Jinpeng Li
@itsjpli.bsky.social
I play around with datasets and make graphics. Also go by JP. Signal:itsjpli14
www.jinpengli.com
www.jinpengli.com
Awesome work
IRW — a Pulitzer-winning nonprofit newsroom at American — and @thebarbedwire.com traced the history of anti-trans legislation. Houston conservatives realized homophobia didn’t fly anymore, weaponized girls’ safety, and parroted segregationist language. It worked.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
Where Did Anti-Trans Laws Start? How a Forgotten Houston Ordinance Turned Into a Massive, Nationwide Culture War
In fighting for bathroom bills in Houston, Texas conservatives provided a blueprint for the rest of the country.
thebarbedwire.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Awesome work
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also trump is always deferential to celebrities and mamdani is a celebrity bsky.app/profile/atru...
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ?
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
also trump is always deferential to celebrities and mamdani is a celebrity bsky.app/profile/atru...
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My new big visualization project is out: The Trans News Initiative, a collaboration between UM's School of Communication, the Trans Journalists Association, and Polygraph (The Pudding): transnewsinitiative.org Here's a piece about it in the Columbia Journalism Review: www.cjr.org/news/visuali...
Trans News Initiative
A database and analysis of news coverage affecting trans communities.
transnewsinitiative.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My new big visualization project is out: The Trans News Initiative, a collaboration between UM's School of Communication, the Trans Journalists Association, and Polygraph (The Pudding): transnewsinitiative.org Here's a piece about it in the Columbia Journalism Review: www.cjr.org/news/visuali...
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“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
”I always felt a little sad when a letter closed, as it often did, with comments such as ‘Are you listening?’ or ‘I don’t know how my humble words would add much to the general discussion. It is what it is.’“🙁
This is just fantastic read from @notus.com. Democracy is indeed a letter to the editor www.notus.org/perspectives...
The Washington Post Got 21,000 Emails After It Didn't Endorse. I Read Them All.
Reading and editing letters gave me a theory about what is wrong with America — and how it could be fixed.
www.notus.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
”I always felt a little sad when a letter closed, as it often did, with comments such as ‘Are you listening?’ or ‘I don’t know how my humble words would add much to the general discussion. It is what it is.’“🙁
there are reasons some newsrooms struggle to hire good reporters and keep losing advantages…😓
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
there are reasons some newsrooms struggle to hire good reporters and keep losing advantages…😓
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has released a resume portal via his transition site, offering jobs for people of all skill levels “to help build an administration of public servants that will drive down costs and keep all New Yorkers safe.”
www.transition2025.com/apply
www.transition2025.com/apply
A New Era for NYC
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is ready to work to make New York safe and affordable for all of its residents.
www.transition2025.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has released a resume portal via his transition site, offering jobs for people of all skill levels “to help build an administration of public servants that will drive down costs and keep all New Yorkers safe.”
www.transition2025.com/apply
www.transition2025.com/apply
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Parlays have become incredibly popular, with many betting apps encouraging these high-stakes multi-leg bets. But as legs are added, the chance of winning drops faster than the growth of the potential payout - which means sportsbooks have the advantage. Explore the math and and try your own bets:
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Parlays have become incredibly popular, with many betting apps encouraging these high-stakes multi-leg bets. But as legs are added, the chance of winning drops faster than the growth of the potential payout - which means sportsbooks have the advantage. Explore the math and and try your own bets:
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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
wapo.st/4obueib
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
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.
wapo.st
October 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🤳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
wapo.st/4obueib
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
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
everyone needs to go watch HACKS😭
"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys
September 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
everyone needs to go watch HACKS😭
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NEW: How prediction markets are shaking up sports gambling in America
@okr.bsky.social and I on prediction markets' entry into sports contracts under Trump's CFTC and the resulting legal fights with states, tribal groups, and the gaming industry
on.ft.com/4nwVxDk
@okr.bsky.social and I on prediction markets' entry into sports contracts under Trump's CFTC and the resulting legal fights with states, tribal groups, and the gaming industry
on.ft.com/4nwVxDk
How prediction markets are shaking up sports gambling in America
Kalshi is spearheading a legal battle to expand access to online betting, with support from some in Trump’s circle
www.ft.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
NEW: How prediction markets are shaking up sports gambling in America
@okr.bsky.social and I on prediction markets' entry into sports contracts under Trump's CFTC and the resulting legal fights with states, tribal groups, and the gaming industry
on.ft.com/4nwVxDk
@okr.bsky.social and I on prediction markets' entry into sports contracts under Trump's CFTC and the resulting legal fights with states, tribal groups, and the gaming industry
on.ft.com/4nwVxDk
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We analyzed hundreds of hours of his public comments from 2020-2024 to show this and refer to him as an anti-vaccine activist in our reporting.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
August 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We analyzed hundreds of hours of his public comments from 2020-2024 to show this and refer to him as an anti-vaccine activist in our reporting.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Check the interactive map here: www.businessinsider.com/chinese-reta...
August 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Check the interactive map here: www.businessinsider.com/chinese-reta...
From Labubu to Luckin Coffee, Chinese retail chains are betting big that American consumers can revive the growth they're losing at home. I found that in NYC alone, 20 Chinese retail chains have opened more than 40 stores across the food, beverage, and fashion sectors over the past two years.
August 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
From Labubu to Luckin Coffee, Chinese retail chains are betting big that American consumers can revive the growth they're losing at home. I found that in NYC alone, 20 Chinese retail chains have opened more than 40 stores across the food, beverage, and fashion sectors over the past two years.
Tesla's biggest Chinese rival BYD built 7 giant ships to send EVs to Europe and Brazil. @businessinsider.com analyzed voyage records showing this costly gambit.
Click the 🔗 below to see how BYD overtook Tesla in EV sales by betting on the European and Brazilian markets step by step.
Click the 🔗 below to see how BYD overtook Tesla in EV sales by betting on the European and Brazilian markets step by step.
August 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Tesla's biggest Chinese rival BYD built 7 giant ships to send EVs to Europe and Brazil. @businessinsider.com analyzed voyage records showing this costly gambit.
Click the 🔗 below to see how BYD overtook Tesla in EV sales by betting on the European and Brazilian markets step by step.
Click the 🔗 below to see how BYD overtook Tesla in EV sales by betting on the European and Brazilian markets step by step.
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This week, @texasmonthly.bsky.social’s reporting on the floods in Kerr County has been so purposeful and so deeply empathetic. It was personal. This first person account is so, so horrific and so beautifully written.
You’ll cry very hard.
(CW: Child death.)
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
You’ll cry very hard.
(CW: Child death.)
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.
www.texasmonthly.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This week, @texasmonthly.bsky.social’s reporting on the floods in Kerr County has been so purposeful and so deeply empathetic. It was personal. This first person account is so, so horrific and so beautifully written.
You’ll cry very hard.
(CW: Child death.)
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
You’ll cry very hard.
(CW: Child death.)
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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okay, headline chat: a bunch of you have asked me who writes them and how they work. I’ll talk about it but the tl;dr is that it’s complicated and can vary a lot depending on the specific writer(s) and editor(s) involved.
June 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
okay, headline chat: a bunch of you have asked me who writes them and how they work. I’ll talk about it but the tl;dr is that it’s complicated and can vary a lot depending on the specific writer(s) and editor(s) involved.
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The anguish of gay Americans who were called “sexual psychopaths” in Congress and fired from their jobs fueled the first public demonstrations for gay rights in the nation. The fight for dignity continued through the AIDS epidemic and the battle for marriage equality.
Gay history was made in D.C. At times, it was dispiriting — but also uplifting.
D.C. is the place for monuments to the thinkers, warriors and leaders who shook and shaped the country. Memorials of LGBTQ history may be less well known, but are key to understanding the place of g...
www.washingtonpost.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The anguish of gay Americans who were called “sexual psychopaths” in Congress and fired from their jobs fueled the first public demonstrations for gay rights in the nation. The fight for dignity continued through the AIDS epidemic and the battle for marriage equality.
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New project: From stereotypes to breakthroughs, Hollywood's history with Asian and Asian American characters is complicated.
This AAPI Heritage Month, dive into the data that reveals whether that's changed: pudding.cool/2025/05/aapi...
This AAPI Heritage Month, dive into the data that reveals whether that's changed: pudding.cool/2025/05/aapi...
May 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New project: From stereotypes to breakthroughs, Hollywood's history with Asian and Asian American characters is complicated.
This AAPI Heritage Month, dive into the data that reveals whether that's changed: pudding.cool/2025/05/aapi...
This AAPI Heritage Month, dive into the data that reveals whether that's changed: pudding.cool/2025/05/aapi...
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Better world maps for mobile!
Despite years of mobile-first design, there’s been little experimentation in this area. So we designed our own at NZZ – and validated it in a large user study.
Summary of the paper: jonasoesch.ch/articles/the... 1/3
Despite years of mobile-first design, there’s been little experimentation in this area. So we designed our own at NZZ – and validated it in a large user study.
Summary of the paper: jonasoesch.ch/articles/the... 1/3
May 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Better world maps for mobile!
Despite years of mobile-first design, there’s been little experimentation in this area. So we designed our own at NZZ – and validated it in a large user study.
Summary of the paper: jonasoesch.ch/articles/the... 1/3
Despite years of mobile-first design, there’s been little experimentation in this area. So we designed our own at NZZ – and validated it in a large user study.
Summary of the paper: jonasoesch.ch/articles/the... 1/3
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“Young Chinese women have small hands”
May 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“Young Chinese women have small hands”
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New: I wrote about Emily, who has streamed her life 24/7 for three years. No sick days, no vacations, no sex - and thousands of strangers who see her as a friend. “They don’t get a break from the constant surveillance … Is it any wonder these people burn out?” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Inside the life of a 24/7 streamer: ‘What more do you want?’
A lonely young woman in Texas has streamed every second of her life for three years and counting. Is this life, or a performance of one?
www.washingtonpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
New: I wrote about Emily, who has streamed her life 24/7 for three years. No sick days, no vacations, no sex - and thousands of strangers who see her as a friend. “They don’t get a break from the constant surveillance … Is it any wonder these people burn out?” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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After all this POTUS-engineered market volatility, it will be very, very interesting to see who made and lost money over these past few days.
April 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
After all this POTUS-engineered market volatility, it will be very, very interesting to see who made and lost money over these past few days.