This is not good....

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A Venezuelan toddler who had been kept in US government custody after her parents were deported has been returned to Venezuela.

Denied, detained, deported: the people targeted in Trump’s immigration crackdown

From our friends in NYT Graphics:

"We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases."

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“The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads.”

No text has hit me so hard in the last weeks.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

“I only wanted the work­—real imagery from real Baltimore, from the ground up—to get out into the world and it did,” Allen says of his now iconic 'Time' cover and subsequent photography.

Economic uncertainty update:

The thing about veering wildly between policy positions, favouring and then discarding a new maverick advisor each week, and using contradictory justifications at every turn, is that even if one particular pivot is in the direction of sanity, chaos is the constant.

Exploring tree coverage and loss with Google Earth Engine thanks to the folks of @journocoders.bsky.social

As the White House confirms 104% tariffs on all Chinese goods imports - some analysis from me on what it means for the rest of us.

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I updated the chart to include March #Dataviz #d3js #svelte #migration

Last week, I wrote about how authoritarianism leads to poverty and corruption. Feels like an appropriate moment to post it again.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

A quick glance at the tariffs: who is affected the most?

With the level of confusion Gen AI is now causing in relation to news events, it might be time for a comprehensive thread with a step-by-step guide on spotting and verifying AI-generated content, including AI audio, images and videos.

It'll take some time, but is worth the effort, so stay tuned.

"I sat and drew him for a couple of hours and he told me his story... explaining the scars, the chipped teeth and the limp he carried."

George Butler has made a career of illustrating the stories of people touched by conflict. @alexoco.bsky.social for @telegraphnews.bsky.social. bit.ly/4jiH1wN

✈️👀 A traditional ICE Air flight from PHX- El Paso- Brownsville TX - Miami to Guantanamo is scheduled. The plane is now in Miami. Unclear if transferring in, or, or both.

Absolutely brilliant!

Hay una forma de resumir todo esto:

Hay algo que se llama "el método científico". ¿Necesitas/quieres refutar una teoría? Aplica el método científico.

Made a chart of deportation flights from the US with the data collected by @tomcartwright.bsky.social, which includes military flights. I used R and d3.js

President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.

Recently, I have significantly improved my skills in D3.js and Svelte. I created a chart that compares NATO countries in Europe’s defence spending in 2024 against their spending in 2014.

Good reading!

Great scoop from ⁦@peter.andringa⁩.me The Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador and dumped in prison thought they were going to Venezuela. They had signed paperwork to go home. via @FT
www.ft.com/content/dbfa...