🎶 Don't call it a comeback! I'm so excited to announce the return of #DataPlusMusic and the newest member of the band @emdepad.bsky.social! And we're going back on the road focusing on Live Music & Concerts for the month of September! Check out the blog! www.hipstervizninja.com/blog/dataplu...

do all the moons of Jupiter have their own soccer leagues or just Europa

This is actually the nut of it: Leadership (elected or otherwise) is not about YOU - it's about your goals and your team. It's about *them.* Too many have forgotten that.

keep in mind that the cruel people who either find joy in harming others or don't mind harming others to get advantages for themselves are just very loud but they are still in the minority, most people are kind but they are not loud about it and often lack the power to help as much as they'd like

Sometimes, you really do just need to have a really good dinner with two of your favorite friends that includes 2 bottles of wine drunk

Not sure if this falls into the #scrollytelling category, but this is a very clever way to use social media to show a #dataviz.

You're not drowning because you were too "stupid" or "lazy" to learn how to swim; you're drowning because you were raised by people who didn't get you swimming lessons, & you're exhausted from treading water for decades. No shame-- adult swimming lessons are a thing.

If you are also worried about tariffs and supply chain shortages, and have the financial means to prepare, here is what I have stocked up on and plan to buy soon, plus what I would get if I had kids, a car or a larger home, based on reporting I've read or done myself in the last several months (🧵):

This describes my last five minutes pretty much exactly

one of the genuine problems with the opinion attention game is that it rewards those who double down and doesn’t particularly reward introspection or intellectual humility. of course this is accelerated by the internet but frankly plenty such cases in boring, slow academia

You are smarter & more effective than your trauma conditioning is letting you believe. The voices of your bullies & abusers are lying to you. Focus in on the image & vibe of who you're becoming-- not who they want you to believe you "have to" be.

Remember: anyone's insistence that what you did go through or what you are going through "isn't that bad" has exactly zero to do w/ how bad something actually is for you, or what you need to manage it. Your lived experience in the arena trumps their view from the cheap seats.

eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same

*drunk at the conclave* nooooooo don’t pick him he sucks

me, every time yoga makes my back feel better. I get so mad that it works lmao

You're allowed to feel positive things without shame. Feeling good does not invalidate your trauma. It does not mean "it wasn't that bad" or that you've been "faking" your symptoms or struggles-- nor does it mean you've "forgiven" your abusers or you're "over" the past.

Today is #MayThe4thBeWithYou. In 365 days is the next Data+Tacos! It’s not to early to start counting down: go here to see the countdown clock. public.tableau.com/app/profile/... #TC26 #MayTheTacoBeWithYou #MayTheDataBeWithYou

"do you have food safety tips" yes as a matter of fact I do I think the people should elect representatives who appoint experts to keep food safe theres a tip for you

Many things are bad, but if something good happens to you, I want you to celebrate it. Tell yourself affirmations, compliments, and encouragement. It makes a huge difference, especially over time. I know how hard you are working. I know you are doing your best. I am so proud of you.

A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here

Let this be a warning to you all: nobody steals my charts and gets to be Prime Minister of Canada

I’m excited to announce that I’m putting my candidacy forward for Pope. I don’t meet any of the qualifications—literally none of them—which means I’m highly competitive for the position in this era of rewarded mediocrity.

If you have the means, treat yourself like a beloved friend. Be generous to yourself. Take yourself on adventures. Give yourself little gifts, like a favorite pastry or a favorite meal. Compliment yourself. Make yourself laugh.

I joined my New Jersey Democratic congressional colleagues to call out NOAA cuts ahead of hurricane season. These budget and staffing slashes prevent @noaa.gov from meeting its mission to protect public safety, marine research, and coastal resilience.

Young people SHOULD “have it easier” than you did. I’m sorry you got the strap up hill both ways and paid your debts with pounds of flesh, but the reason we work for progress is to make growing up and growing old gentler, easier, kinder, freer. Struggle isn’t necessary in a healthy society.

A very common challenge for survivors & addicts in recovery is not blowing up a situation, such as a job or relationship, because we're feeling anxious or because Trauma Brain or the Addict Beast is going hard on us about how we're going to f*ck it all up if we don't act first.

“She’s having the time of her life (at the Tableau Conference)” What a week in San Diego! Thank you everyone for an inspiring & unforgettable #TC25. I learned & gained so much knowledge technically, professionally, & for life 💛 The #Datafam is a gift, & I’m lucky to be among such brilliant company!

On Easter Sunday, we celebrate joy, hope, and our faith in renewal — even through the darkest of times. To all those celebrating today, our family wishes you a happy Easter.

Your child could have a school library filled with trans books, be taught only by trans teachers, have trans parents and siblings, be surrounded by trans people and trans content all the time, and I promise you all these things combined will not make your child trans. You know how I know that?

Pride & Prejudice, but set during the Spanish Colonial Period in the Philippines

this reminds me, i need to go buy some rice, beans, salt, vitamins, and citric acid.

I am finding the coolest people on BlueSky!! Tattoo historians! Mexican food experts! Comic book writers! Women who lift weights! Do people still do starter packs anymore? I should make lists.

You have to write SQL queries in uppercase because the language is old and can’t hear you as well as it used to

Will y’all let me know when the replay of Lady Gaga’s Coachella set starts?

LORDE SUMMER 2025

THE LORDE HATH RISEN

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. -FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.

the vibes are bad

*Always* a joy to yap with @datavizlouis.bsky.social ! 💛 Thank you for having me and apologies for the 2 hours of footage that you edited!! 🥳🥳🥳

stop doomscrolling about the bond market

Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves — this week.

Listen, I have had "embarrassingly sincere" in my bio for 10+ years, I could not agree more. Love stuff. Show you love it.

Kind of think being cringe is the price of having a big beautiful life

A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.

I don't think people really grasp that sewing is a skill and that textiles are a legitimate subject of study. The whole point of Elle Woods studying fashion merchandising is that it was supposed to be frivolous but it's actually hard and those skills were transferable to Harvard Law.

you can doomscroll about tariffs tomorrow

Listen. I believe ardently in criticizing our leaders for their failures and inaction but if you refuse to acknowledge their efforts when they do make them and if you refuse to recognize a step in the right direction, you don’t really want change. You just want to complain.

venus retrograde in pisces asks for a different kind of bravery. 🧵