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❄️It's the most wonderful — and accident-prone — time of the year.
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
❄️It's the most wonderful — and accident-prone — time of the year.
Core inflation (excluding food and energy) dropped to 2.6%, the lowest since early 2021. Headline inflation fell to 2.7%.
The government shutdown disrupted data collection, so figures blend September and November with carried-forward October estimates.
The government shutdown disrupted data collection, so figures blend September and November with carried-forward October estimates.
December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Core inflation (excluding food and energy) dropped to 2.6%, the lowest since early 2021. Headline inflation fell to 2.7%.
The government shutdown disrupted data collection, so figures blend September and November with carried-forward October estimates.
The government shutdown disrupted data collection, so figures blend September and November with carried-forward October estimates.
2025 was the year of data – and we’ve got the numbers to prove it! Here are the articles you couldn't get enough of.
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
2025 was the year of data – and we’ve got the numbers to prove it! Here are the articles you couldn't get enough of.
In this week's Data Behind the News: Flooding in Washington, expiring ACA subsidies, and measles outbreaks.
December 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In this week's Data Behind the News: Flooding in Washington, expiring ACA subsidies, and measles outbreaks.
📉 In 2024, the national property #crime rate dropped to its lowest level in at least 48 years.
That’s a 66% decline since 1991, when the rate was 5,140 offenses per 100,000 people. In 2024? It was 1,760.
That’s a 66% decline since 1991, when the rate was 5,140 offenses per 100,000 people. In 2024? It was 1,760.
December 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
📉 In 2024, the national property #crime rate dropped to its lowest level in at least 48 years.
That’s a 66% decline since 1991, when the rate was 5,140 offenses per 100,000 people. In 2024? It was 1,760.
That’s a 66% decline since 1991, when the rate was 5,140 offenses per 100,000 people. In 2024? It was 1,760.
We’re hitting the streets to spread holiday....data!
🎁Are you spending more or less on gifts this year?
🎁Are you spending more or less on gifts this year?
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We’re hitting the streets to spread holiday....data!
🎁Are you spending more or less on gifts this year?
🎁Are you spending more or less on gifts this year?
Here's just a fact about ER holiday visits.
December 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Here's just a fact about ER holiday visits.
Yesterday, the #FederalReserve cut rates again — this time by a quarter point. It’s the third cut this year as policymakers work to lower borrowing costs.
Was it the right move? And do you think we’ll see another cut in January?
Was it the right move? And do you think we’ll see another cut in January?
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Yesterday, the #FederalReserve cut rates again — this time by a quarter point. It’s the third cut this year as policymakers work to lower borrowing costs.
Was it the right move? And do you think we’ll see another cut in January?
Was it the right move? And do you think we’ll see another cut in January?
65.6% of households in the US own their own while the remainder rents.
Do you own your home or do you rent?
Do you own your home or do you rent?
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
65.6% of households in the US own their own while the remainder rents.
Do you own your home or do you rent?
Do you own your home or do you rent?
🎄Every holiday season brings joy, lights…and ER visits — 18,400 to be exact.
The most accident-prone day? The Sunday after Thanksgiving, with about 660 injuries annually.
Kids under 4 account for 1 in 10 of these cases — often from swallowing ornaments or chewing on light cords. #DataViz
The most accident-prone day? The Sunday after Thanksgiving, with about 660 injuries annually.
Kids under 4 account for 1 in 10 of these cases — often from swallowing ornaments or chewing on light cords. #DataViz
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🎄Every holiday season brings joy, lights…and ER visits — 18,400 to be exact.
The most accident-prone day? The Sunday after Thanksgiving, with about 660 injuries annually.
Kids under 4 account for 1 in 10 of these cases — often from swallowing ornaments or chewing on light cords. #DataViz
The most accident-prone day? The Sunday after Thanksgiving, with about 660 injuries annually.
Kids under 4 account for 1 in 10 of these cases — often from swallowing ornaments or chewing on light cords. #DataViz
Of course, our 2025 was wrapped with facts.
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Of course, our 2025 was wrapped with facts.
🎉Exciting news: We were named an honoree of @Fast Company’s 2025 Brands That Matter!
We don’t do it for awards — but it does feel good when the mission gets noticed. Thanks, Fast Company! #FCBrandAwards
https://www.fastcompany.com/brands-that-matter/list
We don’t do it for awards — but it does feel good when the mission gets noticed. Thanks, Fast Company! #FCBrandAwards
https://www.fastcompany.com/brands-that-matter/list
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🎉Exciting news: We were named an honoree of @Fast Company’s 2025 Brands That Matter!
We don’t do it for awards — but it does feel good when the mission gets noticed. Thanks, Fast Company! #FCBrandAwards
https://www.fastcompany.com/brands-that-matter/list
We don’t do it for awards — but it does feel good when the mission gets noticed. Thanks, Fast Company! #FCBrandAwards
https://www.fastcompany.com/brands-that-matter/list
May your flights be smooth, your delays be few, and your turkey be hot 🦃✈️
Here are the airlines with the best on-time arrivals this year, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Here are the airlines with the best on-time arrivals this year, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
May your flights be smooth, your delays be few, and your turkey be hot 🦃✈️
Here are the airlines with the best on-time arrivals this year, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Here are the airlines with the best on-time arrivals this year, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Imports, jobs, and turkeys disappearing. Here’s your weekly data behind the news.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Imports, jobs, and turkeys disappearing. Here’s your weekly data behind the news.
Once a top baby name, the name Karen has changed in popularity since the 1950’s and 1960’s.
By 2024, 1 in 10,000 female babies was named Karen.
By 2024, 1 in 10,000 female babies was named Karen.
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Once a top baby name, the name Karen has changed in popularity since the 1950’s and 1960’s.
By 2024, 1 in 10,000 female babies was named Karen.
By 2024, 1 in 10,000 female babies was named Karen.
About 8,400 attempted illegal crossings were detected in September of this year - 84.4% fewer than the year before.
And that’s just a fact.
And that’s just a fact.
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
About 8,400 attempted illegal crossings were detected in September of this year - 84.4% fewer than the year before.
And that’s just a fact.
And that’s just a fact.
💼 Job hunting? Here are some roles you may want to avoid.
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
💼 Job hunting? Here are some roles you may want to avoid.
📰 Shutdown history
💸 The last penny
⚖️ And a Supreme Court update
Here’s the data behind the news this week.
💸 The last penny
⚖️ And a Supreme Court update
Here’s the data behind the news this week.
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
📰 Shutdown history
💸 The last penny
⚖️ And a Supreme Court update
Here’s the data behind the news this week.
💸 The last penny
⚖️ And a Supreme Court update
Here’s the data behind the news this week.
🗳️Can you guess which states have the highest voter registration rate?
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🗳️Can you guess which states have the highest voter registration rate?
In September, there were 84.4% fewer illegal border crossings than the year before — from 53,858 to 8,386.
p.s. This figure tracks encounters, not individuals. So one person can be counted multiple times if they attempt to cross more than once.
p.s. This figure tracks encounters, not individuals. So one person can be counted multiple times if they attempt to cross more than once.
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In September, there were 84.4% fewer illegal border crossings than the year before — from 53,858 to 8,386.
p.s. This figure tracks encounters, not individuals. So one person can be counted multiple times if they attempt to cross more than once.
p.s. This figure tracks encounters, not individuals. So one person can be counted multiple times if they attempt to cross more than once.