Jeff Frankl
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Jeff Frankl
@jdf.bsky.social
I design applications that make data accessible for nonprofits, governments, and newsrooms. Product Designer at @propublica.org.
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Food banks had scheduled 94mil(!) pounds of food deliveries through a government program that buys meat, dairy, eggs and produce from American farmers and sends them to help people in need.

Trump’s USDA abruptly canceled those deliveries.
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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
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October 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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September 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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New:

The evangelical pastor running a secretive influence project appears to be running a group house for lawmakers in D.C.

In addition to Mike Johnson living there, Trump ally Andy Ogles has the keys.

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Secretive D.C. Influence Project Appears to Be Running a Group House for Right-Wing Lawmakers
Evangelical pastor Steve Berger’s political influence campaign operates out of his D.C. townhouse. In addition to House Speaker Mike Johnson living there, a prominent Trump ally, Rep. Andy Ogles, has ...
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March 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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February 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Republishing my all-time favorite tweet. I built an interactive map that dynamically reclassifies based on visible geometries. As you move around, the color ramp changes to show you an interesting graphic wherever you look. Still haven't found the right use for it, but it was a fun experiment.
November 19, 2024 at 7:05 PM