Caitlin Gilbert
@caitlingilbert.bsky.social
@washingtonpost.com data reporter👩🏻💻
neuroscience/genomics PhD 🧠
[email protected] ✉️
caitlingilbert.24 on signal
@caitlingilbertdata on tiktok/ig
🎭⚽️🎮 + other intrusive thoughts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/caitlin-gilbert/
neuroscience/genomics PhD 🧠
[email protected] ✉️
caitlingilbert.24 on signal
@caitlingilbertdata on tiktok/ig
🎭⚽️🎮 + other intrusive thoughts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/caitlin-gilbert/
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Here’s how TikTok ‘power users’ end up scrolling 4 hours a day or more
Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.
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🤳EXCLUSIVE: We analyzed real data from over 800 U.S. TikTok users to reveal how the app transforms casual users into power users.
Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima.bsky.social Leslie Shapiro @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social
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Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima.bsky.social Leslie Shapiro @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social
wapo.st/4obueib
everything is bad but omg MATHEUS CUNHA
Zohran obvi has his hands full with the storm but I just know he has someone giving him score updates rn sorry, bro 😁 #arsmun
January 25, 2026 at 6:17 PM
everything is bad but omg MATHEUS CUNHA
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"The gentleman I was standing next to was focused on helping people who were coming into Nicollet Avenue understand that they needed to take it slow and helping them get through. ...
"Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
"Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 24, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"The gentleman I was standing next to was focused on helping people who were coming into Nicollet Avenue understand that they needed to take it slow and helping them get through. ...
"Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
"Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
no other choice + sorry baby totally shut out for f1 😤 but OSCAR NOMINEE DELROY LINDO HELLOOOOOO 🥹
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
no other choice + sorry baby totally shut out for f1 😤 but OSCAR NOMINEE DELROY LINDO HELLOOOOOO 🥹
“The outrageous seizure of our reporter’s confidential newsgathering materials chills speech, cripples reporting, and inflicts irreparable harm every day the government keeps its hands on these materials,” The Post said in a statement.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter
The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“The outrageous seizure of our reporter’s confidential newsgathering materials chills speech, cripples reporting, and inflicts irreparable harm every day the government keeps its hands on these materials,” The Post said in a statement.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
given the convo around the new dietary guidelines, think it’s helpful to know how senior WH advisor Calley Means talks about food policy—this is how he answered a CSPAN caller’s question about navigating food deserts last year:
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
given the convo around the new dietary guidelines, think it’s helpful to know how senior WH advisor Calley Means talks about food policy—this is how he answered a CSPAN caller’s question about navigating food deserts last year:
my husband just asked me if he should start doing tier rankings of the Nixon tapes on YT this baby needs to be born asap
January 20, 2026 at 2:24 AM
my husband just asked me if he should start doing tier rankings of the Nixon tapes on YT this baby needs to be born asap
*sees that Man Utd is hiring a data scientist*
Me (delusional): I CAN FIX THEM
Me (delusional): I CAN FIX THEM
January 15, 2026 at 6:36 PM
*sees that Man Utd is hiring a data scientist*
Me (delusional): I CAN FIX THEM
Me (delusional): I CAN FIX THEM
It’s such an honor to work in the same newsroom as @hannahnatanson.bsky.social, her incredible coverage of federal workers this year has been nothing short of inspiring. I stand with her 100%.
Everyone should read her piece on the toll this work can take: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Everyone should read her piece on the toll this work can take: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
It’s such an honor to work in the same newsroom as @hannahnatanson.bsky.social, her incredible coverage of federal workers this year has been nothing short of inspiring. I stand with her 100%.
Everyone should read her piece on the toll this work can take: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Everyone should read her piece on the toll this work can take: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
at the stage of pregnancy where I can only walk like steve lockjaw, except extremely slowly
January 13, 2026 at 4:35 AM
at the stage of pregnancy where I can only walk like steve lockjaw, except extremely slowly
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Reporters! If you're covering the wake of the CDC overhauling childhood vaccines today, we've made clean kindergarten vaccination-rate data available for schools and districts in 36 states, and county-level data for 44 states. Get it here: github.com/washingtonpo...
U.S. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, recommends fewer shots
The U.S. no longer broadly recommends vaccines for flu, hepatitis A and B, and RSV. Health officials say the guidance aligns with that of peer countries.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Reporters! If you're covering the wake of the CDC overhauling childhood vaccines today, we've made clean kindergarten vaccination-rate data available for schools and districts in 36 states, and county-level data for 44 states. Get it here: github.com/washingtonpo...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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January 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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SCOOP: CDC vaccine experts were blindsided by RFKJr top deputy’s decision to unilaterally overhaul child schedule. Also, previously undisclosed CDC presentation refutes Trump admin narrative that US is outlier on vaccine policy. My story @Washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
CDC staff ‘blindsided’ as child vaccine schedule unilaterally overhauled
The Trump administration took unprecedented steps to recommend fewer vaccines for children without extensive consultations with career scientists.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:50 AM
SCOOP: CDC vaccine experts were blindsided by RFKJr top deputy’s decision to unilaterally overhaul child schedule. Also, previously undisclosed CDC presentation refutes Trump admin narrative that US is outlier on vaccine policy. My story @Washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
As we reported, the US vax rate data landscape is already highly patchy at the school/county-level—now Kennedy’s CMS has announced a rollback on *state* reporting requirements while also overhauling the childhood vax schedule.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va... @lizszabo.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va... @lizszabo.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
As we reported, the US vax rate data landscape is already highly patchy at the school/county-level—now Kennedy’s CMS has announced a rollback on *state* reporting requirements while also overhauling the childhood vax schedule.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va... @lizszabo.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va... @lizszabo.bsky.social
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More details on the specific vaccines and what has changed
January 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
More details on the specific vaccines and what has changed
amorim news this morning genuinely has me screaming into a pillow what did fans do to deserve this absolute shambles of a board/ownership
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
amorim news this morning genuinely has me screaming into a pillow what did fans do to deserve this absolute shambles of a board/ownership
some of my promised albeit sleep-deprived thoughts on this vax data work:
full vid at www.tiktok.com/@caitlingilb...
full vid at www.tiktok.com/@caitlingilb...
January 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
some of my promised albeit sleep-deprived thoughts on this vax data work:
full vid at www.tiktok.com/@caitlingilb...
full vid at www.tiktok.com/@caitlingilb...
Reposted by Caitlin Gilbert
As vaccination has become a political hot potato, the already patchwork of counties & schools meeting herd immunity standards has fallen further.
Maps + an interactive to lookup your local schools in this blockbuster w/ @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & @caitlingilbert.bsky.social
wapo.st/49zDc43
Maps + an interactive to lookup your local schools in this blockbuster w/ @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & @caitlingilbert.bsky.social
wapo.st/49zDc43
December 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As vaccination has become a political hot potato, the already patchwork of counties & schools meeting herd immunity standards has fallen further.
Maps + an interactive to lookup your local schools in this blockbuster w/ @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & @caitlingilbert.bsky.social
wapo.st/49zDc43
Maps + an interactive to lookup your local schools in this blockbuster w/ @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & @caitlingilbert.bsky.social
wapo.st/49zDc43
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
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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December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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
Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43
have been pretty quiet on here for a bit given that I’m 8 months pregnant and also have been working round-the-clock on a humongous data project that is finally publishing tomorrow morning so stay tuned 💉
December 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
have been pretty quiet on here for a bit given that I’m 8 months pregnant and also have been working round-the-clock on a humongous data project that is finally publishing tomorrow morning so stay tuned 💉
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Our interviews with nearly 100 people reveal how Kennedy has upended the nation's public health and vaccine infrastructure.
His allies say they want him as secretary for 8 years.
Read our deep dive @rachelroubein.bsky.social @lenasun.bsky.social and me, edited by
@fenitn.bsky.social
His allies say they want him as secretary for 8 years.
Read our deep dive @rachelroubein.bsky.social @lenasun.bsky.social and me, edited by
@fenitn.bsky.social
“Bobby has asked for the following changes,” top Kennedy aide emailed HHS officials. Email reveals his previously undisclosed role in seeking vaccine policy changes in a highly unusual way, per experts/former/current officials. W/ @lenasun.bsky.social @laurenweberhp.bsky.social
wapo.st/48YSPC1
wapo.st/48YSPC1
How RFK Jr. upended the public health system
Interviews with almost 100 people reveal how Kennedy, as health secretary, has reshaped the vaccine and broader public health infrastructure in less than a year.
wapo.st
December 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Our interviews with nearly 100 people reveal how Kennedy has upended the nation's public health and vaccine infrastructure.
His allies say they want him as secretary for 8 years.
Read our deep dive @rachelroubein.bsky.social @lenasun.bsky.social and me, edited by
@fenitn.bsky.social
His allies say they want him as secretary for 8 years.
Read our deep dive @rachelroubein.bsky.social @lenasun.bsky.social and me, edited by
@fenitn.bsky.social
Reposted by Caitlin Gilbert
“Bobby has asked for the following changes,” top Kennedy aide emailed HHS officials. Email reveals his previously undisclosed role in seeking vaccine policy changes in a highly unusual way, per experts/former/current officials. W/ @lenasun.bsky.social @laurenweberhp.bsky.social
wapo.st/48YSPC1
wapo.st/48YSPC1
How RFK Jr. upended the public health system
Interviews with almost 100 people reveal how Kennedy, as health secretary, has reshaped the vaccine and broader public health infrastructure in less than a year.
wapo.st
December 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“Bobby has asked for the following changes,” top Kennedy aide emailed HHS officials. Email reveals his previously undisclosed role in seeking vaccine policy changes in a highly unusual way, per experts/former/current officials. W/ @lenasun.bsky.social @laurenweberhp.bsky.social
wapo.st/48YSPC1
wapo.st/48YSPC1
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High quality rip of the 60 Minutes CECOT segment: drive.google.com/file/d/1lKjJ...
cecot-60mins.mp4
drive.google.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
High quality rip of the 60 Minutes CECOT segment: drive.google.com/file/d/1lKjJ...