Meghan Hoyer
@meghanhoyer.bsky.social
Data Reporting Director, The Washington Post
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The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
From @ence.bsky.social @bethreinhard.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com & Naftali Bendavid:
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The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
From @ence.bsky.social @bethreinhard.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com & Naftali Bendavid:
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
From @ence.bsky.social @bethreinhard.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com & Naftali Bendavid:
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
From @ence.bsky.social @bethreinhard.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com & Naftali Bendavid:
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The homicide rate in the US has been dropping in the past three years and is trending toward its lowest level in decades. Reporters visited five cities with major decreases to figure out why. Data analysis by @jdharden.bsky.social:
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November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The homicide rate in the US has been dropping in the past three years and is trending toward its lowest level in decades. Reporters visited five cities with major decreases to figure out why. Data analysis by @jdharden.bsky.social:
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Wide roads and fast-moving vehicles — especially when combined with signs of poverty, homelessness, drug & alcohol abuse, plus a lack of pedestrian-focused roadway improvements — has produced a pattern of death-by-vehicle that is uniquely American.
Investigation by Ian Duncan & Emmanuel Martinez:
Investigation by Ian Duncan & Emmanuel Martinez:
The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Wide roads and fast-moving vehicles — especially when combined with signs of poverty, homelessness, drug & alcohol abuse, plus a lack of pedestrian-focused roadway improvements — has produced a pattern of death-by-vehicle that is uniquely American.
Investigation by Ian Duncan & Emmanuel Martinez:
Investigation by Ian Duncan & Emmanuel Martinez:
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"Efforts to make changes lacked support in large part because they would require forcing drivers to slow down" 🎁https://wapo.st/4polhCJ
The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
wapo.st
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"Efforts to make changes lacked support in large part because they would require forcing drivers to slow down" 🎁https://wapo.st/4polhCJ
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“Every statistic has a name behind it, a family member behind it, a loved one behind it,” Keegan White said.
The deadliest roads in America
The number of pedestrians killed by vehicles has increased in the U.S., with road infrastructure and inadequate safety measures among key contributing factors.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“Every statistic has a name behind it, a family member behind it, a loved one behind it,” Keegan White said.
Baby boomers hold more than $85 trillion in assets, making them the richest generation by far. Successive generations weighed down by debt and child care costs will be hard-pressed to replicate their wealth. By @federicacocco.bsky.social & Shannon Najmabadi:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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How baby boomers got so rich and why their kids are unlikely to catch up
The wealthiest generation holds more than $85 trillion in assets thanks to economic conditions Gen X, millennials and others would be hard-pressed to replicate.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Baby boomers hold more than $85 trillion in assets, making them the richest generation by far. Successive generations weighed down by debt and child care costs will be hard-pressed to replicate their wealth. By @federicacocco.bsky.social & Shannon Najmabadi:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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With his new pay package, Elon Musk will make $3 billion more per year than the 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.
By @alyssafowers.bsky.social & Leslie Shapiro:
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By @alyssafowers.bsky.social & Leslie Shapiro:
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Elon Musk is set to make more than every U.S. elementary teacher combined
See how Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s new payment package compares with other occupations in the United States.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
With his new pay package, Elon Musk will make $3 billion more per year than the 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.
By @alyssafowers.bsky.social & Leslie Shapiro:
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By @alyssafowers.bsky.social & Leslie Shapiro:
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Data journalist @jeremybmerrill.com analyzed 38,000 ChatGPT conversations and found AI has gotten less formal -- dropping some words and adding contractions -- while clinging to the EmDash and some cliched constructions. w/ @emmakumer.bsky.social & SzuYu Chen: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Data journalist @jeremybmerrill.com analyzed 38,000 ChatGPT conversations and found AI has gotten less formal -- dropping some words and adding contractions -- while clinging to the EmDash and some cliched constructions. w/ @emmakumer.bsky.social & SzuYu Chen: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
🧠Can you detect AI writing? @jeremybmerrill.com, Szu Yu Chen + @emmakumer.bsky.social found there are a lot of giveaways if you look closely: 🧠https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/how-detect-chatgpt-em-dash/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f012
What are the clues that ChatGPT wrote something? We analyzed its style.
Analyzing 330,000 messages from OpenAI’s ChatGPT revealed its favorite emoji and other telltale patterns in how the chatbot uses language.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🧠Can you detect AI writing? @jeremybmerrill.com, Szu Yu Chen + @emmakumer.bsky.social found there are a lot of giveaways if you look closely: 🧠https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/how-detect-chatgpt-em-dash/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f012
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While other presidents have largely kept their activities focused on helping end past government shutdowns, President Trump has visited six countries, undertaken a massive construction project and attended a “Great Gatsby”-themed party at Mar-a-Lago.
How Trump spent his time during the shutdown
During the shutdown, the president visited six countries, spoke at a million-dollar-a-plate dinner and undertook a massive construction project at the White House.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
While other presidents have largely kept their activities focused on helping end past government shutdowns, President Trump has visited six countries, undertaken a massive construction project and attended a “Great Gatsby”-themed party at Mar-a-Lago.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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In parts of the eastern US & Intermountain West, atmospheric rivers rising from the Pacific Ocean are slamming into the region with increasing force. These changes are worsening devastation in Appalachia, where poverty, aging infrastructure & hilly terrain combine to make preparing for floods hard:
Where the sky keeps bursting
A Washington Post investigation shows why much of the eastern U.S. is increasingly vulnerable to extreme rain and floods.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In parts of the eastern US & Intermountain West, atmospheric rivers rising from the Pacific Ocean are slamming into the region with increasing force. These changes are worsening devastation in Appalachia, where poverty, aging infrastructure & hilly terrain combine to make preparing for floods hard:
A collection of 47,000 publicly shared ChatGPT conversations compiled by The Washington Post sheds light on the reasons people turn to the chatbot and the deeply intimate role it plays in many lives, by @jeremybmerrill.com and @gerritd.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
We analyzed 47,000 ChatGPT conversations. Here’s what people really use it for.
What do people ask the popular chatbot? We analyzed thousands of chats to identify common topics discussed by users and patterns in ChatGPT’s responses.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A collection of 47,000 publicly shared ChatGPT conversations compiled by The Washington Post sheds light on the reasons people turn to the chatbot and the deeply intimate role it plays in many lives, by @jeremybmerrill.com and @gerritd.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Since early 2025, Democrats have pulled back from talking about climate change. At the same time, nations and companies are scaling back their most ambitious plans to lower carbon emissions — or going silent on the issue entirely. By @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social & @shannonosaka.bsky.social:
The big issue Democrats have stopped talking about
A Washington Post analysis of Democratic lawmakers’ appearances and social media posts show they are going quiet on climate.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Since early 2025, Democrats have pulled back from talking about climate change. At the same time, nations and companies are scaling back their most ambitious plans to lower carbon emissions — or going silent on the issue entirely. By @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social & @shannonosaka.bsky.social:
So so excited to welcome the very talented @chrishacker.me to @wpdatateam.bsky.social!! Chris is our team's newest hire, joining us as a computational journalist embedded on the national desk. 🙌
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
So so excited to welcome the very talented @chrishacker.me to @wpdatateam.bsky.social!! Chris is our team's newest hire, joining us as a computational journalist embedded on the national desk. 🙌
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The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country.
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
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We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country.
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s congressional district has one of the highest SNAP usage rates in the country. In interviews, several people who rely on SNAP and voted for Johnson and Trump did not fault Republican leaders. By Lydia Sidhom & Cleve Wootson: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
In MAGA stronghold, fury over SNAP but little blame for Trump in shutdown
People who use SNAP in Mike Johnson’s congressional district wonder why his power hasn’t protected them, but many lay the blame on Washington’s dysfunction.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s congressional district has one of the highest SNAP usage rates in the country. In interviews, several people who rely on SNAP and voted for Johnson and Trump did not fault Republican leaders. By Lydia Sidhom & Cleve Wootson: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Of the 6 million veterans receiving disability payments last year, about 1.5 million were designated 100 percent disabled — a nearly ninefold increase since 2021. A whole industry has popped up around getting people to 100% by @caitlingilbert.bsky.social, @reinlwapo.bsky.social & Craig Whitlock:
The unregulated industry that coaches veterans to pile on benefits
The number of vets receiving 100 percent disability ratings has surged in recent years. For-profit firms, influencers and the VA play a large role in the trend.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Of the 6 million veterans receiving disability payments last year, about 1.5 million were designated 100 percent disabled — a nearly ninefold increase since 2021. A whole industry has popped up around getting people to 100% by @caitlingilbert.bsky.social, @reinlwapo.bsky.social & Craig Whitlock:
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November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Thanks for sharing out story, @jimmykimmel.com! For anyone interested, here's a gift link to the piece: wapo.st/49yu548
The crossroads of music + sports + nostalgia/history puts this story -- and particularly the delightful video walkthroughs of @davesheinin.bsky.social at the piano -- kind of perfectly in my wheelhouse. Highly recommend spending time here: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
The 10 best sports theme songs of all time — and what makes them great
Our list of the greatest sports theme music includes John Tesh’s iconic “Roundball Rock,” several dark riffs on football and a whole lot of nostalgia.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The crossroads of music + sports + nostalgia/history puts this story -- and particularly the delightful video walkthroughs of @davesheinin.bsky.social at the piano -- kind of perfectly in my wheelhouse. Highly recommend spending time here: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Heavy rain is one of the most unpredictable and underappreciated climate threats. The Post found rising temperatures have made the atmosphere more waterlogged - providing fuel for wetter + more dangerous storms:
Deadly rivers in the sky
A new Washington Post investigation reveals where climate change has supercharged the movement of moisture through the skies.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Heavy rain is one of the most unpredictable and underappreciated climate threats. The Post found rising temperatures have made the atmosphere more waterlogged - providing fuel for wetter + more dangerous storms:
So @jeremybmerrill.com scraped the Kennedy Center's ticketing website daily for several months. He, @travismandrews.bsky.social & Shelly Tan found that this season's sales are the lowest since the pandemic, as the Trump effect keeps patrons away: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover
Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
So @jeremybmerrill.com scraped the Kennedy Center's ticketing website daily for several months. He, @travismandrews.bsky.social & Shelly Tan found that this season's sales are the lowest since the pandemic, as the Trump effect keeps patrons away: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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EXCLUSIVE: After Trump took over the Kennedy Center in Feb, he vowed to make it "hot" again. So, how's it doing? @jeremybmerrill.com and I used data from the center's ticketing website to find out. Ticket sales are lowest they've been since the pandemic.
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover
Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: After Trump took over the Kennedy Center in Feb, he vowed to make it "hot" again. So, how's it doing? @jeremybmerrill.com and I used data from the center's ticketing website to find out. Ticket sales are lowest they've been since the pandemic.
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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The great @dtkeating.bsky.social is retiring after 25+ years as a data reporter at the Post. He published his last story today, and true to form, it was a banger. With reporting from @arianaec.bsky.social, @lmelgar.bsky.social & Jahi Chikwendiu:
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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The mysterious rise of cancer among young adults in the Corn Belt
Communities across the Corn Belt are confronting a rise in cancers among young adults — and few clear explanations.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The great @dtkeating.bsky.social is retiring after 25+ years as a data reporter at the Post. He published his last story today, and true to form, it was a banger. With reporting from @arianaec.bsky.social, @lmelgar.bsky.social & Jahi Chikwendiu:
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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In looking into shifting cancer rates, a Post data analysis revealed a divergence: among young adults in the Corn Belt — Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Kansas — cancer diagnoses are rising more rapidly than in the country as a whole.
How The Post found growing rates of young cancer in America’s Corn Belt
In looking into shifting cancer rates, a Washington Post data analysis revealed a divergence: among young adults in the Corn Belt — Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Kansas — cancer dia...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In looking into shifting cancer rates, a Post data analysis revealed a divergence: among young adults in the Corn Belt — Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Kansas — cancer diagnoses are rising more rapidly than in the country as a whole.