If the avg. American was in Gaza, this is what it'd mean for their family and friends.

'After five months of war, seven would be dead.'

Powerful framing and statistics from Alyssa Fowers, Leslie Shapiro, Cate Brown, Hajar Harb. washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

If you follow me, you’ll know I’ve been quiet.

For 3+ years I’ve been suffering with a debilitating, chronic illness most people call Long Covid.

Today, my story is out on the The New York Times :
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Mondrian but make it a data viz on labor strikes, by Alyssa Fowers
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She keeps trying to convince me that 150 pairs of socks isn't impressive????

The day I got into data visualization, I promised myself that someday, someone would pay me to crochet a chart.

That day is today.

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'Hey guys! Did you hear? The bear cams are coming back on soon!'

The moment you've been waiting for is almost here! The explore.org bear cams will go live on June 16th at 9 AM PDT/8 AM AKDT. The countdown has begun: ow.ly/Ane250ONCOc

Donut sleep on this story by Alyssa Fowers washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

They’re all donut plots!

We're just jealous we didn't think to make a carbogram first. Alyssa Fowers Post Graphics
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Put in your data, get a nuanced answer you may not agree with :)

Everyone thinks they're middle class. No one can agree on what that means.

Our story explores income, geography, household size and financial security, and reveals the ways you might be middle class.

w Kevin Schaul @asincopado Shelly Tan Kate Rabinowitz

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In Rolette, ND there are are now more cameras in public housing than actual residents. To put this in perspective, this is a higher camera-to-person ratio than some casinos, airports and museums, but not quite as high as Rikers Island. Chart by Alyssa Fowers

This is outrageous. Social Security denies people disability… because they could do jobs that existed in the 70s. Like hand-addressing envelopes, or inspecting dowels.

SSA already spent $300 million to get modern job data. They just refuse to use it.

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Well that’s a shame! Check out how dog (or how human) your name is here: washingtonpost.com/business/inter…

Tomorrow, WaPo hosts a company “town hall.” Employees sent questions in advance, but our publisher Fred Ryan rarely answers the hard ones. None are taken live.

But after brutal layoffs, we want answers about WaPo’s future. Democracy Dies in Darkness, right? Here’s what we asked:

I worry about Alberto’s son every time I hear about developments in Florida. Read this.

Let’s hear it for the newcomer making a big splash!

One time ⁦Sarah Kaplan⁩ was walking Clouseau and someone shouted out “I like your bear!”

Here he is shoving a coffee table out of his way in celebration of #FatBearWeek