Honestly pretty shocking it was just 50% before the pandemic but falling by half in 5 years is horrifying

You can also use the map in the story to look up vaccination rates in your local schools! This was a HUGE data lift: we reviewed and mapped tens of thousands of individual schools’ data, assembling the most comprehensive public database. And we published this data here: github.com/washingtonpo...

EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected. Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43

“How about we add some AI?”

when its definitely not a hostage situation

Chart of the decade, from a new blockbuster reportage on how billionaires took over American politics www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Leaders promised that America would “make again.” What’s booming instead: AI chips, servers and data centers, industries that create few jobs www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The @washingtonpost.com won a Loeb Award for best international reporting last night for "The Money War," our 2024 series on unintended consequences of the massive rise in U.S. financial sanctions — great to celebrate with @jeffstein.bsky.social, @foianate.bsky.social, @federicacocco.bsky.social

🤳EXCLUSIVE: We analyzed real data from over 800 U.S. TikTok users to reveal how the app transforms casual users into power users. Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima.bsky.social Leslie Shapiro @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social wapo.st/4obueib

Parlays have become incredibly popular, with many betting apps encouraging these high-stakes multi-leg bets. But as legs are added, the chance of winning drops faster than the growth of the potential payout - which means sportsbooks have the advantage. Explore the math and and try your own bets:

We worry about Very Online Kids much more than their Very Online Parents, and I'm not sure that's wise

During Trump's federal law enforcement surge in DC, Park Police helicopters increased their hovering time over city neighborhoods sevenfold -- and flew hundreds of feet lower than other helicopters. From @abtran.bsky.social and @imogenpiper.bsky.social : www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

D.C.’s economic picture is getting darker: Amid signs of a broader economic slowdown, unemployment is up, spending is slowing and signs of strain are emerging across key sectors that once helped prop up the national capital region. By @federicacocco.bsky.social & @oliviacgeorge.bsky.social:

At a certain point you have to ask: is this a news story or a relentless bombardment?

And here is a free link to the article on.ft.com/4lMyALz ICE’s child catching in charts

ICE has arrested around a thousand toddlers since September 2023 www.ft.com/content/d8a2...

A year’s worth of mascara is… two tubes of mascara

amazing q&a with paul krugman

D.C.-area economy starts to show deep impacts of the Trump administration's job and spending cuts - deeply reported story led by @aaronwiener.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @federicacocco.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

🚨We're hiring! 🚨 The @wpdatateam.bsky.social is looking for a computational journalist -- someone who can help tell big national stories but also work across our team in developing best devops and big data practices. We value camaraderie, learning and collaboration. Feel free to reach out w/ Qs:

First known American citizen to be deported.

Buyers have poured tens of millions of dollars into President Donald Trump’s meme coin since his team advertised Wednesday that top purchasers could join Trump for an “intimate private dinner” next month, from @jeremybmerrill.com and @drewharwell.com: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

That’s ok, if toys and other kids stuff becomes more expensive, we can always rely on Facebook marketplace! Facebook marketplace:

Economists say the way Trump calculated tariffs makes no sense, report The Post's Andrew Ackerman & @federicacocco.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

An amazing detail is that this guy was charged with practicing medicine without a license for giving puberty blockers to autistic kids www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

“Twenty-two years in communications, two Peabody awards, [an] Emmy nomination and just a wealth of institutional newsroom and communications knowledge does not seem to be as valued to companies as I was led to believe” On getting DOGE'd: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Dr. Oz did not disclose his involvement with ZorroRX in financial forms submitted to the Office of Government Ethics, but source code on the company's website revealed he co-founded the health benefits company with his son, by @caitlingilbert.bsky.social and @laurenweberhp.bsky.social:

The Washington Post is looking for a White House Economic Policy reporter washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpo...

An underrated element of the Democrats’ internal division is that younger voters, who lean left, are for the first time able to compete for power against entrenched older voters. Gift link: wapo.st/4ibfiOq

D.C. is showing the first signs of financial strain under DOGE: Unemployment claims last week jumped 25 percent over the previous week and home listings have also spiked: By @federicacocco.bsky.social @abha-b.bsky.social @aaronwiener.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Donald Trump's approval ratings two weeks after inauguration: 47% of U.S. adults approve, 51% say they disapprove www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...

Are you a federal employee? Want to talk to @washingtonpost.com reporters about Return to Office and what's happening right now? Here's a way to do that: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

A mind-numbing story of greed from Rachel Siegel, @abtran.bsky.social, @federicacocco.bsky.social and @ceodonovan.bsky.social that you can read for free at this link. | Rent rose by 20 percent across L.A. County after fires. That’s illegal. wapo.st/40NhjKa

Trump talking about removing regulations in Nevada last night: "I did it one in seven. We're going to do one in 10 this time." 🤔

A sequel to "I Don't Know How She Does It" but this time it's about someone who runs three companies, posts 70 tweets a day, is about to start a new government agency, is "raising" 12 children and somehow finds the time to be a top gamer.

On Pete Hegseth's drinking habits - I don't think a single eyebrow would be lifted if he were a British politician

New: Mark Zuckerberg was warned he'd die in prison. Tim Cook said those who led the "shameful" insurrection "should be held to account." Google's founder said he was "deeply offended" by Trump's first win. Now all have fallen in line, giving $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund wapo.st/3PzjIC1

Once fringe ideas are now featured rly prominently in this Peter Thiel op-ed/word salad for the FT. An insane amount of projection about who is spreading lies, the deep state and Orwellian surveillance www.ft.com/content/a46c...

I need a Wirecutter for recipes

When he exited office, Jimmy Carter had an approval rating of only 34%. But these days, as people reassess past presidents, his approval rating has grown to 57%, about on par with Clinton.

THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files. It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.

Dorothy Parker's line, "if you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to", is especially true now.

Back in't day, policemen, teachers and nurses earned about double the minimum wage at starting salary. Now they enjoy a premium of about 20-30%. Squish!

Excellent reporting about how Big Tech's insatiable desire for AI data is sapping electricity from power grids, leaving many people without basic services or dealing with the fallout from environmentally destructive power plants. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Here's a exploratory data viz comparing the @washingtonpost.com's count of student deaths by tribe compared with the Department of the Interior's

Our year-long investigation found that more than 3,100 children died at boarding schools between 1828 and 1970 and that more than 800 of those students are buried in cemeteries at or near the schools they attended. Here’s how we found our evidence. wapo.st/3DnIr9q

Was scrolling through @washingtonpost.com homepage this morning and spotted this gem by @moriartymaps.com! Snowy maps! www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...

Through the whole year, @jeffstein.bsky.social has been bringing us fascinating stories about sanctions, teaming with @federicacocco.bsky.social and FOIA guru Nate Jones to explain how the US has spent $30 million to maintain a luxury yacht: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...