For our new visual investigation into how night vision and city lights may have played a part in the DCA crash we flew a drone along the helicopters route, filmed incoming planes through night vision goggles, and analyzed it all within a 3D model of Washington, D.C. Watch here wapo.st/4atdTBI

The brightness of the DC skyline (National Harbor has gotten 3x brighter in a decade) and lights from inbound aircraft may have contributed to the deadliest US airline crash in 20 years. By @imogenpiper.bsky.social, @abtran.bsky.social, @alexhorton.bsky.social, @jb1prod.bsky.social & Brian Perlman:

Simple, low-cost solutions could bring down America's soaring rate of pedestrian deaths, but states and cities have been slow to adopt them. Here's what one city is doing: wapo.st/48OlcTt

A reminder that ticket sales have dropped wildly at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over. @jeremybmerrill.com, @travismandrews.bsky.social & Shelly Tan found sales from Sept. through late Oct. were down 43% for performances in the three main theaters: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

If you're one of the ~3 million daily subway riders currently getting drenched while waiting for your train, don't miss this deep dive from me, @johnmuyskens.bsky.social @sadbumblebee.buzz & @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social explaining why the MTA is so flood-prone -- and what can be done wapo.st/49lyC9y

When Trump launched his crime emergency — taking over D.C. police for 30 days and deploying National Guard troops into city streets — he said he wanted to combat “out of control” crime. Here's the lasting impact of Trump’s federal surge on one D.C. neighborhood wapo.st/4s4VMIF

Seems right (for the record: I haven't watched college football in about two decades) www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...

This is an amazing story: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...

The Washington Post (dream team of @emilygiam.bsky.social, @katiperry.bsky.social & @arturgalocha.bsky.social) has created a metric to calculate precisely how happy — or miserable — fans of each major college football program should be based on their team’s résumé. See how your school fared:

A sign of Donald Trump's attempts to dramatically expand presidential authority: he's used executive orders -- bypassing Congress and traditional legislative action -- more this year than he did in his entire first term. From @ence.bsky.social @emilydavies.bsky.social & @cqzakrz.bsky.social:

if you found this piece insightful, you'll want to read these (all 🎁!) - how we got here: wapo.st/4rELTkO - how Americans feel about it: wapo.st/4pp0xuW - how Soros changed American criminal justice: wapo.st/4avH2Mu ... and our latest, how a billionaire is changing American schools: wapo.st/4iOU6Ph

While previous administrations have included the ultrarich, the wealth held by this group is larger than even the first Trump administration, previously the wealthiest in U.S. history. Here’s who they are.

As part of our TikTok project, we are mailing each of the 1,100 people who shared data with us their own personal view of our map of TikTok content. Like this user, who watched a lot of Disney and rage bait (with stops on cat peninsula and Taylor Swift island): www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

What "side" of social media are you on? @jeremybmerrill.com, @fox.computer & Leslie Shapiro made a tool to allow you to see what content is most similar to what you see - and what's least likely to cross your feed. I get a lot of running and reading content: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

We used 1,100 real users' data to help re-create TikTok’s algorithm, and then made a map, allowing you to explore the hidden divides that decide what content you see - and what you don't. Awesome work by @fox.computer, Leslie Shapiro & @jeremybmerrill.com: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

Penn State, Ohio State, Texas ... this year, preseason college football rankings were WAY wrong about which teams would dominate. By @emilygiam.bsky.social & @jessedougherty.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

File under "charts that need no explanatory context to make the story clear" wapo.st/4iC8oCR

Dozens of cities across the U.S. adopted Vision Zero programs to reduce the number of pedestrian deaths. But in nearly all, deaths have risen. From @rachelsiegel25.bsky.social, Ian Duncan, @moriartymaps.com & Emmanuel Martinez: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

U.S. officials encouraged cities to adopt Vision Zero to save lives. Driver opposition and a lack of money derailed it. Reporting by @rachelweiner.bsky.social & Ian Duncan. Data analysis by Emmanuel Martinez. Graphics by Dylan Moriarty. In the Washington Post.

December: The how-much-coffee-can-I-drink challenge begins #deadlines

David Byrne is the best, full stop. Afterward, as the rest of the band and crew dispersed, Byrne hopped on a rented bike for a solo ride through the District on a beautiful fall afternoon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNmc...

This is fine.gif The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics. From @ence.bsky.social @bethreinhard.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com & Naftali Bendavid: Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

The homicide rate in the US has been dropping in the past three years and is trending toward its lowest level in decades. Reporters visited five cities with major decreases to figure out why. Data analysis by @jdharden.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...

Wide roads and fast-moving vehicles — especially when combined with signs of poverty, homelessness, drug & alcohol abuse, plus a lack of pedestrian-focused roadway improvements — has produced a pattern of death-by-vehicle that is uniquely American. Investigation by Ian Duncan & Emmanuel Martinez:

"Efforts to make changes lacked support in large part because they would require forcing drivers to slow down" 🎁https://wapo.st/4polhCJ

“Every statistic has a name behind it, a family member behind it, a loved one behind it,” Keegan White said.

Baby boomers hold more than $85 trillion in assets, making them the richest generation by far. Successive generations weighed down by debt and child care costs will be hard-pressed to replicate their wealth. By @federicacocco.bsky.social & Shannon Najmabadi: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

With his new pay package, Elon Musk will make $3 billion more per year than the 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. By @alyssafowers.bsky.social & Leslie Shapiro: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

Data journalist @jeremybmerrill.com analyzed 38,000 ChatGPT conversations and found AI has gotten less formal -- dropping some words and adding contractions -- while clinging to the EmDash and some cliched constructions. w/ @emmakumer.bsky.social & SzuYu Chen: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

🧠Can you detect AI writing? @jeremybmerrill.com, Szu Yu Chen + @emmakumer.bsky.social found there are a lot of giveaways if you look closely: 🧠https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/how-detect-chatgpt-em-dash/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f012

While other presidents have largely kept their activities focused on helping end past government shutdowns, President Trump has visited six countries, undertaken a massive construction project and attended a “Great Gatsby”-themed party at Mar-a-Lago.

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In parts of the eastern US & Intermountain West, atmospheric rivers rising from the Pacific Ocean are slamming into the region with increasing force. These changes are worsening devastation in Appalachia, where poverty, aging infrastructure & hilly terrain combine to make preparing for floods hard:

A collection of 47,000 publicly shared ChatGPT conversations compiled by The Washington Post sheds light on the reasons people turn to the chatbot and the deeply intimate role it plays in many lives, by @jeremybmerrill.com and @gerritd.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Since early 2025, Democrats have pulled back from talking about climate change. At the same time, nations and companies are scaling back their most ambitious plans to lower carbon emissions — or going silent on the issue entirely. By @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social & @shannonosaka.bsky.social:

So so excited to welcome the very talented @chrishacker.me to @wpdatateam.bsky.social!! Chris is our team's newest hire, joining us as a computational journalist embedded on the national desk. 🙌

The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country. We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s congressional district has one of the highest SNAP usage rates in the country. In interviews, several people who rely on SNAP and voted for Johnson and Trump did not fault Republican leaders. By Lydia Sidhom & Cleve Wootson: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Of the 6 million veterans receiving disability payments last year, about 1.5 million were designated 100 percent disabled — a nearly ninefold increase since 2021. A whole industry has popped up around getting people to 100% by @caitlingilbert.bsky.social, @reinlwapo.bsky.social & Craig Whitlock:

Thanks for sharing out story, @jimmykimmel.com! For anyone interested, here's a gift link to the piece: wapo.st/49yu548

The crossroads of music + sports + nostalgia/history puts this story -- and particularly the delightful video walkthroughs of @davesheinin.bsky.social at the piano -- kind of perfectly in my wheelhouse. Highly recommend spending time here: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Heavy rain is one of the most unpredictable and underappreciated climate threats. The Post found rising temperatures have made the atmosphere more waterlogged - providing fuel for wetter + more dangerous storms:

So @jeremybmerrill.com scraped the Kennedy Center's ticketing website daily for several months. He, @travismandrews.bsky.social & Shelly Tan found that this season's sales are the lowest since the pandemic, as the Trump effect keeps patrons away: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

EXCLUSIVE: After Trump took over the Kennedy Center in Feb, he vowed to make it "hot" again. So, how's it doing? @jeremybmerrill.com and I used data from the center's ticketing website to find out. Ticket sales are lowest they've been since the pandemic. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

The great @dtkeating.bsky.social is retiring after 25+ years as a data reporter at the Post. He published his last story today, and true to form, it was a banger. With reporting from @arianaec.bsky.social, @lmelgar.bsky.social & Jahi Chikwendiu: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

In looking into shifting cancer rates, a Post data analysis revealed a divergence: among young adults in the Corn Belt — Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Kansas — cancer diagnoses are rising more rapidly than in the country as a whole.

The great Greg Manifold is leaving the Post. He's been a hugely helpful sounding board for scores of folks across the newsroom, including me, and will be sorely missed. He's also a total packrat, leading to today's old newspaper extravaganza:

The Russians are back. And Angelina Melnikova is the world all-around champion. Winning gymnastics medals just became more difficult for everybody else — including the United States. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olymp...

Unbelievable story of Afghan refugee, a highly vetted fluent English speaker who helped the US against the Taliban and now lives here with his US citizen kids, declared “illegal” and perhaps about to be shipped home by the Trump admin to his likely death

One Post reporter gave up her smartphone for a month — and slept more, finished a 672-page novel and printed out Google Maps directions.