Jen Abella

This is why we need a much bigger labor movement: so we can rebuild the one pipeline we have for working class people to move into positions of political leadership and power

Social Security Lifts More People Above the Poverty Line Than Any Other Program Social Security benefits play a vital role in reducing poverty in every state, and they lift more people above the poverty line than any other program in the United States. Without Social Security, 23...

Social Security benefits play a vital role in reducing poverty in every state & lift more people above the poverty line than any other program.

Without Social Security, 23.5 million more adults and children would live in poverty, according to our updated analysis.

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This is a campaign of retribution. Trump is weaponizing the entirety of the federal government to punish blue states like Minnesota.

These cuts will be devastating for veterans, families with young kids, folks with disabilities, and working people across our state.

When Bezos fires, @51st.news hires.

We're up to $3171 ($2537 donations, 634 follows), which means it's time for me to cut another check. Keep it up and make me send a third.

The overall fundraiser is at $215,736‼️

We’ve been here before, and we know what comes next: White supremacy has always been used to usher in massive economic inequality We’re a little over a year into the second Trump presidency. That second term began with the establishment of “The Department of Governmental Efficiency” (DOGE), a sustained campaign to discredit and ...

NEW research from @kdoc-writes.bsky.social:

White supremacist actions and rhetoric are not just a moral failure—it's an economic weapon. There's a measurable, repeatable historical script used to drive inequality.

We've seen it before. We're seeing it now. 🧵

I published a book about this last year called Don't Burn Anyone At The Stake Today, and here are my thoughts about what we need to do with phones and social media to keep us all safe, not just 'the subset of children whose parents obey the social media rules'

How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory. n.pr/4ayRPUJ

Excising the Cancer in Our Institutions We need to start thinking about how we are going to separate the sheep from the wolves in sheep's clothing.

Some thoughts on what de-magafication of our institutions might look like when this nightmare is over (free post) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

Black women suffered large employment losses in 2025—particularly among college graduates and public-sector workers The 2025 labor market can best be characterized as faltering. The national unemployment rate climbed to its highest point in four years, job growth slowed dramatically, and federal employment fell by ...

Black women bore the brunt of the economic slowdown in 2025, suffering far greater employment losses than other groups of women or Black men.

The largest losses among Black women were college graduates and public-sector workers. Read the latest analysis from EPI's Valerie Wilson 👇

Dave Kamper - Who's Got The Power | SubText Bookstore Downtown Saint Paul's Independent Bookstore

Twin Cities peeps! Join me at @subtextbookstore.bsky.social on March 24th to talk about my book!

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In 2025, low-end wages fell as chaotically imposed tariffs, cruel mass deportations, and massive layoffs among federal agencies that provide key services and inputs to private-sector economic activity, led to economic uncertainty, lower job growth, depressed hires, and higher unemployment.
#EconSky

Real wages declined 0.3% for low-wage workers in 2025, a stark departure from the unusually strong wage gains they had experienced over the previous five years. This reversal was not inevitable—it was caused by policy decisions that weakened the labor market.

#EconSky @epi.org @joe-fast.bsky.social

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Low-wage workers faced worsening affordability in 2025 as wage growth stalled Low-wage workers saw their real (inflation-adjusted) wages decline in 2025, a sharp reversal from the historically fast real wage growth they had experienced over the previous five years. Middle- and ...

Low-wage workers saw their real wages decline in 2025, a sharp reversal from the historically fast real wage growth they had experienced over the previous five years.

For all the details, check out my latest research with @joe-fast.bsky.social @epi.org
www.epi.org/blog/low-wag... #EconSky

Save the post. Hundreds of workers at the Washington Post stand to lose their jobs in layoffs, which could render The Post unrecognizable amid some of the most severe staff cuts the newspaper has ever seen. If you value The Post and care about its future, we ask that you join us in person in our call to #SaveThePost. Feb 5, 2026 @ 1301 K St. NW 12:00-1:00pm

Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people on Earth, just eliminated hundreds of union jobs at the Washington Post.

Solidarity with @postguild.bsky.social. Join them tomorrow, February 5 at 12:00 p.m. for a rally to #SaveThePost.

Minnesota and Minnesotans show us another way to peacefully resist.
#Iceout
#ICEOutForGood
#FundHealthcareNotIce

#Voices4victory
#usDemocracy

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I heard an OpSec horror story today.

A group of (white) women who are organizing to feed brown neighbors who are afraid to leave the house due to ICE are *filming* their food compilation efforts, *from inside a member’s home*, and *streaming it on Facebook.*

Trump is pushing to include risky assets like crypto and private equity in 401(k)s: Why this endangers retirement savers and the economy Key takeaways  President Trump has veered away from the path that previous administrations have taken on 401(k) and other retirement plans. Instead of protecting the millions of workers with retiremen...

Instead of protecting millions of workers with retirement accounts, Trump is knocking down guardrails to allow riskier investments.

@moniquemorrissey.bsky.social has everything you need to know about Trump’s efforts to make crypto, private equity & other alts widely available to retirement savers.

Steve Levitsky, the co-author of How Democracies Die, on the dangerous place we have reached as Trump escalates:

“Orbán doesn’t arrest journalists,” he said. “And in Hungary if you walk the streets of Budapest or other Hungarian cities, you will not find heavily armed masked men abducting people."

How to Film ICE Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

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The pro-ICE church is worse than you think Cities Church in St. Paul is the persecutor, not the persecuted

“The pro-ICE church is worse than you think ***
Cities Church in St. Paul is the persecutor, not the persecuted” 1/26/26 … 1/ www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...

A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.

A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr

This. Remember they cut healthcare for this.

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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Sharing one person's Social Security data without consent is a felony.

DOGE shared EVERYONE'S PRIVATE DATA.

340 million felonies.

In the early 1930s the SA was roughing people up, creating chaos in neighborhoods, seeking to terrorize with the occasional killing. By the late 1930s it had been supplanted by the SS, which was much better trained.

Ok need to crowdsource something-is there a list of orgs in Minneapolis/St. Paul that need assistance with $$$ to help support giving out food, bail, etc? If you can send these my way, I'd appreciate it! And I'll share these out.

Holy shit.