Mark Hodgson (@mark_mhodgson) 's Twitter Profile
Mark Hodgson

@mark_mhodgson

Retired. Sometimes accused of being an economist.

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calendar_today20-11-2013 19:19:58

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Lis Smith (@lis_smith) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Man of the people, totally normal person Robert F. Kennedy Jr after being asked about flying on JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S plane: "So and I run into everybody in New York. I mean, I knew Harvey Weinstein, I knew Roger Ailes, I knew -- O.J. Simpson came to my house. Bill Cosby came to my

Dr. Sean Mullen (@drseanmullen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Whenever I have a viral post (my definition is >250K views), I feel some kind of weird obligation to use that opportunity to warn and educate more people. Deep down, I know new followers can’t handle the truth and they’re gone before getting to the TLDR. But here goes: COVID

Whenever I have a viral post (my definition is >250K views),   I feel some kind of weird obligation to use that opportunity to warn and educate more people. Deep down, I know new followers can’t handle the truth and they’re gone before getting to the TLDR. But here goes:

COVID
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the past 24 hours, Trump’s threatened Elon Musk, Thomas Massie, Japan, a judge in Israel, the CEO of AT&T, Jerome Powell, Canada, Thom Tillis, a Forbes reporter, Harvard, & migrants with being eaten by Burmese pythons in the Everglades, while releasing a new line of colognes.

Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There's a horror film that still gives me nightmares. A populist strongman comes to power with a weak grasp of economics but a love of low interest rates and few political checks. That movie was Turkey, which saw inflation rise above 50 percent. Should we fear an American sequel?

Chris Murphy 🟧 (@chrismurphyct) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The floods ripped through Texas on July 4. On July 5, FEMA received 3000 calls from survivors. 1% were unanswered. That night, Trump/Noem fired the people who answer the calls. On July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls. 65% unanswered. July 7: 85%. Sick. nytimes.com/2025/07/11/cli…

Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If non-farm payrolls data were unhelpful, Wall Street ignore them. But in fact, markets respond to them more than any other indicator. So either EJ Antoni is smarter than all of Wall Street, or he's wrong. All data are imperfect. Wall St believes these are the least imperfect.

Farrukh (@implausibleblog) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, "If President Trump was living in Brazil and had done what he did at the capitol, he would be on trial here too" "Because here the law applies to everyone"

tern (@1goodtern) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I sat for a very strange conversation today with a couple who have been constant critics of my mitigations and mask wearing.

👉M-Û-R-Č-H👈 (@theexecutloner_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This isn't a trained trick, this is a wild transaction. Sea Otters carry "favorite rocks" in their armpits to crack open clams. This otter realized that humans value "things," so he offered his prized possession, a perfect white stone, in exchange for a high-value item, a fish.

Andrew—#IAmTheResistance (@amoneyresists) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Did Renee Nicole Good “hit ICE officer Jonathan Ross with her car”? MAGA: “YES. ABSOLUTELY. CASE-CLOSED. THE END.” Everyone else: “Absolutely NOT. And the case was never even open.” This man goes frame-by-frame to definitively settle this. Please watch and share.