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The most and least diverse counties in the US

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Friendly reminder to those who need it:

One of our founding fathers was an immigrant. Alexander Hamilton is the reason our financial system works as well as it does. He served directly under George Washington in the Revolutionary War. He helped write the U.S. Constitution. He founded the New York Post and the Coast Guard. Not only an immigrant, he was also LGBTQ.

How many people work for the US federal government?

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The most common street name in the United States is Second Street. #FACT

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Steven Ballmer launches USAFacts

Steven Ballmer -- the former CEO of Microsoft and current owner of the LA Clippers -- has just launched a website called USAFacts.

He describes it as a 10-K for the US government. Put differently, it is a non-partisan website offering a “data-driven portrait of the American population, our government’s finances, and government’s impact on society.” It provides a complete look at revenue and spending across federal, state, and local governments.

There is no commercial motive behind the website and Ballmer has been quoted in the New York Times saying that he’s “happy to fund the damn thing” whether it ends up being 3, 4, or even 5 million a year.

I love good data and in this current era of “fake news”, I think these sorts of initiatives are exactly what we need.

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