Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Great analysis by my colleague @leslie-reynolds.bsky.social 000
Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Sounds to me, the plan is to enumerate everyone but only count those that answer favorably during enumeration. What can go wrong? 000
Reposted by Jan VinkLayla A. Jones @laylaayanna.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Right-wingers have spun a complex statistical method (that they don't understand) into a completely baseless conspiracy theory that has spread from the courts, to social media, to the White House. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-a-b...talkingpointsmemo.comHow a Baseless, Right-Wing Social Media Panic Led to Dramatic Changes at the Census BureauWhen longtime Indiana politician Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) lobbed a powerful allegation... 12115
Reposted by Jan VinkAPDU @apduorg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026You've probably been hearing about an unsigned report published under the Census Bureau's banner. Our very own expert, Amy O'Hara, took a look You'll want to read what she found mdi.georgetown.edu/response-to-...mdi.georgetown.eduDissecting the “Beginning Analysis” of Noncitizen Voting - Massive Data InstituteAuthor: Amy O’Hara, Director of the Massive Data Institute at the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University Rigorous scientific research into voting in U.S. elections consistently finds ... 042
Reposted by Jan VinkGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 18/08/2026Datasets on health appear to be the most affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown, comprising about 40% of the total number of terminated or altered data collections tracked by dataindex.us.theguardian.comTrump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and moreHealth data appears to be most affected by administration’s attempt to wipe findings that don’t align with its priorities, tracker shows 22222
Reposted by Jan Vinkdataindex.us @dataindex.us · 12/08/2026We know there are concerns about how new commerce restrictions on data privacy methods will affect data products, so we set out to answer some of the most frequently asked questions. dataindex.us/newsletter/a... 064
Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 12/08/2026So, if I get this right: the plan is for the 2030 Census is going to try to enumerate everyone (getting questionnaires filled out), but only count persons that respond with answer a or b on question 5, and discard the persons that answer c or d. 000
Reposted by Jan VinkB Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 04/08/2026🚨 And there we have it... Thanks to the Disclosure Avoidance Order, ACS 1-year data release is delayed. www.census.gov/newsroom/pre...census.govCensus Bureau Releases Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and Updates About the American Community Survey EstimatesThe Census Bureau is set to release the 2025 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from the CPS ASEC. 2129
Reposted by Jan VinkMike Schneider @mikeysid.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Please don’t fall asleep reading this. It’s about the U.S. statistical system. Researchers are concerned that it’s being disrupted by the Trump administration: open.substack.com/pub/countofc...open.substack.comDon’t snooze as I say this, but the US statistical system is under threatPLEASE DON’T FALL asleep reading this. 063
Reposted by Jan VinkNew York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The Supreme Court ruled in our favor and upheld that birthright citizenship is constitutional and protected. Every child born here deserves the promise of the American dream. That was true yesterday, it's true today, and it'll be true tomorrow. 19318
Reposted by Jan VinkLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts 196133306755
Reposted by Jan VinkData Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 17/06/2026Noise infusion isn't just when people watch TikToks in public without headphones. It is a method for protecting your privacy. Thanks @dataindex.us @hansilowang.bsky.social and others for explaining why this matters. www.datarescueproject.org/differential...datarescueproject.orgThe Government Just Banned Math (only mildly hyperbolic)Getting people to care about statistical methodologies is a challenge. Hence the hyperbolic title, but give us a few minutes because what is happening matters for you and your privacy. Last night, Ha... 144
Reposted by Jan VinkB Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 17/06/2026And I'm not the only one who's personally affected by this bonkers new prohibition on using modern privacy methods. The number of researchers whose work is now suspended until further notice is... 👀 0165
Reposted by Jan VinkData Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 17/06/2026The Census Bureau has scrubbed working papers that mention differential privacy. But @icpsr.bsky.social has them all! www.datalumos.org/datalumos/pr... Fun project for someone to pull out the diff privacy ones and return them to the public!datalumos.orgCensus Working Papers 1145
Reposted by Jan VinkHansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 12/06/2026My latest @npr.org story: New public data for redistricting, policymaking and research may be reduced as Trump officials limit the ways the Census Bureau can protect people’s privacy when it releases statistics www.npr.org/2026/06/12/n...npr.orgA Trump push to cut 'statistical noise' could mean less data from the Census BureauNew public data for redistricting and other uses may be reduced as Trump officials limit the ways the Census Bureau can protect people's privacy when it releases statistics. 26144
Reposted by Jan VinkAPDU @apduorg.bsky.social · 11/06/2026"A policy this consequential should not be implemented behind closed doors. And, it should not have been released without public comment." dataindex.us/newsletter/a...dataindex.usA New Commerce Policy Could Mean Less Public Data, Not Better Public Data | America's Data Index 004
Reposted by Jan VinkB Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Farewell differential privacy. If you use LEHD-LODES data, new rules about what tools can('t) be used for privacy protection are going to completely upend your work... Noise infusion is no longer allowed. "Coarsening" & suppression are all that's left. This will not end well for home/work data.commerce.govDisclosure Avoidance for Statistical ProductsNumber: DAO 216-26 Effective Date: 2026-06-04 SECTION 1. PUR 2117
Reposted by Jan VinkCornell Program on Applied Demographics (PAD) @padcornell.bsky.social · 26/03/2026This morning the Census Bureau released the Vintage 2025 County Population estimates! Though there is no clear trend in the total population change across counties in NY over the past 15 years, the components behind it have shifted. Find our report here: pad.human.cornell.edu/papers/downl... 002
Reposted by Jan VinkCornell Program on Applied Demographics (PAD) @padcornell.bsky.social · 27/01/2026The #CensusBureau released new state estimates today! We created a document of highlights from this release for NYS [total pop flat in 2025] and revisions [2024 international migration peak revised +83K]. We also share our findings from the 2024 state-to-state migration flows released last week.pad.human.cornell.edu 053
Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 16/10/2025"No grant may be awarded by the Federal Government to such State unless such State uses only such tabulation as so revised for all purposes for which such State would have used such tabulation prior to such revision" -- such BS 010
Reposted by Jan VinkB Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social · 05/10/2025The request for states to produce new population estimates or lose FEMA $ makes, and I can't emphasize this enough, no sense. 041
Reposted by Jan VinkNew York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 25/09/2025This is a critical victory in our efforts to protect the privacy of New Yorkers and ensure people can safely access the food assistance they need.reuters.comUS judge blocks Trump's demands for state data on food stamp recipientsA U.S. judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from stripping 19 mostly Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., of food stamp benefits funding unless the states hand over data on millions of people who receive them. 315949
Reposted by Jan Vinkdataindex.us @dataindex.us · 25/09/2025USDA is ending future Household Food Security Reports AND the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement–our most comprehensive source on food insecurity in the U.S. For approximately $1 million a year, it informs over $100 billion in nutrition programs. Cutting it means cutting evidence. 156
Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 19/09/2025A little more on George Cook, another person who seem to wear many hats in this administrationcensus.govDirectorInformation about the Census Bureau's Director. 010
Reposted by Jan VinkHansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 25/08/2025NEW: Members of the Census Bureau's scientific advisory committee that the Trump administration ended plan to meet on their own on Sept. 18 to discuss #2030Census privacy protections at their first public meeting as the newly formed Independent Census Scientific Advisory Committeecensusscientific.orgFall 2025 Meeting — Independent Census Scientific Advisory Committee (I-CSAC)Description 12613
Reposted by Jan Vinkdataindex.us @dataindex.us · 22/08/2025“The www.reginfo.gov/public/ website went offline at the end of last week and was partially restored this week. Data was missing after Aug. 1, according to dataindex.us, a collective of data scientists and advocates who monitor changes in federal data sets.” apnews.com/article/cens...apnews.comFederal data website outage raises concerns among advocatesA federal website that informs the public about data collection has gone down, causing concern among advocates. 103
Reposted by Jan VinkData Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 15/08/2025Want to talk with others about the challenges facing the Federal Statistical System and public data? @apduorg.bsky.social has created some useful slides! #DataRescue #PublicData docs.google.com/presentation...docs.google.comData System Changes and Challenges 2025NOTES ABOUT THIS SLIDE DECK Please feel free to use information from these slides in your own presentations. Attribution to APDU is appreciated but not required. These slides are intended for an audie... 0115
Reposted by Jan VinkEddie Hunsinger @edyhsgr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2025Added a few items and made some updates to the Applied Demography Toolbox page: applieddemogtoolbox.github.io #Demography #PopMastodon #AppliedDemogToolboxapplieddemogtoolbox.github.ioApplied Demography Toolbox 122
Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Somebody at Commerce will tell him that, wouldn't they?media.tenor.comtwo women are standing next to each other in a living room and one of them is saying `` that 's not how this works ! ''ALT: two women are standing next to each other in a living room and one of them is saying `` that 's not how this works ! '' 000
Reposted by Jan VinkErik Hoffner @erikhoffner.bsky.social · 06/08/2025This is the US Constitution page @ the Library of Congress Sections 9 and 10 have been removed 9 includes habeas corpus, the courts' review of unlawful detention & imprisonment This gov't can't change the Constitution w/ sneaky editing, but it's a new low: constitution.congress.gov/constitution/ 57922486
Reposted by Jan VinkCornell ILR School @cornellilr.bsky.social · 04/08/2025@ericagroshen.bsky.social adds: "With regard to allegations of altering the data, the process is highly, highly choreographed, with tight deadlines. BLS does this every month, and everybody knows who needs to do what job on what day to get this out on time." 052
Reposted by Jan VinkCOPAFS @copafs.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Statement from Friends of BLS on Commissioner McEntarfer’s Removal. “This escalates the President’s unprecedented attacks on the independence and integrity of the federal statistical system.” www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...friendsofbls.orgStatement on Commissioner McEntarfer’s Removal — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor StatisticsToday, President Trump called into question the integrity of the Employment Situation report that the BLS released this morning. He accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of deliberately reporting ... 098
Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Nice deprivation index dashboard for New York: mypublicdashboard.ny.gov/t/OJRP_PUBLI...mypublicdashboard.ny.govTableau 000
Reposted by Jan VinkData Visualization Society @datavizsociety.bsky.social · 29/07/2025📊 Journey through a gallery of "eureka moments" that expose the hidden complexities of data in government. Giuseppe Sollazzo draws on two decades of experience to reveal why challenging assumptions and understanding context are paramount for effective data use. nightingaledvs.com/bus-station-...nightingaledvs.comThe Bus Station That Didn’t Exist, and Other Data Epiphanies, Nightingale“Data is multidisciplinary” is my mantra—it’s 2025, and I’ve now worked 20 years in every possible flavour of data—data visualization, open... 051
Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 14/07/2025I am confused: one moment the GOP want only residents in counts, the next moment they want to exclude only unlawful aliens. Besides both being unconstitutional, which is it? Also: who is spending money to allow the Census to do the rendering? Will the Bureau get money to cover the additional work? 000
Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 01/07/20253 Months later, 1 report published, some pushed ahead another three months but I am very disappointed that the Census Bureau decided to withhold publication of numerous reports "While the Census Bureau conducted this assessment, it will not externally release the accompanying report. (June 2025)" 000
Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 25/06/2025It has all the ingredients of a new movie "The Clause" www.news10.com/news/ny-news...news10.comNew York sues feds over Census, grant cutsNew York State is taking the lead in another multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration 000
Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 17/06/2025I got my copy in the mail yesterday. I haven't read it all, but I can already highly recommend it. 121
Reposted by Jan VinkIndivisible Tompkins County NY @tompkindivisible.bsky.social · 14/06/2025NO KINGS NOW!!! NO KINGS FOREVER!!! 232348
Reposted by Jan VinkAPDU @apduorg.bsky.social · 07/06/2025"These data are not bound by political lines. They benefit Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike. People of all political persuasions can, and do, make use of the treasure trove of data that the U.S. government publishes" HT Andy Krackov via @datavizsociety.bsky.socialnightingaledvs.comData About America’s Communities Are In Jeopardy, and Lives May Hang in the Balance, NightingaleOver the years, I’ve worked with counties across California focused on combating drug overdose in their communities. 002
Jan Vink @janvink.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I hope that the planning of the 2030 census operations will be funded and free of political interference 021
Reposted by Jan VinkErica Groshen @ericagroshen.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Want to trust federal statistics, like jobs & inflation? If so, you should object to a rule to make senior federal stats staff more like political appointees. Find out more & how to comment on it here: (www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...). Deadline: 5/23/25. Quantity matters, so repost.friendsofbls.orgSchedule Policy/Career Rule is a Threat to Federal Statistical Agencies. Take Action Today. — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is very concerned about the potential impact on federal statistics of Schedule Policy/Career Rule, a proposed change to federal employment policy.... 16541
Reposted by Jan VinkJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Federal data is an invaluable national asset and economy driver. But for Trump & Co., it's "woke" and must disappear, or it's personal, private, and perfect for weaponization against people and groups they don't like. My latest at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...thebulwark.comDonald Trump’s Information Warfare Against AmericaFederal data used to be economic jet fuel. Now much of it is either gone or weaponized. 221046427
Reposted by Jan VinkNicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 06/05/2025For #TidyTuesday this week, we're looking at data on terminations of NSF grants 📊 🎨 Using colour to highlight one category 📈 Transparency to highlight the important data ✍️ Annotations instead of a legend for transparency #RStats #ggplot2 #DataViz 415088
