Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine Malik Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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@haymarketbooks.org and I proudly present: Read Theory

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Mamdani: When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich

Well, today we're taxing the rich...

Federal child care policy has moved — slowly, imperfectly — toward stronger affordability protections for families. The copayment cap was one of those hard-won guardrails. Now, the Trump admin wants to overturn it. From yours truly & @kcpeeks.bsky.social: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Volatile Job Numbers Mask Stagnant Labor Market in the Trump Administration’s Economy: Analysis of the March 2026 Jobs Report Job growth over the past year has been flat, even as jobs numbers rebounded in March 2026, resulting in persistent struggles for young workers, workers with college degrees, and Black workers.

Check out the latest from @profcew.bsky.social and me on the latest #JobsDay numbers. While the headline data is positive, the underlying data show persistent weakening in the labor market. #Econsky
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Postcard my wife’s grandma (who was an early childhood educator) sent in 1983!

In the First Year, President Trump’s Tariffs Have Cost Small-Business Importers $306,000 on Average New state-by-state analysis finds that the Trump administration’s trade policies are a hefty tax on small businesses, the backbone of America’s workforce.

Trump's tariffs are a hefty tax on small businesses, with the average small-business importer paying $306k in additional tariffs since March 2025. And in 15 states, that average is even higher.
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One Year After ‘Liberation Day,’ American Workers Are Feeling the Negative Effects of the Trump Administration’s Tariffs The Trump administration’s tariff agenda has resulted in blue-collar job losses in nearly every state while failing to boost manufacturing or close the trade deficit in goods.

New analysis highlights the failures of Trump's tariffs:
❌ Blue-collar jobs are down in almost every state
❌ Manufacturing job loss is equivalent to the closure of 2,800 average-size factories nationwide
❌The trade deficit hit historical highs in 2025
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"When every interaction with the government begins with suspicion — when benefits arrive late, disappear without warning or require endless proof — people learn that institutions are not there to help them. They disengage. They stop applying."
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Immigrants Make the Labor Market Great CAP analysis of the February 2026 employment report shows that President Trump’s promises to native-born workers have yet to materialize while reduced immigration is poised to have a negative effect o...

New jobs day analysis from @saraestep.bsky.social and me on the latest labor market data and how Trump's immigration policies are not delivering for native-born workers and hurting the overall health of the labor market #numbersday #econsky ⇣ www.americanprogress.org/article/immi...

Why Does Child Care Seem Less Affordable Than Ever?

“If you’re looking at trying to reduce the cost to families, the solution lies in how you’re going to subsidize it — there’s not much to do to run down the cost of child care,” - @haileygibbs.bsky.social @americanprogress.bsky.social #FundChildCare www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

The Trump administration’s macroeconomic agenda harms affordability and raises inequality Key takeaways The Trump administration’s unwise policy agenda has the potential to do great damage to U.S. families—and this is true even if it does not lead to recession or spiking inflation in the n...

"The policies of the Trump administration double down on the worst policy decisions of this period and will make typical families reliably poorer in the future, even if an outright recession or spiking inflation does not happen."
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The President boasts of "no tax on tips", but this expires in 2028.
He boasts of "no tax on overtime," but it is taxed, and the break expires in 2028.
He boasts of "no tax on social security," but it is taxed, and his break expires in 2028.

He also passed tax cuts for the rich. They're permanent.

So roughly still 6X pre-surge, down from 16X, and planning for 3X long run.

Working Families Party Response to the State of the Union YouTube video by Working Families Party

Watch live: The @workingfamilies.org State of the Union Response, delivered by @summerlee.bsky.social:

RFK Jr's First Year: The Damage Report #CareTalk YouTube video by Laura Packard

What wasn't talked about: RFK Jr. dismantling public health, cutting medical research, letting diseases run rampant and making us all sicker.

Get the facts on Trump, RFK Jr & public health w/ @beckyrparks.bsky.social @protectourcare.org: youtube.com/live/nwpGblE... #StateOfTheUnion #SOTU2026

so in conclusion, the state of the union is actually very bad because a man who tried to end democracy is using the government to personally enrich himself and his buddies while executing citizens and noncitizens alike

AN HOUR AND FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES

that we'll never get back in our lives

EXCLUSIVE POLICY Trump to Sell the Economy During State of the Union Address The president is expected to argue that the country is 'strong, prosperous and respected' as it enters its 250th year By Meridith McGraw Follow) Feb. 23, 2026 at 9:00 pm ET

How much is he getting for it?

suuuuper rapey language that just really set the tone for the night, you know?

Trump has the gall to call out others on corruption — and says he will be waging a so-called “war on fraud.”
That’s the height of irony & absurdity, as Trump is overseeing the biggest corruption scams in US history, with unprecedented conflicts of interest.
#SOTU
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this is a strangely... graphic?... speech? like I'm being read the script to a B-rated wartime drama

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trump, whose government killed protesters and then slandered them as domestic terrorists, is talking about how bad it is to kill protesters

Trump spinning the jobs numbers in SOTU. In fact, 2025 was the *worst* year for job creation outside of recent recessions in the past 20 years.

imagine being like "euh politics aren't really my thing" when brain rot personified is the head of state

The SAVE Act: Overview and Facts The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.

The SAVE Act is a *voter suppression bill* that would create new barriers for married women, rural voters, and people without a passport for voting.

We should be making it easier, not harder, for people to make their voices heard at the polls.

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here's a graph. it's just not possible to replace income taxes with tariffs. if you tried, the government would be out like $2 trillion per year lol

The SAVE Act Could Keep Millions of Transgender Americans From Voting Should this legislation pass, it would further discrimination against transgender people and could keep millions of voters out of the voting booth.

Voter ID policies requiring proof of citizenship (like the SAVE Act) are voter suppression. If enacted, millions of trans people could struggle to vote. Read our analysis here:

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