Allison McCartney
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Editor of graphics @ The New York Times based in San Francisco. Amateur shapeshifter.
When I move away from a place, it often feels like a dream that I ever lived there at all.
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JFK to Williamsburg is 37 minutes by car but more that 2 hours by public transport??
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Power outage street party in the Mission
21 days ago
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Clara Jeffery
21 days ago
I can report a pretty substantial power outage in the Mission
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Josh Sawyer
22 days ago
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Anyone know what's up with the helicopter circling Dolores Park in San Francisco?
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Ryan Mac 🙃
27 days ago
this is the dumbest shit i have ever read
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My Instagram ads are out of control
28 days ago
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The best part of the TS album release is that Brat is back on my TL
about 1 month ago
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It's pretty amazing that I've played more than 200 hours of Civilization VI (say nothing of previous versions) and am still incredibly shit at it
about 2 months ago
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I can’t tell if I’m in a Bay Area bubble or if hyphy is really coming back in 2025
3 months ago
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William B. Davis
3 months ago
Made this little guy to track the substantial growth of Erin's tropical-storm-force winds
#mapshaper
#turfjs
#flubber
#svelte5
🎁
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Took long enough but glad it's here!
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3 months ago
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rat king 🐀 👑
3 months ago
NEWS: Meta will announce an AI reorganization today, dividing the Superintelligence division into four units weighing some cuts or employees moved from AI division considering licensing closed source models to build new AI products w/
@elitan.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/t...
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Mark Zuckerberg Plans to Shake Up Meta’s A.I. Efforts, Again
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai.html
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Nolan Hicks
3 months ago
“An analysis of real-time train data shows that it is less reliable than its New York and Connecticut counterparts — Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) — and riders face significant service disruptions at six times the rate of other commuters.”
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot
An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-njtransit-major-delays/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NTYwNTc0NCwiZXhwIjoxNzU2MjEwNTQ0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMThIMFVHUFFRSEUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJEQkFCMzE4NjEyQzY0ODU3QkE1MjI4MEQyOEVDOTlGMCJ9.nJSvLlLG42zZAuBN45L4Lr1-0AAN4ELi0GOu32XQP3M
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Hard to describe how San Francisco felt kind of empty six months ago, and feels full to bursting now
3 months ago
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“It is WARM 🥵 out today,” is a thing I have said multiple times today. I grew up playing soccer in the Texas summer - how far I have fallen.
3 months ago
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An incredible public resource!
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3 months ago
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Lisa Pickoff-White
3 months ago
We’ve launched a database with about 1.5 million pages of once-secret records detailing when law enforcement officers in California seriously injured someone or an agency found an officer violated policy with
@kqednews.kqed.org
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@sfchronicle.com
@latimes.com
@calmatters.org
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CLEAN - KQED News
Search California public records about law enforcement violence and misconduct.
https://policerecords.kqed.org/
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Ben Mullin
3 months ago
News: legendary Washington Post sports columnist
@sallyjenx.bsky.social
is leaving The Post.
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Redwood City’s slogan of “Climate Best by Government Test” turns 100 years old this year and it still goes hard
4 months ago
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SND gold medal
5 months ago
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Way too many people at the airport these days with open-toe shoes. Truly chaotic move.
5 months ago
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The Upshot
5 months ago
We're updating this file as decisions come in .... A Running List of Policies Rejected From the Republican Megabill
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Precinct results for today's NYC mayor's race
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Most Detailed Map of New York City Mayoral Primary Results
See neighborhood-level election results from the first round of the mayoral race.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/24/us/elections/nyc-mayor-primary-results-precinct-map.html
5 months ago
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Local SF Facebook marketplace listings continue to be one of my favorite corners of the internet
5 months ago
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a+ joke callback
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5 months ago
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At no point during the season 2 finale of The Rehearsal was my jaw not dropped
6 months ago
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Steven Rich
6 months ago
JOB ALERT: My team is hiring a data reporter focused on politics/DC! Come work with me!
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Politics/DC Data Reporter
Washington, DC
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/4567241005
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Treat yourself today with this story about the coyotes of San Francisco, featuring some *amazing* photography
@heatherknightsf.bsky.social
+ Loren Elliott
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/u...
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The Coyotes of San Francisco
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/us/coyotes-san-francisco-california.html
6 months ago
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I was too busy covering Canadian elections these last couple days to remember to post about Canadian elections, but check out our results page if you haven't yet!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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2025 Canada Federal Election Live Results: Liberals Win
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/28/world/canada/results-canada-federal-election.html
7 months ago
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Come be my neighbor in the SF bureau!
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7 months ago
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erin mccann
7 months ago
Unexpectedly poignant rumination from Ben Affleck on success and what it looks like.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/m...
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Annie Waldman
7 months ago
It's not just measles. Cases of whooping cough have skyrocketed more than 1,500% since 2021, as vaccination rates have dipped. In the past 6 months, two babies in Louisiana have died. Such critical reporting
@deldeib.bsky.social
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@sheinvestigates.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/whoo...
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Same energy
8 months ago
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The Upshot
8 months ago
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Key Interest Rate Falls as Worries About the Economy Rise
Investors’ increasingly gloomy sentiment about economic growth appears to be driving down the 10-year Treasury yield.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/business/treasury-bond-yields-trump-economy.html
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Jennifer LaFleur
9 months ago
"Multiple kidneys had to be thrown out because of transport delays — couriers not picking them up in time or airlines misplacing them. One was accidentally left on an airport luggage trolley."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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They Worked to Prevent Death. The Trump Administration Fired Them.
Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left behin...
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-federal-workers-public-health-hhs
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Just ran into Lia at SFO security and couldn’t have asked for a better start to my travel day ♥️
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9 months ago
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Reuters Graphics
10 months ago
New research backs up what gamers have thought for years: cozy video games can be an antidote to stress and anxiety. Don't believe it? We made an adorable world for you to explore (and yes, there is gardening)
www.reuters.com/graphics/VID...
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Cozy video games can quell stress and anxiety.
Explore a charming town, meet quirky villagers, and take in the cozy vibes!
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/VIDEO-GAMES/MENTAL-HEALTH/akpeewkqgpr/
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The Upshot
10 months ago
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We’re Sharing the Data Behind Our Detailed 2024 Election Map
Our new interactive map features precinct-level results that anyone can download.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/us/elections/2024-election-map-data.html
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Kathleen Bachynski
10 months ago
“Across the country, including in California, millions of Americans have been moving to places at risk of burning, particularly developments on the outskirts of cities… The rapid growth in these areas, known as the “wildland-urban interface,” has increased the odds of devastating blazes”
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How L.A.'s Housing Development Plays a Role in Wildfire Risk
Fierce winds and months of drought set the conditions for the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles, but the growth of housing in fire-prone areas also played a major role.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/15/climate/los-angeles-housing-fire-risk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Sheera Frenkel
10 months ago
The NYT did this nice visual explainer today showing all the people in Elon Musk’s orbit. What I found most striking is every single one of his friends and backers is a man, (18 men in all).
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2025 hot take: Rose Parade coverage has been trash ever since Paul James the Gardener Guy stopped doing it for HGTV
10 months ago
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Heather Knight
11 months ago
Obsessed with this photo of San Francisco’s famous parrots flying past the TransAmerica Pyramid — by
@santiagomejia.bsky.social
. Don’t miss this fun parrot update from
@peterhartlaub.bsky.social
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www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
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Chris Hayes
11 months ago
A quote that a veteran Chicago reporter once told me be about newspaper owners that always sticks with me “No one ever bought a bicycle that they didn’t want to ride.”
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Anyone in Oakland see the crazy fireworks going off (maybe near Raimondi field)? Didn’t look planned, wondering what’s going on
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12 months ago
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I just uncovered a critique guide I wrote for a SRCCON session some years ago and I think it still holds up
12 months ago
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I built my Instagram ad experience brick by brick with my own two hands
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