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Leonardo Monasterio
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Brazilian Economist at @ipeaonline; professor at @SejaIDP; @CNPq_Oficial
Opinions are solely mine (or stolen from others)
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lmonasterio.bsky.social
IBGE é um patrimônio do povo brasileiro, mas colocar os signos já era uma bobagem tremenda
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
lmonasterio.bsky.social
Texto bacana doDanilo Santa Cruz Coelho, meu colega de Ipea, com informações bem surpreendentes:
terapiapolitica.com.br/quaqua-e-o-t...
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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charig.bsky.social
Brazilian police celebrate the anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall:

Building a replica Checkpoint Charlie with marijuana bricks
Policeman building a wall with marijuana bricks. DrugBust
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
lmonasterio.bsky.social
Este é o paper com a variável instrumental mais doida (e exógena ) que já vi: os eclipses solares
A ideia é que eclipses->relógios->crescimento.
O paper circula já faz mais de 10 anos. Pensei até que os autores já tivessem desistido do projeto
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
Happy Sunday! 🦛 💙

Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!

📷 by me

#Archaeology
My photo collage shows four hippo statuettes made of Egytian blue faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. Their bright-blue shiny bodies are decorated in black with depictions of Nile river plants such as water weed and lotus flowers. This decoration depicts their marsh habitat as well as having various layers of symbolism associated with regeneration. For example lotus flowers open in the morning and close at night, symbolising rebirth. Blue faience hippos have been found in Middle Kingdom tombs of high ranking officials. It’s thought they were placed in the tombs to aid the rebirth of the deceased. Hippo top left - Walking hippo shown in profile facing right. Height 11.5 cm, Length 21 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Top right - Roaring hippo (looks like the hippo is smiling), seated, with head at left and turned inwards to front. Height 7.5 cm, length 12.5 cm. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Bottom left - Standing hippo in profile facing right. This hippo is part of the Met Museum’s collections and is popularly known as ‘William’. Height 11.2 cm, Length 20 cm Bottom Right - Reclining hippo with head on the right, facing front, and tilted down. Egyptian Museum, Cairo
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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ilyasomin.bsky.social
My new article "Immigration is Not Invasion" is now up on SSRN. It comprehensively explains why illegal migration and drug smuggling do not qualify as "invasion" under the Constitution and the Alien Enemies Act of 1798: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Immigration is Not Invasion
<div> In recent years, state governments and the second Trump Administration have increasingly advanced the argument that illegal migration and cross-border dr
papers.ssrn.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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evansmithhist.bsky.social
My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989

hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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sophieehill.bsky.social
Fun fact: it has been 56 days since I notified the editors of Neurology about glaring statistical errors in this peer-reviewed study on sweeteners and cognitive health.

No expression of concern, no correction, no retraction.
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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drnwillburger.bsky.social
It's time for #Caturday and a timeline cleanse!

A terracotta figurine of a #cat playing the harp.

From #Egypt, #Roman period, late 1st century AD.

On display at Museum August Kestner, Hannover.

Have a lovely #weekend!

📷 me

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Fragment of a yellowish-brown clay figurine depicting a cat playing a harp. The cat is upright, with detailed facial features and textured fur, holding the harp to its side. The surface shows signs of wear and age, and the piece is displayed on a clear stand.
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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asslatam.bsky.social
Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela claims to be more famous than Taylor Swift, Karol G and Bad Bunny.
Maduro then said that he should record an album to finance local communities.
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
This little bird survived a volcanic eruption!

Buried by volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, this Roman fresco of a little bird pecking at fruit re-emerged looking as delightful as it did some 2,000 years ago!

Villa Poppaea, ancient Oplontis, Italy
📷 by me

#FrescoFriday
#Archaeology
My photo shows detail from a Roman fresco (wall painting) in a corridor at Villa A, the luxurious so-called ‘Villa Poppaea’ at ancient Oplontis (modern day Torre Annunziata) in the Bay of Naples, Italy. The fresco depicts a small light brown bird standing on a small pinky-brown wooden shelf, against a vibrant red background panel. The bird is shown in profile, facing left, with plummage painted in various shades of light brown and grey to beautifully depict detail of its feathers. The bird is lowering its head with beak open, about to peck into a fig on the shelf in front. There are two further figs painted behind the bird which have already been pecked into. The figs are painted light brown. The figs which have already been pecked into have cream flesh and red seeds.
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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bencasselman.bsky.social
I'm honored to be delivering the annual Ellen C. Gstalder Memorial Lecture at Georgetown next week. I'm talking about what A.I. will mean for the job market. And since the real answer is "I have no idea," I'll be looking at it through a historical lens.
Details: events.georgetown.edu/event/35638-...
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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toddpugatch.bsky.social
An Imbens retrospective on experimental v. non-experimental methods — looks like a must-read www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Comparing Experimental and Nonexperimental Methods: What Lessons Have We Learned Four Decades after LaLonde (1986)?
(Fall 2025) - In 1986, Robert LaLonde published an article comparing nonexperimental estimates to experimental benchmarks (LaLonde 1986). He concluded that the nonexperimental methods at the time coul...
www.aeaweb.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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rincewind.run
the speed at which RFK books it out of there is incredible
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
lmonasterio.bsky.social
Projeto mais fadado ao fracasso do que o submarino nuclear brasileiro
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
lmonasterio.bsky.social
Uma vez, a panela de pressão ficou travada com o feijão dentro. Almoçou arruinado? Não. Um usuário anônimo do youtube mostrou em 30 segundos que era um problema crônica do modelo da tramontina e ensinou como resolver o problema.
Eu sempre me lembro dessa alma boa.
November 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
lmonasterio.bsky.social
Se o Brasil ficar auto-suficiente em fertilizantes, a Amazonia sofrerá muito
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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marklemley.bsky.social
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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rikefranke.bsky.social
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Norway finds out that its electric busses - produced by a Chinese firm - can be remotely controlled from China!

The good news of this is that the Norwegians realised this because they did a cybersecurity test. We need to think about, and test, stuff like this more.
www.focus.de/panorama/wel...
Norweger stellen fest, dass China 850 ihrer Elektrobusse fernsteuern und sogar stoppen kann
Etwa 850 in Norwegen eingesetzte Elektrobusse können aus China vollständig kontrolliert werden. Das hat ein geheimer Test der öffentlichen Verkehrsbetriebe ergeben.
www.focus.de
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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alvespina.bsky.social
Saudi Arabia has the opportunity to do the funniest thing and move to Salop from Hotelling.
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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mclem.org
This is a new and invaluable resource for international students in the US, or anyone thinking of studying in the US

The International Student Resource Center

It has a wealth of information about how to navigate all of the procedures and barriers, plus up-to-date information on shifting policy
International Student Resource Center
internationalstudent.us
November 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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nadaesgratis.bsky.social
Quien lava los platos… los lava por siempre: La persistencia de la división de tareas domésticas y del trabajo tras la emancipación de los hijos nadaesgratis.es/admin/quien-... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía
Quien lava los platos… los lava por siempre: La persistencia de la división de tareas domésticas y del trabajo tras la emancipación de los hijos
Por Belén Rodríguez Moro. Hace unos meses en este blog comentábamos cómo el nacimiento del primer hijo cambiaba el uso del tiempo de madres y padres de forma desigual: mientras ellas reducían horas d...
nadaesgratis.es
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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johnholbein1.bsky.social
Wolves FTW!

"Wolves reduce the share of animal [vehicle] collisions by 38 percent, reducing risk to human life and property."

www.nber.org/papers/w34377
October 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
lmonasterio.bsky.social
Eu assisti e é bem bom, mas não vá esperando Golpe de Mestre ou Ocean's 11.
lmonasterio.bsky.social Leonardo Monasterio @lmonasterio.bsky.social · 15d
É a maior discrepância entre crítica e público que já vi
Agora vou ter que asssistir
November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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vuintrieri.bsky.social
quem adivinha que nome é esse?
Gráfico por década com o valor subindo consistentemente da década de 40 até a década de 80, com pico próximo a 2000, quando subitamente cai e fica próximo a zero
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM