maybe the massive job losses tech CEOs warned about weren't a prediction but a product pitch

elderly council of wizards mandates child gential inspections.

This is the impact of DOGE, the hiring freeze, and the government shutdown, all of which have strained Census field staff who collect the household survey for BLS.

On July 1, the minimum wage will increase in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, D.C., + 14 cities and counties—lifting wages for more than 361,000 workers and collectively raising their earnings by more than $221 million. Raising minimum wages helps more than those who earn them. Learn more 👇

ICYMI I spoke with @aaronsojourner.org and @ericawilli.bsky.social in an @epi.org webinar last week about the economic and labor impacts of ICE activity in Trump 2.0 Recording with lots of info and references available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPVR...

treasure trove of Black music documentaries

The Folklife Festival was planned by the Smithsonian, funded by private donors and would have happened this week, but Trump shut it down.

This Danville, VA city council candidate made a very dramatic video about sidewalks and public safety, and I love it and him. Worrying about a possible milkshake duck situation, I looked at his FB page, but he seems ok. Juneteenth celebrations, community outreach, Methodists. A solid old gent.

time to touch grass (i.e. river)

i wonder what race neutral policy stance trump was expressing when he accused haitian immigrants of eating the pets of their neighbors

Tomorrow! A great, if depressing, conversation with me @aaronsojourner.org and @ericawilli.bsky.social about the economic harm the Department of Homeland Security in Trump 2.0 is causing. Register below!

wall... no wall

Tight labor markets = better jobs (not just higher pay) www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds...

What are the economic consequences of the Trump administration’s deployment of DHS agencies such as ICE? @aaronsojourner.org, @chloeneast.bsky.social, and @ericawilli.bsky.social assess the numbers at an upcoming @epi.org webinar.

How are immigration raids and deportations damaging the labor market? Upcoming @epi.org webinar with new research and insights from the great @chloeneast.bsky.social @aaronsojourner.org @ericawilli.bsky.social

🚨🚨 Trump and company are taking another stab at gutting public data infrastructure, potentially eliminating access to the American Community Survey 🚨🚨

🚨🚨 Trump and company are taking another stab at gutting public data infrastructure, potentially eliminating access to the American Community Survey 🚨🚨

No grownups aloud!!!

From former U.S. Census Chief Scientist John Abowd on LinkedIn, what Census data products are affected by Commerce's new policy? A devastating set of answers including all ACS Public Use Micro Samples www.linkedin.com/posts/john-a...

kids absolutely love this

Trump's war has wiped out an entire year and a half of wage growth

How are immigration raids and deportations damaging the labor market? Upcoming @epi.org webinar with new research and insights from the great @chloeneast.bsky.social @aaronsojourner.org @ericawilli.bsky.social

The average US worker's real wage is now no higher than it was in January 2025. Trump's war has spiked energy prices and erased a year and a half of pay increases

Congress hasn't raised the federal minimum wage since 2009, but 30 states have raised their own. New work from @arindube.bsky.social finds these state increases raised pay in restaurants and other low-wage sectors, with no detectable effect on jobs

Congress hasn't raised the federal minimum wage since 2009, but 30 states have raised their own. New work from @arindube.bsky.social finds these state increases raised pay in restaurants and other low-wage sectors, with no detectable effect on jobs

insect knowers: what is this?

whomst among us doesn't love the inflation that knocks real wages down to where they started in january 2025

UPDATE + we get to celebrate a win: Yesterday the U.S. House PASSED the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which would make it easier for workers to secure a first union contract without unnecessary delay. 🎉

The average US worker's real wage is now no higher than it was in January 2025. Trump's war has spiked energy prices and erased a year and a half of pay increases

Another ripple effect of the Oct 2025 government shutdown and lack of BLS data collection that month. No Oct CPI => no inflation update to the penalty levels for employers who violate OSHA and other laws. White collar crime made more attractive. jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

Hey I'm no economist but I dunno seems bad

Real wages are now falling faster than any time in 2022 by this measure.

Trump take wages.

Trump's war has wiped out an entire year and a half of wage growth

garden visitor

The Econ team is hiring at the Center for American Progress! We're looking for a Policy Analyst with strong quantitative and writing skills; experience working with economic data; and an interest in compelling, evidence-based public policy arguments. [1/2] www.americanprogress.org/job/policy-a...

This Day in Labor History: June 8, 1909. Washington’s anti-tipping law went into effect. A goal of a lot of Progressives, this law attempted to end a labor practice that for the middle class who supported it, was annoying. The law did not last long, repealed four years later. Let's talk tipping!

the four year old built a shrine

I feel like we’re in for many years of “haha, they were spending taxpayer money on bug condoms—DOGE to the rescue!” turning out to be something important Elon’s Tween Team didn’t understand.

There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man." A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.

every remarkable achievement of the state must be undone to prove the state cannot achieve anything. ( if you don't know the screwworm story, see e.g. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... )

We are not angry enough--a whistleblower provided evidence a DOGE brat stole social sec data & sold it to a Palantir contractor. Our data is used to sell services back to the govt at taxpayer expense for big profits. That is OUR data. Instead of investigating the whisteblower is threatened 😠

These findings imply that if the Trump administration got its way and expanded Operation Metro Surge nationwide, the restaurant, hotel, and tourism sectors would lose well over a quarter of a million jobs

These findings imply that if the Trump administration got its way and expanded Operation Metro Surge nationwide, the restaurant, hotel, and tourism sectors would lose well over a quarter of a million jobs

DHS's Operation Metro Surge hurt Minnesota's leisure and hospitality industry in Jan-Mar 2026, destroying: - 4,600 jobs, - 3.8 million work hours, - $71 million in wages. New analysis by me & @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @northstarpolicy.org northstarpolicy.org/leisure-and-...

His answer to "inflation is outpacing wages" is "don't forget, we also cut food assistance"

His answer to "inflation is outpacing wages" is "don't forget, we also cut food assistance"

Absolutely. Would have also been nice if Musk and his corrupt tech bros hadn't canceled the UI modernization grants mid-project

The funny thing is that the real threats from LLMs are not what the boosters and doomers actually tell us. It's a world of mediocrity, where some asks are much easier from LLMs, but we lose some skills and that leads to at modestly higher living standard but more bullshit noise.