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Heather D Hill

@hdhill.bsky.social

Teach & research poverty, social policy, and family wellbeing. Here for cats, community, policy takes, real pics of real mountains & oceans, advocacy for women's health, immigrant families & children, and democracy.

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Callie Freitag (she/her)@calliefreitag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thrilled to share our **OPEN ACCESS** paper on how raising Seattle's minimum wage affected households receiving SNAP benefits. When the minimum wage went up, SNAP benefit levels went down -- a little. But, increases to earnings more than offset SNAP losses. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Minimum wage increases and SNAP participation: evidence from Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance - Review of Economics of the Household

A large and contested body of research examines how minimum wage laws affect employment and earnings for different groups of workers and industries. Far less studied are the important but ambiguous ex...

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Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org · 2mo ago

In sum, 1. Labor market remains remarkably strong and stable to now. 2. Hiring has been weak but *maybe* improving 3. Wage growth but consumer price inflation spike from Gulf War III overwhelming it

Jay Willis@jaywillis.net · 2mo ago

If for whatever reason you used to be a real piece of shit, and now you look back on that period of your life with regrets, that is good and laudable, and also, there might be some jobs that you shouldn't have. I do not find this to be especially complicated.

Jason Chavez@jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ICE vehicles have been seen this morning in the Corcoran and Powderhorn neighborhoods/ South Minneapolis. It would be great to get extra support from community today. Please help out in your local area. 1/

Maria W. Norris@mariawnorris.bsky.social · 2mo ago

At the start of my terrorism studies course, I ask students what most terrorists have in common. They always say: 1- Mental illness 2- Religion. They are, of course, wrong. The two most common traits of violent extremists are: 1- Gender 2- History of domestic violence and online mysogyny.

Heather D Hill@hdhill.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Major next step in the President's assault on independent science👇🏻 many scary details... TL/DR: OMB states the first principle of discretionary grant giving is serving the President's priorities. Not the public good, not scientific discovery, not the agencies' mission, just what Donald wants.

elizabethginexi.bsky.social@elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal@jayapal.house.gov · 2mo ago

NEW: A judge just temporarily BLOCKED the Trump administration from moving ahead with their $1.8 BILLION slush fund to pay insurrectionists and MAGA loyalists. I’ve said from the start that this is an absolute waste of taxpayer dollars. This needs to be stopped permanently.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2mo ago

UPDATE: We @immcouncil.org published a more in-depth analysis of this memo and what we've learned in the days since. Check it out here! www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/green-c...

New USCIS Memo May Force Most Green Card Applicants to Apply from Abroad, Causing Chaos and Confusion - American Immigration Council

USCIS issued a memo that may force immigrants to leave the country to apply for green cards, upending and complicating the usual process.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW: A shocking @USCIS memo seems to declare that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in this country and applying for green cards must instead apply for visas abroad; which could MASSIVELY disrupt lives. 🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services PM-602-0199 May 21, 2026 Policy Memorandum SUBJECT: Adjustment of Status is a Matter of Discretion and Administrative Grace, and an Extraordinary Relief that Permits Applicants to Dispense with the Ordinary Consular Visa Process Purpose This memorandum reminds officers and the public that adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is a matter of discretion and administrative grace not designed to supersede the regular consular processing of immigrant visas. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reaffirms this consistent and longstanding approach and declares as a matter of general policy its intention to faithfully apply the statutes consistently with this understanding.
Jimmy Kimmel@jimmykimmel.com · 3mo ago

Tonight we congratulate our friend Stephen Colbert and his writers, staff and crew for eleven years of excellence. Watch Colbert’s finale tonight, and then never watch CBS again.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Sean Duffy talks over Patty Murray for more than a minute straight as she tries to ask him questions about his 7-month-long road trip

Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social · 3mo ago

1. Number of stories about Trump buying and selling hundreds of millions of dollars in stocks in the first three months of 2026: CBS: 0 CNN: 0 Fox News: 0 NPR: 0 PBS: 0 Politico: 0 Semafor: 0 Business Insider: 0