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CtheMapLady

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(she/her) Mom. Geomancer. Data Witch. Neurospicy. Nature Nerd.

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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#broadband #census #data folks! If you're interested in providing feedback on a set of Census Bureau questions related to Internet access and use - put this event on your calendar! October 14th at 3 ET You can request an invite at broadbanddata.org/join-the-com...
Event flyer with text that reads, "Did you know there is an open request for comment on the Internet Use Survey? Join us on Oct 14th to learn more about this dataset and how you can provide feedback on its future. Guest speakers include Chris Quarles, Phd and Rafi Goldberg." The event is scheduled for 3 PM eastern time. Request an invite via https://broadbanddata.org or via email broadbanddata@ilsr.org
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I'm excited to announce the launch of the the Broadband Data & Policy Forum! Organized by members of Broadband Commons and hosted by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
Image shows a blue message bubble with the white text Broadband Data & Policy Forum. The o's in broadband and forum are displayed as map points and are connected by a dashed white line.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Explore and learn SO much about Tribal networks with @ilsr.bsky.social's newest story map by @jessauer.bsky.social. This isn't just a map, it is a detailed resource that provides history and context about the development and growth of Tribal owned networks. communitynetworks.org/content/trib...
A bar chart shows the growth of Tribal owned networks has increased from fewer than 5 networks prior to 1980 to 45 networks in 2026.
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Sludge @sludge.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration. readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
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The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
A rant. We pay insane electricity prices in Maine. Personally, our appliances are new and high efficiency, yet we pay hundreds each month. Yet, we frequently experience outages, and are among states with the highest total outage time in the US. Just this week, we had 4 outages. (1/5)
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
#HIFLD's #opendata is quietly discontinuing next week. Many of these datasets seem to be fully discontinued or are being relocated to a different platform. The new platform requires eligible users to make an account, which includes submitting your state id, social security number, etc...
hifld-geoplatform.hub.arcgis.com
HIFLD Open
Led by the DHS Geospatial Management Office, HIFLD Open provides national, foundational-level geospatial data for use by the general public.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
6.66 is the number of the beast (see song by Iron Maiden), and also the TLDR of the analysis of Starlink's customer capacity. In areas with more than 6.66 customers per square mile, Starlink may not be able to meet the necessary requirements to be eligible for BEAD funding.
washingtonpost.com
Analysis | Elon Musk’s Starlink internet works great if hardly anyone uses it
A new analysis digs into the irony of satellite internet: The more popular it becomes, the worse speeds and reliability tend to get.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I'm a trustee of our local library and the cancellation of IMLS is really troubling. At our recent meeting, the library director shared concerns about what services might have to be eventually cut.
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Community Broadband Networks @communitynets.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Looking forward to partnering with @aapbroadband.bsky.social and leading broadband experts for the inaugural "Community First: The Future of Public Broadband Conference and Hill Day!" If you're in D.C. on May 14/15 or can make it: join us! 🌐⬇️ communitynetworks.org/content/aapb...
A sunny day and people are walking near the National Monument with the U.S. Capitol Building background in background surrounded by bushy green trees
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Institute for Local Self-Reliance @ilsr.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Happy International Compost Awareness Week! 🌱 We’re kicking things off with a reminder that composting is more than a trend — it’s a powerful tool for building climate resilience, healthy soils, and community power. 1/2
Why compost? (1) To reduce waste: >50% of municipal garbage is compostable. You can compost food scraps, yard trimmings, paper, wood waste & more! (2) To enhance your soil: Compost increases soil fertility & suppresses plant disease, improves soil structure, increases microbial activity & water retention capacity.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
As a #millennial who isn't particularly fond of phone calls, this could not have been easier. It took less than 5 minutes of my time. Call your reps with @5calls.org: 5calls.org
5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Thank you Vermont!!
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Rebekah is Pro-Choice @rebekahwriter.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
You know where you can go and not worry about breaking the economic blackout today? Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Resharing this for today's economic boycott. It's a great day to support your #local #bookshop!! I highly recommend brief escapes from reality in a fantasy audiobook from libro.fm, like The Spellshop or Water Moon.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Could someone please do a cover of the #NoahKahan 'Stick Season' but make it about winter and parenting young kids and call it #SickSeason?
media.tenor.com
a cartoon character wrapped in a pink blanket sitting on a couch
Alt: A cartoon character with leaves and sticks in her mussed, brown hair. Her eyes are barely open. She is wrapped in a pink blanket sitting on a couch.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
I was able to get out for a #ski before the snowplow.
Cross country ski tracks on a snowy road overshadowed by large, snowy hemlock trees.
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John Farrell @johnffarrell.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Happy Valentine's Day from your favorite investor-owned electric or gas utility!
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Nearly finished my first #embroidery project! #StressRelief #Mindfulness
Beginner embroidery stitch sampler in a hoop. It uses a pastel color palette on white cloth.
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Sean’s Pen {technically speaking} @seangon.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🫡 Valerie Thomas, who oversaw the creation of NASAs Landsat program, enabling us to get images of Earth from space An HBCU grad, she won Goddard Space Flight Center Award of MERIT & the NASA Equal Opportunity Medal (before equity/equal opportunity was redefined to mean "unqualified”) #BlackHistory
mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov
Meet Dr. Valerie L. Thomas, Landsat Image Processing Specialist | My NASA Data
Read about Dr. Valerie L. Thomas and her contributions to the Landsat program. Since her Landsat days, Thomas, who later invented and patented the Illusion Transmitter, has actively supported women in...
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Kyle Walker @kylewalker.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Updates on US Census Data as of February 5: According to the Census Bureau, all files on the public FTP server have been made publicly unavailable to comply with the President's executive orders. They say they'll work to restore the files after they are reviewed and approved.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
@chelliepingree.bsky.social I am one of your constituents. The #TIGER/Line data from the #CensusBureau contain no demographic data, yet are locked down. These are public data. Please take action to get OUR data restored. link for reference: www.census.gov/geographies/...
Screenshot of a 403 error encountered when trying to download census block files from census.gov
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
He is acting this way because he is too weak to act like a real president. He. Is. Weak. Pass it on.
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Stacy Mitchell @stacyfmitchell.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
"Senators Bernie Sanders and Josh Hawley say they will propose a 10 percent limit on credit card interest rates." Legislation expected to drop today. Let's do this.
nytimes.com
Trump Promised a Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates. Here’s His Chance.
Senators Bernie Sanders and Josh Hawley say they will propose a 10 percent limit on credit card interest rates.
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Hannah Frick @frick.ws · 03/02/2025
Two dates regarding posit::conf(2025): - The call for talks is open until Feb 14 (that's the extended deadline). - The deadline for applications for the Opportunity Scholarships is Feb 21. #dataBS #RStats
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Community Broadband Networks @communitynets.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
🚨Join us for a special livestream today🚨 "Consider Affordable Broadband State-By-State” (3:30 to 4 pm ET) will cover what New York’s affordable broadband law includes and what other states may want to consider in crafting similar legislation Watch it live here ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFf...
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Consider Affordable Broadband State-By-State
YouTube video by Institute for Local Self-Reliance
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I highly recommend a short walk outside. Take a break from the noise for just a few minutes.
Snowshoe path in the woods.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
This is the energy we all need to bring to 2025 (and the next few years)
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
WTF
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Mike Scarcella @mikescarcella.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
New - Elon Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
reuters.com
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
A little good news this week - you can now get #eBooks from bookshop.org! Along with #audiobooks from libro.fm, you can support local bookstores instead of Amazon. #ShopSmall #ShopLocal
bookshop.org
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
During the winter I volunteer to walk the boundaries of town-owned lands to check that boundary markings are clear and to collect survey pin coordinates. In reality, it is so much more. We see so many cool things and I learn so much about the history of these places.
Landscape view of a frozen wetland on a cold but sunny day. The skies are very blue and the sun is shining brightly.(Presumed) Bobcat track in snow with hand next to it for size reference. Track is about 3 inches acrossBobcat tracks in snow along the top of a small log.Clumps of green moss growing on a large muscle wood tree.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
👏Yes! Affordable Internet = Accessible Internet Let's see more states do this.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
A new gem in #ArcGIS Pro!! I feel reasonably excited about it. This function essentially tells the program to only make visible the features you've highlighted. Any summaries/maps will be based only on that selection, such a time saver! Update overview is worth a glance buff.ly/3Pp9ELK
Menu of tool options based on features that are selected in a map. ArcGIS Pro now allows users to create a definition query from that selection. The definition query window in the forefront is showing the query code, which is focused just on the highlighted locations in the map, which are shown in teal.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
#CentralMainePower, starting the year off without power was absolutely on my #Maine bingo card, so thanks for that.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
tbh I think 8 would be just fine 😆 @theoatmeal.bsky.social
Cartoon person telling 2024-person to leave their house already.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
We've actually been able to enjoy the snow (before the rain takes it next week)! #Maine
Child wearing pink snow pants and coat is snowshoeing up a hill into a forest. Child is followed by a small red-brown dog wearing a sweater with a fox on it.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Love some fresh, new #data 🤩
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John Farrell @johnffarrell.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Every community should be as smart as Standing Rock, training its own folks to do the labor of installing clean energy!
buff.ly
Tribes reach for the sun, start from ground up
On an unseasonably hot day in mid-October, three apprentices learning to install solar panels clambered on the roof of a community building in the small township of Wakpala, on the Standing Rock…
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I'd like to hear from folks - what questions come up as it relates to #InternetAccess & #DigitalEquity in your community/city? Any context is welcome - #CityPlanning, #AffordableHousing, #LivableCommunities, etc....
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Community Broadband Networks @communitynets.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The CBN team & NDIA invite you to wear your ugly sweater & join us for a deep dive into what a post-Biden admin broadband world may look like on our next Building For Digital Equity Livestream on Dec. 16 We've got two giants in the space taking center screen communitynets.org/content/next...
B4DE flyer reads: "Reflect, Recharge, Reach Forward: Where Do We Go From Here? Dec. 16, 3-4:15 pm ET. It shows photos of two key presenters: Angela Siefer, NDIA exec director and Blair Levin, Policy Advisor for New Street Research
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Sean’s Pen {technically speaking} @seangon.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
As ugly as the world is, I feel super fortunate to be working with amazing ppl at ILSR shining a lil light in darkness Our co-director @stacyfmitchell.bsky.social latest in The Atlantic ⬇️
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Took 5 yo to #craft store (my happy place). Exhausted from the restraint exhibited and still caved on a glittery, holiday ornament project. 🎀 I would like to propose that any item including #glitter should include a gift card for professional cleaning services.
Red holiday bow covered in glitter on a paper plate with more glitter. A sponge stick and plastic stick-thing are also on the plate.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I don't create a ton of digital content, but when I do, my goal is for the thing to be impactful in some way. 🧵
fossheim.io
Dataviz accessibility principles, demonstrated by the 2024 presidential election dashboards. by Sarah L. Fossheim
I tested how well different election dashboards implemented common dataviz accessibility princples, and explained where things went wrong (including lots of demos).
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
It feels like such a long way off, but looking forward to #MaineBigNight in the spring!
Screenshot of email from Maine Big Night saying that while snow is sticking in Maine now, prep for the 2025 season is underway.
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Community Broadband Networks @communitynets.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
With the potential for big changes ahead for BEAD program, it's encouraging to see states like New York (Calif., Maine & Vermont) using American Rescue Plan $$$ to fund municipal broadband projects NY is on a roll! Our story here ⬇️ #MunicipalBroadband #Networks communitynets.org/content/new-...
Lineman in bucket truck elevated about tree line attaching fiber cable to utility pole
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
If you too returned from the holidays to an inbox that resembles a metaphorical fruitcake (some good bits amongst who knows what), allow me to share the lazy email clean-up steps I requested from #ChatGPT. It probably won't get you "inbox zero" but certainly less chaotic.
quick email cleanup steps 1. delete all in spam folder 2. empty trash 3. archive all emails older than certain date 4. unsubscribe from unwanted emails 5. search to bulk delete (specific senders, keywords, categories)
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Day 30 :: Stained Glass I had this wild idea to create my own stained glass style. I need to workshop the legend a bit, but I really enjoyed creating this map. Data = Census Bureau's American Community Survey and indicates the % of households with an Internet subscription. #30DayMapChallenge
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Day 29 :: Overture Chattanooga, Tennessee (“Gig City”) was the first city in the Western Hemisphere to offer 1 Gbps Internet. Even better, any household with full-time Hamilton County students who receive economic assistance are eligible for FREE Internet service at home! #30DayMapChallenge #EPB
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Enjoying the holiday weekend (and I hope y'all are too!) I promise to post my remaining two maps for the #30DayMapChallenge tomorrow. In the meantime, please give thanks we don't let 5 year olds cook.
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CtheMapLady @cthemaplady.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Day 28 :: Blue Planet Disclaimer: I'm posting this in the car on my cell phone with a cropped screenshot of the map I made. 😆 Not a great map, but this project has the potential to do great things for communities along the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers in Alaska. Project info below #30DayMapChallenge
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