Michael Piccorossi
@michaelooch.bsky.social
Digital at @kff.org. Formerly @pewresearch.org - Dad, Philly fan. I like cats ...
$5Trillion foreign investment + in each of the 4 years of the Biden administration bit.ly/3K8ibnj
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
$5Trillion foreign investment + in each of the 4 years of the Biden administration bit.ly/3K8ibnj
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"The detained suspects are believed to be the two men who used a mechanized furniture elevator attached to a truck to reach a window that they then smashed to enter the museum’s Apollo Gallery on Oct. 19"
October 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"The detained suspects are believed to be the two men who used a mechanized furniture elevator attached to a truck to reach a window that they then smashed to enter the museum’s Apollo Gallery on Oct. 19"
RIP Diane Keaton
October 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
RIP Diane Keaton
New @kff.org poll: Most Republicans – including 57% of MAGA supporters – favor extending enhanced ACA tax credits, which otherwise would expire at the end of the year and require Marketplace customers to pay much more in premiums to retain coverage. bit.ly/3Ixc1wm
October 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
New @kff.org poll: Most Republicans – including 57% of MAGA supporters – favor extending enhanced ACA tax credits, which otherwise would expire at the end of the year and require Marketplace customers to pay much more in premiums to retain coverage. bit.ly/3Ixc1wm
From @kff.org survey of 546 NFL players from 1988 season: Overwhelming majority say they would still play football again if they could go back – including majorities of those who report negative health impacts bit.ly/4p9reE7
September 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
From @kff.org survey of 546 NFL players from 1988 season: Overwhelming majority say they would still play football again if they could go back – including majorities of those who report negative health impacts bit.ly/4p9reE7
New @kff.org / @washingtonpost.com poll shows most parents nationally and in Florida – including MAGA Republicans – want schools to require vaccines bit.ly/3VBVNVi
September 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
New @kff.org / @washingtonpost.com poll shows most parents nationally and in Florida – including MAGA Republicans – want schools to require vaccines bit.ly/3VBVNVi
"the most magnificent poles made" ...
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June 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
"the most magnificent poles made" ...
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Pew Research survey from February finds that majorities of U.S. Catholics express views that differ from church teachings on issues such as birth control, marriage and the priesthood.
63% say priests should be allow to marry; 59% support ordination of women
www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
63% say priests should be allow to marry; 59% support ordination of women
www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
May 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Pew Research survey from February finds that majorities of U.S. Catholics express views that differ from church teachings on issues such as birth control, marriage and the priesthood.
63% say priests should be allow to marry; 59% support ordination of women
www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
63% say priests should be allow to marry; 59% support ordination of women
www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
Trump inherited a thriving economy, but markets suffer worst start since Ford administration post-Watergate www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
April 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump inherited a thriving economy, but markets suffer worst start since Ford administration post-Watergate www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
And the Dow is still down ...
April 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
And the Dow is still down ...
After Trump, Bessent and Lutnick decimate global stock market - Forbes survey of Wall Street heavyweights shows many who supported Trump’s economic promises have abandoned him – and vast majority disapprove of the President’s economic policies. www.forbes.com/sites/sergei...
April 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
After Trump, Bessent and Lutnick decimate global stock market - Forbes survey of Wall Street heavyweights shows many who supported Trump’s economic promises have abandoned him – and vast majority disapprove of the President’s economic policies. www.forbes.com/sites/sergei...
To avoid going on the record on Trump tariffs, House Republicans alter the time-space continuum .... buff.ly/jS5SSDy
March 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
To avoid going on the record on Trump tariffs, House Republicans alter the time-space continuum .... buff.ly/jS5SSDy
Transcript of Zelenskyy's December, 2022 address to U.S. Congress – in which he said "Thank You" 17 times. www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/u...
February 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Transcript of Zelenskyy's December, 2022 address to U.S. Congress – in which he said "Thank You" 17 times. www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/u...
The federal government spent $1.9 trillion on health care programs and services in fiscal year (FY) 2024, 27% of all federal outlays in that year, and collectively the largest category of federal spending. https://buff.ly/43agCMC
February 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The federal government spent $1.9 trillion on health care programs and services in fiscal year (FY) 2024, 27% of all federal outlays in that year, and collectively the largest category of federal spending. https://buff.ly/43agCMC
From Kiel Institute:
• Europe: €70 billion in financial and humanitarian aid; €62 billion in military allocations
• U.S.: €64 billion in military aid; €50 billion in financial and humanitarian allocations
bit.ly/4hIcZlE
• Europe: €70 billion in financial and humanitarian aid; €62 billion in military allocations
• U.S.: €64 billion in military aid; €50 billion in financial and humanitarian allocations
bit.ly/4hIcZlE
February 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
From Kiel Institute:
• Europe: €70 billion in financial and humanitarian aid; €62 billion in military allocations
• U.S.: €64 billion in military aid; €50 billion in financial and humanitarian allocations
bit.ly/4hIcZlE
• Europe: €70 billion in financial and humanitarian aid; €62 billion in military allocations
• U.S.: €64 billion in military aid; €50 billion in financial and humanitarian allocations
bit.ly/4hIcZlE
Trump remains the only elected president with sub-50% initial approval ratings, and his latest disapproval rating (48%) is three percentage points higher than in 2017, marking a new high for inaugural ratings. https://buff.ly/4aGE2ez
January 31, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Trump remains the only elected president with sub-50% initial approval ratings, and his latest disapproval rating (48%) is three percentage points higher than in 2017, marking a new high for inaugural ratings. https://buff.ly/4aGE2ez
President Trump's media company plans move into financial services, raising the prospect of a Trump-owned company having to seek approvals from Trump-appointed regulators for its expansion.
What could possibly go wrong? www.axios.com/2025/01/29/t...
What could possibly go wrong? www.axios.com/2025/01/29/t...
January 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
President Trump's media company plans move into financial services, raising the prospect of a Trump-owned company having to seek approvals from Trump-appointed regulators for its expansion.
What could possibly go wrong? www.axios.com/2025/01/29/t...
What could possibly go wrong? www.axios.com/2025/01/29/t...
As Trump, Musk and Republican Congress prepare to reduce taxes and slash spending, #Medicare and #Medicaid both continue to be viewed favorably by large majorities of the public – including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents. https://buff.ly/4hnZuXz
January 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
As Trump, Musk and Republican Congress prepare to reduce taxes and slash spending, #Medicare and #Medicaid both continue to be viewed favorably by large majorities of the public – including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents. https://buff.ly/4hnZuXz
How Biden compares with other recent presidents in appointing federal judges https://buff.ly/3WguoJp
January 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
How Biden compares with other recent presidents in appointing federal judges https://buff.ly/3WguoJp
Lovely tree map showing distribution of U.S. federal workforce by agency, via Pew Research Center https://buff.ly/4gQlGdm
January 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Lovely tree map showing distribution of U.S. federal workforce by agency, via Pew Research Center https://buff.ly/4gQlGdm
The religious composition of the 119th Congress (via Pew Research Center https://buff.ly/40iNpgD
January 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The religious composition of the 119th Congress (via Pew Research Center https://buff.ly/40iNpgD
Also <2% popular vote (and falling)
November 17, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Also <2% popular vote (and falling)