Mitch Grummon
@grummon.bsky.social
publisher at the american prospect, former mother jones
Is literally anyone asking for this?
August 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Is literally anyone asking for this?
What happens when we start fudging critical economic data? www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report
The president implied that the BLS commissioner, longtime federal employee Erika McEntarfer, manipulated the data "for political purposes."
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August 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
What happens when we start fudging critical economic data? www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
We're descending into AI slop chaos mississippitoday.org/2025/07/28/a...
Attorneys baffled by federal court order with factual errors - Mississippi Today
U.S. District Judge Henry .T. Wingate filed a corrected order after attorneys raised concerns about factual errors in the first one.
mississippitoday.org
July 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We're descending into AI slop chaos mississippitoday.org/2025/07/28/a...
May 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"The task at hand is to reassure elites who oppose Trump that the public is behind them, and instill in them the will to fight."
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The Two Movements
While Trump wants to break apart everything decent about America, the people are rebelling—and giving powerful opponents to Trump the will to resist.
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April 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"The task at hand is to reassure elites who oppose Trump that the public is behind them, and instill in them the will to fight."
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We're hiring a staff writer over at @theprospect.bsky.social. Check out prospect.org/careers and let me know if you have any questions or know any good candidates.
Careers
Jobs and Internships at the American Prospect
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April 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We're hiring a staff writer over at @theprospect.bsky.social. Check out prospect.org/careers and let me know if you have any questions or know any good candidates.
@ddayen.bsky.social with a fair and compelling critique of Abundance. "The Klein-Thompson view is that Democrats clogged the building channel with unnecessary or just burdensome rules. My view is that powerful forces profit off choke points and want them to remain" prospect.org/infrastructu...
The Last Abundance Agenda
In the 1980s, Wall Street vowed to make housing more affordable through deregulation of housing finance. The result was the 2008 crisis.
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April 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@ddayen.bsky.social with a fair and compelling critique of Abundance. "The Klein-Thompson view is that Democrats clogged the building channel with unnecessary or just burdensome rules. My view is that powerful forces profit off choke points and want them to remain" prospect.org/infrastructu...
Nice remembrance of Kevin Drum in the form of Friday catblogging with a cameo from Taco Cat (my sister's cat, I am allergic). prospect.org/politics/202...
March 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Nice remembrance of Kevin Drum in the form of Friday catblogging with a cameo from Taco Cat (my sister's cat, I am allergic). prospect.org/politics/202...
Sad news about my former Mother Jones colleague. Rest in peace, Kevin. jabberwocking.com/health-updat...
Health Update - Kevin Drum
With a heavy heart, I have to tell you that after a long battle with cancer my husband Kevin Drum passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025. No public memorial services are planned. In lieu of flowers, ple...
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March 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sad news about my former Mother Jones colleague. Rest in peace, Kevin. jabberwocking.com/health-updat...
“’Not touching Social Security’ is not the reality of this administration,” said a source familiar with the discussions at SSA in a message obtained by the Prospect. “Looking for government to fail and be replaced by private industry appears to be the goal.”
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Social Security Administration Could Cut Half Its Workforce
Sources tell the Prospect that a meeting called for a 50 percent reduction in an agency that millions rely on for benefit implementation.
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February 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“’Not touching Social Security’ is not the reality of this administration,” said a source familiar with the discussions at SSA in a message obtained by the Prospect. “Looking for government to fail and be replaced by private industry appears to be the goal.”
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We've known about Trump's plans to unlawfully suspend federal spending for months and somehow the Dems are caught flat footed? Who is running the party? prospect.org/politics/202...
The Trump Administration’s Plan to Seize Control of Spending
Trump and his advisers want to bring back impoundment, enabling them to cancel spending appropriated by Congress.
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January 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We've known about Trump's plans to unlawfully suspend federal spending for months and somehow the Dems are caught flat footed? Who is running the party? prospect.org/politics/202...
We're hiring over at @theprospect.bsky.social. Two writing fellow positions are open. Those are perfect for early career journalists. We're also hiring a managing editor. Take a look over at prospect.org/careers. DM me if you have any questions or interested candidates.
January 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We're hiring over at @theprospect.bsky.social. Two writing fellow positions are open. Those are perfect for early career journalists. We're also hiring a managing editor. Take a look over at prospect.org/careers. DM me if you have any questions or interested candidates.
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Read @timothypmurphy.bsky.social on Billionaires’ Row: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
January 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Read @timothypmurphy.bsky.social on Billionaires’ Row: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"This is going to be a constant theme of the next four years. Personal business interests are going to constantly take precedence over governance in the Trump/Musk White House. The word for this is oligarchy, and oligarchs don’t think about the country first."
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The Government Is Shutting Down Because Elon Musk Has Factories in China
There’s a mundane reason for the late-term chaos, and it’s called a conflict of interest.
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December 20, 2024 at 6:24 PM
"This is going to be a constant theme of the next four years. Personal business interests are going to constantly take precedence over governance in the Trump/Musk White House. The word for this is oligarchy, and oligarchs don’t think about the country first."
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Journalist request !!
I'm looking to speak to folks who are making plans to protect themselves/their undocumented loved ones before Trump takes office. Specifically hoping to hear from couples considering marriage to get documentation for their partners.
(312) 989-2992 or ejanssen@prospect.org
I'm looking to speak to folks who are making plans to protect themselves/their undocumented loved ones before Trump takes office. Specifically hoping to hear from couples considering marriage to get documentation for their partners.
(312) 989-2992 or ejanssen@prospect.org
December 18, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Journalist request !!
I'm looking to speak to folks who are making plans to protect themselves/their undocumented loved ones before Trump takes office. Specifically hoping to hear from couples considering marriage to get documentation for their partners.
(312) 989-2992 or ejanssen@prospect.org
I'm looking to speak to folks who are making plans to protect themselves/their undocumented loved ones before Trump takes office. Specifically hoping to hear from couples considering marriage to get documentation for their partners.
(312) 989-2992 or ejanssen@prospect.org
The leadership is too damn old prospect.org/politics/202...
What We Have Here Is a Rudderless Ship
Thoughts on the Democratic post-election drift
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December 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM
The leadership is too damn old prospect.org/politics/202...
This is a post I never thought I'd have to write. One of our writing fellows, Janie Ekere, suddenly passed away last week. Everyone on staff is devastated. Read @ddayen.bsky.social on Janie's impact on our organization. Give your loved ones a hug or a call today. prospect.org/culture/2024...
Remembering Janie Ekere
1998–2024
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December 17, 2024 at 5:12 PM
This is a post I never thought I'd have to write. One of our writing fellows, Janie Ekere, suddenly passed away last week. Everyone on staff is devastated. Read @ddayen.bsky.social on Janie's impact on our organization. Give your loved ones a hug or a call today. prospect.org/culture/2024...
We will miss you @rickperlstein.bsky.social!
Today's column is, in part, a love letter to its host, the American Prospect magazine. I have two more to write before moving on to other adventures, as planned. But TAP is going nowhere, dammit. Read it and support it--no better guide to the Washington wars ahead. prospect.org/politics/202...
MAGA’s Way or the Highway
How the cold civil war shares characteristics with the hot one
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December 12, 2024 at 8:12 PM
We will miss you @rickperlstein.bsky.social!
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I wonder how much of the Wall Street/Main Street disconnect is directly attributable to gambling etc, which is positive for Wall Street in the aggregate and negative for Main Street
December 6, 2024 at 12:25 AM
I wonder how much of the Wall Street/Main Street disconnect is directly attributable to gambling etc, which is positive for Wall Street in the aggregate and negative for Main Street
Seems like there will be a lot more of this coming in the next 4 years. qz.com/hawk-tuah-me...
December 5, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Seems like there will be a lot more of this coming in the next 4 years. qz.com/hawk-tuah-me...
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This is insane. The people/business by the new park will benefit more than anyone from it. Total time added to commutes to Daily City, 3 min. Not 30, *3*.
Just retrograde thinking. sfstandard.com/2024/12/03/r...
Just retrograde thinking. sfstandard.com/2024/12/03/r...
Recall campaign targets SF supervisor over Great Highway backlash
Joel Engardio led an effort to close part of the Upper Great Highway to cars. Now, his constituents are trying to oust him from office.
sfstandard.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:52 PM
This is insane. The people/business by the new park will benefit more than anyone from it. Total time added to commutes to Daily City, 3 min. Not 30, *3*.
Just retrograde thinking. sfstandard.com/2024/12/03/r...
Just retrograde thinking. sfstandard.com/2024/12/03/r...
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The N.Carolina state Senate overrode Gov. Cooper's veto of the bill stripping power from incoming Democrats. It comes down to the House, where 3 Republicans from the western part of the state voted against the original bill because of its fake promise of hurricane relief
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December 3, 2024 at 9:05 PM
The N.Carolina state Senate overrode Gov. Cooper's veto of the bill stripping power from incoming Democrats. It comes down to the House, where 3 Republicans from the western part of the state voted against the original bill because of its fake promise of hurricane relief
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Michigan organizers have worked for decades for a democratic trifecta, finally won one, and now in the final months of their trifecta what are they doing with it?
Giving handouts to corporations.
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Giving handouts to corporations.
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Michigan Democrats Deliver Lame-Duck Disappointment
The first Democratic trifecta in 40 years is ending with internal dissent, stalled legislation, and up to $10 billion in corporate subsidies.
prospect.org
December 3, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Michigan organizers have worked for decades for a democratic trifecta, finally won one, and now in the final months of their trifecta what are they doing with it?
Giving handouts to corporations.
prospect.org/power/2024-1...
Giving handouts to corporations.
prospect.org/power/2024-1...
If you need a podcast for a drive or flight today, I'm sharing my favorite This American Life story about a turkey named Tom that terrorized the residents of Martha's Vineyard for two weeks in 2011. www.thisamericanlife.org/452/poultry-...
November 27, 2024 at 7:26 PM
If you need a podcast for a drive or flight today, I'm sharing my favorite This American Life story about a turkey named Tom that terrorized the residents of Martha's Vineyard for two weeks in 2011. www.thisamericanlife.org/452/poultry-...
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Musk admitted X throttles links, and Threads is only a little better. But social media's quiet war on links has been going on for years. I wrote about how big tech has been draining the open web's lifeblood and giving us "news influencers" instead of the news. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Musk admits X throttles links as ‘news influencers’ take over
Hard times for the humble hyperlink and those who depend on it.
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November 27, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Musk admitted X throttles links, and Threads is only a little better. But social media's quiet war on links has been going on for years. I wrote about how big tech has been draining the open web's lifeblood and giving us "news influencers" instead of the news. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...