Justin is far too generous. The only reason the position is open is a huge Trump lie that the Republicans are apparently all cool with: that McEntarfar cooked the data.

Very important analysis by Menzie Chinn, @mchinn.bsky.social, that warns us of faulty data to come if Antoni is appointed to head BLS; read here and fight (don't weep!) Call your Congresspersons!: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Must-read report from two first-rate researchers, including Chloe East: immresearch.org/publications...

It felt so good! Let’s all do it again soon!

This is how we fight back! www.threads.com/@demsmight/p...

From AEI, on Trump's failures with Ukraine. What came of that boasting that he would end the war in a few days?! www.aei.org/op-eds/sorry...

From CLASP: Child Tax Credit changes could drop 4.5 mill. children; Medicaid could see $715 billion in cuts, with 13.7 mill. losing health insurance; SNAP cut of ~$300 bill., largest in its history, leaving 11 mill. with less food assistance or none. And see this: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...

Enough. We demand rapid, safe, and unimpeded access to starving civilians in Gaza. We have a plan. We have thousands of trucks of food at the border. Let us in. Let us work. bit.ly/3S7M0oo

Great 2-3 yr. postdoc opportunity with Anders Bach-Mortensen at Roskilde University and Oxford University: social policy with a focus on privatization, starting September 1, 2025 - Application deadline: 1 June 2025: lnkd.in/dvmnfNwb

We all need to do this specific thing to fight Trump's politicization of public services: open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Join the April 5th protest that is going worldwide; get more details here: www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...

If you’re connected with NOAA’s GLERL, or other Great Lakes teams affected by federal cuts + shifts, I’d love to hear from you. I’m a ProPublica reporter in Michigan with a longtime interest in water. Background: www.propublica.org/people/anna-... and www.annaclark.net Signal: annaleighclark.14

Thanks to my colleague and friend, @donmoyn.bsky.social, for continually pushing the facts in the midst of the hype: Civilian govt. employees represent ~1.5% of the population and less than 7% of total govt spending. See more here: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I am excited to share that we have an open-rank faculty position in early childhood policy in our awesome department @vupeabody : apply.interfolio.com/153724. Come join an outstanding group of researchers across the college and affiliated with the @pn3policy!

New, from me, and @cjheinrich.bsky.social: Some basic facts about fiscal federalism: Red states are more dependent on federal funding than blue states, and have worse business climates. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/rich-state...

It's about time I came over to Blue Sky! Looking forward to connecting with others who have migrated from X!