Nate Wollmann
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Payrolls at US companies fall by most since 2023, ADP says
U.S. companies cut 32,000 jobs in November, the largest decline since early 2023, raising concerns about the labor market. Small businesses were hit hardest, losing 120,000 jobs. Despite some ga…
U.S. companies cut 32,000 jobs in November, the largest decline since early 2023, raising concerns about the labor market. Small businesses were hit hardest, losing 120,000 jobs. Despite some ga…
Payrolls at US companies fall by most since 2023, ADP says
Payrolls have now fallen four times in the last six months.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Payrolls at US companies fall by most since 2023, ADP says
U.S. companies cut 32,000 jobs in November, the largest decline since early 2023, raising concerns about the labor market. Small businesses were hit hardest, losing 120,000 jobs. Despite some ga…
U.S. companies cut 32,000 jobs in November, the largest decline since early 2023, raising concerns about the labor market. Small businesses were hit hardest, losing 120,000 jobs. Despite some ga…
I think this could be very helpful given the challenges with federal government these days. Important context: 51 of 58 California counties ALREADY have a publicly delivered healthcare system (for Medi-Cal). San Diego is late to the party on HC delivery.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/04/w...
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/04/w...
With Medi-Cal changes afoot, one supervisor envisions county-run free primary care clinics
Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe is pushing for the county to explore providing medical care to people at risk of getting kicked off Medi-Cal due to new federal rules.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I think this could be very helpful given the challenges with federal government these days. Important context: 51 of 58 California counties ALREADY have a publicly delivered healthcare system (for Medi-Cal). San Diego is late to the party on HC delivery.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/04/w...
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/04/w...
City Council struggling with unapproved contract changes feels all too familiar.
Transparency in public spending shouldn’t come after the fact. Integrity matters — even when it costs something.
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/10/31/c...
Transparency in public spending shouldn’t come after the fact. Integrity matters — even when it costs something.
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/10/31/c...
City Staff Spent $6 million More on Rentals Without Council Approval. Councilmembers Want Answers
A year ago, San Diego city auditors found that staff spent millions more on rental equipment for city departments than what councilmembers approved. But the auditors couldn’t find who OK’d […]
voiceofsandiego.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
City Council struggling with unapproved contract changes feels all too familiar.
Transparency in public spending shouldn’t come after the fact. Integrity matters — even when it costs something.
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/10/31/c...
Transparency in public spending shouldn’t come after the fact. Integrity matters — even when it costs something.
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/10/31/c...
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it happened again www.burnsnotice.com/democrats-mu...
October 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
it happened again www.burnsnotice.com/democrats-mu...
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The "Biden economy great" folks were very selective about what data they would look at.
Food insecurity, housing insecurity, savings rates, debt/income ratios, labor demographics, child poverty... None of the Main Street numbers counted as relevant. Only inflation, employment, GDP and equities.
Food insecurity, housing insecurity, savings rates, debt/income ratios, labor demographics, child poverty... None of the Main Street numbers counted as relevant. Only inflation, employment, GDP and equities.
I should clarify here. When I pointed out that food banks and housing advocates were saying the issues with food insecurity and homelessness were as dire as they’d seen, the suggestion was that they were exaggerating about the hunger and homelessness to get more funding.
I’m going to be quite honest with you:
“Cooking the books” is not surprising to me. It’s been a technique in the corporate world solely to court and keep investors.
The government, being that people swear up and down it is a corp, and thus is treated/ran like one, is no exception.
“Cooking the books” is not surprising to me. It’s been a technique in the corporate world solely to court and keep investors.
The government, being that people swear up and down it is a corp, and thus is treated/ran like one, is no exception.
September 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The "Biden economy great" folks were very selective about what data they would look at.
Food insecurity, housing insecurity, savings rates, debt/income ratios, labor demographics, child poverty... None of the Main Street numbers counted as relevant. Only inflation, employment, GDP and equities.
Food insecurity, housing insecurity, savings rates, debt/income ratios, labor demographics, child poverty... None of the Main Street numbers counted as relevant. Only inflation, employment, GDP and equities.
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New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
donmoynihan.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
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the thing to take from Cuomo—a politician who was supposedly invulnerable and had control of every aspect of Albany—having a flailing campaign is that all of these assholes are really paper tigers who only thrive when their opponents are also cowards.
August 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
the thing to take from Cuomo—a politician who was supposedly invulnerable and had control of every aspect of Albany—having a flailing campaign is that all of these assholes are really paper tigers who only thrive when their opponents are also cowards.
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Kamala Harris campaigned on making home care part of Medicare, which would’ve greatly eased the issue of caring for our parents.
But Trump won so we not only didn’t get that, we’re getting devastation of nursing homes as well.
This is going to ruin a lot of families.
But Trump won so we not only didn’t get that, we’re getting devastation of nursing homes as well.
This is going to ruin a lot of families.
Nursing homes around the U.S. say they're feeling the effects of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
Nursing homes struggle with Trump's immigration crackdown
Nursing homes around the U.S. say they're feeling the effects of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
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July 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Kamala Harris campaigned on making home care part of Medicare, which would’ve greatly eased the issue of caring for our parents.
But Trump won so we not only didn’t get that, we’re getting devastation of nursing homes as well.
This is going to ruin a lot of families.
But Trump won so we not only didn’t get that, we’re getting devastation of nursing homes as well.
This is going to ruin a lot of families.
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i've been screaming about getting § 1983 equivalent at the state level for state constitutional violations for a long time, but this is interesting. maybe it doesn't need to be a one-way ratchet.
There will now be 10,000 new ICE agents & 100,000 new detention beds--and few safeguards protecting people from constitutional violations by the feds.
Time for states to pass laws allowing people to sue fed agents. Read about it these "converse-1983" statutes here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Time for states to pass laws allowing people to sue fed agents. Read about it these "converse-1983" statutes here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
July 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
i've been screaming about getting § 1983 equivalent at the state level for state constitutional violations for a long time, but this is interesting. maybe it doesn't need to be a one-way ratchet.
Dense, walkable, cottagecore.
July 1, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Dense, walkable, cottagecore.
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Dolores Huerta, a 95 year old labor organizer with deep roots going back even before the Delano Grape Strike in 1965, here in Boyle Heights speaking at a protest. She called the past several days of detainments throughout Los Angeles a “horrible assault.”
June 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Dolores Huerta, a 95 year old labor organizer with deep roots going back even before the Delano Grape Strike in 1965, here in Boyle Heights speaking at a protest. She called the past several days of detainments throughout Los Angeles a “horrible assault.”
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On this day one hundred years ago in Dayton Tennessee, John Scopes, a high school science teacher/coach was indicted for breaking the state's Butler Act by teaching evolution...
In that hundred years things haven't gotten better, they got better, then have become significantly worse...
In that hundred years things haven't gotten better, they got better, then have become significantly worse...
May 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
On this day one hundred years ago in Dayton Tennessee, John Scopes, a high school science teacher/coach was indicted for breaking the state's Butler Act by teaching evolution...
In that hundred years things haven't gotten better, they got better, then have become significantly worse...
In that hundred years things haven't gotten better, they got better, then have become significantly worse...
Tax dollars belong to the people, not buildings, bank accounts, and ineffective contracts. You have a rainy day fund. Well, it’s raining.
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/28/d...
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/28/d...
Democratic Supes Want to Unleash County Reserves
County Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Monica Montgomery Steppe want to change county reserve policies so supervisors can tap the county’s big bank account amid potential budget turmoil.
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April 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Tax dollars belong to the people, not buildings, bank accounts, and ineffective contracts. You have a rainy day fund. Well, it’s raining.
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/28/d...
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/04/28/d...
Hundreds of us gathered yesterday to show our power, and how important it is that we invest in public services and invest in the people of San Diego County, not buildings and ineffective contractors.
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fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
San Diego County budget deficit sparks union rally for fair wages
San Diego County workers are demanding fair wages and benefits from the county supervisors as they face a $138.5 million budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year.
fox5sandiego.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hundreds of us gathered yesterday to show our power, and how important it is that we invest in public services and invest in the people of San Diego County, not buildings and ineffective contractors.
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...
$138.5 million is only 1.6% of the county budget, and 12.6% of it’s payroll. Balancing the budget is important, but not on the backs of county workers. Hard times are when we need to invest in services. Just ask FDR who once visited our county building.
March 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
$138.5 million is only 1.6% of the county budget, and 12.6% of it’s payroll. Balancing the budget is important, but not on the backs of county workers. Hard times are when we need to invest in services. Just ask FDR who once visited our county building.
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the main effect of firing 800,000 people — in addition to debilitating the federal government — would be to plunge the US economy into a recessionary spiral that rivaled the Great Recession
"If the job is not essential...obviously they should not be on the public payroll."
What does this mean?
Trump's EO calls for focusing reductions in force for employees deemed "non-essential" during a shutdown. That is 800,000 employees. The want a permanent government shutdown.
What does this mean?
Trump's EO calls for focusing reductions in force for employees deemed "non-essential" during a shutdown. That is 800,000 employees. The want a permanent government shutdown.
February 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
the main effect of firing 800,000 people — in addition to debilitating the federal government — would be to plunge the US economy into a recessionary spiral that rivaled the Great Recession
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down.
If they won't put it in writing yourself. Send an email (bcc yourself?): "Following our conversation on x date at x time regarding x, I am writing to clarify your directives. According to my notes, you instructed me to A, B, and C. If any of this is incorrect, please advise. I have some concerns."
February 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down.
Do we agree that we’re in a second gilded age?
January 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Do we agree that we’re in a second gilded age?
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So an Arizona Congressman introduced a resolution to allow "AI" to act a prescribing entity. Energy and Commerce committee still has to vote on, and then the full house (if it makes it that far), but the fact that it's even being floated makes me so fucking sad & tired.
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H.R.238 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligible to prescribe drugs if authorized by the State involved and approved, cleared, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.
119th Congress (2025-2026) BILL Hide Overview X
Sponsor: ReR. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (Introduced 01/07/2025)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 01/07/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ybkylffhwhn2an2ic2lxh76k/bafkreiax3npm325mzrrvmiuiijybwi3l24lxiodldpwkvuxpv2ahwuevqe@jpeg)
January 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
So an Arizona Congressman introduced a resolution to allow "AI" to act a prescribing entity. Energy and Commerce committee still has to vote on, and then the full house (if it makes it that far), but the fact that it's even being floated makes me so fucking sad & tired.
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To everyone's surprise, it turns out that attaching a money-sucking machine to a hospital system makes it worse.
Private equity reduces patient care while enriching investors, Senate report finds
The bipartisan investigation of hospital systems purchased by Apollo Global Management and Leonard Green & Partners reinforced the findings of past academic research.
www.nbcnews.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
To everyone's surprise, it turns out that attaching a money-sucking machine to a hospital system makes it worse.