Alan Berube
@berubea1.bsky.social
Senior Vice President, Policy and Innovation Center (http://thinkpic.org); Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Metro (www.brookings.edu/metro). Likes: Vibrant cities and regions, women's basketball. Dislikes: fascism, spiders.
Seriously, WTF are we doing here, America
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Seriously, WTF are we doing here, America
Reposted by Alan Berube
As a DC resident I feel like I should say:
This is a complete and utter lie.
My kid, under age 12, walked to school last year into an area close to downtown.
Telling the truth is an important thing.
This is a complete and utter lie.
My kid, under age 12, walked to school last year into an area close to downtown.
Telling the truth is an important thing.
Stephen Miller on DC residents: "For the first time in their lives, they can use the parks, they can walk on the streets. You have people who can walk freely at night without having to worry about being robbed or mugged. They are wearing their watches again."
August 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
As a DC resident I feel like I should say:
This is a complete and utter lie.
My kid, under age 12, walked to school last year into an area close to downtown.
Telling the truth is an important thing.
This is a complete and utter lie.
My kid, under age 12, walked to school last year into an area close to downtown.
Telling the truth is an important thing.
I love my D.C. home, but lack of congressional representation and being constantly subjected to GOP policy experiments is a bug, not a feature. As for today's fascist rhetoric, here's all you need to know. Don't get distracted. jasher.substack.com/p/assessing-...
Assessing DC's Violent Crime Trends
Murder is plunging in DC but what about overall violent crime?
jasher.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I love my D.C. home, but lack of congressional representation and being constantly subjected to GOP policy experiments is a bug, not a feature. As for today's fascist rhetoric, here's all you need to know. Don't get distracted. jasher.substack.com/p/assessing-...
Already lots of well-placed outrage at the dismissal of the BLS Commissioner late last week; just want to add how much I have appreciated and relied on BLS data for the past 25 years to tell the story of regional economies. Hope their vital, non-political work continues. cc: @markmuro1.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Already lots of well-placed outrage at the dismissal of the BLS Commissioner late last week; just want to add how much I have appreciated and relied on BLS data for the past 25 years to tell the story of regional economies. Hope their vital, non-political work continues. cc: @markmuro1.bsky.social
“America First” immigration policy in action
The Trump administration has barred a team of 15- and 16-year-olds from Venezuela from entering the United States to compete in the Little League Senior League World Series. The team from Maracaibo won the Latin America tournament to qualify for the World Series in South Carolina
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Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series
The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be able to participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“America First” immigration policy in action
This is one nonstop falsehood, start to finish.
Stephen Miller: "We have communities all across this nation that 20 years ago, before the era of open borders, were completely peaceful, completely stable. Look at a place like Minneapolis. Post mass migration they're unsafe, they're violent, you cannot use the public parks."
July 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is one nonstop falsehood, start to finish.
Who are Greater San Diego's immigrants? What role do they play in the region's economy and society? And what do the Trump administration's policy and enforcement changes mean for them, their families, and the wider community? Learn more in my latest Pulse on Policy: thinkpic.org/pic-intel/pu...
Pulse on Policy: Understanding Greater San Diego’s Immigrants at a Challenging Moment | Policy & Innovation Center
Pulse on Policy: Understanding Greater San Diego’s Immigrants at a Challenging Moment
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May 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Who are Greater San Diego's immigrants? What role do they play in the region's economy and society? And what do the Trump administration's policy and enforcement changes mean for them, their families, and the wider community? Learn more in my latest Pulse on Policy: thinkpic.org/pic-intel/pu...
This makes sense once you accept that the point of the regime is to rid the United States of immigrants. www.mississippifreepress.org/ice-arrests-...
ICE Arrests Mississippi Father at His Citizenship Hearing
ICE arrested Kasper Eriksen, a Mississippi father, at his citizenship hearing, imprisoning him and threatening him with deportation.
www.mississippifreepress.org
May 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This makes sense once you accept that the point of the regime is to rid the United States of immigrants. www.mississippifreepress.org/ice-arrests-...
A barrage of executive orders, agency shutterings, fundings freezes and recissions, and reimbursements cuts are buffeting nonprofit organizations around the country. In my latest "Pulse on Policy" column I break down what this might mean for San Diego-area nonprofits: thinkpic.org/pic-intel/pu...
Pulse on Policy: Assessing and Addressing Emerging Risks Facing Greater San Diego’s Nonprofits | Policy & Innovation Center
Pulse on Policy: Assessing and Addressing Emerging Risks Facing Greater San Diego’s Nonprofits
thinkpic.org
May 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A barrage of executive orders, agency shutterings, fundings freezes and recissions, and reimbursements cuts are buffeting nonprofit organizations around the country. In my latest "Pulse on Policy" column I break down what this might mean for San Diego-area nonprofits: thinkpic.org/pic-intel/pu...
Yes, but three cheers for bringing back “birdbrains.”
Trump’s sputtering response to Harvard standing up to him is yet another reason why institutions should refuse to bend the knee. He’s a paper tiger, unable to argue his own case.
April 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Yes, but three cheers for bringing back “birdbrains.”
By far the most memorable of the legendary Val Kilmer’s roles (for me at 13, at least) clip.cafe/real-genius-...
'You didn't touch anything, did you? No. Good. Because all of my filth is arranged in...' - Real Genius
Chris Knight:
You didn't touch anything, did you?
Mitch:
No.
Chris Knight:
Good. Because all of my filth is arranged in alphabetical order. This, for instance, is under 'H' for "toy."
Mitch:
What i...
clip.cafe
April 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
By far the most memorable of the legendary Val Kilmer’s roles (for me at 13, at least) clip.cafe/real-genius-...
Haven't made a habit (yet) of posting on here, but figure it couldn't hurt to share what I'm working on from time to time.
Today, it's the potential impact of federal spending changes on Greater San Diego, which received $36.5B in grants and contracts in FY24:
thinkpic.org/pic-intel/wh...
Today, it's the potential impact of federal spending changes on Greater San Diego, which received $36.5B in grants and contracts in FY24:
thinkpic.org/pic-intel/wh...
What New Leadership in Washington Could Mean for the San Diego Economy | Policy & Innovation Center
What New Leadership in Washington Could Mean for the San Diego Economy
thinkpic.org
March 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Haven't made a habit (yet) of posting on here, but figure it couldn't hurt to share what I'm working on from time to time.
Today, it's the potential impact of federal spending changes on Greater San Diego, which received $36.5B in grants and contracts in FY24:
thinkpic.org/pic-intel/wh...
Today, it's the potential impact of federal spending changes on Greater San Diego, which received $36.5B in grants and contracts in FY24:
thinkpic.org/pic-intel/wh...
Reposted by Alan Berube
The OMB impoundment memo's consequences aren't just about disrupting, in a profound way, *current* funds. It also makes it extremely hard to negotiate *future* spending deals if no one at the table can trust that the executive branch will actually stick to the deal at the execution phase.
January 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The OMB impoundment memo's consequences aren't just about disrupting, in a profound way, *current* funds. It also makes it extremely hard to negotiate *future* spending deals if no one at the table can trust that the executive branch will actually stick to the deal at the execution phase.