Daniel Wolfe
@sadbumblebee.buzz
Climate graphics reporter and columnist at the Washington post. www.sadbumblebee.buzz
Fun little state of the snow with Ben Noll. It's not your imagination, snowfall is down in much of the contiguous states 🎁 wapo.st/3WWiwwh 📊
Column | How snowy could it be where you live this winter? Look up your area.
Swaths of central and eastern states have received much less snow than average over the past five winters – a trend that may continue this season.
wapo.st
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Fun little state of the snow with Ben Noll. It's not your imagination, snowfall is down in much of the contiguous states 🎁 wapo.st/3WWiwwh 📊
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In biblical times, frogs were seen as a plague
Today, thanks to new research, we know they’re actually guardians against disease 1/5
Today, thanks to new research, we know they’re actually guardians against disease 1/5
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
In biblical times, frogs were seen as a plague
Today, thanks to new research, we know they’re actually guardians against disease 1/5
Today, thanks to new research, we know they’re actually guardians against disease 1/5
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Today we marched to engineering management's offices to deliver our unanswered questions about a tool the company is evaluating that would stack rank employees, violating status quo & disrespecting our union.
We won’t back down when they violate our rights and then ignore our concerns.
We won’t back down when they violate our rights and then ignore our concerns.
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Today we marched to engineering management's offices to deliver our unanswered questions about a tool the company is evaluating that would stack rank employees, violating status quo & disrespecting our union.
We won’t back down when they violate our rights and then ignore our concerns.
We won’t back down when they violate our rights and then ignore our concerns.
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Its world premiere is next Saturday, Nov. 22, in Chelsea at a free public event at the SVA Theatre on W. 23rd Street.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dvc-presents-signal-in-the-noise-in-person-tickets-1965582932463?aff=oddtdtcreator
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DV&C Presents: Signal in the Noise (in-person)
Don’t miss this live event at SVA Theatre! Artists, journalists, and developers reveal how to design trust in data. Livestream link below.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Its world premiere is next Saturday, Nov. 22, in Chelsea at a free public event at the SVA Theatre on W. 23rd Street.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dvc-presents-signal-in-the-noise-in-person-tickets-1965582932463?aff=oddtdtcreator
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dvc-presents-signal-in-the-noise-in-person-tickets-1965582932463?aff=oddtdtcreator
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What’s the best place to raise kids?
See how your county ranks.
By @zhoyoyo.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
See how your county ranks.
By @zhoyoyo.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Opinion | What’s the best place to raise kids? See how your county ranks.
Use these four factors to find out.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What’s the best place to raise kids?
See how your county ranks.
By @zhoyoyo.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
See how your county ranks.
By @zhoyoyo.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
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Meta's fraud problem: The social media giant projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by @Reuters show reut.rs/4qJTpdH
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Meta's fraud problem: The social media giant projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by @Reuters show reut.rs/4qJTpdH
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Heavy rain is one of the most unpredictable and underappreciated climate threats. The Post found rising temperatures have made the atmosphere more waterlogged - providing fuel for wetter + more dangerous storms:
Deadly rivers in the sky
A new Washington Post investigation reveals where climate change has supercharged the movement of moisture through the skies.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Heavy rain is one of the most unpredictable and underappreciated climate threats. The Post found rising temperatures have made the atmosphere more waterlogged - providing fuel for wetter + more dangerous storms:
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If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans - ProPublica
As part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government has provided hundreds of billions in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations i...
projects.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
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Spent this morning making a gradient for a map showing Hurricane Melissa's forecast rainfall, pretty chuffed with how it turned out.
Story w/ additional visuals here: www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
Story w/ additional visuals here: www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Spent this morning making a gradient for a map showing Hurricane Melissa's forecast rainfall, pretty chuffed with how it turned out.
Story w/ additional visuals here: www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
Story w/ additional visuals here: www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
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Scoop: The Trump admin's videos boasting triumphs on immigration have used misleading footage from months ago or thousands of miles away
When we showed them the errors, DHS said they make a lot of videos and the White House said it'll keep making "banger memes"
wapo.st/4nuDGwf
When we showed them the errors, DHS said they make a lot of videos and the White House said it'll keep making "banger memes"
wapo.st/4nuDGwf
Trump administration uses misleading videos to portray chaos, push deportations
Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was years old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found.
wapo.st
October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Scoop: The Trump admin's videos boasting triumphs on immigration have used misleading footage from months ago or thousands of miles away
When we showed them the errors, DHS said they make a lot of videos and the White House said it'll keep making "banger memes"
wapo.st/4nuDGwf
When we showed them the errors, DHS said they make a lot of videos and the White House said it'll keep making "banger memes"
wapo.st/4nuDGwf
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Our analysis shows the U.S. generally performs worse in long-term health outcomes (like life expectancy), certain treatment outcomes (like maternal mortality), some patient safety measures, and health system capacity: https://on.kff.org/42I5t4R
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Our analysis shows the U.S. generally performs worse in long-term health outcomes (like life expectancy), certain treatment outcomes (like maternal mortality), some patient safety measures, and health system capacity: https://on.kff.org/42I5t4R
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i'm hiring a 'growth engineer' to work side-by-side with me at val.town in brooklyn
we're a small team on a mission to spread the joy of programming
we're looking for someone self-directed, loves talking to users, write english & typescript, and own projects end-to-end
if this is you, reach out!!
we're a small team on a mission to spread the joy of programming
we're looking for someone self-directed, loves talking to users, write english & typescript, and own projects end-to-end
if this is you, reach out!!
October 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
i'm hiring a 'growth engineer' to work side-by-side with me at val.town in brooklyn
we're a small team on a mission to spread the joy of programming
we're looking for someone self-directed, loves talking to users, write english & typescript, and own projects end-to-end
if this is you, reach out!!
we're a small team on a mission to spread the joy of programming
we're looking for someone self-directed, loves talking to users, write english & typescript, and own projects end-to-end
if this is you, reach out!!
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truly a wild scandal
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
truly a wild scandal
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New satellite images show the scale of demolition that has occurred on the East Wing of the White House in less than a month.
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New satellite images show the scale of demolition that has occurred on the East Wing of the White House in less than a month.
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Folks outside of Idaho, the Wilder raid is a big deal
After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.
The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.
The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.
FBI backtracks on denying children were zip tied in Idaho raid, saying instead no ‘young’ kids were • Idaho Capital Sun
After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in raid in Wilder, Idaho, FBI says no "young" children were.
idahocapitalsun.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Folks outside of Idaho, the Wilder raid is a big deal
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For #RemoteSensing and #datajournalism universe, here's a lesson I learned reporting on our @reuters team's discovery of a secret mass grave in the Syrian desert --- and the two-year conspiracy to fill it with tens of thousands of bodies.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
Assad-era plot to hide dead bodies turned Syria desert into mass grave
For two years, Syria’s Assad government secretly trucked thousands of bodies from an exposed mass grave to the desert, trying to hide evidence of atrocities.
www.reuters.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
For #RemoteSensing and #datajournalism universe, here's a lesson I learned reporting on our @reuters team's discovery of a secret mass grave in the Syrian desert --- and the two-year conspiracy to fill it with tens of thousands of bodies.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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For the first time since 1909(!), salmon are returning to the Klamath River's headwaters following the completion of a major dam removal project.
A good reminder that nature can rebound if we just let it 🐟🐟🐟
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @sfchronicle.com @kurtisalexander.bsky.social
A good reminder that nature can rebound if we just let it 🐟🐟🐟
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @sfchronicle.com @kurtisalexander.bsky.social
Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal
Klamath River salmon have crossed a major threshold after dams were removed along the California-Oregon border, with the fish reaching the river’s headwaters for the first time in more than a...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
For the first time since 1909(!), salmon are returning to the Klamath River's headwaters following the completion of a major dam removal project.
A good reminder that nature can rebound if we just let it 🐟🐟🐟
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @sfchronicle.com @kurtisalexander.bsky.social
A good reminder that nature can rebound if we just let it 🐟🐟🐟
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @sfchronicle.com @kurtisalexander.bsky.social
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The White House heard the complaints
Dismissed them as “manufactured outrage”
And kept demolishing the East Wing on Tuesday
New photo and update with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
Dismissed them as “manufactured outrage”
And kept demolishing the East Wing on Tuesday
New photo and update with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
White House continues East Wing demolition amid cries of Trump overreach
More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency,
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The White House heard the complaints
Dismissed them as “manufactured outrage”
And kept demolishing the East Wing on Tuesday
New photo and update with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
Dismissed them as “manufactured outrage”
And kept demolishing the East Wing on Tuesday
New photo and update with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
Tracking your carbon "hoofprint" based on where you live. A _fun_ lookup piece from @naemas.bsky.social and I
🎁: wapo.st/4ocwoy8
🎁: wapo.st/4ocwoy8
Column | Your diet’s impact on the planet depends on where you live. Look up your city.
What you eat, and where you eat it, can have a big impact on how much you’re contributing to climate change, according to a study published Monday.
wapo.st
October 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Tracking your carbon "hoofprint" based on where you live. A _fun_ lookup piece from @naemas.bsky.social and I
🎁: wapo.st/4ocwoy8
🎁: wapo.st/4ocwoy8
ICE detention centers are built in some of the hottest places in the country. Planned expanded and new facilities will only exacerbate these environmental hazards our analysis found.
🎁: wapo.st/3JlmQlm latest by me and Amudalat Ajasa 📈.
🎁: wapo.st/3JlmQlm latest by me and Amudalat Ajasa 📈.
October 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
ICE detention centers are built in some of the hottest places in the country. Planned expanded and new facilities will only exacerbate these environmental hazards our analysis found.
🎁: wapo.st/3JlmQlm latest by me and Amudalat Ajasa 📈.
🎁: wapo.st/3JlmQlm latest by me and Amudalat Ajasa 📈.
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The lead story on The Washington Post today is about the No Kings rallies, and it’s already drawn 5,000-plus comments.
I was browsing the top replies, which come from all over the country but hit similar notes: the rallies were peaceful, unifying and focused on protecting democracy and rule of law.
I was browsing the top replies, which come from all over the country but hit similar notes: the rallies were peaceful, unifying and focused on protecting democracy and rule of law.
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The lead story on The Washington Post today is about the No Kings rallies, and it’s already drawn 5,000-plus comments.
I was browsing the top replies, which come from all over the country but hit similar notes: the rallies were peaceful, unifying and focused on protecting democracy and rule of law.
I was browsing the top replies, which come from all over the country but hit similar notes: the rallies were peaceful, unifying and focused on protecting democracy and rule of law.
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BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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GOP gave $20 billion to Argentina yesterday
Lisa McClain: "Democrats' plan forces taxpayers to cover the majority of emergency medical costs for all non-citizens. Another $28 billion tab for who? You guessed it, the American people."
October 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
GOP gave $20 billion to Argentina yesterday
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We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
October 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
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In such a beautiful piece about cultural burning, I was able to share a bit of my own work on how “good fire” can bring a host of benefits to wildlife and forests. Thanks @sadbumblebee.buzz for including me. And what a great spotlight on fire as a form of art, deeply human.
In June, the @washingtonpost.com sent me and @byaliceli.bsky.social to witness cultural burns in California. We learned how they encourage beneficial vegetation, reduce wildfire risk, and provide traditional food and craft sources for tribes in the Klamath region.
🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL
🎁: wapo.st/3J7BQTL
How indigenous practices can help protect forests
The Post followed cultural burning practices, an Indigenous tradition now permitted under California law and used to help protect forests from wildfires.
wapo.st
October 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
In such a beautiful piece about cultural burning, I was able to share a bit of my own work on how “good fire” can bring a host of benefits to wildlife and forests. Thanks @sadbumblebee.buzz for including me. And what a great spotlight on fire as a form of art, deeply human.