Mark Jones
@markhaywardjones.bsky.social
I help news media and purpose-driven organisations with digital strategy. Learning how to draw.
Brilliant infographic illustrating ups and downs in US effective tariff rate.
Good morning. It is now 12:01 AM, which means tariffs on nearly all steel & aluminum have been raised to 50%. That includes an increase in the tariffs on steel & aluminum content in derivatives, plus a new tariff on derivatives' non-metal content based on country-level tariffs
June 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Brilliant infographic illustrating ups and downs in US effective tariff rate.
Clever Guardian headline this morning www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
May 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Clever Guardian headline this morning www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Excellent NYT graphic.
In the space of about 3 months, tariffs on China:
-- doubled;
-- went up ≈ 2.5X from there;
-- roughly doubled again;
-- went up ≈ 40% from there;
-- and now have dropped ≈ 80% from the peak -- but are still 3X what they were in February.
www.nytimes.com/article/trum...
In the space of about 3 months, tariffs on China:
-- doubled;
-- went up ≈ 2.5X from there;
-- roughly doubled again;
-- went up ≈ 40% from there;
-- and now have dropped ≈ 80% from the peak -- but are still 3X what they were in February.
www.nytimes.com/article/trum...
May 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Excellent NYT graphic.
In the space of about 3 months, tariffs on China:
-- doubled;
-- went up ≈ 2.5X from there;
-- roughly doubled again;
-- went up ≈ 40% from there;
-- and now have dropped ≈ 80% from the peak -- but are still 3X what they were in February.
www.nytimes.com/article/trum...
In the space of about 3 months, tariffs on China:
-- doubled;
-- went up ≈ 2.5X from there;
-- roughly doubled again;
-- went up ≈ 40% from there;
-- and now have dropped ≈ 80% from the peak -- but are still 3X what they were in February.
www.nytimes.com/article/trum...
“The Trump administration is embarking on an economic equivalent of the Vietnam War”
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Trade Wars Are Easy to Lose
Beijing has escalation dominance in the U.S.-Chinese tariff fight.
www.foreignaffairs.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
“The Trump administration is embarking on an economic equivalent of the Vietnam War”
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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‘I once imposed tariffs on an island only populated by penguins’
April 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
‘I once imposed tariffs on an island only populated by penguins’
The US, Canada and Mexico will co-host the 2026 World Cup. That was going to be an enormous challenge even before an isolationist US President came to power: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The 2026 World Cup, heralded as a uniter, is facing divisive road blocks
And on-again, off-again trade war and threats from the US toward both of its co-hosts leave fans and teams in a tough position
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The US, Canada and Mexico will co-host the 2026 World Cup. That was going to be an enormous challenge even before an isolationist US President came to power: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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This may be one of the most dangerous things Musk and Trump has done so far
This should be a much, much bigger story.
And once again I tell you:
Their singular mission is to decimate everyone but them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...
And once again I tell you:
Their singular mission is to decimate everyone but them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...
Opinion | Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds? (Gift Article)
Gene banks are like a survivalist cache: our nation’s safeguard against all future challenges to growing the food we need.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This may be one of the most dangerous things Musk and Trump has done so far
Interesting from The Economist - YouTube’s popularity in Russia makes it the most effective way of countering Kremlin propaganda: www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
The struggle to defeat Russian censorship and propaganda
Photons and electrons may matter as much as bullets and bombs
www.economist.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Interesting from The Economist - YouTube’s popularity in Russia makes it the most effective way of countering Kremlin propaganda: www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
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“Everyone is beginning to realize that the system is broken. People are beginning to crave something different.”
When Buzzfeed’s Jonah Perretti writes these words you know it’s the end of an era
www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/the-an...
When Buzzfeed’s Jonah Perretti writes these words you know it’s the end of an era
www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/the-an...
The Anti-SNARF Manifesto
Big tech destroyed the internet. What's next?
www.buzzfeed.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“Everyone is beginning to realize that the system is broken. People are beginning to crave something different.”
When Buzzfeed’s Jonah Perretti writes these words you know it’s the end of an era
www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/the-an...
When Buzzfeed’s Jonah Perretti writes these words you know it’s the end of an era
www.buzzfeed.com/jonah/the-an...
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What I've been up to today
le.ac.uk/news/2025/ja...
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Investigative journalist who identified Salisbury poisoners receives University of Leicester honour | News | University of Leicester
le.ac.uk
January 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What I've been up to today
le.ac.uk/news/2025/ja...
le.ac.uk/news/2025/ja...
Clever headline in today’s Guardian.
January 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Clever headline in today’s Guardian.
The regressive nature of the UK’s tax system is not widely understood and deserves to be.
UK's regressive tax system.
Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%.
Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%.
Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%.
No govt plans to end inequity.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%.
Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%.
Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%.
No govt plans to end inequity.
equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
UK Still Taxes the Poorest More Than the Richest - Equality Trust
New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the poorest 10% of households in the UK are still paying a higher proportion of their income in tax than the richest.
equalitytrust.org.uk
December 29, 2024 at 11:03 AM
The regressive nature of the UK’s tax system is not widely understood and deserves to be.
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X Traffic Falling Relative to Bluesky
According to Similarweb, visits to the Elon Musk's X have plummeted over the past 3 months
Global traffic to x.com has fallen from 706 million visits in Sept to just 586.6 million by Nov — a 10.5% drop in the past month alone
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According to Similarweb, visits to the Elon Musk's X have plummeted over the past 3 months
Global traffic to x.com has fallen from 706 million visits in Sept to just 586.6 million by Nov — a 10.5% drop in the past month alone
1/2
December 16, 2024 at 2:03 PM
X Traffic Falling Relative to Bluesky
According to Similarweb, visits to the Elon Musk's X have plummeted over the past 3 months
Global traffic to x.com has fallen from 706 million visits in Sept to just 586.6 million by Nov — a 10.5% drop in the past month alone
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According to Similarweb, visits to the Elon Musk's X have plummeted over the past 3 months
Global traffic to x.com has fallen from 706 million visits in Sept to just 586.6 million by Nov — a 10.5% drop in the past month alone
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NEW: Where the teens are
YouTube 90%
TikTok 63%
Instagram 61%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 32% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 23%
X 17% (down from 33%)
Reddit 14%
Threads 6%
report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
YouTube 90%
TikTok 63%
Instagram 61%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 32% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 23%
X 17% (down from 33%)
Reddit 14%
Threads 6%
report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
December 12, 2024 at 6:51 PM
NEW: Where the teens are
YouTube 90%
TikTok 63%
Instagram 61%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 32% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 23%
X 17% (down from 33%)
Reddit 14%
Threads 6%
report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
YouTube 90%
TikTok 63%
Instagram 61%
Snapchat 55%
Facebook 32% (down from 71%)
WhatsApp 23%
X 17% (down from 33%)
Reddit 14%
Threads 6%
report: www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...
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This is sort of fascinating because if you were to turn on pretty much any talk radio station or pick up any tabloid, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the inverse.
December 11, 2024 at 8:26 AM
This is sort of fascinating because if you were to turn on pretty much any talk radio station or pick up any tabloid, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the inverse.
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Worth remembering in terms of where next for Syria: the economy is left so thoroughly broken after the world’s deadliest war this century that the World Bank has been having to use data like night-time lights and gas flaring emissions to proxy activity. documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/0...
December 8, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Worth remembering in terms of where next for Syria: the economy is left so thoroughly broken after the world’s deadliest war this century that the World Bank has been having to use data like night-time lights and gas flaring emissions to proxy activity. documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/0...
Day of the Jackal screenwriter Ronan Bennett on how he rewrote a '60s classic for the modern age, including a valuable framing tactic anyone can use:
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
December 8, 2024 at 7:12 AM
Day of the Jackal screenwriter Ronan Bennett on how he rewrote a '60s classic for the modern age, including a valuable framing tactic anyone can use:
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Have you heard of freebirthing? Where you shun any form of medical intervention during pregnancy and birth? It's making headlines and it's also at the heart of Baby Teeth, my debut novel out next February (on NetGalley and KU for a limited time now). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Medics warn of dangers of freebirth amid calls for change
Obstetricians and midwives fear lack of regulation of doulas is putting labouring mothers at risk.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Have you heard of freebirthing? Where you shun any form of medical intervention during pregnancy and birth? It's making headlines and it's also at the heart of Baby Teeth, my debut novel out next February (on NetGalley and KU for a limited time now). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I like this idea for fighting UK fraud @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk and you could probably solve the whole funding crisis for local journalism industry with it. open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...
November 28, 2024 at 7:18 AM
I like this idea for fighting UK fraud @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk and you could probably solve the whole funding crisis for local journalism industry with it. open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...
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No fewer than six former editors/EiCs of the Observer have written to the Scott Trust urging them to pause the sale of the title to Tortoise Media pressgazette.co.uk/news/observe...
Six former editors urge Scott Trust not to 'gamble' with future of Observer
Six former Observer editors have urged the Scott Trust to halt the sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media in a new open letter.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 5:24 PM
No fewer than six former editors/EiCs of the Observer have written to the Scott Trust urging them to pause the sale of the title to Tortoise Media pressgazette.co.uk/news/observe...
Good news for former users of Nuzzel at the other place.
Remember Nuzzel? A similar news-aggregating tool now exists for Bluesky
Remember Nuzzel? A similar news-aggregating tool now exists for Bluesky
The creator of Sill says "the death of the link" has had disastrous consequences for journalism, art, and the web. His free social media tool entered public beta on Friday.
buff.ly
November 25, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Good news for former users of Nuzzel at the other place.
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Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
November 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
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"Most people only see very little misinformation online, and the ones seeing the most are those who are most amenable and go looking for it"
Rescato esto de @matthewleake.bsky.social con voces como @sachaltay.bsky.social @brendannyhan.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/are-fea...
Rescato esto de @matthewleake.bsky.social con voces como @sachaltay.bsky.social @brendannyhan.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/are-fea...
Are fears about online misinformation in the US election overblown? The evidence suggests they might be
The period right before and right after the vote could be vulnerable to misinformation. Experts explain what we know about its spread and its true impact.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
November 24, 2024 at 9:45 AM
"Most people only see very little misinformation online, and the ones seeing the most are those who are most amenable and go looking for it"
Rescato esto de @matthewleake.bsky.social con voces como @sachaltay.bsky.social @brendannyhan.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/are-fea...
Rescato esto de @matthewleake.bsky.social con voces como @sachaltay.bsky.social @brendannyhan.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/are-fea...
Bluesky has overtaken Threads in US.
This is really getting quite remarkable
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
November 20, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Bluesky has overtaken Threads in US.