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Elon Musk's businesses have received at least $38 billion in government funding, helping seed the growth that has made Musk the world’s richest person. From data reporters Emmanuel Martinez & @dtkeating.bsky.social and a great team: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

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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...

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Someone got $38 billion in government funding.

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🔬🧪🧬 @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...

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Elon Musk, who has said the beneficiaries of federal spending are a "parasite class," runs businesses that have pocketed $38 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies, loans and contracts www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

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Any journalist who regularly works with data reading the line “data doesn’t lie”

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SCOOP: Trump administration has been evaluating the costs of destroying or disposing of tens of millions of coronavirus tests that would otherwise be provided free to Americans. My story w/ Carolyn Y. Johnson. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Just here to normalize handing out Valentine's Day cards at work

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Airline pilots received more than 100 cockpit warnings over the past decade that they were in danger of a midair collision with a helicopter near Reagan National Airport, according to flight-tracking and government incident data. wapo.st/40ZnLNi

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Excellent advice for anyone, really, from @heatherkelly.bsky.social: wapo.st/3CPSmEN

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Children are now starving. Vaccines have stopped. A rented ambulance can no longer come to the site of a bombing. Days into the Musk/Trump attack on US foreign aid, here’s what’s happening already wapo.st/42J2gCF

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How close is DC's helicopter corridor to the DCA landing approach for Runway 33? Suuuuuuuuuper close. From @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social , Sarah Blaskey and @abtran.bsky.social : www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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By midday Friday, "diversity", "equity" and "inclusion" had been scrubbed from hundreds of govt websites - and other pages, from the Energy Dept's justice initiatives to the CDC's guidance for HIV testing for transgender people - went completely dark: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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How thoroughly are some US govt. agencies scrubbing things from the web? Our review of 8000+ web pages found wild examples: At the EPA, the “Diversity Commitment and Code of Conduct” was deleted off a page from a 2021 conference. A DHS job listing no longer promises an “inclusive” environment.

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A Post review of 8,000+ federal webpages changed since Inauguration Day found 662 examples of deletions and additions that reflect policy changes at the heart of Trump’s campaign. By @jeremybmerrill.com @azipaybarah.bsky.social & @erxclau.me

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As DOGE makes a play to access the Treasury's payment systems, a top staffer departs. "The sensitive systems control the flow of more than $6 trillion annually to households, businesses and more nationwide." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Senators have been repeatedly asking RFK Jr. about his comments unearthed by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social and @caitlingilbert.bsky.social. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks just pressed him on arguing White and Black people should have separate vaccination schedules www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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FYI @washingtonpost.com has a team of reporters and editors covering the crash from all angles and posting continual updates here: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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This is my Watergate wapo.st/4aBla0g

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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...

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As RFK Jr. testifies: A Post analysis found that he's repeatedly disparaged vaccines, falsely linked them to autism and argued that White and Black people should have separate vaccination schedules. By @caitlingilbert.bsky.social & @laurenweberhp.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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5 ways Project 2025 appeared in Trump’s presidential directives www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... Great work by @ence.bsky.social

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Latest with @davidovalle.bsky.social: RFK Jr as HHS secretary would be a boon to the wellness/alternative therapies industries, as he has talked often about vitamins and supplements among other alt treatments and claimed the FDA has “aggressively”suppressed these remedies. wapo.st/3CmpKCV

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This is a fantastic story about resilience and action in the face of the L.A. fires: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...

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Incredible www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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Admirable that Ted Leo spells "lede" correctly here.

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Trump's team has promised to start deporting folks as soon as he puts his hand on the bible so we wanted to know who was most at risk. Here's what we found.

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This is the most exciting thing to happen to @wpdatateam.bsky.social in a loooong time. We are SO SO LUCKY to have Ence as a full-time data teammate!!

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Important deep dive into cops' "outrageously dystopian" use of facial recognition by @douglasmac.bsky.social @davidovalle.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com. A wrongfully arrested father of four was jailed for 16 months before his charges were dropped: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

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This project has been an enormous reporting, research + data lift and the thoughtful work of so many people at @washingtonpost.com. It's impactful and touching and reveals much about American history. I hope you read it:

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I think I might do a livestream of myself analyzing the boarding school data the @washingtonpost.com released this weekend. Live exploratory data visualizations 11:30 am EST. #rstats github.com/washingtonpo...

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A year-long investigation by The Post reveals more than 3,100 students died at Indian boarding schools between 1828 and 1970 — and more than 800 of those students are buried in cemeteries at or near the schools they attended. Read the full findings: wapo.st/408M3VV

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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

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Overall, sea levels at Fort Pulaski, GA rose 7.3 inches between 2010 and 2023; in the previous 30 years, the ocean rose about 3.7 inches. The latest in our series on the Drowning South: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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Spotted in Politico...

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Sea level rise is skyrocketing in the U.S. South. Scientists are beginning to understand why. By @shannonosaka.bsky.social, @johnmuyskens.bsky.social, Simon Ducroquet, Kevin Crowe & @bananafish.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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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...

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At @washingtonpost.com, we sued the government to get records of how much the U.S. is spending maintaining seized Russian yachts. You can see the receipts here: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

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As Elon Musk prepares for a central role in the U.S. government, the billionaire has a political megaphone unmatched in modern society -- dwarfing even the president-elect's reach. By @jeremybmerrill.com, @kevinschaul.bsky.social and Trisha Thadani: www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

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True fact: @emilygiam.bsky.social is a constant source of great, fun data ideas -- like this deep dive into how much college football affects wedding planning (a lot!)

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A few months back we asked Post readers to send us their TikTok viewing histories ... and more than 1,000 did! They collectively watch SO much TikTok that their swipes equalled the distance @davejorgenson.bsky.social traveled between KC + DC: www.tiktok.com/@washingtonp...

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The @washingtonpost.com, @lhreports.bsky.social and @eluniversalmx.bsky.social collected death records from every Texas county and Mexican state bordering the Rio Grande to examine the effects of tougher enforcement, and whether it has increased drownings: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...

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