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Heather Boushey
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Heather Marie Boushey is an American economist who served as a member of President Joe Biden's Council of Economic Advisers and the Chief Economist for the Invest in America Cabinet at the White House. Prior to joining the Biden-Harris Administration, she was the president and CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, which she co-founded with John Podesta. She has also worked as an economist at the Center for American Progress, the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee, the Center for Economic and Policy Research and the Economic Policy Institute. She has written for a variety of publications, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Democracy Journal, and the American Prospect. She regularly appears in the media to discuss economic issues. .. more

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Heather Boushey @hboushey.bsky.social · Mar 11
Under the Biden Administration, investment in manufacturing facilities *more than doubled* and was at a *record high*. Meanwhile, manufacturing investment fell under the Trump I--excluding the Covid recession, manufacturing investment shrank by 2.9% annually.

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Heather Boushey @hboushey.bsky.social · 4h
Farming sustains millions of livelihoods, but 2025 brought trade wars, market concentration, and climate risks. Rural America is at a crossroads, and what happens on the farm affects us all. Read more on farming economics in my latest Substack: hboushey.substack.com/p/strong-far...
Strong Farms, Weak Policy
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 20h
What's that? You say you want to learn more about Puerto Rico's electricity grid?
Puerto Rico's electricity crisis
In this episode, lawyer and activist Ruth Santiago discusses Puerto Rico's latest electricity crisis, as the island struggles to restore power in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. In the wake of Hurricane ...
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Reposted by Heather Boushey, Rosemary A. Joyce, John Hogan

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Becky Hammer @beckyhammer.bsky.social · 21h
Next is "El Apagón" (the blackout) which I could write a whole thread about on its own

The song and its video (a mini documentary) are about a lot of things, including the problems with Puerto Rico's electrical grid, which have gotten worse since Hurricane Maria
Backup dancers pretend to fall from electrical poles

Reposted by Heather Boushey, Philip N. Cohen, Richard M. Carpiano

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22h
People of DC, more than two weeks into being totally iced in, now get news of measles spread—brought in by Right to Life marchers.

Looking for people exposed on the Metro, at DCA, at Children's Hospital, on Amtrak.

Gee, thanks, RFKJr et al.

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Health Officials Investigating Measles Exposures to DC Residents
(Washington, DC) - DC Health was notified of multiple confirmed cases of measles whose carriers visited multiple locations in the District while contagious. DC Health is informing people who were at t...
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com

Reposted by Heather Boushey, Katharine Hayhoe, Valerie Mueller

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Amy W. Ando @awando.bsky.social · 1d
Holding us accountable for the shameful failure to restore power to PR

Reposted by Heather Boushey, Dana R. Fisher

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d
power transformers mentioned in halftime show ⚡️

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Heather Boushey @hboushey.bsky.social · 1d
ICYMI.

If you can spare a minute, it’s worth getting to know Senator Lucas. Dedicated public servant working for the common good. apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memb...

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Heather Boushey @hboushey.bsky.social · 1d
Epstein class. That works.

I wonder if anyone has cross-checked the Epstein files with the Panama Papers? www.icij.org/investigatio...

Great dissertation topic for an aspiring economist … ? @stone-lis.bsky.social @gabrielzucman.bsky.social

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 2d
Leavitt said the video was “a meme” based on ‘The Lion King’. But there are no apes in the film, people were quick to point out.
Karoline Leavitt’s Response to Trump’s Obama Ape Post Under Scrutiny
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Reposted by Heather Boushey, Rosemary A. Joyce, Susan Strasser

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 7d
Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.

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Heather Boushey @hboushey.bsky.social · 10d
Spending power varies across income groups, but every consumer has a degree of agency over when and where to spend. This week, I dug into the evidence behind economic boycotts in this week's Substack: hboushey.substack.com/p/boycott-ec...
Boycott Economics
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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 10d
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

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Democrats @democrats.org · 10d
Donald Trump doesn’t think your housing costs are high enough.
A panel graphic of Trump speaking at a cabinet meeting. First panel: There's so much talk about, "Oh, we're going to drive housing prices down." Second panel: I don't want to drive housing prices down. Third panel: I want to drive housing prices up.

Reposted by Heather Boushey, Rosemary A. Joyce, Magda Teter

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11d
What's morale like at CBP & ICE right now? New survey data are damning.
*21% of CBP respondents (9% of ICE respondents) believe their agencies' political leaders maintain high standards of integrity.
*Only 23% at CBP (18% at ICE) feel confident they could report illegal acts without retribution

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Heather Boushey @hboushey.bsky.social · 16d
It’s about fucking time
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🚨 SCHUMER just now: “Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.”

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 16d
🚨 SCHUMER just now: “Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.”

Reposted by Heather Boushey, Andreas Ortmann, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 3 more

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16d
AOC: They need 10 Democratic votes in the Senate to pass, continued unfettered ICE funding with no guardrails. Regardless of where you are in the Democratic party, this moment proves that the status quo cannot stand

I would implore my Democratic colleagues in the senate to vote no

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 16d
Not one more cent for DHS and ICE. We have the power to end this.

Reposted by Heather Boushey, Juliet B. Schor, Steve Peers , and 5 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."

Reposted by Heather Boushey, Aaron Sojourner

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Jay Turner @jayturner.bsky.social · 19d
In year one, Trump’s policies have SLOWED - closed, delayed, etc. - 70 clean energy manufacturing projects worth $74B and 68,958 jobs.

109 projects have still ADVANCED - moving toward construction or operation - worth $61B and 61,107 jobs.

www.the-big-green-machine.com/post-trump-s...

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Infographic showing clean energy manufacturing projects in the US that have advanced (announced, advanced toward production, received major grant, or been expanded in size) compared to those that have slowed (delayed, cancelled, paused, reduced in size, or loss of major grant/funding).

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Kathryn Anne Edwards @kedseconomist.com · 19d
202-224-3121

^congressional switchboard. Call your rep, call your senator, and ask them why there was illegal use of your social security data.

Make this a constituent request for help: should you do something to protect yourself? Is there legal recourse?

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Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data
A DOGE employee signed an agreement to share Social Security data with the aim of overturning election results in certain states, according to a new court filing.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · Jan 9
This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!
Mayor Mamdani and Ms. Rachel sitting together in an early childhood education center. Mayor Mamdani and Ms. Rachel crossing their arms while singing with a group of children. A little girl hugs an orange fuzzy stuffed animal. Mayor Mamdani and Ms. Rachel stand with a group of kids.

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CSWEP @aeacswep.bsky.social · Nov 19
CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summers’ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Oct 31
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Oct 18
Today’s No Kings protest could be the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.

People have power.

Reposted by Heather Boushey, Joe R. Feagin

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · Oct 18
The president has one core job under the Constitution: to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” Not thwarted, diverted, blunted, revised or ignored. Faithfully executed.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · Oct 4
We can fund health care and keep the government running, or we can shut everything down to raise prices on people.

To me, that’s a pretty easy choice.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Oct 4
Yesterday, I asked Americans to tell me what a DOUBLING of health care premiums would mean for their families.

Here are just a few of their responses:
Bernie Reads Your Health Care Stories | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Oct 2
POLLS: Who do Americans blame for the gov't shutdown?*

WASH POST
47% blame Trump/GOP
30% blame Dems

MARIST
38% blame GOP
27% blame Dems

NYT/SIENA
26% blame Trump/GOP
19% blame Dems

MORNING CONSULT
45% blame GOP
32% blame Dems

[*all taken b/w late Sept & Oct 1]

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Early polls show Trump and GOP taking more blame than Democrats for shutdown
The national surveys taken in the final days of September and the first day of the shutdown find that voters are more inclined to blame Trump and his party. But many are uncertain.
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