Jen Abella
@jenxabella.bsky.social
Someone said there’d be tacos. 👯♀️📚✨🧳👩💻
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happy World Toilet Day to all who celebrate.
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
happy World Toilet Day to all who celebrate.
My colleagues @elisegould.bsky.social, @benzipperer.org, @zanemokhiber.bsky.social, @joe-fast.bsky.social and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social built this to keep eyes on the federal data, even when there is none (or 😱 it’s pushed sideways by the administration).
The federal statistical agencies (FSAs) that produce the gold standard economic data employers/investors/job seekers/workers/policymakers rely on to assess the health of the U.S. economy face unprecedented threats.
We've pulled next-best data from non-FSA sources to help keep an eye on things. 1/
We've pulled next-best data from non-FSA sources to help keep an eye on things. 1/
Data accountability dashboard
Federal statistical agencies (FSAs) produce the gold standard economic data that employers, investors, job seekers, workers, and policymakers rely on to assess the health of the U.S. economy. Today, F...
www.epi.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My colleagues @elisegould.bsky.social, @benzipperer.org, @zanemokhiber.bsky.social, @joe-fast.bsky.social and @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social built this to keep eyes on the federal data, even when there is none (or 😱 it’s pushed sideways by the administration).
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It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It has always been so obvious that the backlash to MeToo isn’t about whether the abuse is happening but whether people are allowed to want it to stop
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The public has supported raising taxes on the ultrarich and corporations for years, but policymakers have failed to act.
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/
Raising taxes on the ultrarich: A necessary first step to restore faith in American democracy and the public sector
Summary The public has supported raising taxes on the ultrarich and corporations for years, but policymakers have not responded. Small increases in taxes on the rich that were instituted during time...
www.epi.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The public has supported raising taxes on the ultrarich and corporations for years, but policymakers have failed to act.
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/
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It's that time of the week #econsky when @elisegould.bsky.social and @joe-fast.bsky.social dig into unemployment insurance claims ↴
The large uptick in federal unemployment insurance claims in the initial spate of layoffs last spring have been overshadowed nearly 10 fold by the UI claims of federal workers after the end of the fiscal year, in the longest ever government shutdown.
#NumbersDay #EconSky
#NumbersDay #EconSky
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
It's that time of the week #econsky when @elisegould.bsky.social and @joe-fast.bsky.social dig into unemployment insurance claims ↴
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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800+ flights cancelled today because Elon took a chainsaw to the federal government and Trump won’t pay the remaining airport personnel.
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
800+ flights cancelled today because Elon took a chainsaw to the federal government and Trump won’t pay the remaining airport personnel.
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
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The guy who did this just got a $1 trillion pay package.
November 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The guy who did this just got a $1 trillion pay package.
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Tomorrow marks the first time the federal government has failed to release a jobs report two months in a row. Without these data, unemployment insurance claims provide the most up-to-date read on the labor market. As the shutdown drags on, continued UI claims by federal workers hits 30k.
#EconSky
#EconSky
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Tomorrow marks the first time the federal government has failed to release a jobs report two months in a row. Without these data, unemployment insurance claims provide the most up-to-date read on the labor market. As the shutdown drags on, continued UI claims by federal workers hits 30k.
#EconSky
#EconSky
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
Get the butter directly in your veins
October 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Get the butter directly in your veins
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Nothing replaces the comprehensive, trustworthy, and timely labor market data found in monthly jobs and JOLTS reports, but unemployment insurance claims—collected at the state level—offer a useful read on one key angle of the labor market.
#EconSky #NumbersDay
www.epi.org/blog/amid-th...
#EconSky #NumbersDay
www.epi.org/blog/amid-th...
Amid the shutdown data blackout, state unemployment insurance claims continue to shed light on the labor market
On Friday, October 3, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) did not publish the September Employment Situation Summary report. The monthly “jobs report” provides policymakers, businesses, and the ...
www.epi.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Nothing replaces the comprehensive, trustworthy, and timely labor market data found in monthly jobs and JOLTS reports, but unemployment insurance claims—collected at the state level—offer a useful read on one key angle of the labor market.
#EconSky #NumbersDay
www.epi.org/blog/amid-th...
#EconSky #NumbersDay
www.epi.org/blog/amid-th...
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Y’all. Republicans are FINE with poking holes in the filibuster. They did it ten days ago so they could confirm 48
Trump appointees at once. Don’t let them tell you they can’t pass a CR without Dems. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Trump appointees at once. Don’t let them tell you they can’t pass a CR without Dems. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate Republicans poke holes in the filibuster despite vowing to protect it
Facing Democratic opposition, the GOP has discarded a series of precedents and weakened minority power in order to vote through Trump's nominees and legislation.
www.nbcnews.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Y’all. Republicans are FINE with poking holes in the filibuster. They did it ten days ago so they could confirm 48
Trump appointees at once. Don’t let them tell you they can’t pass a CR without Dems. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Trump appointees at once. Don’t let them tell you they can’t pass a CR without Dems. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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I am SO excited that tomorrow we launch our new newsletter about all things perimenopause, menopause, and the culture of aging. For the next 12 weeks, I’ll be in your inbox weekly talking symptoms, research, + what it means to age in our society today. Subscribe today!
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Menopause, without the noise
We’re talking about it, in your inbox every Tuesday.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I am SO excited that tomorrow we launch our new newsletter about all things perimenopause, menopause, and the culture of aging. For the next 12 weeks, I’ll be in your inbox weekly talking symptoms, research, + what it means to age in our society today. Subscribe today!
19thnews.org/newsletters/...
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Look at that huge jump in Trump's wealth in 2025.
Americans can't afford groceries or health care.
But the Trump presidency is working out great for Donald Trump.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Americans can't afford groceries or health care.
But the Trump presidency is working out great for Donald Trump.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
September 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Look at that huge jump in Trump's wealth in 2025.
Americans can't afford groceries or health care.
But the Trump presidency is working out great for Donald Trump.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Americans can't afford groceries or health care.
But the Trump presidency is working out great for Donald Trump.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.
September 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.
Fall ✊ book list read just arrived @dskamper.bsky.social 😍 Can’t wait to dive in!!
September 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Fall ✊ book list read just arrived @dskamper.bsky.social 😍 Can’t wait to dive in!!
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The labor market continues to soften, according to the latest #JobsReport out this morning from the BLS. Payroll employment grew only 22,000 in August and revisions now show employment losses for June (-13,000). Over the last three months, job growth has slowed to just 29,000 on average.
#EconSky
#EconSky
September 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The labor market continues to soften, according to the latest #JobsReport out this morning from the BLS. Payroll employment grew only 22,000 in August and revisions now show employment losses for June (-13,000). Over the last three months, job growth has slowed to just 29,000 on average.
#EconSky
#EconSky
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This is worth sharing far and wide. Federal Employees and contractors oral history project. Im not involved in this. Just got the link, idea seems to be to create a record of the assault on the American Repuvlic after Jan 2025. www.fecohp.org
FECOHP – Federal Employees and Contractors Oral History Project
www.fecohp.org
August 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is worth sharing far and wide. Federal Employees and contractors oral history project. Im not involved in this. Just got the link, idea seems to be to create a record of the assault on the American Repuvlic after Jan 2025. www.fecohp.org
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A reference to "cockroaches" is telling. They see Black citizens of DC, migrants, and the unhoused as pests in need of removal, never mind the preceding centuries of inequality, slavery, death and terror. Please stay vigilant and feel free to report anything you see to us or tag us in your post
August 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A reference to "cockroaches" is telling. They see Black citizens of DC, migrants, and the unhoused as pests in need of removal, never mind the preceding centuries of inequality, slavery, death and terror. Please stay vigilant and feel free to report anything you see to us or tag us in your post
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨: The Trump administration is planning citywide sweeps of dozens of homeless encampments in DC starting tonight.
“Arrests will occur at night, in an effort to avoid news cameras,” Jesse Rabinowitz, communications director at National Homelessness Law Center, said via email.
“Arrests will occur at night, in an effort to avoid news cameras,” Jesse Rabinowitz, communications director at National Homelessness Law Center, said via email.
Trump plans raids on DC's homeless tonight, sources say
Advocates are scrambling to relocate people from tent encampments before imminent arrests.
www.motherjones.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨: The Trump administration is planning citywide sweeps of dozens of homeless encampments in DC starting tonight.
“Arrests will occur at night, in an effort to avoid news cameras,” Jesse Rabinowitz, communications director at National Homelessness Law Center, said via email.
“Arrests will occur at night, in an effort to avoid news cameras,” Jesse Rabinowitz, communications director at National Homelessness Law Center, said via email.
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How it started / how it's going:
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August 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
How it started / how it's going:
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My God: “An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s [AI] creations to ‘engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,’ generate false medical info & help users argue that Black people are ‘dumber than white people.’” 1/
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with children
An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.
www.reuters.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My God: “An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s [AI] creations to ‘engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,’ generate false medical info & help users argue that Black people are ‘dumber than white people.’” 1/
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President Trump has seized control of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department. He’s also mobilized the D.C. National Guard to end what he calls a crime problem.
Crime in D.C. is at a 30-year low. But you know what is a true statement? Trump’s name is mentioned in the Epstein files.
Crime in D.C. is at a 30-year low. But you know what is a true statement? Trump’s name is mentioned in the Epstein files.
The Trump administration continues to “flood the zone” of news in an effort to overwhelm the media and the American people alike.
Don’t let that overshadow the fact that Trump is evading transparency on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and his inclusion in the Epstein files.
Don’t let that overshadow the fact that Trump is evading transparency on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and his inclusion in the Epstein files.
August 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
President Trump has seized control of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department. He’s also mobilized the D.C. National Guard to end what he calls a crime problem.
Crime in D.C. is at a 30-year low. But you know what is a true statement? Trump’s name is mentioned in the Epstein files.
Crime in D.C. is at a 30-year low. But you know what is a true statement? Trump’s name is mentioned in the Epstein files.