Another profile in courage from the heroes on the @wsj.com editorial board.

This is bad. Bad for researchers. Bad for science. Bad for universities. Bad for professional associations. For example: 1. Every award would be vetted by political appointees, who could overrule peer reviewers and deny the award if it doesn't advance the president's priorities. 1/🧵

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You’ve got to be bookmaxxing. You have to be knowledgepilled and on that information grind. Checking in and looking things up and citing sources. Dont let them bookmog you. Read.

[Rage face] we already live in a transportation hellscape. We need the exact opposite of all of this. My campaign promise is to destroy thousands of miles of roads and re-wild them into prairies and forests and also push to make cities denser with trains for everyone HOW HARD IS THIS?!

Oh cool it's Infrastructure Week again...

I can think of some reasons.

The markets continue to be an idiot

Smash that buy button. Confuse your enemies. Arouse your friends.

This is a good take. Endorse.

Sure seems like it's TACO Tuesday... on a Wednesday.

This fella is good at politics.

Fam, who else loves TACOs?

Stay classy, San Diego.

Hey, internet. Anyone else notice that GPT 5.4 loves specific words to an almost psychotic degree? "Gremlin" is like, the word of the day. It's bizarre. If you've seen anything like this, add the word below.

Guys what are we doing here? @wsj.com : Trump Says Iran War Is ‘Very Complete, Pretty Much’

I know there is a lot going on in the world but I just want to focus our collective rage and earnestly say fuck you to spring forward.

Fifteen percent*. You want global economic stability and certainty? It’s fifteen percent.* *Plus or minus five percent. Ish. We think.

I love this take. 🔥

Anthropic got its intellectual property stolen? Oh, gosh.... sorry to hear. That's.... awful?

NEW Summer School in Theory-based Experimental Economics + follow-on conference @Caltech 15-19 June 2026 Please spread the word.

When I’m two weeks behind on my grading.

I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.

It's almost as if the administration is bad at the law...

Through it all, Fox News gonna Fox News.

My goodness the correct headline is coming from [checks notes] TMZ of all places?! Media... get your act together.

Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.

We cannot trust our own government.

Prof. Litman's viewing is accurate. I do not encourage watching the video, but it clearly captures one agent firing at least four shots into a defenseless man on the ground.

It's okay, Europe. Just sell the Treasuries. I know this will be bad for millions of people. But appeasing the crazy person is bad for billions.

Do. Not. Negotiate. With. The. Madman.

This is normal, right? Everything is great? Golden Age? www.whitehouse.gov/j6/

Can we PLEASE do actual protests now?

Evergreen...

Remember when a group of Democratic lawmakers posted a video directed to the military stating that they have an obligation to disregard illegal orders? I don't have any reason for bringing this up, just, like, memories.

It is with a heavy heart that I tell that the Michigan Econ community learned yesterday about the death of our chair John Leahy. He was such a bright economist and cheerful human being. I personally owe him a lot. RIP, John, the world today is darker without you. 🖤

This OpenAI + Disney deal is completely stupid. In a nutshell: DIS gives OAI a billion dollars now (which solves some genuine and immediate cash flow issues). OAI, in return, gives them equity and the ability to buy more. Also, their slop app can now erode the brand value of Disney. Iger u drunk?

This is a fantastic example of false balance. In an article about administrative review of course materials, the art history professor provides a pretty cogent argument against the Texas approach. But, hey, calm down: the math professor says it won’t affect him and therefore seems fine!

I was able to replicate this behavior across OpenAI’s product offerings. Therefore I am an AI researcher please give me $100 million.

OpenAI designed the affirming tone of ChatGPT to goose engagement because their business model depends on it. Blanket affirmation and encouragement is how we get people turning to ChatGPT as a therapist AND how we get suicide instructions, deepening delusions, and this shit. It's the business model.

Fascinating. And ya gotta love a good Stata figure.

How did the President get a transcript of my Thanksgiving toast?

WTF is this?!

What in the actual f*#% it's been Amy the whole time?!

Planes Not Uggos™️. Thank you for your attention to this matter -Very Serious Thinker and Road Rules Alumn Sean Duffy (Okay hot take: I agree with some of these general principles and would appreciate if people didn't treat close-quarters planes like their private spaces. But this guy is a clown.)

Hi Bitcoin fans just wondering how that digital store of value is doing? Like, it’s a replacement for gold right and totally not about the crime or scamming right? Hello? Guys?

I'm not a lawyer, but I *am* a person who studies people's beliefs and the only thing that strikes me as clear from the transcript is that the foreperson was confused as heck.

Gang, I don't think Grandpa's doing so hot...