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Thomas Masterson
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Senior Scholar and Director of Graduate Programs at Levy Economics Institute of Bard College

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Levy Institute @levyecon.bsky.social · 3d
"The labor market is just not creating enough jobs."

You can now listen to @ptcherneva.bsky.social on @marketplace.org, where she and several other economists discuss new labor market data and AI influences.

www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
Job openings plummeted in December, especially for service-sector roles
There are now more unemployed people than job openings, which is landing particularly hard on young jobseekers.
www.marketplace.org

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 4d
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 5d
@levyecon.bsky.social Alum Nischal Dhungel writes about policy directions for the Katmandu Times:

kathmandupost.com/columns/2026...
Opinion | A mandate for economic course correction
The country cannot afford expensive elections in quick succession.
kathmandupost.com

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 7d
And most likely failing. They've got one hell of a losing streak going

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Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee @thedlcc.bsky.social · 7d
A North Carolina woman died because she couldn’t access the reproductive health care she needed as a result of the state’s restrictive laws.

Republicans’ anti-abortion agenda is killing women.
A pregnant woman at risk of heart failure couldn’t get urgent care. She died waiting for an abortion • NC Newsline
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
ncnewsline.com

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Thomas Masterson, David Darmofal

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 7d
No masks on cops. No masks on cops. No masks on cops. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks
Face-coverings may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to make it easier for them to do unconstitutional things.
www.theatlantic.com

Reposted by Smith, Thomas Masterson, Annalee Newitz

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 7d
HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks!

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The covers of five books by Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz, with the Humble Bundle logo. Supporting the MIss Major/Alexander J. Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center.

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mikeg3141.bsky.social @mikeg3141.bsky.social · 7d
A quick Google search reveal that the number is about 230 million.

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Levy Institute @levyecon.bsky.social · 7d
Join us Feb. 25 on Zoom for a discussion of research with Levy Scholar Giuliano Yajima.

His co-written paper discusses the dynamic interaction between private-sector financial balances, financial conditions, and the business cycle in the US.

Register: bard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Reposted by Thomas Masterson, Nicole Guenther Discenza

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Mr. Friendship @birdrespecter.bsky.social · 7d
I’m sorry but what did libertarians think that the anonymous money laundering racism coin that you could only functionally use for illicit activity was doing other than this, exactly

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"

Reposted by Colin F. Camerer, Steve Peers, Thomas Masterson

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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 8d
Troublemaker is my middle name.

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 10d
Soup, okay, but as I understand it, lutefisk is a human rights violation. That's just second hand information, mind you. Never had the opportunity to try it myself

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 10d
I mean, it doesn't sound like slander to me, it just reads like great promo material for relocating to Minnesota

Reposted by David S. Cohen, Samantha Brennan, Thomas Masterson

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10d
1. In a stunning new poll released by Fox News, voters prefer the Democratic Party to the Republican Party on transgender issues at a staggering +22 points.

This includes white voters, rural white voters, black voters, protestants, and moms.

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Fox News Poll: Americans Prefer Democrats On Transgender Issues +22 Points
Virtually every subgroup surveyed—from mothers to Black voters to even rural white voters—expressed greater confidence in the Democratic Party’s handling of transgender issues in the latest poll.
www.erininthemorning.com

Reposted by Steve Peers, Thomas Masterson, Timothy D. McBride

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 10d
Dept. of Justice over here like pornhub
age verification on DOJ website

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 10d
Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 12d
Work by Levy Alumnus Oscar Valdes (@oscarvv.bsky.social) for Americans for Financial Reform (@ourfinancialsecurity.org) is featured in this story about H.R. 3383, the "INVEST Act".

njtoday.news/2026/01/23/n...
New Jersey Democrats help speculative and opaque vultures of Wall Street - NJTODAY.NET
A quiet but profound shift is underway in the halls of Congress, one that critics argue would reshape the landscape of American retirement, turning the bedrock of 401(k)s and pension plans into fertil...
njtoday.news

Reposted by Thomas Masterson, Greg Linden

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12d
we've got Schumer calling for Miller's head, folks

we're dragging them kicking and screaming in the right direction, keep it up
sahilkapur.bsky.social Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 12d
Schumer calls for Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to be removed from their jobs.

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 12d
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Richard W. Painter, Thomas Masterson

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 13d
NYU Law Prof. Richard Epstein has submitted his amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court on birthright citizenship. He has no expertise in this area and has never done, as far as I know, any substantial work on the history of the common law dating back to early modern and pre-modern England.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14d
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
jeetheer.bsky.social Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 14d
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.

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not an art thief @famousartthief.bsky.social · 14d
you have to admit, the president saying he doesn't have alzheimer's and then forgetting what it's called and asking his press secretary for the word is pretty funny.

just from a comedy standpoint

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Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social · 14d
And nobody told me
prchovanec.bsky.social Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 14d
"national network of Marxist-Leninist cells"
ROTFL.
adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 14d
Then there’s…this. This is a news article, not an op ed. I reviewed Fox’s December 2019-March 2020 COVID coverage in their online news section and it didn’t throw in shit like this, even since then they’ve deteriorated

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 14d
"national network of Marxist-Leninist cells"
ROTFL.
adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 14d
Then there’s…this. This is a news article, not an op ed. I reviewed Fox’s December 2019-March 2020 COVID coverage in their online news section and it didn’t throw in shit like this, even since then they’ve deteriorated
Over the following hours, a national network of socialist, communist and Marxist-Leninist cells in the United States leveraged the tragic fatality into a nationwide protest operation. While grief and outrage over Pretti's death is genuine, the network's real-time rapid response, using short sensational video clips and emojis as weapons of propaganda, offers a window into the disciplined logistics, messaging and coordination of far-left warriors fomenting insurgency-like confrontation with authorities.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15d
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.

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Dumb Megan @dmbmeg.bsky.social · 15d
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.

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Levy Institute @levyecon.bsky.social · 17d
Want to know more about the Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy? We'll be holding an information session on February 6 at 12 PM EST

Drop in to ask questions and get your app fee waived!

Register: connect.bard.edu/register/Lev...

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Tom Bauermann @bauermann-tom.bsky.social · 19d
📅 Reminder: Call for Applications 📢

We are organizing the 10th Summer School "Keynesian Macroeconomics and European Economic Policies".

From 24th - 29th August 2026 in Berlin
Deadline for applications: 28th February 2026

Website and application: www.imk-boeckler.de/de/aktuelle-...

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Das Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung (IMK) hat es sich zum Ziel gesetzt, der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Perspektive in der ökonomischen Forschung und in der wirtschaftspolitischen Diskus...
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