NEW: How many books did you read this year? If it was more than 2, congrats: you read more than the median American. Read on for way more @today.yougov.com polling from me on America's book-reading habits in 2025. 1/

A deeply personal one from me. Hug the ones you have and remember those who love you: 🎁 wapo.st/4scqhfN

1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.

A nice thread from Guy on JP's comments yesterday on NFP growth being overstated. To which I will add a caveat - the birth/death model is not the principal driver of the wedge between CES and QCEW these last two years. (Warning, statistical esoterica ahead) 🧵1/9

Wow, Washington Post data wizards used TikTok user feeds to create a similar algorithm and map the neighborhoods of videos people see 🤯 Big props to @jeremybmerrill.com and team www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

Pew Research Center just released a big report on religiosity in America, finding little shift since 2020 across four big indicators of religious commitment in its high response-rate NPORS surveys. Worth a read -> www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...

Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected] www.propublica.org/people/nicol...

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

Lead Post reporter on that story Alex Horton served in the infantry in Iraq.

Saturday Data: More women ages 18-44 today have never married than married (ever). @andrewvandam.bsky.social

Now that’s a lede. Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social. Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

This project was fueled by RAGE RAGE whenever I read or heard about (another) abuse of power by faculty RAGE whenever I was asked to discuss a paper about gender wage differentials that attributed gaps to "preferences" with no consideration of how "preferences" are formed

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/...

Some personal news: I'm now a visual reporter covering AI for the @washingtonpost.com tech team. I'm a hacker/journalist with a comp sci background. Expect analysis, explainers and experiments on how AI really works and what it means for us. If that interests you, give me a follow/RT? 🙏

Tech giants keep touting a system they built to label AI-generated content. But it only works if everyone uses it. So I checked. They're not using it. 🎁 wapo.st/4qokjaC

if anyone has the standing to sue autocorrect makers, it's Alanis Moistest

Thrilled to work with @andrewvandam.bsky.social on this piece! wapo.st/46ZuESX

The lead story on The Washington Post today is about the No Kings rallies, and it’s already drawn 5,000-plus comments. I was browsing the top replies, which come from all over the country but hit similar notes: the rallies were peaceful, unifying and focused on protecting democracy and rule of law.

“Past pollution explains up to a fifth of the differences in neighborhood socioeconomic status. Fascinating analysis from @andrewvandam.bsky.social on the geography of urban poverty.

"If it looms less than 800 feet above than the lower points of interest nearby, it’s probably a hill. Anything taller than that gets to be a mountain. That is, until you get to 5,000 feet, when high places get to be peaks." via @andrewvandam.bsky.social

Ever wondered about "The real height at which a hill becomes a mountain?" @andrewvandam.bsky.social from @washingtonpost.com gives an answer in a good read www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Last year a @merrillcollege.bsky.social grad student told me she wanted to build a news app about evictions in DC. Given the schedule and amount of work, it was an ambitious project. Taylor Nichols not only did it but got it published by a DC news org! streetsensedc.github.io/evictions-ap...

Most American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

TSLA continues its gradual descent as a percent of EV registrations in NYS:

Vital, devastating reporting from @megkelly.bsky.social @joyceshlee.bsky.social & co. on the human consequences of President Trump's suspension of foreign aid wapo.st/46GSwcv

Sure. Cool. Wait, your job is what—you’re the acting head of FEMA?? wapo.st/46BGTDU Crazy exclusive from WaPo about the guy Lewandowski installed to run FEMA, who was reportedly unreachable during the deadly Texas flood in July (gift link)

Presidents’ names are getting shorter. Why? incredible investigation by @andrewvandam.bsky.social and @alyssafowers.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

I just appealed for special dispensation on your behalf, and I'm delighted (??) to announce the R is back! Gift link: wapo.st/4oLF7Is

WashPost on Trump plan to massively increase U.S. prison capacity: The government will be "opening or expanding 125 facilities this year. By January, ICE will have the capacity to hold more than 107,000 people, internal agency documents show."

Trump's firing of the BLS commissioner after a weak jobs report drew condemnation from economists across the political spectrum who were worried about the politicization of government data. His choice of replacement has only added to those concerns. #EconSky www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/b...

A much higher share of childless Republican men - who are desperately trying to get back to “traditional gender norms” where women do most of the childrearing - want to have a child compared to Republican women, Democrat men, or Democrat women. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Goldman: “The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish a preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision to March 2025 nonfarm payrolls on September 9th. We estimate a downward revision on the order of 550-950k”

It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.

Latest in a string of stories you can read only/first from the @washingtonpost: The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work right now, under the Trump admin's resignation program w/ @merylkornfield.bsky.social @laurameckler.bsky.social wapo.st/3IRXIlK

Congrats again to Jeffrey Mervis (@aaas.org) and @andrewvandam.bsky.social (@washingtonpost.com) for being recognized with the @amstatnews.bsky.social Excellence in Stat Reporting Award. Delighted to chat with Jeff (1:09 min) and Andrew (26:50 min) on this special double feature #podcast episode. 🧪

Opinions is its own thing, also nothing against saying climate change there either (just a quick search of something recent) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

also means zero british people are allowed to eat bananas which seems unfair

You know what I kinda like? That clouds in my coffee song You know what I kinda hate? That you're so vain song

Trump’s vow to shrink the federal government appears to rely, at least in part, on top officials doing multiple -- sometimes completely unrelated -- jobs simultaneously. By @azipaybarah.bsky.social @kevinschaul.bsky.social and @alvarovalino.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Love seeing America’s best airports in print! 📰 www.washingtonpost.com/travel/inter... @andrewvandam.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com

Atlanta Hartsfield may churn through 20% more humans daily than its closest US rivals but that doesn't mean it's the busiest airport all day. Thanks to the power of airline hubs it passes the baton between Denver, Chicago, Los Angeles and even BWI across the hours. @andrewvandam.bsky.social

What if Trump’s gains with minorities weren’t about Trump at all? @andrewvandam.bsky.social and I took a look at recent election results in NYC, Toronto and London and tried to figure out why we're seeing similar trends in all three cities www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Excited to have the last word in the latest @washingtonpost.com Department of Data column by @andrewvandam.bsky.social and @lennybronner.com -- and thanks to Anne Wilson for the shout out! I'm a big fan of this column, so it's a genuine honor. Full post here: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reader comments, Yelp reviews, and that “cool” factor — what went into ranking the 50 best airports in America from @andrewvandam.bsky.social.

It's two decades after _What's The Matter With Kansas_, and the GOP is more reliant than it ever was on voters who use the economic programs it is seeking to cut www.wsj.com/politics/the...

NEW: I just observed two interesting data deletions from the CDC's website. Both having to do with vaccine surveillance in children. There's nothing about these datasets that would have tripped any "gender" flags. You can still download them from our site: www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

When it comes to food, "airports are the great equalizer. The high performers fall and the low performers rise until most outlets muddle along in the middle of the star scale... Airport restaurants really are more homogeneous than their counterparts in the outside world." @andrewvandam.bsky.social