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Hours needed by the average US worker to purchase a week’s worth of groceries in 2024 is now similar to what it was in 2019 pre-COVID and pre-inflation. www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-...

Hi, dataviz expert here! You might think this type of graphic is cute, but statistics only act this way when they are EXTREMELY MANIPULATED. If you make these time periods the same, the discrepancy between the numbers would basically go away. Do better

DDdandrezner.bsky.socialOct 2, 2024 1:25am

Yikes that’s a bad chart.

Electric vehicles are caught up in the culture wars. Data from Ipsos shows the percentage of Americans who believe EVs are better for the environment than gas cars has dropped 5 points since 2022.

EVs are cleaner than gas cars, but a growing share of Americans don't believe it

Electric vehicles are caught up in the culture wars. Data from Ipsos shows the percentage of Americans who believe EVs are better for the environment than gas cars has dropped 5 points since 2022.

JD Vance on CNBC says that if immigration was the path to prosperity, then "America would be the most prosperous country in the world." (Who wants to tell him ... )

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JD Vance on CNBC says that if immigration was the path to prosperity, then "America would be the most prosperous country in the world." (Who wants to tell him ... )

Here's what 2025 would mean for science, health, the environment & more and it is SO BAD www.scientificamerican.com/article/proj...

Project 2025 Plan for Trump Presidency Has Far-Reaching Threats to Science

Project 2025 would jeopardize federal scientists’ independence and undermine their influence

More of this, please.

I just walked past two officers here in Milwaukee. Their vests read "SECRET SERVICE". I don't think they know what secret means.

If someone told you, "Many of America's top reporters spend a lot of their day in a chat room run by a 'great replacement' believing white supremacist and where many posters are Nazis" you'd be alarmed. That's basically the situation now.

The Economist gives Biden a 1 in 3 chance of being reelected. I know we're still ~5 months out, but this is scary. youtu.be/gYwqpx6lp_s?...

Trump’s Second Term: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses Donald Trump’s plans for a second term, why it could be much worse than his first term, and what Trump has in common with a hamster. Co...