Don’t forget about Daniel @sadbumblebee.buzz himself, who is a brilliant and compassionate writer, climate reporter, and developer — among many other talents. Some of my faves of his work: wapo.st/4rv3WZJ wapo.st/4a1IIwS

It took 20 years, but I granted my dad his last wish

When I found out my dad’s last wish was for his family to ride in El Tour de Tucson, I took up the challenge.

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Daniel Wolfe@sadbumblebee.buzz · 6mo ago

The Post was foolish enough to unleash a bevy of the world’s most talented multi-disciplinary journalists out there for their competition to scoop up. These are some of the most hard working and skilled people I know. Save this one and reshare it please! 📊

The Post was foolish enough to unleash a bevy of the world’s most talented multi-disciplinary journalists out there for their competition to scoop up. These are some of the most hard working and skilled people I know. Save this one and reshare it please! 📊

The Washington Post Guild is alarmed and appalled by federal law enforcement’s search and seizure of reporter Hannah Natanson’s property and personal devices. Hannah is a valued member of our union whose work covering the federal workforce has been essential (1/3)

Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…

Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins

A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.

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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

The Washington Post (dream team of @emilygiam.bsky.social, @katiperry.bsky.social & @arturgalocha.bsky.social) has created a metric to calculate precisely how happy — or miserable — fans of each major college football program should be based on their team’s résumé. See how your school fared:

The college football happiness rankings

Should your team make you giddy or despondent? We crunched the numbers.

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How happy (or miserable) should you be about your favorite college football team? We came up with a foolproof formula (of course you'll all agree with it). Georgia fans should be ecstatic. Stanford fans? Well, you went to an excellent academic school.

The college football happiness rankings

Should your team make you giddy or despondent? We crunched the numbers.

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I adore, adore, adore this from @emilygiam.bsky.social, @katiperry.bsky.social + @arturgalocha.bsky.social Just so fun and creative, from Emily's data to the presentation and interactive graphics. Are you a fan of a P4 football team? Are you happy? Sad? Check out our happiness rankings below 👇

I've wanted to work on a story using cookbook data for years. finally it happened! @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social and I published a quiz this morning on all the weird stuff people put in your favorite recipes using data from Cookshelf/@eatyourbooks.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/food/interac...

Ready for a food fight? Take our quiz on divisive recipe ingredients.

Should there be beans in Texas chili? Cottage cheese in lasagna? This quiz tackles some heated recipe ingredient debates.

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I think this is pure charting gold from WaPo (credits to Szu Yu Chen, @emmakumer.bsky.social and @jeremybmerrill.com) www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

Hours-long wait times. Endless looping music. Useless robot messages. Millions of seniors and disabled people call Social Security every month. What they experience is often maddening.

Callers to Social Security wait for hours to get help. Hear their ordeals.

Millions of seniors and disabled people call Social Security’s 1-800 number every month. What they experience is often maddening.

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In June, the @washingtonpost.com sent me and @byaliceli.bsky.social to witness cultural burns in California. We learned how they encourage beneficial vegetation, reduce wildfire risk, and provide traditional food and craft sources for tribes in the Klamath region. 🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL

How indigenous practices can help protect forests

The Post followed cultural burning practices, an Indigenous tradition now permitted under California law and used to help protect forests from wildfires.

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This story was the brainchild of sports data reporter @emilygiam.bsky.social, who collaborated with @katiperry.bsky.social and @asteckelberg.bsky.social to allow you to try parlay betting yourself. It's often not pretty

We simulated what your bank account would look like if you kept betting parlays. Here we consider a five-leg parlay with -110 odds per leg. And we assume you're no better than random chance. (You probably aren't.) You might get lucky every so often, but breaking even in the long run is very hard.

The sportsbooks’ advantage is obvious in the data: Operators bring in far more revenue for every dollar wagered on these bets than they do straight bets. Parlays account for about one-third of the total amount wagered, but they generate roughly two-thirds of the sportsbooks’ revenue.

But parlays *heavily* favor the operators — not because of the low win rate but because of the math going on behind the scenes. As legs are added to the bet, the chance of winning drops faster than the growth of the potential payout. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...

Americans can’t stop betting parlays. Sportbooks are cashing in.

As betting booms, parlays are accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Washington Post analysis of state data.

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How America’s favorite sports bet is fueling sportsbook profits Parlays are becoming more popular, accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Post analysis of betting data. Bettors lose billions a year on these bets. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...

Americans can’t stop betting parlays. Sportbooks are cashing in.

As betting booms, parlays are accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Washington Post analysis of state data.

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Business Insider yanked 40 essays with suspect bylines. A @washingtonpost.com probe into these mass retractions found key links between the bogus writer “Margaux Blanchard” and another individual, suggesting a broader scheme. Here’s what I found: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Business Insider yanked 40 essays with suspect bylines. Are they related?

“Margaux Blanchard” appears to be one dubious element of a broader scheme to peddle bogus articles to a number of publications.

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Washington Post reporters spent Friday night along a stretch of U Street, one of D.C.’s nightlife hubs. As federal police roam, crowds are smaller, bartenders worry and clubgoers try to enjoy themselves. Here’s what we saw: wapo.st/4oCReaC

244 statues is a lot of statues!! Maybe DC gets this instead of a football stadium? @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social @hannahdormido.bsky.social @katiperry.bsky.social

Who’ll be in Trump’s hero garden? There are a few surprises.

Trump’s 2021 executive order named 244 people to include in a garden of American heroes, and $40 million was allotted this month to build it.

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Another weekly '5 visual things from the Post': 1. Several visual teams at the Post build this story about the journalist who tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead

A consortium of international journalists continued the work of Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was investigating reports of torture and detention of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine.

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Judge Boasberg finds probable cause for contempt of court (!) in flight deportations case, citing in part a Washington Post graphic I made outlining the timing of flights and his orders. Very cool to see this impact. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The 564 accounts Elon Musk interacts with most on X — and how they spark action from the government Stellar analysis and visuals from @ence.bsky.social @erxclau.me @azipaybarah.bsky.social and Talia Trackim www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Elon Musk gets government policy ideas from X. Here’s how.

A look at which accounts — big and small — have Musk’s ear and how some appear to have sparked action from Musk and the Trump administration.

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U.S. manufacturing workers: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

I work on the Post's Graphics team. Exactly zero of the innovative visual stories we produce could be done without these folks.

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Today, hundreds of our colleagues on the technology side of the company announced the formation of @wapotechguild.bsky.social (1)

Over half the players in this year's men's #NCAA bracket started their college careers at other schools. At Kentucky, not one of the top 8 players played a minute for the Wildcats before this year. The Portal Effect, from @emilygiam.bsky.social, @jessedougherty.bsky.social & @katiperry.bsky.social:

Transfers rule March Madness. See how your team’s roster compares.

The Post analyzed the careers of 10,000 college basketball players to see how transfers are increasingly shaping the sport.

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This story was such a fun collaboration! @katiperry.bsky.social did all the amazing graphics work, and @jessedougherty.bsky.social knows this topic so well to be able to ask the right questions and write the words!

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We all know transfers rule college basketball … but to what extent? And how different is today vs. the past? We quantified it by analyzing the careers of rotation players on every men’s & women’s NCAA tournament team since 2010. That’s 10,000 players! Check it out (gift link): wapo.st/41By62h

We all know transfers rule college basketball … but to what extent? And how different is today vs. the past? We quantified it by analyzing the careers of rotation players on every men’s & women’s NCAA tournament team since 2010. That’s 10,000 players! Check it out (gift link): wapo.st/41By62h

🔬🧪🧬 @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...

For the past week, we have been in bargaining with Post management over the Separation Incentive Package they are offering our 43 Guild colleagues who were unjustly laid off last week. (THREAD)