Policy analyst/advisor. Newsletter: stephensemler.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3mtqv656cxc2qThis is the exact same argument the GOP used to slash enhanced ACA subsidies: it was a pandemic era policy so it should end post-pandemic; who cares how many millions of people it was helping. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqv656cxc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3mtlx5mumsk22Enrollment in SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) has dropped by more than 5 million people since July 2025. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Trump’s flagship legislation, passed in July 2025. https://jacobin.com/2026/08/trump-ice-budget-snap-food-insecurity21 Aug 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlx5mumsk22https://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3mtlx5mumsk22Enrollment in SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) has dropped by more than 5 million people since July 2025. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Trump’s flagship legislation, passed in July 2025. https://jacobin.com/2026/08/trump-ice-budget-snap-food-insecurity21 Aug 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlx5mumsk22https://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3mtegz5vka224My latest for @jacobinmag.bsky.social https://jacobin.com/2026/08/trump-ice-budget-snap-food-insecurity18 Aug 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtegz5vka224https://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3mtegz5vka224My latest for @jacobinmag.bsky.social https://jacobin.com/2026/08/trump-ice-budget-snap-food-insecurity18 Aug 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtegz5vka224https://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3msqnp3ysrs2bThe Trump administration bought ICE eight Boeing 737s and two luxury Gulfstream G650 private jets, which are said to provide a “seamless blend of privacy, efficiency, and indulgence” for “executives, celebrities, and high-net-worth individuals.” Caviar fascism https://www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-is-sitting-on-100-billion10 Aug 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqnp3ysrs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3msqqr7t7h22cICE is bewildered by the scale of its own budget. The agency has used just 12% of the funding from the GOP's two reconciliation bills. https://www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-is-sitting-on-100-billion10 Aug 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqqr7t7h22chttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3msr2ugy44k26Earlier this year, the White House said ICE would use $36 billion from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in FY2026. The agency is on track to use just half that amount. After local resistance, ICE's incompetence appears to have done the most to limit its harm. https://www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-is-sitting-on-100-billion10 Aug 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3msr2ugy44k26https://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3msqn6gk6222aICE is sitting on $100 billion in unused funds. By the time ICE got $39 billion from the Secure America Act in June, it still had $61 billion left over from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed almost a year earlier. https://www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-is-sitting-on-100-billion10 Aug 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqn6gk6222ahttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3msr2ugy44k26Earlier this year, the White House said ICE would use $36 billion from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in FY2026. The agency is on track to use just half that amount. After local resistance, ICE's incompetence appears to have done the most to limit its harm. https://www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-is-sitting-on-100-billion10 Aug 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3msr2ugy44k26https://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3msqqr7t7h22cICE is bewildered by the scale of its own budget. The agency has used just 12% of the funding from the GOP's two reconciliation bills. https://www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-is-sitting-on-100-billion10 Aug 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqqr7t7h22chttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3msqnp3ysrs2bThe Trump administration bought ICE eight Boeing 737s and two luxury Gulfstream G650 private jets, which are said to provide a “seamless blend of privacy, efficiency, and indulgence” for “executives, celebrities, and high-net-worth individuals.” Caviar fascism https://www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-is-sitting-on-100-billion10 Aug 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqnp3ysrs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephensemler.bsky.social/post/3msqn6gk6222aICE is sitting on $100 billion in unused funds. By the time ICE got $39 billion from the Secure America Act in June, it still had $61 billion left over from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed almost a year earlier. https://www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-is-sitting-on-100-billion10 Aug 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:tjpmn3phbznku2eaayec4pet/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqn6gk6222a