Andrew Ba Tran
@abtran.bsky.social
Washington Post Investigative Data Reporter
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As costs rise again, most Americans fault Trump, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds. Story by @abha-b.bsky.social @abtran.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
November 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
As costs rise again, most Americans fault Trump, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds. Story by @abha-b.bsky.social @abtran.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump’s demolition of the East Wing + construction of his ballroom is broadly unpopular.
56% of Americans oppose the project, compared to 28% who support it, per new Post-ABC-Ipsos poll.
with @abtran.bsky.social @jonathanreports.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social
56% of Americans oppose the project, compared to 28% who support it, per new Post-ABC-Ipsos poll.
with @abtran.bsky.social @jonathanreports.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social
Most Americans oppose East Wing demolition for Trump ballroom, poll finds
Fifty-six percent say they oppose President Donald Trump’s decision to tear down part of the White House to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom building.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Trump’s demolition of the East Wing + construction of his ballroom is broadly unpopular.
56% of Americans oppose the project, compared to 28% who support it, per new Post-ABC-Ipsos poll.
with @abtran.bsky.social @jonathanreports.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social
56% of Americans oppose the project, compared to 28% who support it, per new Post-ABC-Ipsos poll.
with @abtran.bsky.social @jonathanreports.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social
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New Post-ABC-Ipsos poll: Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom building by a 2-to-1 margin. By @ddiamond.bsky.social @abtran.bsky.social @jonathanreports.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Most Americans oppose East Wing demolition for Trump ballroom, poll finds
Fifty-six percent say they oppose President Donald Trump’s decision to tear down part of the White House to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom building.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
New Post-ABC-Ipsos poll: Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom building by a 2-to-1 margin. By @ddiamond.bsky.social @abtran.bsky.social @jonathanreports.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The mysterious rise of cancer among young adults in the Corn Belt. This story has both bivariate maps AND a color-coded scatterplot with explainers! #dataviz
October 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The mysterious rise of cancer among young adults in the Corn Belt. This story has both bivariate maps AND a color-coded scatterplot with explainers! #dataviz
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How America’s favorite sports bet is fueling sportsbook profits
Parlays are becoming more popular, accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Post analysis of betting data. Bettors lose billions a year on these bets.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
Parlays are becoming more popular, accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Post analysis of betting data. Bettors lose billions a year on these bets.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
Americans can’t stop betting parlays. Sportbooks are cashing in.
As betting booms, parlays are accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Washington Post analysis of state data.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
How America’s favorite sports bet is fueling sportsbook profits
Parlays are becoming more popular, accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Post analysis of betting data. Bettors lose billions a year on these bets.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
Parlays are becoming more popular, accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Post analysis of betting data. Bettors lose billions a year on these bets.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...
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Parlays have become incredibly popular, with many betting apps encouraging these high-stakes multi-leg bets. But as legs are added, the chance of winning drops faster than the growth of the potential payout - which means sportsbooks have the advantage. Explore the math and and try your own bets:
Americans can’t stop betting parlays. Sportbooks are cashing in.
As betting booms, parlays are accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Washington Post analysis of state data.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Parlays have become incredibly popular, with many betting apps encouraging these high-stakes multi-leg bets. But as legs are added, the chance of winning drops faster than the growth of the potential payout - which means sportsbooks have the advantage. Explore the math and and try your own bets:
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NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable.
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people to African countries like Ghana on military flights that are nearly un-trackable.
www.rollingstone.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable.
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
During Trump's federal law enforcement surge in DC, Park Police helicopters spent nearly 20 hours hovering over city neighborhoods, up from 3 hours this same time last year -- and flew hundreds of feet lower than other helicopters. With @imogenpiper.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
In Trump’s D.C. surge, helicopters hovered and surveilled day and night
Park Police helicopters circled more often than they did in the same time period last year and at lower altitudes than other law enforcement helicopters in D.C. this August.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
During Trump's federal law enforcement surge in DC, Park Police helicopters spent nearly 20 hours hovering over city neighborhoods, up from 3 hours this same time last year -- and flew hundreds of feet lower than other helicopters. With @imogenpiper.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department’s officer count alone already puts D.C. ahead of any other large city in the United States per capita. Including the additional federal officials means there’s currently one officer for every 100 residents in D.C. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
August 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department’s officer count alone already puts D.C. ahead of any other large city in the United States per capita. Including the additional federal officials means there’s currently one officer for every 100 residents in D.C. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Adding another example to my college class folder of "wtf dataviz"
July 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Adding another example to my college class folder of "wtf dataviz"
When you get a government data set and can guess the person who used to regularly publish it took the RIF because it's a totally different messier format...
July 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
When you get a government data set and can guess the person who used to regularly publish it took the RIF because it's a totally different messier format...
Some day I will be able to recognize which digits are latitude and which ones are longitude but it won't be today or any time soon.
July 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Some day I will be able to recognize which digits are latitude and which ones are longitude but it won't be today or any time soon.
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NEW: The Census Bureau is planning to scale back its Survey of Income and Program Participation — which is used to measure use of SNAP food assistance and other government programs — and start using "non-survey data" to lower costs, according to a budget document
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
June 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NEW: The Census Bureau is planning to scale back its Survey of Income and Program Participation — which is used to measure use of SNAP food assistance and other government programs — and start using "non-survey data" to lower costs, according to a budget document
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
The National Archives had a message yesterday that their College Park facility would become restricted-access. This would be a horrible. We visited often last year to research Indian Boarding schools and the cartographic staff were so helpful. I saw hundreds of citizens getting help looking up docs.
June 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The National Archives had a message yesterday that their College Park facility would become restricted-access. This would be a horrible. We visited often last year to research Indian Boarding schools and the cartographic staff were so helpful. I saw hundreds of citizens getting help looking up docs.
Changing the :joy: emoji to the :lolsob: one feels right
May 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Changing the :joy: emoji to the :lolsob: one feels right
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Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.
This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
open.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Most common county names across the United States: Washington (31), Franklin (26), Jefferson (26), Jackson (24), Lincoln (24), and Madison (20)
April 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Most common county names across the United States: Washington (31), Franklin (26), Jefferson (26), Jackson (24), Lincoln (24), and Madison (20)
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Today, hundreds of our colleagues on the technology side of the company announced the formation of @wapotechguild.bsky.social (1)
April 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Today, hundreds of our colleagues on the technology side of the company announced the formation of @wapotechguild.bsky.social (1)
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💥 HUGE news: Today, our Washington Post colleagues announced @wapotechguild. With a majority of over 300 tech workers signing cards in support, they’re seeking voluntary recognition.
![To: Washington Post management
From: [Your Name]
We’re standing together to support The Post’s tech workers as they form the Washington Post Tech Guild to fix it.
On April 7, a majority of over 300 technology workers at The Washington Post announced the formation of The Washington Post Tech Guild, a step they are taking to build a more equitable, transparent, and sustainable future for all tech workers at The Post.
Around the world, The Washington Post has earned a reputation for being a news organization that holds the powerful to account. Every day, the technologists who power The Post innovate, develop and maintain tools and systems that benefit this world class journalism. Members of the Washington Post Tech Guild should be offered equity and inclusion, a seat at the table, fair compensation and benefits, job security, just cause protections, and flexibility and modern work practices.
I hope you will recognize their union voluntarily and urge you to do so. These workers deserve the same fairness, transparency and respect that readers expect from The Post.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h4vnnuk6epgz7xypxlntowqh/bafkreig6us4qz3eoxfgphq4jntfumv7lxp2ox5nsgwpwlnwtn4chldthra@jpeg)
April 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
💥 HUGE news: Today, our Washington Post colleagues announced @wapotechguild. With a majority of over 300 tech workers signing cards in support, they’re seeking voluntary recognition.
another day, another site refactor completely breaking my scraper! fine!
March 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
another day, another site refactor completely breaking my scraper! fine!
Syncing rows of data between state names and state abbreviations are totally fine until you get to the Ms. Like, wtf is this nonsense.
March 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Syncing rows of data between state names and state abbreviations are totally fine until you get to the Ms. Like, wtf is this nonsense.
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Decades from now, the Covid-19 pandemic will be visible in the historical data of nearly anything measurable today. Here’s an incomplete collection of charts that capture that break — across the economy, health care, education, work, family life and more.
30 Charts That Show How Everything Changed in March 2020
It can be easy to forget, or look away from, the pain and disruption of the pandemic. The numbers will be there to remind us.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Decades from now, the Covid-19 pandemic will be visible in the historical data of nearly anything measurable today. Here’s an incomplete collection of charts that capture that break — across the economy, health care, education, work, family life and more.
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This may be the best thing you’ll read today. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The country’s most famous houseplant is missing. What did Trump do with it?
The Oval Office Swedish Ivy was a gift to John F. Kennedy.
www.motherjones.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This may be the best thing you’ll read today. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM