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NEW: The number of Amazon workers on food stamps or Medicaid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025. The number of Uber, DoorDash, Lyft and other gig workers on these benefits also exploded. From @laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social and me Gift link: wapo.st/4gS59s1

Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study shows

Amazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025, while ride-hailing and food delivery app drivers shot up on lists compiled by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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NEW: The number of Amazon workers on food stamps or Medicaid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025. The number of Uber, DoorDash, Lyft and other gig workers on these benefits also exploded. Read @rachellerman.bsky.social and me. washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study shows

Amazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025, while ride-hailing and food delivery drivers shot up on lists compiled by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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I also have a substack where I bully friends into reading books I love. My latest post is about how I’ve read 107 books so far this year. Is that … good? open.substack.com/pub/iwannata...

The lure, and snags, of binge reading

In which I bully you into reading for escapism

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@rachellerman.bsky.social is now covering consumer economics for @washingtonpost.com: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/w...

I'm on a new beat at The Post, writing about consumer economics. To start us off! I wrote about the massive Boomer wealth that's about to get passed down, and how it will make our wealth gap even more extreme. Gift link: wapo.st/4y9yCUD

Boomers’ massive wealth will mostly be passed down to people who are already rich

Often called the Great Wealth Transfer, the inheritances are expected to be the largest passage of generational wealth in history.

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I was laid off from The Washington Post today. I know, real original sentence. My first plagiarism in 20 years of journalism. My job was stupid fun and I loved every minute of it. I’m sad for my talented colleagues but sadder the world will not get to read, watch and listen to their amazing work.

I’m going to stare at a wall for the rest of the day. And by wall I mean TikTok. But then I’ll stand up and get back what I love: writing about the ways real humans use tech, for good and weird and yes, to disassociate after a bad day.

heather is a marvel & a delight. the most accessible, fun (remember fun?), fwd-looking story ideas, best hedlines, fast & incisive editing, impeccable command of tiktok, her casual observations have rewired my brain. her writing's a breeze. you'd be so f lucky to work w/her bsky.app/profile/heat...

Heather Kelly@heatherkelly.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I’m going to stare at a wall for the rest of the day. And by wall I mean TikTok. But then I’ll stand up and get back what I love: writing about the ways real humans use tech, for good and weird and yes, to disassociate after a bad day.

#SaveThePost, Jeff Bezos.

Proud to work with the @washingtonpost.com's fearless international reporters. They're the heart of this newsroom, and we'd understand our world less without them. #SaveThePost

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Sarah Kaplan@sarahkaplan48.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My @washingtonpost.com colleagues worked round the clock this weekend to expose the truth of what's happening in Minneapolis and bring urgent weather news to millions facing dangerous cold and snow. If you value this work, tell Jeff Bezos to #SaveThePost www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

NEW: I went to Mexico to see a generation of babies being conceived through AI & robotic IVF - automated systems w/no human involvement. It’s a deeply human story about the global infertility crisis and whether tech can scale the most precious thing we have: human life. Gifted here: wapo.st/3Kt4u26

Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born.

One in six people of reproductive age suffer from infertility. Start-ups are using AI-powered robots to increase IVF success rates and lower costs.

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The right to speak freely is the ultimate personal liberty and the foundation of Karen’s 11-year career at The Post. We’re proud to call Karen a colleague and a longtime union sibling. The Post Guild stands with her and will continue to support her and defend her rights.

The Washington Post wrongly fired Opinions columnist Karen Attiah over her social media posts. The Post not only flagrantly disregarded standard disciplinary processes, it also undermined its own mandate to be a champion of free speech.

Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah

Trump & Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” would be one of the largest wealth transfers from the working class to the wealthy in U.S. history. But how would it affect YOU? We built a calculator. Plug in your info to see what it’d mean for your finances. www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

I spent two weeks getting chatbots to say the most unspeakable things to me, all while on the clock! Here's what parents and caregivers should know about teens and tweens sexting with AI chatbots. wapo.st/4587byz

Teens are sexting with AI. Here’s what parents should know.

Tweens and teens are having suggestive and sexual conversations with AI chatbots on the web and in apps. Here’s what parents and caregivers should know.

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The story Meta didn't want you to read, by @naominix.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Videos disparaging trans women aren’t hate speech, Meta board says

Meta leaders Joel Kaplan and Nick Clegg told the social media company’s Oversight Board last year that videos reposted by Libs of TikTok should be treated carefully.

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You can read the story here: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Anti-trans posts pass muster under Meta’s new hate-speech rules

Meta’s quasi-independent Oversight Board ruled early Wednesday that the social media platform is free to leave up two disparaging posts about trans people that include videos showing a trans woman usi...

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I'm not a fancy military strategist but "THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP" does kinda sound like a war plan www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

🔬🧪🧬 @sadbumblebee.buzz and I are collecting stories from scientists whose research funding has been halted by the Trump admin. Feel free to share this form with anyone who has been impacted and as always you can reach me on signal at caitlingilbert.24 thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient...

Recently, we’ve seen reporters from all over the newsroom produce incredible journalism about the new administration. The Post today published an investigation into the $38 billion in government funding that underpins Elon Musk’s business empire: wapo.st/41uIOJ4

Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding

Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.

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I will not tolerate any interference from our owner in my reporting. If that red line is ever crossed moving forward, I will quit and let you know.

Since I joined the newsroom in 2018, Bezos has never influenced my coverage of tech policy, politics or the White House. My colleagues and I have covered him and his businesses with the same accountability lens we apply to all tech leaders.

Jeff Bezos announced that the Washington Post opinion page will no longer publish viewpoints opposing personal liberties and free markets. In light of this news, I want to emphasize that there is a strong firewall between opinion and news at our publication.

DOGE claims don't stand up - check it out www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... w @abtran.bsky.social @rachellerman.bsky.social @jonswaine.bsky.social

Musk’s DOGE says it has saved $55 billion. Not so fast.

A Washington Post analysis found that hundreds of the canceled contracts DOGE listed represent savings of $0 each.

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we just published a list of more than 30 people working for (or closely with) DOGE. message me on signal @rachellerman.55 with tips on the office www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Who’s working for Elon Musk’s DOGE?

Here’s who is working with Elon Musk at the U.S. DOGE Service — also known as the Department of Government Efficiency — to makes changes across the federal government.

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5. What could get more expensive if Trump enacts tariffs? @lmelgar.bsky.social adn @rachellerman.bsky.social on what we export from Canada, Mexico and China www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Here’s what could get more expensive if Trump enacts tariffs this week

Tomatoes, T-shirts and cars are among the vast array of goods that could become pricier if tariffs pledged by President Donald Trump go into effect.

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President Trump has threatened to impose increased tariffs on products from Mexico, Canada and China as soon as Saturday — a move that could significantly increase prices on goods from three of America’s most important trading partners. Here are the products that could be affected:

Here’s what could get more expensive if Trump enacts tariffs this week

Tomatoes, T-shirts and cars are among the vast array of goods that could become pricier if tariffs pledged by President Donald Trump go into effect.

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