Kristin O’Planick
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November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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The job market continues to slow, and it's pretty dramatic. Keeping our head above water (for now).
August jobs growth was only +22k. July revised up +6k to +79k. June was revised down by -27k to -13k. Average jobs growth over the three months = +29k.
Unemployment rose a tick to 4.3%
August jobs growth was only +22k. July revised up +6k to +79k. June was revised down by -27k to -13k. Average jobs growth over the three months = +29k.
Unemployment rose a tick to 4.3%
September 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The job market continues to slow, and it's pretty dramatic. Keeping our head above water (for now).
August jobs growth was only +22k. July revised up +6k to +79k. June was revised down by -27k to -13k. Average jobs growth over the three months = +29k.
Unemployment rose a tick to 4.3%
August jobs growth was only +22k. July revised up +6k to +79k. June was revised down by -27k to -13k. Average jobs growth over the three months = +29k.
Unemployment rose a tick to 4.3%
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Congress approved $4.9 billion in spending for foreign aid. The Trump White House canceled all of it.
Whether he likes it or not, the Congress that you elect decides on spending. These "pocket rescissions” can start with foreign aid, but your education, your roads, your healthcare could be next.
Whether he likes it or not, the Congress that you elect decides on spending. These "pocket rescissions” can start with foreign aid, but your education, your roads, your healthcare could be next.
September 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Congress approved $4.9 billion in spending for foreign aid. The Trump White House canceled all of it.
Whether he likes it or not, the Congress that you elect decides on spending. These "pocket rescissions” can start with foreign aid, but your education, your roads, your healthcare could be next.
Whether he likes it or not, the Congress that you elect decides on spending. These "pocket rescissions” can start with foreign aid, but your education, your roads, your healthcare could be next.
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Since February, Aid on the Hill has become a leading grassroots voice for U.S. foreign aid, all powered by volunteers.
‼️ Now we need your help. ‼️
We are fundraising to support our core operations and provide modest stipends to the former USAID staff and implementers leading this work.
‼️ Now we need your help. ‼️
We are fundraising to support our core operations and provide modest stipends to the former USAID staff and implementers leading this work.
Donate | Aid On The Hill
www.aidonthehill.org
August 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Since February, Aid on the Hill has become a leading grassroots voice for U.S. foreign aid, all powered by volunteers.
‼️ Now we need your help. ‼️
We are fundraising to support our core operations and provide modest stipends to the former USAID staff and implementers leading this work.
‼️ Now we need your help. ‼️
We are fundraising to support our core operations and provide modest stipends to the former USAID staff and implementers leading this work.
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Today, as USAID Missions around the world close their doors, thousands of Foreign Service Nationals (FSNs) are being separated from service.
A letter to our FSN partners and friends–
A letter to our FSN partners and friends–
August 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Today, as USAID Missions around the world close their doors, thousands of Foreign Service Nationals (FSNs) are being separated from service.
A letter to our FSN partners and friends–
A letter to our FSN partners and friends–
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It’s a dark day in U.S. foreign policy as the Trump admin completes its illegal dismantling of USAID.
The dedicated men and women of USAID have set a shining example across the globe.
As this report shows, these cuts will have deadly consequences — and Trump and Rubio are responsible.
The dedicated men and women of USAID have set a shining example across the globe.
As this report shows, these cuts will have deadly consequences — and Trump and Rubio are responsible.
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say
An analysis published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet projects that cuts to the agency will lead to more deaths from diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
www.nbcnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It’s a dark day in U.S. foreign policy as the Trump admin completes its illegal dismantling of USAID.
The dedicated men and women of USAID have set a shining example across the globe.
As this report shows, these cuts will have deadly consequences — and Trump and Rubio are responsible.
The dedicated men and women of USAID have set a shining example across the globe.
As this report shows, these cuts will have deadly consequences — and Trump and Rubio are responsible.
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“I struggle for adjectives to adequately describe the horror that this administration has visited on the world,” said a former State Department official. “It keeps me up at night.”
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…
www.propublica.org
June 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“I struggle for adjectives to adequately describe the horror that this administration has visited on the world,” said a former State Department official. “It keeps me up at night.”
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Thou shalt not claim to be a Christian whilst planning a reality show where you torture immigrants.
I Can’t Be Silent About This
How dare they call themselves followers of Jesus?
www.thegodpodcast.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Thou shalt not claim to be a Christian whilst planning a reality show where you torture immigrants.
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This 👇
“Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism…”
All states should follow his lead to protect those with Autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
All states should follow his lead to protect those with Autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism
JB Pritzker, Democrat and critic of Trump administration, signed order saying he wants to protect ‘dignity and privacy’
www.theguardian.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This 👇
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Warnock: I hear people attack poor people and act like it’s a crime to be poor, rather than to recognize it’s criminal for so many people to be poor. They do all of this in the name of Jesus… Jesus is the biggest victim of identity theft in the United States
April 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Warnock: I hear people attack poor people and act like it’s a crime to be poor, rather than to recognize it’s criminal for so many people to be poor. They do all of this in the name of Jesus… Jesus is the biggest victim of identity theft in the United States
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Leader Jeffries, Senator Coons, and Senator Booker sat on the Capitol steps, continuing the conversation about the budget fight—and why the foreign aid Trump cut matters so much.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@coons.senate.gov
@booker.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@coons.senate.gov
@booker.senate.gov
April 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Leader Jeffries, Senator Coons, and Senator Booker sat on the Capitol steps, continuing the conversation about the budget fight—and why the foreign aid Trump cut matters so much.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@coons.senate.gov
@booker.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@coons.senate.gov
@booker.senate.gov
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I can totally get behind this. It would be a gift that gives all year!
Dear Santa:
All I want for Christmas is for the Oxford comma to get the respect it so rightly deserves.
All I want for Christmas is for the Oxford comma to get the respect it so rightly deserves.
December 8, 2024 at 1:03 PM
I can totally get behind this. It would be a gift that gives all year!
Love this. Dementia is so challenging.
December 4, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Love this. Dementia is so challenging.