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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Does anyone know why the website for searching U.S. Code is down (and has been for more than a day)?

uscode.house.gov

Site is currently under maintenance

The site you requested is currently unavailable. Please visit the Clerk of the House to find your Representative’s or a committee's contact information.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ok. What did San Diego do to deserve this week we're having?

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Update 1: At least 3 other organizations received same notice today--rejecting our requests to meet to discuss data collection rules for the 2030 Census. Last time mtgs were mysteriously canceled, the proposed rule was posted for comment soon after. Update 2: Deleted original to update screenshot.

Screenshot of email with text:
Your meeting request for RIN 0607-AA75 has been declined
From: ROCIS Postmaster <rocis@gsa.gov>
Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Subject: Your meeting request for RIN 0607-AA75 has been declined
To: <REDACTED@georgetown.edu>

Beth Jarosz,

An issue occured with your meeting request and it has been declined. Please contact Oira_submission@omb.eop.gov for more information.

Requestor's Organization: Association of Public Data Users
Email: REDACTED@georgetown.edu
RIN: 0607-AA75
Rule Title: Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Apropos of nothing... An earlier Census Bureau analysis of commercial voter records

Screenshot of Census Bureau powerpoint slide
The Data: From Registration to Commercial Vendor to Census
Decentralized:
• There is no single national voter registration file (NVRF).
• Voter rolls and access are managed differently in each state. • Different laws and policies regarding data disclosure, list maintenance regulations, etc.
• Potential for significant variation in quality of data.
Acquisition and processing by commercial data vendors:
• Once state files are acquired the data is standardized, cleaned, and processed.
Important to emphasize:
• Measuring the quality of the commercial voter registration files.
• NOT the quality of the voter rolls in local election offices.
• Files do not contain any political party status information.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I am really tired of being right. We warned about this in our July briefing... (Links in 🧵 )

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

William Dow and Jay Bhattacharya fireside chat starts out with acknowledgment that the past year has been hard and people have been hurt. #PAA2026

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

❗❗❗ So... about that Executive Order on breaking down "data silos." Turns out this year the Census Bureau couldn't get the data it needed from IRS or Medicare in time for the current population estimates.

Screenshot of Census Bureau presentation describing data challenges with input data for current domestic migration estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Details https://www.census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2026/methodology-updates-vintage-2025-estimates.html

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I mean, why would we need official statistics when a DoorDasher can bring it, lukewarm and possibly missing an item, to our door (and sometimes to our neighbor's door, but who's counting)?

White House statement
"NEW DATA: Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks
The White House
November 10, 2025
President Donald J. Trump’s bold economic agenda is delivering real results for American families — with new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce report confirming that inflation has been tamed, everyday prices are beginning to drop, and wages are growing."

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

San Diego Airport... end of an era

View of old Terminal 1 as a pile of rubble and dirt.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Can someone do a welfare check on the CA Republican party? This is the ad they're running. I mean... Do you think it's a cry for help?

Truth social screenshot of ad that reads "Gavin Newsom wants to paint California blue and stop Trump"
With a note that it's AI generated and paid for by CA Republican Party

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Here's one example on USDA cuts...

Text-dense infographic summarized as follows due to character limit:
Texas farmers and ranchers don't just feed our families, they help feed the world.
Economic losses: These cuts now mean a shortage of 197 critical USDA staff for Texas producers but that's not all because they are also owed millions of dollars in unreimbursed USDA contracts ($2.7B nationwide, $203.4M to 1,845 farms and ranches in Texas alone).
The USDA just lost 1 in 7 people. That's over 15,000 jobs cut.
58% of food safety scientists
1,400 people at APHIS who are key in fighting animal diseases
20% of USDA veterinarians
4,000 folks at USDA's farm production conservation division
3,600 staff from NCRS

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Exactly. When what you need is to scan huge volumes of text to help a human find something they need, AI may be helpful (e.g. scanning legislative text) But if you want Truth, using AI is like using a washing machine to do your dishes. I mean, I searched for "child with lemon" & AI gave me this

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

I am so sorry. May my cat's attempt to camouflage himself in the garden--as a fennel plant--bring you some joy.

Cat sitting in a plant pot alongside a fennel plant.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Because the Carlsbad crowd lined both sides of the street *for more than a mile,* there's no way I could get a photo that would do it justice...

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Can't talk about demography without talking about immigrants, and #fact that ICE enforcement actions have been targeting people with NO CRIMINAL RECORD. HT @nytimes.com

Chart from NYTimes showing ICE arrests by criminal history.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

And @karenguzzo.bsky.social doing an incredible job of explaining the difference between period and cohort fertility (without saying either of those terms, because this is largely a policy audience) and the implications. Audience is paying very close attention.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Also, even with that low immigration projection, and anticipated declines in birth rates, we still will (checks notes) have children in California in 2070. More reason to not buy into the moral panic about falling birth rates.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

State forecast update incorporates updated higher international migration through 2024 but substantially lower in the long run, resulting in a lower population forecast.

Chart showing DOF 2023 and 2025 forecast updates, with 2025 lower.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

It's a downer of a shutdown day, but on the bright side, I get to see colleagues W Schwarm, @karenguzzo.bsky.social, E Zheng, and K Kane talk about population trends at the annual @scagnews.bsky.social Demographic Workshop.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Have you not seen the splash notice?

Quote from HUD.gov
"U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands. The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people."

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

The ACS community started when I joined PRB. 2025 truly marks the end of an era. 💔 Link to announcement in 🧵

Update on the ACS Online Community
September 12, 2025

Dear Online Community Members,

Thank you for your participation in the American Community Survey (ACS) Data Users Group Online Community. Since its inception in 2013, the community has grown to over 7,000 members, sharing messages, materials, and announcements related to the ACS. Unfortunately, the U.S. Census Bureau was not able to renew the contract with the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) to maintain the site, and the online community will sunset on September 30, 2025.  We hope you will consider continuing your engagement on PRB's Federal Data Forum Online Community. You can also stay connected to the Census Bureau by subscribing to ACS email updates or contacting the ACS.

Thank you,

Donna M. Daily
Chief, American Community Survey Office
U.S. Census Bureau

Diana Elliott, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Programs
Population Reference Bureau

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

DC is a dangerous place, y'all. Ugly, too. #Lies

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

I think the thing many people don't understand yet, because the headlines are all so tied to "jobs" numbers, is that the removal of the BLS Commissioner also means our individual wallets are at risk... What?! Let me explain... 🧵

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Presented without comment

Protest at a crossroads: the Boston Tea Party and the destruction of property in America. Americans have a long tradition of using property destruction and vandalism as tools of protest...

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Can anyone explain to me why telework rates in 2024-25 are higher than in 2022-23 (according to CPS)? Is it real? (It certainly debunks the RTO narrative.) Is it a methodological shift? Is it labor market shift? (I don't see anything obv in industry or occupation mix but maybe I missed something?)

Table showing monthly telework share of workforce data Oct 2022-May 2025. Full data available at https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU0201B46B

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

If you're here, you probably care about data. On July 22, join me and other defenders of data to learn the latest and strategize for the future of public data. apdu.org?product=unco...

APDU unConference 2025 Connect Learn Strategize

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

San Diegans... who's going to tell them? 🌮🌮🌮

TACO TUESDAY social media post from ultraconservative KOGO 600 radio.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

The federal government is asking for deregulation suggestions. What could possibly go wrong??? (If you're looking for a weekend project, consider submitting comments on why regs are important.)

Screenshot of Regulations.gov with a prominent call to "submit your deregulatory recommendations"

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Tell me you don't understand surveys without telling me you don't understand surveys.

Tweet from DOGE that reads:
Besides the Census itself, the
@USCensusBureau
performs 102 additional surveys costing $2.2 billion, many of them obsolete with the results not being used to drive any action nor even looked at.

The Census Bureau and DOGE are reviewing them one-by-one. So far, 5 wasteful surveys, totaling 493 pages of questions and $16.5M in costs, have been terminated, with questions like:
- “In your entire life, have you had at least 12 drinks of any kind of alcohol, not counting small tastes or sips?”
- “Was this MOSTLY regular wine, wine coolers, or fortified wine?”
- “How frequently do you use the internet in your home?”

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Anyone else finding that the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Database is down? More importantly, does anyone have a complete list of the advisory committees that have been terminated? (And those that are still standing?)

Screenshots of FACADatabase.gov with from March and April 2025. April's shows a "site can't be reached" error.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

The "last updated" date on this National Survey of Children's Health page is a lie. I have a copy of the data and codebook from Oct 2024. The materials there today are missing at least one key measure: whether or not the child faced discrimination for their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Screenshot of https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/nsch/data/datasets.2023.html with highlighted text "Page Last Revised - September 17, 2024"

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

BREAKING: Following the bad news for cancellation of the spring Census Scientific Advisory Committee meeting, and the 2030 Census Advisory Committee meeting... now May 2025 National Advisory Committee meeting is canceled.

Screenshot of cancellation notice for May 2025 NAC.
Full text at https://www.census.gov/about/cac/nac/future-meetings.html

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Disgusting, but not surprising.

Screenshot that reads "Census Scientific Advisory Committee – 2025 Spring Meeting: March 13-14, 2025
March 13, 2025
Meeting Information
This meeting is cancelled.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Just finished 20 postcards to voters in FL6. What's your tiny (or big) act of resistance today?

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Will ending FEMA be the thing that finally sinks in for Texans and Floridians?

Map showing FEMA payouts by staye with TX, LA, and FL dramatically higher than any other state.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

My work is being erased Work that was done for the public good, and that belongs to U.S. taxpayers, is being erased.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

All of data.cdc.gov is offline

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

www.cdc.gov/datainfo.html is down

Screenshot of page noting "Data.CDC.gov is temporarily offline
Data.CDC.gov is temporarily offline in order to comply with Executive Order 14168 Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government and the OPM notice dated January 29, 2025, “Initial Guidance Regarding President Trump’s Executive Order Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government (Defending Women).” The website will resume operations once in compliance.

Last Reviewed: January 31, 2025
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

SOGI pages at CDC are going down. Some reports are still up, but unclear how much longer those will be accessible. If you work on this topic, start getting what you need NOW.

The page you're looking for was not found error on URL for LGBTQ youth health disparities.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Does someone want to explain to me why the carrots in British Columbia are ginormous?

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

The Census Bureau started using new data to estimate the number of humanitarian migrants in the U.S. and the effect on population estimates is... notable. (Source link in comments)

Image showing the components of international migration estimates and how new data sources/methods have changed the count over time. (Details at link in post.)

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Why is it that my census-related posts never go semi-viral?

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

It feels really weird to cancel a subscription to journalism I've relied on for decades. But these are weird times. I'm subscribing to @bostonglobe.bsky.social and donating to @propublica.org and (more) to public radio. Other news source suggestions are welcome.

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

Yesterday I completed the 1st part of the assignment. Then went to canvass. 43 houses!!! If you don't feel like canvassing or phone banking are right for you, a simple step you can take is to text 3 friends and make sure they have a plan to vote. 💙🩵💙

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Well... I guess I still have a job.

AI prompt that reads "What is the total fertility rate for each state in the United States?"

With answer "Total fertility rate data for each state in the United States is not available from public datasets."

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B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

I WAS RIGHT. That viral chart from FT does not show compelling proof of the effect of Ozempic/Wegovy. It shows survey noise. Will GLP-1 drugs help? Possibly. But let's not say "mission accomplished" just yet.

Screenshot of report from CDC that reads: "What are the recent trends in obesity and severe obesity in adults? From 2013–2014 through August 2021–August 2023, the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity in adults did not change significantly, while the age-adjusted prevalence of severe obesity increased from 7.7% to 9.7% (Figure 4, Table 4). Changes in the prevalence of obesity and severe obesity between the two most recent survey cycles, 2017–March 2020 and August 2021–August 2023, were not significant." And a chart that shows the trends as described in the text.

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