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Pronouns: He, Him, His. Community College professional and advocate for student success.

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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“The biggest predictor of whether children receive special education services shouldn't be how effectively their parents can advocate.”
the74million.org
Why Access to Special Education Depends Too Much on Parents
Richards: The biggest predictor of whether children receive special education services shouldn't be how effectively their parents can advocate.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Analysis of Medicaid data finds applied behavior analysis — an unproven, even dangerous therapy — turns huge profits for providers at kids' expense” Private Equity Is Cashing in on Autism Therapy. Children Are Paying the Price
the74million.org
Private Equity Is Cashing in on Autism Therapy. Children Are Paying the Price
Analysis of Medicaid data finds applied behavior analysis — an unproven, even dangerous therapy — turns huge profits for providers at kids' expense
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Petty Roosevelt strikes again. Trump says Kennedy Center board voted to close building, hours after judge rules building can’t bear his name www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Trump says Kennedy Center board voted to close building, hours after judge rules building can’t bear his name
Trump said a planned renovation won’t happen until the building is allowed to be renamed.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A new report shows that while almost 92% of NJ students are graduating with a diploma, 40% of grads are not proficient on the state’s math exam. The report also offers ideas to address this gap.
weareallsolvers.org
False Hope: New Jersey Kids Aren’t Ready for College - We're All Solvers
New Jersey's high school graduation rate just hit a record high. Its students' readiness for college math didn't follow, with a 30+ point gap between the grad rate and math proficiency. A new report…
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“The core argument is simply not true [regarding the illegitimacy of VBMs] There's considerable double checking and there have been plenty of instances where issues have been caught, but it would be like banning cars because there's speeding,"
insidernj.com
County Clerks work to Ensure Safe Elections Amid Trump Mayhem - Insider NJ
Terrified of the consequences of the midterm elections, President Donald J. Trump wants to nullify them, along the way causing process havoc in the Garden State – and everywhere – two months before…
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“Students are suffering from US colleges’ shaky finances. Trump policies are making everything worse: Many four-year colleges will resort to laying off faculty, cutting services and increasing prices amid financial stress”
theguardian.com
Students are suffering from US colleges’ shaky finances. Trump policies are making everything worse
Many four-year colleges will resort to laying off faculty, cutting services and increasing prices amid financial stress
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Deadly strike on Iranian wedding was likely a direct hit by a US munition, analysis shows www.reuters.com/investigatio...
reuters.com
https://www.reuters.com/investigations/deadly-strike-iranian-wedding-was-likely-direct-hit-by-us-munition-analysis-2026-09-03/
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I feel like this is a way bigger issue in our schools than whether a student uses different pronouns than they do at home. But what do I know. How SNAP changes could impact access to free school meals : NPR
npr.org
As millions of kids lose SNAP food benefits, free school meals are also at risk
Food stamps have a direct link to other critical resources, such as free breakfast and lunch at school. Now, experts say they're starting to see that link break.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Here are your favorite products hit by Trump’s new 50% tariffs on Canada www.businessinsider.com/list-of-trum...
businessinsider.com
Here are your favorite products hit by Trump’s new 50% tariffs on Canada
President Donald Trump's new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods impact whisky, dairy products, hockey gear, and many other products.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Employees who worked fully remotely reported the highest levels of well-being, while those who worked entirely onsite reported the lowest. The study also found little evidence that remote workers felt less connected to colleagues or workplace culture. www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...
colorado.edu
Remote workers report the highest well-being in study of 7,700 employees
Many employers worry remote workers feel disconnected. A new study found they reported higher well-being and were no more likely to feel isolated than their
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children” Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs. www.propublica.org/article/meas...
propublica.org
Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.
In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Don’t worry, it will trickle down. U.S. workers' share of national income falls to a new low www.axios.com/2026/08/06/a...
axios.com
U.S. workers' share of national income falls to a new low
Labor's bargaining position has worsened markedly in the last half-decade.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“Moving special education services and civil rights complaints to other federal agencies weakens protections for students.” As the Education Department Is Dismantled, Who Protects the Right to Learn? www.the74million.org/article/as-t...
the74million.org
As the Education Department Is Dismantled, Who Protects the Right to Learn?
Lhamon and Young: Moving special education services and civil rights complaints to other federal agencies weakens protections for students.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
“During his four-month medical absence from Congress this spring, Rep. Tom Kean Jr. gave few indications of where he was or what he was doing, but there was one action he was still regularly taking: signing off on his stock transaction reports.” #NJ07
politico.com
Back in action, Tom Kean Jr. faces a new source of scrutiny: his stocks
The New Jersey Republican says he has no personal involvement in any stock transactions, but that hasn’t muted Democratic criticism.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’ www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
politico.com
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
How Trump’s cuts to Head Start could leave the signature early education program in tatters buff.ly/YN66ciu
newsroom.ap.org
Newsroom
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Just a reminder to my fellow NJ07 voters that Tom Kean voted to keep the war with Iran going.
Screenshot from a political tracking app detailing Bill HCR89, titled "Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran." User Poll Results: Shows a community poll asking "How would you vote?" with Yea selected at 76%, Nay at 19%, and Unsure at 4%. US House Vote (Jul 23, '26): Shows Representative Tom Kean voted "Nay" (noting a 35% overlap based on 31 votes). House Outcome: Yea received 214 votes (49%), Nay received 208 votes (48%), and 9 were Absent (2%).
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
NJ Rep. Kean profited from AI stocks as data center backlash grew gothamist.com/news/nj-rep-... #NJ07
gothamist.com
NJ Rep. Kean profited from AI stocks as data center backlash grew
A review of the congressmember’s recent public disclosures show he reaped financial gains from three companies at the center of the AI data center boom.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This seems to have flown under the radar, but the DOJ will no longer enforce the Olmstead ruling, which held that “unnecessarily segregating people with disabilities in institutions is a form of discrimination under the ADA”. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
federalregister.gov
Federal Register :: Request Access
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
“400 improperly cast ballots (.1% of the state’s registration list) a ‘tiny blip’; GOP bill (SAVE Act) would not have prevented the registration error”
newjerseyglobe.com
Election expert: N.J. voter glitch makes no case for Trump’s SAVE America Act - New Jersey Globe
WASHINGTON — A leading elections expert said Thursday that New Jersey’s voter registration breach was so minor that it did not provide arguments in favor
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
New court filing raises questions about DHS plans for Roxbury ICE detention center
jerseyvindicator.org
New court filing raises questions about DHS plans for Roxbury ICE detention center • The Jersey Vindicator
The latest filing contradicts a court notice from last week that said the agency intended to move forward with the Morris County project.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...
wired.com
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump Wants to Roll Back a Rule That Protects Drinking Water for 25 Million Americans
gizmodo.com
Trump Wants to Roll Back a Rule That Protects Drinking Water for 25 Million Americans
Conservation scientists have determined that Trump’s plan to rescind the 2001 “roadless rule” could jeopardize clean water supplies in key states across the American West.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
And they were all made through Hunter Biden’s laptop. “The Wall Street Journal documented more than $781,948,878 in donations and other payments to Trump-linked groups since the 2024 election:” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"St. Johns County Commissioners Christian Whitehurst and Sarah Arnold, as well as former St. Augustine Beach Mayor Dylan Rumrell, are charged with two misdemeanor counts of conspiracy and misrepresenting a false voter guide as an official slate of endorsements from the local Republican Party"
jaxtoday.org
St. Johns County officeholders charged in connection with fake voter guide | Jacksonville Today
Three elected officials are accused of circulating a fake Republican voter guide ahead of the 2024 election.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that ‘it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.’l
propublica.org
Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent…
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
“Another large study has found no link between autism and Tylenol use during pregnancy, refuting claims by President Trump and anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
arstechnica.com
Scientists find no link between Tylenol and autism, again, after Trump warning
After Trump's claims, Tylenol usage dropped during pregnancies.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
“Joun wrote in the ruling that the department's rule was ‘unlawful’ and that the administration could not use PSLF to pressure borrowers or employers to conform to policy goals that had not been enacted by Congress.”
businessinsider.com
A judge blocks Trump's plan to limit a major student-loan forgiveness program for public servants
A judge blocked Trump's plans to limit eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program one day before it was set to take effect.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
A study suggests that “narcissistic leaders (executives, middle managers, supervisors) tend to resist remote work” and such leaders “resist remote work because it interferes with their motivations for power and status.” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
sciencedirect.com
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
“I don’t want my son to be fixed. I want him to be educated…A medical model is what the disability rights movement has been trying to get away from for the past 50 years.” www.the74million.org/article/spli...
the74million.org
Splitting Up Special Ed and Civil Rights Will Dilute Services, Experts Say
As Linda McMahon further splits up the Education Department, some parents worry about a disjointed approach to serving kids with disabilities.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Masked ICE Agents Tear North Bergen Mother From Two Crying Sons Near a NJ School
hudsonreporter.com
North Bergen Officials Condemn ICE Arrest of Mother, 2 Sons
North Bergen officials condemn ICE after masked agents detained a mother near a Hudson County school Friday while her two sons watched and cried.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“The data shows that the president's investment accounts made 3,642 transactions between Jan. 6 and March 30, a pace of about 63 per trading day. The sheer volume of trading is unprecedented for a sitting president.”
cbsnews.com
Explore Trump's 3,600 stock trades from the first 3 months of 2026
View the companies and sectors the president's investment accounts bought and sold.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
“Non-partisan race rater Inside Elections just shifted New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District in Democrats’ direction”
insidernj.com
RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts NJ-07 to Tilt Democratic As GOP Panics Over M.I.A. Tom Kean Jr. - Insider NJ
🚨 RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts NJ-07 to Tilt Democratic As GOP Panics Over M.I.A. Tom Kean Jr.   Non-partisan race rater: “The longer his absence persists, the more difficult it will be…
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This is actually just the continuation of the dumbest conspiracy ever that started in 2020 with the Big Lie. “‘Dumbest conspiracy theory ever’: CNN data guru trashes Trump’s Spencer Pratt election rant for this key reason” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
CNN data guru trashes Trump’s LA election claims for this key reason
CNN polling guru Harry Enten said that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass likely wanted the Republican to win anyway, since it would’ve been an easier win
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
“Shifting PSLF from a statutory-based benefit to a discretionary, politically contingent determination transfers substantial and uncontrollable risk onto borrowers.”
insidehighered.com
New PSLF Rules Break Promise to Borrowers (opinion)
Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness should not change across administrations.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It’s from a partisan group, so take with the appropriate grain of salt: NEW POLL: Engineer and Healthcare Leader Rebecca Bennett Leads Republican Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District
insidernj.com
NEW POLL: Engineer and Healthcare Leader Rebecca Bennett Leads Republican Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District - Insider NJ
NEW POLL: Engineer and Healthcare Leader Rebecca Bennett Leads Republican Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District   NEW JERSEY — A new poll from Z to A Research on behalf of 314…
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
“Letter describes poor conditions, medical neglect, and threats” Delaney Hall detainees allege retaliation, abuse in new letter jerseyvindicator.org/2026/06/04/d...
jerseyvindicator.org
Delaney Hall detainees allege retaliation, abuse in new letter • The Jersey Vindicator
Letter describes poor conditions, medical neglect, and threats; New Jersey lawmakers seek answers from federal officials.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
“Claims about low testosterone and false accusations of veganism might play well to the online far right, but will they win an election?” The GOP’s Attacks on James Talarico Are Straight Out of the Incel Handbook www.wired.com/story/gop-at...
wired.com
The GOP’s Attacks on James Talarico Are Straight Out of the Incel Handbook
Claims about low testosterone and false accusations of veganism might play well to the online far right, but will they win an election?
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“Inflation is running hotter than at any point since President Donald Trump returned to office, and the economy grew at a slower pace in the first quarter than previously estimated”
politico.com
No solace: Inflation rises and the economy slows as the Iran war drags on
The combination of forces bearing down on the economy spells trouble for Republicans in the midterm elections.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.: About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company”
propublica.org
The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.
About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
“Kean’s two-story Tudor-style house has been dark for weeks, according to three neighbors. Kean’s wife hasn’t been spotted walking the family dog. No one could remember the last time her car was parked in the driveway. A single gardening glove was left on the front lawn this past weekend.”
notus.org
Tom Kean’s Neighbors Haven’t Seen Him Either
Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday even he didn’t know the details of the medical condition that’s kept Kean out of Washington since March.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Trump’s immigration crackdown could cost up to $479bn in lost taxes over 10 years
theguardian.com
Trump’s immigration crackdown could cost up to $479bn in lost taxes over 10 years
Proposed IRS data sharing with immigration authorities and ICE raids have made filing risky for those who are undocumented
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
“The use of antidepressants while pregnant does not raise the children's risk for developmental ​disorders such as autism, according to an analysis of data from more than 25 million pregnancies that appears to contradict assertions ‌by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” www.reuters.com/business/hea...
reuters.com
No clear autism link to antidepressant use during pregnancy, large study finds
The use of antidepressants while pregnant does not raise the children's risk for developmental ​disorders such as autism, according to an analysis of data from more than 25 million pregnancies that ap...
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
“Trump poised to drop IRS suit, launch $1.7B in taxpayer funds to settle claims brought by anyone who alleges they were harmed by the Biden administration's ‘weaponization’ of the legal system, including the nearly 1,600 individuals charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack”
abcnews.com
Trump poised to drop IRS suit, launch $1.7B 'weaponization' fund for allies: Sources
President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion IRS suit in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund for victims of governmental "weaponization," sources say.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“This is much bigger than budget cuts. It’s not merely a continuation of things like longtime GOP efforts to cut Pell Grants. It’s a far more wide-ranging assault designed to drastically limit access to higher education for lower-income and middle-class students.”
publicnotice.co
The assault on higher ed goes deeper than you think
The regime is quietly working to create a permanent underclass.
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Federal judges have ruled against the Trump administration’s immigration detentions over 10,000 times www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
politico.com
10,000 rulings: The courts’ overwhelming rebuke of Trump’s ICE policies
A POLITICO analysis reveals judges have ruled against ICE detention practices in roughly 90 percent of cases since the agency mandated that millions of immigrants must be locked up while they face deportation...
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New research finds that “The mass deportations in Trump 2.0 are not helping the labor market overall and not creating more job opportunities for U.S.-born workers,"
nber.org
Labor Market Impacts of ICE Activity in Trump 2.0
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,…
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Inflation up to its highest point in 3 years. Are we great again, yet? www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...
wsj.com
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Of 600 high school principals surveyed across the U.S., more than 60% reported students from immigrant families missed school as a direct response “to policies or political rhetoric related to immigrants” during the 2024-25 school year. www.nj.com/education/20...
nj.com
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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
“Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot, research shows, are 81 times more likely than those who do to develop late vitamin K deficiency bleeding…1 in every 5 babies with vitamin K deficiency bleeding will die.” www.propublica.org/article/more...
propublica.org
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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