It contributed massively. It forces low-information voters to either actively choose a candidate in downballot races or leave downballot races blank. Previously they’d just hit a button to light up the whole column and head home.

Democrats previously didn’t talk like this in New Jersey. I’m so excited for the change this portends.

ICYMI: My colleagues have run the numbers on rising heat and electric costs going into this winter, and it's not pretty. What's especially troubling is that many households are borrowing money to pay their utility bill, and many more have those debts in collection. tcf.org/content/comm...

The surveillance state intensifies.... apnews.com/article/immi...

TCF senior fellow @kashenj.bsky.social weighs in on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s vision for child care in New York City.

“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”

Very happy to hear about the release of Miss Diana, the Chicago early educator who was ripped from her workplace last week. Congress must act urgently to pass an updated #SensitiveLocationsAct that prohibits horrific and unnecessary violence by ICE at child cares and schools.

New analysis from Lending Tree finds over 70% of Trump’s tariff costs get passed directly to consumers, adding an estimated $132 to every American’s shopping bill this holiday season. That’s an added $29 billion in extra costs hitting working families this year.

I talked to Emily Tate Sullivan at @edsurge.com about Tri-Share’s limitations. We need policy solutions that make child care more affordable, build supply, and help providers cover overhead expenses including wage increases. Here’s where Tri-Share falls short 🧵 www.edsurge.com/news/2025-11...

Incredible misstep by the Times of London—quoting some rando who it turns out *wasn't* Bill de Blasio in a Mamdani takedown piece. . . . which got amplified by the NY Post. www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

We've gone from "the most pro-worker in president in history" to . . . whatever this is. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A Baltimore teen was eating Doritos after his high school football practice; an AI-enable surveillance system thought the bag of chips was a gun. Soon, cops showed up with ACTUAL guns drawn and cuffed him. www.wbaltv.com/article/stud...

Distressing, but unsurprising: "A new Harvard Medical School study of more than one million Medicare ER visits found that patient death rates are 13 percent higher in private equity–owned ERs than their counterparts, likely thanks to staffing and salary cuts." jacobin.com/2025/10/priv...

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

As the government shutdown enters its second week, the ACA’s enhanced tax credits continue to be at the center of political debate. If Congress fails to act, premiums will skyrocket for the 24 million people covered by the ACA—representing the largest single-year premium hike in U.S. history.

One of my Russian professors told me the difference between autocracy and democracy is in a democracy a portrait of the leader is hard to get, while in an autocracy the portrait is hard to get away from

Double whammy unemployment day for feds. Government shutdown, and the end of Musk's fork-in-the road deferred resignation program. Here's an updated list of 12 things feds should know before filing UI benefits, from Andrew Stettner at @tcfdotorg.bsky.social See more here: tcf.org/content/repo...

Fact: this shutdown is primarily a cost of living fight—specifically, the cost of health care. The president and much leadership in Congress seem okay with soaring costs. #shutdown #ACA #healthcare tcf.org/content/comm...

Once again, Gateway has become a political football.

In honor of Taylor's new album, Russ Vought is in his "Look What You Made Me Do" phase of the shutdown. He's making decisions he’s always wanted to make & blaming Democrats for forcing him to make them. It’s just as unpopular as DOGE was; the public is smart enough to see (and abhor) Mafia tactics.

Fun fact - the NJ Turnpike extension through downtown Jersey City roughly follows the path of the now-underground Mill Creek. Imagine if we ripped out the highway and restored the creek…

NEW: Adelita Grijalva Says Mike Johnson Is Delaying Her Swearing-In to Prevent Epstein Vote www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals? J: I didn't see it D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

Dem congressman on Russ Vought's threats of mass firings of federal employees during the government shutdown: "It's illegal and unconstitutional." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Russ Vought isn’t really a bureaucrat, he’s an anti-constitutional criminal seizing a bunch of unlawful powers to conduct economic warfare against hundreds of millions of Americans because they live in states that voted against his patron.

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The Gateway Development Commission, which oversees the Hudson tunnel project, held its monthly board meeting on Tuesday. No mention was made of a possible suspension of funding.

Just a reminder that the shutdown is a struggle over health care—the Trump administration and congressional leadership don't care if millions of Americans see their costs soar. tcf.org/content/comm...

Astounding.

“We are arresting the Mayor, per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.” Read that again. This wasn't about trespassing. It was a direct order from the highest levels of the Trump administration to silence and punish a political opponent.

Hegseth is the shitty boss who calls a meeting at 4pm on Friday, then spend 45 min blathering about something minor that could have been a three-line email.

Cheap photo op. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Huge shoutout to my collegue Denise Smith (@drde7.bsky.social) for this excellent film on the need to redress the historical underfunding of the nation's HBCUs! #HBCU www.youtube.com/watch?v=HALb...

This literally looks like something you'd do in a Mario Kart game.

As a federal government shutdown appears likely, unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) can be a lifeline for federal workers and contractors. This guide from 2023 still holds true. #unemployment #shutdown tcf.org/content/comm...

"Frankly, it would be more accurate to call the bill the Working Families Benefits Cut Bill." Great piece by @greenhousenyt.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The responses in this polling piece on young Republicans and independents are wild.

I submitted my comment and I hope you all will join me. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

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This rundown of Trump's anti-worker actions is astounding. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

BREAKING: Fed Governor Lisa Cook pushes back with a strong statement after Trump claimed to fire her: “President Trump purported to fire me ‘for cause’ when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign and will continue my work to support the U.S. economy”

"A purported close ally of the health secretary has claimed that Kennedy and President Donald Trump are preparing to imminently shelve the mRNA covid-19 vaccines." gizmodo.com/report-rfk-j...

This is getting very bad: *FBI raids top Trump critic's home *Trump loyalist gins up "mortgage fraud" pretexts for DOJ probes of Schiff, Letitia James, Lisa Cook *Bannon says ICE will monitor 2026 voting *DHS memo vows LA operations "for years to come" New from me: newrepublic.com/article/1994...

By 2030, China's economy will be almost 50% larger than the U.S. economy cepr.net/publications... That's pretty damn MAGA!

"A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to keep Alina Habba as U.S. attorney for New Jersey and override the judges who last month named Habba’s top deputy to the post." newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/21/t...

"Trump has often violated federal law, and sometimes the constitution, as he has sought to throttle his targets...in the hope that they will cry uncle and agree to his demands. This style of governance would make any caudillo proud." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We have some excellent news—so glad to be working with Gerardo on moving things forward!

We've become so accustomed to lawbreaking that this probably won't ripple much, but it is important not to forget that firing the IRS Commissioner for refusing to break the law--if that's in fact what happened here--would and should prompt immediate articles of impeachment in any other presidency.

Under pressure from the White House, the Smithsonian has removed Trump from the impeachment exhibit at the History Museum. The exhibit now says that “only three presidents have seriously faced removal,” referring to Johnson, Nixon, and Clinton. The exhibit now looks the way it did in 2008.