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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 3h

ICYMI... The thread has an explainer video + 3 easy ways to take action.

dataindex.us @dataindex.us · 2d

The recording from our Rapid Response Data Briefing on the recently terminated Food Security Supplement (FSS) is now available. Learn about what the FSS is, why it matters, what's at risk, and how you can take action (also in the 🧵).

Rapid Response Data Briefing: Understanding the Food Security Supplement

YouTube video by Food Research & Action Center

youtu.be

B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 5h

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 7h

Births. But he's not even talking about that at all.
Start here: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Is U.S. fertility at an all-time low? Two of three measures point to yes

A key U.S. fertility rate has reached a record low for the fourth year in a row. But is it really a record low? The short answer: It’s complicated.

www.pewresearch.org

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 7h

I love when someone riffs on my joke and makes it so much funnier.

Amanda Jean Stevenson @amandajean.bsky.social · 7h

Can I have kids after 35?

Sociologist: Do you want to?

Demographer: Historical data say probably yes.

Economist: Can you afford IVF?

RFK Jr.: NOBODY HAS SPERM ANYMORE

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 7h

This is SO MUCH FUNNIER.
I snort-laughed.
I am still laughing.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 7h

I'd say start here: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Is U.S. fertility at an all-time low? Two of three measures point to yes

A key U.S. fertility rate has reached a record low for the fourth year in a row. But is it really a record low? The short answer: It’s complicated.

www.pewresearch.org

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 7h

The best (worst?) skits are the ones where the quotes are basically verbatim.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 8h

Also, tales of a coming population implosion are greatly exaggerated. That's not how this works.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 8h

Should I continue to have kids after 35?

Demographer: Birth rates by age are rising, but haven't exceeded historic peaks at older ages, so there's precedent

Economist: Wage penalties suggest it's not utility maximizing

RFK Jr: I don't wanna tell you how to live your life, but 35 is a lot of kids

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 8h

a woman wearing glasses and a pink jacket is asking how did you know that

ALT: a woman wearing glasses and a pink jacket is asking how did you know that

media.tenor.com

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 8h

FERTILITY RATES ARE NOT PERCENTS

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

RFK Jr: "When my uncle was president, the fertility rate in this country was 3.5%. Today it is 1.6%. The replacement rate -- in other words the amount of fertility you need to keep your population even -- is 2.1%. We are below replacement. That is a national security threat to our country."

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 15h

My son (adolescent) just asked me last night "what do you learn in college" and my response was "how to think"

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly.
Or the thousands of acres of uninhabited Pendleton that don't involve firing near a freeway, hospital, and retired nuclear reactor.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 1d

Camp Pendleton does live fire *all the time.* They NEVER need to close the freeway.
This is beyond bizarre.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 1d

I was thinking a PBS documentary on polio would be good, too. The American Experience or the American Masters one
youtu.be/kk2IDigWBN8?...

The Polio Crusade | Full Documentary | American Experience | PBS

YouTube video by American Experience | PBS

youtu.be

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 1d

I want to hear the pronatalism talk! Any chance you'll get to the west coast?

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 1d

At this point that's looking both incredibly likely *and* like it's an admin strategy (principal econ indicators are mandated and can be / have been considered essential during shutdowns).

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 1d

"you don’t see the infection you didn’t get"
www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Elise Gould @elisegould.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing replaces the comprehensive, trustworthy, and timely labor market data found in monthly jobs and JOLTS reports, but unemployment insurance claims—collected at the state level—offer a useful read on one key angle of the labor market.
#EconSky #NumbersDay
www.epi.org/blog/amid-th...

Amid the shutdown data blackout, state unemployment insurance claims continue to shed light on the labor market

On Friday, October 3, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) did not publish the September Employment Situation Summary report. The monthly “jobs report” provides policymakers, businesses, and the ...

www.epi.org

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 2d

PAA and Government Affairs Committee member Colleen Heflin, alongside colleagues, authored this op-ed piece in The Hill: Now is not the time to stop measuring food insecurity buff.ly/sFy8n7u

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 1d

Join letter to congressional leaders rejecting USDA's decision to halt data collection and release of food security reports. Support restoring funding for the Food Security Supplement in the Current Population Survey.

Individuals: buff.ly/m2pb60w
Organizations: buff.ly/VLQjNjg

Individual Sign-on to PAA FFS Letter

Please click the link to complete this form.

form.jotform.com

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

We need to talk about how social media algorithms push moms down a slippery slope of distrust.

From "Are my kids getting enough support in school?" To "Maybe I should homeschool." To "Maybe modern medicine is bad."

I've seen this first-hand in research I'm doing on parenting apps. 1/🧵

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 2d

I mean...
Isn't it *always* the ones who scream loudest who are really just telling on themselves?

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 2d

Only Betas talk like this.

Politico @politico.com · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com