For months, people have been asking me whether I still trusted gov’t data. My answer was always the same: The stats agencies faced longstanding challenges, some of which Trump was making worse. But there was no sign of political meddling.
I can’t say that anymore.
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If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal
This should horrify us.
I guess today is Liberation Day from an international economic system that produced by far the greatest increase of global prosperity and well-being in human history.
Hot chocolate is so snuggly
I mean you don’t actually snuggle with it but somehow it tastes snuggly
Lawfare is one of the best things to read in charged political times. I always come away feeling more informed and sometimes surprised when their analysis doesn't toe the line I hear elsewhere.
The Georgian people are fighting for their freedom. Pray for them. GD is Russia, Georgia is Georgian
Be excellent to each other.
Former GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy on the Matt Gaetz nomination: “You don't root out corruption at the DOJ by picking a corrupt person to lead it.”
The US Census Bureau's LODES dataset is the best resource for granular analysis of the US labor market, with applications across fields like real estate, transportation planning, and more.
However, few organizations know about LODES, let alone how to use it.
A 🧵 to get you up to speed on LODES:
Powell: "The economy is not sending any signals that we need to be in a hurry to lower rates."
