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jeffreysun.bsky.social
Climate Economist at the University of Toronto. Views are neither the University's nor even my own, but a product of historical forces beyond my comprehension.
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Conversation I just had walking home around Columbia University: Cop: "You can't go through here." Me: "Why, is it illegal?" "This street is closed." "I don't understand, is it illegal for me to go through?" "I'll stop you if you do." "Right, but is it against the law? This is a public street." 1/

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

Someone: "I wish that America would serve as an example to countries around the world" Monkey's paw: "As you wish"

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

I urgently encourage everyone, everywhere to read Stephen Miller's full account of his deportation plans Key points: - "Large-scale staging grounds near the border" - Large-scale raids across the country - Deputizing red state National Guards to raid in red and blue states - 10 million deportations

submitted 39 days ago • 2 comments

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

submitted 50 days ago • 8418 comments

New dystopia just dropped (Currently #3 in my personal list of most dystopian papers, after the one showing that congress members vote for war more often after their sons leave conscription age, and the one measuring what happens to patients when private equity firms acquire elder care facilities)

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

This is really, really stupid. And the first thing I've seen since the US election that could really hurt the LPC. They need to immediately fire those responsible and completely disavow this kind of thing to regain a credible claim to respectability. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

This is very disappointing to see. I have some research funds to spare -- if any Canadian climate scientists lack travel funding for the IPCC, please contact me and I will try to help out. www.cbc.ca/news/science...

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

How delulu is it to expect the U.S. to bring "Chinese peasants" to their knees through tariffs? 1. China's GDP (PPP) is larger than the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Australia combined. 2. Exports to the U.S. account for 2.8% of Chinese GDP.

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

White House last week: We are going to make you richer than rich, every American will travel to work in a self-driving golden chariot that runs on caviar and rubies White House this week: Insincere of Americans to ask for more money when they already have access to the noble potato

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Great to see how much movement there is in the U.S. right now! Even if it's a little disappointing that the stock market got people out where the ethnic cleansing did not

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

As an economist who studies housing among other things, "You can't have cheap housing unless the government admits a large number of unskilled immigrants" is not only wrong, it sounds like a hostage negotiation. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Wikipedia currently lists the president of USIP as "Disputed." But it's still not a coup, right?

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Maybe the most radical opinion I have is: I really think they are going to deliberately and irrevocably destroy the SSA, IRS, and treasury codebases. I don't think many people realize that or understand what it will mean The state effectively ceases to exist when it can no longer process payments.

submitted 67 days ago • 1 comment

The BBC has a hard time spelling "victim" apparently

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

"Quantify" is overused in econ papers. Next time, consider "numberize" or "magnitudinate."

submitted 71 days ago • 1 comment

Welcome @timothysnyder.bsky.social to the University of Toronto! Looking forward to working at the same wonderful institution as you.

submitted 72 days ago • 1 comment

An amazing opportunity to work with one of the best. @econuoft.bsky.social

submitted 77 days ago • 0 comments

To put this as crisply as possible: DOGE used mercenaries to storm a building owned by the US military.

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

Incredible doublespeak from the administration: apparently NOT having a criminal record is highly suspicious. I'd better start committing crimes!

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

They have not even released the names of the 259 people they sent to die in that hole

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

It's almost like these guys heard that empires fall after 250 years and they're scrambling to meet that 2026 deadline

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

The most dystopian quote I've seen recently is a private prison operator advertising their services as a detention camp for ICE

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

In Nature Climate Change, @chrisbataille.bsky.social and I describe three common situations when energy/economic models are detrimental to climate policymaking efforts 🧵 rdcu.be/ecSMX

submitted 87 days ago • 5 comments