Jack Cushman
@jackcushmanjr.bsky.social
Retired in Vermont, building libraries in #Honduras. Former Inside Climate News & NYTimes Washburo.
Justice Department struggles as thousands exit — and few are replaced … because at the moment that job would be a blot on your resume forever
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Justice Department struggles as thousands exit — and few are replaced … because at the moment that job would be a blot on your resume forever
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Not paying out SNAP is a choice, not an inevitable consequence of the shutdown.
Lawmakers could, by the end of today, pause the expiration of existing licenses for businesses that take EBT, move money from non-essential functions and maintain existing beneficiaries for the duration of the shutdown.
Lawmakers could, by the end of today, pause the expiration of existing licenses for businesses that take EBT, move money from non-essential functions and maintain existing beneficiaries for the duration of the shutdown.
No one hand writes paper checks to SNAP recipients in normal times. The funds are disbursed automatically. The majority of infrastructure goes to means testing current recipients or processing applicants. The money clearly exists; this is a choice made independent of the shutdown to squeeze voters.
We have money for a $20b bailout of Argentina, but the acting director of SNAP has just announced that SNAP benefits will be cut off on November 1.
Just as a heads up, the ANNUAL budget allocation for SNAP is $100b.
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/pro...
Just as a heads up, the ANNUAL budget allocation for SNAP is $100b.
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/pro...
October 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Not paying out SNAP is a choice, not an inevitable consequence of the shutdown.
Lawmakers could, by the end of today, pause the expiration of existing licenses for businesses that take EBT, move money from non-essential functions and maintain existing beneficiaries for the duration of the shutdown.
Lawmakers could, by the end of today, pause the expiration of existing licenses for businesses that take EBT, move money from non-essential functions and maintain existing beneficiaries for the duration of the shutdown.
Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals — WashPost — I bet he wants to know who pilfered his quart of frozen strawberries (google it)
September 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals — WashPost — I bet he wants to know who pilfered his quart of frozen strawberries (google it)
Jimmy K will doubtless have a record audience on Tuesday. But SCOTUS are not amused.
September 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Jimmy K will doubtless have a record audience on Tuesday. But SCOTUS are not amused.
Marian Burros, 92, Dies; Food Writer Famed for Her Plum Torte and More www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/d... … a good friend and a fine colleague
Marian Burros, 92, Dies; Food Writer Famed for Her Plum Torte and More
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Marian Burros, 92, Dies; Food Writer Famed for Her Plum Torte and More www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/d... … a good friend and a fine colleague
Just double checked to make sure I don’t subscribe to anything related to Walt’s old company.
September 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Just double checked to make sure I don’t subscribe to anything related to Walt’s old company.
We’re all bozos on this bus. Kennedy’s Advisory Panel Votes to Limit M.M.R.V. Vaccine for Children Under 4 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/h...
Kennedy’s Advisory Panel Votes to Limit M.M.R.V. Vaccine for Children Under 4
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
We’re all bozos on this bus. Kennedy’s Advisory Panel Votes to Limit M.M.R.V. Vaccine for Children Under 4 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/h...
Hey hey RFK I got my vaccines today
September 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Hey hey RFK I got my vaccines today
Google
www.google.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
@lisatozzi.bsky.social hang in there it would take forever to count your admirers
September 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
@lisatozzi.bsky.social hang in there it would take forever to count your admirers
The sins of the fathers …
Lock them up?
REUTERS: Trump official Bill Pulte accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers
www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...
www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...
September 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The sins of the fathers …
I love the Chinese “Meiguo” which “rhymes” internally, with its reference to plum blossoms (the stars on our flag). We become “meiguoren”
August 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I love the Chinese “Meiguo” which “rhymes” internally, with its reference to plum blossoms (the stars on our flag). We become “meiguoren”
I like it when ChatGPT five says, thinking longer for a better answer… But I don’t know how long the correlation will persist
August 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I like it when ChatGPT five says, thinking longer for a better answer… But I don’t know how long the correlation will persist
Call them “import taxes on Americans” please since you know perfectly well that is what they are.
US revenue from customs duties this fiscal year surpassed $100 billion for the first time, reflecting higher tariffs imposed by the Trump administration
US Tariffs Revenue Climbs to Fresh Record for Single Fiscal Year
US revenue from customs duties this fiscal year surpassed $100 billion for the first time, reflecting higher tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
bloom.bg
July 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Call them “import taxes on Americans” please since you know perfectly well that is what they are.
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🚨 Today, after giving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 24 hours’ notice, more than is required by law, I was turned away from the ICE facility on Montana Ave. where I planned to conduct my constitutionally authorized oversight duties.
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July 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
🚨 Today, after giving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 24 hours’ notice, more than is required by law, I was turned away from the ICE facility on Montana Ave. where I planned to conduct my constitutionally authorized oversight duties.
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I got political spam from the agency.
This raises so many issues.
How can I tell it from spam fraud
How can I opt out
How can I take action without losing out on real practical info
Will I be punished for doing so
How is this legal
What are you going to do
This raises so many issues.
How can I tell it from spam fraud
How can I opt out
How can I take action without losing out on real practical info
Will I be punished for doing so
How is this legal
What are you going to do
July 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I got political spam from the agency.
This raises so many issues.
How can I tell it from spam fraud
How can I opt out
How can I take action without losing out on real practical info
Will I be punished for doing so
How is this legal
What are you going to do
This raises so many issues.
How can I tell it from spam fraud
How can I opt out
How can I take action without losing out on real practical info
Will I be punished for doing so
How is this legal
What are you going to do
BUDGET BUSTING BOMB Republican Bill Puts Nation on New, More Perilous Fiscal Path www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
Republican Bill Puts Nation on New, More Perilous Fiscal Path
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July 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
BUDGET BUSTING BOMB Republican Bill Puts Nation on New, More Perilous Fiscal Path www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
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Ron Johnson's lies that "nobody would get kicked off Medicaid" if Trump's big bill becomes law go unchallenged by Jake Tapper
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Ron Johnson's lies that "nobody would get kicked off Medicaid" if Trump's big bill becomes law go unchallenged by Jake Tapper
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BREAKING: A source tells me that the Trump administration has shut down public access to every single National Climate Assessment, the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial report assessing how climate change is affecting the U.S.
This is what you get when you try to access them online
This is what you get when you try to access them online
June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BREAKING: A source tells me that the Trump administration has shut down public access to every single National Climate Assessment, the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial report assessing how climate change is affecting the U.S.
This is what you get when you try to access them online
This is what you get when you try to access them online
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The National Climate Assessment, and all special reports and past assessments, are now offline. Federal climate science is being systematically erased.
June 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The National Climate Assessment, and all special reports and past assessments, are now offline. Federal climate science is being systematically erased.
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The proposed NOAA budget for 2026 contains the literal line:
Total, Climate Research: $0
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
Total, Climate Research: $0
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
June 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The proposed NOAA budget for 2026 contains the literal line:
Total, Climate Research: $0
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
Total, Climate Research: $0
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
Five years ago, I went off my diet and I’ve been putting on a little weight ever since. I’m gonna extend my current eating habits for the next 10 years and I’m glad to hear that I won’t gain any weight.
If you think about it, it’s a great way to bring down prices
Senate just adopted a current policy baseline. This means they’re treating most of their tax cuts, which were slated to end this year, as “free” because people got used to having them before
Congrats, every time you renew your Netflix or buy another Starbucks coffee or lease a new car, it’s now free
Congrats, every time you renew your Netflix or buy another Starbucks coffee or lease a new car, it’s now free
June 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Five years ago, I went off my diet and I’ve been putting on a little weight ever since. I’m gonna extend my current eating habits for the next 10 years and I’m glad to hear that I won’t gain any weight.
Feeling obliterated by the budget busting bomb.
June 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Feeling obliterated by the budget busting bomb.
I am no expert but I bet even with incentives removed and punitive tax imposed, renewables will outcompete long term. Horrible idea in this BS Bill but we shall overcome. Irreversible harm to climate and much economic pain meantime. Self inflicted wounds will need healing.
June 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I am no expert but I bet even with incentives removed and punitive tax imposed, renewables will outcompete long term. Horrible idea in this BS Bill but we shall overcome. Irreversible harm to climate and much economic pain meantime. Self inflicted wounds will need healing.