Do you work at BEA, BLS or any of the other stats agencies? I'd love to talk to you. You can reach me on Signal at bencasselman.96.

We talked all about it! www.kvue.com/article/ente...

A SNAPSHOT OF TRUMP'S ECONOMY—judged by his own goals: manufacturing jobs are down 100,000 since Trump took office, private-sector job growth is the weakest we’ve seen outside a recession in more than 20 years, and the unemployment rate for U.S.-born workers has increased.

@swiftynomics.bsky.social meets NY, NY 🍎 @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy @rutgersupress.bsky.social

Don't miss @mlheggeness.bsky.social on @cbssaturday.bsky.social discussing tips like "authenticity" that everyone can take from Taylor Swift's rise to success, detailed in her new book SWIFTYNOMICS: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy: www.cbsnews.com/video/breaki...

During the U.S. and Israel attack in Iran on Saturday, dozens of people, most of them likely children, were killed when a strike hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab and a high school in Tehran, according to Iranian health officials, state media and a human rights group.

Miami 💕💕💕

I'll be at SXSW 2026, where you can book me for this @e180labs braindate: Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and Women's Economic Agency Today a.e180.co/l/nuwui7/

I really need the bombastic news cycles to slow down.

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts to gain access, documents show — even funding an on-campus lodge they stayed in. In the process, two teenagers were pulled into their orbit. n.pr/3MyKsok

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help. “A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Quick but eventful trip to LA for the book tour - which included a stop at 📚🍜! IYKYK

BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight. The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

On the newsletter -- How the IRS managed to spill thousands of the "wrong" people's confidential tax data to ICE. Subscribe (for free!), if you will. Let's keep in touch.

How does recent growth compare to recent years? Economy added 0.36 million jobs over 12 months to Jan 2026. Deceleration to slowest outside pandemic in many years.

As expected, the annual benchmark revisions sharply lowered estimates of job growth in earlier months. BLS now says we added just 181,000 jobs in 2025, down from the earlier estimate of 584,000. #NumbersDay

The regular annual benchmark revisions to jobs data released today cut roughly 1M from US payroll estimates, revealing a slower pace of job growth throughout 2024 and 2025

This may just be what bravery looks like today… 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

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Swiftynomics: At times reading like a self-help book, it carries hefty political analysis

Here's a list of some of the media on @swiftynomics.bsky.social from the first week of release. So grateful for all the coverage! 🙏

I spy #swiftynomics 🫶🏻 🙌 @harvardbookstore.bsky.social @ucpress.bsky.social

BREAKING Star Tribune: Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month.

This Black History Month, we invite you to explore the rich and complex history of Black travel during legal racial segregation. The Green Book Project serves as an archives and community project. Share your story here: greenbookproject.osu.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

This event was so much fun. 🫶🏻 #swiftynomics #rainydaybooks

Taylor Swift embodies female economic power in new book by KU professor kansasreflector.com/2026/01/30/t...

Launched ✅✅✅ Also ✨🔥❤️🫶🏻 #buylocal #womenowned #swiftynomics #taylorswift #economics

What Taylor Swift Can Teach Us About Economics newrepublic.com/article/2056... via @newrepublic.com

Release day!!! Posting shortly with some more press and reviews on the book. Go pick up yours now! 📚

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

Coming this Tuesday! Order your copy today! @ucpress.bsky.social @swiftynomics.bsky.social a.co/d/ehud5Tm (also available on bookshop.org and you can listen to it on audible.com) 🙌 🙌 🙌

“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...

This person is very incompetent at her job.

#swiftynomics lithub.com/on-taylor-sw...

“.. foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.” 🤡 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

Men who defend Jonathan Ross for murdering Renee Good are not safe to be around. End those relationships.

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"Yeah, you'll notice there that Bessent was just trying to defend the President, but he didn't actually mention what the President did. The President threatened the Fed chair, Jay Powell, with jail. He threatened Jay Powell with jail for doing what Congress told Jay Powell to do."

Come join us this spring 🌸🌸🌸 in DC on April 17th for the Society of Government Economists Annual Conference. All are welcome.

What Taylor Swift Teaches Leaders About Reinventing Their Careers #swiftynomics

So refreshing to see the ethical ones pushing back…

#swiftynomics out in the wild! Front & center on the shelf @politicsprose.bsky.social in DC! 🙌🙌🙌

Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

Truth to power. Even the most powerful bankers have bosses - who can be unethical…

Tariffs keep winning for the people…

New Census Working Paper: "Food Fight: U.S. Exporters' Adjustments to Russia's 2014 Agricultural Import Ban" by Emek Basker and Fariha Kamal www.census.gov/library/work...

the person who created the lyric a day Swiftie calendar knew what they were doing with this on January 6th