Anthony DeBarros
@anthonydb.bsky.social
Data journalist at The Wall Street Journal and author of the book "Practical SQL" from No Starch Press. https://nostarch.com/practical-sql-2nd-edition/
Stronger growth but a weaker jobs picture: Economists surveyed by @wsj.com see a bifurcated picture of the nation's economic prospects. Latest quarterly survey, with @HarrietTorry www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Stronger Growth, Weaker Hiring: Forecasters See a Split-Screen Economy
In the latest Wall Street Journal survey, forecasters also predict that the Federal Reserve will become less independent.
www.wsj.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Stronger growth but a weaker jobs picture: Economists surveyed by @wsj.com see a bifurcated picture of the nation's economic prospects. Latest quarterly survey, with @HarrietTorry www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
Tariffs brought in record revenue in fiscal year 2025 for the U.S. government. But how much did that change the overall picture? Five takeaways from @richardrubindc.bsky.social and me today on what has changed about the federal budget—and what hasn’t. www.wsj.com/economy/tari...
Tariffs Are Way Up. Interest on Debt Tops $1 Trillion. And DOGE Didn’t Do Much.
The books have closed on the U.S. government’s fiscal 2025. Here’s what has changed about the federal budget—and what hasn’t.
www.wsj.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Tariffs brought in record revenue in fiscal year 2025 for the U.S. government. But how much did that change the overall picture? Five takeaways from @richardrubindc.bsky.social and me today on what has changed about the federal budget—and what hasn’t. www.wsj.com/economy/tari...
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Highly recommend this deportations data breakdown from @anthonydb.bsky.social @wsj.com J
Importantly, it highlights *missing data*
DHS' statistics office hasn't released broken down info since January, meaning we don't have the complete picture of who is being deported, by which agency & where
Importantly, it highlights *missing data*
DHS' statistics office hasn't released broken down info since January, meaning we don't have the complete picture of who is being deported, by which agency & where
How Trump’s Deportation Effort Is Playing Out, in Charts
ICE is moving to step up arrests, detentions and deportations. We crunched the numbers.
www.wsj.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Highly recommend this deportations data breakdown from @anthonydb.bsky.social @wsj.com J
Importantly, it highlights *missing data*
DHS' statistics office hasn't released broken down info since January, meaning we don't have the complete picture of who is being deported, by which agency & where
Importantly, it highlights *missing data*
DHS' statistics office hasn't released broken down info since January, meaning we don't have the complete picture of who is being deported, by which agency & where
Wow, JetBrains is making DataGrip available for free for non-commercial use. Great news for students and open-source projects. blog.jetbrains.com/datagrip/202...
DataGrip Is Now Free for Non-Commercial Use | The DataGrip Blog
We’re excited to announce a change in our licensing model that we believe will benefit the developer community – DataGrip is now free for non-commercial use!
blog.jetbrains.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Wow, JetBrains is making DataGrip available for free for non-commercial use. Great news for students and open-source projects. blog.jetbrains.com/datagrip/202...
Postgres.app — my favorite way to run PostgreSQL on macOS — is making it easier to add extensions to your environment. Really handy. postgresapp.com/extensions/
August 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Postgres.app — my favorite way to run PostgreSQL on macOS — is making it easier to add extensions to your environment. Really handy. postgresapp.com/extensions/
Take a spin in the time machine, back to an era when the federal budget deficit didn’t look like a problem at all. Today, my colleagues @richardrubindc.bsky.social, Rosie Ettenheim and I break down how to the U.S. arrived at record deficits. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The Path to Record Deficits
A generation ago, the federal budget was briefly in surplus. Now, it appears headed for a record stretch of peacetime deficits. What happened?
www.wsj.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Take a spin in the time machine, back to an era when the federal budget deficit didn’t look like a problem at all. Today, my colleagues @richardrubindc.bsky.social, Rosie Ettenheim and I break down how to the U.S. arrived at record deficits. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@natschatpodcast.bsky.social What a sad series against the Marlins. 1) The Nats are now just 1 game ahead of the Marlins for the NL East cellar. 2) 0-9 with RISP in today's game! 3) At least Cole Henry looks like a future closer with those two K's and 2.22 ERA.
June 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@natschatpodcast.bsky.social What a sad series against the Marlins. 1) The Nats are now just 1 game ahead of the Marlins for the NL East cellar. 2) 0-9 with RISP in today's game! 3) At least Cole Henry looks like a future closer with those two K's and 2.22 ERA.
Some economists are beginning to question the accuracy of recent U.S. inflation data after the federal government said BLS staffing shortages hampered its ability to conduct the massive monthly survey. www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...
Exclusive | Economists Raise Questions About Quality of U.S. Inflation Data
The Labor Department says staffing shortages reduced its ability to conduct its massive monthly survey, forcing it to turn to less precise guesses.
www.wsj.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Some economists are beginning to question the accuracy of recent U.S. inflation data after the federal government said BLS staffing shortages hampered its ability to conduct the massive monthly survey. www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...
Newest versions of pgAdmin now let us customize the font in the Query Tool. Nice upgrade.
Set here to MesloLGL Nerd Font:
Set here to MesloLGL Nerd Font:
April 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Newest versions of pgAdmin now let us customize the font in the Query Tool. Nice upgrade.
Set here to MesloLGL Nerd Font:
Set here to MesloLGL Nerd Font:
U.S. total fertility rate in 2024 only slightly above 2023's low. www.wsj.com/us-news/u-s-...
April 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
U.S. total fertility rate in 2024 only slightly above 2023's low. www.wsj.com/us-news/u-s-...
@markzuckerman.bsky.social Did the Nats all change uniform numbers recently? If so, what’s the story there?
April 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
@markzuckerman.bsky.social Did the Nats all change uniform numbers recently? If so, what’s the story there?
Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal expect slower growth this year and a higher chance of recession. Today, my colleague Peter Santilli and I break down our panel's forecasts—and report on how well the panel fared in 2024.
www.wsj.com/economy/econ...
www.wsj.com/economy/econ...
What Economists See Ahead—and How They Fared Last Year
Our survey shows economists expect slower growth and see a recession as more likely. They were pessimistic a year ago, too, and were wrong.
www.wsj.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal expect slower growth this year and a higher chance of recession. Today, my colleague Peter Santilli and I break down our panel's forecasts—and report on how well the panel fared in 2024.
www.wsj.com/economy/econ...
www.wsj.com/economy/econ...
Since President Trump took office, economists have slashed estimates for growth while raising them for inflation and unemployment. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Economic Outlook Dives Just Three Months Into Trump’s Term
The probability of a recession has leapt while the growth outlook has slumped, a survey of economists has found.
www.wsj.com
April 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Since President Trump took office, economists have slashed estimates for growth while raising them for inflation and unemployment. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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Federal spending is higher since President Trump took office even as the Department of Government Efficiency slashes contracts, cuts jobs and ends diversity programs, by @anthonydb.bsky.social / @jamesgbenedict www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
See How Government Spending Is Up Even as Musk Touts Savings
The Musk team’s estimated $150 billion in savings barely makes a dent in $6.8 trillion of expenditures largely on autopilot, a WSJ analysis finds.
www.wsj.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Federal spending is higher since President Trump took office even as the Department of Government Efficiency slashes contracts, cuts jobs and ends diversity programs, by @anthonydb.bsky.social / @jamesgbenedict www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Interesting post on Microsoft engineers' contributions to PostgreSQL in 2024. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...
Microsoft PostgreSQL OSS engine team: reflecting on 2024 | Microsoft Community Hub
In "Microsoft PostgreSQL OSS engine team: reflecting on 2024", the first part of a two part blog post, you will learn about who the Microsoft...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Interesting post on Microsoft engineers' contributions to PostgreSQL in 2024. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...
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My colleagues, @ceostroff.bsky.social, Shane Shifflett, and James Benedict have a fantastic look at DOGE's savings claims: "A WSJ analysis of government data found that many claims of savings were overstated and ‘woke’ cuts were only a tiny fraction of the total." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My colleagues, @ceostroff.bsky.social, Shane Shifflett, and James Benedict have a fantastic look at DOGE's savings claims: "A WSJ analysis of government data found that many claims of savings were overstated and ‘woke’ cuts were only a tiny fraction of the total." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Important note for new readers of Practical SQL! Today's release of pgAdmin v9.0 introduces a "Workspace" layout that's enabled by default. I've written instrux on how to set the layout back to "Classic," which matches the book and is, IMO, better. github.com/anthonydb/pr...
February 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Important note for new readers of Practical SQL! Today's release of pgAdmin v9.0 introduces a "Workspace" layout that's enabled by default. I've written instrux on how to set the layout back to "Classic," which matches the book and is, IMO, better. github.com/anthonydb/pr...
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A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics
DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account…
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge has links to a deleted social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics
This one, indeed, does go up to 11. How economic and other national indicators—and a couple pop-culture touchstones—changed from Trump's first inauguration till now.
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
How Trump’s New America Compares With 2017, in 11 Charts
Economic and pop-culture indicators trace the country’s path as President-elect Donald Trump returns to Washington for his second term.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This one, indeed, does go up to 11. How economic and other national indicators—and a couple pop-culture touchstones—changed from Trump's first inauguration till now.
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
In our latest WSJ survey of economists, the panel forecasts higher inflation and interest rates ahead of Trump's return.
www.wsj.com/economy/econ...
www.wsj.com/economy/econ...
Trump’s Return Nudges Economists’ Inflation Outlook Higher
Survey finds tariffs, tax cuts and immigration policy could weigh on price outlook for next two years.
www.wsj.com
January 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In our latest WSJ survey of economists, the panel forecasts higher inflation and interest rates ahead of Trump's return.
www.wsj.com/economy/econ...
www.wsj.com/economy/econ...
A month till baseball. Let's go.
www.mlb.com/news/spring-...
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2025 Spring Training first workout dates announced
Following are the first workout dates, subject to change, both for pitchers and catchers and full squads of the 30 Major League clubs for 2025 Spring Training.
www.mlb.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A month till baseball. Let's go.
www.mlb.com/news/spring-...
www.mlb.com/news/spring-...
I'm always humbled and grateful when this happens, which it has done a couple times (often coinciding with the start of college semesters). Thank you to all my readers!
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January 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I'm always humbled and grateful when this happens, which it has done a couple times (often coinciding with the start of college semesters). Thank you to all my readers!
practicalsql.com
practicalsql.com
More than 1.6 million unemployed workers have been job hunting for at least six months—a number that has ballooned by more than 50% in the past two years www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Unemployed Office Workers Are Having a Harder Time Finding New Jobs
More than 1.6 million unemployed workers have been job hunting for at least six months
www.wsj.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
More than 1.6 million unemployed workers have been job hunting for at least six months—a number that has ballooned by more than 50% in the past two years www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...