Mastodawn

🎓 So, what happens when a college town goes through a mid-life crisis because the endless supply of 18-year-olds dries up? 🤔 Well, it turns out, just like that student who's thinking of trading in their education for a factory job, these towns might have to trade in their alma mater pride for something more... sustainable. 🏭🚶‍♂️
https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/what-happens-to-college-towns-after #collegecrisis #sustainabletowns #studentlife #factoryjobs #midlifechallenge #HackerNews #ngated

What happens to college towns after peak 18-year-old?

As the supply of young people dries up, towns built around America’s higher education system will learn what happens when the students stop coming

The Argument

Tina M Casey Sep 8, 2025

Hyundai just collateral damage in Trump's war on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/08/nice-ev-battery-factory-you-got-there/

#evbatteryfactory #hyundaifactory #hyundaigeorgia #georgia #immigration #iceraid #ice #southkorea #evbatteries #electricvehicles #electriccars #factoryjobs #greenjobs

Nice EV Battery Factory You Got There ... - CleanTechnica

The Hyundai Metaplant campus will host a new EV battery factory, though an immigration raid at the site has halted construction for now.

CleanTechnica

Tina M Casey Sep 8, 2025

Hyundai just collateral damage in Trump's war on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/08/nice-ev-battery-factory-you-got-there/

#evbatteryfactory #hyundaifactory #hyundaigeorgia #georgia #immigration #iceraid #ice #southkorea #evbatteries #electricvehicles #electriccars #factoryjobs #greenjobs

Nice EV Battery Factory You Got There ... - CleanTechnica

The Hyundai Metaplant campus will host a new EV battery factory, though an immigration raid at the site has halted construction for now.

CleanTechnica

Larry Sharpe (@LarrySharpe)Apr 25, 2025

Are Factory Jobs Coming Back to America? 🏭🇺🇸

In this clip, I respond to a comment about the return of factory jobs to America. I explain why traditional factory jobs aren’t coming back—they’ll be automated. The real job growth will be in repair and maintenance roles. But with millions of American men out of the workforce and most women uninterested in these jobs, those roles likely won’t be filled by Americans.

#factoryjobs #automation #migrantcrisis #mmigration #economy

Democracy Matters

Apr 7, 2025

Scott Bessent shreds what little remains of his reputation...

Trump Treasury head ripped for suggesting fired government staff will work in factories
https://www.rawstory.com/scott-bessent-2671686472/

#ScottBessent #LoserForTrump #USPol #FactoryJobs #TinyScrews

Trump Treasury head ripped for suggesting fired government staff will work in factories

President Donald Trump's Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, said that any fired government workers can simply find jobs in manufacturing companies that Trump claims his tariffs will create in the U.S. "We are shedding excess labor in the federal government and bringing down federal borrowing....

Raw Story

Populist.in 💥 Populism Jan 13, 2025

»Maybe It Was Never About the #FactoryJobs: The theory that #populist #economicpolicies can win back the #workingclass for Democrats has been tried, and it has failed.« https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/biden-economic-populism-failure/681289/?Populist.in #FactsCrisis #Populism #Populist #Movement

Why Biden’s Economic Populism Didn’t Make Him Popular

The theory that populist economic policies can win back the working class for Democrats has been tried, and it has failed.

The Atlantic

Anomalous Human Apr 14, 2024

World Economy Latest: The Data Behind Factory-Job Pitches

"Growing America’s factory jobs has been a key pillar of President Joe Biden’s economic pitch to voters, as it has been for his predecessor and rival.... For both of them, the reality in the data is more awkward than they or their supporters might admit."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-05/world-economy-latest-the-data-behind-biden-trump-factory-job-pitches #Bloomberg #Economics #FactoryJobs #Election2024 #Biden

World Economy Latest: The Data Behind Biden-Trump Factory-Job Pitches

I’m Shawn Donnan, a senior writer for economics in Washington. Today we’re looking at fact-checking political assertions on manufacturing jobs. Send us feedback and tips to [email protected] or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

Bloomberg