Harris tried to build it. They just didn’t come. Turnout among core Democratic blocs dropped, and the Harris campaign reached out—and failed to sway—Republicans. From me, @karadapena, @rob_barry, and @maureenlinke for @WSJ.

Call it Field of Bad Dreams: Harris tried to build it, but they just didn’t come. In every core blue bloc, voters didn’t turn out. The electorate that did shifted toward Trump—an analysis of vote data from me, @karadapena, @maureenlinke, and @rob_barry.

With @sestamm at @WSJ, I wrote about the whitest county that votes Democratic. Trump wants to expand his advantage in white, working-class enclaves. Harris wants to claw back votes in old union strongholds. Places like Lake County, MN are the battleground.

@AliceOllstein It's true! I am! And while websites may die with a whimper, I really hope my book will be a bang(er).

If you prefer a little pun: In Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, the diploma divide is deepening... by degrees.

DEGREE OF SEPARATION: College divide erodes Democrats' support in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods. With tons of hyperlocal data and a mess of exclusive analysis from me, @sestamm, @jackgillum, and @ben_warren0—and thanks to @maureenlinke and @rob_barry.

@anfuller Just be grateful I didn’t put it in the group chat.

RT @BenFoldy: Bitcoin, burgers and big money donors: a behind-the-scenes look at why Trump says he'll block a Fed-backed digital currency,…

At the Miami Herald, @ShirshoD et al have published a disturbing series on Florida's juvenile crime law, which sees more Black kids tried as adults than white kids. (And do yourself a favor and check out the impressive methodology at the bottom)

5. These kinds of rhymes—allusions across disciplines and genres, times and places—is one of my favorite parts of having a reading life. Not the fact of them, but the thrill of discovery.

This is heartbreaking reporting from @maxblau at @propublica on the human toll of insurance "ghost networks."

RT @anfuller: Elon Musk has tweeted about 300,000 words over the last 5 years. Add on what he’s often replying to, and that’s 1.5 million –…

For inquiring minds: yes, I did get to use dimensionality reduction, and, yes, it was fun. For more on how we did it:

This Reuters investigation is equal parts shocking and powerful: "How a US health agency became a shield for polluters." Just fantastic work from @JaimiDowdell, M.B. Pell, Benjamin Lesser, @michelleconlin, @pquinton99, and @waylon_wc.