Hailey Gibbs, PhD

The Trump administration’s macroeconomic agenda harms affordability and raises inequality Key takeaways The Trump administration’s unwise policy agenda has the potential to do great damage to U.S. families—and this is true even if it does not lead to recession or spiking inflation in the n...

"The policies of the Trump administration double down on the worst policy decisions of this period and will make typical families reliably poorer in the future, even if an outright recession or spiking inflation does not happen."
www.epi.org/publication/...

The President boasts of "no tax on tips", but this expires in 2028.
He boasts of "no tax on overtime," but it is taxed, and the break expires in 2028.
He boasts of "no tax on social security," but it is taxed, and his break expires in 2028.

He also passed tax cuts for the rich. They're permanent.

So roughly still 6X pre-surge, down from 16X, and planning for 3X long run.

YouTube video by Working Families Party Working Families Party Response to the State of the Union

Watch live: The @workingfamilies.org State of the Union Response, delivered by @summerlee.bsky.social:

RFK Jr's First Year: The Damage Report #CareTalk YouTube video by Laura Packard

What wasn't talked about: RFK Jr. dismantling public health, cutting medical research, letting diseases run rampant and making us all sicker.

Get the facts on Trump, RFK Jr & public health w/ @beckyrparks.bsky.social @protectourcare.org: youtube.com/live/nwpGblE... #StateOfTheUnion #SOTU2026

so in conclusion, the state of the union is actually very bad because a man who tried to end democracy is using the government to personally enrich himself and his buddies while executing citizens and noncitizens alike

AN HOUR AND FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES

that we'll never get back in our lives

EXCLUSIVE POLICY Trump to Sell the Economy During State of the Union Address The president is expected to argue that the country is 'strong, prosperous and respected' as it enters its 250th year By Meridith McGraw Follow) Feb. 23, 2026 at 9:00 pm ET

How much is he getting for it?

suuuuper rapey language that just really set the tone for the night, you know?

Trump has the gall to call out others on corruption — and says he will be waging a so-called “war on fraud.”
That’s the height of irony & absurdity, as Trump is overseeing the biggest corruption scams in US history, with unprecedented conflicts of interest.
#SOTU
@americanprogress.bsky.social

this is a strangely... graphic?... speech? like I'm being read the script to a B-rated wartime drama

www.bbc.com/news/article...

trump, whose government killed protesters and then slandered them as domestic terrorists, is talking about how bad it is to kill protesters

Trump spinning the jobs numbers in SOTU. In fact, 2025 was the *worst* year for job creation outside of recent recessions in the past 20 years.

imagine being like "euh politics aren't really my thing" when brain rot personified is the head of state

The SAVE Act: Overview and Facts The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.

The SAVE Act is a *voter suppression bill* that would create new barriers for married women, rural voters, and people without a passport for voting.

We should be making it easier, not harder, for people to make their voices heard at the polls.

www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

here's a graph. it's just not possible to replace income taxes with tariffs. if you tried, the government would be out like $2 trillion per year lol

The SAVE Act Could Keep Millions of Transgender Americans From Voting Should this legislation pass, it would further discrimination against transgender people and could keep millions of voters out of the voting booth.

Voter ID policies requiring proof of citizenship (like the SAVE Act) are voter suppression. If enacted, millions of trans people could struggle to vote. Read our analysis here:

www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

a man wearing a blue shirt with a pineapple on it is smiling ALT: a man wearing a blue shirt with a pineapple on it is smiling

"the NEW COMMUNIST mayor of New York City, he's a nice guy tho, we talk a lot"

The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.

www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

also just gonna re-up this here

I wish I had anything more intelligent to say, but honestly my thoughts keep getting interrupted by the next most heinous thing that comes out of his mouth

INSANE levels of blatant racism and xenophobia

just gonna re-up this here

Republicans in Congress "delivered" the largest health care cut in American history and jacked up health care costs for 250 million Americans. #SOTU

"should be my third term, but strange things happen"

just let allllll of those layers sink in

trump blasts democrats for voting against his "big beautiful bill" which kicked 10 million people of their health insurance, took food away from literal children, and supercharged ice and cbp - all while giving enormous tax cuts to the rich.

below is a graph showing winners/losers from the bill.

"the people that I love" - helpfully specific, actually

Tracking the Economic Impact of the Trump Tariffs The Trump tariffs are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP since 1993 and amount to an average tax increase per US household of $1,500 in 2026.

According to @TaxFoundation, Trump's tariffs "amounted to an average tax increase per US household of $1,000" in 2025. taxfoundation.org/research/all...

trump says we're gonna simultaneously make houses more affordable and also keep their prices high