I am proud to say that MIT has rejected Trump's poison compact. MIT President Sally Kornbluth: "Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education." @aaup.org @aft.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @uaw.org links.mit.edu/nl3/N5Jy2cKq...

Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Admin is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance by up to 20%--which would be the largest cut ever. 🧵 www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...

“A federal team in El Paso that once pursued child traffickers has been disbanded. “A task force in Kansas focused on stemming fentanyl has been redirected. “Highway checkpoints near the border—on roads identified as major drug-trafficking routes—have gone unstaffed” 🎁 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

The Wa Post has issued an important story on an upcoming major SSA disability regulation that would especially affect older disabled workers: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 1/2

It's increasingly clear that the conservative SCOTUS majority "believes" that our laws do not require...the rule of law.

AI is already starting to play a transformative role in higher education. That’s why our brand new AI initiative will tap into top experts to advise on how to best deploy responsible uses of AI in colleges and universities across the country. www.defendstudents.org/news/student...

The Trump Administration’s continued efforts to break the 2025 funding deal reached in March are seriously undermining efforts to reach a funding agreement for 2026 because lawmakers need to know if they reach a deal, it will be kept. 🧵

This is exactly right, and it's time for economists to stop rationalizing the administration's disastrous economic policies and management. www.forbes.com/sites/harryh...

For the last 50 years, what Americans heard about government economic policy was similar regardless of education. This started to break down during Trump's first term. Now it has completely separated.

Tens of thousands of people die while waiting for a disability decision. Others lose homes and marriages. Many go without health care or other basic needs. www.ssa.gov/legislation/...

The Administration has taken credit for a substantial drop in the Social Security disability claims backlog. In this piece I explore the concerning factors behind this drop, including fewer new applications and more denials. www.urban.org/urban-wire/s...

Hard to imagine something more inefficient per dollar: $10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

Our trade and domestic support system was not working for American farmers, who often operate under precarious economic conditions and with slim net incomes. Somehow, Trump has made it worse: fortune.com/2025/09/09/s...

A few quick charts. First, the big picture: Overall consumer prices were up 2.9 percent from a year earlier. Over the past three months, prices have risen at a 3.5 percent annual rate. #NumbersDay

Even after Musk left, DOGE lives on at Social Security. The commissioner embraces DOGE’s goals & methods. DOGE operatives work in key roles. SSA service is chaotic & slow. SSA communications mislead & brag. SSA’s career staff remain diminished & scared. www.propublica.org/article/insi...

> @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Stunning: "The Black [unemployment] rate of 7.5% is up 1.5 percentage points just since May." econjared.substack.com/p/august-job... from @jaredb-econ.bsky.social

The larger-than-usual downward revision last month was in large part driven by a negative skew in the job growth distribution among late reporting firms. That’s unusual, but it’s happened before when the pace of job growth slows rapidly. This print is more evidence that was the case

Joe Biden had a continuous 48-month streak of monthly job growth that the Trump Administration managed to end in under 6 months.

Making American Burn Again: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Newsom: Crime is a larger problem in GOP-led areas than Democratic-led ones www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

DOGE staff at Social Security have put the sensitive data of hundreds of millions is at "high risk," which could have “catastrophic impact,” according to internal SSA docs. This was not only foreseeable, but widely predicted. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

From airfare to rent, companies are using your data to jack up prices. With your help, ESB experts @bedoyausa.bsky.social and @dohamekki.bsky.social will join @groundwork.bsky.social's @lindsayowens.bsky.social at @sxsw.com to break down these deceptive pricing practices and how to fight back.

Great op-ed from Seema Nanda on the DOL's attack on the homecare workers -- stripping wages from workers in one of the hardest jobs out there.

Seema Nanda documents what's not getting enough attention as the Trump Administration assault on workers rights and women workers continues by undercutting care at home: msmagazine.com/2025/08/20/t...

This speaks for itself: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...

Sadly, SCOTUS has promoted autocracy over rule of law: edition.cnn.com/2025/07/29/p...

This paper is part of a new portfolio of work on care at Roosevelt Institute w/ contributions from @indivar.bsky.social, @kedseconomist.com, @ehaspel.bsky.social. I was so excited to work with these creative thinkers who are pushing us to think big about solutions to decades of failed care policy.

The decline of American leadership under the current administration continues and the beneficiaries are not Americans: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/c...

This is completely appalling. We are damaging trust in government for decades to come: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Every detention like this takes away someone's freedom and hurts a family and community--and it keeps happening with impunity: www.cnn.com/2025/07/19/u...

Wasting taxpayer dollars and destroying families and communities, one unjustified deportation at a time: www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/m...

I've known and worked with Katie for 5+ years and am thrilled that she is bringing her boundless energy, strategic thinking, and dogged creativeness to @moveon.org, one of the most important organizations working to create the democracy we deserve.

There's no limit to the damage the Administration inflicts on Americans every day www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...

Making America Irrelevant Again www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/b...

When radical ideologues run government, regular people are hurt: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

Immigration policy is family policy and the current administration's policy is unequivocally anti-family.

> Legal Permanent Resident > Lived in US for 43 years > Goes back to Canada for vacation Held for 3 hours with his 2 kids and ultimately denied entry over 20 year-old misdemeanors. www.wmtw.com/article/new-...

Not to worry. I'm sure the massive tax cuts signed into law by the president for the top one percent will solve this problem. search.app/DqgQM

"Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner" - Exodus 22:21 Stencil seen in Charlevoix, Michigan

TPC corrects the record on taxes on Social Security benefits. Trump Admin claimed "nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay fed income taxes on their bens" 50.9% of filers w/SS bens paid the tax before 47.3% now Only 3.6% no longer pay taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/corre...

Making America Wait Again: "Social Security pulls field office staff to answer overwhelmed phone line" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The number of human lives lost to DOGE will be extraordinary: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/o...

Make America Sick Again www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...

After sending a misleading & partisan press release to millions, Social Security issued a new release on service "improvements" under the new Commissioner, whom it lavishes w/praise. But SSA deleted most metrics last month, allowing them to cherry pick data. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Remind me how tax cuts for billionaires and gutting FEMA help with this? "Death Toll in Texas Flood Rises to at Least 24, With as Many as 25 Missing" www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

The Social Security Admin spent years trying to protect the public--and particularly its elderly and disabled beneficiaries--from fraudulent communication. Its "Slam the Scam" campaign educated people about how to identify government imposters. This email undermines all that good work.

In fact, the OBBBA "senior deduction" has nothing to do with getting Social Security Most beneficiaries are NOT affected by the bill. For ex: Beneficiaries who don't pay taxes on Social Security now (and most don't!) Beneficiaries under age 65 Beneficiaries w/incomes above the bill's phase-out