Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom

Sen. Rand Paul claims food stamp spending doubled "an alarming trend." But this relies on 4 mistakes. 1. Graph can't replicate. 2. Need to adjust for Inflation 3. The economy is now bigger. 4. Share of Pop on Food Stamps Actually Declined. Conclusion: There is no trend.

@coffeedungeon.bsky.social when does the next chapter of crossroads come out?

DOGE accidentally gave out 5 months of paid vacation to many federal workers. So efficiency.

Fascism at it's finest

Are you giving your research papers a last big push before the new term starts? Book your spot with one of our editors today!

@cacrisalves.bsky.social @devikadutt.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social I am looking forward to what will likely be my book of the year. Maybe after it's finished I can ship it across the pond for signatures? This has been a long time coming!

"That number is expected to rise to 399 billion gallons by 2030, nearly 7% of the state’s total projected water use." techiegamers.com/texas-data-c...

Trump trying to fix a historically bad jobs report by firing someone.

EPI's @dcosta.bsky.social was featured on @wbur.org's‬ "On Point" talking about America's reliance on migrant farm workers. Listen here: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

Wrote an article for The Conversation. It's pitched at a basic level, which was really itneresting to write. Hopefully it appeals to a different audience! theconversation.com/four-reasons...

Please share! The UW Climate Impacts Group is launching a small-grants program supporting the climate resilience efforts of Washington coastal Tribes. Application period now open - apply here:

Really forward to this: 'From Protest to Power' - happening today in London & livestreamed online. My panel: Billionaires and Breadlines: The Fight for Economic Justice - Carolina Alves - Alex Gordon - Clive Lewis, MP - James Meadway secure.waronwant.org/page/172030/...

Everybody please read one (1) book about the civil rights movement, preferably this one bookshop.org/p/books/this...

As attention shifts to providing farmed animals with opportunities for positive experiences, this study examines how farmers in Ontario, Canada, view enrichment and good welfare for cows used for milk production. faunalytics.org/enriching-co...

Wildly under-appreciated - Mexico is facing democratic erosion from the left, and people are soft-pedaling it: "it’s a flashing red warning light — a cautionary tale of how democracies steadily erode under years of institutional assault by autocratically minded politicians."

Texas will rue the day they insulted our flag! Virginia's conquest of that insolent state will make the fall of the Alamo seem like a walk in the park by comparison. Sic Semper Tyrannis! www.axios.com/local/richmo...

The Great American Selloff What's happening in the macroeconomy and financial markets right now is both confusing and unprecedented in U.S. history. Read my post as I shed light on what is happening and what it means to you. www.withdra.com/p/the-great-... #Economics #policy #FinancialMarkets

The linktree for my book has been updated with some helpful links for international buyers! bio.to/WWGP

New blog post in our Meet the Team series! Get to know the academic editors who work on your research papers!

I STAND WITH THE BANNED is now on tee shirts too!! Show your support for libraries and authors of banned books 📚 www.bonfire.com/store/the-ca...

📣 This may be a long shot, but let me try. I’m seeking some volunteer interviewees to discuss any experiences with grant peer review (as reviewers/panelists) over the next 2-3 weeks. If you have any direct experience and would like to help with my #Metascience study, DM me.

Meet the Standard Error team @o.simardcasanova.net connects with @regaljohnson.bsky.social to chat about how editors can improve scientific papers Read the full interview: stderr-editors.com/blog/regal...

A French member of the European Parliament, center-left politician Raphael Glucksmann, is calling for the U.S. to return the Statue of Liberty — because America no longer represents the values that inspired France to present the statue as a gift. The Statue of Liberty was originally gifted to…

Daughters of immigrants are more upwardly mobile than daughters of locals in most destinations. Sons of immigrants are only more upwardly mobile outside of continental Europe, from Boustan, Fjællegaard Jensen, Abramitzky, Jácome, et al https://www.nber.org/papers/w33558

We are pleased to announce that Standard Error will be represented at this year's MEA annual meeting in Kansas City next week by our academic editor Regal Johnson (@regaljohnson.bsky.social). Find us at the coffee station and say hello! #MEA2025

Whether or not he knows it, he said what he meant.

IT'S OFFICIAL. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! 🤯 #TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky PRE-ORDER NOW: tinyurl.com/doubletax-or... Get Involved: tinyurl.com/doubletax-join

Here's what I wrote in 2017 about this difficult day. I haven't been able (mentally) to go to a vigil since, but I carry the weight with me. Please read, come if you can, remember, and do what you can to stop this from happening again. psmag.com/news/disable...

Are you ready for a trip back to the 2000s? Because @longestsoloever.com and I have have been hanging out there lately making a song about a certain spiky-headed antihero. 'Shadow of Myself', a Shadow the Hedgehog song, premieres in just 11 hours! Link in the replies! 🔗🔗🔗

How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 190 of The Continent The world order is disintegrating. Whose interests will the African Union serve now? Read it here: bit.ly/TC190

Kendrick for president. America loves a fighter.

Our aim is to help make your contribution felt Happy #BHM to Black researchers around the world from the Standard Error team

So many media requests coming in this week. Here's the latest. youtu.be/m_IlzKWz10I?...

How’s your reading challenge going for 2025? January was a success for me. Here is my reflection of the books I read. www.withdra.com/p/five-books...

I guess luigi had an effect amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/...

Im surprised it took them a hundred years to figure it out.

Great #dataviz comes in one of two types open.substack.com/pub/draalbah...

Ann Telnaes, who has worked at The Washington Post as an editorial cartoonist since 2008, says her cartoon criticizing billions currying favor with Trump was spiked — and now she has quit the paper

Im starting to think humanity is screwed.

Happy New Year from the Standard Error team

Shocking to no one.

Bluesky accounts listed in RePEc author profiles have now reached 20% of Xwitter accounts. If you have not done so yet, you can add yours under "Contacts" in the RePEc Author Service. If you deleted your Xwitter account, remove it from your profile. authors.repec.org #EconSky #RePEc

20-year-old Ashanti Downey was walking to a Dollar Tree in Sanford, North Carolina, when someone came behind her, poured a flammable liquid on her, and set her on fire Her family is asking for help with medical expenses www.wral.com/news/local/h...