Joe Godwin
@joegodwin.bsky.social
Applied Economist, and Iraq vet (ROTM) in Birmingham, AL. Go Blazers!
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Columnist @warondumb.bsky.social asks: Why did Tommy Tuberville vote in Florida if he lived in Alabama?
Does it matter to you if a candidate for governor lives in Alabama?
Read the column: https://www.al.com/news/2025/05/why-did-tommy-tuberville-vote-in-florida-if-he-lived-in-alabama.html
Does it matter to you if a candidate for governor lives in Alabama?
Read the column: https://www.al.com/news/2025/05/why-did-tommy-tuberville-vote-in-florida-if-he-lived-in-alabama.html
May 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Columnist @warondumb.bsky.social asks: Why did Tommy Tuberville vote in Florida if he lived in Alabama?
Does it matter to you if a candidate for governor lives in Alabama?
Read the column: https://www.al.com/news/2025/05/why-did-tommy-tuberville-vote-in-florida-if-he-lived-in-alabama.html
Does it matter to you if a candidate for governor lives in Alabama?
Read the column: https://www.al.com/news/2025/05/why-did-tommy-tuberville-vote-in-florida-if-he-lived-in-alabama.html
That’s fine, but the American people will just blame Trump and his failed tax policy.
President Trump is signaling that he will blame the Federal Reserve for any economic weakness that results from his trade war if the central bank doesn’t cut interest rates soon
Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Blame Powell for Any Downturn
The central bank’s legitimacy is at risk as the president attacks the Fed for cutting rates before election but not now.
buff.ly
April 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
That’s fine, but the American people will just blame Trump and his failed tax policy.
The See of Canterbury and Rome are open at the same time. Might be time for a reunification candidate.
April 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The See of Canterbury and Rome are open at the same time. Might be time for a reunification candidate.
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The losing candidates in 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000, and 1996 were more popular than the winners in any of the three most recent elections — parties used to try to be liked.
April 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The losing candidates in 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000, and 1996 were more popular than the winners in any of the three most recent elections — parties used to try to be liked.
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There's no logical or moral or strategic defense for what we're doing right now. It's an idiotic plan being implemented with a level of incompetence that has no possible explanation.
Cars from Mexico and Canada are being hit with tariffs *now*, even if they are compliant with the USMCA. US officials saying don't worry, trust us, we'll refund you the amount associated with any US content when we all work out how to calculate it.
Trust us...
on.ft.com/4cvyVPi
Trust us...
on.ft.com/4cvyVPi
April 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
There's no logical or moral or strategic defense for what we're doing right now. It's an idiotic plan being implemented with a level of incompetence that has no possible explanation.
In the 2020 recession housing didn’t crash like in 2008, in 2025 long rates might not crash like they did in 2020. Reductions in the Capital Account Surplus, the “need” to build factories, and Federal debt might keeps rates higher than many anticipate.
April 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In the 2020 recession housing didn’t crash like in 2008, in 2025 long rates might not crash like they did in 2020. Reductions in the Capital Account Surplus, the “need” to build factories, and Federal debt might keeps rates higher than many anticipate.
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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Please Sir, may I have my collateral back?
I’m sorry, it’s Lent.*
*This has never happened to me. This is a rehypothetical joke.
I’m sorry, it’s Lent.*
*This has never happened to me. This is a rehypothetical joke.
March 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Please Sir, may I have my collateral back?
I’m sorry, it’s Lent.*
*This has never happened to me. This is a rehypothetical joke.
I’m sorry, it’s Lent.*
*This has never happened to me. This is a rehypothetical joke.
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Andrew Luck gave everything to his shortened career as a quarterback. Now he’s back in the fray as the Cardinal’s first general manager (via @jessedougherty.bsky.social):
The NFL nearly broke Andrew Luck. At Stanford, he’s reinventing himself.
Luck gave everything to his shortened career as a quarterback. Now he’s back in the fray as the Cardinal’s first general manager.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Andrew Luck gave everything to his shortened career as a quarterback. Now he’s back in the fray as the Cardinal’s first general manager (via @jessedougherty.bsky.social):
When paying at lunch today, I noticed the suggested tip amounts were 5% and 10%. It was a grab-and-go type place, but I think they had been 15% and 20% recently. Not sure if it’s a backlash to the suggested tip or total ticket cost.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
When paying at lunch today, I noticed the suggested tip amounts were 5% and 10%. It was a grab-and-go type place, but I think they had been 15% and 20% recently. Not sure if it’s a backlash to the suggested tip or total ticket cost.
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If these NIH cuts stick -- and who knows in this environment -- my whole metro will to be screwed. Not to mention the actual lives affected.
Talk about cutting off your nose for spite.
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Talk about cutting off your nose for spite.
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Archibald: NIH cuts threaten UAB, Birmingham and beyond
NIH grants in Alabama in 2023 supported 4,769 jobs for an economic impact of $909 million and went to institutions from Mobile to Huntsville.
www.al.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If these NIH cuts stick -- and who knows in this environment -- my whole metro will to be screwed. Not to mention the actual lives affected.
Talk about cutting off your nose for spite.
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
Talk about cutting off your nose for spite.
www.al.com/news/2025/02...
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Kudos to @eamonjavers.bsky.social. Well done.
January 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Kudos to @eamonjavers.bsky.social. Well done.
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Episcopalians are wild because they're a christian denomination that somehow seems to not have total contempt for the teachings of Christ
January 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Episcopalians are wild because they're a christian denomination that somehow seems to not have total contempt for the teachings of Christ
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The Procuress, by Vermeer, 1656
January 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The Procuress, by Vermeer, 1656
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I've seen some analysts reacting with surprise to this decision, thinking Barr would want to "protect Fed independence" by staying.
This makes me wonder if that isn't backwards. The argument for Fed independence *on monetary policy alone* is a lot stronger than the argument that the Fed should
This makes me wonder if that isn't backwards. The argument for Fed independence *on monetary policy alone* is a lot stronger than the argument that the Fed should
Michael Barr’s decision to side-step a potential legal fight over whether he can be sacked from his four year term as vice chair has a twist: by staying on the Fed’s board (his separate term as governor runs another 7 years), he limits Trump’s options for any replacement www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Fed Vice Chair Barr Steps Down to Sidestep Potential Legal Battle With Trump
The Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator said he would step down from his position, but will stay on as a Fed governor.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I've seen some analysts reacting with surprise to this decision, thinking Barr would want to "protect Fed independence" by staying.
This makes me wonder if that isn't backwards. The argument for Fed independence *on monetary policy alone* is a lot stronger than the argument that the Fed should
This makes me wonder if that isn't backwards. The argument for Fed independence *on monetary policy alone* is a lot stronger than the argument that the Fed should
Black Friday shopping with the family. Places seem busy, but not maxed out. Deals seem ok, but not deeply discounted. Almost like retail is near equilibrium.
November 29, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Black Friday shopping with the family. Places seem busy, but not maxed out. Deals seem ok, but not deeply discounted. Almost like retail is near equilibrium.
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All this stuff about chronic disease. And chemicals and seed oils in the food supply and all that.
Isn't the story mostly just that people consume too many calories, which is a problem that can/will be fixed with Ozempic?
Isn't the story mostly just that people consume too many calories, which is a problem that can/will be fixed with Ozempic?
November 15, 2024 at 6:20 PM
All this stuff about chronic disease. And chemicals and seed oils in the food supply and all that.
Isn't the story mostly just that people consume too many calories, which is a problem that can/will be fixed with Ozempic?
Isn't the story mostly just that people consume too many calories, which is a problem that can/will be fixed with Ozempic?
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Maybe this will pull the econtwitter holdouts to #EconSky? n=1 but Celtics stuff here is so much better in the last week
November 14, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Maybe this will pull the econtwitter holdouts to #EconSky? n=1 but Celtics stuff here is so much better in the last week
College football’s silliest saga is UAB and its famous head coach.
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Guest column | College football’s silliest saga is UAB and its famous head coach
Trent Dilfer’s two-year tenure with the Blazers has been a disaster — and it was also entirely avoidable.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2024 at 8:16 PM
College football’s silliest saga is UAB and its famous head coach.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...
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