Allison McCartney
@mccartney.bsky.social
Editor of graphics + elections @ NYTimes. Reporting live from the 415.
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I went to see I Love Boosters yesterday and while there are so many fun Bay Area details, the Millennium Tower being home to the villain’s lair tickled me so right
"That's true, Isildur. I did promise that I wouldn't betray you to your death. You're right to call me on that."
Jerry Chen@jcsalterego.bsky.social · 3mo agoi will simply incant "do NOT corrupt me. make NO mistakes" before wielding the One Ring
I have reached the age of dubious distinction where people are just wishing me happy Mother’s Day with no child in sight
Great visual explainer by Agnes Chang and @pablorobles.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Long Journey From the Strait of Hormuz to the Gas Tank
Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopened today, oil would still take more than a month to reach consumers. The economic shock from the Iran war could take far longer to ease.
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#blessed to have experienced both the Hot Duck era in NYC and now the Chonkers era in SF
Atomic Redsters seem to be the true Olympic champions so far
It’s fun to see the whole city decked out in 49ers gear
Join us in Bologna, Italy, 4–6 Nov 2026 for Visualising Climate — 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
In retrospect, le poisson steve was probably the best thing to happen in 2025
The scream I scrumpt seeing Hunter/x show up as a Snoop guest on the Lions/Vikings halftime show!!!
“INSIDE THE DEPORTATION MACHINE: How ICE has moved thousands of people through detention and out of the country.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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.
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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/...
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.
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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...
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.
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Mission Local@missionlocal.org · 8mo agoWaymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout. With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
My Bay Area struggle is thinking to myself, "Wow it's absolutely freezing," then opening my weather app and seeing it's 56 degrees 😐
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
Fran Sans — a typeface inspired by San Francisco light rail displays — is gorgeous and this excellent article really shows you how deep a typography designer will go 👏👏👏 emilysneddon.com/fran-sans… #typography #design
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.
Anyone know what’s up with this giant zeppelin going over downtown San Francisco right now?
When I move away from a place, it often feels like a dream that I ever lived there at all.
JFK to Williamsburg is 37 minutes by car but more that 2 hours by public transport??
I can report a pretty substantial power outage in the Mission
