For @slate.com & @economichardship.bsky.social, I reported on how chaos and changes surrounding SNAP benefits are taking a toll.
People described endless fear and worry over feeding their kids, where their next meal will come from, and whether SNAP could become even more difficult to access.
Because of recon 2.0 talk
NDD less VA medical, 1986-present. roughly flat-ish until 2020 around 3%, and then down down down down to 2% last year. And then Trump is proposing taking it down to 1.7%.
Here is my thread on Trump's budget request, which I'll update throughout the day.
He calls to cut domestic discretionary funding to the lowest level in the modern era.
Trump's budget reimagines Americans' relationship with our govt, and proposes a country that does less to help people get by.
give @bbkogan.bsky.social his credit!
US term risk premium rising on inflation risk & an unsustainable fiscal path made worse by what is going to be an increase in expenditures caused by the war.
It’s rational for investors to extract a higher premium when purchasing US issued paper. #Econ #EconSky
Hassett does have the president's ear these days
Bad policies and bad debt.
Build Back Better raises $2.1T and Trump's tariffs raise $2.6T.
Fun discovery: on an apples-to-apples basis, Trump's tariff taxes are larger than the tax increases in the House-passed version of Build Back Better in 2021.
Of course, the distribution of Biden's tax hikes on corporations and millionaires are different from Trump's tariffs.
House now taking the first of two procedural votes which include language embedded by Republican leadership that would surrender congressional powers to block Trump’s tariffs until August. They’ve passed these measures several times over the past year; this extension expected to be a close vote
NEW: In January, the White House promised to crack down on fraud. Weeks later, it has become weaponized, as President Trump uses claims of taxpayer theft to penalize Democrats, all the while he pardons his allies connected to the loss of millions in federal benefits
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
a graph of goods inflation driven by tariffs
Amidst Trump's tariffs, goods inflation reached the highest levels since 2023 in data released today
While price increases are much lower than during the worst of the early pandemic, inflation for goods excluding food & energy is still higher than at any point during the 2010s
thank you Wendy!
Sorry I'm not following - do you mean we should be freaking out more? or that we should stop focusing on the bond yields? or both at the same time because bonds are missing it?
probably no relation
Like what can we even say? The president is threatening to harm our allies unless they agree to sell their land to us.
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CBPP’s @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social breaks down the latest economic data from the December #JobsReport, zooming in on how tariffs have impacted jobs in the manufacturing sector.
Great piece by @josephpolitano.bsky.social on job loss in manufacturing, construction, & utilities. A lot of drivers but current policy is playing a major role.
America is Losing Blue Collar Jobs, by @JosephPolitano open.substack.com/pub/apricita...
Exercise is a good thing, and I'm gonna be hooting and hollering like a dang fool if I see you out there getting after it in whatever capacity, but if you use your physique or fitness to demean others, get fucked, truly
There are no trade deals anymore. Any “deal” made by Trump can and will be arbitrarily broken at any moment. No country or corporation can know what happens tomorrow.
Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4oRiL7z
Jay Jones (D) wins the race for Virginia attorney general, NBC News projects.
BREAKING: Dem Rep. Mikie Sherrill has won the race for New Jersey governor.
She defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli to retain Democratic control of the governor's office as Dems win both of the year's gubernatorial races.
Read more: politi.co/49xNGRV
The third woman in this photo is Rep. Chrissy Houlahan. She's also amazing and don't sleep on her political future either.
Imagine a D president were refusing to spend money Congress provided for priorities only important to Rs while also spending money on purposes he wanted that Congress didn’t even provide.
Would a funding bill that lets the president keep illegally ignoring the budget be “clean?” Of course not.
“If Congress lays down its arms on its most fundamental authority, I don’t know what leg they’re going to have to stand on,” said Brendan Buck, aide to former GOP House speakers Ryan and Boehner.
Agreed. It’s a baffling & frightening threat to the constitutional order.
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Donald J. Trump * C @realDonald Trump I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent. I can't believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity. They are not stupid people, so maybe this is their way of wanting to, quietly and quickly, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DJT 13 ReTruths 48 Likes 10/2/25, 7:59 AM こ
Russ Vought has carried out his section of Project 2025 essentially word for word, illegally manipulating and controlling spending inside the White House, overriding enacted laws, the will of Congress, and agency discretion.
His section is very short, and I recommend anyone profiling him read it.
boo
