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Thomas Masterson

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Senior Scholar and Director of Graduate Programs at Levy Economics Institute of Bard College

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One of my favorite memes is the “woman yelling at cat” one, so when I saw this I almost choked on my drink

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God Bless Paul Davies and the @PhillyInquirer: "The only person who should withdraw from the race is Trump...There was only one person at the debate who does not deserve to be running for president. The sooner Trump exits the stage, the better off the country will be."

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Thomas Masterson's avatar Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social
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Why is convicted criminal in scare quotes in this headline? It is a fact that Trump is a convicted criminal, isn't it?

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I can tease my wife a specific number of times about how early we are getting to the airport before she loses her temper and that number changes based on a host of factors and it’s like playing marital Russian roulette

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Jennifer L. Hoffman 😷✨'s avatar Jennifer L. Hoffman 😷✨ @astroprofhoff.bsky.social
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Beautiful, resonant essay: "Perhaps if we put our heads together, we might think of something else to do, that isn't nothing but isn't war, either. And even if many of us are foolish and ignorant about what that something might be, we think that seeking that something is better than not seeking it."

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Gary Smith is always worth reading, and this all-out shitpost in the Washington Post is no exception.

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We (Jews, esp. in academia) should shout this from the rooftops. Rep. Stefanik et al. are not our friends. They don't care about antisemitism, they don't care about the Constitution, and they don't care about us. They use Jewish pain for cheap and tawdry political ends, which is itself antisemitic.

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Thomas Masterson's avatar Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social
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The first session of our 31st Annual Conference, Economic Prospects for the US Economy, will start at 10:15 EST on May 2nd. The panel will feature Jan Hatzius, R.C. Whalen, and Gennaro Zezza. Register now to stay updated: bard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Thomas Masterson's avatar Thomas Masterson @thomasmasterson.bsky.social
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Maybe provide a meta-citation to Zotero? *eyeroll*

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas's avatar Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.bsky.social
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Institutions and professional associations need to circle the wagons, *now,* but... many professors hold a ton of resentment toward their colleagues who hold plum positions. Sure, that's human nature. But let's be more self-preserving. They're not just coming for Black women. We're the canaries...

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