How a data leak unmasked an Idaho state employee raising thousands of dollars a month in subscriptions by anonymously promoting pro-Russian commentary, white nationalists and Nazi memes. My new story for @investigatewest.bsky.social: www.investigatewest.org/idaho-labor-...

Obsessed with this chart from NOTUS's @andrewvandam.bsky.social www.notus.org/analysis/map...

Three million households in the U.S.'s heat dome this week lack air conditioning -- as many as 1 in 10 homes in Detroit, 7.5% of homes in Cleveland and 12% of houses in Rochester, NY: By @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social and @johnmuyskens.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Goodbye, WaPo. It’s time.

Good stuff from @andrewvandam.bsky.social! (Moving from civil and environmental engineering to journalism is probably one of the worst possible financial decisions I could've made, but hey, at least I could sleep well at night:) www.notus.org/analysis/col...

The federal government has deleted gender identity and/or sexual orientation data from hundreds of datasets since Trump took office. Now, data watchers worry that race and ethnicity data could be next. www.notus.org/us-news/trum...

"Drawing election maps is one of many uses of the Census’ race and ethnicity data — but it’s the only function clearly required by law" I lead with this a lot when I talk to people about why we have interesting and rich data and it's very important.

we've watched federal gender identity and sexual orientation data disappear for the past year and a half. in the wake of callais, could race and ethnicity data be next? big ol' story from @almsnatalie.bsky.social www.notus.org/us-news/trum...

It’s been three years since we formed our union. We still don’t have a contract. Over the next few weeks, you’ll be hearing from us — the workers of @propublica.org — on why this contract is so important and the issues about which we care deeply.

Exciting personal news — today is my first day as a business reporter at ProPublica! www.propublica.org/atpropublica...

A D.C.-based attorney spent three years fighting a $100 ticket he got from a speed camera in the city. He eventually won in D.C.'s highest court on a novel legal technicality, and thousands of other drivers could end up benefitting from it: www.notus.org/metro/dc-law...

♥️🗞️goodbye for now to @thebarbedwire.com — it’s been an honor, and any newsroom would be stupid not to hire @carakelly.bsky.social @briangaar.bsky.social @iamleslierangel.bsky.social and @candibolden.bsky.social

@katiperry.bsky.social is an excellent journalist, skilled developer and delightful colleague and I can't wait to follow her work in this role! Great hire www.nytco.com/press/graphi...

New NBER WP on California fast-food minimum wage. Link in next post.

Some news: After 25 years in newsrooms at @washingtonpost.com & @wsj.com, I’m helping launch a new research and testing institute to answer one of the most urgent tech questions of our time: What is AI doing to kids? It’s called the Youth AI Safety Institute at Common Sense Media bit.ly/4tT6FOp

The FT @financialtimes.com is hiring a new data journalist to join our US data and visuals team in New York. Great job, great team, great place to work. Apply here 👉 job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...

This is a @caitlingilbert.bsky.social appreciation post. Caitlin this year is a Goldsmith finalist, a Livingston finalist AND a SABEW winner - for 3 different projects on topics ranging from VA benefits to vaccine skepticism to TikTok algorithms. Absolute boss. wallacehouse.umich.edu/livingston-a...

Very good (if tragic) story from the Washington Post [GIft Link] wapo.st/3OONwh6 1/8

I genuinely do not understand management's refusal to agree to basic protections, like that they won't replace us with AI. It's baffling. Makes no sense. We're on strike to show management how serious we are about this, and how eager we are to get a contract done!

It's not just you: Democracy is STRUGGLING. The US has lost its status as a liberal democracy. And we may now be in a wave of autocratization. 🫣 www.not-ship.com/democracy-in...

A striking fact I learnt researching my book: For those in the bottom half, much of the real wage growth between 1979 and 2019 happened over just 7 "tight" years. For top wages, full employment wasn't a big deal. For bottom wages, it was the nearly the whole game.

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Exciting job news! I'm hella stoked to be part of what the @sfstandard.com is building, to help strengthen the local news ecosystem, and to have a broader remit to cover this baffling era of Silicon Valley!

Super interesting story out of Idaho: As Trump Demands Voter Data, This Fiercely Independent Red State Says No, by @audreydutton.bsky.social @jenafifield.bsky.social

I love this job. I love ProPublica. I love my editors and my coworkers. And I would love to see us get to the finish line on the best contract possible for staff, so we can get back to focusing ALL of our energy on the work we're here to do.

This is beautifully done. Cheers (and virtual hugs) to @lamthuyvo.bsky.social and the crew at @puddingviz.bsky.social

So, it's not "I miraculously survived like three types of Mystery Cancer at once" level good news, Chris, but... Dump your email into this text box, people!! I'm gonna be doing some wild and woolly Stuff With Data pretty soon!! signupforthenews.com/andrew-van-dam

After The Washington Post cut its newsroom roughly in half in February, I teamed up with @katierobertson.bsky.social @erikwemple.bsky.social to examine why its owner, Jeff Bezos, was insisting on major cuts after years of investment. The answer is here: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/b...

An obscure methodological tweak -- a change in the source of data on the price of legal services -- resulted in meaningfully lower monthly PCE inflation in January. That's prompting questions about why the change was made and why it wasn't disclosed publicly. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/b... #EconSky

David Autor (@davidautor.bsky.social) just wrote a very kind and thoughtful review of "The Means of Prediction" for the Journal of Economic Literature (@aeajournals.bsky.social): www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Noem's one-minute $220 million ad cost more than nearly every film nominated for Best Picture at the upcoming 2026 Academy Awards: * Frankenstein * Marty Supreme * Sinners * Bugonia * Hamnet * Train Dreams * Sentimental Value * The Secret Agent

Hey, my new JPAM article is online! It's called, "Can Pollution Cause Poverty? The Effects of Pollution on Educational, Health, and Economic Outcomes" and you can read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

I feel like it has fallen off the collective radar too because the radar is clogged with 280,000 other dots. But we’re still here. We’re following the court cases and federal rules and state legislatures. The number of us who follow repro issues exclusively is small but mighty.

A little late update here: A month ago, I was laid off from The Washington Post, along with hundreds of my colleagues. I’m incredibly proud of the reporting and visual storytelling I’ve done over the past five years, alongside some of the best journalists in the industry.

We stopped calling it "women's work," but we never stopped making it women's work. Today, women across the world spend 17% of their time on these domestic, unpaid tasks. Men? About 7%. Just a little something to think about this International Women's Day. www.not-ship.com/hey-guys-you...

I get a lot of questions these days about data from BLS and other agencies. Some of this is about fears of political interference. Some of it is about the reliability of the data, especially in light of recent big revisions. In a story today, I tried to tackle both. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/b...

Hello Bluesky! We're the Washington Post data team. We dig through government records, social media, campaign finance reports, weather maps, and any other data we can dig up, download, FOIA or create. Then, we share what we find with you. We've worked on a lot in the past year. A few highlights 🧵

Most homeowners say their housing costs is affordable, while most renters say they are not

we never publish a column without making sure it answers the five W's if/when? why? what? how much have you got? have you got it, do you get it, if so how often? which do you choose, the hard or soft option?

Incredible front-page story from Ukraine by a reporter and photojournalist that the Post just laid off wapo.st/4rKFape

I'm going to write one long thread over the next couple of days about the people I worked with at the Post. They deserve the extra time and attention. I'll start with someone you likely know well: @roncharles.bsky.social 1/TK

Paige’s last story for us, now atop the homepage, shows what we lost. She could have done a quick hit on Oz telling Americans to delay retirement, but instead delivered a comprehensive piece rich in policy analysis, data, voices of real people and a rare non-TV interview with Oz wapo.st/4rHUCC6

Haven't seen a sports-specific starter pack for Washington Post folks affected by recent layoffs so created one below - please show them your support and give a follow (let me know if I've missed anyone too!)

“Katie Mettler, a former chair of the Washington Post guild, said: “I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.”” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...

The weirdest thing about reading financial journalist is their love of the phrase “up and to the right”. I’m no time series expert but I guess I wasn’t worried about the “to the right” bit. Thought that was kind of non-negotiable

The Post was foolish enough to unleash a bevy of the world’s most talented multi-disciplinary journalists out there for their competition to scoop up. These are some of the most hard working and skilled people I know. Save this one and reshare it please! 📊

Don’t forget about Daniel @sadbumblebee.buzz himself, who is a brilliant and compassionate writer, climate reporter, and developer — among many other talents. Some of my faves of his work: wapo.st/4rv3WZJ wapo.st/4a1IIwS

News: I was cut yesterday in a newsroom-wide layoff affecting 300+ staff at The Washington Post. I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them. I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome. timmeko.com

Today I was one of the many laid off from the Post. It is a dark day for news. For now I am going to take some time with my family before figuring out where I go from here. In the meantime, please consider supporting my colleagues. Any contribution helps: www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...