the end of an era with the last How to read this chart newsletter today by @pbump.com 📊. Looking forward to reading your new ventures sir 👋

Hope you were not about to retire this month...

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · last yr.

Donald Trump’s bid to upend the international trading order with huge tariffs has wiped $5.4tn from US stocks in two days, as China hit back with its own levies, deepening fears of recession in the global economy www.ft.com/content/b1ed...

If you thought somehow that the tariffs announced this week were based on any logic, just take a look at how the table was designed. 📊 tinyurl.com/56hhj26e Sorted by Country name? No Sorted by New US tariff? No Sorted by tariff charged to the US? No Maybe there's a colour code? No chance 🧵1/2

Trump’s tariffs: the full list

US president Donald Trump yesterday produced a chart of all the new tariffs he was announcing, affecting trade with countries across the world. Here is the list as he displayed it

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Today starts the #30DayChartChallenge, happy times for #dataviz lovers! 🤩 I recently joined @healthfoundation.bsky.social. So this year (as time allows) I’ll post a mix of visualisations about health topics made in Flourish (our main charting library) + fun stuff I learnt to make in python/D3.

Is this really happening in a democracy? What's next? www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

Trump executive order to force changes at Smithsonian Institution, targeting funding for programs with 'improper ideology'

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls "divisive narratives" and "improper ideology."

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It is so sad to see that Zelensky is the exception and not the rule in standing up to Trump

Peter Sagal@petersagal.bsky.social · 2y ago

I finally gave in and watched the whole exchange, and sadly I recommend it if you want to understand what happened. The transcript below does not convey how much Trump and Vance constantly talked and shouted over Zelensky. And Trump’s… segue into other topics at the end should be heard.

[18/24] Can you believe we're at the 3/4th of this calendar (if I math correctly)? I'm at the same time a bit sad and a bit out of breath!

Sharing since there's (almost) always someone in your audience with some sort of color blindness

Data Rocks@datarocksnz.bsky.social · 2y ago

And if you want a really good simulator, Coblis is usually my favourite, because it simulates a wide range of vision options. You'll get to see how different some of these palettes look in each of them! www.color-blindness.com/coblis-color...

Learned something today: I have a habit to change...

Accessibility Awareness@a11yawareness.bsky.social · 2y ago

When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.

Just filled it out, you have a bit less than 3 weeks to help the DVS gather important info on our evolving field #dataviz 📊

Data Visualization Society@datavizsociety.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎉 We’ve received 294 responses to the 2024 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/soti202-bsky

I don't read enough #dataviz books of late, but I took a few hours for @allitorban.bsky.social's #chartspark last week. Well worth it: inspiring, concise, with practical tips you can put to use right away. Bonus: now I have to revisit Alli's 100 📊 wallpapers project dataliteracy.com/chart-spark/

Chart Spark | Data Literacy

Do you want to be more creative in your data communication? Looking for specific creativity advice tailored for those in the data field? Chart Spark is a practical guide designed to change your perspe...

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So many inspiring people on this list from all around the world, thank you @chezvoila.com for putting this together! There's definitely a bump on a timeline of Blue sky activity related to the publication of this list 📈

Voilà: Francis Gagnon@chezvoila.com · 2y ago

Here you go. 🫡 Please share widely to help develop the dataviz community of Bluesky. 📊 go.bsky.app/R3nSyyy

Very important exploration of LAION-5B by @jerthorp.bsky.social and @christobuschek.bsky.social that will definitely require a 2nd+ read-through to grasp the depth of the dataset and of their investigation. knowingmachines.org/models-all-t...