Will Craft
@wcraft.bsky.social
Data Editor at the Guardian US, used to be words and sounds on In The Dark, Sent Away, APM Reports, and your local public radio station.
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Will Craft
@wcraft.bsky.social
· Aug 29
By the numbers: the latest Ice and CBP data on arrests, detentions and deportations in the US
The Guardian US reviewed figures from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection since Trump’s inauguration
www.theguardian.com
The Guardian US is releasing a new tool today, a tracker tallying the arrests, detentions, and deportations since the start of the second Trump admin. We are going to continue to update as the admin releases new data: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
A startlingly prescient book
January 6, 2026 at 1:04 PM
A startlingly prescient book
im glad my wedding has complimentary terrorism insurance
January 5, 2026 at 11:51 PM
im glad my wedding has complimentary terrorism insurance
Elephant Graveyard on yt has a good video on Joe Rogan and how Rogan has constructed an alternate reality around himself, and the folks that want access to his networks and wealth have to bend their realities to his.
January 5, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Elephant Graveyard on yt has a good video on Joe Rogan and how Rogan has constructed an alternate reality around himself, and the folks that want access to his networks and wealth have to bend their realities to his.
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The @chicagotribune.com did back of the envelope math and conservatively found that Operation Midway Blitz cost the taxpayer $59 million. Good reporting from @danvock.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
Cost of Operation Midway Blitz: $59M and counting
A Tribune review of court filings, databases and other public records detailing the scope of the incursion and typical costs shows how much the federal government has spent since September.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The @chicagotribune.com did back of the envelope math and conservatively found that Operation Midway Blitz cost the taxpayer $59 million. Good reporting from @danvock.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
I know the Wolves are last in the league, but they are playing a very fun game to watch. I'm rooting for them
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I know the Wolves are last in the league, but they are playing a very fun game to watch. I'm rooting for them
Anyone wanna buy me The Third Reich Trilogy, it's only $813 on Abe Books rn
December 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Anyone wanna buy me The Third Reich Trilogy, it's only $813 on Abe Books rn
Accidentally made caffeinated instead of decaffeinated coffee
December 31, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Accidentally made caffeinated instead of decaffeinated coffee
Major power failure? Sounds like a coverup for a helicopter flying into the tunnel ...
Eurostar, the high-speed train service connecting Britain and continental Europe, said all of its trains were canceled until further notice after a major power failure inside the Channel Tunnel, disrupting plans for thousands of people during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.
Eurostar Cancels All Trains After Power Failure in Channel Tunnel
The high-speed train service connecting Britain and continental Europe was paralyzed on Tuesday during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.
nyti.ms
December 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Major power failure? Sounds like a coverup for a helicopter flying into the tunnel ...
I did a 165 mile ride in one go, biked Pittsburgh to DC, did an 8 day trip in Canada, and bought a fancy bike. I'm excited to ride it in 2026
I need some positivity. Quote or reply with your favorite bike memory of 2025. It can be a great ride, an advocacy accomplishment, whatever. Let's celebrate bikes.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
December 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I did a 165 mile ride in one go, biked Pittsburgh to DC, did an 8 day trip in Canada, and bought a fancy bike. I'm excited to ride it in 2026
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Uh, wow www.latimes.com/california/s...
An amateur codebreaker may have just solved the Black Dahlia and Zodiac killings
Two retired LAPD homicide detectives say that both notorious cases are solved -- with a single culprit -- thanks to the work of a novice sleuth.
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Uh, wow www.latimes.com/california/s...
Go inside the internal ICE chat logs as they plan their social media campaigns:
Great story from WaPo
Great story from WaPo
New: We obtained thousands of internal chat messages from the ICE team creating viral videos of raids and "EPIC takedowns."
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
‘It’s a war’: Inside ICE’s media machine
Thousands of internal ICE messages show how its public affairs team has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for viral arrest videos
wapo.st
December 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Go inside the internal ICE chat logs as they plan their social media campaigns:
Great story from WaPo
Great story from WaPo
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New immigration enforcement data shows that there is a record breaking number of people held in ICE detention
The Guardian has been tracking arrests, deportations, and the number of people in detention since the start of the Trump admin: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The Guardian has been tracking arrests, deportations, and the number of people in detention since the start of the Trump admin: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
New immigration enforcement data shows that there is a record breaking number of people held in ICE detention
The Guardian has been tracking arrests, deportations, and the number of people in detention since the start of the Trump admin: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The Guardian has been tracking arrests, deportations, and the number of people in detention since the start of the Trump admin: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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@19thnews.org is hiring two editors!! We're looking for folks who live and breathe for finding distinct angles, shaping stories and editing across platforms. I want to see a creative mind amid rigorous standards — someone who wants to grow *with* us. 19thnews.org/19th-news-ed...
We're hiring an Editor
The 19th is hiring an editor to work closely with the editorial director to assign, shape, edit and publish stories to fulfill The 19th’s mission of serving women and LGBTQ+ people with timely, high-q...
19thnews.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
@19thnews.org is hiring two editors!! We're looking for folks who live and breathe for finding distinct angles, shaping stories and editing across platforms. I want to see a creative mind amid rigorous standards — someone who wants to grow *with* us. 19thnews.org/19th-news-ed...
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ICE just released updated detention statistics.
As of December 13, 2025, ICE reports a total of 68,442 people are held in immigration detention.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of December 13, 2025, ICE reports a total of 68,442 people are held in immigration detention.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Detention Management
www.ice.gov
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
ICE just released updated detention statistics.
As of December 13, 2025, ICE reports a total of 68,442 people are held in immigration detention.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of December 13, 2025, ICE reports a total of 68,442 people are held in immigration detention.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
New immigration enforcement data shows that there is a record breaking number of people held in ICE detention
The Guardian has been tracking arrests, deportations, and the number of people in detention since the start of the Trump admin: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The Guardian has been tracking arrests, deportations, and the number of people in detention since the start of the Trump admin: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
New immigration enforcement data shows that there is a record breaking number of people held in ICE detention
The Guardian has been tracking arrests, deportations, and the number of people in detention since the start of the Trump admin: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The Guardian has been tracking arrests, deportations, and the number of people in detention since the start of the Trump admin: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Unfortunately this is an email about the heat being off in our building and not the hit 1995 movie, Heat, written and directed by Michael Mann
December 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Unfortunately this is an email about the heat being off in our building and not the hit 1995 movie, Heat, written and directed by Michael Mann
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US deputy attorney general Todd Blanche said “several hundred thousand” documents would be made public on Friday, but the need to protect the victims meant thousands more would be released over the next couple of weeks.
Trump over-promises and under-delivers with heavily redacted Epstein cache
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
US deputy attorney general Todd Blanche said “several hundred thousand” documents would be made public on Friday, but the need to protect the victims meant thousands more would be released over the next couple of weeks.
Great story showing how you can use Deportation Data Project info to show the long reaching geographic impacts of these ICE raids
We tracked around 1,600 people detained in "Operation Midway Blitz" - the Chicago-area ICE raids that took place this fall. Here's where they ended up. @themarshallproject.org @geoffhing.bsky.social @shannonheffernan.bsky.social
ICE Data Reveals What Happened to 1,600 People Arrested During Chicago’s Blitz
Most of those arrested were swiftly shuttled to a sprawling array of detention centers in 13 states, many with reports of troubling conditions.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Great story showing how you can use Deportation Data Project info to show the long reaching geographic impacts of these ICE raids
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NEW: The 2026 #FIFAWorldCup was priced beyond many fans' budgets. Comparing ticket prices dating back to 1994 shows the scale of next summer's mark-up, and where the steepest hikes were felt.
With Andrew Witherspoon, for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
With Andrew Witherspoon, for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Analysis: how prices for the cheapest World Cup tickets have rocketed
A Guardian study of past ticket prices for the men’s World Cup, compared with current 2026 figures, shows how the barrier for entry has been raised for most fans
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
NEW: The 2026 #FIFAWorldCup was priced beyond many fans' budgets. Comparing ticket prices dating back to 1994 shows the scale of next summer's mark-up, and where the steepest hikes were felt.
With Andrew Witherspoon, for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
With Andrew Witherspoon, for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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New: Inside the Trump administration’s effort to prosecute a group of protesters in Texas with terrorism charges. The case is more complex than the administration has let on, according to a Guardian review of court records and interviews with family www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside DoJ’s controversial prosecution of a Texas ‘antifa cell’ charged with terrorism
DoJ says a group of protesters at an ICE detention center was part of a terror cell; legal experts say it is an effort to crack down on leftwing groups and deter protesters
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New: Inside the Trump administration’s effort to prosecute a group of protesters in Texas with terrorism charges. The case is more complex than the administration has let on, according to a Guardian review of court records and interviews with family www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Deadline nears for release of Epstein files – what we know so far www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Deadline nears for release of Epstein files – what we know so far
Justice department must release most documents by Friday, and failure to do so would provoke a firestorm
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Deadline nears for release of Epstein files – what we know so far www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW STORY: Three nursing home residents died because employees of UnitedHealth Group helped delay or deny them critical hospital care, 2 pending lawsuits and a complaint to state authorities have alleged
🧵 on our 6,000 word story below:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
🧵 on our 6,000 word story below:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
NEW STORY: Three nursing home residents died because employees of UnitedHealth Group helped delay or deny them critical hospital care, 2 pending lawsuits and a complaint to state authorities have alleged
🧵 on our 6,000 word story below:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
🧵 on our 6,000 word story below:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
@jeffjarvis.bsky.social: “Journalists must address their civic, professional, even moral obligation to provide news, reporting, and information via AI.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/apis...
December 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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This is a great piece on Trump's near-destruction of the National Labor Relations Board. (And I'm betting they don't let the Acting GC go on-the-record about anything after his performance here. Kudos to @msainato.bsky.social for a very effective interview.) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump
National Labor Relations Board, the federal watchdog for workers’ rights, has been rendered toothless as employees grapple with corporations
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This is a great piece on Trump's near-destruction of the National Labor Relations Board. (And I'm betting they don't let the Acting GC go on-the-record about anything after his performance here. Kudos to @msainato.bsky.social for a very effective interview.) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...