Charles F. Whittingham

Libraries are reporting record summer usage. People need spaces where attention isn’t monetized. In a year defined by political volatility, the library remains one of the few institutions that still treats citizens as thinkers. And I fear it is about air conditioning. #climate #libraries

A non-econ prof who attended a recent seminar I gave wrote: "The seminar was great! It was my first Econ seminar, and I was expecting a bloodbath with ruthless audience questioning, but it was all quite reasonable." Off to put "All Quite Reasonable" at the top of my CV.

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If we are to truly achieve equality, we must in all matters: both ACCEPT gender differences AND look beyond them at humanity. The mental‑health numbers for young men are heavy and they deserve our empathy as much as anyone else. Ignoring them won’t make them smaller.

President McDonald's calling his Iran strategy “economic warfare” is a reminder that language carries weight. President Big Mac uses language very indelicately. #principle

As with the live broadcast of execution: a message and a threat.

The WHO negotiations on pandemic preparedness are stalling. Gentle Reminder: COVID appeared in an instant. The next time, which could be at any time, preparedness strategies must be in place.

Bernie's Right, Tax The Billionaires

Will flies emerge from the child's mouth and blacken the skies?

Corporations: We are cutting benefits--but in a good way, serfs. This is *strategic.* You may not understand, sick and dying as you are without medical coverage, but believe us, this conforms to industry "best practices."

Trump utters a solemn truth.

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is deteriorating. I am quite nearly convinced Israel is determined to kill every single human being in Gaza.

WHO warning about global hypertension. Stress levels sometimes seem manufactured? Deliberate?

Public Service Announcement: Black People Lived the Depression Too

In 1919, Arnold Rothstein bribed eight Chicago White Sox to throw the World Series. Leveraging his NYC political and economic influence, Rothstein continued successful ventures in racketeering, bootlegging & narcotics. Until shot. The players were all were banned for life. #Sports #MLB

NBA referee Tim Donaghy traveled to meet privately with underground gamblers to exchange inside information and influence point spreads. The scheme produced an absurd betting success rate and shook league credibility. #Schemes #Fixing #Corruption #Influence #Cheating

Victoria's Secret Founder and star of Epstein Files, Les Wexner ran track in high school.🏃🏻‍♂️ Close friend of Jeffrey Epstein, Wexner has been a fantastic supporter of Ohio State sports, even having his name on facilities.🏈 Widely talented in sports and girls. #Victoria #Secret #Wexner #Epstein

Despite a court order saying “no more than 10, w/o notification”, over 500 mature trees were torn down in a DC Historical Public Park. How about $1million for each tree torn down back to The Treasury from their own pockets. Not the Taxpayer’s. #Pinks #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue youtu.be/AjPVJDHY_pI?...

Trump admitted Friday he hasn't spoken to Musk about Ukraine's throttled Starlink. He'd already claimed it was fully restored. Kyiv says the caps are still on. Can't keep one story straight. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-says-he-will-fix-any-starlink-access-problem-ukraine-2026-10-23/

President Me-Myself-and-I looked at his billions of dollars and thought: "Could enjoy my golden years. Or--stay with me--I could start wars and really ramp up inflation and destroy humanity's faith and hope."

The transportation funding fight is peak American politics. Everyone wants better infrastructure until it’s time to agree on where the money goes. Then it’s Hunger Games with spreadsheets.

We could not excise the Trump Malignancy after his felonies, rapes, bankruptcies, crypto scams. Comparatively, she is a tear-that-sticker-off-hotel-mattress level offender.

"Record Profits" and "Layoffs" always together. Best friends. #Conjoined #Twins

Help me understand: We vote for leaders. ➡️➡️ Those leaders make it harder to vote.

There should never be a presumption of guilt. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Energy costs are rising into winter. I’m grateful for the people who plan ahead quietly. And my heart aches for people not in a position to plan.

COVID admissions are rising modestly this autumn. Time to do the drill.

Has a pool reporter ever stood up on behalf of their colleagues when this happens?

Universities are cutting humanities posts again. This is how a country and culture abandons values, forgets its mistakes and loses identity. This is also how a country loses grounding and elects felons more than once.

Yes to be clear; holy sh*t here means a very high stakes version of "Woah, if true!". The Kushner lawyers call it completely fabricated and "defamatory," which is quoted in the literal introduction to the booK! (I've never seen that before).

Super clever Halloween decorations

The impact of billionaires trying to buy influence needs to stopped The government here needs to get on and stop the UK being like another US state www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Do you people have any idea how many times I have tried to spread dog food on my toast?

And it was actually a prisoner exchange in which we gave them an actual Russian criminal and we also gave them diplomatic cover in a war of aggression — not only morally shameful and personally humiliating but as a negotiation absolutely laughably unequal.

Catholic priests: "We don’t rape children anymore." Also Catholic priests: "Let's pose with the most famous child rapist in history."

Teacher retention continues to fall in too many states. A system cannot function when experience walks out faster than it arrives. #Education

Our 10-yr-old neighbor, who was at the Laurel Hill show, drew this for us! @deadmilkmen.bsky.social

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NHS trusts are entering winter with fewer nurses than last year. The discussion about resilience needs to start with staffing, not slogans. #Healthcare

Hard to fathom why he wanted an island. Fortress?

The migrant boat disaster off Djibouti is another entry in a ledger of preventable tragedies.

Federal agents searching Representative Omar’s home is an institutional moment that demands precision, not spectacle. I would hope that even the most devout MAGA acolytes recognize the danger of weaponized politics.

We need to be perfectly clear that as with all ideas born of greed, that are clearly bad for the population, they will simply keep pushing. And pushing. They count on the daily struggle to live exhausting us until we no longer protest. #Resist

The Pike execution failure exposes a system unable to manage its own procedures.

The IMF warning of regional contraction after the Iran conflict is predictable. #volatility

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And from this magnificent gesture, may there flow meaningful action and change. #immigration

Social Security is a contract between citizens and the government they allow to exist. Tread carefully.