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socio-steve.bsky.social
Director, Stratification Economics at The Roosevelt Institute/Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltinstitute.org Sociologist, Dad, Autistic person, Bathos-Enjoyer Taxes are what we pay for civilized society Opinions are my own
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BREAKING: Terry Moran is out at ABC News. "We are at the end of our agreement with Terry Moran and based on his recent post – which was a clear violation of ABC News policies – we have made the decision to not renew," an ABC spokesperson says.

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It's not a pejorative. I, like many on Bluesky, am a proud wife guy. And I have never felt under attack for my wife-guy-itude. The Atlantic is just trying to gin up controversy.

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Trump goads the troops into booing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass and attacks them as "incompetent"

submitted 38 minutes ago • 189 comments

A very useful analysis of "Trump Accounts" for newborns, by @socio-steve.bsky.social, which concludes: "Trump accounts (sigh) are not a baby bonus... Trump accounts (double sigh) are not baby bonds either." -Stephen Nuñez www.firesidestacks.com/p/trump-acco...

submitted 39 minutes ago • 0 comments

The GOP has tried to rebrand as pro-worker & pro-family but their reconciliation bill reveals them to be frauds. Take for example the Trump Account. It's not a baby bonus; it's not a baby bond; it's a poorly designed giveaway to the rich. Read my critique here www.firesidestacks.com/p/trump-acco...

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Just caught a phishing attempt because the fine print at the bottom claimed it was from the "help centre."

submitted 7 hours ago • 2 comments

I'm not sure how much "enhancement" this will actually provide but it marks the return of the game to Steam after a long absence. If you've never played it, it is worth picking up for the Mask of the Betrayer expansion alone. Planescape Torment level quality store.steampowered.com/app/2738630/...

submitted 3 hours ago • 1 comment

@bbkogan.bsky.social puts it bluntly: The GOP tax and spending package will hurt millions of Americans by slashing Medicaid and food assistance—all to pay for billionaire tax breaks and add trillions to the deficit.

submitted 3 hours ago • 0 comments

1/ The argument "if the labor force participation rate hadn't fallen, unemployment would be higher" is a bad one. The reason for the post-pandemic decline in labor force participation is age: Americans are aging. Prime working age participation is higher than pre-pandemic.

submitted 3 hours ago • 1 comment

Trump threatens anyone who protests his birthday military parade this Saturday: "If there's any protester who wants to come out, they will be met with very big force." The right to protest is protected under the First Amendment of the US Constitution.

submitted 4 hours ago • 40 comments

The people promulgating AI are not doing the tech any favors.

submitted 7 hours ago • 4 comments

Tariffs & ICE raids are connected insofar as they are attempts to blame economic & social conditions entirely on the actions of foreigners while attempting to paint domestic enemies as a traitorous fifth column working with the foreigners to undermine the country

submitted 18 hours ago • 22 comments

Rich people are people....with neighborhoods/amenities they like and social networks they belong to and while they may grumble they generally don't want to pick up and move to a different state over a tax increase they can easily absorb.

submitted 5 hours ago • 2 comments

The enhanced premium tax credits benefited people across the country but they were particularly important in states that did not expand Medicaid. IIRC about half of the newly insured come from just those 10 states. The enhancements were a bit of a patch for red state gov. malfeasance.

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As someone who grew up in small towns and on military bases coast to coast, I knew *the very first time* I visited NYC that I'd found home. 32 years since I made that real, and I can't imagine anywhere I'd rather make a home and raise a kid. But yes, I get concerned texts & voicemails from afar.

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Very funny phrasing here from Lindsay Graham

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NEW PIECE: The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Eliminates the Office of Financial Research—Threatening the Stability of the Treasury Market www.crisesnotes.com/the-one-big-...

submitted 5 hours ago • 6 comments

I think the pro-dem and anti-dem posters can all agree to stop fighting and criticize a specific dem who is not being helpful right now. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

submitted 7 hours ago • 4 comments

The people promulgating AI are not doing the tech any favors.

submitted 7 hours ago • 4 comments

Brand-new polling from YouGov out this AM finds Trump's actions re: LA underwater. Double-digit disapproval on sending in Marines. This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive. today.yougov.com/topics/polit...

submitted 7 hours ago • 93 comments

The enhanced premium tax credits benefited people across the country but they were particularly important in states that did not expand Medicaid. IIRC about half of the newly insured come from just those 10 states. The enhancements were a bit of a patch for red state gov. malfeasance.

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

Just caught a phishing attempt because the fine print at the bottom claimed it was from the "help centre."

submitted 7 hours ago • 2 comments

::logging on to Bluesky and looking at my feed::

submitted 8 hours ago • 2 comments

Find a protest event near you for Saturday and go to it if you can www.nokings.org#map

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Cross pressured voters

submitted 9 hours ago • 2 comments