Jacob Bogage
@jacobbogage.bsky.social
White House + econ policy @washingtonpost.com. Bad golfer. jacob.bogage@washpost.com. Signal: jacobbogage.87.
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Call the sheriff.
January 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Call the sheriff.
On CBS just now, Kevin Harlan — up there as the best pxp man with Ian Eagle — called two games at once.
First, Washington in Philly as the Eagles tried to drive for the win.
Second, the Lions knocking odd division champs Chicago as Jake Bates hits a game-winning field goal.
Incredible stuff.
First, Washington in Philly as the Eagles tried to drive for the win.
Second, the Lions knocking odd division champs Chicago as Jake Bates hits a game-winning field goal.
Incredible stuff.
January 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
On CBS just now, Kevin Harlan — up there as the best pxp man with Ian Eagle — called two games at once.
First, Washington in Philly as the Eagles tried to drive for the win.
Second, the Lions knocking odd division champs Chicago as Jake Bates hits a game-winning field goal.
Incredible stuff.
First, Washington in Philly as the Eagles tried to drive for the win.
Second, the Lions knocking odd division champs Chicago as Jake Bates hits a game-winning field goal.
Incredible stuff.
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Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
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New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
See this is the fundamental misconception. The only tax money USPS draws is to fund free mail for the blind and other very limited programs.
The overwhelming majority of U.S. Postal Service operations are not funded through tax dollars.
The overwhelming majority of U.S. Postal Service operations are not funded through tax dollars.
December 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
See this is the fundamental misconception. The only tax money USPS draws is to fund free mail for the blind and other very limited programs.
The overwhelming majority of U.S. Postal Service operations are not funded through tax dollars.
The overwhelming majority of U.S. Postal Service operations are not funded through tax dollars.
My annual "year in the news" review -- a little different this time around.
Here's the biggest stories I covered in 2025 and why they'll matter in 2026.
Here's the biggest stories I covered in 2025 and why they'll matter in 2026.
Our year in the news: 2025
Starting a new era of "radical transparency."
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December 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My annual "year in the news" review -- a little different this time around.
Here's the biggest stories I covered in 2025 and why they'll matter in 2026.
Here's the biggest stories I covered in 2025 and why they'll matter in 2026.
I reported all of this and more in @washingtonpost.com some 20 days ago.
December 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I reported all of this and more in @washingtonpost.com some 20 days ago.
USPS has many remits!
- connecting the nation via the mails
- running a self-sufficient funding model
- paying prevailing wages
- serving as part of a homeland security framework
And there's more! That's what makes me an econ policy reporter -- for that kind of expertise most folks don't track.
- connecting the nation via the mails
- running a self-sufficient funding model
- paying prevailing wages
- serving as part of a homeland security framework
And there's more! That's what makes me an econ policy reporter -- for that kind of expertise most folks don't track.
December 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
USPS has many remits!
- connecting the nation via the mails
- running a self-sufficient funding model
- paying prevailing wages
- serving as part of a homeland security framework
And there's more! That's what makes me an econ policy reporter -- for that kind of expertise most folks don't track.
- connecting the nation via the mails
- running a self-sufficient funding model
- paying prevailing wages
- serving as part of a homeland security framework
And there's more! That's what makes me an econ policy reporter -- for that kind of expertise most folks don't track.
👀 There's more drama at the Heritage Foundation, the group behind Project 2025.
More than a dozen senior staffers quit over the weekend -- and took new jobs at Mike Pence's group, Advancing American Freedom.
The Tucker Carlson/Nick Fuentes antisemitism fallout is still going at Heritage.
More than a dozen senior staffers quit over the weekend -- and took new jobs at Mike Pence's group, Advancing American Freedom.
The Tucker Carlson/Nick Fuentes antisemitism fallout is still going at Heritage.
Heritage staffers walk out amid latest strife at MAGA institution
“Most of our staff, from our legal and economic centers, are departing immediately,” Heritage President Kevin Roberts wrote in a Sunday night email.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
👀 There's more drama at the Heritage Foundation, the group behind Project 2025.
More than a dozen senior staffers quit over the weekend -- and took new jobs at Mike Pence's group, Advancing American Freedom.
The Tucker Carlson/Nick Fuentes antisemitism fallout is still going at Heritage.
More than a dozen senior staffers quit over the weekend -- and took new jobs at Mike Pence's group, Advancing American Freedom.
The Tucker Carlson/Nick Fuentes antisemitism fallout is still going at Heritage.
Those "warrior dividend" Christmastime bonuses that Trump promised in his speech last night?
Hegseth is just repurposing housing assistance for troops to make them happen.
Hegseth is just repurposing housing assistance for troops to make them happen.
Trump will use military housing money for $1,776 Pentagon bonuses
The Trump administration will repurpose $2.6 billion in military housing assistance to pay $1,776 “warrior dividend” bonuses to service members, according to a senior administration official.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Those "warrior dividend" Christmastime bonuses that Trump promised in his speech last night?
Hegseth is just repurposing housing assistance for troops to make them happen.
Hegseth is just repurposing housing assistance for troops to make them happen.
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Trump is expected to announce today that Medicare will begin reimbursing some older Americans for CBD treatments
The pilot program is part of Trump’s bigger announcement on easing restrictions around marijuana
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The pilot program is part of Trump’s bigger announcement on easing restrictions around marijuana
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Trump set to explore expanding CBD access for seniors
An administration pilot program to offer Medicare reimbursement for CBD treatments for seniors with cancer is expected as soon as next year.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Trump is expected to announce today that Medicare will begin reimbursing some older Americans for CBD treatments
The pilot program is part of Trump’s bigger announcement on easing restrictions around marijuana
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The pilot program is part of Trump’s bigger announcement on easing restrictions around marijuana
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My summation of Trump’s speech, wrapping WaPo’s live coverage:
Trump tried his campaign speech again, and tried to throw stones at Biden
He’s been president for nearly a full year.
Hard to make that argument when you’ve been the guy for that long.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump tried his campaign speech again, and tried to throw stones at Biden
He’s been president for nearly a full year.
Hard to make that argument when you’ve been the guy for that long.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
December 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
My summation of Trump’s speech, wrapping WaPo’s live coverage:
Trump tried his campaign speech again, and tried to throw stones at Biden
He’s been president for nearly a full year.
Hard to make that argument when you’ve been the guy for that long.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump tried his campaign speech again, and tried to throw stones at Biden
He’s been president for nearly a full year.
Hard to make that argument when you’ve been the guy for that long.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Bumping this. Trump has conditioned voters to expect instant results on the economy.
And now he can't deliver -- because the economy doesn't turn on a dime.
And, he refuses to acknowledge that voters hold him responsible for some of their concerns.
Guess what? The Fed chair does, too.
And now he can't deliver -- because the economy doesn't turn on a dime.
And, he refuses to acknowledge that voters hold him responsible for some of their concerns.
Guess what? The Fed chair does, too.
So what is the Trump admin to do?
How do you tell people that you promised one economy — and delivered on certain campaign promises — but lack the results to show for it?
And how do you do that after you've **specifically conditioned** the American voter/consumer to lack patience for that result?
How do you tell people that you promised one economy — and delivered on certain campaign promises — but lack the results to show for it?
And how do you do that after you've **specifically conditioned** the American voter/consumer to lack patience for that result?
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Bumping this. Trump has conditioned voters to expect instant results on the economy.
And now he can't deliver -- because the economy doesn't turn on a dime.
And, he refuses to acknowledge that voters hold him responsible for some of their concerns.
Guess what? The Fed chair does, too.
And now he can't deliver -- because the economy doesn't turn on a dime.
And, he refuses to acknowledge that voters hold him responsible for some of their concerns.
Guess what? The Fed chair does, too.
📦 USPS announces it is moving forward with a reverse auction for access to its package delivery network, confirming a key aspect of my scoop.
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
📦 USPS announces it is moving forward with a reverse auction for access to its package delivery network, confirming a key aspect of my scoop.
“Sometimes I am a conspiracy theorist, but I only believe the conspiracy theories that are true,” JD Vance told me.
I followed the VP to Pa., to cover the economy.
I asked about this story, too — news that Trump’s chief of staff called Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and cast doubt on his MAGA-ness.
I followed the VP to Pa., to cover the economy.
I asked about this story, too — news that Trump’s chief of staff called Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and cast doubt on his MAGA-ness.
December 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“Sometimes I am a conspiracy theorist, but I only believe the conspiracy theories that are true,” JD Vance told me.
I followed the VP to Pa., to cover the economy.
I asked about this story, too — news that Trump’s chief of staff called Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and cast doubt on his MAGA-ness.
I followed the VP to Pa., to cover the economy.
I asked about this story, too — news that Trump’s chief of staff called Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and cast doubt on his MAGA-ness.
For months, I've been stewing on this idea of the current American voter operating almost exclusively as a consumer.
It's not just "it's the economy stupid." It's the instant gratification of modern consumerism in our political arena.
I finally wrote about it — from a Pennsylvania warehouse.
🧵...
It's not just "it's the economy stupid." It's the instant gratification of modern consumerism in our political arena.
I finally wrote about it — from a Pennsylvania warehouse.
🧵...
The Trump administration is trying to talk voters into liking the economy
President Donald Trump, who ran on lower prices, is facing some of the same problems as Joe Biden: The economy looks good, but consumers aren’t feeling it.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
For months, I've been stewing on this idea of the current American voter operating almost exclusively as a consumer.
It's not just "it's the economy stupid." It's the instant gratification of modern consumerism in our political arena.
I finally wrote about it — from a Pennsylvania warehouse.
🧵...
It's not just "it's the economy stupid." It's the instant gratification of modern consumerism in our political arena.
I finally wrote about it — from a Pennsylvania warehouse.
🧵...
🍃 SCOOP 🍃
President Trump is preparing to order his administration to dramatically loosen restrictions on MARIJUANA.
The order would reclassify cannabis from Schedule I — the same level as heroin — to Schedule III — the same level as Tylenol and codeine and some steroids.
President Trump is preparing to order his administration to dramatically loosen restrictions on MARIJUANA.
The order would reclassify cannabis from Schedule I — the same level as heroin — to Schedule III — the same level as Tylenol and codeine and some steroids.
Trump seeks to cut restrictions on marijuana through planned order
The president is expected to attempt to classify marijuana similar to some common prescription painkillers and other drugs.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
🍃 SCOOP 🍃
President Trump is preparing to order his administration to dramatically loosen restrictions on MARIJUANA.
The order would reclassify cannabis from Schedule I — the same level as heroin — to Schedule III — the same level as Tylenol and codeine and some steroids.
President Trump is preparing to order his administration to dramatically loosen restrictions on MARIJUANA.
The order would reclassify cannabis from Schedule I — the same level as heroin — to Schedule III — the same level as Tylenol and codeine and some steroids.
🚨 SCOOP: DHS is buying its own fleet of passenger jets to conduct deportation operations without a contractor.
ICE is spending $140 million to buy six planes.
The money comes from Trump and GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which supersized DHS’s budget by $170 billion.
ICE is spending $140 million to buy six planes.
The money comes from Trump and GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which supersized DHS’s budget by $170 billion.
DHS inks contract to create its own fleet of Boeing 737s for deportations
The agency will spend nearly $140 million to buy the planes, funding that comes from a massive budget increase for immigration enforcement approved by Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🚨 SCOOP: DHS is buying its own fleet of passenger jets to conduct deportation operations without a contractor.
ICE is spending $140 million to buy six planes.
The money comes from Trump and GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which supersized DHS’s budget by $170 billion.
ICE is spending $140 million to buy six planes.
The money comes from Trump and GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which supersized DHS’s budget by $170 billion.
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I will die shouting this into the void:
The Postal Service **by law** largely acts as a business and is required **by law** to attempt to break even through the sale of postage products.
This is not an issue of framing. It's an issue of policy. If you don't like it, take it up with Congress.
The Postal Service **by law** largely acts as a business and is required **by law** to attempt to break even through the sale of postage products.
This is not an issue of framing. It's an issue of policy. If you don't like it, take it up with Congress.
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I will die shouting this into the void:
The Postal Service **by law** largely acts as a business and is required **by law** to attempt to break even through the sale of postage products.
This is not an issue of framing. It's an issue of policy. If you don't like it, take it up with Congress.
The Postal Service **by law** largely acts as a business and is required **by law** to attempt to break even through the sale of postage products.
This is not an issue of framing. It's an issue of policy. If you don't like it, take it up with Congress.
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
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GOP faces a familiar dilemma: What to do about Obamacare?
Republicans are racing to craft health-care plans ahead of a planned vote, as the deadline looms to act on soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Another week, another series of big questions about soon-to-expire ACA subsidies.
Trump and his allies still haven't agreed on a plan for what to do.
The stakes: About 24 million Americans rely on the ACA marketplaces to buy insurance.
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Trump and his allies still haven't agreed on a plan for what to do.
The stakes: About 24 million Americans rely on the ACA marketplaces to buy insurance.
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GOP faces a familiar dilemma: What to do about Obamacare?
Republicans are racing to craft health-care plans ahead of a planned vote, as the deadline looms to act on soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Another week, another series of big questions about soon-to-expire ACA subsidies.
Trump and his allies still haven't agreed on a plan for what to do.
The stakes: About 24 million Americans rely on the ACA marketplaces to buy insurance.
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Trump and his allies still haven't agreed on a plan for what to do.
The stakes: About 24 million Americans rely on the ACA marketplaces to buy insurance.
with @rbeggin.bsky.social @jacobbogage.bsky.social
For the ones who had a notion
A notion deep inside
That it ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive
I wanna find one face that ain’t looking through me
I wanna find one place
I want to spit in the face of these
BADLANDSSSSS
A notion deep inside
That it ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive
I wanna find one face that ain’t looking through me
I wanna find one place
I want to spit in the face of these
BADLANDSSSSS
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
For the ones who had a notion
A notion deep inside
That it ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive
I wanna find one face that ain’t looking through me
I wanna find one place
I want to spit in the face of these
BADLANDSSSSS
A notion deep inside
That it ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive
I wanna find one face that ain’t looking through me
I wanna find one place
I want to spit in the face of these
BADLANDSSSSS