Randy Rosso
@fooddatanerd.com
slava ukraini 🇺🇦
Randy Rosso (he/him). NO DMs unless I know u. No indiv donations. Food data nerd. Women’s soccer, Wash Spirit/USWNT fan. Food=human right. Trans rights are human rights.
https://open.substack.com/pub/makethemathwork
Randy Rosso (he/him). NO DMs unless I know u. No indiv donations. Food data nerd. Women’s soccer, Wash Spirit/USWNT fan. Food=human right. Trans rights are human rights.
https://open.substack.com/pub/makethemathwork
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Randy Rosso
@fooddatanerd.com
· Dec 19
dataverse.harvard.edu
🥗 monthly SNAP data (benefits, and persons and households participating) by state (including DC @dchunger.bsky.social) @fracposts.bsky.social
October 1988 through September 2025, published by FNS on December 12, 2025 (accessed today 12-19-2025)
dataverse.harvard.edu/file.xhtml?f...
October 1988 through September 2025, published by FNS on December 12, 2025 (accessed today 12-19-2025)
dataverse.harvard.edu/file.xhtml?f...
🥗 threatening food assistance, and straight up murdering people. Minnesotans have been through a lot.
Editorial | An ICE pause is the only path to peace
It’s not debatable after the latest fatal shooting.
www.startribune.com/fatal-ice-sh...
Editorial | An ICE pause is the only path to peace
It’s not debatable after the latest fatal shooting.
www.startribune.com/fatal-ice-sh...
Editorial | An ICE pause is the only path to peace
A pause in ICE activity in Minnesota is not debatable after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti Saturday morning in south Minneapolis, writes the Star Tribune Editorial Board.
www.startribune.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 PM
🥗 threatening food assistance, and straight up murdering people. Minnesotans have been through a lot.
Editorial | An ICE pause is the only path to peace
It’s not debatable after the latest fatal shooting.
www.startribune.com/fatal-ice-sh...
Editorial | An ICE pause is the only path to peace
It’s not debatable after the latest fatal shooting.
www.startribune.com/fatal-ice-sh...
🥗 food prices
January 25, 2026 at 4:05 AM
🥗 food prices
Croix Bethune!!! First international goal? or no, downgraded to own goal. Still she caused that.
@USWNT
@USWNT
January 24, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Croix Bethune!!! First international goal? or no, downgraded to own goal. Still she caused that.
@USWNT
@USWNT
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For every goal scored today by @uswnt.ussoccer.com I’m donating $5 to one of these orgs
Okay, so. Time to leverage some clout. If you are outside MN and don't know how to help, here's one way. Pick a fund from standwithminnesota.com and I'll match them up to $1000. Post a receipt if you want but I'll probably believe you
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:02 PM
For every goal scored today by @uswnt.ussoccer.com I’m donating $5 to one of these orgs
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Trinity and Croix are here to tell you it's matchday 💅
January 24, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Trinity and Croix are here to tell you it's matchday 💅
🥗 New monthly state SNAP data (October 2025) incoming.
January 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
🥗 New monthly state SNAP data (October 2025) incoming.
🥗 I have a question about aid to Gaza. What organizations are abler to get into Gaza to provide aid? If we donate to individuals, are there places they can use the $ to meet their basic needs? Forgive my ignorance -- it seems like everything's been destroyed, so no markets to buy food etc.
January 24, 2026 at 4:09 PM
🥗 I have a question about aid to Gaza. What organizations are abler to get into Gaza to provide aid? If we donate to individuals, are there places they can use the $ to meet their basic needs? Forgive my ignorance -- it seems like everything's been destroyed, so no markets to buy food etc.
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Star Wars and WoSo? This is my love language. Also, dig her reasoning. Kenobi as the 6 is perfection.
January 24, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Star Wars and WoSo? This is my love language. Also, dig her reasoning. Kenobi as the 6 is perfection.
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This seems like a good organization to which to donate.
January 24, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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@apsva.us thank you for offering free grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches to families in Arlington ahead of the winter storm! #agsky #arlington This is the way!
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 PM
@apsva.us thank you for offering free grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches to families in Arlington ahead of the winter storm! #agsky #arlington This is the way!
🥗 My latest for Make the Math Work: HadesTown explains poverty (Why We Build the Wall).
Here's one for all the Hades Town fans on bsky -- seems like there are a lot!
#HadesTown
How HadesTown explains poverty.
#HadesTown
How HadesTown explains poverty.
🥗 This will go out to email subscribers in the morning, but if you want a sneak preview (or haven't subscribed yer?!), here ya go:
Why We Build the Wall
Or, How HadesTown explains poverty:
open.substack.com/pub/makethem...
Why We Build the Wall
Or, How HadesTown explains poverty:
open.substack.com/pub/makethem...
January 23, 2026 at 1:32 PM
🥗 My latest for Make the Math Work: HadesTown explains poverty (Why We Build the Wall).
My higher-dose Vyvanse was delivered to... someone. But not me. Not sure how this is possible because a signature is required. I guess someone forged my signature and is going to have a big ol' ADHD meds party during the snowstorm! 🤨
January 23, 2026 at 1:29 PM
My higher-dose Vyvanse was delivered to... someone. But not me. Not sure how this is possible because a signature is required. I guess someone forged my signature and is going to have a big ol' ADHD meds party during the snowstorm! 🤨
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the league tried its damnedest to mess this up, and if rodman didn't have the connection to dc and the community of supporters at audi field, she would be yet another star leaving. they'll tout this as a league-wide win, it is not, the win is the property of the women's soccer community in dc.
January 23, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Here's one for all the Hades Town fans on bsky -- seems like there are a lot!
#HadesTown
How HadesTown explains poverty.
#HadesTown
How HadesTown explains poverty.
🥗 This will go out to email subscribers in the morning, but if you want a sneak preview (or haven't subscribed yer?!), here ya go:
Why We Build the Wall
Or, How HadesTown explains poverty:
open.substack.com/pub/makethem...
Why We Build the Wall
Or, How HadesTown explains poverty:
open.substack.com/pub/makethem...
Why We Build the Wall
The War on Poverty Is a Forever War
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Here's one for all the Hades Town fans on bsky -- seems like there are a lot!
#HadesTown
How HadesTown explains poverty.
#HadesTown
How HadesTown explains poverty.
The queen Allison Russell!
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 AM
The queen Allison Russell!
🥗 This will go out to email subscribers in the morning, but if you want a sneak preview (or haven't subscribed yer?!), here ya go:
Why We Build the Wall
Or, How HadesTown explains poverty:
open.substack.com/pub/makethem...
Why We Build the Wall
Or, How HadesTown explains poverty:
open.substack.com/pub/makethem...
Why We Build the Wall
The War on Poverty Is a Forever War
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:44 AM
🥗 This will go out to email subscribers in the morning, but if you want a sneak preview (or haven't subscribed yer?!), here ya go:
Why We Build the Wall
Or, How HadesTown explains poverty:
open.substack.com/pub/makethem...
Why We Build the Wall
Or, How HadesTown explains poverty:
open.substack.com/pub/makethem...
🥗 More urgent question:
How well staffed are state agriculture/DHS offices? Ready for recertifying tens of thousands or more SNAP applications in days or weeks on a moment’s notice?
Updated Federal Data Shows States With Little to No USDA Staff
civileats.com/2026/01/21/u...
How well staffed are state agriculture/DHS offices? Ready for recertifying tens of thousands or more SNAP applications in days or weeks on a moment’s notice?
Updated Federal Data Shows States With Little to No USDA Staff
civileats.com/2026/01/21/u...
Updated Federal Data Shows States With Little to No USDA Staff
A workforce database shows the effect of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink federal staffing at the Agriculture Department.
civileats.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:30 AM
🥗 More urgent question:
How well staffed are state agriculture/DHS offices? Ready for recertifying tens of thousands or more SNAP applications in days or weeks on a moment’s notice?
Updated Federal Data Shows States With Little to No USDA Staff
civileats.com/2026/01/21/u...
How well staffed are state agriculture/DHS offices? Ready for recertifying tens of thousands or more SNAP applications in days or weeks on a moment’s notice?
Updated Federal Data Shows States With Little to No USDA Staff
civileats.com/2026/01/21/u...
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Roughly sketching out *how* for Spirit w/a $2M+ annual deal for Rodman in the #NWSL's salary cap:
Adjusted 2026 cap is expected to be ~$3.7M per league source.
Rodman: $1M HIP, then roughly a $1M+ cap hit. The Spirit also have allocation money that they can use to offset the cap for any player.
Adjusted 2026 cap is expected to be ~$3.7M per league source.
Rodman: $1M HIP, then roughly a $1M+ cap hit. The Spirit also have allocation money that they can use to offset the cap for any player.
January 23, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Roughly sketching out *how* for Spirit w/a $2M+ annual deal for Rodman in the #NWSL's salary cap:
Adjusted 2026 cap is expected to be ~$3.7M per league source.
Rodman: $1M HIP, then roughly a $1M+ cap hit. The Spirit also have allocation money that they can use to offset the cap for any player.
Adjusted 2026 cap is expected to be ~$3.7M per league source.
Rodman: $1M HIP, then roughly a $1M+ cap hit. The Spirit also have allocation money that they can use to offset the cap for any player.
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Trinity Rodman is staying with the Washington Spirit and in the #NWSL. What's it mean for everyone? How did this all play out? A look back and a look forward on @espn.com:
USWNT star Trinity Rodman's record NWSL deal: What it means for her and the league
Trinity Rodman will stay in the U.S. and become the world's highest-paid player. Even as she rejected offers from England, it exposes the NWSL's problems retaining stars.
www.espn.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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Mrs. Tannenwald for NWSL commissioner
I sat down to dinner with my parents soon after the Trinity Rodman announcement ended.
My mother follows soccer tangentially, mainly through her son, but knows who Trinity Rodman is and how big a deal she is in D.C.
"Maybe they should raise the salary cap for the women," she said.
My mother follows soccer tangentially, mainly through her son, but knows who Trinity Rodman is and how big a deal she is in D.C.
"Maybe they should raise the salary cap for the women," she said.
January 23, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Mrs. Tannenwald for NWSL commissioner
Reposted by Randy Rosso
Updated with more from today’s announcement event. Rodman’s three year deal valued at more than over $2 million annually, highest ever paid player in league history, and Rodman wants this next era of her career to be one where she gets more involved with youth in the community #NWSL
It's official: She's Staying. Trinity Rodman re-signs with Washington Spirit on a. three-year deal. #NWSL
www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...
www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...
Trinity Rodman re-signs with Washington Spirit in critical move for NWSL
The league has made adjustments to roster mechanics and salary to help teams sign top talent, and not losing Rodman is a big step for the NWSL
www.cbssports.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Updated with more from today’s announcement event. Rodman’s three year deal valued at more than over $2 million annually, highest ever paid player in league history, and Rodman wants this next era of her career to be one where she gets more involved with youth in the community #NWSL
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This is what fascism looks like.
All you fascists bound to lose.
This is what fascism looks like.
All you fascists bound to lose.
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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This is what fascism looks like.
All you fascists bound to lose.
This is what fascism looks like.
All you fascists bound to lose.
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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This is what fascism looks like.
All you fascists bound to lose.
This is what fascism looks like.
All you fascists bound to lose.