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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#gischat Cartographic Representations were an ArcMap thing only, is that right? What took over from that in Pro? What does Esri call the functions that do on-the-fly symbology changes like line offsets and layered symbol styles?

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NPR @npr.org · 23/09/2026

The First Amendment defined the right to free speech and a free press. But a free press doesn't just happen. It's something we must protect. Your support is essential to our ability to provide journalism that upholds your right to know. Donate now: n.pr/4hgyjzz

Statement on White House bans from Thomas Evans, NPR’s Editor in Chief: Barring journalists from the White House because the president dislikes their reporting is a blatant violation of the First Amendment, and NPR condemns it without qualification.

The American public has a right to know what its government is doing in its name — not only the coverage a president finds flattering, but the full and accurate account of the use of power and public resources.

That right belongs to the public, and it is not the president's to revoke. The press, and specifically public media, exists to conduct that accounting to every American, in every community, in service to the public interest.

NPR and our Member stations will continue to uphold these First Amendment rights, and to stand with any news organization targeted for its reporting.

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NACIS @nacis.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Cartographic Perspectives is planning a special issue on Mobile and Responsive Cartography. We are primarily seeking peer-reviewed research articles, narrative case studies, and position papers. More detail in 🧵 below

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Public advisory for influencers talking about Hawaii post hurricane Lowell. You can be IN Hawaii (the state) or IN Lihue’ but you are ON Kauai. Stop saying “in Kauai”!

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Datawrapper @datawrapper.de · 01/09/2026

This week's Data Vis Dispatch covers the Nepal-Tibet floods, Shein’s IPO 👚📊, heat-related deaths🌡️⚠️, Trump's endorsements 🇺🇸, and the Hugging Face incident 🤖. Explore these topics and much more in the newly posted blog 👇 www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...

A map of South America showing the annual average discharge of rivers and precipitation in the watershed. The Amazon River, which carries 20% of the world's freshwater, flows across northern South America. Other colossal rivers include the Orinoco and the Tocantins. Published by Perrin Remonté.

A chart displaying the primary candidates endorsed by Donald Trump. Trump has endorsed at least 260 primary candidates, of whom only nine have lost their races. Published by the New York Times.

A map showing the changed route taken by Indian LPG tankers due to the Iran War. Since India has turned to the US as a new supply source, the route from India to the US Gulf Coast now takes more than 40 days. Published by Bloomberg.

A chart illustrating the ten rebookings of a Mexican woman that occurred at the Pinellas County Jail. For almost a month, the rebookings kept occurring just before the 72-hour time limit was due to expire, in order to keep the woman in custody. Published by ProPublica.

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

TLDR... John Snow wasn’t the cartographer, he didn’t invent GIS, the map didn’t lead to the discovery of the outbreak source. This is once of geography's oldest and least accurate mythologies. What's too bad is the real story is still very interesting and informative!

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Every time he does this he erodes the value intrinsic in the American identity. He makes himself a petty weak fool, he erases history, and diminishes the identity of a nation to nothing more than a crude branding mark that will inevitably be undone when he's dead and gone.

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

All the wrong 80-year-olds are dying.

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Attila Bátorfy @attilabatorfy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A beautiful map on the locations, numbers and genealogies of Muslim brotherhoods in Algeria from 1884. Full story here: attilabatorfy.substack.com/p/seeds-leav...

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Flock cameras are the Cybertrucks of the law enforcement world. They are objectively terrible, everybody hates them, and the people who use them are blissfully ignorant of what douchebags they are. #deflock @deflock.org

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Looking for an 'affordable' house to rent in the Bay Area? Not on the peninsula you're not!

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The Verge @theverge.com · 10/08/2026

The point of Mark Zuckerberg's 6,500-word essay is to define a positive future for AI. Zuckerberg uses an example that is telling, in a grim kind of way: He asked an AI to pick out a “personalized” recipe to bake with his daughter. Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: buff.ly/QouZnFZ

Verge headline: Mark Zuckerberg doesn't know understand how to live
by Elizabeth Lopatto

Photo illustration of Mark Zuckerberg

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Quick trip out to Half Moon Bay last week. Only spent about 90 minutes on the water but caught this nice cabezon to bring home and fry up!

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Contracted to do 2 page spread for a set of global expedition routes. Looking for input on projections. My goto prj for stuff like this is Miller. Winkel Tripel is prob a 'better' choice but I'm not a fan of the rounded ocean background, I'd want to ignore that and fill the page w blue. #gischat

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I can't adequately describe to anyone not from Hawaii who didn't grow up waiting until Sun ea week to hopefully/maybe get a homemade pastele from the local market (cause that's the only day the old lady who made them delivered) what level of food porn this is. www.instagram.com/reel/DbvsG5x...

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Brezee's Kauai on Instagram: "We made it to Friday! Come grind at Brezee’s for lunch 😎🤙🏾 open 9-2pm"

32 likes, 0 comments - brezeeskauai on August 7, 2026: "We made it to Friday! Come grind at Brezee’s for lunch 😎🤙🏾 open 9-2pm".

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

If you don't already know who Bobby Fingers is, this is as good an intro to his surreal world of art, storytelling, and tabloid drama as you'll find: youtu.be/vGt7-WnWdhE?...

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Johnny Depp's Bed

YouTube video by Bobby Fingers

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This century-old tradition dates back to the 1850s when a bishop's daughter first trained the birds to pull a hanging rope for lunch. IG: @maddy.lee.98 Bishop's Palace in Wells, Somerset, England

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

All cops should have to spend their first two years on the job without a firearm so they are forced to rely on other tactics besides pull out gun and yell. They can partner with an officer who has already had two years of firearms restriction and is allowed to carry a firearm.

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Every senator seeking to make Fauci the scapegoat for Trumps failed polices and blatant corruption should have to suck a covid lollipop.

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

If you have to put out multiple "proof of life" photos, you may not be alive. Also, how about a proof of life video? Or interview?

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Disturbing view of what the US has become. These are all the known ALPR cameras across the country right now. This will only get worse unless we fight back. deflock.org

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Every second, somewhere on Earth Adhan (the Islamic call to prayer) rises. See the live map to learn where Adhan is being called right now: buff.ly/qykbxRt

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toMake @tomake.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

. The Irreverence of Water Two colour stone lithograph, with letterpress wood type, & blind embossing: DESTROY THE GRID T&R :: T.3S. R.35W. :: Battle of the Greasy Grass 1876 Map :: Greasy Grass [Crow] a.k.a. Little Bighorn River, Mont. #printmaking #map #Crow #aRealPlace #Custer

Limited [1/14-14/14] edition print 22 by 15 inches on Somerset Velvet Newsprint, two colour stone lithograph with letterpress wood type and blind emboss [DESTROY THE GRID]. Map and location of 1876 Battle of Greasy Grassy a.k.a. Little Bighorn T.3S. R.35 W. Montana a Real Place. toMake Press.

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

#gischat Question for all the map makers, but especially publication cartographers. How do you define the terms ‘Locator map’ and ‘Inset map’? 1/2

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Honestly, Mount Rushmore is as gross as a UFC event on the White House lawn.

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Great example of why NOT to trust the AI summaries. Asking a question about outboard motor placement the AI responded with an absolute answer about the height (2" below bottom) but the post that answer is based on the author only stated how their motor is currently set up, not how it should be.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 24/06/2026

Gunny has a message for Donald Trump: monuments are supposed to honor principles, sacrifice, and service. NOT a single politician. The "Arc De Trump" is a slap in the face to all veterans and military families. It's time to speak out against this would-be monstrosity before it's too late.

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I'm not sure how much water that would have otherwise gone to baby seals got used in making this AI animation of an old map monster. But I might be ok with it! 🫣

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Daniel Huffman @pinakographos.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It's been a while, so let's give a boost to one of my favorite hachure designs, of the #Cascade Range volcanoes. This bit of wall art might be of interest to folks who love the #PNW. www.etsy.com/listing/4373...

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

What kind of an insane person cuts a BLT like this? Are we just doing whatever the fuck the we want now!?

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

#gischat Anyone out there familiar with DeGAUSS for geocoding PHI data? Looks interesting as a solution for protecting health info while geocoding, but I can't find any specifics on how it accomplishes the geo code or what is uses as an address locator. degauss.org/index.html

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

"Trump Claims Strait Will Be ‘Permanently Toll-Free’ Under Agreement With Iran" You mean like how it always was before you attacked Iran? Morons. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...

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Trump Claims Strait Will Be ‘Permanently Toll-Free’ Under Agreement With Iran

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Uh, pretty much anyone other than an infant, the elderly, or infirm would be able to put him down. There are 90 pound women in my kickboxing/bjj school who would absolutely destroy him! And I would pay good money to sit front row for any of it.

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Want to work with the GIS data from this lava flow map of Kilauea? The USGS data release (if you can find it) lists 100 separate items. Want to download those individual footprints? You will have to individually grab each of the shapefile component files, for every lava polygon layer. WTF?

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JSlow @jslow.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

No president ever demanded so much while doing so little.

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I love the USGS, but OMFG what can't they just link to thier data sources from their publications! USGS data backend is a black hole. www.usgs.gov/media/images...

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Kīlauea historical activity map

Map showing the subaerial extents of historical lava flows from Kīlauea. Lava flow hazard zones and districts of the County of Hawai‘i are also depicted.

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This is like bragging that you change your own diapers, when the other two didn't need any.

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

#gischat increasingly having to help students debug AI generated GIS workflows and as always, it's the fundamental stuff that gets missed.

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Jen Mapes @mapesgeog.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Cartography folks, is this your dream job? Requires bird ecology knowledge, experience with citizen science, R, GIS, and more. 5 yr full time position. (unclear if it could be remote, but Columbus is a cool place) osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...

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Ohio Bird Atlas 3 Outreach Specialist

Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact hr-accessibleapplication@osu.edu. If you have questions while submitting an application, pleas...

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Artimaps @artimaps.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

10 minutes mapping in 20 seconds Hyperlapse of my current work-in-progress Thailand set map. #handdrawnart

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

If vibe-coding is ok to turn in as real work then so is "vibe" writing a 30 page essay on english lit or "vibe" creating a pop art collage for art class. 🙄

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The problem w Trump is because he's a narcissistic prick who doesn't care about US citizens, he's likely not suffering any of the normal stress induced health issues you'd expect the worlds most powerful person to have. He's literally too selfish and stupid to suffer the ill effects of his own job.

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shri @shrikhalpada.dev · 12/05/2026

I've had a lot of fun building out the "How The Heck?" series! The goal is to demystify everyday tech for curious and non-technical readers. So far, we've covered: - QR Codes - GPS - Shazam - Solar Panels Looking forward to working on the 5th one soon. perthirtysix.com/section/learn

An excerpt from "How The Heck Do Solar Panels Work?"

An excerpt from "How The Heck Does Shazam Work?"

An excerpt from "How The Heck Does GPS Work?"

An excerpt from "How The Heck Do QR COdes Work?"

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David Medeiros @mapbliss.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

#gischat The MOOP Map! I really want this data to play with!

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