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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · 5h

Obsessed with this

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) posted .. a potential [health insurance] premium increase, sent to him by a constituent, from $307 per month to $964 per month.

“.. The post has 6.5 million views.”

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · 5d

www.axios.com/2025/10/10/f...

Scoop: Trump administration warns of "insufficient funds" for food stamps if shutdown continues

It's the administration's latest warning of painful consequences of a lengthy government shutdown.

www.axios.com

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · 10d

Hi! Are you a teacher who is tired of dealing with 6,7? I would like to talk to you. Please DM or message me EmilyRPeck.71 or email [email protected]

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Gregory P. Perreault @acadianjprof.bsky.social · 15d

Conversation with Evangeline.

E.: "What happens if the government shuts down? Does somebody else take over?"

Me: "Well..."

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · 15d

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · 21d

And now Vought is threatening to fire them…

Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 27d

NEW (#GovernmentShutdown) via @axios.com's @emilypeck.bsky.social:

"Hundreds of federal workers across 60 agencies and departments are urging Congress to rein in the White House even if it means shutting down the government, in a letter sent Thursday afternoon."
www.axios.com/2025/09/18/t...

Federal workers urge Democrats to stand up to White House

Employees are asking lawmakers for actions ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government.

www.axios.com

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Mia Ives-Rublee @seemiaroll.bsky.social · 27d

The rise of remote work coming out of the pandemic led to a historic rise in employment rates for those with disabilities. Return to office policies, in general, could reverse that trend."

Thanks @emilypeck.bsky.social for interviewing me. www.axios.com/2025/09/17/c...

CDC stops work-from-home disability policy

The change was made after the attack on CDC's headquarters in August.

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Devon Heinen @devonheinen.bsky.social · 27d

NEW (#GovernmentShutdown) via @axios.com's @emilypeck.bsky.social:

"Hundreds of federal workers across 60 agencies and departments are urging Congress to rein in the White House even if it means shutting down the government, in a letter sent Thursday afternoon."
www.axios.com/2025/09/18/t...

Federal workers urge Democrats to stand up to White House

Employees are asking lawmakers for actions ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government.

www.axios.com

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · 29d

The CDC has stopped making telework accommodations, even as many employees don't feel safe at work in the wake of the shooting last month. Read my story with @maya-goldman.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/09/17/c... Or just read this passage:

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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · Sep 14

Axios highlights a significant divergence within the US unemployment data.

#economy #unemployment @axios.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Sep 13

“.. International air travel to the U.S. is declining this year, down 7% from 2024, according to an Axios analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.”

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Kate Gallagher Robbins @kfgrobbins.bsky.social · Sep 5

Exactly on point re: today's #JobsReport from @emilypeck.bsky.social: www.axios.com/2025/09/05/j...

Black women's unemployment spikes amid Trump's federal workforce cuts

The unemployment rate for Black women rose sharply in August to 7.5%.

www.axios.com

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · Sep 4

Send me a DM? (Also what's an OH? sorry i'm dense)

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · Sep 4

Looking for any Canadians on here who may have canceled or decided against travel to the US this year. Or any foreign travelers that had second thoughts? [email protected]

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · Aug 27

So the sandwich guy ...

beat the wrap

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · Aug 22

"Fertility is higher when men and women share more in household- and child-care, and is lower when men do little in the home."

www.axios.com/2025/08/22/b...

A solution to declining birth rates? More supportive men, economist finds

Low fertility rates in the U.S. and around the globe pose problems for economic growth.

www.axios.com

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · Aug 19

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...

The Founders of This New Development Say You Must Be White to Live There

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · Aug 19

As someone who doesn't like spicy foods, I feel seen www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Aug 19

Five years ago this week. 🤡

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California Fast Food Workers Union @cafastfoodunion.org · Aug 16

Right now in Long Beach outside the VA #UnionStrongForVets

Hundreds of union and non union workers outside the VA

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · Aug 15

These workers aren't losing all their leave — 12 weeks of paid family leave is guaranteed under a federal law that President Trump signed during his first administration.

But their union contract provided for another four weeks of unpaid time off on top of that. That's now gone. 2/2

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · Aug 15

New and expecting parents who work at Veterans Affairs are getting approved maternity and paternity leave canceled after their union contract was terminated by the White House, according to two internal memos viewed by Axios. 1/2 www.axios.com/2025/08/15/v...

Exclusive: VA curbs maternity leave following White House cancellation of union contract

Last week, the VA was the first federal agency to terminate a union contract.

www.axios.com

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Emily Peck @emilypeck.bsky.social · Aug 14

Are you holding on to your current job tightly, cognizant that hiring opportunities are few and far between? Reach out to me for a story [email protected] or DM. Thank you for your attention to this matter

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