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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 2h

Overtourism in Kyoto? Sure. It’s mostly a local tourist issue. I’m sure the international visitors are a bit more obnoxious 😉

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 6h

Honey, let’s have a third kid to minimize the sick days in our household by 1%.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 10h

This map from @terriblemaps isn’t a terrible map at all. This most Texas of all maps measures the distance from Texas in Texases. Very Texan!

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 17h

Up north in the US snow must exceed 60cm (24inch) for school to be cancelled. That’s a lot of snow! The best bets for a snow day are probably northern Virginia/DC and North Carolina, where relatively modest snowfall can be enough to close schools. Source: buff.ly/ul0FIUN

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 22h

Super cool graph for the history buffs out there. All the emperors of the Roman Empire from start to its divided finish.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The concept of cables all across the ocean floor transporting my friendly map posts around the world remains totally wild to me. Here is an animated map that shows the increase of this infrastructure. Source: mapped.earth HT @mappedearth

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Only two times in the last twenty years the English Premier League saw more games being won by teams with below 50% possession.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

How sheepish is Europe? This map shows the distribution of sheep across Europe. Source: buff.ly/dSfHDOe

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This map shows how far you can drive in 8 hours from central Sydney. If you run from the police you can even make it to Melbourne within the time... Source: buff.ly/dt5Xmck

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This map shows how far you can drive in 8 hours from five major European cities. Source: buff.ly/C1I2GYE

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hahahaha, I will share any map that uses the phrase "Putin Only Fans"... HT @kos_data

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Relive the last 1.8 billion years of our planet in just 60 seconds. Try to see how much your country moved around over time. Source: buff.ly/mPpFhoX

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Geomorphology made fun. Have a play with this interactive tool in the link to see how rivers change landscapes over time. Source: buff.ly/LG0In9p

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Men who spend a lot of time online are more likely to see women's rights as a threat. Source: buff.ly/yXLuoWT

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A brilliant map of Nova Scotia’s lighthouses, showing each coastal light flashing in its real-world rhythm and pattern. A beautiful piece of cartography that turns navigational infrastructure into something almost hypnotic. Source: buff.ly/16Ye3IN

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is stupid but it made me laugh. Here are all the Eiffel Towers (that are at least 10m tall). Source: buff.ly/9qY2hCN

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Pax Atlas is lots of fun! Here we see the trade routes for different commodities for the Roman Empire in 117 AD. The link features more empires and an interactive map. The British Empire is interesting to explore on the globe too. Source: buff.ly/2bIeDh7

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

US data (and worldwide) show voters increasingly pick a party to avoid the other's policies rather than support its own. That pushes parties to attack rivals instead of debating policy. How depressing... Source: buff.ly/JhwzrwL

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

As a true believer in democracy and checks and balances, this is shocking: half of UK Reform supporters — and a quarter of others — think a strong leader without parliamentary or judicial checks is desirable. Strengthen and protect institutions, folks! Source: buff.ly/F9XadSZ

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In England there are very clear differences in subjects high school students choose for their final years. It’s exactly as cliche as you think… Source: buff.ly/luq8a8o

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is what the map of South America would look like if Bolsonaro were to win the second round. The entire continent veering to the right. Not to be cynical but pretty sure in a decade the whole will be red again before it turn blue again eventually... Source: buff.ly/Abkd3pw

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The occupation of your neighbour is impacting your child’s career choice. Makes sense to me. There are so many jobs you could choose and you are only exposed to so many of them. Kids will kinda know what their neighbours do too, right? Source: buff.ly/9TItANM

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I was delighted to be on the Melbourne Property Podcast. The questions were great and allowed me to tell a compact demographic story about the future of Australia. The discussion was not about Melbourne but the future of the country as a whole. Listen here for free: buff.ly/3pVOtZf

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

X is indeed huge in Japan. My Facebook Page (Simon Shows You Maps) is surprisingly popular in Poland. Fun chart to study more deeply.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Women dominate image heavy social media, men dominate word heavy social media. What other interpretation of the spectrum do you see emerge here?

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This chart goes a long way in explaining why right-wing populism is surging in Europe. Source: buff.ly/PW7uYid

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

German post-war election results in one wonderful chart. A lot of history squeezed into a chart. Source: buff.ly/dkqoCfy

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

How far can you get in 8 hours of driving starting from 6 South American capitals? Source: buff.ly/I7MjTNq

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

How the American life changed from 1995 to 2026 is wild. More concerts, more exercise, more video games. Fewer books, less church, not staying at work longer (I guess you leave on time and continue work at home?). Source: buff.ly/QkmYfkv

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The share of US Americans who hosted friends or family at their home at least monthly has declined by 71 percent in the last 50 years. Other activities declined too. This week invite a friend or two over for dinner. The next day recover from the socialising by reading a book. Source: buff.ly/7GaA1ZS

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Across the globe, people increasingly say social media is harming democracy. In rich countries this opinion is more common than in poor countries. Source: buff.ly/Hg2ArGl

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The chart shows 2.87 Manhattans ($2.89T GDP, 4.7M people) match Africa's economic output (1.5B people). Criticisms: it uses nominal GDP not PPP, ignores Manhattan's 1.6M daily commuters, and counts global corporate revenue booked in NYC. Still a stark contrast.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This map shows the islands with more than 1 million residents. Source: buff.ly/a5n8v6b

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Astana (Kazakhstan) throughout the year. Lovely visual.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just a dumb little joke for the AI users in the workforce 😉

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m not a doctor but this one checks out…

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Map shows the radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Source: buff.ly/2z39vI9

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What if the largest countries had the largest population? Australia would move to Spain and Pakistan to Australia. buff.ly/2yvHaej

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Finland gets the “ways to divide a country” treatment.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just a little joke for the history buffs out there...

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is one of my all time favorite history maps! Pigeon postal communication routes in the defense system of Moscow in 1941. Source: buff.ly/2pSCTeK

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cool history map shows the approximate dates (BC) of the adoption of the spoke-wheeled chariot. Source: buff.ly/2PPtgdl

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So much history in a single map. Even the "no data" part tells a story of westward expansion. A cool dataviz worth studying for a bit. Also, it must be hard finding foreign born folks in Alabama.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The spread of the Industrial Revolution across Europe. While a map like this will be able to exactly capture a momentous historical development, it is immensely helpful in understanding the geographic spread and reading local history in context. Source: buff.ly/3qR4rUs

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This journal article on ancient trade networks connecting Roman and Asian empires features a cool map showing the trade routes between China and Rome. I love history maps like that! Source: buff.ly/3movjV8

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Weird #geography and #history trivia: #Kazakhstan was the last Soviet Republic to leave the #USSR (4 Days After #Russia). This means that for 4 days this was what the Soviet Union looked like. Source: buff.ly/2JAvKq8

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If cost of living goes up while confidence into the future of your country and your earning potential go down, this map is the result. Sure more flows into lower fertility rates but these factors are huge.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

China certainly picked the right flag…

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