aboard the best train ride in the world
No timeline cleanse like a Swiss timeline cleanse
donmoynihan.substack.com

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Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 15d
Dear U.S. media and commentators: Referring to the lovely Reagan/tariff ad produced by Doug Ford's Conservative government of Ontario as an ad posted by "The Canadian government" is like referring to Gavin Newsom's administration as "The U.S. government." Please up your info-processing game.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15d
New from me: Everything is awful, so treat yourself to a timeline cleanse by hopping on the best train ride in the world, the Bernina Express.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/all-aboard...
All aboard the best train ride in the world
No timeline cleanse like a Swiss timeline cleanse
donmoynihan.substack.com

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Blackfoot Niitsítapi 🪶🇨🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💙🌎🐝 @thoughtsnations.bsky.social · 20d
Enjoy this beautiful Indigenous Blue Jays logo (made by Kory Parkin/@paintsbyparkin) on FB. 🪶🙌🏽

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 20d
It's hard to overstate how fully engaged Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are in this ICE madness. There are neighborhood watch alerts, spontaneous crowds gathering outside schools at pick up & drop off plus madly blowing whistles and honking car horns, this city is fighting back and hard.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 20d
Finally read the paper and it's worth the buzz.
mRNA vaccines saved 20 million lives in a global pandemic and the technology is opening up new avenues for the treatment of deadly cancers. This is really one of the most impactful scientific developments of our time.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature
mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
www.nature.com

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 21d
The US Administration has explicitly chosen to make it much harder to build a career in research in the United States.

This policy of hollowing out our future innovation capacity will ultimately harm every Conservative and Liberal American.
chrisbennettedu.bsky.social Chris Bennett @chrisbennettedu.bsky.social · 22d
Research firms continue to shed talented staff—even after the far-reaching cuts earlier this year. Just this week, there have been announcements of significant layoffs at RAND and Mathematica.

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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 21d
Trump canceled trade negotiations with Canada over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-tariff speech by Reagan given on April 25, 1987. The ad uses unedited clips from the speech. See for yourself.

Speech:
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ra...

Ad:
youtu.be/hN_CVvzExpM
Ontario launches $75 million ad campaign using the words of Ronald Reagan to argue against tariffs.
YouTube video by Toronto Sun
youtu.be

Reposted by Nathan Nunn

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Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 22d
Vancouver. ❤️
jmcelroy.bsky.social Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 22d
still not over getting the front skytrain seat with the sunrise this morning

almost enough to make you forget how expensive it is to stay here

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 22d
still not over getting the front skytrain seat with the sunrise this morning

almost enough to make you forget how expensive it is to stay here

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 23d
Another disturbing example of how Trump silences dissent: "the chief content officer for our parent company... stated in a meeting that we should not run articles that could draw the attention of the Trump White House and have them try to shut us down." www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion | I Quit My Job in the Face of Pro-Trump Censorship
A veteran journalist says his bosses were afraid of crossing the administration.
www.politico.com

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Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 23d
It is not about democracy (directly, at least) and so seems a bit out of tempo.

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Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 23d
I seem to have written a book, for the first time. I suspect that my publisher will want me to talk about this more, so stay tuned, if interested.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23d
1/2 First Ladies and the WH East Wing Office..

Reposted by Shelly Lundberg, Robert Black, Timothy D. McBride

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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 24d
This is among the most corrupt things a president has ever suggested, and I hope the press treats it that way. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 25d
If some West Wing-type drama ran an episode where a deeply unpopular president faced the largest mass protests in several generation, and then ended it with visuals like this critics would universally pan it for the grossly over-the-top symbolism.
Photograph of heavy demo machinery ripping into the east wing of the white house.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25d
Someone just liked my tweet from 2024, and hence, I saw it now, too.

Just imagine..
Olga Nesterova @ @onestpress • 7/11/24 Well, I guess the "media" will have a topic for the next month. Phew! Now, to the actual news for today: • new aid for #Ukraine • IRS/Treasury got $1B from millionaires in taxes • #Biden Administration Unveils $2 Billion Investment to Revitalize American Auto Manufacturing • #BidenHarris Administration Launches ICE Pact with Canada and Finland to Strengthen Polar Capabilities • #POTUS Biden receives endorsement from the world leaders • #USAID Announces $100 Million for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank • US Expects to Surpass Ambitious Tourism Goal Ahead of Schedule, Anticipating 91 Million Visitors by 2026 • June Consumer Price Index (good news!) But if you'd like to troll about gaffes, you do you. I see you at 8pm. For the news.

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Shelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 26d
Thanks again, Gavin--good decision. These frigging idiots!
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26d
BREAKING: Live munitions from a Trump-Vance “military demo” flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open—but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse.

We have obtained these photos:

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26d
BREAKING: Live munitions from a Trump-Vance “military demo” flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open—but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse.

We have obtained these photos: