Ben Zipperer
@benzipperer.org
Trump's racist immigration raids are making it harder for Black workers to keep jobs and harder to find new ones that don't put their families at risk.
Perhaps not coincidentally, Black employment fell in 2025.
Perhaps not coincidentally, Black employment fell in 2025.
January 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Trump's racist immigration raids are making it harder for Black workers to keep jobs and harder to find new ones that don't put their families at risk.
Perhaps not coincidentally, Black employment fell in 2025.
Perhaps not coincidentally, Black employment fell in 2025.
grant me the optimism of my dog when I do the dishes
January 11, 2026 at 12:54 AM
grant me the optimism of my dog when I do the dishes
finally had an opportunity to confirm that this is indeed very tasty
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 AM
finally had an opportunity to confirm that this is indeed very tasty
Deportations caused pain but didn't deliver jobs: US-born unemployment is up in 2025
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Deportations caused pain but didn't deliver jobs: US-born unemployment is up in 2025
lol I guess a downside of typst is that there are so many packages for different formats...
this theme uses touying which apparently has a pause feature
touying-typ.github.io/docs/dynamic...
this theme uses touying which apparently has a pause feature
touying-typ.github.io/docs/dynamic...
January 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
lol I guess a downside of typst is that there are so many packages for different formats...
this theme uses touying which apparently has a pause feature
touying-typ.github.io/docs/dynamic...
this theme uses touying which apparently has a pause feature
touying-typ.github.io/docs/dynamic...
not yet ready for prime-time but I have been fiddling with a typst presentation template that mimics the beamer Metropolis theme
github.com/benzipperer/...
github.com/benzipperer/...
January 3, 2026 at 12:08 AM
not yet ready for prime-time but I have been fiddling with a typst presentation template that mimics the beamer Metropolis theme
github.com/benzipperer/...
github.com/benzipperer/...
fun tool that pulls random wikidata facts about your location
www.kmjn.org/local-traces/
from @mm-jj-nn.bsky.social
www.kmjn.org/local-traces/
from @mm-jj-nn.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
fun tool that pulls random wikidata facts about your location
www.kmjn.org/local-traces/
from @mm-jj-nn.bsky.social
www.kmjn.org/local-traces/
from @mm-jj-nn.bsky.social
after a lunch of homemade mini corn dogs, kids have declared this the best day ever
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
after a lunch of homemade mini corn dogs, kids have declared this the best day ever
how it started, how it's going
January 1, 2026 at 3:53 PM
how it started, how it's going
This is false. Deportations reduce housing demand, but they shrink housing supply even more as the construction sector loses workers. Trump's deportations will make housing less affordable.
December 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is false. Deportations reduce housing demand, but they shrink housing supply even more as the construction sector loses workers. Trump's deportations will make housing less affordable.
outrageously delicious Taiwanese spread from Hunan Garden in Johns Creek, GA
December 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
outrageously delicious Taiwanese spread from Hunan Garden in Johns Creek, GA
Deportations surged in early December. Current pace is about half of Trump's stated goal of one million per year.
December 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Deportations surged in early December. Current pace is about half of Trump's stated goal of one million per year.
Doesn't fully get at what you're suggesting but maybe one easy thing you could do is focus on specific demographic groups, like women
Click the "Controls" to adjust the "focus" group
Click the "Controls" to adjust the "focus" group
December 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Doesn't fully get at what you're suggesting but maybe one easy thing you could do is focus on specific demographic groups, like women
Click the "Controls" to adjust the "focus" group
Click the "Controls" to adjust the "focus" group
Labor market was so awful in the 1980s that real wages fell for the bottom fifth of workers and didn't bounce back for over a decade
December 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Labor market was so awful in the 1980s that real wages fell for the bottom fifth of workers and didn't bounce back for over a decade
December 17, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The simple economics is that housing becomes more expensive because deportations cause fewer homes to be built.
The contraction of the construction industry dominates offsets from lower demand, so prices rise
The contraction of the construction industry dominates offsets from lower demand, so prices rise
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The simple economics is that housing becomes more expensive because deportations cause fewer homes to be built.
The contraction of the construction industry dominates offsets from lower demand, so prices rise
The contraction of the construction industry dominates offsets from lower demand, so prices rise
Trump's deportation plans threaten 400,000 direct care jobs
Older adults and people with disabilities could lose vital in-home support
Older adults and people with disabilities could lose vital in-home support
December 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Trump's deportation plans threaten 400,000 direct care jobs
Older adults and people with disabilities could lose vital in-home support
Older adults and people with disabilities could lose vital in-home support
checking in with how deportations have helped US-born workers...
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
checking in with how deportations have helped US-born workers...
Black unemployment in November was at a four year high due to federal government cuts and falling private sector labor demand
December 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Black unemployment in November was at a four year high due to federal government cuts and falling private sector labor demand
gazillion layer biscuits
December 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
gazillion layer biscuits
cookies for the freezer
December 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
cookies for the freezer
Great job for recent undergrads and masters students at the Shift Project at Harvard, analyzing and collecting unique data on service sector workers
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Great job for recent undergrads and masters students at the Shift Project at Harvard, analyzing and collecting unique data on service sector workers