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Project Director for retirement savings at the Pew Charitable Trusts; husband, dad, Steelers and long-suffering Mets fan. Opinions are my own and are not statements on behalf of Pew.
KAKISTOCRACY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster share.google/y7DLU86pO0ws...
Definition of KAKISTOCRACY
government by the worst people… See the full definition
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December 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
KAKISTOCRACY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster share.google/y7DLU86pO0ws...
We're recruiting people to come back after paying them to leave? www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...
USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the department will consider bringing back some employees who took the government's deferred resignation offer.
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May 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
We're recruiting people to come back after paying them to leave? www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...
Scientists Hail This Medical Breakthrough. A Political Storm Could Cripple It. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
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May 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Scientists Hail This Medical Breakthrough. A Political Storm Could Cripple It. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/t...
Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.
Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/t...
Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/t...
Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.
Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/t...
Time for a Civic Uprising www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
Opinion | Time for a Civic Uprising
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Time for a Civic Uprising www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
In its pursuit of a policy, Donald Trump’s government is content to destroy a man
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
From The Economist
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From The Economist
In its pursuit of a policy, Donald Trump’s government is content to destroy a man
What’s at stake in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
www.economist.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
In its pursuit of a policy, Donald Trump’s government is content to destroy a man
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
From The Economist
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From The Economist
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Will the Average Retirement Age Keep Rising?
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April 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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NSF scraps most outside advisory panels | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF scraps most outside advisory panels
Science agency will no longer get the community’s advice on programs ranging from biology to international activities
www.science.org
April 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
NSF scraps most outside advisory panels | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
apnews.com/article/trea... sell-off of ‘safe haven’ US bonds raises fear that confidence in America is fading
Freak sell-off of ‘safe haven’ US bonds raises fear that confidence in America is fading
The upheaval in stocks has been grabbing all the headlines, but there is a bigger problem looming in another corner of the financial markets that rarely gets headlines: Investors are dumping U.S. gove...
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April 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
apnews.com/article/trea... sell-off of ‘safe haven’ US bonds raises fear that confidence in America is fading
New research from the Congressional Research Service on the timely topic of nontraditional workers and retirement security: www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
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April 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
New research from the Congressional Research Service on the timely topic of nontraditional workers and retirement security: www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
Your Retirement Portfolio Is Like Kindling. Trump Just Lit a Match. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Risking Your Retirement Portfolio
Trump’s tariff threats are hammering the stock market and could spark trouble for our already vulnerable retirement portfolios.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Your Retirement Portfolio Is Like Kindling. Trump Just Lit a Match. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/o...
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Millions to Lose Health Coverage if ACA Tax Credits End
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March 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Starving kids at risk? www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Can This Georgia Factory Survive DOGE?
Fitzgerald, Ga., wanted to become the hunger-solution capital of the world — until the Trump administration took aim at U.S.A.I.D.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Starving kids at risk? www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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CFPB’s Main Job: Protecting Your Hard-earned Money
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March 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Social Security Administration to Cut Roughly 7,000 Workers www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...
Social Security Administration to Cut Roughly 7,000 Workers
The agency is also restructuring and closing six of 10 regional offices that coordinate and provide support to employees who serve beneficiaries.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Social Security Administration to Cut Roughly 7,000 Workers www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...
I can't see this getting better anytime soon stateline.org/2025/02/28/v...
Vaccination rates are declining. They might get worse as states relax rules. • Stateline
More states are loosening vaccine mandates, scaling back vaccine promotion efforts and taking other steps likely to lower vaccination rates — even as a major measles outbreak spreads in Texas.
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February 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I can't see this getting better anytime soon stateline.org/2025/02/28/v...
Pensions Aren’t the Only Way to a Secure Retirement www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/o...
Opinion | Pensions Aren’t the Only Way to a Secure Retirement
Americans need to pay more attention to making sure the money they’ve saved will last through retirement.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Pensions Aren’t the Only Way to a Secure Retirement www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/o...
State and federal budgets are inseparably linked per @pewtrusts.org www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
Fiscal 50: Federal Share of State Revenue
State and federal budgets are inseparably linked. The Federal Share of State Revenue indicator measures how much funding states receive from the U.S. government to help pay for key public services suc...
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February 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
State and federal budgets are inseparably linked per @pewtrusts.org www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
There are no 150 year old's receiving Social Security www.marketplace.org/2025/02/20/1...
150-year-olds are not receiving Social Security payments - Marketplace
No one has ever lived that long, but a misleading spreadsheet from Elon Musk purports to show they’re still in the safety net agency’s files.
www.marketplace.org
February 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
There are no 150 year old's receiving Social Security www.marketplace.org/2025/02/20/1...
Muni market spotlight: Muni bonds and tax reform
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Muni market spotlight: Muni bonds and tax reform
Will states and localities have to choose between the lesser of two evils?
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February 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Muni market spotlight: Muni bonds and tax reform
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who knew that billionaires could do good? cep.org/report-backp...
Breaking the Mold: The Transformative Effect of MacKenzie Scott's Big Gifts | The Center for Effective Philanthropy
The third and final report in CEP’s study on the impact of MacKenzie Scott’s gifts on nonprofit recipients.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
who knew that billionaires could do good? cep.org/report-backp...
US Army refuses to march in parade because it honors Black history www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
Maryland National Guard out of Frederick Douglass parade after DoD order
Strict guidance from the national defense department crushed plans for a parade held in honor of Frederick Douglass’ 207th birthday because it was being held during Black History Month.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
US Army refuses to march in parade because it honors Black history www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
"YMCA" is playing on a continuous loop at the Kennedy Center
February 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"YMCA" is playing on a continuous loop at the Kennedy Center
Delete the CFPB? Be careful what you wish for openbanker.beehiiv.com/p/becarefulw...
Delete the CFPB? Be Careful What You Wish For
Written by David Silberman
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February 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Delete the CFPB? Be careful what you wish for openbanker.beehiiv.com/p/becarefulw...