Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT Local 3)
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The PFT represents 14,000 educators working in the School District of Philadelphia. We're fighting for more public education funding & a better world for workers. Nothing about us, without us ✊🏽 PFT.org #PHLed
At the national level, instead of mass deportations, the U.S. could have funded: 🧑🏫 more than 925,000 school teachers or 🏡 9.7 million housing units or 🧑🍼 paid parental leave for 6.2 million parents or 🧑🚒 over 1 million firefighters Try the calculator →
The Cost of Deportations Calculator
The Trump administration is taking billions of _your_ taxpayer dollars to pay for mass deportations. The Cost of Deportations Calculator shows what could this money be used for instead.
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The Trump administration plans on spending $268.9 BILLION—or $2,358 per taxpayer—to undertake mass deportations. Ever wonder what that money could have funded instead? Check out EPI's new calculator to see what your state, county, congressional district, or town could have invested in.
The Cost of Deportations Calculator
The Trump administration is taking billions of _your_ taxpayer dollars to pay for mass deportations. The Cost of Deportations Calculator shows what could this money be used for instead.
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The U.S. is undergoing one of the biggest changes to its social safety net in recent history, with huge numbers of people getting dropped from the government’s food assistance program. Nowhere has this been more dramatic than in Arizona. Listen as we explain why and its implications on "The Daily."
Arizona’s Food Stamp Crisis Is Coming for the Rest of the U.S.
The number of people who receive nutrition assistance in Arizona has dropped significantly in a matter of months.
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“America’s Voice analyzed 12 months of federal price data ending in June and found costs are rising fastest for foods whose production relies heavily on immigrant labor.” www.cnbc.com/2026/08/05/t...
Trump's deportation agenda raised prices, contracted local economies, immigration group says
A report released Wednesday by the immigration advocacy group America's Voice argues President Trump's immigration policy is hurting the economy.
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New GDP data confirms what working families already feel: growth slowed to 1.5%, real income is falling, and tariffs cost families $1,100/yr. Corporate profit margins just hit their highest level since 2009. Working people are paying for an economy not built for them. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/b...
U.S. Economy Slows as Inflation Bites
Gross domestic product grew at a slower rate in the second quarter and persistent price pressures are unsettling financial markets.
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You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
At least 530 workers died from heat-related causes on the job last year. As temperatures rise, workers need stronger protections. Every worker deserves water, shade, rest and the right to come home safely at the end of the day.
Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.
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When teachers have a reasonable fear of speaking up, there's a big problem at the top. Grateful for @pft.org members who did - to the benefit of all other staff at Frankford High #PhlEd
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT Local 3)@pft.org · 2d agoStatement from @artsteinberg-pft.bsky.social on the reassignment of the principal at Frankford High School, whose alleged conduct was documented by @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/education/fr... #PhlEd #PFTstrong
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President @artsteinberg-pft.bsky.social, in a statement, said, “Frankford High educators and staff are to be commended for bringing their concerns to the administration, and for persevering in the face of threats and bullying.” #PhlEd
KYW Newsradio on 103.9 FM@kywnewsradio.bsky.social · 2d agoThe longtime principal of Frankford High is moving to another school following reports of a “toxic” atmosphere at Frankford. www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...
The Trump admin has thrown student loan borrowers into chaos, confusion and costly new repayment plans. Read school counselor Jessica Newell’s story of how she’s paying hundreds of dollars more a month in student loan bills, and share your own story to show lawmakers the impact of rising costs.
What is your skyrocketing student loan story?
The One Big Bill campaign is an effort supported by the AFT and several other organizations to document the stories of millions of Americans struggling with skyrocketing student loan debt and other ha...
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Once again, this is not an accident. Creating horrific, life-threatening conditions in the camps is Stephen Miller's strategy.
Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 2d agoBREAKING — Another person died at Delaney Hall. The family of Edwin Lopez Cornejo (age 39) said he was not receiving the medications required to treat his diabetes, and blames his death on the lack of medical care (via USA Today). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Statement from @artsteinberg-pft.bsky.social on the reassignment of the principal at Frankford High School, whose alleged conduct was documented by @inquirer.com: www.inquirer.com/education/fr... #PhlEd #PFTstrong
America has a uniquely lethal domestic violence crisis. Nearly 6 million women in the US have reported having a gun used on them by an intimate partner, and easy access to a gun makes it five times more likely that a woman will be killed by an abuser.
MAGA Rep. Allegedly Assaulted Wife, Put Gun to Her Head. Republicans Don't Care
Ohio Republican Max Miller allegedly assaulted his wife and held a gun to her head. Republicans are standing by him.
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Trump's bill is hitting student loan borrowers hard. A family of four could pay $4,000+ more a year. Republicans in Congress knew the stakes before casting votes for the bill and chose to betray voters anyway. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | America’s student loan system is a mess. Along comes Trump to make it worse.
Randi Weingarten and Mike Pierce: Ballooning student loan payments are Trump's latest contribution to the affordability crisis
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So under this Supreme Court's treatment of U.S. law and presidential power, Joe Biden couldn't forgove my student loans, but perhaps Donald Trump can forgive his own tax debt. Wild.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3d agoFLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
Apparently DEI was the only thing standing between us and death lettuce
Reuters@reuters.com · 3d agoMichigan reports two deaths in ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak reut.rs/4w4bd4E
Two people have died in Michigan in connection with the cyclosporiasis outbreak, the first known US deaths tied to the diarrhea-causing parasite https://cnn.it/45C5gB1
George Santos has been fined $35,000 for attempting to place bets on his own attendance at the State of the Union in February. He’s also been banned from the prediction-market platform Kalshi for 3 years.
George Santos got busted for manipulating political betting markets—and seems to have little remorse
"Touché bitches lets see who wins!"
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The layered attacks on Black folks by Donald Trump has deepened the economic inequities facing Black communities. But the consequences reverberate far beyond us. This @naturbanleague.bsky.social report affirms what we know to be true: this harm is coming for everyone.
Urban League report says Trump administration is harming Black Americans’ chances at American Dream - The Boston Globe
Released on Thursday, the annual “State of Black America” report grimly describes Black Americans ' economic and political prospects as having worsened due to policy changes from President Trump’s adm...
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The homeowners "will be charged back taxes, in some cases dating back multiple years, resulting in $33.5 million in additional revenue for the city and the Philadelphia School District." www.inquirer.com/politics/phi... #PhlEd
13,000 Philly homeowners have been kicked off tax break programs that they weren’t eligible for
The homeowners will be charged back taxes resulting in $33.5 million in additional revenue for the city and the School District of Philadelphia.
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Make no mistake here. This is Trump objectively taking the side of Iran, a nation we are currently at war with, over the Americans in Minnesota because he hates the governor and the fact that a majority of voters there did not vote for him
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d agoTrump: "We heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota."
The Big Ugly Bill is leaving borrowers with higher monthly bills and fewer affordable options. We want to hear from you—how have costs gone up, and what does this mean for you and your family? Share your story so lawmakers understand the squeeze that rising costs are putting on working families ⤵️
One Big Bill - Protect Borrowers
Beginning in July 2026, millions of Americans with student debt will see their monthly student loan bills spike as a result of President Trump’s “One Big
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Trump admin changes are slowly suffocating the nonprofits that support victims of gender-based violence. It's Vanessa Lantz's job to inform callers that all resources are taken: “They’re just like, ‘I don’t even know if I’m going to be alive by the end of this weekend.'" 19thnews.org/2026/07/san-...
This domestic violence shelter was told it no longer aligns with the Trump administration’s priorities
Trump’s war on ‘gender ideology’ and diversity is hurting San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter's ability to help victims — many of whom can’t get help anywhere else. It’s already cost them nearly $500,...
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Here’s how some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures use a decades-old legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care. (Published Dec. 2024)
How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes
Some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures are using a legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care, a ProPublica investigation found.
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I wrote about how immigration arrests are at all-time highs, even as ICE is trying to assume a lower public profile. How are they doing this? Look to your local police.
ICE’s Secret Weapon Is in Your Community
While attempting to maintain a relatively lower profile, ICE is managing to arrest record numbers of people. Here’s how it’s doing that.
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yep. a very similar Ebola outbreak happened in 2014 and Barack Obama took care of it handily. now Trump is just letting it rip zeteo.com/p/ebola-cong...
Blame Elon Musk and Donald Trump for the Out-of-Control Ebola Crisis
Jeremy Konyndyk, who helped lead the U.S. response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak, writes about the deadly consequences DOGE's dismantling of USAID has had, as Congo struggles to contain the virus.
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