John D. Harden
@jdharden.bsky.social
Investigative data reporter | Former UC Berkeley @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social lecturer | R & SQL devotee, py-curious
A Deep Dive into Why Crime is Falling with John Roman open.substack.com/pub/jasher/p...
A Deep Dive into Why Crime is Falling with John Roman
Crime is falling fast in America, and, as the many different opinions on the podcast can attest, almost nobody can agree on why.Thanks for reading Jeff-alytics!
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As the cost of aging soars, families’ wealth is evaporating wapo.st/4b6IwMO
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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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...
His redemption story inspired San Francisco. Inside housing for the homeless, women say his abuse went unchecked www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
His redemption story inspired San Francisco. Inside housing for the homeless, women say his abuse went unchecked
A vital San Francisco nonprofit allowed a case manager’s pattern of alleged misconduct to carry on for years, leaving the nonprofit’s residents vulnerable.
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His doctor’s prescription for his unbearable pain seemed absurd. It worked. wapo.st/45mpiiN
His doctor’s prescription for his unbearable pain seemed absurd. It worked.
Gregory Maassen was nearly bedridden by a burning sensation that was later diagnosed as a rare form of neuropathy. He has found relief riding his e-bike across the country.
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ICE officials warned of dangerous crowding. See how they kept packing people in. wapo.st/3R6bdmr
ICE officials warned of dangerous crowding. See how they kept packing people in.
Dozens were held for days in small rooms last year with no beds, showers or full-time medical staff, records analyzed by The Post show.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Hegseth Estimates Cost of Iran War Has Reached $37.5 Billion www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
Trump Live Updates: Hegseth Estimates Cost of Iran War Has Reached $37.5 Billion
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The U.S. homeownership rate may not be as high as you think www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
The U.S. homeownership rate may not be as high as you think
One economist has a new way of looking at the issue.
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very very excited to be launching Wrong Number with my buds @christinezhang.bsky.social and @jdharden.bsky.social! It’s a newsletter dedicated to all of our weird data obsessions: our first posts cover Law & Order, trees, and theme park accidents wrongnumber.beehiiv.com/p/about-wron...
About ‘Wrong Number’
What this newsletter is, who we are, and why we named it that.
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Foster Care for Mental Health Treatment: Parents Surrender Thousands of Kids Each Year In Search of Help imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
Thousands of Kids Enter Foster Care for Mental Health Care
The Imprint did a first-ever survey of all 50 states, asking how often parents voluntarily turn their kids over to the child welfare system.
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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 🧵
today I learned Austin has... curling teams?! (and 18 Texans in the olympics!!!) killer piece from the best sports data journalist in the biz @emilygiam.bsky.social
Emily Giambalvo@emilygiam.bsky.social · 6mo agoDo you sometimes watch the Winter Olympics and think ... who even does these sports? We analyzed the locations of more than 2,500 training facilities for Winter Olympic sports. Check to see what's near you — and which sports are hard to find. wapo.st/4qlkAKf
He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years
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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:
Climate change is making the Winter Olympics harder to host: Here’s what the future could look like for 93 possible Olympic host locations. wapo.st/4klzLC4
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Between the sheets: One of the most unusual — and fun — events in college sports is a high-stakes spreadsheeting competition in Las Vegas. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
Between the sheets at the college Excel championships
One of the most unusual — and fun — events in college sports is a high-stakes spreadsheeting competition in Las Vegas.
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As @washingtonpost.com international & local correspondents, we have risked our lives, side by side, because we believe reporting from the ground serves the public good. To choke that engine of brave, committed colleagues would be devastating. If you value our work, tell Jeff Bezos to #SaveThePost.
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home wapo.st/4pFh6lw
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
The search came as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials.
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We also write about how many parts of the country are flying blind in the face of missing records, lack of resources, registry/access issues and all sorts of problems that could impact rates beyond choosing not to vax. there are many caveats to the numbers we’re reporting here!!
EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected. Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
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U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands. www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
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Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers
A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Borrowers in Default on Student Loans Could Have Wages Garnished Starting in January
Trump Administration Live Updates: Borrowers in Default on Student Loans Could Have Wages Garnished Starting in January
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In deadly D.C. plane crash, city lights may have played a role. See how. wapo.st/4p5LiGg
In deadly D.C. plane crash, city lights may have played a role. See how.
The Post examined the bright skyline around Reagan National Airport and whether it may have been a factor in the January accident, which killed 67 people.
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When Trump launched his crime emergency — taking over D.C. police for 30 days and deploying National Guard troops into city streets — he said he wanted to combat “out of control” crime. Here's the lasting impact of Trump’s federal surge on one D.C. neighborhood wapo.st/4s4VMIF
The lasting impact of Trump’s federal surge on one D.C. neighborhood
Those at the 10th Place apartments in Southeast Washington said the president’s crime strategy deepened their distrust of police and made them feel no safer.
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Gift link: TikTok’s mental health rabbit hole’? It’s not in your head. TikTok’s algorithm favors mental health content over many other topics, including politics, cats and Taylor Swift, according to a Washington Post analysis. wapo.st/3YsPDs0
TikTok’s mental health ‘rabbit hole’? It’s not in your head.
It’s not just you: Data shows the app’s algorithm makes some topics ‘stickier’ than others
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Billionaire Nation: Meet the Trump administration’s 12 billionaires. At a net worth of $390 billion, it’s the wealthiest White House in modern history. wapo.st/48OTPra
Meet the Trump administration’s 12 billionaires
At a net worth of $390 billion, it’s the wealthiest White House in modern history.
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In L.A., $750 a Month to Live in a Backyard Storage Unit www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
In L.A., $750 a Month to Live in a Backyard Storage Unit
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