Kati Perry

Business Insider yanked 40 essays with suspect bylines. Are they related? “Margaux Blanchard” appears to be one dubious element of a broader scheme to peddle bogus articles to a number of publications.

Business Insider yanked 40 essays with suspect bylines. A @washingtonpost.com probe into these mass retractions found key links between the bogus writer “Margaux Blanchard” and another individual, suggesting a broader scheme. Here’s what I found: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bystanders watch and some record as officers detain someone suspected of robbery. Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post.

Friends hang out on U Street NW on Friday. Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post.

Activists engage in some “good trouble” during a noisy but joyous protest against the influx of federal law enforcement in D.C. Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post.

Harry Wright, the general manager of Service Bar, keeps a watchful eye on U Street NW near his establishment. Photo Craig Hudson for The Washington Post.

Washington Post reporters spent Friday night along a stretch of U Street, one of D.C.’s nightlife hubs.

As federal police roam, crowds are smaller, bartenders worry and clubgoers try to enjoy themselves.

Here’s what we saw: wapo.st/4oCReaC

Who’ll be in Trump’s hero garden? There are a few surprises. Trump’s 2021 executive order named 244 people to include in a garden of American heroes, and $40 million was allotted this month to build it.

244 statues is a lot of statues!! Maybe DC gets this instead of a football stadium? @bonnieberkowitz.bsky.social @hannahdormido.bsky.social @katiperry.bsky.social

She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead A consortium of international journalists continued the work of Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was investigating reports of torture and detention of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine.

Another weekly '5 visual things from the Post':

1. Several visual teams at the Post build this story about the journalist who tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead
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It was. Although the Government has refused to provide the particular details, all evidence suggests that during the short window that the Court was adjourned, two removal flights took off from Harlingen — one around 5:25 p.m. and the other at about 5:45 p.m. See ECF No. 21 (Resp. to Mar. 16 Notice) at 3–4 (relying on flight-tracking data for GlobalX Flights 6143, 6145, and 6122); see also Marianne LeVine et al., White House Official Says 137 Immigrants Deported Under Alien Enemies Act, Wash. Post (Mar. 16, 2025), https://perma.cc/U3NY-V3AS (comparing flight-tracking data with planes visible in three-minute video posted online by President of El Salvador and reposted by President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio); Joyce Sohyun Lee & Kevin Schaul, Deportation Flights Landed After Judge Said Planes Should Turn Around, Wash. Post (Mar. 16, 2025), https://perma.cc/QT6J-3SEQ (same); Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele), X (Mar. 16, 2025, 8:13 a.m. EDT), https://perma.cc/XLE4-DDRW.

Judge Boasberg finds probable cause for contempt of court (!) in flight deportations case, citing in part a Washington Post graphic I made outlining the timing of flights and his orders. Very cool to see this impact. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Elon Musk gets government policy ideas from X. Here’s how. A look at which accounts — big and small — have Musk’s ear and how some appear to have sparked action from Musk and the Trump administration.

The 564 accounts Elon Musk interacts with most on X — and how they spark action from the government

Stellar analysis and visuals from @ence.bsky.social @erxclau.me @azipaybarah.bsky.social and Talia Trackim

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Do you think tariffs will help or hurt your job and career, or will they have no impact? 22% will help, 21% will have no impact, 57% will hurt

U.S. manufacturing workers: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

I work on the Post's Graphics team. Exactly zero of the innovative visual stories we produce could be done without these folks.

Transfers rule March Madness. See how your team’s roster compares. The Post analyzed the careers of 10,000 college basketball players to see how transfers are increasingly shaping the sport.

Over half the players in this year's men's #NCAA bracket started their college careers at other schools. At Kentucky, not one of the top 8 players played a minute for the Wildcats before this year. The Portal Effect, from @emilygiam.bsky.social, @jessedougherty.bsky.social & @katiperry.bsky.social:

This story was such a fun collaboration!

@katiperry.bsky.social did all the amazing graphics work, and @jessedougherty.bsky.social knows this topic so well to be able to ask the right questions and write the words!

We all know transfers rule college basketball … but to what extent? And how different is today vs. the past?

We quantified it by analyzing the careers of rotation players on every men’s & women’s NCAA tournament team since 2010. That’s 10,000 players!

Check it out (gift link): wapo.st/41By62h

🔬🧪🧬 @sadbumblebee.buzz and I are collecting stories from scientists whose research funding has been halted by the Trump admin. Feel free to share this form with anyone who has been impacted and as always you can reach me on signal at caitlingilbert.24

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For the past week, we have been in bargaining with Post management over the Separation Incentive Package they are offering our 43 Guild colleagues who were unjustly laid off last week. (THREAD)

How much brighter the San Antonio metro area is in December compared to surrounding months.

Did you know that scientists can see your Christmas lights from space?

Nighttime satellite imagery from NASA Black Marble shows many suburban areas get 30 to 50 percent brighter in December compared to surrounding months. Learn more (🎁 link!):

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Tracking Putin’s Most Feared Secret Agency—From Inside a Russian Prison and Beyond The spy unit that arrested a Wall Street Journal reporter is leading the biggest campaign of internal repression since Stalin. era.

EVAN GERSHKOVICH IS BACK WHERE HE BELONGS — on the byline of a WSJ article.

So great to see Evan publishing stories again.

www.wsj.com/world/russia...

A chart showing two blocks: 45 blue squares + 2 yellow squares with the faces of the 47 incoming Democratic senators (and independents who cauces with them) and 53 red squares with the faces of the 53 incoming Republican senators.

Meet the Republican and Democratic senators of the 119th Congress
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I will add people here as/if/when they join go.bsky.app/SbQqBHo

Trump aides explore plans to boost Musk effort by wresting control from Congress The White House could challenge a 1974 law that blocks presidents from choosing which programs to fund.

🚨 Big scoop: Trump team is considering using Elon Musk’s efficiency commission to slash spending unilaterally — without Congress needing to vote.

That’d set up a major constitutional showdown over the power of the purse.

— via @jeffstein.bsky.social, Lizzie Dwoskin, @cqzakrz.bsky.social + me

Chart showing vote margins in Wisconsin, grouped by county urbanization level

Every battleground followed this pattern: Trump ran up the score in rural areas, while the rest remained near 2020 pace. See them all here wapo.st/3UE4X3w

Analysis | How counties are shifting in the 2024 presidential election Whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former president Donald Trump wins could hinge on tiny margins in key states. Here’s how the country is voting this time.

I've got a page going tonight showing how counties are shifting from 2020 in different demographics. Hopefully a nice looking map up top. With @katiperry.bsky.social

Gift link --> wapo.st/3UE4X3w

Have you been dumped over text? I want to hear about it for a story I'm working on. Let me know through this form — and I'm not publishing anything without following up with you first.

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Reposts and shares greatly appreciated and thank you!

worked on this very fun story on the evolution of Lego's color palette over the decades...take a look!!! www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/in...

The great lengths hot dog eating contestants go to compete Winning the 10-minute Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog eating contest takes skill. Here's how the nation's best eaters prepare for the annual competition.

Tomorrow top eaters will face off on Coney Island and compete to eat the most hot dogs in 10 minutes.

So what makes an eating champion? A stretchy stomach, hardcore training or crazy willpower? I investigated this pressing mystery for @washingtonpost.com.

https://wapo.st/3PMfDLQ

Washington Post employees gather together, holding signs saying "#IStandWithEvan" inside the newsroom. On a monitor in the center of the newsroom photo is an outline of Evan's headshot with #IStandWithEvan in bold text underneath.

It's been 100 days since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained in Russia and falsely accused of espionage.

Journalism is not a crime. Free press is crucial to maintaining a free society. Especially on this difficult milestone, our newsroom #StandsWithEvan.

LED lights are meant to save energy. They’re creating glaring problems Cities are swapping traditional light bulbs for more energy-efficient brighter LEDs. The rise of these blue LEDs are creating problems for our night sky and our health.

Honestly driving with an astigmatism and the _advances_ in car headlights was enough for me to get onboard with this piece. A look at what LEDs are doing to our environment and health with Kasha and @katiperry.bsky.social

okay small correction, also here for the silliness too

helloooo i’m kati, and i’m a graphics reporter at the washington post covering politics (mostly). here for the news and visual stuff!!!