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Dan Ludwinski
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Assistant Professor of Economics at Emory University's Oxford College.

I love teaching, and research healthcare.
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Big crowds showed up to #NoKings in Atlanta.

The square held 5k and was filled up very early.
Thousands gather in front of the Georgia State Capital. Thousands gather in front of the Georgia State Capital.
June 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The egg shortage is so bad that a repair shop is offering a free egg when you get at least $200 of services.
A car shop has a sign that reads "Free Egg with $200 purchase"
April 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Trying to finish up my annual report today. This is all I can think...
The famous dog inside a burning house saying "this is fine" meme.
April 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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This is beyond infuriating and terrifying.

The Trump administration admits sending a totally innocent father to El Salvador. And worse than that they claim to be unable to get him back

THIS IS WHY SENDING PRISONERS TO ANOTHER COUNTRY IS HORRIBLE!
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Just text: "The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing Monday that it had grabbed a Maryland father with protected legal status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, but said that U.S. courts lack jurisdiction to order his return from the megaprison where he’s now locked up."
April 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Looks like it...
February 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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"No system of ordered liberty can allow the Government to use the carrot of dismissing charges, or the stick of threatening to bring them again, to induce an elected official to support its policy
objectives."

- Hagan Scotten's resignation letter (SDNY attorney prosecuting Eric Adams')
I have received correspondence indicating that I refused your order to move to dismiss the indictment against Eric Adams without prejudice, subject to certain conditions, including the express possibility of reinstatement of the indictment. That is not exactly correct. The U.S. Attorney, Danielle R. Sassoon, never asked me to file such a motion, and I therefore never had an opportunity to refuse. But I am entirely in agreement with her decision not to do so, for the reasons stated in her February 12, 2025 letter to the Attorney General. In short, the first justification for the motion-that Damian Williams's role in the case somehow tainted a valid indictment supported by ample evidence, and pursued under four different U.S. attorneys-is so weak as to be transparently pretextual. The second justification is worse. No system of ordered liberty can allow the Government to use the carrot of dismissing charges, or the stick of threatening to bring them again, to induce an elected official to support its policy objectives. There is a tradition in public service of resigning in a last-ditch effort to head off a serious mistake. Some will view the mistake you are committing here in the light of their generally negative views of the new Administration. I do not share those views. I can even understand how a Chief Executive whose background is in business and politics might see the contemplated dismissal-with-leverage as a good, if distasteful, deal. But any assistant U.S. attorney would know that our laws and traditions do not allow using the prosecutorial power to influence other citizens, much less elected officials, in this way. If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me. Please consider this my resignation. It has been an honor to serve as a prosecutor in SDNY
February 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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I'm totally for getting rid of defense waste, but Congress has the power of the purse. Just because Congress isn't doing what the administration wants doesn't give it the right to suspend the Constitution and act unilaterally.
WSJ headline: Pentagon Prepares Potential Cuts for DOGE To get ahead of what could be drastic cuts by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, some parts of the U.S. military are making lists of weapons they have long wanted to cancel but couldn't get past lawmakers.
February 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The Center for Systemic Peace (www.systemicpeace.org/index.html) agrees.
February 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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In it's sad state, this is the stuff the American church stands for today.

From caring for widows and orphans - to laughing while making them suffer. Disgraceful.
Elon must reposting a meme which says: "Watching Trump slash federal programs knowing it doesn't affect you because you're not a member of the Parasite Class"
February 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Watching Elon go through our government is how I imagine a 5 yr old would go through my budget:

"This power company thing? Sounds fake. We're not paying for that."

"Life insurance? Who charges you to be alive?"
Elon doesn't know the government uses SQL
February 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Until next time, DC! Thanks @appam.bsky.social for another wonderful conference.

#2024APPAM
Washington DC from an airplane. The Washington monument, Jefferson memorial and Capital are visible.
November 23, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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Good morning DC! Not a bad view to wake up to for the last day of #2024APPAM
National harbor's Ferris wheel, with the Washington monument in the distance
November 23, 2024 at 12:30 PM
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Congrats to @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social , Arnold Ventures, the Russell Sage Foundation, Equitable Growth, & the Policy Academies for throwing the biggest and best party of #2024APPAM!
November 23, 2024 at 12:47 AM
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Pharmacy closure can lead to a drop in prescription fills for impacted patients of ~15%
@kellyanderson.bsky.social

And this drop persist at least for *6 months*!
#2024APPAM
November 22, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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Striking findings from an audit study of access to behavioral health services in ACA marketplace plans (Wendy Xu, Ohio State et al)
* 10% success rate per call for appointments with psychiatrist
* Psychology: 5% success
#2024APPAM
Psychiatry: 10% success rate in calling for appointments Psychology 5% success
November 21, 2024 at 9:33 PM
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Oh no. We broke it!
November 20, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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What is this account!? @academic-rates.bsky.social

I'm fine with ratings, but how is the average score greater than the top end of the scale (10)? Is this an anti grade inflation account?
November 19, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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Apparently, in 1982, my dad boxed in the same Olympic qualifying tournament and same weight class as @MikeTyson!
November 17, 2024 at 2:06 AM
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Beautiful picture of the day.

San Francisco at night. Jan 2020.
The moon rises over San Francisco's golden gate bridge, as the sun sets.
November 13, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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Beautiful photo of the day.
Niagara falls. 2019.
A rainbow in the mist of Niagara falls
November 12, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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"Go home Congress. I'll take the power from here."
- DJT
November 11, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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Also, when blindly given policies, voters overwhelmingly preferred Harris's.
November 8, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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People who knew the facts, strongly favored Harris.

I'm going to have to think hard about how this could possibly be addressed...
November 8, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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Medicaid policy design and its administrative burden are such important topics. Thank you, Tracee Saunders
(Georgetown University), for contributing to our understanding of these issues!
November 10, 2023 at 2:24 PM
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The national treasure who is @haroldpollack presents interesting research on Chicago's Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) Pilot Intervention #2023APPAM
November 10, 2023 at 2:11 PM