hi, Women of Bluesky -- anyone out there considering permanently leaving the U.S. to live in another country?

On a $500,000 home, assuming current average rates, taking out a 50-year mortgage instead of a 30-year loan would save you $5,000 in monthly payments over five years. You'd also lose out on $27,000 in equity. www.axios.com/2025/11/10/t...

The deal reached in the Senate today would reverse the mass firings initiated during the government shutdown — and guarantee backpay for furloughed government workers.

JUST IN: Schumer will say today that Democrats would vote to end the shutdown in exchange for a one-year extension of expiring Obamacare tax credits, multiple sources told Axios.

Here's where we're at — 3:30PM ET Thursday, and still no official list of which airports are supposed to be affected starting Friday. www.axios.com/2025/11/06/f...

The illustration tells the story here. Some households will get 65% of what they normally receive in food benefits; others are going to get less. And states stay that calculating and sending benefits out is going to be difficult, fueling delays. www.axios.com/2025/11/06/s...

This explains a lot. Shot:

NEW by me -- US could see closed airspace, "mass chaos" next week if shutdown doesn't end, DOT warns

Anyone out there cut back on their slop bowl eating this year -- fewer trips to Chipotle/Cava/Sweetgreen etc? Maybe you're making more food at home, etc? Tired of $20 bowls? please reach out: [email protected]

The majority of SNAP recipients are children and adults age 60 and over.

A crisis is exploding across America as the cost of in-home care for older adults is skyrocketing -- up 10% just this year!! That's more than three times the rate of inflation. The Trump immigration crackdown has exacerbated the situation www.axios.com/2025/10/30/t...

Axios asked "if there'd been any discussion about seizing voting machines, sending troops to polling stations, or trying to take over state election systems. "Absolutely not," the official replied. "But there are people around here who would probably like that." www.axios.com/2025/10/28/t...

The government shutdown is halting the collection and release of statistics tracking the job market, public health and crop production, as well as other economic indicators. www.axios.com/2025/10/26/s...

Bleak from @alexjamesfitz.com

anticrust lawsuit! well done Chartr

“.. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) posted .. a potential [health insurance] premium increase, sent to him by a constituent, from $307 per month to $964 per month. “.. The post has 6.5 million views.” @axios.com www.axios.com/newsletters/...

Hi! Are you a teacher who is tired of dealing with 6,7? I would like to talk to you. Please DM or message me EmilyRPeck.71 or email [email protected]

Conversation with Evangeline. E.: "What happens if the government shuts down? Does somebody else take over?" Me: "Well..."

And now Vought is threatening to fire them…

The rise of remote work coming out of the pandemic led to a historic rise in employment rates for those with disabilities. Return to office policies, in general, could reverse that trend." Thanks @emilypeck.bsky.social for interviewing me. www.axios.com/2025/09/17/c...

NEW (#GovernmentShutdown) via @axios.com's @emilypeck.bsky.social: "Hundreds of federal workers across 60 agencies and departments are urging Congress to rein in the White House even if it means shutting down the government, in a letter sent Thursday afternoon." www.axios.com/2025/09/18/t...

The CDC has stopped making telework accommodations, even as many employees don't feel safe at work in the wake of the shooting last month. Read my story with @maya-goldman.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/09/17/c... Or just read this passage:

Axios highlights a significant divergence within the US unemployment data. #economy #unemployment @axios.com

“.. International air travel to the U.S. is declining this year, down 7% from 2024, according to an Axios analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.” @axios.com www.axios.com/newsletters/...

Exactly on point re: today's #JobsReport from @emilypeck.bsky.social: www.axios.com/2025/09/05/j...

Looking for any Canadians on here who may have canceled or decided against travel to the US this year. Or any foreign travelers that had second thoughts? [email protected]

So the sandwich guy ... beat the wrap

"Fertility is higher when men and women share more in household- and child-care, and is lower when men do little in the home." www.axios.com/2025/08/22/b...

As someone who doesn't like spicy foods, I feel seen www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

Five years ago this week. 🤡

Right now in Long Beach outside the VA #UnionStrongForVets

New and expecting parents who work at Veterans Affairs are getting approved maternity and paternity leave canceled after their union contract was terminated by the White House, according to two internal memos viewed by Axios. 1/2 www.axios.com/2025/08/15/v...

Are you holding on to your current job tightly, cognizant that hiring opportunities are few and far between? Reach out to me for a story [email protected] or DM. Thank you for your attention to this matter

@damonberes.com Just got a "nice to e-meet you" email, in the year of our lord 2025 some things are the same.

As @neilirwin.bsky.social writes -- last year 4k federal jobs were added per month; This year so far, 16k federal jobs LOST per month www.axios.com/2025/08/01/j...

The agency quietly rolled out big change, then after the AARP and others raised concerns, they said this is optional www.axios.com/2025/07/30/s...

The #FAA employee: “If you asked me today if I would feel safe getting on a plane in this country, I would say, yes,” she says. “Ask me that question again in six months, and I might give you a different answer.” www.axios.com/2025/07/16/d... @axios.com @emilypeck.bsky.social

This is one of the darkest things I've read in a while www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/o...

Every story about Coke and sugar cane or whatever makes me want to drink a Coca-Cola. This whole Trump thing has to be good for business. www.axios.com/2025/07/22/t...

Are you feeling AI job anxiety? I'm noticing more and more friends and family are starting to worry. If this is you, please get in touch -- we're collecting anecdotes for a story. DM or [email protected] or EmilyRPeck.71 at Signal

2 QUESTIONS: Did you receive an email from Social Security this weekend about the big, beautiful bill? Was it confusing to you?

www.axios.com/2025/07/06/b... Hunger is already on the rise and now Congress is cutting SNAP benefits.

The deduction is worth at most a little under $20k per captain at the top marginal tax rate (I'd guess not many are!). So this estimate of 150-160 eligible captains means Murkowski is throwing 17m people off Medicaid and adding $5t to the national debt for, at most, $3m in tax breaks for Alaskans.

Forget not the charitable deduction for explosives here -- and the business tax deduction for meals taken on fishing boats.

Under the new spending bill Whaling Captains can deduct up $50,000 of whaling expenses, up from $10k previously. (Added to get Lisa Murkowski's support). Thanks @ronlieber.bsky.social and co., for putting in the work here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The bill slashes food & health benefits for the poorest Americans, while giving tax cuts to higher earners — blowing a hole in the nation's safety net, according to healthcare experts and advocates for lower-income people. @emilypeck.bsky.social

The cuts to Medicaid inside the Big Bill don't just damage that program -- they'll be a blow to the whole healthcare system, @maya-goldman.bsky.social reports "This is taking us catastrophically backward.." one source tells her. www.axios.com/2025/07/01/r...