Jess Calarco
@jessicacalarco.com
Sociologist. Author. Professor. Roosevelt Institute Fellow. Expert on families, schools, kids, privilege, and power. Bylines in NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, Atlantic, etc.
"Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women."
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"Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women."
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Jess Calarco
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Other countries have safety nets. The US has women.
Their labor creates the illusion of a DIY society, making it seem like we don't need a net.
Writing HOLDING IT TOGETHER was a labor of love and fury and I'm so grateful to share it with you all #PubDay
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
Their labor creates the illusion of a DIY society, making it seem like we don't need a net.
Writing HOLDING IT TOGETHER was a labor of love and fury and I'm so grateful to share it with you all #PubDay
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
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The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.
A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M
📸: Leila Navidi
📸: Leila Navidi
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.
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Internal Revenue Service improperly shared confidential tax information of thousands of individuals with immigration enforcement officials, according to three people familiar with the situation, appearing to breach a legal fire wall intended to protect taxpayer data.
IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax data to DHS
The tax agency only recently discovered it improperly disclosed tax information on thousands of the wrong people to immigration enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Internal Revenue Service improperly shared confidential tax information of thousands of individuals with immigration enforcement officials, according to three people familiar with the situation, appearing to breach a legal fire wall intended to protect taxpayer data.
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JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
I used to encourage my Sociology students to look for job opportunities with Gallup. Yet, with Gallup's decision to stop collecting presidential approval data, I don't think I can offer that advice in good faith anymore.
For context, Gallup's most recent poll showed Trump with a <37% approval rating.
Yet, they claim (dubiously) that this is just part of a "broader, ongoing effort to align all of Gallup's public work with its mission," and that they're still upholding "the highest standards of social science."
Yet, they claim (dubiously) that this is just part of a "broader, ongoing effort to align all of Gallup's public work with its mission," and that they're still upholding "the highest standards of social science."
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I used to encourage my Sociology students to look for job opportunities with Gallup. Yet, with Gallup's decision to stop collecting presidential approval data, I don't think I can offer that advice in good faith anymore.
Imagine if Gallup had just suddenly and "coincidentally" decided to stop collecting presidential approval data when Biden hit his polling lows.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Imagine if Gallup had just suddenly and "coincidentally" decided to stop collecting presidential approval data when Biden hit his polling lows.
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thehill.com/homenews/med...
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Minnesota still needs your attention
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Minnesota still needs your attention
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The best part of this lie is that "computer" was a grunt-work position for women that involved hand-calculating a *lot* numbers. When computers became machines, women suddenly couldn't math because math jobs paid actual money. Weird how that happened.
the people who spread the “female brains are bad at math and spatial reasoning” lies should be tried at the Hague
Another fun wrinkle from that period (that might still exist): I was good at math and loved it and then my geometry teacher told me that I'd probably struggle because female brains were bad at spatial thinking. I kept loving math & being good at it but assumed that would end so I ended it first.
February 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The best part of this lie is that "computer" was a grunt-work position for women that involved hand-calculating a *lot* numbers. When computers became machines, women suddenly couldn't math because math jobs paid actual money. Weird how that happened.
Is this what he meant when he said that he would be the "protector" of women "whether the women like it or not"?
Jayapal asks Epstein survivors in hearing room to stand and raise hands if they still haven't been able to meet with Bondi's DOJ. Every single one of them doe. Jayapal then gives Bondi an opportunity to apologize. She responds by trying to attack Jayapal and Merrick Garland but doesn't apologize.
February 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Is this what he meant when he said that he would be the "protector" of women "whether the women like it or not"?
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It should be illuminating that prosecuting sex trafficking, the thing that prosecutors and police across the country have been using as a cash cow to fund surveillance and weaponry, is actually not something government prosecutors care about at all.
The system does not hold people accountable.
The system does not hold people accountable.
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It should be illuminating that prosecuting sex trafficking, the thing that prosecutors and police across the country have been using as a cash cow to fund surveillance and weaponry, is actually not something government prosecutors care about at all.
The system does not hold people accountable.
The system does not hold people accountable.
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These people are monsters and murderers and we must hold them accountable.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
These people are monsters and murderers and we must hold them accountable.
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
Makes me wonder: How much of the anger that we're seeing among young men (and particularly young White men) is driven by their horror at the idea of having to take a job that requires changing other people's bedpans?
The job market was already dependent on health care for most of its growth, but the pattern is even more dramatic after today's revisions. Private-sector employment would have fallen outright last year if it weren't for health care. #NumbersDay
February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Makes me wonder: How much of the anger that we're seeing among young men (and particularly young White men) is driven by their horror at the idea of having to take a job that requires changing other people's bedpans?
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The Trump administration just launched a service promising “the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history.”
But beneath the branding is a familiar story: political theater, limited impact, and no structural reform. 🧵
But beneath the branding is a familiar story: political theater, limited impact, and no structural reform. 🧵
February 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
The Trump administration just launched a service promising “the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history.”
But beneath the branding is a familiar story: political theater, limited impact, and no structural reform. 🧵
But beneath the branding is a familiar story: political theater, limited impact, and no structural reform. 🧵
This is by design. They know (or at least people like Miller know) that if they crank the violence up to 11, most of the public will stop caring--and maybe even praise them--when they dial it back to a 10.
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM
This is by design. They know (or at least people like Miller know) that if they crank the violence up to 11, most of the public will stop caring--and maybe even praise them--when they dial it back to a 10.
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Sadly, this is why Democratic leaders needed to act when the iron was hot — to lead, get out on the streets, and mobilize public opinion.
It may now be that their moment has passed and the public has moved on. If so, what a shame; what a lost opportunity.
It may now be that their moment has passed and the public has moved on. If so, what a shame; what a lost opportunity.
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Sadly, this is why Democratic leaders needed to act when the iron was hot — to lead, get out on the streets, and mobilize public opinion.
It may now be that their moment has passed and the public has moved on. If so, what a shame; what a lost opportunity.
It may now be that their moment has passed and the public has moved on. If so, what a shame; what a lost opportunity.
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Not sure if this is the case but holy shit was it the case with Jan 6 when EVERYONE agreed it was one of the worst things Ever and then Dems… let millions of people just lose interest in a matter of weeks
Sadly, this is why Democratic leaders needed to act when the iron was hot — to lead, get out on the streets, and mobilize public opinion.
It may now be that their moment has passed and the public has moved on. If so, what a shame; what a lost opportunity.
It may now be that their moment has passed and the public has moved on. If so, what a shame; what a lost opportunity.
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Not sure if this is the case but holy shit was it the case with Jan 6 when EVERYONE agreed it was one of the worst things Ever and then Dems… let millions of people just lose interest in a matter of weeks
MeToo might've actually led to systemic change if it included accountability for those who knew and didn't intervene.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Former Police Chief Said Trump Told Him ‘Everyone’ Knew of Epstein’s Actions
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
MeToo might've actually led to systemic change if it included accountability for those who knew and didn't intervene.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
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Today in immediate presidency-ending scandals for anyone but the One Special Boy.
Reminder: It has been a very bad flu season. Undercutting flu vaccination is a perfect Trump Administration special combination of stupid and dangerous.
February 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Today in immediate presidency-ending scandals for anyone but the One Special Boy.
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Thinking about the time I was at a quantum gravity meeting and the man across from me was talking to me and a man next to him turned and said in all seriousness “don’t talk to her, she’s difficult” and it was because I had reacted ”badly” to racism. Meanwhile their heroes were hanging with Epstein.
February 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Thinking about the time I was at a quantum gravity meeting and the man across from me was talking to me and a man next to him turned and said in all seriousness “don’t talk to her, she’s difficult” and it was because I had reacted ”badly” to racism. Meanwhile their heroes were hanging with Epstein.
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Trump is terminating $600 million in public health grants from the CDC to four Democrat-led states because he is a pinche pendejo.
His war on public health is incessant and painful.
All because we said that drinking bleach was contraindicated in humans and ivermectin does nothing for COVID19.
His war on public health is incessant and painful.
All because we said that drinking bleach was contraindicated in humans and ivermectin does nothing for COVID19.
Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Trump is terminating $600 million in public health grants from the CDC to four Democrat-led states because he is a pinche pendejo.
His war on public health is incessant and painful.
All because we said that drinking bleach was contraindicated in humans and ivermectin does nothing for COVID19.
His war on public health is incessant and painful.
All because we said that drinking bleach was contraindicated in humans and ivermectin does nothing for COVID19.
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One of the worst offenses by political communication scholars is exhorting everyone to maintain cross party ties, and shaming those who don’t.
February 10, 2026 at 11:12 PM
One of the worst offenses by political communication scholars is exhorting everyone to maintain cross party ties, and shaming those who don’t.
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“[…] Ms Harrison had asked her father: “How would you feel if I was the girl in that situation and I’d been sexually assaulted?”
Mr Harrison had replied that he had two other daughters who lived with him so it would not upset him that much, Mr Littler said.“
Mr Harrison had replied that he had two other daughters who lived with him so it would not upset him that much, Mr Littler said.“
And yet, some people will still judge you for cutting ties with your MAGA family.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
British woman ‘shot dead by father on US holiday after argument about Trump’
Lucy Harrison’s boyfriend says he found her lying dead while her father screamed ‘nonsense’
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“[…] Ms Harrison had asked her father: “How would you feel if I was the girl in that situation and I’d been sexually assaulted?”
Mr Harrison had replied that he had two other daughters who lived with him so it would not upset him that much, Mr Littler said.“
Mr Harrison had replied that he had two other daughters who lived with him so it would not upset him that much, Mr Littler said.“
And yet, some people will still judge you for cutting ties with your MAGA family.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
British woman ‘shot dead by father on US holiday after argument about Trump’
Lucy Harrison’s boyfriend says he found her lying dead while her father screamed ‘nonsense’
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
And yet, some people will still judge you for cutting ties with your MAGA family.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Maybe this is the inevitable result of decades of Republican doublespeak and dog whistles. Their own voters can't tell when they're being serious or when to take them literally
one thing that will always be a mystery to me is the number of trump voters who basically thought they were electing george bush again reut.rs/3Mc4h4H
As Trump presidency enters second year, his voters share hopes – and concerns
Trump voters urge him to tone down the rhetoric and focus more on domestic issues, especially clearer pathways to legal status for law-abiding immigrants, healthcare reform, curbing waste and fraud, a...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Maybe this is the inevitable result of decades of Republican doublespeak and dog whistles. Their own voters can't tell when they're being serious or when to take them literally