Mark Bergman
@raamsheld.bsky.social
Data Scientist for Blizzard Entertainment
PhD from UC Irvine, Information & Computer Science
F1 - Anime - Movies - Games - Cars, especially Porsches
PhD from UC Irvine, Information & Computer Science
F1 - Anime - Movies - Games - Cars, especially Porsches
Wage suppression occurred when the US adopted supply side economics and quarterly results focus. Hmmm…
Wage growth since 1979 has definitely been suppressed, but EPI has decided to stop describing the entire post-1979 period as one of “wage stagnation.” #EconSky
@elisegould.bsky.social and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social explain our reasoning:
www.epi.org/blog/wage-gr...
@elisegould.bsky.social and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social explain our reasoning:
www.epi.org/blog/wage-gr...
Wage growth since 1979 has not been stagnant, but it has definitely been suppressed
We recently released our annual report assessing wage growth in the U.S. economy. We highlighted that strong and broadly shared wage growth since 2019 contrasted sharply with much slower and unequal r...
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April 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Wage suppression occurred when the US adopted supply side economics and quarterly results focus. Hmmm…
Reciprocal, mindless tariffs are about punishing people that run and work in businesses which provide valuable goods that people overseas want to buy. It’s profoundly anti business.
April 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reciprocal, mindless tariffs are about punishing people that run and work in businesses which provide valuable goods that people overseas want to buy. It’s profoundly anti business.
Somehow, the US has enough citizens that think everything they hear on the news is real. They feel this is a heroic struggle against chaos. They haven’t stopped to think how easy it is to think this and how much time and resources they have available to fight ghosts.
April 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Somehow, the US has enough citizens that think everything they hear on the news is real. They feel this is a heroic struggle against chaos. They haven’t stopped to think how easy it is to think this and how much time and resources they have available to fight ghosts.
Blue Devils have the Deacon Blues. #NCAATournament
April 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Blue Devils have the Deacon Blues. #NCAATournament
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Trump’s new tariff math looks a lot like an AI chatbot recommendation. So we decided to ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and Claude. Read more here: bit.ly/4ldxJ77
April 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Trump’s new tariff math looks a lot like an AI chatbot recommendation. So we decided to ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and Claude. Read more here: bit.ly/4ldxJ77
The US enters the Fool’s Golden Age.
RAND PAUL: “.. When McKinley most famously put tariffs on in 1890, [the GOP] lost 50 percent of their seats in the next election. When [Smoot and Hawley] put on their tariff in the early 1930s, we lost the House and the Senate for 60 years.”
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April 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The US enters the Fool’s Golden Age.
It’s well past time for Congress to yank back the power to impose tariffs from the Executive back to where it belongs.
April 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It’s well past time for Congress to yank back the power to impose tariffs from the Executive back to where it belongs.
If people are wondering why I’m aiming tariff discussions towards small town America, it’s because that’s where elections have been won and lost over the last couple of decades. They are the ones that have the power to change their choices.
April 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If people are wondering why I’m aiming tariff discussions towards small town America, it’s because that’s where elections have been won and lost over the last couple of decades. They are the ones that have the power to change their choices.
Suddenly, everything in Walmart will be more expensive. Everything will become too expensive. The small towns in rural America have no leverage around this. They gave up their downtowns for cheap imports. These impacts are the direct result of their political and economic choices.
April 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Suddenly, everything in Walmart will be more expensive. Everything will become too expensive. The small towns in rural America have no leverage around this. They gave up their downtowns for cheap imports. These impacts are the direct result of their political and economic choices.
When you hire a clown, expect a circus. When you hire the biggest clown, expect a catastrophe.
April 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When you hire a clown, expect a circus. When you hire the biggest clown, expect a catastrophe.
Today’s discourse on any social media.
The Frog and the Scorpion From a Rational Point of View
existentialcomics.com/comic/596
existentialcomics.com/comic/596
April 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Today’s discourse on any social media.
Capturing and controlling the will of the people is the long way of saying targeted advertising.
March 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Capturing and controlling the will of the people is the long way of saying targeted advertising.
Fascinating video from Patrick Boyle about the current baby bust around the world. There is a massive drop in birth rates and coupling around the world. It’s not just the wealthy and overworked countries.
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youtu.be/ispyUPqqL1c?...
Why Are Birthrates Plummeting Worldwide?
YouTube video by Patrick Boyle
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March 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Fascinating video from Patrick Boyle about the current baby bust around the world. There is a massive drop in birth rates and coupling around the world. It’s not just the wealthy and overworked countries.
youtu.be/ispyUPqqL1c?...
youtu.be/ispyUPqqL1c?...
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I stand 100% with Jack Schlossberg and his Grandfather.
March 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I stand 100% with Jack Schlossberg and his Grandfather.
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Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
Tesla will become an interesting Harvard Business Review case study of how long a company can survive when its brand is hated by the vast majority of the market. It will also be interesting to see what happens to the company after the collapse.
March 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Tesla will become an interesting Harvard Business Review case study of how long a company can survive when its brand is hated by the vast majority of the market. It will also be interesting to see what happens to the company after the collapse.
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I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people. So Tesla, you’re fired!
New ride coming soon.
New ride coming soon.
March 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people. So Tesla, you’re fired!
New ride coming soon.
New ride coming soon.
The stock market is acting like a Bear Market. As it’s searching for a new stable bottom, there will be burst of buying. The sawtooth pattern will continue on a downward slope until the market determines what the economic conditions are.
March 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The stock market is acting like a Bear Market. As it’s searching for a new stable bottom, there will be burst of buying. The sawtooth pattern will continue on a downward slope until the market determines what the economic conditions are.
I wonder if Williams is the Aston Martin of this season? They might pick off a lot of top 10 finishes. So far, Williams and RB appear to be the best of the rest. #F1
March 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I wonder if Williams is the Aston Martin of this season? They might pick off a lot of top 10 finishes. So far, Williams and RB appear to be the best of the rest. #F1
The Warriors started the season 12-3. They lost their inside, in the paint player, and fell below .500. They got a superstar inside player in a February trade and have gone 14-2. Obviously, that was the missing piece.
March 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The Warriors started the season 12-3. They lost their inside, in the paint player, and fell below .500. They got a superstar inside player in a February trade and have gone 14-2. Obviously, that was the missing piece.
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I just saw a Cybertruck with a "Baby on Board" sticker and thought that was very self-aware of the owner.
March 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I just saw a Cybertruck with a "Baby on Board" sticker and thought that was very self-aware of the owner.
Those who are cutting organizations & people that heal and help you while growing those that hurt you aren’t focused on government efficiency. They’re focused on control by force and intimidation.
March 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Those who are cutting organizations & people that heal and help you while growing those that hurt you aren’t focused on government efficiency. They’re focused on control by force and intimidation.