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33. "Reducing trust in government in general is very bad for progressive causes and ultimately great for the populist right.

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Wed Feb 11, 2026, 04:38 PM

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‪Nute Year, Nute You
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A very real dilemma: you really can’t a lot of stuff this administration puts out BUT reducing trust in government in general is very bad for progressive causes and ultimately great for the populist right

‪Alan Zilberman‬
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Bluesky in a nutshell.

Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.

12:03 PM · Feb 11, 2026

A very real dilemma: you really canâ€™t a lot of stuff this administration puts out BUT reducing trust in government in general is very bad for progressive causes and ultimately great for the populist right
— Nute Year, Nute You (@nutedawn.bsky.social) 2026-02-11T17:03:43.102Z

Alan Zilberman
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Bluesky in a nutshell.

Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.

11:49 AM · Feb 11, 2026

Bluesky in a nutshell.

Some context: BLS released its jobs numbers today, which were better than expected, and resistance libs would rather stay mad/conspiratorial than listen to actual on-the-ground experts that the data is still reliable.
— Alan Zilberman (@alanzilberman.bsky.social) 2026-02-11T16:49:55.084Z

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I am getting a spoof warning for the bls link provided. Hugin 18 hrs ago #1

The copy/paste text version doesn't run it into the tag like the Xitter post BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #4

It's missing the "www"... Hugin 18 hrs ago #5

It's not normally required as a DNS would usually have different variations to refer back to BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #14

They are using a wildcard certificate for encryption instead of using a proper server name Tim S 17 hrs ago #7

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_02112026.htm Works... Hugin 17 hrs ago #11

I call bullshit n/t gilpo 18 hrs ago #2

Same Rebl2 15 hrs ago #20

I bet it will be revised down, anemic as it is. nt SunSeeker 18 hrs ago #3

I can't trust BLS info with Trump and Vought in control. Are they being diddled? CousinIT 17 hrs ago #6

Exactly. Previous BLS Admin was fired for allowing unfavorable numbers to be published...... groundloop 17 hrs ago #8

BLS data continues to be legit. As 30+ year employee on the CES program I can vouch for that. Wiz Imp 16 hrs ago #15

Good to hear. Thank you. mahina 15 hrs ago #19

It's a sample based estimate. As such it is subject to several types of statistical error. Wiz Imp 15 hrs ago #24

Thank you. mahina 14 hrs ago #28

That's really hard to predict. But given Trump's complete lack of understanding Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #30

You cannot guarantee that someone moniss 15 hrs ago #22

Yes I can. The acting Commissioner of BLS (Bill Wiatroski) would immediately Wiz Imp 15 hrs ago #23

You missed the point of my post entirely. nt moniss 14 hrs ago #26

🙄 Wiz Imp 14 hrs ago #29

The markets will roar upward until UpInArms 17 hrs ago #9

BLS is no longer reliable or truthful Miguelito Loveless 17 hrs ago #10

Completely wrong Wiz Imp 16 hrs ago #13

Bullshit. travelingthrulife 17 hrs ago #12

and like all the other jobs number, it will quietly be revised down in a month or two. nt Javaman 16 hrs ago #16

When Rebl2 15 hrs ago #21

Oh the numbers had been released with the down revised number Javaman 4 hrs ago #37

Seize the ballots and recount, by someone who can, well, count. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #17

I Rebl2 16 hrs ago #18

Previous 2 months were revised down by a combined 17,000 progree 15 hrs ago #25

And the jobs numbers for 2025 were revised to LESS THAN HALF of what was originally stated. SunSeeker 12 hrs ago #31

Can we trust numbers provided by Trump and his stooges? I don't think so. Norrrm 14 hrs ago #27

MaddowBlog-New report shows 2025 was even worse for U.S. job market than we thought LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #32

"Reducing trust in government in general is very bad for progressive causes and ultimately great for the populist right. mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago #33

"Person who was fired here - you should still trust BLS data." mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago #34

Reality: 800,000+ layoffs this year -- the worst YTD since 2020, per nonpartisan analysts. LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #35

I'd buy that for a dollar! Strelnikov_ 7 hrs ago #36