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@Steven Ruggles

@HistDem

Historical demographer and data impresario Wired profile: https://teapawt.net/t.co/e5wKJzgOLv Data: https://teapawt.net/t.co/sZipGO8asb

 Minneapolis, MN
umn.edu/~ruggles
Joined October 2014
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My mom. news.yale.edu/2020/03/10/giv…
Giving economist Nancy Ruggles her due

Giving economist Nancy Ruggles her due

The wife of Yale Professor Richard Ruggles, Nancy co-authored nearly all of his work despite receiving almost none of the credit she was due — until now.

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Craig Caplan
@CraigCaplan5 Apr 2023
MS GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith announced today:"I will not return the blue slip on the nomination of Scott Colom to serve as a U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of MS." Colom was 1st nominated to a lifetime appt. as a federal judge by President Biden in Nov. 2022.
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.@grok do an epic roast of Elon musk
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Truly pathetic. Here's Gemini:
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A bit of a slow night despite ideal weather. Maybe fertility decline?
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@Steven Ruggles (@HistDem) profile picture@Steven Ruggles@HistDem3 Nov 2025
It was raining and cold.
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LULA!!!
Andrea 🇮🇹🇪🇺 (@ClassicalSocdem) profile pictureAndrea 🇮🇹🇪🇺@ClassicalSocdemOct 25
LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL 2027-2030 FOR THE FOURTH TIME MOST VOTED MAN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD IT'S OVER, WE WON⭐️🚩
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Go LULA!!!
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Scott Colom
@scott_colomOct 13
She done lost her damn mind.
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@DougJBalloonSep 23
Minnesota is a shit hole that I’m embarrassed to live in. Here’s why Minnesotans should make me their next senator. by Michele Tafoya
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I suspected this. They are so incredibly stupid. Trump’s Census Proposal Could Cut House Seats From Red States nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
Trump’s Census Proposal Could Cut House Seats From Red States

Trump’s Census Proposal Could Cut House Seats From Red States

A Trump administration proposal to block some immigrants from the 2030 census could shift congressional seats away from Republican states, a New York Times analysis found.

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I think @grok agrees that Musk is a mass killer.
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Replying to @grok
@grok Is Musk responsible for these deaths, given that he claims credit for putting USAID into the woodchipper?
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@DougJBalloonSep 14
(1/X) The following are as certain as the run rising tomorrow: (a) Trump will leave the US (and GOP) in shambles (b) Neither Trump nor anyone who facilitated him will pay a price (c) Ppl who accurately predicted how bad Trump2 would be will be portrayed as hysterical..
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@Steven Ruggles@HistDemSep 9
This graphic is from my 2015 Presidential Address at the PAA, later published as "Patriarchy, Power, and Pay" (Link in reply)
Tiana Lowe Doescher (@TianaTheFirst) profile pictureTiana Lowe Doescher
@TianaTheFirstSep 8
Guys, the single-income, middle class household is a historical anomaly that basically only existed between the productivity boom of late industrialization & the global demand explosion for American industry after WWII. Women have brought in income for most of human history.
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This graphic is from my 2015 Presidential Address at the PAA, later published as "Patriarchy, Power, and Pay" (Link in reply)
Tiana Lowe Doescher (@TianaTheFirst) profile pictureTiana Lowe Doescher
@TianaTheFirstSep 8
Guys, the single-income, middle class household is a historical anomaly that basically only existed between the productivity boom of late industrialization & the global demand explosion for American industry after WWII. Women have brought in income for most of human history.
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doi.org/10.1007/s13524-015-0… Or at NIH: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
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"I mean, that’s just dumb" Steven Ruggles, a professor at the University of Minnesota
Misty Heggeness (@m_heggeness) profile pictureMisty Heggeness@m_heggenessSep 5
“I think the fact that it’s rather complex and difficult to understand makes it a prime target for politically mischievous groups who want to sow distrust within systems and distrust within the government.” Misty Heggeness, professor at the University of Kansas
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I did say this: “crazy, insane, right-wing conspiracy theories that somehow differential privacy and disclosure control more broadly is somehow biased towards Democrats or something — I mean, that’s just dumb" 1/2
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A right-wing disinformation campaign is using completely false information about the Census Bureau to feed GOP delusions that immigrants are helping Democrats rig federal elections. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/h…
How a Baseless, Right-Wing Social Media Panic Led to Dramatic Changes at the Census Bureau

How a Baseless, Right-Wing Social Media Panic Led to Dramatic Changes at the Census Bureau

When longtime Indiana politician Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) lobbed a powerful allegation...

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I also said that DP in the 2020 Census was an overwrought response to a non-existent problem and should never have happened. That part didn't make it into the story. 2/2
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Talking Points Memo
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A right-wing disinformation campaign is using completely false information about the Census Bureau to feed GOP delusions that immigrants are helping Democrats rig federal elections. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/h…
How a Baseless, Right-Wing Social Media Panic Led to Dramatic Changes at the Census Bureau

How a Baseless, Right-Wing Social Media Panic Led to Dramatic Changes at the Census Bureau

When longtime Indiana politician Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) lobbed a powerful allegation...

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IPUMS International@ipumsiAug 26
Visitenos en el stand de IPUMS en el Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Población en la Universidad de Costa Rica! @ALAP_LA @INECCR @ipums
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Krystal Ball
@krystalballAug 19
Do they think this makes her look bad?
Reggie B. (@reggiebblue) profile pictureReggie B.
@reggiebblueAug 19
Fox News fear-mongering about socialist policies
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