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Quinton
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Economist, father, and hobby jogger. Enjoyer of en- and em-dashes. Johnson County, Kansas.
Pretty excited for the Kansas Chiefs. #chiefs #nfl
December 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Do guys know that it's okay to go for a walk without having to buy and wear a weighted vest? It's weird seeing so many men out there walking around with them on.
October 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
People really do wait all year for summer just to complain about it being hot.
June 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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This intentional disinformation means he's working to undermine Americans' support for Social Security, which means he's planning to cut it.
hey guess what trump's numbers about social security are total horseshit www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
March 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
In 2025, this emoji is putting in some work: 🤦‍♂️
February 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If the 1920s were the roaring '20s then can we now say we are living in the screaming '20s?

Or do we need to wait a few more years first?
February 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Exclusive: Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the US government human resources agency locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials reut.rs/3CuCEPs
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
reut.rs
January 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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USDA Economic Research Service f'cast central tendency indicates 20% increase in egg prices in 2025. If questions, take it up w/ARIMA #econsky
econbrowser.com/archives/202...
January 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Scoop from @telliotter.bsky.social, who obtained the new org chart for the Office of Personnel Management.

It's Elon Musk lackeys everywhere you look:

www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management
Sources tell WIRED that OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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My children have polio and I’m dying from the bird flu. But at least DEI is gone.
January 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM