Laura Elizabeth McCann
@lemccann.bsky.social
PhD Candidate, UArizona School of Gov’t & Public Policy. interests: housing policy, intergovernmental grants, social constructions, plots (great books, bad movies, gardening, data viz, for revenge) non-interests: Excel, plots (overwritten)
This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House *no SNAP benefits *half benefits *full benefits *pause provision of benefits. Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
tony romm@tonyromm.bsky.social · 9mo agoNEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
lol folks be acting like all economists care about maximizing profit for evil overlords and I'm here to tell you: Survey says that's a lie and you need to expand your lens of who economists are probably.
Anna Gifty@itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 9mo agoHot take: More sociologists and economists need to work together.
loving this autogenerated caption for one of the lecture videos in my public administration course
If you’re a writer, it’s important to take regular breaks. Gradually increase their frequency and duration. Eventually you will have stopped writing altogether, and can take your place as a normal, decent member of society.
am now measuring all research tasks in terms of tea consumption
“It (CFPB) was set up to destroy people…” You mean like these guys? Harbour Portfolio, scumbag contract-for-deed home “sellers” www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/b...
Market for Fixer-Uppers Traps Low-Income Buyers (Gift Article)
For buyers lured by the dream of homeownership, the risky transactions can become money traps that profit investors.
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.Asked about the CFPB, Trump rampages on Liz Warren: "Pocahontas. The fake. The faker ... she's a fake. Just like she said she's an Indian ... she's a nasty woman. She's a really nasty woman."
What can you do about the assault on USAID? Share this far and wide. Do your part! Please do retweet 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@corybooker.com hello I used to run the Wendy’s Twitter account and I am begging you to let me help you with the dems social media strategy, I will literally do it for free at this point
always fun to tell students not to panic about their final papers while actively panicking about my own impending draft deadlines