Geoff Pigman
@geoffpigman.bsky.social
Massachusetts-based consultant and academic - diplomacy, political economy, international trade, sports-diplomacy. Author, _Negotiating Our Economic Future_. Mets fan. Time for a #NewConstitutionalTreaty between the states, territories, and tribes.
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It’s wrong to lump all top Trump people in one category. There are differences among them. But they do seem to fall into three (sometimes overlapping) categories:
• Ordinary criminals (grift and corruption).
• Sex criminals.
• War criminals.
• Ordinary criminals (grift and corruption).
• Sex criminals.
• War criminals.
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It’s wrong to lump all top Trump people in one category. There are differences among them. But they do seem to fall into three (sometimes overlapping) categories:
• Ordinary criminals (grift and corruption).
• Sex criminals.
• War criminals.
• Ordinary criminals (grift and corruption).
• Sex criminals.
• War criminals.
Important thread on the crisis in academia
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Important thread on the crisis in academia
Wow very throwback halftime show in Detroit
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Wow very throwback halftime show in Detroit
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Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
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In the latest @privateeyenews.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In the latest @privateeyenews.bsky.social
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A mayoral candidate saying maybe the city should cover the cost of bus rides gets the full socialism panic treatment before he even tries it.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A mayoral candidate saying maybe the city should cover the cost of bus rides gets the full socialism panic treatment before he even tries it.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
'If they're not gonna run the programs, then what are we paying them for?' This is where the rubber hits the road. Our states need to pull fed income taxes into our capitals first, then negotiate with the feds the terms of in-payment to the IRS.
oh yeah she also gave a nod to the idea of withholding federal taxes, an idea that Very Serious People in Trenton universally derided when progressive Assemblywoman-elect Katie Brennan proposed it uh last month
a thousand apologies, gov-elect Sherrill, i was unfamiliar with your game
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
'If they're not gonna run the programs, then what are we paying them for?' This is where the rubber hits the road. Our states need to pull fed income taxes into our capitals first, then negotiate with the feds the terms of in-payment to the IRS.
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Thank you to all our veterans and military families for your leadership and service. Today and every day, Boston salutes our veterans and remembers that freedom is not free. Honored to welcome Master Chief Rashaun Morris as grand marshal of this year’s Boston Veterans Day Parade!
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Thank you to all our veterans and military families for your leadership and service. Today and every day, Boston salutes our veterans and remembers that freedom is not free. Honored to welcome Master Chief Rashaun Morris as grand marshal of this year’s Boston Veterans Day Parade!
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she has that, “i’m going to primary schumer,” look in her eye
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
she has that, “i’m going to primary schumer,” look in her eye
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Democrats ready to reopen the government on a promise of a vote to save Obamacare subsidies should remember: Republicans made the same promise on D.C. funding earlier this year. That vote never came. Thinking this time will be different is political delusion.
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Democrats ready to reopen the government on a promise of a vote to save Obamacare subsidies should remember: Republicans made the same promise on D.C. funding earlier this year. That vote never came. Thinking this time will be different is political delusion.
Good morning only to those who will be celebrating Z Day today
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Good morning only to those who will be celebrating Z Day today
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So unlike Jeff "Steroids" Bezos who was born into a life of wealth and privilege and from that perch built immense untaxed wealth and kingly privilege, including reducing a once-great newspaper into a ludicrous megaphone for his self-serving rubbish.
Another abominable editorial from the Wash Post
November 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
So unlike Jeff "Steroids" Bezos who was born into a life of wealth and privilege and from that perch built immense untaxed wealth and kingly privilege, including reducing a once-great newspaper into a ludicrous megaphone for his self-serving rubbish.
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Live your Thursday with the confidence of Andrew Cuomo thinking NY would welcome him as mayor.
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Live your Thursday with the confidence of Andrew Cuomo thinking NY would welcome him as mayor.
This should be a no-brainer, but of course it's anyone's guess how SCOTUS will actually rule.
“But if the court allows Trump…to declare that he alone can impose tariffs with emergency declarations in a way no president has done…it will be the latest example of the justices in the majority doing their part to create an imperial presidency.”
K Atkins-Stohr
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/o...
K Atkins-Stohr
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/o...
Trump says America’s economy will die without his tariffs. He’s crying wolf. - The Boston Globe
Lawmakers are urging the Supreme Court to declare Trump’s tariffs an illegal overreach of his authority. Will the justices agree?
www.bostonglobe.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This should be a no-brainer, but of course it's anyone's guess how SCOTUS will actually rule.
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Oh sad to see June Lockhart passed away, 100 yrs on this planet.
Who can forget her in Lassie too
Who can forget her in Lassie too
October 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Oh sad to see June Lockhart passed away, 100 yrs on this planet.
Who can forget her in Lassie too
Who can forget her in Lassie too
RIP June Lockhart. Lost In Space was a classic! She knew how to keep a robot in line.
October 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
RIP June Lockhart. Lost In Space was a classic! She knew how to keep a robot in line.
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So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
October 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.
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Good start to IEEPA tariff amicus brief from @scottlincicome.bsky.social & Cato trade crew:
"Globalization skeptics often think of U.S. trade policy the
way Homer Simpson thinks of alcohol: as the cause of, and
solution to, all of life’s problems. The government's view of tariffs is no exception."
"Globalization skeptics often think of U.S. trade policy the
way Homer Simpson thinks of alcohol: as the cause of, and
solution to, all of life’s problems. The government's view of tariffs is no exception."
www.supremecourt.gov
October 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Good start to IEEPA tariff amicus brief from @scottlincicome.bsky.social & Cato trade crew:
"Globalization skeptics often think of U.S. trade policy the
way Homer Simpson thinks of alcohol: as the cause of, and
solution to, all of life’s problems. The government's view of tariffs is no exception."
"Globalization skeptics often think of U.S. trade policy the
way Homer Simpson thinks of alcohol: as the cause of, and
solution to, all of life’s problems. The government's view of tariffs is no exception."
Where's our William of Orange when we need him?
337 years ago tomorrow, the Bishop of Winchester expelled the unlawfully installed fellows at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social, who were foisted upon the College by James II in his attack on academic freedom. James sought to bring the fellows to heel after they refused to actively obey his royal mandate.
October 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Where's our William of Orange when we need him?
Well, Trump managed to do to the White House what al-Qaeda tried and failed to do on 9/11. Somewhere in Hell, Bin Laden is cheering Trump on. Time for independence for our states from the people who put Trump where he is.
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Well, Trump managed to do to the White House what al-Qaeda tried and failed to do on 9/11. Somewhere in Hell, Bin Laden is cheering Trump on. Time for independence for our states from the people who put Trump where he is.
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charli xcx: zohran IS the moment
October 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
charli xcx: zohran IS the moment
Is there any depth to which Infantino won't sink...
October 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Is there any depth to which Infantino won't sink...
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In a shocking twist of events, it turns out that the economics & politics of international trade have not suddenly changed after centuries simply because 🇨🇳 is now a large player in the world economy 🧐🤔
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U.S. companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.
www.reuters.com/world/us/how...
www.reuters.com/world/us/how...
October 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In a shocking twist of events, it turns out that the economics & politics of international trade have not suddenly changed after centuries simply because 🇨🇳 is now a large player in the world economy 🧐🤔
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When it comes to his tariffs, the one certainty is uncertainty
My Trade Secrets newsletter today. Declare trade war on Friday, in full retreat by Sunday. Donald Trump's brought a knife (tariffs) to a gunfight (rare earths) with China. He's in a weak position and he's playing it badly.
ALSO: global steel trade and Argentina are in a mess. Aren't they always?
ALSO: global steel trade and Argentina are in a mess. Aren't they always?
Donald Trump’s weekend retreat shows weakness of his position
[FREE TO READ] Beijing’s rare earths announcement got a shortlived overreaction from the US president
on.ft.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
When it comes to his tariffs, the one certainty is uncertainty
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This is a good example of media failure. No reason to both sides an issue when one side is making up nonsense.
October 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is a good example of media failure. No reason to both sides an issue when one side is making up nonsense.