Stephen Boisvert 🇨🇦 🟦⭐⭐⭐⭐🟦
@srboisvert.bsky.social
Pedestrian birder in Chicago. Click on #birds tag to see just my bird photos without the whinging. I'm also sharing bird links using the #BirdLinks tag. I'm embarrassed by my typos but usually not enough to delete them. Gear: OM1 & OM 150-400 & 100-400
Who will win the West's own goal competition? The UK is currently in the lead but the United States shows a lot of potential thanks to an incredibly deep bench of idiots.
Brexit ➡️ stagnation: New research from SIEPR's @nickbloom.bsky.social and co-authors analyzes ~10 years of data and finds the U.K. has paid a big price for leaving the E.U.: #GDP 6-8% ⬇️, investment 12-18% ⬇️, employment and productivity each 3-4% ⬇️. Link below.
#Econsky #Brexit #EU
#Econsky #Brexit #EU
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Who will win the West's own goal competition? The UK is currently in the lead but the United States shows a lot of potential thanks to an incredibly deep bench of idiots.
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A federal program that deported 400,000 immigrants from 2008-2014 increased new-construction home prices by 16%, or $50k. This is net of reduced demand effects.
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A federal program that deported 400,000 immigrants from 2008-2014 increased new-construction home prices by 16%, or $50k. This is net of reduced demand effects.
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
It is really very shocking to see what the UK's Labour Party has become.
Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It is really very shocking to see what the UK's Labour Party has become.
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As it’s Sunday, take a moment to imagine how good life would be if your neighbourhood was built for people.
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
As it’s Sunday, take a moment to imagine how good life would be if your neighbourhood was built for people.
Why This Pigeon Could Be Worth Millions
YouTube video by Great Big Story
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Vaxxed?
The American penny died on Wednesday in Philadelphia. It was 232. The cause was irrelevance and expensiveness, the Treasury Department said. Nothing could be bought any more with a penny, as the cost to mint the penny had risen to more than 3 cents. nyti.ms/48bFd5K
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Vaxxed?
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dystopian ass weather report
Chicago may experience less tear gas use as Operation Midway Blitz winds down. Cold and wet weather reduce effectiveness, while wind adds unpredictability.
Wind, cold temps can change the impact of tear gas and pepper balls, experts say
chicago.suntimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
dystopian ass weather report
This is what happens when a Pope grows up in Siskel and Ebert country.
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is what happens when a Pope grows up in Siskel and Ebert country.
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"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
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When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
It's a Redpoll irruption year in Chicago. The last time was something like 2020 which was half a decade ago and also yesterday.
Redpoll at Bill Jarvis Bird Sanctuary in Chicago.
#birds
Redpoll at Bill Jarvis Bird Sanctuary in Chicago.
#birds
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It's a Redpoll irruption year in Chicago. The last time was something like 2020 which was half a decade ago and also yesterday.
Redpoll at Bill Jarvis Bird Sanctuary in Chicago.
#birds
Redpoll at Bill Jarvis Bird Sanctuary in Chicago.
#birds
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing By The Perimeter Fence And Screaming For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day today all who celebrate
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing By The Perimeter Fence And Screaming For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day today all who celebrate
I'm starting to think that the 2020s will be looked back on as being a wildly corrupt time assuming we can turn things around. Otherwise, it will probably be the birth of a new feudalism.
A new national poll on sports gambling from Sacred Heart:
- 79% say the recent scandals have shaken their trust in the NBA, 38% say its shaken trust a lot.
- 90% are worried about corruption across sports.
- 75% of gambler believe corruption is more widespread than the NBA
- 79% say the recent scandals have shaken their trust in the NBA, 38% say its shaken trust a lot.
- 90% are worried about corruption across sports.
- 75% of gambler believe corruption is more widespread than the NBA
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm starting to think that the 2020s will be looked back on as being a wildly corrupt time assuming we can turn things around. Otherwise, it will probably be the birth of a new feudalism.
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As I have been repeatedly posting there is zero chance that shots were fired at these bozos without them unleashing an undisciplined fusillade a random gunfire in response. They walk around holding their guns. If they thought shots were fired at the very least they would shoot their own feet.
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
As I have been repeatedly posting there is zero chance that shots were fired at these bozos without them unleashing an undisciplined fusillade a random gunfire in response. They walk around holding their guns. If they thought shots were fired at the very least they would shoot their own feet.
Is it bad when women want to flee from your country?
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Is it bad when women want to flee from your country?
Good Morning Chicago. Endless Fall edition.
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Good Morning Chicago. Endless Fall edition.
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this dude helping his bro pick up his stick should be highlight of the night but our bloodthirsty sports media only feeds us conflict
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
this dude helping his bro pick up his stick should be highlight of the night but our bloodthirsty sports media only feeds us conflict