Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude

The home healthcare workforce is disproportionately comprised of immigrants, and it's certainly not because they take jobs US-born folks want. As a result, "a 25% increase in the steady state flow of immigrants to the US would result in 5,000 fewer deaths nationwide."

Dear Blueskies, question: could you recommend a recent-ish, peer reviewed study on implicit/unconscious bias in faculty hiring? I know the classics, but I am wondering what new(ish) research is out there that could be used in a workshop setting. Thank you very much! #AcademicSky #EduSky 🗃️

#HiringAlert: The California Policy Lab is hiring for a mid- or advanced-career Researcher, focused on labor economics. First review is Feb 27th. Hybrid in Los Angeles, or remote. Full posting: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...

The Employment Cost Index shows continued deceleration in compensation growth in Q4. All metrics of wage growth are slowing even as inflation has gotten stuck confirming that labor demand < greatly reduced labor supply

Kids of immigrants aren’t going to school out of fear of being grabbed. Not only no school, but also, no free meals. So folks in Minnesota are distributing food. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/d...

President Donald Trump's tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. abcnews.go.com/Business/tru...

The Impact of Early Childhood Care and Education on Maternal Time Use in Egypt: Ruotong Li

EVOLUTION OF THE STRUCTURE AND QUALITY OF EMPLOYMENT IN EGYPT, 2012-2023: Ragui Assaad

You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses? People

This is obviously not targeted enforcement. And we still don’t know how many children they’ve taken. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...

Social safety nets, women’s economic achievements and agency in 45 countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“We measure the impact of increased immigration on mortality among elderly Americans, who rely on the immigrant-intensive [health care] sectors… [we find] striking effects on mortality: a 25% increase in the steady state flow of immigrants to the US would result in 5,000 fewer deaths nationwide.”

To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully: The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.

tag yourself

Daycare Accessibility and Maternal Labor Market Outcomes: Do Quality Ratings Matter?: Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dang, Tung; Fisher, Hayley

ICYMI: International migration is one of the most powerful tools for poverty reduction and economic development. This @voxdev.bsky.social review by @profdeaner.bsky.social synthesizes rigorous quantitative evidence on the impact of migration on origin countries. myumi.ch/VVmGx

It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."

The state's exports in the third quarter of 2025 were down nearly 14 percent — or $964 million — compared to that period the year prior. The bulk of that drop was due to tariffs and strained relationships with Minnesota's usual trade partners.

oooh we are posting super bowls? As a specialist in Islamic ceramics *cracks knuckles* I present this fabulous 11th c. lustre painted bowl from Fatimid Cairo depicting a Coptic priest. Its white glaze imitates Chinese porcelain and the lustre technique was invented in Iraq a century earlier.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Job offer!! I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July. This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!

Another delayed #JobsReport Friday to all who mourn Remember when our federal government was run in such a way that the we learned about the health of the labor market in a predictable, regular way? That was early 2025 and before.

Our own @mmilleradams.bsky.social and @timbartik.bsky.social have a new piece in @bridgemi.com examining the economics of tuition-free college. By their reckoning, the cost-benefit ratio of free college is nearly unmatched. Read more: bridgemi.com/guest-commen... #highereducation, #michigan,

I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors. Great work everyone.

another year of us not running a super bowl ad

Things we learned about the labor market in official data releases today: - new unemployment claims up 11% - job openings down 6%

#Econsky Speech by Governor Cook on the economic outlook:

* US Companies Announce Most Job Cuts for Any January Since 2009 @bloomberg.com

This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care. It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back. www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...

I remember when past me said, "we'll do that later" and now it is later, and I don't like that.

A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan. It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash. “ICE GTFO OF MN” Minneapolis February 4, 2026

They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas. For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare. www.startribune.com/walz-demands...

Incidentally, the Minnesota Star Tribune is hiring a sports editor and investigative reporter. Say goodbye to the backwater of DC and come to where the action is! recruiting2.ultipro.com/STA1013/JobB...

Minnesota’s Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz ruled, almost immediately, that ICE could not move the two men out of Minnesota. He gave the federal government until Friday to provide an explanation for their actions.

Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza. We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...

So this post inspired my New Year's resolution to read 50 books this year. That's about a book a week. All these folks in the timeline fondly recalling your liberal arts education? No time like the present to continue it.

She has been released! www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...

Here's the full post in the Star Tribune liveblog for posterity since it doesn't have a stable URL to link to:

They just blindly shot through the fucking door. "Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."

Refugees Bring Aid. Just Saying That Can Improve Social Cohesion. www.cgdev.org/blog/refugee...

This is Minneapolis: Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city. Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.

The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.

📣 Call for Papers – 3rd Development Economics Workshop (DEW 2026) 📍 Durham University Business School, UK | 🗓 9–10 June 2026 🎤 Keynote: Prof. Oded Galor (founder of Unified Growth Theory and author of the Journey of Humanity) #DevelopmentEconomics #CallForPapers #AcademicConference

Folks outside of Minnesota: Looking for how you can support Latino small businesses in Minneapolis? Here you go.

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BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"Four hours after his arrest, he was taken to a hospital emergency room in Edina with swelling and bruising around his right eye and bleeding. A CT scan revealed at least eight skull fractures and life-threatening hemorrhages in at least five areas of his brain..." apnews.com/article/immi...