Steve Barrera

I blog and retweet generations stuff. For Fourth Turning discussion, go to F B, search for "The Fourth Turning discussion group".

[Steve Barrera @SteveGeneration]

Just in time for #GenX to lose out in retirement, of course. And the irony of it is that it is Gen X itself leading the charge. If any word sums up my generation, it is "self-sabotage."

[AlterNet @AlterNet]

GOP already 'chomping at the bit' to cut Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare: analysis https://t.co/rHvPzrkZ57

[Jaime @KansasResisters]

YOU VOTED THEM IN AMERICA
When your healthcare, social security , medicare, public schools, women's rights and human rights to name a few --- are all to be taken away in some form -- remember that Dems told you so...

[Steve Barrera @SteveGeneration]

The best thing about this chart is that it is the premise of the movie "Idiocracy"

[More Births @MoreBirths]

In the 2024 election, there was a remarkable correlation between a state's fertility rate and the share voting for Trump!

The partisan gap around families continues to intensify. This also helps explain why Trump nearly won New Jersey! 🧵

[Matthew Kobach @mkobach]

This chart blows my mind.

I would have expected the bottom right quadrant to be the most populated, not the least.

[Amy Nixon @texasrunnerDFW]

Have they considered making their coffee at home?

[Neil Howe @HoweGeneration]

New podcast episode just dropped. This week’s topics:

· The 7th political party realignment
· What we can learn from Trump’s appointments
· The continued rise of partisanship
· Betting markets vs. the polls

Subscribe for more episodes. https://t.co/YtRhGhv8ai

[Mimi Rocah @Mimirocah1]

"Nothing would say women are second-class citizens like confirming Gaetz to be the nation’s top cop. If Trump and the Senate forge ahead, no one should pretend that isn’t the message."

[The Editorial Board @johnastoehr]

A rapist for AG.
A spy for DNI.
A zealot for Defense.
An antivaxer for Health.
A criminal for president.

This is what Orwellian means.

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

This is the man who will be leading America's top health agency.

[Peter Tulip @peter_tulip]

It seems timely to repost one of my favourite tables:
https://t.co/QpyjQouIIS

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

What stage of capitalism is this?

[Marissa D. Barrera @mdb2]

FYI we don’t need a Department of Government Efficiency. We already have one.

@USGAO - the Government Accountability Office (GAO, est. 1921) - saves $133 for every $1 of funding it receives! If all GAO recommendations were implemented, the financial benefit could be >$200 bil.

[Marlene Robertson🇨🇦 @marlene4719]

And today’s word is….

[Steve Barrera @SteveGeneration]

Thanks, Biden!

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

Good news: Wages have grown faster than inflation for 18 months.

In October:
Wage gains: 4%
Inflation: 2.6%

This is how most Americans will ultimately be able to get ahead. Prices won't go down, but wages will go up enough to offset the higher prices.

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

I can't figure out if vaccines work or not.

Tough one. I can see why RFK Jr is so concerned.

Need Sherlock Holmes on this one.

[Steve Barrera @SteveGeneration]

Embrace the Idiocracy!

[I Smoked Doomsdale @BlackKnight10k]

If America even has midterm elections in 2026, Democrats need to stop campaigning for smart people. You've won them already.

Speak to the stupid people. In the dumbest possible terms. Dummies decide elections and a huge chunk of the country is dumb.

[Adam Singer @AdamSinger]

"how could this have happened," we cried from our vacation home while our kids were barely affording groceries

[Steve Barrera @SteveGeneration]

This is the best election post-mortem I've read.

[Guardian US @GuardianUS]

None of the conventional explanations for Trump’s victory stand up to scrutiny | Ben Davis https://t.co/ywu5sX3tEC

[2RawTooReal @2RawTooReal]

After spending an entire year, warning Americans about project 2025 & you elect this man anyways reminds me of “Don’t look up.” We’re cooked