p.a.lapid, phd

@palapid

🇵🇭🇺🇸 👾🖖🏽 siya/he/him; gringo filipino in the DMV, PhD ekomomista, union member, & marine; Vallejo born; #UCSC 🍌🐌, SF State🐊, UC Berkeley🐻. #NAFO 🇺🇦🇹🇼 #FTTB #DubNation #COYS. personal acct; skeets,likes,reposts are not views of employer or 🇺🇸 govt

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p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Jul 4

I'm gonna party like it's 1863

Ulysses S. Grant, portrait published between 1855 and 1865, Library of Congress LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2002736661

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Jul 4

SPORTS. APP. (and LFG 🇨🇻)

Cabo Verde second goal reactions on BlueSky

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Jul 2

thank you FRED @stlouisfed.bsky.social for having this data (Source: fred.stlouisfed.org/series/STTMI...)

Line graph of the Federal Minimum Wage Rate under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, showing the minimum wage was $5.15 from 1998 to 2007

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Federal Minimum Wage Rate under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act [STTMINWGFG], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/STTMINWGFG, July 2, 2026.

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Jul 2

yep, definitely in the Venn diagram of Adriatic/Mediterranean-ish managers

Sergej Barbarez (born 17 September 1971) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Jun 30

USCT stan here

Photo of United States Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Jun 26

i guess I’m still entertained compared to Paraguay 🇵🇾 v Australia 🇦🇺 ?

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Jun 15

For my COYSky peeps: Timo Werner signs in San Jose Airport (CA):

San Jose Earthquakes Welcome Timo Werner sign at the airport

Picture of Timo Werner with a list of trophies, including UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, DFB Pokal

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Jun 15

Not too bad after all for Tunisia

43'
Assist
10 Hannibal Mejbri
Assist Hannibal Mejbri

43'
Goal!
4 Omar Rekik
Goal Omar Rekik

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Jun 13

o captain my captain! (cool swag from kid’s lunch trip to McDonald’s)

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Jun 13

daymn

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· May 23

“Captain Quattro, he is a CHAR” in the episode title font from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” with the Enterprise-D in front of a planet.

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· May 23

“You Must Construct Additional Pylons” in the font from Star Trek: The Original Series, with a planet and the Enterprise in the background

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· May 20

I’m a neutral in the #UELFinal today; saw this dope design on IG 🦊 🦁 Source: www.instagram.com/p/DYhFYXCDhG...

A red fox and a claret lion surrounding a silhouette of the Europa League trophy. Small logos of SC Freiburg and Aston Villa FC are top center in the image.

Top text: europaleague (IG account) / 1 day ago

Bottom text: Istanbul Final 2026

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· May 17

Not too surprised by these matching countries in this politics quiz. Did the 30 question version; I don’t think the 50 or 80 question one will swing it too far. Also in beta version—creator wants feedback! full results comparison: findmypolitics.com?e=-58&so=-50...

MOST SIMILAR TO YOU

Sweden
Far left economically, very libertarian, extremely high institutional trust.
94% match

Denmark
Left economically, libertarian socially, among the highest institutional trust in the world.
92% match

Netherlands
Centre-left, strongly pro-civil liberties, globalist, high trust.
92% match

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Apr 15

they always have been

Blank version of “always has been” meme with two one astronaut looking at Earth with another astronaut pointing a pistol at the first

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Mar 18

you can’t unsee it

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Feb 27

be sure to check out their FAQs

When will I get my money back?

As soon as the Trump Administration refunds the illegal tariffs they illegally forced us to pay, we'll give you your money back. Unfortunately, not even God Himself knows how long that will take.

Do you think the government will pay interest?

lol

What if they never refund the tariffs?

Don't worry: Donald Trump always pays his bills.

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Feb 20

I think this Sweden 🇸🇪 MP just really misses Kulusevski and Bergvall. COYS (source: @meninblazers.bsky.social TikTok)

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Feb 13

tariffs are tax hikes on errrybody! libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...

Table title: Tariff Incidence Falls Mostly on U.S. Importers

Average by 2025 Period

Tariff Incidence on Foreign Exporters (%)
(1)
January-August: 6
September-October: 8
November: 14

Tariff Incidence on U.S. Importers (%)
(2)
January-August: 94
September-October: 92
November: 86

Sources: Authors' calculations; U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics.
Notes: The results are estimated on a sample of monthly data at the 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)-country level from 2023m1 to 2025m11, with all variables in twelve-month log changes. The dependent variable is the log change in import prices (proxied by unit values), exclusive of tariffs (i.e., foreign export prices). The independent variable is the twelve-month log change in (1 + tariff rate). We interact this variable with a dummy variable equal to 1 for September/October 2025 and another dummy equal to 1 for November 2025. The regression includes HTS10 product fixed effects and country-date fixed effects.

p.a.lapid, phd@palapid· Feb 11

Post-hearing selfie with Dr Darrick Hamilton @darrickhamilton.bsky.social (Prof @thenewschool.bsky.social & @aflcio.org Chief Economist). First met in 2010 at the AEA’s Summer Training Program, where Darrick was an instructor and advisor. Heartened to hear him continuing to speak truth to power.