This is why Venezuelans nationalized their oil over generations: “The right-wing strongman Juan Vicente Gómez, the military dictator who ruled Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935, granted concessions that left three foreign oil companies in control of 98% of the Venezuelan market.“

webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k... if you’re interested in this morning’s emergency security council meeting on Venezuela, it’ll start here at 10am. It was called by Colombia, and can help us get a sense of the public lines coming from a diverse group of countries

Waiting for every elected official who backed a thinly-veiled anti-trans bill called the "Kids Online Safety Act" to say anything about the fact that formerly-twitter is now offering its users a literal child p**n generator. I mean you are all deeply worried about the safety of kids, right?

Michael Fanone narrates his body camera footage from the January 6 insurrection: " I remember trying to, like, appeal to them. I said we have injured officers here. It just seemed to set these guys off."

Happy 1st birthday to #CongestionPricing!    Subway ridership is ⬆️ traffic is ⬇️ and New York City is breathing easier.

Trnka et al. Female singing: an overlooked component of incubation behaviour in a temperate migratory passerine nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology

One of the primary ways my job as an instructor has changed: focusing significantly on how to get accurate info (& for me too). "coursework is part of a robust anti-misinformation program to make Finns more resistant to propaganda & false claims" esp given Russia. apnews.com/article/fake...

Please stop bringing your dogs everywhere. Especially when you have them on a long leash and you literally aren’t paying attention to the dog.

How should America's occupying forces govern Venezuela? We asked four unvaccinated MAHA moms at an Amway party in Jacksonville.

@maddow.bsky.social: “There are very few Americans right now who have any idea why the United States did this. If this was about drug trafficking then why did President Trump just pardon the former President of Honduras who was convicted of sending hundreds of tons of drugs into the US?”

John Roberts really did screw us.

What the hell is this shit now? "other supermarket chains like Fairway already use biometric collection systems" NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces - Gothamist share.google/i26le45jre6s...

Packed house at #ASSA2026 to innaugurate the @aeacswep.bsky.social Janet L. Yellen Award for Excellence in Public Service 🤩 An icon & an inspiration!

At a time when he’s caused healthcare & other costs to skyrocket here at home, Trump bailed out Argentina & wants to "run" Venezuela, including if necessary, w/ US boots on the ground. All he cares abt is enriching himself, big bankers, oil CEOs & the rest of his billionaire pals.

I hope some political science PhD student is writing a dissertation on gambling on political events

Second: Gabriele Münter, an Overshadowed Pillar of Modern Art, Gets a Spotlight “Contours of a World” at the Guggenheim Museum includes paintings as well as photography that suggests an alternate path www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/a...

Two important art shows of underappreciated women artists have just opened in NYC, one at The Met Helene Schjerfbeck, Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946) relatively unknown to the rest of the world. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

I'll drop everything for this man if he runs

Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies. Full statement below:

Here comes the profiteering. How much does Trump take for himself and his family and associates? www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Carpetbagging ghouls.

And there ya have it… Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”

FIFA Peace Prize Winner displaces Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Reminder that Occidental Petroleum, ConocoPhillips & Chevron were big political spenders in the 2024 elections. 👀💵🗳️🛢️#moneyinpolitics www.opensecrets.org/outside-spen...

This Time Is Different

French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.

This online, PhD-level course in the economics of innovation is a huge opportunity. Taught by some of the world's top scholars on this: @heidiwilliams.bsky.social, Chad Jones, Azoulay, van Reenen, many others! Co-sponsor @ifp.bsky.social If you're admitted, it's free. Applications due January 9th!

Wow today is going to be weeks long

A lack of access to affordable dental care has contributed to deepening oral health disparities among populations of color. Black and Latino adults experience untreated tooth decay at nearly twice the rate of their white counterparts, according to research. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4s6YGg1 

[wakes up] “I’m sorry, what”

I can't believe the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize would do this.

The president of Venezuela must be held legally accountable for his crimes, which the Supreme Court forbids to happen for the president of the US, who recently pardoned the president of Honduras for similar crimes.

Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/

Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York

uh holy SHIT?

Sue is truly the best. If you're at the meetings this would very much be the highlight! If you're junior it can be scary bc she is SUE DYNARSKI, sure sure but she's both amazing AND incredibly kind and generous so get over it

I am serious about the invite - especially if you are junior or a grad student I enjoy schmoozing with the future of econ

Zohran’s inauguration brimmed w/the energy that NYC is “a shining beacon of possibility” per @jumaane.bsky.social. Amidst the darkness of authoritarianism, inequality & hate, we have a chance to show what’s possible. That’s always been our mission as New Yorkers—it was profoundly renewed today.

There’s never been a better time to learn what’s at stake and how to protect yourself from invasive age verification mandates. Head over to EFF.org/Age to explore our explainers, user-friendly guides, technical breakdowns, and advocacy tools. The fight to protect the internet begins with you.

"Mamdani will place his hand on two Qurans during the subway ceremony: his grandfather’s Quran and a pocket-sized version that dates back to the late 18th or early 19th century. It is part of the collection at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture"

This skill changed my life in such dramatic ways. SMART goals "These goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound — requiring a deadline or specific time frame."

New York Attorney General Letitia James swears in Zohran Mamdani as New York City's first Muslim mayor in a small ceremony with his family.

This snippet perfectly illustrates why we need to completely reform the Supreme Court Because it was a SCOTUS packed with MAGA judges-chosen by Trump himself-that shamefully deprived America of its rightful justice by granting him immunity and destroying any chance Jack Smith had to prosecute him

WPA poster, late 1930s www.loc.gov/item/98518254/

good news already for 2026 (🙄 also, fuck illegal tariffs)

Highly recommend: - insightful background on Flynn; - good info on core principles of this admin for public transport - good info on other key players in this policy area. (Exciting stuff) #nyc#mta

ICYMI: Mayor Mamdani announced Mike Flynn as his pick for DOT Commissioner at his midnight swearing-in ceremony at the decommissioned City Hall subway station.