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Roberto Rocha

@robroc.bsky.social

Data analyst at Ubisoft. Former journalist. Social media avoider, mostly. πŸ‡§πŸ‡·πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

337 Followers  |  50 Following  |  12 Posts  |  Joined: 07.07.2023  |  1.445

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Brazil's Supreme Court votes to put Bolsonaro on trial for alleged coup attempt | CBC News A panel of justices on Brazil's Supreme Court has accepted charges against former president Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged attempt to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat, and they have order...

The cognitive dissonance when the third-world country you come from does justice better than the first-world country you grew up admiring.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/b...

26.03.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A border tale in two charts

www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...

19.03.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is it, I guess.

No way in hell I'm going back to Twitter, not now not ever.

18.02.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love seeing some GIS in the middle of a rainforest.

Pictured: a map of the Brazilian Amazon, protected indigenous zones, and deforested areas since 2008 (yellow).

Manaus botanical garden (MUSA)

26.02.2024 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mounted police patrol the beach on the Amazon River at sunset in Manaus, Brazil.

22.02.2024 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And here is the shortlist. Every region of the world is represented, showing how mainstream and valuable data journalism has become.

www.sigmaawards.org/shortlist-20...

It was my 5th time as a juror and each year I'm more impressed with the quality of submissions.

21.02.2024 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The finalists of the Sigma awards for data journalism are being announced now. Join us!

www.youtube.com/live/xgibgdk...

21.02.2024 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm in Manaus, the gateway to the Brazilian Amazon. They have a version of the bodega cat. But at 35Β°C in the shade, they're a tad less interactive.

21.02.2024 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, I'll give it a chance!

20.02.2024 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah right, I haven't explored it much. Lots of furries on a cursory look 😁

How do you like it?

20.02.2024 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You mean the Discover tab? I haven't put too much care into following folks enough for the algo to "know" me, but I'm starting that now.

20.02.2024 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been waiting to see which birdsite alternative "wins" but this might not happen for a while.

Did I pick a good one here? Why should I *not* invest time and attention on Bluesky?

20.02.2024 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

@robroc is following 20 prominent accounts