Trevor Toteve, MPP
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Policy Analyst | Former Teacher |
Omaha, Neb
Masters of Public Policy #UH #Coogs
Policy Analyst | Former Teacher |
Omaha, Neb
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Two headlines.
Two economies.
Same day.
Poetic.
@nytimes.com @bloomberg.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
Two economies.
Same day.
Poetic.
@nytimes.com @bloomberg.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Two headlines.
Two economies.
Same day.
Poetic.
@nytimes.com @bloomberg.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
Two economies.
Same day.
Poetic.
@nytimes.com @bloomberg.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...
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Step 1: Cut funding for food stamps
Step 2: Stop measuring hunger
Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Step 2: Stop measuring hunger
Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
www.wsj.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Step 1: Cut funding for food stamps
Step 2: Stop measuring hunger
Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Step 2: Stop measuring hunger
Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
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the degree to which these guys are just literal, straight up Nazis is both shocking and massively undercovered by the media
One thing I did not include in my profile of Trump's BLS nominee, E.J. Antoni, is his boosting anti-Churchill far-right histories!
August 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
the degree to which these guys are just literal, straight up Nazis is both shocking and massively undercovered by the media
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This should be a major story and it Isn’t even a blip. newrepublic.com/post/199027/...
August 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This should be a major story and it Isn’t even a blip. newrepublic.com/post/199027/...
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I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
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Tax
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Private rush consultants are selling teens the sorority dream, and the parents are willing to pay top dollar to secure their daughters’s social standing.
How Much Would You Pay for Friendship?
Private rush consultants are selling teens the sorority dream, and the parents are willing to pay top dollar to secure their daughters’s social standing.
www.thecut.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Tax
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Let me qualify what Josh is saying. It is quite clear that the Constitution requires a census of all persons. It’s quite clear that past Supreme Court cases support this proposition. (For instance, the recent census question case makes no sense if persons doesn’t include immigrants.)
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Let me expand on this point. The Constitution is quite clear that you can't distinguish between kinds of persons in running the Census. And that is especially about apportionment for Congress. The original language makes it pretty clear when it talks about "free persons". But the 14th amendment ...
As Wessel states, now bulldozing the Census. It's critical to note that not counting people "in our Country illegally" violates the constitution. It doesn't speak of citizens or legal status, simply "the whole number of free persons".
August 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Let me qualify what Josh is saying. It is quite clear that the Constitution requires a census of all persons. It’s quite clear that past Supreme Court cases support this proposition. (For instance, the recent census question case makes no sense if persons doesn’t include immigrants.)
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Oh look, ICE is copying literal Nazi recruiting propaganda again. The poster on the right is for the Volkssturm, the Nazi militia of older men and boys established during the final months of World War II.
![@DHSgov on X: We’re taking father/son bonding to a whole new level.
JOIN.ICE.GOV
06 Aug 25
[Young man and old man in ICE gear]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreibrddxw227e4ldwrtdrf4nfz4riyb3yfyluczrelklrnnnp7e7l6m@jpeg)
![Wehrschiessen des Deutschen Volkes 1944
[Young man and old man sharing a rifle]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreibsutqtdx2tbxfm64xbjp4nspzgvdg6xvxewm244dbplmeuoznnvy@jpeg)
August 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Oh look, ICE is copying literal Nazi recruiting propaganda again. The poster on the right is for the Volkssturm, the Nazi militia of older men and boys established during the final months of World War II.
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People have trouble interpreting this. Nobody’s saying Donald Trump or Pam Bondi are personally selecting Nazi iconography. They don’t read enough for that. The point is they hire and promote Nazis who ARE steeped in Nazi iconography, and they’re fine with it.
Oh look, ICE is copying literal Nazi recruiting propaganda again. The poster on the right is for the Volkssturm, the Nazi militia of older men and boys established during the final months of World War II.
August 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
People have trouble interpreting this. Nobody’s saying Donald Trump or Pam Bondi are personally selecting Nazi iconography. They don’t read enough for that. The point is they hire and promote Nazis who ARE steeped in Nazi iconography, and they’re fine with it.
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Wilmer Chavarria, a US citizen, Global Entry member, and Vermont school superintendent, was detained returning to the US from a trip abroad with his husband. CBP told him he had "no Constitutional rights," took his phone and laptop, and revoked his Global Entry.
m.sevendaysvt.com/news/winoosk...
m.sevendaysvt.com/news/winoosk...
Winooski Superintendent Detained, Questioned by Border Officials
Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, was questioned for hours at a Houston airport as he returned from a visit to Nicaragua with his husband.
m.sevendaysvt.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Wilmer Chavarria, a US citizen, Global Entry member, and Vermont school superintendent, was detained returning to the US from a trip abroad with his husband. CBP told him he had "no Constitutional rights," took his phone and laptop, and revoked his Global Entry.
m.sevendaysvt.com/news/winoosk...
m.sevendaysvt.com/news/winoosk...
Great thread on "doing" history.
July 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Great thread on "doing" history.
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Republicans have been calling Democrats “communists and Marxists and socialists” for nearly a century now.
In 1960, Ronald Reagan said of JFK: "Under the tousled boyish haircut is still old Karl Marx.”
In 1960, Ronald Reagan said of JFK: "Under the tousled boyish haircut is still old Karl Marx.”
Noem: "They aren't just liberals anymore. If you look at the Democrat Party, they're a party of communists and marxists and socialists."
July 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Republicans have been calling Democrats “communists and Marxists and socialists” for nearly a century now.
In 1960, Ronald Reagan said of JFK: "Under the tousled boyish haircut is still old Karl Marx.”
In 1960, Ronald Reagan said of JFK: "Under the tousled boyish haircut is still old Karl Marx.”
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Despite House Rs saying harsh #Medicaid work requirements only apply to young adults, they apply to older adults up to age 64 and parents of dependent children 14 and over. And work requirements have no effect on employment/hours worked. They are just about cutting enrollment among eligible people.
July 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Despite House Rs saying harsh #Medicaid work requirements only apply to young adults, they apply to older adults up to age 64 and parents of dependent children 14 and over. And work requirements have no effect on employment/hours worked. They are just about cutting enrollment among eligible people.
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He has refused his Assent to Laws…
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world…
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury…
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences…
A Tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world…
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury…
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences…
A Tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
July 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
He has refused his Assent to Laws…
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world…
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury…
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences…
A Tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world…
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury…
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences…
A Tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
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Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Hi, I think a lot of us received e-mails from SSA saying that social security will no longer be taxed - and that somehow there is "enhanced deductions" (how much enhancement can you make to 0?) for those over 65. What part, if any, of this is true? Thank you!
July 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that.
It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.
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New analysis from @itep.org: if only 25% of eligible tax filers were to claim the school voucher tax credit in the Senate's reconciliation bill, federal revenue would be reduced by over $25 billion per year - far more than previous versions. itep.org/trump-megabi...
Senate Megabill Takes Cap Off Unprecedented Private School Voucher Tax Credit, Potentially Raising Cost by Tens of Billions Relative to House Version
The tax and spending legislation approved by the U.S. Senate would create an unprecedented, dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit designed to support private school vouchers. This tax credit has the po...
itep.org
July 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
New analysis from @itep.org: if only 25% of eligible tax filers were to claim the school voucher tax credit in the Senate's reconciliation bill, federal revenue would be reduced by over $25 billion per year - far more than previous versions. itep.org/trump-megabi...
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With the Nays on the House rule that would allow a vote on Trump’s mega bill already at 216, abstaining is the same thing as voting Nay
And there are 4 Rs who have voted Nay and 9 Rs who are abstaining
Of those 13, Republican need to flip 10 to move the bill forward
(It could happen.)
And there are 4 Rs who have voted Nay and 9 Rs who are abstaining
Of those 13, Republican need to flip 10 to move the bill forward
(It could happen.)
July 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
With the Nays on the House rule that would allow a vote on Trump’s mega bill already at 216, abstaining is the same thing as voting Nay
And there are 4 Rs who have voted Nay and 9 Rs who are abstaining
Of those 13, Republican need to flip 10 to move the bill forward
(It could happen.)
And there are 4 Rs who have voted Nay and 9 Rs who are abstaining
Of those 13, Republican need to flip 10 to move the bill forward
(It could happen.)
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HOUSE FLOOR LATEST: It's 206-216 right now.
All 212 Democrats have showed up and voted NO. So unless one of the 4 Republican NOs flips, this rule to advance Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" is toast.
All 212 Democrats have showed up and voted NO. So unless one of the 4 Republican NOs flips, this rule to advance Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" is toast.
July 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
HOUSE FLOOR LATEST: It's 206-216 right now.
All 212 Democrats have showed up and voted NO. So unless one of the 4 Republican NOs flips, this rule to advance Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" is toast.
All 212 Democrats have showed up and voted NO. So unless one of the 4 Republican NOs flips, this rule to advance Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" is toast.
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The Senate reconciliation bill would reduce federal #Medicaid spending by $1 trillion over 10 years.
Provisions that only apply to ACA expansion states account for $526 billion of the federal spending reductions.
NEW @kff.org analysis looks at the impact across states: www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
Provisions that only apply to ACA expansion states account for $526 billion of the federal spending reductions.
NEW @kff.org analysis looks at the impact across states: www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
July 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The Senate reconciliation bill would reduce federal #Medicaid spending by $1 trillion over 10 years.
Provisions that only apply to ACA expansion states account for $526 billion of the federal spending reductions.
NEW @kff.org analysis looks at the impact across states: www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
Provisions that only apply to ACA expansion states account for $526 billion of the federal spending reductions.
NEW @kff.org analysis looks at the impact across states: www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
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Two give two examples:
1) In the last 12 months, one of my friends in the expansion Medicaid population was on Medicaid, off Medicaid, on Medicaid, off Medicaid, & now back on Medicaid.
2) Luke Seaborn lost his Medicaid twice in under a year due to Georgia’s work requirements despite having a job.
1) In the last 12 months, one of my friends in the expansion Medicaid population was on Medicaid, off Medicaid, on Medicaid, off Medicaid, & now back on Medicaid.
2) Luke Seaborn lost his Medicaid twice in under a year due to Georgia’s work requirements despite having a job.
June 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Two give two examples:
1) In the last 12 months, one of my friends in the expansion Medicaid population was on Medicaid, off Medicaid, on Medicaid, off Medicaid, & now back on Medicaid.
2) Luke Seaborn lost his Medicaid twice in under a year due to Georgia’s work requirements despite having a job.
1) In the last 12 months, one of my friends in the expansion Medicaid population was on Medicaid, off Medicaid, on Medicaid, off Medicaid, & now back on Medicaid.
2) Luke Seaborn lost his Medicaid twice in under a year due to Georgia’s work requirements despite having a job.
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tonight’s senate vote-a-rama has been postponed and is now expected tomorrow, per senate whip’s office.
vote-a-rama is normally an overnight affair, because exhaustion is a tactic used by the majority.
this is not something that happens when you’re all good to move forward.
vote-a-rama is normally an overnight affair, because exhaustion is a tactic used by the majority.
this is not something that happens when you’re all good to move forward.
June 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
tonight’s senate vote-a-rama has been postponed and is now expected tomorrow, per senate whip’s office.
vote-a-rama is normally an overnight affair, because exhaustion is a tactic used by the majority.
this is not something that happens when you’re all good to move forward.
vote-a-rama is normally an overnight affair, because exhaustion is a tactic used by the majority.
this is not something that happens when you’re all good to move forward.
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I want to be very clear about what’s happening: Senate Republicans know the parliamentarian will say they can’t use 312 to pretend tax cuts are free (because two have two Byrd rule problems).
So they are refusing to meet with her so they can pretend they never ignored her when they do it anyway.
So they are refusing to meet with her so they can pretend they never ignored her when they do it anyway.
June 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I want to be very clear about what’s happening: Senate Republicans know the parliamentarian will say they can’t use 312 to pretend tax cuts are free (because two have two Byrd rule problems).
So they are refusing to meet with her so they can pretend they never ignored her when they do it anyway.
So they are refusing to meet with her so they can pretend they never ignored her when they do it anyway.
When Rs say they aren't taking healthcare away, they lie. The effects of their work requirements and more frequent determinations will be a defacto cut in coverage for millions. Heres what Urban found with their study on Arkansas and New Hampshire's work requirements.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
www.urban.org/research/pub...
June 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
When Rs say they aren't taking healthcare away, they lie. The effects of their work requirements and more frequent determinations will be a defacto cut in coverage for millions. Heres what Urban found with their study on Arkansas and New Hampshire's work requirements.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
www.urban.org/research/pub...