this is sick (good)

WAMU's local newsroom is working under extraordinary circumstances to deliver the news.

The c-suite doesn't care about local reporting, and is undermining the work. Just read Andrew Beaujon's article: washingtonian.com/2024/04/19/why…

But remaining staff does care and could use your support.

FTC Final Rule recommendation on #noncompetes ! Will be voted on in the open commission meeting shortly. 🍿⚡️

This is huge! So proud of DFPWU!

We’re excited to announce a unanimous vote to unionize with Campaign Workers Guild 🏳️‍🌈! Data for Progress management has voluntarily recognized the union.

We’ve unionized!! 💪🏽🥳

some of the work I was proudest of dataforprogress.org/blog/2022/6/15…

public sector universities really killing it out there

DC’s crime lab losing accreditation made it very hard to prosecute criminals in this town. Why don’t the Recall Allen campaign guys talk about that? Because, as it turns out, the people running the recall and the people who lost the crime lab’s accreditation are the same people.

Let’s get you two on the “find out if systemic racism exists” beat asap. Don’t think anyone did that after Floyd’s murder.

do not let republicans walk away from their stances on abortion. do not celebrate the loss of rights as an electoral boon. what is happening in arizona is horrible

A Visual Tour of the Meta-Tidyverse

For years, I’ve been trying out different non-tidyverse implementations of tidyverse. It’s fun seeing folks mold languages to run analysis code inspired by it.

If you like screenshots of code, come along for a visual tour.

Let’s start w/ R.

Desperately need a DC beat reporter to dig into the trivia cheating scandal currently rocking Red Bear Brewing — where it was heavily implied that reigning champions (who have won four straight weeks) were caught cheating, including by using a Shazam-enabled Apple Watch.

the right wing ladies and gentleman

decker coded

As a Vanderbilt University faculty member I expect a prompt explanation from Chancellor Diermeier and VU administration for this very alarming occurrence. A well-known legitimate local reporter coming on campus to do some journalism risks arrest for criminal trespass? Seriously?

when I was in high school and college, a mentor would periodically advise me to write op-eds criticizing my generation because of how easy it would be to get published by a major news org

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