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Eli Holder
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Raleigh. How might we visualize people, fairly and equitably? Data / dataviz / design / psychology / research geek. He / him. Chaotic good. Follows Fizzlethorpe Bristlebane. Design / research / writing at https://3iap.com.
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Eli Holder @elibryan.bsky.social · Oct 17
Excited to share my new study with Lace Padilla, re: equity impacts of public health dataviz. #ieeevis 📊

The bad news: Conventional disparity charts may actively undermine health + health equity. They push misbeliefs about the people being visualized.

The good news: ...

osf.io/preprints/os...
A population health bar chart showing disparities in heart disease between social (racial) groups with text: "Can we do better?" The "hunch" for our Must Be A Tuesday study. An alternative design could be "better" than conventional designs for communicating health equity issues, where "better" is 1) offsetting blame and stereotyping and 2) having similar impacts on more typical health communication goals like risk perception, behavioral intent, and policy support. The 8 stimuli we tested, crossing "geo emphasized" vs "conventional bars", heart disease vs liver disease, racial groups vs abstract letter groups.
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jonbois.bsky.social
it's equal parts great and bizarre to see someone in office who seems genuinely proud to be a public servant
mayor.nyc.gov Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 2d
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
elibryan.bsky.social
From reddit, 144° difference in perceived temperature. 🥵🥶
Weather map of US with arrows point between Minnesota and Florida. It says "144° in feels like temp"
January 25, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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dimitridrekonja.bsky.social
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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baseball-broad.bsky.social
To delete your TikTok account without agreeing to the new TOS:

1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account

Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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sesmith.lol
Some nice news especially in light of changes in federal policy regarding:medical debt and credit reports: In North Carolina, the state worked out a deal forgiving medical debt for 2.5m people, with more to come.
How North Carolina erased medical debt for 2.5 million people
The state partnered with a nonprofit to wipe out the debts. It also has a plan in place to prevent medical debt for people in specific income brackets.
www.npr.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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stevemullis.net
Posts from Minneapolis residents read like they'll be read in voiceover in a Ken Burns-like doc one day
r/Minneapolis If Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, that's it for me. I've spent the last week checking on my neighbors, engaging with my city, my local police, everyone. I've supported my friends and family, made sure they knew they weren't alone in their feelings of hopelessness, powerlessness. I've called and emailed my representatives, demanding answers, demanding action. I've just been overcome with this overwhelming, almost primal need to care for and support my community. If Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, and soldiers take to our streets, then that tears it for me. My son just turned 1yr. I've done my best to be a helper, so that I can still be around to support him and spend time with him. But if I have to STAND OUTSIDE in the FREEZING COLD and get the SHIT KICKED OUT OF ME by the people who are supposed to be protecting me, if I have to do that to fight for goodness, and righteousness, and justice, then that's what I'm gonna fucking do. I'm going to do it because this is not the future I want for my son. If you've been out on the streets, and you're tired, and you're hurting, don't worry. Rest when you need to. Because I know my home and I know my neighbors. When you need to rest, two more will replace you. I will be one of them. This is my home. Minneapolis is not going to quit. Minnesota is not going to quit. And FUCK EVERYONE who tries to come in here and take from us the PRIDE, LOVE, and COMMUNITY we've built. As long as I can stand, I'm going to plant my two feet between the oppressors and the home I love. I love you all. L'etoile du Nord.
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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kottke.org
London bakery The Dusty Knuckle cleverly used a loaf of bread as a graph to illustrate the costs of running their business. [kottke.org]
Bread Infographic
London bakery The Dusty Knuckle cleverly used a loaf of bread as a graph to illustrate the costs of running their business: From their post: This comes off the back of a big decision to increase our bakers’ pay ahead
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January 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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artologica.net
Anyway, I hope this post brings you some
Figure 18 vague intellectual pleasure! From Thought-Forms Yellow and orange blob with cloudy edges against a dark background
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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danielsuitor.com
no, absolutely not, you all should've been nicer to my trans homies
January 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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jamellebouie.net
masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
skyspider.bsky.social Kelly Stuart @skyspider.bsky.social · 19d
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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datavizsociety.bsky.social
🎉 We’ve received 310 responses to the 2025 State of the Data Viz Industry Survey so far! Take the survey if you create #dataviz in any capacity (hobby, work, school, art), and help us spread the word: www.surveyhero.com/c/soti2025-b...
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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siembranc.bsky.social
If you are in Raleigh or other parts of the state, and you see something you suspect to be an immigration enforcement action, call our hotline at (336) 543-0353
Contact Carolina Migrant Network to report sightings and to get connected with legal support in Charlotte.
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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wisevis.eu
Every time a bar chart is replaced by a dot plot an angel gets their wings. #datavis
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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iansociologo.bsky.social
Excellent article by @hofrench.bsky.social

www.wsj.com/economy/slav...
The Complex Role of Slavery in Building America’s Wealth
It was a crucial factor in the country’s economic takeoff well beyond what’s commonly assumed.
www.wsj.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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ktumulty.bsky.social
My favorite sign at the Montclair NJ No Kings today:
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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roycoopernc.bsky.social
A trip to the doctor after an accident shouldn’t cost so much that you can’t pay your rent. We expanded Medicaid so working people can have peace of mind, knowing an illness or injury won’t put them in debt. DC Republicans including my opponent clearly disagree.
October 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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ebonawitz.bsky.social
eh, It wasn't that high up... and 4-year-olds can take it. 😜

But if you're looking for other good moments in the paper... I also recommend reading the acknowledgments closely.
The acknowledgment section of a paper stating that the construction crew at Rutgers drilled a hole in the lab and dumped several pounds of concrete on the stimuli
October 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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eff.org
Turn off your phone’s “advertising ID” to make it harder for location data brokers to track you. (2/4)
October 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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tilleckert.com
1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.

Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.

Thread 👇
September 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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datavizsociety.bsky.social
📊 The new book Dashboards That Deliver releases today. For authors Andy Cotgreave, Amanda Makulec, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Steve Wexler, this is the culmination of countless hard work.

@emiliaruzicka.bsky.social sat down with the authors to hear about their process.

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Behind the Scenes: Dashboards That Deliver, Nightingale
Andy Cotgreave, Amanda Makulec, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Steve Wexler have a new book coming out on September 23, 2025—Dashboards That Deliver: How to...
nightingaledvs.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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hooperhooper.bsky.social
Last year I wrote about the NCGOP leaderships multi-decade obsession with erasing LGBT people from UNC’s campus life for @triangleblogblog.bsky.social. Might need to update soon unfortunately. triangleblogblog.com/2024/05/05/t...
The long and eventful history of Tim Moore and Peter Hans’ animosity towards marginalized people - Triangle Blog Blog
A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
triangleblogblog.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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anamariecox.bsky.social
Disney learned nothing from Andor.
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
elibryan.bsky.social
🤩📊 What a cool visual effect! Great composition from @nrennie.bsky.social
nrennie.bsky.social Nicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · Sep 9
There was lots of data to play with for #TidyTuesday this week where we're looking at the power of different passports! ✈️

I decided to try out the idea of using small multiples and highlighting to untangle a spaghetti chart with lots of lines 📊

#RStats #DataViz #ggplot2
Chart showing how rankings of passports have changed over time, split by region with top one in each highlighted. European are ranked high, and UAE has had a dramatic rise.
September 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
elibryan.bsky.social
The Times takes their horse race reporting about as seriously as you should... which is.... not at all. 🏇📊
chezvoila.com Voilà: Francis Gagnon @chezvoila.com · Sep 9
I just had to check it for myself: the NYT truly only compressed Mamdani to fit into the mobile version, and none of the others. 📊 #dataviz

No matter the technical explanation, the could and should have been avoided.
September 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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chezvoila.com
Rosling’s insistance on looking beyond averages to see the world as it really is reminds me of the work of @elibryan.bsky.social and Cindy Xiong. 📊

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Top left: line chart of math scores from 1965 to 2015 comparing men and women where men are slightly higher throughout. To right: similar line chart comparing the average income per day of US and Mexico from 1965 to 2015 where US is higher throughout. Now let's look at the same data in a third way. Instead of looking at the averages each year, let's look at the range of math scores, or incomes, in one particular year. Left: area chart of number of individuals with different math scores 2016, separating men and women, who mostly overlap. Right: Number of individuals with different incomes 2016 where Mexico overlaps in the middle with the US. Now we get a sense of all the individuals who were bundled into the average number. Look! There is an almost complete overlap between men and women's math scores. The majority of women have a male math twin: a man with the same math score as they do. When it comes to incomes in Mexico and the United States, the overlap is there but it is only partial. What is clear, though, looking at the data this way is that the two groups of people — men and women, Mexicans and people living in the United States — are not separate at all. They over-lap. There is no gap. Of course, gap stories can reflect reality, In apartheid South Africa,
September 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM