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alexselbyb.bsky.social
Head of data journalism at The Economist
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OMG THANK YOU!!

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Green for go norrhea

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Arrested Development ass timeline

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"During his inauguration the constitution was something Mr Trump swore to serve; but here it is a serviette." An unused cover, from our Cover Story newsletter www.economist.com/newsletters/...

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You beauty!!

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Paris in the the spring

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When Dalí smashes a worldie past Camus and sprints to the away end:

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Paris is giving good Paris

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*bad at french*: meet me on the corner of, uh, 80th street

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A what of the tail??

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Cursèd family "tree"

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Die Linke, FDP and BSW all gaining is the worst kind of poll for Merz. From our forecast, when 4 parties make it into the Bundestag he gets a choice of coalition partner. When 5 qualify, he's likely to be forced to work with the SPD. When six qualify, he'll probably need a throuple.

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Banquesy

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Managed to get through a whole thing of mussels, even the impossible-to-open ones! Can't wait to take part in the Iron Man race tomorrow!

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Japan does not mess around when it comes to the natural ratio of male births to females www.economist.com/china/2025/0...

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Oh yes, Homer’s famous “Tes Thdpssssps.” 👍🏻

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Number one!!

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Mmmkay

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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

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Over here, "dear" means "expensive"

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That 2018 annotation is a bit harsh

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My recap before watching Severance S2 involves rewatching the entirety of Severance S1. This, from Ricken's book, is a delight

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📊 #dataviz #AI New @datavizsociety.bsky.social article just dropped: What Does AI Understand About a Graph? (coauthor: Claude Hiaku) A sort of Turing Test applied to the problem of graph comprehension,but a bit more like a cultural anthropologist meeting a new species. bit.ly/4hHOUeO

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Not saying the Department of Government Efficiency is inept, but this one entry on its "Wall of Receipts" is out by $7,992,000,000 doge.gov/savings

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Each month I receive this email from TransUnion and each month I have to struggle to determine if everything is okay. Intentional information design can make it better. #unsolicitedRedesign

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Oh damn Prime actually published their failed chatgpt prompt in the description

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The Left now wins seats in 72 out of 100 simulations in our German election model. www.economist.com/interactive/...

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not sure what's worse about the DOGE site: unsecured databases, leaking of classified information, or these chart crimes

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It's getting embarrassing now

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Slightly topical cryptic crossword clue: Diarist, deserting job, gets drunk (7,5)

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NEW: How many dependants do migrants actually bring with them? Farage and co have claimed that “most” migrants to Britain are dependants and are not productive members of the economy. This is demonstrably false. But what are the real numbers? 1/8 🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/48e9...

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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”

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Never change, Reddit

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Thanks (or no thanks?) to @alexselbyb.bsky.social for mentioning this 'spot the wrong colour' game in the latest @economist.com 'Off the charts' #dataviz newsletter sent by @mariesegger.bsky.social. My Saturday morning productivity? Nonexistent! 😂

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