Well, that was fun. #SOTU

Does he need to be so explicit about violence? #CBPPSOTU

Someone missed the revisions in last month's BLS jobs report. #CBPPSOTU

It is that time of the SOTU...

Since Trump took office, household electric bills have gone up 13% nationally and 7% year-over-year. www.eia.gov/electricity/...

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The causes of high energy costs are increased construction costs (exacerbated by tariffs), natural gas use and exports, and increased demand, not Democratic policies #CBPPSOTU www.cbpp.org/research/cli...

Uh, we REALLY should not replace the income tax with tariffs. Didn't work during the Gilded Age and it won't work now. #CBPPSOTU

Paging @kairyssdal.bsky.social - "The stock market is not the economy" #SOTU

trump blasts democrats for voting against his "big beautiful bill" which kicked 10 million people of their health insurance, took food away from literal children, and supercharged ice and cbp - all while giving enormous tax cuts to the rich. below is a graph showing winners/losers from the bill.

Speaking of tax increases, tariffs are a MASSIVE tax increase. #CBPPSOTU

"I killed D-E-I" Yeah, I know. #CBPPSOTU

When home values rise that means prices have gone up. But, if you care about housing affordability, then you are screwing buyers. You can't do both. #CBPPSOTU

"Inflation is plummeting" Uh, not since Liberation Day (April 2025) #CBPPSOTU

Could've sworn there were more than four SCOTUS justices... #SOTU

Tonight, during the State of the Union address, we’ll hear President Trump’s priorities for the year ahead. It’s worth comparing what he says to the extreme actions his Administration took last year.

At tonight’s SOTU, Trump will toss out cherry-picked numbers. But they miss the point. The real question is simple: are working people better off than a year ago? On what shapes daily life—prices, paychecks, and job security—the answer is no. 🧵

Given that USDA just happened to post SNAP caseload data that's typically released on Friday afternoons on a Tuesday morning ahead of the State of the Union, a reminder👇

Again. 🤦🏾‍♂️

Divide and conquer is not just a trite truism. Solidarity is the only tool to save multicultural democracy and too many groups are unfortunately now learning this the hard way.

Mood. youtu.be/aXJkLlbo3Ww?...

I mean, this from Gorsuch yesterday.

This guy can't go 24 hours without altering tariffs. I mean, Gorsuch used this as an example of why SCOTUS struck down IEEPA.

CBPP's @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social provides insight and analysis on the latest GDP estimates, as well as what recent data on consumer, business, and government spending tell us about the current state of the U.S. economy.

Seems like a simple talking point for the elections: the affordability agenda begins with a refund to American consumers for the illegal tariff price hikes.

We had that at the Department of Agriculture, too.

If you look at all 9 movies and you love Jedis & lightsaber battles-then the prequels are the best. I learned this watching all the movies with my son and have grown to enjoy them more than when I first saw them in the theater. That said, as he got older, he became less and less of a fan of them.

The thing you notice moving between working class and elite circles is the working class is pretty integrated? Not saying they're not bigoted or are woke or whatever, but just if you work at a normal job, your coworkers and thus friends are multiracial. But the elite is way, way whiter.

Seeing this story makes me think about the new tax break for horse racing from the megabill. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/b...

On the Market to Market podcast, @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social breaks down the challenges facing rural communities: hospital closures, rising health premiums, SNAP cuts, & staff shortages are forcing longer drives and fewer options for health care, food, & critical services. youtu.be/pjDjpq4jiWk?...

"Be Right Back" - Black Mirror (2011)

Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹) RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless

"Rock Your Baby" - George McCrae #QuarantineHobby #ValentinesDay

Let's not forget this-against a backdrop of Trump’s trade policy that is injecting extreme volatility into the economy. Tariffs are leading to struggles on farms due to increased costs with tariffs on steel, fertilizer, & aluminum filtering into higher prices.

“Trump is stealing billions: here’s why that’s the fault of progressives” is pretty much MY-Thought in a nutshell. He’s One Punch Man, but only to the left, and he never knocks anyone out.

CBPP's @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social provides insight and analysis on the latest inflation data.

Today, the Senate voted to approve legislation overturning a DC law that “unlinked” the DC tax code from certain tax cuts in the OBBA. This interference in local lawmaking is an attack on DC's right to self-governance. Join us in the fight to protect DC's autonomy: loom.ly/7kS2IEg

In Dr. Valerie Wilson, we trust. TLDR: The job losses among Black women in 2025 were mostly driven by federal layoffs and buyouts. While there were gains in some private industries, Black women saw net job losses in 6 out of the 12 MAJOR private sector industries. This is #TheDoubleTax.

What movie moment made you exclaim THIS IS CINEMA

CBPP's @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social provides insight and analysis on the January jobs numbers released today, with a focus on the latest unemployment data for Black workers.

Everyone thinking about jobs numbers needs to follow @aaronsojourner.org because he is the BEST out there.

Today, the January #JobsDay numbers came out and show the labor market rose with payrolls increasing by 130,000 & unemployment ticking down to 4.3%. Payroll growth was driven again by jobs in the health care sector (+82K). (1/6)

I agree with my fellow economists Kevin Hassett and Peter Navarro that increasing immigration into the United States would boost monthly employment growth, possibly by a lot

"...leaving"

Farmer bankruptcies: 2017 - 2025 (not exactly benign)

🚨 Take action now🚨 We think the vote is happening THIS WEEK. Congress wants to undo local legislation, cost DC $700M, & overturn our efforts to cut child poverty. Call these Senators and tell them to VOTE NO ON S.J.RES.102.

I think people aren't realizing that in most neighborhoods, folks won't be using Ring's Search Party to find lost dogs.

A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.