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Washington Post Data Team @wpdatateam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hi y’all! I’m Ence, and I cover political data at the Post. I've spent this year tracking megadonors & dark money. Let's do an AMA! Want to know what's up with all that AI money? What Elon Musk's super PAC is doing? How to find a candidate's donors yourself? Reply here & I'll answer til 4 PM ET.

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Ence Morse @ence.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

unreal piece by @federicacocco.bsky.social @teoarmus.bsky.social. look at those job numbers falling off a cliff! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'd like to read a full-length thought, this mind's the only mind I've got, I do not like this textual spam, I do not like them Sam Alt-man,

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I would not like an AI summary, I would not like it on a boat, I would not like the email bloat, I do not like it on a chair, I would not like it anywhere! I do not like them on a phone, I do not like them in my home, I do not want them on a search, I do not like them in a church

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Washington Post Data Team @wpdatateam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Since President Trump took over the Kennedy Center, the institution has borrowed everything its bank would lend it, dipped into money donors had given on the condition it never be spent and written off pledges from supporters who stopped paying. By @federicacocco.bsky.social & @naemas.bsky.social:

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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.

The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Some unintended consequences I suspect the rise of AI agents will create: 1. Restaurants that only take reservations by hand written letter, or more likely, don't take them at all. 2. Gigs where you can only buy tickets in person. 3. Businesses that operate without websites.

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Very much not the point of the (great) story (in fact, scoop) but could've sworn this was THE SAME PERSON giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The urinary incident reminded me of the bit in The Shipping News when the aunt puts her brother's ashes down the outhouse toilet

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Something about Harry and Meghan and a school; something about Ed Sheeran and a rapper; something about Sydney Sweeney, I think her name is. Having discovered Cabin Pressure, decades late, I've been listening to episodes of that instead and I commend the experience.

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Lauren Kaori Gurley @laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Nearly 1 in 6 Americans ages 16 to 29 is neither working nor in school. @federicacocco.bsky.social & I are trying to understand why, but we need your help reaching young adults and teens who fall into this category. Please share & fill out our form. Thank you! www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Do you have a “NEET” in your life? Or maybe you’re young and feeling like you have no prospects ahead of you? @laurenkaorigurley.bsky.social and I want to talk to Americans under 30 who are neither in school nor working: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... Help us understand what is going on.

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Washington Post Data Team @wpdatateam.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

ICE is arresting more and more immigrants with no criminal record www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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Meghan Hoyer @meghanhoyer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Freedom Fuel - a network of PA + NJ gas stations promoted by the White House - is linked to an NFL coach, an energy investor + a fuel distributor sued repeatedly for unpaid debts & other alleged misconduct. By @rbeggin.bsky.social, @federicacocco.bsky.social, @joyceshlee.bsky.social & Amy Brittain

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Freedom Fuel, praised by Trump, sells cheap gasoline. But how?

Despite recent price hikes, the mysterious company is still offering a significant discount at 29 stations across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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Washington Post Data Team @wpdatateam.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Conrad Miles saved about $200,000 for his retirement years, as well as earning a pension with the Santa Fe Railroad. But after he moved into assisted living, his savings were “gone in a heartbeat,” his daughter said. When he died at age 93, he had about $30,000 left. Below: Conrad and Marion Miles

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Washington Post Data Team @wpdatateam.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Among the poorest fifth of Americans in the analysis, 41 percent were left with nothing after accounting for their care costs in the years before death. Such figures exclude the cost of housing seniors, which can increase costs even more. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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As the cost of aging soars, families’ wealth is evaporating

Growing old is eroding the inheritance Americans hoped to leave behind, a Washington Post analysis found. Many will have nothing to pass on.

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Washington Post Data Team @wpdatateam.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The Post's @federicacocco.bsky.social analyzed those who died between 2006 and 2022, totaling what they spent out of pocket on care in their final decade and assessing the impact. The median American spent $19,179. One in 6 spent more than $50,000. One in 20 spent more than $100,000.

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Washington Post Data Team @wpdatateam.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Economists have talked about it as the greatest wealth transfer in history. But generational wealth is obliterated for many by the astronomical costs of elder care. The poorest Americans spent nearly a third of their wealth on out-of-pocket care costs. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bar chart of the share of Americans who died with no wealth left after out-of-pocket care costs in their final decade, where the share nearly doubled from about 6% in 2006-2010 to nearly 11% in 2017-2022.

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Ence Morse @ence.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Just a devastating story from @federicacocco.bsky.social and Shannon Najmabadi today. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

They sold Jimmy’s house and belongings. Then, along with Tim’s sister and brother-in-law, they agreed to contribute $1,000 per couple each month. Amy Dillon is a public school teacher. Tim Dillon, who retired from firefighting in 2017, went back to work as a medical courier.

“We have liquidated everything my dad worked for his entire life, and we’re going to give it to the corporation,” he said.

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We've all internalised a rule: wait a year, and the tech gets cheaper. But the new price index data suggests that era may be ending. Software prices just posted their largest annual rise on record. Next up, hardware www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

He is the the logical endpoint of modern British democracy, the latest chapter in a proud tradition stretching from Boaty McBoatface to the lettuce that defeated a prime minister

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/07/2026

Trump: "Every time I see a crypto guy where they dropped an investigation, I said, 'You're lucky I'm president.'"

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

"Over the past 40 years or so we’ve built a world in which national economies are so interdependent that there are potential choke points everywhere you look." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/when-hyper...

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When Hyperglobalization Meets Chaos

Choke points are everywhere you look

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Apple weather is run by a hallucinatory AI, you read it here first (yes I still have Celsius on my phone, please don’t report me to ICE)

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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The trailer for EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY. In select theaters starting April 17th 🍿🤑🤣

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Pablo Manríquez @pabloreports.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

"bets made among the staff over which detainee would be next to die by suicide." apnews.com/article/suic...

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 04/03/2026

New: I talked to the traders who bet Khamenei would die. One, an Israeli ex-pat, would've won $63,000 before Kalshi froze the bet: “I was booking my trip to Courchevel.” “American commercial immorality on steroids," @chrismurphyct.bsky.social told me www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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Bettors wagered $54 million on Khamenei’s death. Now they’re not getting paid.

Kalshi, a prediction market site, has sparked outrage after freezing $54 million in bets on the death of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, citing a rule against profiting from death.

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Washington Post Data Team @wpdatateam.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

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 🧵

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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Happy birthday to Charles Darwin, patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.

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Theo Sanderson @theo.io · 08/02/2026

I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself! bluesky-map.theo.io I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail

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Bluesky Map

Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

This one is for our international colleagues. It has received less publicity because we realised late that funds from the first GoFundMe would not be able to reach them. Any support is deeply appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

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Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee

Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

These are also people with children on the way, people reporting from war zones, people who moved countries to do this job, often at great personal cost. We have set up a fundraiser to support them. [3/4]

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Above all, people who followed a calling to speak truth to power, and who were trusted by others to tell sensitive stories, some of which may now never see the light of day. [2/4]

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

It was incredibly difficult to come into the office today and see so many empty desks. Indefatigable reporters, Pulitzer winners, and deeply creative journalists who loved experimenting and pushing their work further. [1/4]

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Meghan Hoyer @meghanhoyer.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Co-sign all of this; hire these amazing people! I'm happy to talk to a potential hiring manager about any of them

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Meghan Hoyer @meghanhoyer.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I think I'll have more to say tomorrow but for right now, just: @emilygiam.bsky.social *taught herself to code* so she could tackle all the cool stories she came up with on the sports beat. It's been amazing to have her as a teammate and a collaborator, and we're going to miss her a ton. 💜

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

She is at the forefront of the biggest stories in sports today. And beyond all that, she is a fantastic colleague with a cutting wit, a knack for baking, and an unfailing willingness to listen. I am jealous of whoever gets to work with her next.

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Federica Cocco @federicacocco.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Emily is hands down the best data reporter in sports. She always has the smartest ideas. I know nothing about sports, yet I always read her work, including her inventive look at parlays and their role in America’s booming gambling addiction. [1/2]

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Luis Melgar @lmelgar.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I'm not very active here, but given the news: I'm one of the hundreds of reporters laid off from the Post. I worked as a graphics reporter, mostly covering the U.S economy and politics. My portfolio: www.lmelgar.me

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You're in Luis' website.

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Caitlin Gilbert @caitlingilbert.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Amid the hundreds of colleagues we’ve lost today, I wanted to highlight the BRILLIANT data/graphics folks who any newsroom should be fighting to hire right now—threading here:

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 04/02/2026

Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙