Maggie R. Jones
@maggierjones.bsky.social
California Policy Lab/Center for Studies in Higher Education, U.C. Berkeley
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I have long had an obscure, complex theory about Susan Collins that explains these things.
Susan Collins is terrible and anyone who ever suggested she is a moderate is a liar or a rube.
That's it. That's the whole thing.
Susan Collins is terrible and anyone who ever suggested she is a moderate is a liar or a rube.
That's it. That's the whole thing.
In case anyone is wondering what kind of campaign Collins intends to run next year, now we know. No achievements, only hate:
Susan Collins backs referendum to overturn Maine’s protections for transgender students
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/24/p...
Susan Collins backs referendum to overturn Maine’s protections for transgender students
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/24/p...
Susan Collins backs referendum to overturn Maine’s protections for transgender students
Collins' office said she signed onto the petition because she agrees with President Donald Trump’s interpretation of Title IX.
www.bangordailynews.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I have long had an obscure, complex theory about Susan Collins that explains these things.
Susan Collins is terrible and anyone who ever suggested she is a moderate is a liar or a rube.
That's it. That's the whole thing.
Susan Collins is terrible and anyone who ever suggested she is a moderate is a liar or a rube.
That's it. That's the whole thing.
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The California Policy Lab provides independent, practical research that helps our government make better decisions and improve more lives. In this interview, Prof. Till von Wachter explains CPL's research showing the LA wildfires impacted people both inside and outside the directly impacted areas.
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The California Policy Lab provides independent, practical research that helps our government make better decisions and improve more lives. In this interview, Prof. Till von Wachter explains CPL's research showing the LA wildfires impacted people both inside and outside the directly impacted areas.
Classic
Also seems to be illegally parked in a bike lane.
November 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Classic
“It means believing that racism is not a natural condition of poverty but a political weapon that rich men use to constrain poor people’s political power.” Been trying to tell my Maine friends this but haven’t been able to pin it down so succinctly. We buy into this when we make excuses for him.
honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“It means believing that racism is not a natural condition of poverty but a political weapon that rich men use to constrain poor people’s political power.” Been trying to tell my Maine friends this but haven’t been able to pin it down so succinctly. We buy into this when we make excuses for him.
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Every mention of SNAP being frozen should include this simple fact:
TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.
TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.
October 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Every mention of SNAP being frozen should include this simple fact:
TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.
TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.
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trump treating the white house like he treated the old bonwit teller building
envisioningtheamericandream.com/2024/04/15/t...
envisioningtheamericandream.com/2024/04/15/t...
The Travesty of Trump Tower and Bonwit Teller
Trump Tower lives to see another day. For now, the tacky gold emblazoned skyscraper remains untouched by the New York courts, much like Trump himself. Seeing both knocked down would be pure justice…
envisioningtheamericandream.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
trump treating the white house like he treated the old bonwit teller building
envisioningtheamericandream.com/2024/04/15/t...
envisioningtheamericandream.com/2024/04/15/t...
My prophetic protest sign
October 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My prophetic protest sign
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Will Maine really choose a 77 year old senate candidate because that's what Chuck Schumer wants?
I know Janet Mills is popular, but she'll be 79 when the next senate term starts and the entire Dem base is crying out for a new generation.
When will they learn to stop shooting their own feet?
I know Janet Mills is popular, but she'll be 79 when the next senate term starts and the entire Dem base is crying out for a new generation.
When will they learn to stop shooting their own feet?
October 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Will Maine really choose a 77 year old senate candidate because that's what Chuck Schumer wants?
I know Janet Mills is popular, but she'll be 79 when the next senate term starts and the entire Dem base is crying out for a new generation.
When will they learn to stop shooting their own feet?
I know Janet Mills is popular, but she'll be 79 when the next senate term starts and the entire Dem base is crying out for a new generation.
When will they learn to stop shooting their own feet?
Nostalgia is the death of curiosity.
October 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Nostalgia is the death of curiosity.
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11% of California student loan borrowers are 30+ days late on making their payments, according to a new California Policy Lab fact sheet: laist.com/news/educati... #CaLeg #PersonalFinance #StudentDebt #StudentLoans #California
Californians are falling behind on student loan payments — and most ‘delinquents’ aren’t who you’d expect
Newly revealed data shows that hundreds of thousands of Californians are struggling to make their monthly student loan payments.
laist.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
11% of California student loan borrowers are 30+ days late on making their payments, according to a new California Policy Lab fact sheet: laist.com/news/educati... #CaLeg #PersonalFinance #StudentDebt #StudentLoans #California
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It’s time for the white community to stop playing the victim & have an uncomfortable conversation about violence, parental responsibility & the families raising the thugs causing all the white-on-white violence in Republican-controlled cities.
Maybe it’s their culture
Did I do it right?
Maybe it’s their culture
Did I do it right?
September 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It’s time for the white community to stop playing the victim & have an uncomfortable conversation about violence, parental responsibility & the families raising the thugs causing all the white-on-white violence in Republican-controlled cities.
Maybe it’s their culture
Did I do it right?
Maybe it’s their culture
Did I do it right?
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🔥BLS Staff: "We will publish reliable data, no matter how inconvenient the results... Acting Commissioner is a respected career professional. There are no other political appointees at BLS... will remain accurate & nonpartisan... if that ever changes, the professionals will tell you." #StandWithBLS
September 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
🔥BLS Staff: "We will publish reliable data, no matter how inconvenient the results... Acting Commissioner is a respected career professional. There are no other political appointees at BLS... will remain accurate & nonpartisan... if that ever changes, the professionals will tell you." #StandWithBLS
“—meet it is I set it down,
That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain!”
That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain!”
FOX: The August jobs report wasn't the number you wanted. How come?
KEVIN HASSETT: The BLS has been struggling with bad response rates
FOX: So it's their fault?
HASSETT: Well I'm saying we expect this number will be revised up
FOX: The revisions for June and July were lower
KEVIN HASSETT: The BLS has been struggling with bad response rates
FOX: So it's their fault?
HASSETT: Well I'm saying we expect this number will be revised up
FOX: The revisions for June and July were lower
September 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“—meet it is I set it down,
That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain!”
That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain!”
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Graham Platner, an oyster farmer from Maine, wants to “claw back wealth that was created by the labor and the consumption of working-class Americans who have not shared in the riches they helped build.”
Control of the Senate could be decided in Maine. This oyster farmer is vying to unseat Susan Collins.
Marine and Army veteran Graham Platner dives into one of the most closely watched races of 2026.
motherjones.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Graham Platner, an oyster farmer from Maine, wants to “claw back wealth that was created by the labor and the consumption of working-class Americans who have not shared in the riches they helped build.”
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I heard someone say “We have poverty not because we cannot care for the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.” And if that ain’t the TRUTH
August 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I heard someone say “We have poverty not because we cannot care for the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.” And if that ain’t the TRUTH
I guess this is why my interlibrary loan request from Colby (Waterville) to Curtis (Brunswick) took a week.
Meanwhile, here in Maine, AI crawlers have rendered the server that manages our statewide interlibrary loan unreachable by legitimate attempts to pass through requests/information
Again, but louder: the server can’t be reached by libraries and the folks trying to use them BECAUSE OF AI CRAWLERS.
Again, but louder: the server can’t be reached by libraries and the folks trying to use them BECAUSE OF AI CRAWLERS.
Gavin, you massive disappointment, what are you doing??
(I mean, I know what you're doing, but I need you to stop)
How many educators did you talk to when you made this decision? Oh, none, you say? Ohhhh this is for presidential donations, you say?
www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/07/n...
(I mean, I know what you're doing, but I need you to stop)
How many educators did you talk to when you made this decision? Oh, none, you say? Ohhhh this is for presidential donations, you say?
www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/07/n...
August 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I guess this is why my interlibrary loan request from Colby (Waterville) to Curtis (Brunswick) took a week.
A Chester in a window.
August 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A Chester in a window.
My great-great Uncle Ralph (Gould), author of Yankee Shopkeeper, left behind a letter to his sister in which he describes an assistant of some kind: “I feel he is an instance of God’s carelessness.” I can think of so many public figures I could apply this description to today.
August 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My great-great Uncle Ralph (Gould), author of Yankee Shopkeeper, left behind a letter to his sister in which he describes an assistant of some kind: “I feel he is an instance of God’s carelessness.” I can think of so many public figures I could apply this description to today.
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
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Trump’s first BLS Commissioner, Bill Beach, calls today’s firing groundless and dangerous.
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
August 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Trump’s first BLS Commissioner, Bill Beach, calls today’s firing groundless and dangerous.
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
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The Friends of #BLS protest the firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.
The rationale for firing her is without merit and undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics that are a cornerstone of intelligent economic decision-making by businesses, families, and policymakers.
The rationale for firing her is without merit and undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics that are a cornerstone of intelligent economic decision-making by businesses, families, and policymakers.
August 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Friends of #BLS protest the firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.
The rationale for firing her is without merit and undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics that are a cornerstone of intelligent economic decision-making by businesses, families, and policymakers.
The rationale for firing her is without merit and undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics that are a cornerstone of intelligent economic decision-making by businesses, families, and policymakers.
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With Trump about to try to fake economic stats, it's not very helpful for leftists to say they were already cooked. They're not. I follow this stuff very closely and have for years. They're very good and assembled by civil servants who take their jobs very seriously.
August 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
With Trump about to try to fake economic stats, it's not very helpful for leftists to say they were already cooked. They're not. I follow this stuff very closely and have for years. They're very good and assembled by civil servants who take their jobs very seriously.
So many protesters on the rt 1 bridge between Bath and Woolwich it was hard to find a place to stand at the rail.
June 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So many protesters on the rt 1 bridge between Bath and Woolwich it was hard to find a place to stand at the rail.
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"I’m a hungry chickadee. I’m going to warble the hell out of this yard. Did you know sound travels twenty times faster at dawn? That means it’s going to pass right through your skull into the meat."
Wake Up, You Lazy Skin Sack. I’m a Songbird and It’s 4 A.M.
Wake up my sleepy mouth-breather, it’s 4:01 a.m. and I feel chatty! I might be small but I’m a warm-blooded lunatic and I’m right outside your bedr...
buff.ly
June 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"I’m a hungry chickadee. I’m going to warble the hell out of this yard. Did you know sound travels twenty times faster at dawn? That means it’s going to pass right through your skull into the meat."
New NBER working paper with Andrew Johnston and Nolan Pope. We examine family dissolution, proxied by divorce (an observable breakdown), and how family circumstances and children’s outcomes change. www.nber.org/papers/w33776
Divorce, Family Arrangements, and Children's Adult Outcomes
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
May 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
New NBER working paper with Andrew Johnston and Nolan Pope. We examine family dissolution, proxied by divorce (an observable breakdown), and how family circumstances and children’s outcomes change. www.nber.org/papers/w33776