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...
“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 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."
www.epi.org/publication/...
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.
Watch live: The @workingfamilies.org State of the Union Response, delivered by @summerlee.bsky.social:
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
@americanprogress.bsky.social
this is a strangely... graphic?... speech? like I'm being read the script to a B-rated wartime drama
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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 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.
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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
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:
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
"the NEW COMMUNIST mayor of New York City, he's a nice guy tho, we talk a lot"
also just gonna re-up this here
I wish I had anything more intelligent to say, but honestly my thoughts keep getting interrupted by the next most heinous thing that comes out of his mouth
INSANE levels of blatant racism and xenophobia
just gonna re-up this here
Republicans in Congress "delivered" the largest health care cut in American history and jacked up health care costs for 250 million Americans. #SOTU
"should be my third term, but strange things happen"
just let allllll of those layers sink in
trump blasts democrats for voting against his "big beautiful bill" which kicked 10 million people of their health insurance, took food away from literal children, and supercharged ice and cbp - all while giving enormous tax cuts to the rich.
below is a graph showing winners/losers from the bill.
"the people that I love" - helpfully specific, actually
