Roberto Gallardo
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Regional/community/economic developer and scholar. Number cruncher. Storyteller. Personal account.
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13 days ago
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Now we go from a "big freeze" to a "big crunch", and perhaps, a "big bounce". Fortunately these latest estimates give us billions of years 'til the end.
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https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1475-7516/2025/09/055
21 days ago
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Yikes. All items on my Amazon buy later list increased in price.
about 1 month ago
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Will we ever know the impact of Trump's immigration policy? "Four of the seven bosses of the āMagnificent Sevenā technology companies were born abroad" Welcome to Zero Migration America
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
From The Economist
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Welcome to Zero Migration America
Closed borders will make the country smaller, poorer and less innovative
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/10/07/welcome-to-zero-migration-america
about 1 month ago
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Nerding out a bit. Just finished reading "A Brief History of Intelligence" by Max Bennett. EXCELLENT read. Highly recommend it.
about 1 month ago
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So, bear with me ...
#AI
data centers investments are crazy high, and the energy they need too. Yet, the human brain uses about the same energy as a light bulb. Are we down the right path when it comes to
#AI
?
about 2 months ago
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Ever wondered how your entrepreneurs compare to an increase or decrease in workers or population in your community? Check out my latest
#DataWhisperer
number-crunching:
open.substack.com/pub/datawhis...
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How Efficient is Your Entrepreneur Pipeline?
Exploring the characteristics of counties with a high entrepreneurship efficiency.
https://open.substack.com/pub/datawhisperer/p/how-efficient-is-your-entrepreneur?r=1o0kyv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
about 2 months ago
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Oh my ... speaking of going the wrong way when it comes to addressing the
#digitaldive
potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/09/23/f...
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FCC Killing USF WiFi Hotspots
After a prompt from Senator Ted Cruz, the FCC will be voting to ban using the Universal Service Fund to buy hotspots that can be lent to the public from libraries. This follows a similar action earā¦
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/09/23/fcc-killing-wifi-hotspots/
about 2 months ago
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Hey
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
: will this hold? Does it apply to research and public universities?
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Trump Adds $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee and Rolls Out $1 Million āGold Cardā
The new annual fee is intended to crack down on a system the Trump administration says has been used by tech companies to avoid hiring American workers.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-to-add-100-000-fee-to-h-1b-visas-e41ffe48?st=eKDrCM
about 2 months ago
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add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Roberto Gallardo
Robert Armstrong
about 2 months ago
Unhedged chart of the week; Pity the poor Fed via
@hakyungkim.bsky.social
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Is the US already in a recession?
For vast segments of the American economy it certainly feels that way
https://on.ft.com/3JJlBwm
2 months ago
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How did the working age population (ages 15 to 64) change between 2013 and 2023? For one, it increased by 7.3 million. Which racial/ethnic groups were responsible for this increase? Read more:
datawhisperer.substack.com/p/the-workin...
2 months ago
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Check out my latest Data Whisperer number crunching: the role race/ethnic groups playes in increasing/decreasing specific age groups. Read more:
datawhisperer.substack.com/p/the-workin...
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The Working Age, the Future Talent Pipeline, and Retirement Age Groups
Specific race/ethnic groups are driving these changes
https://datawhisperer.substack.com/p/the-working-age-the-future-talent
3 months ago
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Pretty cool!
techxplore.com/news/2025-08...
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Novel cement lets buildings cool themselves
When temperatures get too hot to handle, most of us crank up the air conditioning to keep cool. It does the job, but it's expensive and uses a significant amount of energy. But now an innovation by sc...
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-cement-cool.html
3 months ago
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Was not expecting this! Glad to see states are prioritizing technology that will provide what the user needs in five or ten years, not today or yesterday.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Starlink wants billions in grants, but state governments arenāt cooperating
Despite Trumpās backing, states arenāt giving Starlink the money it demanded.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/starlink-wants-billions-in-grants-but-state-governments-arent-cooperating/?mc_cid=a0a69510a6&mc_eid=814723931e
3 months ago
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š± Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
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Border Patrol Agents Show Up in Force at Newsom Rally
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/newsom-la-immigration-agents.html?smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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Wow. A balck hole with the mass of *36 billion* suns. That is literally out of this world.
www.newscientist.com/article/2491...
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Weāve discovered the most massive black hole yet
A galaxy billions of light years from Earth houses what may be the most massive black hole in the universe, equivalent to cramming the full mass of a small galaxy into a single object
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2491731-weve-discovered-the-most-massive-black-hole-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=currents
3 months ago
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These are fascinating insights from a
@gallup.com
poll:
www.gallup.com/workplace/69...
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Fully Remote Work Least Popular With Gen Z
Gen Z prefers hybrid work over fully remote and is more likely than older generations to want employees in the office more often.
https://www.gallup.com/workplace/692675/fully-remote-work-least-popular-gen-z.aspx
3 months ago
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The IIR increased between 2017 & 2023. And while tremendous progress has been made in reducing the share of households without internet access, lower-income households are being left behind. This has consequences for upward mobility and quality of life.
datawhisperer.substack.com/p/the-intern...
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The Internet Income Ratio (IIR)
While significant progress has taken place in reducing the share of homes with no internet access, this progress is still leaving certain households behind.
https://datawhisperer.substack.com/p/the-internet-income-ratio-iir
3 months ago
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Our society will definitely be very different 30 years from now. I think it will be a senior-centric society. In
#Indiana
, between 2000 and 2024, those under age 15 declined by 13,500; those ages 65 or older increased by 460,000
3 months ago
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"Scenario modeling based on a potential 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment in the United States this fall could result in a 15% drop in overall enrollment. This drop would result in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer jobs."
www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-in...
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Fall 2025 International Student Enrollment Outlook and Economic Impact
NAFSA: Association of International Educators is the world's largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange.
https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact
3 months ago
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Yikes! Wonder how manufacturing intensive states like
#Indiana
are doing?
@josephpolitano.bsky.social
3 months ago
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After analyzing the 2024 American Social Capital Survey, report found that those with fewer years of formal education participate less in community life, are less civically active, have fewer closer friends, and have less social support. Why?
www.americansurveycenter.org/research/dis...
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Disconnected: The Growing Class Divide in American Civic Life - The Survey Center on American Life
Disconnected: Places and Spaces presents new survey findings that suggest Americans are less connected than ever before.
https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/disconnected-places-and-spaces/
3 months ago
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Wow. It is estimated that Trump's cabinet net worth is around $445 billion (includes Elon Musk).
3 months ago
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reposted by
Roberto Gallardo
USAFacts
4 months ago
How much wealth does the American middle class have? šø $12.9 trillion in Q1 2025 ā about 8% of total US household wealth. š” Split evenly, thatās ~$481K per household.
#Economy
usafacts.org/answers/how-...
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How much wealth does the American middle class have? | USAFacts
Around $12.9 trillion, or around 8% of all household wealth in the US in Q1 2025. Wealth, also referred to as net worth, is the total value of what people own minus debt like credit card balances and ...
https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-wealth-does-the-american-middle-class-have/country/united-states/
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Great post by
@dougdawsonccg.bsky.social
regarding differences in the old versus the bargain (new) BEAD rounds in Tennessee. This confirms my fears that satellite may be getting more of the BEAD funding. Read more:
potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/07/28/a...
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A Peek at the New BEAD
The State of Tennessee released a side-by-side comparison of the new Benefit of the Bargain round of BEAD applications compared to its initial round of BEAD applications conducted before the reviseā¦
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/07/28/a-peek-at-the-new-bead/
4 months ago
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Just finished reading āAbundanceā by Derek Thompson & Ezra Klein. The argument is simple: we need to change the ālensā though which we perceive governmentās role and its impact on society. The latter is not new. In fact, it typically follows a āpendulumā movement going from one order to the other.
4 months ago
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So, is the "burden of knowledge" due to making it harder to discover things because the low hanging fruit has been plucked or is it because we are focusing on few trees?
4 months ago
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Democrats argue that the OBBB SNAP cuts will affect rural and Republican voters the most. My latest number crunching does not support that argument. Read more:
datawhisperer.substack.com/p/snap-recip...
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SNAP Recipients
Potential impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB)
https://datawhisperer.substack.com/p/snap-recipients
4 months ago
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How has remote work changed? Check out my latest number crunching. "In 2013, only 53 counties had more than 15 percent of their workers working from home. By 2023, this number increased to 298." Read more:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Work From Home: Who? Where?
Aside from the ongoing discussion on the pros and cons of remote work, it seems to be here to stay.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-167290391
4 months ago
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Am I the only one to think that this platform becoming almost exclusively left-wing is not good to discourse? Echo chambers are not good.
5 months ago
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@unitedairlinesual.bsky.social
ridiculous you keep delaying flights ...
5 months ago
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In my latest Data Whisperer post, I looked at "middle" counties or those 'places that are neither thriving nor in crisis but are at risk of decline.'
open.substack.com/pub/datawhis...
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Middle Counties
What Are They? Where Are They?
https://open.substack.com/pub/datawhisperer/p/middle-counties
5 months ago
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Here we go again: underinvesting in critical
#broadband
technology. The
#digitaldivide
will continue ... and it will grow.
potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/06/09/u...
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Updating My BEAD Bingo Card
When the NTIA made it clear that it was going to change the BEAD rules, I wrote a blog that I called, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, the BEAD Bingo Card. That blog listed a range of options for how NTIAā¦
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2025/06/09/updating-my-bead-bingo-card/
5 months ago
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How is the difference between those under 15 years versus those age 65 or older changed over the past 24 years? Darker counties are those whose age 65 or older exceed those under 15 years.
#AnimatedGIF
Read more:
open.substack.com/pub/datawhis...
5 months ago
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Mamma mia! š±
5 months ago
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I find this very ironic since I remember the days when Internet providers argued that faster speeds were not needed.
www.telecompetitor.com/report-500-m...
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Report: 500 Mbps Is the New Entry-Level Broadband Speed - Telecompetitor
With 500 Mbps service selling at an average of $57.66, itās not much pricier than 100 Mbps service, said the Tarifica broadband speed report.
https://www.telecompetitor.com/report-500-mbps-is-the-new-entry-level-broadband-speed/?mc_cid=13ae2af825&mc_eid=814723931e
6 months ago
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Components of population change: State by State. My latest Substack number crunching. Check it out!
open.substack.com/pub/datawhis...
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Components of Population Change: State by State
Same dynamics as counties with some interesting twists
https://open.substack.com/pub/datawhisperer/p/components-of-population-change-state?r=1o0kyv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
6 months ago
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Excellent news!!! The possibilities are immense: Baby Is Healed With Worldās First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
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Baby Is Healed With Worldās First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/health/gene-editing-personalized-rare-disorders.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU8.-EC8.fAcEINsgwpS4&smid=nytcore-android-share
6 months ago
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Had a blast giving the morning keynote on the
#digitaldivide
today. Always enjoy increasing awareness, jumpstarting meaninfgul conversations, and engaging with the audience.
6 months ago
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"over the past 24 years those ages 0 to 14 decreased by 754 thousand while those ages 65 or older increased by 24 million." Read more about the silver tsunami here:
open.substack.com/pub/datawhis...
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The Silver 'Tsunami' Is Here.
Challenges and opportunities emerge for communities across the country.
https://open.substack.com/pub/datawhisperer/p/the-silver-tsunami-is-here?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1o0kyv
6 months ago
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Wow. A U.S.-born pope!
6 months ago
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Check out my latest data whisperer post on the future of higher ed. Look forward to your thoughts!
open.substack.com/pub/datawhis...
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Higher Ed and the Future
It is all about demonstrating value
https://open.substack.com/pub/datawhisperer/p/higher-ed-and-the-future?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1o0kyv
6 months ago
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Enjoyed reading the article on
@theatlantic.com
on the need to modify the social contract between universities and society. What is missing, though, is that meaningful community engagement is CRITICAL to build civic strength alongside STEM.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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America and Its Universities Need a New Social Contract
Fifty dollars for STEM, five cents for citizenshipāthatās how America apportions its education dollars. Our beleaguered universities must redress the balanceāhelping the country and themselves.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/stem-academia-universities-citizenship-civics/682384/
7 months ago
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Continued to crunch numbers on components of population change. Compared first five years in this decade with 2000s and 2010s. Check out my substack:
open.substack.com/pub/datawhis...
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A Deeper Dive into Population Change
How do the 2020s compare to the 2000s and 2010s?
https://open.substack.com/pub/datawhisperer/p/a-deeper-dive-into-population-change?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1o0kyv
7 months ago
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Amidst all the news flying around nowadays, this is a good one, indeed! If confirmed, the implications would be monumental.
wapo.st/43Wg9hG
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Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world
A molecule detected on a planet 124 light-years away is produced on Earth by decaying phytoplankton and other microbes. There is no other known source.
https://wapo.st/43Wg9hG
7 months ago
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"Consider that in the first five years of the 2000s, 2,174 counties gained population due to a natural increase; in the first five years of the 2010s, this number declined to 1,907 counties ..."
7 months ago
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Check out my latest Substack data whisperer number crunching: components of population change:
datawhisperer.substack.com/p/components...
Which of the three components--natural, international, or domestic--has contributed most to population growth or decline over the past 25 years?
7 months ago
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Wow!
#Indiana
ranks 9th in attracting college students, yet ranks 40th in retaining them after graduation.
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