Gordon Murray

Time for a rare Halloween post. This took longer than I expected to maneuver into place. Usually Grim stands up, but we’re all having a stressful time this year.

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files

Good news: people in Texas are registering to vote. 🗳 🤠 Bad news: the Republicans are not processing them. An "unidentified problem" created a massive backlog in tens of thousands of registrations. In one county, 45,000 registrations have been backlogged. Hopeful. But suspicious. ☹️

1956 Republican National platform.

I'm glad that AOC was able to say this in plain language that normal people can understand.

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

After Trump got his Covid shot, he chose to fire the scientists protecting the rest of us from diseases.

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Watch the Dutch kick Disney in their tiny mouse gonads…

maybe it is all the guns

"But what good have all these anti-hero narratives done for us? We’ve been entertained, sure, but it also feels pretty obvious that they’ve normalized an American masculinity that is selfish, abusive, nihilistic, and ultimately self-destructive."

It’s borderline criminal.

BREAKING — Joe Biden has pulled off the impossible: positive job growth EVERY SINGLE MONTH of his presidency. The last negative month was the last full month of Trump’s first term, December 2020.

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

UnitedHealthcare has now twice denied our doctor’s pre-approval request for the weekly ultrasounds my wife needs to monitor her high-risk pregnancy. These insurance companies should not exist. We need single-payer.

This is VERY telling.

Hope everyone had a safe and non-explosive Thanksgiving! We now turn our safety attention to the next phase of the Holiday Season.

New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇

The meme I didn't know I needed

The lies never stop First-thanks to Biden-unlawful crossings at the border have been greatly reduced And the entire “crisis” could’ve been averted But Trump stopped the GOP from passing the immigration bill Because he WANTED chaos Plus-fentanyl is mostly brought across the border by Americans

gosh I wonder who’s telling the truth here

This explains why conservative fear-mongering is such an easy play in America. — Ppl believe trans ppl make up 21% of the population (Real number: 1%) — Ppl believe Black ppl make up 41% of the nation (real number 12%) — Ppl believe Jewish ppl make up 30% of the nation (Real number, 2%)

For those claiming Gaetz was nominated as a sacrificial pawn, a calculated chess move to test the resolve of the Senate...by the guy who stared directly at a solar eclipse...it's time to put down the glue and go touch some grass.