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So yesterday, a few colleagues and I published a report that lays out a pretty important history between our countries legacy of racism and white supremacy and state tax policy. I wanna dive into it a bit here. (thread) cbpp.org/research/state-budg…
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I'm in St. Louis this week for a series of public events on immigration enforcement with @AshreiSTL Before tonight's panel, a thread on what ICE detention actually looks like in Missouri right now — because the geography tells you a lot.
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Pope Leo is saying that there’s a difference between genuine Christianity and Christian Nationalism.
"Jesus says very clearly at the end of the world, we're going to be asked, you know, how did you receive the foreigner? Did you receive him and welcome him or not?”
Pope Leo has called for “deep reflection” on the treatment of migrants in the United States.
Speaking to journalists in Castel Gandolfo, just outside Rome, the Pope said that “many people who have lived for years and years” in the US, “never causing problems”, are “deeply affected” by the current situation.
The Pope was responding to a question from a journalist concerning the fact that Catholic migrants detained in Chicago have been denied access to Holy Communion. He went on to stress the importance of protecting the “spiritual rights” of migrant detainees.
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Open enrollment for #ACA marketplace plans has begun, and without congressional action to extend premium tax credit enhancements, millions are facing steep premium increases for 2026.
USDA guidance makes intentionally hostile and cruel food policy MORE hostile and cruel.
Last Friday, USDA issued new info about how some of the Republican megabill’s deepest #SNAP cuts will take effect. This guidance goes beyond what's required by law, setting states up to fail with implementation & increasing the risk eligible people lose SNAP unnecessarily.🧵
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Donald Trump is certainly not the first person to reject Jesus’ teaching about forgiveness, but it is especially troubling that he has been able to reject Jesus while at the same time convincing so many people that he is a champion of Christianity. substack.com/@williamjbarber…
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fundamentally the right doesn’t care about “free speech” or “comedy”. the right cares about the ability to make disparaging comments about marginalized people without consequence as a way to assert superiority.
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Recent USDA memo confirms some of the deepest #SNAP cuts from the harmful Republican megabill will take effect starting this fall. It also leaves many unanswered questions. cbpp.org/research/food-assis…
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin reportedly plans to terminate $7 billion in grants obligated to states, tribes, and territories meant to help over 900,000 low-income and disadvantaged households access solar energy. nytimes.com/2025/08/05/clima…
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“Even if we cut every single thing in the state, we don’t have the money to backfill all these cuts.”
Trump’s megabill is creating a budget nightmare for states ow.ly/Nhrh106fIVZ
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An analysis of indexing capital gains for inflation in 2018 found that literally 99% of the benefits flowed to the top 20% with almost 90% flowing to the top 1%.
Not even a week after signing a giant tax cut for rich people, the Trump Administration is considering an executive order that would deliver a giant capital gains tax cut...which is another giant tax cut for rich people.
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1. Ok so let's talk about socialism, aka the state taking over from private industry. Here are some examples you haven't heard of - Kentucky and Ohio - replacing their pharma pricing middlemen with state agencies.
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We still don’t even final estimates for:
-how many people lose health insurance
-how many people lose SNAP
-who wins/loses and by how much
-total Medicaid cuts
-total health care cuts
-total SNAP cuts
Because knowing that didn’t matter to the people who supported it
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House GOP are saying that the SNAP program has gone unchecked. WRONG! USDA publishes state error rates. That’s literally the definition of checking the program.
States find errors & correct them. Recipients pay back mistakes. Funds aren’t wasted.
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🚨 Trump's latest #ExecutiveOrder, "Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement," is both appalling and a dangerous step backward.
This EO won't make communities safer. Instead, it will shield officers who abuse their power and undermine the credibility of those who serve with integrity: whitehouse.gov/presidential-…
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In what universe does a 60 million dollar opening for an original studio movie warrant this headline?
"Sinners" has amassed $61 million in its global debut. It's a great result for an original, R-rated horror film, yet the Warner Bros. release has a $90 million price tag before global marketing expenses, so profitability remains a ways away. tinyurl.com/5crb5f83
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A White House EO on D.C. crime & public safety signals a return to outdated & counterproductive approaches that threaten to disproportionately harm communities of color, ppl who immigrated to the U.S., ppl w/ low incomes, & ppl experiencing homelessness. cbpp.org/blog/dc-public-safe…
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Sometimes I feel like people just don't believe that the majority of adults on Medicaid are currently working, and that nearly all the rest of them don't for good reason.
But its true!
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The top five egg producers own roughly half of all U.S. laying hens.
The biggest of those corporations is Cal-Maine, which just announced quarterly profits of $509 million — more than 3x what it made a year ago.
Corporate concentration + bird flu = a price-hiking free for all.
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Looking at earnings at a point in time doesn't tell you much about SNAP participants' work status—because many people apply because they just lost a job & need help while they look for work. But nearly all SNAP households with a non-elderly, non-disabled adult work within a year.