Jake Bernstein
Writer, Investigative Journalist, EP, Playwright, 2x Pulitzer Prize winner, The Laundromat, Secrecy World.
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinRevelio Labs says January jobs fell 13.3k — the largest decline in at least 5 years. (via Schwab)
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinThe US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
- A public health crisis is unfolding in Minnesota as people targeted by federal agents are afraid to seek healthcare while some healthcare staff are also fearful for their safety at work.
- Reposted by Jake Bernstein(FT) - Big US companies have this week revealed plans to lay off tens of thousands of workers .. .. Amazon, UPS, Dow, Nike, Home Depot and other companies said they would eliminate more than 52,000 jobs combined ..” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/9953...
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinThere are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.
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- Reposted by Jake BernsteinI wrote about how in a December email to me, RFK Jr.'s HHS insisted the current South Carolina measles outbreak wouldn't get that bad—and how it has since snowballed into the biggest US outbreak since measles was eliminated. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinWolfers: This is the most interventionist government of my lifetime. It’s the least conservative government of my lifetime. When you are the richest country in the world, maybe you are not the ones who should be tearing down your existing institutions. But that’s exactly what this president is doing
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinSo important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
- Reposted by Jake Bernstein“.. foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.” 🤡 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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- Reposted by Jake BernsteinTrump has reunited the world—with China. A parade of foreign leaders is suddenly visiting China after years away. On Friday, Canadian PM wrapped up a Beijing trip, 1st trip since 2017. Korean president was there earlier this month (last visit: 2019); British PM will be there soon (last visit: 2018)
- In a reversal from previous years’ pollution reductions, the United States spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before.
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinGrocery prices were up 0.7 percent in December, the largest one-month gain since October 2022. They were up 2.4 percent from a year ago.
- Four migrants died while in custody of U.S. immigration authorities over the first 10 days of 2026, according to government press releases, a loss of life that followed record detention deaths last year under President Donald Trump.
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinBreaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
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- Reposted by Jake Bernstein2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003. @byheatherlong.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinMinneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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- Reposted by Jake BernsteinExclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
- How many NBA players blow their winnings from the #NBACup in Vegas this weekend? Inquiring minds want to know.
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- The Trump administration took down a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the Department of Justice’s website nearly 300 days ago to comply with an executive order against diversity, equity and inclusion.
- On Friday, Ely Parker was admitted to the New York State Bar Association, 176 years after he was denied entry because of his race, becoming the first Native American to be admitted to a state bar posthumously, according to legal experts.
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- Reposted by Jake BernsteinBREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinNEW: More than 100 federal judges have now rejected the Trump administration’s new policy to lock up nearly everyone facing deportation — including 12 judges appointed by Trump, according to a POLITICO analysis. Only 2 judges have sided with ICE. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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- The Trump admin’s cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is hitting investments in grid modernization, energy storage and efforts to protect communities from outages during extreme weather and cyberattacks, leaving Americans vulnerable to more frequent and longer-lasting power outages.
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinNew polls from Gallup, YouGov, and out of Virginia show voters now trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle the economy. Nationally, Dems now have a 4-point margin on the issue — an 18-point shift away from Trump since 2023. Time to update your priors www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-show...
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- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that SNAP benefits will not be issued for next month. 42 million Americans rely on the program.
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinRecords obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
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- The Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database, which the Trump administration “retired” in May, has relaunched outside of the government. In its first update, the database shows that the first six months of 2025 have been the most expensive first six months of any year since 1980.
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinI want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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- Nine months after Donald Trump took office, promising to reduce prices on “day one”, a clear majority of Americans say their monthly costs have risen by between $100 and $749.
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinBREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
- Reposted by Jake BernsteinA restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.
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- Billions in taxpayer dollars have become virtually untraceable — a level of opaqueness in government funds that’s raising questions around the legality of the administration’s actions.
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- Reposted by Jake BernsteinAs I was saying…
