Chiqui Esteban 🇺🇸🇪🇺
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Washington Post Opinion Design and visuals Director. Prev National Geographic, Boston Globe and Spain.
If I'm writing in Spanish is probably about fútbol.
European and American.
Portfolio: https://chiquiesteban.me/
If I'm writing in Spanish is probably about fútbol.
European and American.
Portfolio: https://chiquiesteban.me/
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Wilfried Nancy on potential calendar flip:
“If they don’t do it, there is no logical thought behind the desire of MLS to become a really good league. Simple as that.
If you don’t make the change, you can talk & talk, but it’s impossible people overseas will take us seriously."
“If they don’t do it, there is no logical thought behind the desire of MLS to become a really good league. Simple as that.
If you don’t make the change, you can talk & talk, but it’s impossible people overseas will take us seriously."
Sources: MLS owners are expected to vote on flipping to fall-spring calendar at Thursday's BOG meeting. Could happen as soon as 2027.
Also: Changes to competition format expected too, including single league table + divisions.
w/ @paultenorio.bsky.social
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Also: Changes to competition format expected too, including single league table + divisions.
w/ @paultenorio.bsky.social
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Sources: MLS owners set to vote on season calendar, format changes Thursday
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November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Wilfried Nancy on potential calendar flip:
“If they don’t do it, there is no logical thought behind the desire of MLS to become a really good league. Simple as that.
If you don’t make the change, you can talk & talk, but it’s impossible people overseas will take us seriously."
“If they don’t do it, there is no logical thought behind the desire of MLS to become a really good league. Simple as that.
If you don’t make the change, you can talk & talk, but it’s impossible people overseas will take us seriously."
What’s the best place to raise kids?
See how your county ranks.
By @zhoyoyo.bsky.social
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See how your county ranks.
By @zhoyoyo.bsky.social
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Opinion | What’s the best place to raise kids? See how your county ranks.
Use these four factors to find out.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What’s the best place to raise kids?
See how your county ranks.
By @zhoyoyo.bsky.social
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See how your county ranks.
By @zhoyoyo.bsky.social
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I'm launching something for us. Not-Ship: a newsletter using data and visuals to navigate our turbulent world.
Everything feels like A LOT lately. It's all so uncertain. And the way I try to make sense of things is with data. So, that's what Not-Ship is all about. Come chart the chaos with me.
Everything feels like A LOT lately. It's all so uncertain. And the way I try to make sense of things is with data. So, that's what Not-Ship is all about. Come chart the chaos with me.
Not-Ship
A newsletter charting the age of uncertainty
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October 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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We asked Post columnists to pick the best sports cities in the country and now half of America probably hates them. I might be included there too.
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Opinion | America’s best sports city: Nine compete for the crown.
Grit, glamour and green energy define some of the nation’s top sports towns.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
We asked Post columnists to pick the best sports cities in the country and now half of America probably hates them. I might be included there too.
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"Further plans for Trump’s Independence Arch," as drawn by Edith Pritchett 🎨 https://wapo.st/3JkmmvS
Opinion | Further plans for Trump’s Independence Arch
Toss in your Trump coins!
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October 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
"Further plans for Trump’s Independence Arch," as drawn by Edith Pritchett 🎨 https://wapo.st/3JkmmvS
"I voluntarily gave up my rank as the president suggested, but the future of our country is more important than any individual’s career, wealth or power. I have no regrets about my decision."
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Opinion | I resigned from the military because of Trump
I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"I voluntarily gave up my rank as the president suggested, but the future of our country is more important than any individual’s career, wealth or power. I have no regrets about my decision."
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The quiz I'd had failed miserably three years ago but that I now aced thanks to having two teenagers at home talking to each other everyday in mysterious terms.
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Opinion | Struggling with Gen Z slang? Embrace the delulu.
Today’s teen slang is more absurd, global-reaching and irony-laden, thanks to TikTok.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The quiz I'd had failed miserably three years ago but that I now aced thanks to having two teenagers at home talking to each other everyday in mysterious terms.
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"Trump’s populism is in power, but that is far from satisfying the loonier conservative precincts."
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Opinion | Trump is in power. Somehow, the wackos aren’t satisfied.
Even a populist presidency can’t stop the online right’s slide into irrationality.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"Trump’s populism is in power, but that is far from satisfying the loonier conservative precincts."
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"Over recent months, we have watched with increasing alarm as the foundations of our nation’s public health system have been undermined. Science and expertise have taken a back seat to ideology and misinformation."
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Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Over recent months, we have watched with increasing alarm as the foundations of our nation’s public health system have been undermined. Science and expertise have taken a back seat to ideology and misinformation."
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NEW: What American Jews think about the Israel-Gaza war, according to a Washington Post poll
Story with Naftali Bendavid & @emgusk.bsky.social , a project also led by The Post's sage religion reporter @michelleboorstein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Story with Naftali Bendavid & @emgusk.bsky.social , a project also led by The Post's sage religion reporter @michelleboorstein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds
Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
NEW: What American Jews think about the Israel-Gaza war, according to a Washington Post poll
Story with Naftali Bendavid & @emgusk.bsky.social , a project also led by The Post's sage religion reporter @michelleboorstein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Story with Naftali Bendavid & @emgusk.bsky.social , a project also led by The Post's sage religion reporter @michelleboorstein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How big should the illustration go on this page?
Bigger.
(Illustration by Sergio García Sánchez and Lola Moral)
Bigger.
(Illustration by Sergio García Sánchez and Lola Moral)
September 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
How big should the illustration go on this page?
Bigger.
(Illustration by Sergio García Sánchez and Lola Moral)
Bigger.
(Illustration by Sergio García Sánchez and Lola Moral)
Fantastic stuff again from Sergio and Lola
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September 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Fantastic stuff again from Sergio and Lola
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We got a little Easter egg (actually, it's hard to miss) in this column about the inefficacy of current parental controls in technology
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September 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We got a little Easter egg (actually, it's hard to miss) in this column about the inefficacy of current parental controls in technology
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Just published! New research is focusing on the 'exposome' to find clues for the rise in young cancer
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Toxins, tech and tumors: Is modern life fueling the rise of cancer in millennials?
Studies suggest modern life may be fueling the rise of cancer in younger adults, with factors like ultra-processed foods and chemicals under scrutiny.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Just published! New research is focusing on the 'exposome' to find clues for the rise in young cancer
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A new America 250 column, a new SergioGarcía/Lola Moral illustration
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September 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A new America 250 column, a new SergioGarcía/Lola Moral illustration
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Hans Sauer writes against the Trump administration's proposal to hike patent fees.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hans Sauer writes against the Trump administration's proposal to hike patent fees.
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Mondo Duplantis just set his 4th world record this year! Here’s how he does it. wapo.st/42xMMR3
What makes Mondo fly?
A look at the unique jumping style of the world’s best pole vaulter, Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, who is favored to win his second Olympic gold medal in Paris.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Mondo Duplantis just set his 4th world record this year! Here’s how he does it. wapo.st/42xMMR3
Since Trump took office, your breakfast became 2% cheaper.
Your sandwiches, backyard barbecues? 4% more expensive.
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Your sandwiches, backyard barbecues? 4% more expensive.
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Opinion | Have food prices changed since Trump’s inauguration? We are tracking it.
In partnership with Numerator, we’re tracking inflation over more than 30 essential ingredients for your daily food consumption.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Since Trump took office, your breakfast became 2% cheaper.
Your sandwiches, backyard barbecues? 4% more expensive.
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Your sandwiches, backyard barbecues? 4% more expensive.
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"Last week, I and two colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned after the White House’s firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez," Debra Houry writes.
Here are three questions for RFK Jr.:
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Here are three questions for RFK Jr.:
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Opinion | I resigned from the CDC. Here are three questions for RFK Jr.
I’ve seen the secretary’s effect on public health policy firsthand.
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September 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"Last week, I and two colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned after the White House’s firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez," Debra Houry writes.
Here are three questions for RFK Jr.:
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Here are three questions for RFK Jr.:
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I spend like half of my workday confirming entering passwords, codes from text messages, using my fingerprint and other tasks to confirm I am who I say I am.
September 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I spend like half of my workday confirming entering passwords, codes from text messages, using my fingerprint and other tasks to confirm I am who I say I am.
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Here is a look at of "Who is government?" which is edited by Michael Lewis.
The book expands on a Post Opinions project in which seven writers examined some of the remarkable people who make up the federal workforce:
The book expands on a Post Opinions project in which seven writers examined some of the remarkable people who make up the federal workforce:
Opinion | Who is government?
Seven writers go in the search of the essential public servant, individuals who have put themselves forward to lead our government.
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August 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Here is a look at of "Who is government?" which is edited by Michael Lewis.
The book expands on a Post Opinions project in which seven writers examined some of the remarkable people who make up the federal workforce:
The book expands on a Post Opinions project in which seven writers examined some of the remarkable people who make up the federal workforce:
It’s very difficult to get to interview a soccer player in Europe beyond the official press conferences. Meanwhile, in baseball, ESPN interviews players while they’re playing on a high-rivalry game
August 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
It’s very difficult to get to interview a soccer player in Europe beyond the official press conferences. Meanwhile, in baseball, ESPN interviews players while they’re playing on a high-rivalry game
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Lots of Barcelona match squads will include Toni Fernández and Guillermo Fernández this season. The two teenagers are cousins, born less than a month apart. The really weird thing is that not only are the players two fathers brothers, but their two mothers are sisters too.
August 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Lots of Barcelona match squads will include Toni Fernández and Guillermo Fernández this season. The two teenagers are cousins, born less than a month apart. The really weird thing is that not only are the players two fathers brothers, but their two mothers are sisters too.
Last week it was a nest of Asian giant hornets by the kids' bedroom window.
Today it was a black widow right on our entrance door.
Nature is trying to kick us out of this house.
Today it was a black widow right on our entrance door.
Nature is trying to kick us out of this house.
August 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Last week it was a nest of Asian giant hornets by the kids' bedroom window.
Today it was a black widow right on our entrance door.
Nature is trying to kick us out of this house.
Today it was a black widow right on our entrance door.
Nature is trying to kick us out of this house.