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Allison McCartney

@mccartney.bsky.social

Editor of graphics @ The New York Times based in San Francisco. Amateur shapeshifter.

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It’s fun to see the whole city decked out in 49ers gear

04.02.2026 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Courtney Helland @CourtneyHella
I would gloat about this, but in a few months it will be July and it'll still be 55Β°F in San Francisco, and then we'll be the coldest city in the lower 48.


Drew Tuma @DrewTumaABC7 β€’ 4h
San Francisco is the warmest city in the lower 48 this morning

Courtney Helland @CourtneyHella I would gloat about this, but in a few months it will be July and it'll still be 55Β°F in San Francisco, and then we'll be the coldest city in the lower 48. Drew Tuma @DrewTumaABC7 β€’ 4h San Francisco is the warmest city in the lower 48 this morning

it's true-

28.01.2026 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Join us in Bologna, Italy, 4–6 Nov 2026 for Visualising Climate β€” the first global conference fully dedicated to climate data visualization and its power to transform public understanding of a changing planet. Come see the data.
visualisingclimate.org
#VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis

28.01.2026 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 268    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 17

β€œMy steak is too juicy, my lobster too buttery” as the kids say

27.01.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In retrospect, le poisson steve was probably the best thing to happen in 2025

05.01.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The scream I scrumpt seeing Hunter/x show up as a Snoop guest on the Lions/Vikings halftime show!!!

25.12.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Complex Deportation Network Behind Trump’s Immigration Crackdown An analysis of data on every ICE arrest, detention stay and deportation reveals the complexity and reach of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

β€œINSIDE THE DEPORTATION MACHINE: How ICE has moved thousands of people through detention and out of the country.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

23.12.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.

A fantastic NYT report: Donors to Trump get pardons, jobs, & access - and benefited from regulatory decisions the Trump admin has made.

SUPER timely as SCOTUS is about to kill agency independence & give POTUS more control over agencies (likely to donors' benefit)

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

22.12.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 679    πŸ” 320    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 11
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Who Is the Ultimate Mr. Darcy?

Don’t make me choose ! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/b...

21.12.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Waymo suspends service amid widespread blackout-related disruption Company temporarily pauses robotaxis in San Francisco after cars stalled out and blocked intersections, causing traffic jams.

Waymos are bad for human jobs, but good, generally, for traffic safety.

Blackouts are (for the time being, anyway) an edge case, but the public needs to know how/if this can be addressed, bc that makes the impacts of quakes or cyberterror more fraught. sfstandard.com/2025/12/20/w...

21.12.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€

21.12.2025 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My Bay Area struggle is thinking to myself, "Wow it's absolutely freezing," then opening my weather app and seeing it's 56 degrees 😐

11.12.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fast Five

04.12.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

😭😭😭

03.12.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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lol this rocks

taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves

24.11.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1083    πŸ” 224    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 27
artboard demonstrating the panel font variation for the FRANS SANS typeface

artboard demonstrating the panel font variation for the FRANS SANS typeface

Fran Sans β€” a typeface inspired by San Francisco light rail displays β€” is gorgeous and this excellent article really shows you how deep a typography designer will go πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

emilysneddon.com/fran-sans…

#typography #design

24.11.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

The battle over the Slayer tee continues …

24.11.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A blue, yellow, and white Sea slug mascot stands in front of some tents.

A blue, yellow, and white Sea slug mascot stands in front of some tents.

Myusy, a festive sea slug, is a mascot for the coastal town of Hayama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Myusy supports beach cleanups and activities to protect the marine environment.

21.11.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1540    πŸ” 519    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 34

Oop found it! www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...

18.11.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyone know what’s up with this giant zeppelin going over downtown San Francisco right now?

18.11.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

amen

13.11.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I move away from a place, it often feels like a dream that I ever lived there at all.

04.11.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll have strong words for whoever chose the bar

02.11.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

JK it took an hour by car lol

02.11.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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JFK to Williamsburg is 37 minutes by car but more that 2 hours by public transport??

02.11.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Power outage street party in the Mission

22.10.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I can report a pretty substantial power outage in the Mission

22.10.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chilling

17.10.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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