Authoritarianism is like measles: Ignore it and it will go away. I have this guidance straight from Secretary Kennedy. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"An analysis of birth rates nationally showed two forces are pushing Americans away from having children," @zhoyoyo.bsky.social writes. wapo.st/4728boR

An incredible piece of journalism www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...

Instead of asking the binary question whether AI will replace you, here is a better way of thinking about how AI might affect your job: wapo.st/41bJoe0 (🔸 from me!)

The tool in this column by @zhoyoyo.bsky.social allows you to check your job and see if AI is more likely to help you on it or replace you. Good news for pediatricians or college teachers. Bad news for credit authorizers, translators and actors. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

From the best @crampell.bsky.social

What a great time I had working with the talented Philip Bump — what's next for him? only the sky is the limited.

We're kicking off soon the second season of 'Shifts', a newsletter about disappearing jobs in comic format. We just redesigned it, so please sign up to receive it in your inbox as we release the next chapters (you will receive the old ones first) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

🔮🤖 Some AI folks bold enough to predict when AGI (artificial general intelligence) will arrive — even though nobody can agree on a definition! We’ve seen enough of these, so we decided to track some high-profile public statements with dates. (With @rani.bsky.social ) sherwood.news/tech/gi-arti...

NEW: The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis says that "due to resource constraints," it plans to stop releasing new data tables on new foreign direct investment in the U.S., including statistics on the total sales, net income and balance sheets of new affiliates content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USD...

This isn't good: "BLS is reducing sample in areas across the country. In April, BLS suspended CPI data collection entirely in Lincoln, NE, and Provo, UT. In June, BLS suspended collection entirely in Buffalo, NY." #EconSky www.bls.gov/cpi/notices/...

"There are many lies told by politicians when it comes to immigration in the UK, but none is bigger than the claim that it’s all too easy." too true! (and same issue with politicians in the US) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

When @chloecolemanmedia.bsky.social found the photo for this topper, I had to spend some time trying to understand it... www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

Via @stuartathompson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

“We may have, short term, a little pain,” Trump said of his tariffs. How much pain might consumers endure in food prices? @zhoyoyo.bsky.social, @pbump.com & I have a new tracker that allows you to find out, using (close to) real-time price data from Numerator www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

We are and will be tracking change in food prices since Donald Trump, who campaigned on lower food prices, was inaugurated. Kudos to @zhoyoyo.bsky.social @pbump.com @crampell.bsky.social and nice illustrations by @michellekondrich.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

There's still time to apply! I spoke last year, met a diverse, welcoming group of people in dataviz, connected with old friends, fostered new relationships, and learned a ton from the community. You can take a look at our talks from last year here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Speaking at Outlier 📊 was an absolute blast! @datavizsociety.bsky.social put on a great show. 10/10 would recommend! You've got until Saturday to apply for Outlier 2025 in Miami! In case you need inspiration for your own talk, these were some of my favorites from last year... 🧵🧵🧵

A Washington Post color analysis of D.C. found shades of gray permeate neighborhoods where the White population has increased and the Black population has decreased, by @jdharden.bsky.social and @marissajae.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...

There used to be more immigrants to the U.S. who didn’t speak English, but they were mostly White and Trump wasn’t president. Gift link: wapo.st/4blp11U

DOGE is pushing the Federal Aviation Administration to cancel a $2.4 billion Verizon contract and give it to Elon Musk's Starlink instead; this is about to happen www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

🔬🧪🧬 @sadbumblebee.buzz and I are collecting stories from scientists whose research funding has been halted by the Trump admin. Feel free to share this form with anyone who has been impacted and as always you can reach me on signal at caitlingilbert.24 thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient...

This data may vanish under Trump, so we charted it www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

This afternoon! Join over 1,200 registered transparency lovers to hear from Mark, Jack + two other special mystery guests!

5. To finish with a non-Trump story. I'm a sicker for fun details in toppers. This one by @zhoyoyo.bsky.social with @michellekondrich.bsky.social illustration in a story about a (maybe) lost Da Vinci is lovely. Kudos also to Sergio Peçanha for his editing. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

We @propublica.org are tracking who is working with Elon Musk and what they are doing. We have 20+ names so far including some that haven't yet been reported. Help us investigate and send us tips 🔎: www.propublica.org/tips/federal... projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...

A new era of government censorship has begun. It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Joy in planting this meow flower!

Here are my thoughts on the RedNote phenomenon www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Trump finds a new way for foreign governments to pay him off: Crypto wapo.st/4h8AGmP

Since Feb. 2021, @npr.org has followed all the known January 6 defendants as they've gone through the legal process. Here's the database: www.npr.org/2021/02/09/9...

"do not use", "do not boil" water notices are out for many communities as a result of the LA wildfires. high heat, melting plastic, depressurization of the water lines risk contaminating clean drinking water for perhaps months gift link on where the notices are and how this happens: wapo.st/4ahlFg1

If you are thinking about spending more time with friends in the new year, I have a year-end 🎁 to you: wapo.st/3DKTg5u

Someone please check on Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella. Have they given $1M to Trump yet??? sherwood.news/power/tech-c...

We are tracking her, and updating constantly, who are Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration. it includes also people who are in play for different positions, the WH staff, and other relevant roles. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Harris policy proposals had more support (even decent among Trump voters). And yet... www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...