Formerly Washington Center for Equitable Growth, now freelance visualizing the economy
An SMBC that subtweets Will Stancil, you've really made it now Bluesky.
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D voters revolting against old-ass candidates.
Ariel Edwards-LevyThird, anger at Trump is a powerful unifying force for Dems. Check out the share of Dems/leaners who'd be upset with a Dem candidate who sometimes supported Trump, vs. the share of GOP/leaners who'd be upset to see a candidate go against him.
A lot of pundits have been arguing that we need to tighten our belts and embrace austerity. I don't think that's true, and it's not worth pulling back on valuable investments government makes in people when we have options for raising more revenue.
Austin ClemensDebt-to-GDP isn't a complete picture of the resources available to service government debt. Funding current spending levels is more a question of political will than available resources. See the full report here.
Remember a couple months ago when debt-to-GDP crossed 100%? @dsmitch28.bsky.social and I have a new report today arguing that this obscures a huge well of resources we could draw on to pay down debt - private wealth. Debt-to-wealth is just 21%, not high by historical standards.
David S. MitchellU.S. debt held by the public just topped 100% of GDP, and CBO says it'll break the WWII-era record (106%) before 2030. But measure debt against total private wealth instead, and it's only ~half its 1945 peak. A thread on why the yardstick matters. 🧵
Lotta Senate races haven't been polled at all yet. If Iowa is close things could get spicy.
Digital Ground GameNEW POLL 📊 Fox News Senate Polls (June/July) GEORGIA: 🔵 Ossoff 56% (+13) 🔴 Collins 43% NORTH CAROLINA: 🔵 Cooper 53% (+9) 🔴 Whatley 44% OHIO: 🔵 Brown 53% (+8) 🔴 Husted 45% IOWA: 🔵 Turek 50% (+4) 🔴 Hinson 46% (Fox News/Beacon Research/Shaw, A-rated, RV)
The abundance candidate!
Mayor Zohran Kwame MamdaniThis November, voters will decide on a number of proposed changes to the City Charter recommended by the Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE). Swipe through for an overview of each proposal, and then visit nyc.gov/coge to learn more before Election Day.
Shit. I don't think I would have caught this - I'm just not conditioned to be like oh they did their raking to hit an age band instead of each age. Good instinct by Matt to see that this looked suspicious and good use of AI.
ryan cooperman the way the LLM setup catches the error here is real impressive youtu.be/KQog2g_zoJ8?...