Corin Faife
@corin.bsky.social
Data journalist covering North America for @afp.com. Formerly Verge, Markup, Cornell Tech, some other places. Always looking for the future in the present.
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Reclaiming my status as an out-of-touch coastal media elite
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Reclaiming my status as an out-of-touch coastal media elite
On linguistics and foreign policy mostly. E.g.:
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
On linguistics and foreign policy mostly. E.g.:
"FOR THREE YEARS, NOTHING WILL BE PASSED, AND REPUBLICANS WILL BE BLAMED"
Trump seems genuinely panicked about losing the midterms.
Trump seems genuinely panicked about losing the midterms.
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"FOR THREE YEARS, NOTHING WILL BE PASSED, AND REPUBLICANS WILL BE BLAMED"
Trump seems genuinely panicked about losing the midterms.
Trump seems genuinely panicked about losing the midterms.
NYC mayor election: with the 9 day early voting period over, the demographic that cast the most votes were between 25-35 years old! This reverses the previous trend from days 1 - 5 only, and in theory, heavily favors Mamdani.
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
NYC mayor election: with the 9 day early voting period over, the demographic that cast the most votes were between 25-35 years old! This reverses the previous trend from days 1 - 5 only, and in theory, heavily favors Mamdani.
Though it's true there's a 'Boomer bump' in early voters for the NYC mayoral election as reported by Gothamist etc., there's another large but less well-reported peak for voters in their late 20's and early 30's, as the data I got from the Board of Elections shows:
October 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Though it's true there's a 'Boomer bump' in early voters for the NYC mayoral election as reported by Gothamist etc., there's another large but less well-reported peak for voters in their late 20's and early 30's, as the data I got from the Board of Elections shows:
Trump suggested just yesterday that he could relocate World Cup matches from cities deemed "unsafe" (i.e. Democrat-run), but a contract solicitation posted today by DHS shows the agency is still looking for hotel rooms in the 11 original host cities:
sam.gov/workspace/co...
sam.gov/workspace/co...
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump suggested just yesterday that he could relocate World Cup matches from cities deemed "unsafe" (i.e. Democrat-run), but a contract solicitation posted today by DHS shows the agency is still looking for hotel rooms in the 11 original host cities:
sam.gov/workspace/co...
sam.gov/workspace/co...
Due to the government shutdown, CBP claims not to have enough money to update its website, though it *does* have the money to keep hiring more border officers.
October 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Due to the government shutdown, CBP claims not to have enough money to update its website, though it *does* have the money to keep hiring more border officers.
Oh nice, also available as JSON
www.opm.gov/json/operati...
www.opm.gov/json/operati...
September 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Oh nice, also available as JSON
www.opm.gov/json/operati...
www.opm.gov/json/operati...
Today I learned there's an XML feed that just tells you if the US government is "Open" or "Closed"
www.opm.gov/xml/operatin...
www.opm.gov/xml/operatin...
September 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Today I learned there's an XML feed that just tells you if the US government is "Open" or "Closed"
www.opm.gov/xml/operatin...
www.opm.gov/xml/operatin...
A Paris court has ruled that X must share the data with @afp.com, allowing the news agency to calculate how much it is owed for the use of its content.
September 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A Paris court has ruled that X must share the data with @afp.com, allowing the news agency to calculate how much it is owed for the use of its content.
Just a normal headline from a healthy society
July 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just a normal headline from a healthy society
I want to be charitable and not insult anyone's intelligence, but I have questions about how it's possible that half of Americans are still unaware of OBBB. Are people really so tuned out, so totally detached from political decisions that shape their lives?
July 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I want to be charitable and not insult anyone's intelligence, but I have questions about how it's possible that half of Americans are still unaware of OBBB. Are people really so tuned out, so totally detached from political decisions that shape their lives?
Data from Flightradar24 shows inbound planes to Dubai being diverted as UAE airspace is closed
June 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Data from Flightradar24 shows inbound planes to Dubai being diverted as UAE airspace is closed
Reading about the Marine Corps "warfighting philosophy", wondering whether these are the kind of people you send to de-escalate a protest
June 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Reading about the Marine Corps "warfighting philosophy", wondering whether these are the kind of people you send to de-escalate a protest
TIL that the LAPD lists the number of active duty officers in MALE, FEMALE and NONBINARY categories
June 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
TIL that the LAPD lists the number of active duty officers in MALE, FEMALE and NONBINARY categories
As the United States vetoes another Israel-Palestine ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council, here's a graphic I made for @afp.com showing every veto on a similar resolution since 1970.
June 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
As the United States vetoes another Israel-Palestine ceasefire resolution at the UN Security Council, here's a graphic I made for @afp.com showing every veto on a similar resolution since 1970.
Canada goes to the polls today with the liberal party heavily predicted to win. According to CBC polling, the conservative party was projected a *97-99% chance of winning* throughout 2024 and the start of 2025 (see chart). Then Trump's tariff impositions completely realigned Canadian politics...
April 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Canada goes to the polls today with the liberal party heavily predicted to win. According to CBC polling, the conservative party was projected a *97-99% chance of winning* throughout 2024 and the start of 2025 (see chart). Then Trump's tariff impositions completely realigned Canadian politics...
From tomorrow a 25% tariff on all cars and light-duty trucks take effect. Of all car manufactures in the US, Tesla is the least affected – because its vehicles are overwhelmingly manufactured and assembled here.
April 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
From tomorrow a 25% tariff on all cars and light-duty trucks take effect. Of all car manufactures in the US, Tesla is the least affected – because its vehicles are overwhelmingly manufactured and assembled here.
Work crews are starting to remove the Black Lives Matter mural in D.C. this morning.
Photos via @afpnews.bsky.social.
Photos via @afpnews.bsky.social.
March 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Work crews are starting to remove the Black Lives Matter mural in D.C. this morning.
Photos via @afpnews.bsky.social.
Photos via @afpnews.bsky.social.
I've walked past this plaque many times, but somehow today it hits different.
February 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I've walked past this plaque many times, but somehow today it hits different.
For thos reporting on federal domain disappearance: I did a (very) quick probe into which domains were available at 11am ET this morning. Here's a snapshot of the results from that time.
Total domains: 1374
Unreachable: 350
Full list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Total domains: 1374
Unreachable: 350
Full list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
February 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
For thos reporting on federal domain disappearance: I did a (very) quick probe into which domains were available at 11am ET this morning. Here's a snapshot of the results from that time.
Total domains: 1374
Unreachable: 350
Full list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Total domains: 1374
Unreachable: 350
Full list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Trump threatens to cut aid to South Africa because of SA govt's plan to rectify land ownership disparity. The latest audit found that Black South Africans owned just 4% of the country's land.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
February 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump threatens to cut aid to South Africa because of SA govt's plan to rectify land ownership disparity. The latest audit found that Black South Africans owned just 4% of the country's land.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Fascinating data analysis here from the USDA
December 19, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Fascinating data analysis here from the USDA
TFW your French colleagues start taking their Christmas breaks
December 16, 2024 at 2:42 PM
TFW your French colleagues start taking their Christmas breaks