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Mount St. Helens Archive @mountsthelens1980.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Physiographic illustration is a craft, honed over years of careful attention to detail. After May 18, the USGS published this triptych of Mount St. Helens by cartographer Tau Rho Alpha and geologist Jim Moore, with the support of David Jones. Just how did the north face change? See for yourself.

USGS physiographic diagram sheet titled "Sequential physiographic diagrams of Mount St. Helens, Washington, 1979-80," published 1980 by Tau Rho Alpha, James G. Moore, and David R. Jones. Three hand-rendered perspective illustrations show the mountain looking south: upper left labeled Summer 1979, depicting a symmetrical snow-covered cone; upper right labeled May 15, 1980, showing the pronounced bulge deforming the north flank three days before the eruption; lower left labeled May 26, 1980, showing the devastated mountain with its north face collapsed and a massive crater open to the sky. Lower right contains two semicircular scale diagrams in feet/miles and meters/kilometers, with notes that vertical exaggeration is 2X and all views are toward the south, plus a small index map locating the mountain in the Pacific Northwest. Sheet shows moderate toning. Image credit: U.S. Geological Survey/public domain.

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NACIS @nacis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Be sure to bring extra maps to #nacis2026 for the sixth annual free Map Swap! 🔃 The swap will be during the Friday afternoon break. You do not need to bring maps to participate. #cartography #maps #nacis #community

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Anxiously awaiting my Papal commission.

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Vanessa KW (she/they) 📍 DC @run-for-funner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

💥 We are BACK!!! 💥 Come join the official #CreativeCarto relaun this Sunday at 5pm EST, now with me plus 3 other hosts: @alyolli.bsky.social , @sarahbell.bsky.social , and @vickyjohnsondahl.bsky.social 💓💓 creativecarto.github.io #cartography #cartographer #gis #geospatial

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16/09/2026

17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs. Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

What do we do in times of fear and crisis? I thought I was in danger, but wasn’t. The architect thought he had a little more time, but didn’t. In the moment, we can’t know. It’s a deeply personal decision but the lesson I still carry from that day is we lock arms and help those we can get to safety.

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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 11/09/2026

Hundreds of millions of birds were migrating over the region last night. And - I believe - their flocks were picked up on radar. Looks like a major flyaway began near the marshy wetlands and shore along the southern tip of Lake Michigan.

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww SHIT! it don't get better than this, people!

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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

British editorial cartoonist David Parkins illustrates the bottom line.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23/08/2026

If I were NOT to debate anything written — this is a privately financed military complex right next to the WH? And courts, congress, everyone are cool with that?

Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump • 10h
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Tremendous work has been done on the magnificent
BALLROOM/MILITARY COMPLEX being built on the grounds of the White House! Presidents have wanted this for 150 years, and so has everyone else. It will give the White House, and all of D.C., Great National Security. The Project is under budget, and ahead of schedule! The Ballroom will be paid for with ZERO Dollars of Taxpayer Money. Great American Patriots and Companies are footing the entire bill. President
DONALD J. TRUMP

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Andy Woodruff @awoodruff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The Spanish town Sigüenza, where we saw last week’s eclipse, has a lovely pair of tiled maps in its train station. Hard to capture in a photo, but they have a lot of 3D detail. But railway construction meant bus substitution, so we spent more time figuring that out than looking at the maps 😭

Wall map of Sigüenza, Spain, made of wall tiles.

Wall map of the region around Sigüenza, Spain, made of wall tiles.

Detail from a tile wall map of Sigüenza, Spain, showing some raised elements.

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Jen Mapes @mapesgeog.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The NACIS schedule is out! Particularly excited about our panel on the fantasy maps of Karen Wynn Fonstad. She was highlighted in the NYT series of overlooked obituaries although they annoyingly refers to her as a "novice cartographer" when she in fact was an expert. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...

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Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth (Gift Article)

She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”

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The Map Center @mapcenter.com · 28/07/2026

I've been making maps for a while. I'm okay at it. Never thought I could run with the big dogs at NACIS. Now that I'm a map store owner I get to hang out with these rock stars and realize they're actually so committed to education and mentorship I could have been hanging out with them years ago.

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Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Autumn Wind, by Charles Ephraim Burchfield American, 1893-1967 1952 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/117662

Charles Ephraim Burchfield
American, 1893-1967, Autumn Wind, A work made of lithograph on off-white wove paper.

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Pamela Colloff @pamelacolloff.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

New York friends!! I would love to see you this week. On Monday night, I'll be at Books Are Magic with @sarahweinman.com On Thursday, I'll be at @92ndstreety.bsky.social with @davidgrann.bsky.social RSVP here: booksaremagic.net/item/DayRjyM... www.92ny.org/event/pamela...

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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development

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Molly O'Halloran @molly-ohalloran.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Pam's book is finally here and, trust me, you'll want to read it. 📚👏👏👏

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I had replied to the below: Paper maps are great. Never run out of juice, let you see the close-up detail and the big picture at the same time (because they're three feet wide, unlike your phone), and the more you use them the more you learn your way around without them, unlike obeying a machine.

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Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Takata, from the series "Ten Summer Scenes in Edo (Edo natsu jikkei)", by Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, 1752-1815 c. 1787 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/89266

Torii Kiyonaga
Japanese, 1752-1815, Takata, from the series "Ten Summer Scenes in Edo (Edo natsu jikkei)", A work made of color woodblock print; chuban.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

What most Americans know about EVs is propaganda from the fossil fuel industry mortified at the prospect of loss of their leading source of sales. Now that millions of electric vehicles have been on the road for a decade or more, we have the data to check in on how their batteries are holding up.

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EV Batteries Are Defying Expectations After Hundreds of Thousands of Miles

Industry experts think newfound knowledge of battery durability is a game-changer for consumer confidence in EVs.

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Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Configuration, by Jean (Hans) Arp French, born Germany (Alsace), 1886–1966 1952 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/53013

Jean (Hans) Arp
French, born Germany (Alsace), 1886–1966, Configuration, A work made of oil on wood.

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Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Sketch, by Anna Ticho Israeli, born Moravia, 1894-1980 c. 1962 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/20746

Anna Ticho
Israeli, born Moravia, 1894-1980, Sketch, A work made of charcoal on cream wove paper.

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Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The Seine at Vernonnet, by Pierre Bonnard French, 1867–1947 c. 1930 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/111381

Pierre Bonnard
French, 1867–1947, The Seine at Vernonnet, A work made of oil on canvas.

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Molly O'Halloran @molly-ohalloran.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

✨ NYT digital team took one art file and made this feature. I gave them plenty of resolution and they made great use! Get up close with a watercolor and enjoy observing where pigment was applied and how it settled out. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/t...

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How Buddhism Spread: A Map and Timeline

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Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Peony and Butterfly, by Endô Kyôzô Japanese, 1897-1970 c. 1930 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/23995

Endô Kyôzô
Japanese, 1897-1970, Peony and Butterfly, A work made of color woodblock print; page from album (other pages: 1937.294-1937.313).

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Hand-to-hand ballroom dancing in the tactical ballroom.

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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 19/05/2026

Navy Pier(s)

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Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Edge of the Plain, by John Northcote Nash English, 1893-1977 1919 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/86715

John Northcote Nash
English, 1893-1977, Edge of the Plain, A work made of watercolor, with pen and black ink and touches of gouache, over graphite, on ivory wove paper.

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Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

City Hall Park, New York City, by Newton Courtney Owen American, 1896–1959 c. 1924 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/29368

Newton Courtney Owen
American, 1896–1959, City Hall Park, New York City, A work made of bromoil print.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 12/05/2026

This map shows, in purple, congressional districts where Trump's approval on prices is below 50% — and, in green, districts where he is above 50%. Local estimates of approval, party trust, and the generic ballot are now available at Strength In Numbers Pro. Check it out: pro.gelliottmorris.com

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Jen Mapes @mapesgeog.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Our project, MappingMay4.kent.edu , created for the 50th anniversary in 2020, is here. It places small stories from the oral histories on a map of Kent from 1970, showing a variety of voices and perspectives with the goal promoting discussion & reconciliation. @spaceforpeace.bsky.social

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Mapping May 4 | Kent State University

An interactive map of audio stories surrounding the events of May 4, 1970.

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Daniel Huffman @pinakographos.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

May Day seems like a good time to boost this. The AFC (freelancemaps.org) provides freelancers with the info they need to understand their worth and keep afloat. You can help by filling out the survey and sharing it widely.

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It’s the age of electricity and America isn‘t ready. Virtually every goal Americans care about requires making big changes to the grid. I’m in @nytimes.com today writing about why power bills are going up, whether AI is to blame, and what we need to do to fix it: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Opinion | Why Is Your Electric Bill Going Up? Blame the Broken Grid.

Our grid is too old and our supply of electricity too small. If we don’t meet this moment, we will face an impoverished future.

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Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Beverly N.J., by Thomas Moran American, born England, 1837-1926 1880/89 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/94077

Thomas Moran
American, born England, 1837-1926, Beverly N.J., A work made of watercolor on ivory wove paper.

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Commission in progress: "Little Narragansett", oil on vintage navigational chart, 14 x 22 3/4" #art #map

A navigational chart of the waters & shores around Fisher's Island Sound with a painting of a aqua blue & white outboard motor boat and a silver/blue fish on it. The boat is being painted, the fish is still a white basecoat with a line drawing on it.

A close-up of the blue & white boat on the map.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 17/04/2026

One side obsession from my research into the 1920s is the extensive network of ELECTRIC trains that used to connect cities and towns across the central Midwest called the Interurban. We had this more than a hundred years ago. The things we had and the things we lost.

a map from 1918 showing the interurban network sprawling across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio

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Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

L'Estaque, by Émilie Charmy French, 1880–1974 c. 1910 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/9010

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French, 1880–1974, L'Estaque, Painting of coastal town seen through leafy branches, blue sea and sky fill background.

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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 12/04/2026

Hot take: I like the Obama Presidential Center...especially as viewed from the Columbia Basin ringed with blooming cherry blossoms. It's like Chicago has it's own, modern, Washington-esque moment

A panoramic view of Jackson Park in Chicago. In the foreground waster of the Columbia Basin - a lagoon of water behind the Museum of Science and Industry. The foliage in the mid ground, on the shore behind the water, is dominated by blooming cheery blossoms trees featuring bright whiteish-pink blooms. In the center in the distance is the monolithic Obama Presidential Center.

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Art bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Maine Landscape, by William Zorach American, 1887-1966 1927 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/10946

William Zorach
American, 1887-1966, Maine Landscape, A work made of watercolor over touches of charcoal on ivory watercolor paper.

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Never forget* * Except when there are “concerns about ‘engaging in conversations that might take the participant out of the context of Europe, 1933 to 1945, and into present day.’”

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Grits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This snippet from a map in 1839 shows the grid for Austin and, in the left corner, William Barton's cabin on Spring Creek -- today, Barton Creek. Notice the dotted-line walking path from the edge of town (West Ave.) to Barton Springs and the little island/sand bar where they forded the river.

Subset of 1839 map of Austin and the surrounding area showing the proposed grid laid out by Edward Burleson (almost no one lived there, yet) and, in the left corner, William Barton's cabin on "Spring Creek," which today are called Barton Creek and Barton Springs. There is a dotted line showing a walking path To Barton's that fords the river at a spot with some sort of island, rock formation or sand bar in the middle. This was before the river was dammed to create Town Lake.

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Daniel Huffman @pinakographos.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Starting in a few hours (5pm Central). Come by and ask me questions about the life cartographic!

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

At least 8 million people turned out at more than 3,300 'No Kings' protests across all 50 states Saturday, according to the No Kings Coalition.  Organizers say protests Saturday were the largest single-day nationwide demonstrations in U.S. history.

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Keep hearing people say protests against first Trump administration were ineffective. Evidence suggests otherwise.

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