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David H. Montgomery
2 days ago
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/
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Daniel Wolfe
8 days ago
A deeply personal one from me. Hug the ones you have and remember those who love you: 🎁
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It took 20 years, but I granted my dad his last wish
When I found out my dad’s last wish was for his family to ride in El Tour de Tucson, I took up the challenge.
https://wapo.st/4scqhfN
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Stacy Mitchell
21 days ago
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.
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Erika McEntarfer
22 days ago
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
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Scott Clement
23 days ago
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
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Are you in TikTok’s cat niche? What 121,000 videos reveal.
We re-created TikTok’s algorithm based on 1,100 users’ feeds. Explore which topics are in your feed and see what the algorithm is least likely to show you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/tiktok-algorithm-video-map-interests/
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Scott Clement
25 days ago
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...
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Religion Holds Steady in America
Analysis of our polls and other data shows no clear evidence of a religious revival among young adults. Read more about religiousness by age and gender.
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/12/08/religion-holds-steady-in-america/
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Nicole Foy
25 days ago
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...
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Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
https://www.propublica.org/people/nicole-foy
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American Library Association
about 1 month ago
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...
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Joseph Menn
about 1 month ago
Lead Post reporter on that story Alex Horton served in the infantry in Iraq.
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Chris Mehl
about 1 month ago
Saturday Data: More women ages 18-44 today have never married than married (ever).
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Joshua Eaton
about 1 month ago
Now that’s a lede. Story by
@taracopp.bsky.social
and
@michelleboorstein.bsky.social
. Read here:
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Sarah Cohodes
about 2 months ago
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
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Meghan Hoyer
2 months ago
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/...
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The mysterious rise of cancer among young adults in the Corn Belt
Communities across the Corn Belt are confronting a rise in cancers among young adults — and few clear explanations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/10/27/young-cancer-iowa/
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Kevin Schaul
2 months ago
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? 🙏
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Kevin Schaul
2 months ago
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. 🎁
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if anyone has the standing to sue autocorrect makers, it's Alanis Moistest
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Allison Shertzer
2 months ago
Thrilled to work with
@andrewvandam.bsky.social
on this piece!
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Column | The cities where home prices have changed the most (and least) over the past 130 years
Did your grandparents and great-grandparents really pay less for their homes than you did, even after inflation? The Department of Data might have the answer.
https://wapo.st/46ZuESX
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Dan Diamond
3 months ago
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.
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Edward Russell
3 months ago
“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.
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Column | Why this one area of cities is usually the poorest
The Department of Data went looking for geographic patterns in poverty, and stumbled upon a surprising culprit.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/08/air-pollution-wind-urban-poverty-east/
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Edward Russell
3 months ago
"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
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Column | The real height at which a hill becomes a mountain, according to data
We found a dataset that allows us to measure what separates a hill from a mountain, and maybe even see if it changes as you go west.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/13/real-height-which-hill-becomes-mountain-according-data/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=wp_follow_andrew_van_dam
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Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment
3 months ago
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...
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Column | The real height at which a hill becomes a mountain, according to data
We found a dataset that allows us to measure what separates a hill from a mountain, and maybe even see if it changes as you go west.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/13/real-height-which-hill-becomes-mountain-according-data/
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Derek Willis
3 months ago
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!
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Mapping evictions in Washington, D.C.
https://streetsensedc.github.io/evictions-app/?ref=51st.news
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Emily Guskin
3 months ago
Most American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes
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Invictus
3 months ago
TSLA continues its gradual descent as a percent of EV registrations in NYS:
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Sarah Kaplan
3 months ago
Vital, devastating reporting from
@megkelly.bsky.social
@joyceshlee.bsky.social
& co. on the human consequences of President Trump's suspension of foreign aid
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Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.
USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...
https://wapo.st/46GSwcv
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Amanda Katz
3 months ago
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)
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Lenny Bronner
4 months ago
Presidents’ names are getting shorter. Why? incredible investigation by
@andrewvandam.bsky.social
and
@alyssafowers.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Michael Derby
5 months ago
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."
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ICE documents reveal plan to double immigrant detention space this year
Internal documents reveal ICE’s plans to double immigrant detention to more than 100,000 beds, including new detention centers for families.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/08/15/ice-documents-reveal-plan-double-immigrant-detention-space-this-year/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Ben Casselman
5 months ago
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...
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Trump’s Pick to Lead Labor Data Agency Adds to Fears of Political Interference
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/business/trump-bls-ej-antoni.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dk8.L0UB.wb2zNUh-dW58&smid=url-share
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Karen Benjamin Guzzo
5 months ago
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.
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Drew Harwell
5 months ago
An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Anas al-Sharif: Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital
Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqyyrp3yq9o
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Bill McBride
5 months ago
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”
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Erika McEntarfer
5 months ago
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.
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Hannah Natanson
5 months ago
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
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The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work
Early resignation offers and other programs have reduced the workforce, but critics say the moves are also wasting money.
https://wapo.st/3IRXIlK
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John Bailer
5 months ago
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. 🧪
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Chiqui Esteban 🇺🇸🇪🇺
6 months ago
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...
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Opinion | The devastating Texas floods weren’t a shock. They’re the new normal.
“We must stop treating climate-driven events as unpredictable ‘natural’ disasters.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/09/kerr-county-floods-warnings-climate-change-camp-mystic/
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You know what I kinda like? That clouds in my coffee song You know what I kinda hate? That you're so vain song
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Meghan Hoyer
6 months ago
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
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@alvarovalino.bsky.social
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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Edward Russell
6 months ago
Love seeing America’s best airports in print! 📰
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/inter...
@andrewvandam.bsky.social
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Edward Russell
6 months ago
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
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Column | What airport is truly America’s busiest? It’s more complicated than you think.
If you guessed Atlanta, you’re in good company, but you’re also only half right.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/11/what-airport-is-truly-americas-busiest-its-more-complicated-than-you-think/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=wp_follow_andrew_van_dam
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Lenny Bronner
6 months ago
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
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Musa al-Gharbi
6 months ago
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...
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Edward Russell
6 months ago
Reader comments, Yelp reviews, and that “cool” factor — what went into ranking the 50 best airports in America from
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The 50 best airports in America
What makes an airport special? We analyzed what passengers love most for our own definitive ranking.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/travel/the-50-best-airports-in-america/2025/07/03/093a3dfb-02e0-44d4-8117-d06a962cecb1_video.html
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Danny Dougherty
6 months ago
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...
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The Problematic Politics of Trump’s Bill: More Lower-Income Americans Are Voting GOP
The class inversion of the two parties is making it trickier for Republicans to cut the social safety net.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/the-problematic-politics-of-trumps-bill-more-lower-income-americans-are-voting-gop-0b6288d0
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J. Emory Parker 🏳️🌈
6 months ago
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...
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Edward Russell
6 months ago
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
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Column | The real reason airports all feel the same
Digging into restaurant reviews, the Department of Data found that differences between chains seem to disappear within airports. Why is that?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/06/27/department-of-data-airport-restaurants/
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