Many of the political appointees working in the White House have academic jobs they can return to. I hope they do.
Catherine Rampell
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Hassett went on TV and claimed you can’t trust the economic data anymore because all the recent revisions are partisan. A bald-faced lie. Every serious economist still in this administration should resign. They are actively underminding the US economy by lending their credibility to this horse****
White House economist calls for 'fresh set of eyes at the BLS' after weak jobs report | Fox Business Video
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett discusses the latest jobs report, the firing of the labor statistics chief and the consumer impact of tariffs on 'Fox News Sunday.'
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Listen pal if you’re going to be a 30 year old baby you’re going to need to have a Bluesky account
An Ohio couple says that they have welcomed a baby boy who was born from an embryo that was frozen in 1994, making him the “world’s oldest baby”
Baby born from embryo frozen over 30 years ago
An Ohio couple says they have welcomed a baby boy who was born from an embryo that was frozen over 30 years ago.
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“The Dershowitz pierogi dispute” would be a great band name.
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Meant to add this to the megathread bsky.app/profile/cram...
Just remembering I wrote this ~3 weeks ago. For once wishing I’d been wrong. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | First thing we do, let’s fire all the statisticians
The Trump administration’s strategy in dealing with tough numbers: Don’t count them.
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Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...
Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.
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Kentucky hospital group warns of closures, reduced services, job losses due to Medicaid cuts www.lex18.com/news/coverin...
Kentucky hospital group warns of closures, reduced services, job losses due to Medicaid cuts
Healthcare in Kentucky is facing a tough future with billions in Medicaid cuts on the horizon, according to the Kentucky Hospital Association.
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He was lying about this from the get-go, which was obvious if you looked at literally anything he had done in his first term related to fertility care. Pay more attention to what politicians do than to what they say. css.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Forget Trump’s IVF promises. The GOP’s record shows contempt for fertility care.
As always, pay more attention to what politicians do than to what they say.
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All those Trump surrogates who touted this, and news orgs that reported it credulously, owe Americans a big fat apology www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House has no plan to mandate IVF care, despite campaign pledge
President Donald Trump has said he wants a “baby boom,” but critics say his administration has yet to make significant family policy changes — and that Medicaid cuts will hurt.
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Also, how does this help Trump’s other objectives, such as reducing trade deficits? Someone should tell the president that selling higher education to international students is one of our most successful exports. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
