Ansgar Wolsing
@ansgarw.bsky.social
Powerpoint by day, #ggplot2 by night. Here for dataviz and #rstats content and rants about football. 📊⚽️
Based in Cologne, Germany.
Based in Cologne, Germany.
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
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Goldman to Lyons: "You said in your opening statement that references to ICE as 'the Gestapo' or 'secret police' encourages threats against ICE agents. The problem is you have it backwards. People are simply making valid observations about your tactics, which are un-American and outright fascist."
February 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Goldman to Lyons: "You said in your opening statement that references to ICE as 'the Gestapo' or 'secret police' encourages threats against ICE agents. The problem is you have it backwards. People are simply making valid observations about your tactics, which are un-American and outright fascist."
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Es ist wirklich unglaublich, dass dieser vollkommen verdrehte Artikel im SPIEGEL, der jegliche Kenntnis von anwaltlicher Tätigkeit vermissen ließ, nun zum Rücktritt des stellvertretenden Mitglied im Staatsgerichtshof geführt hat. So beschädigt man die Justiz.
taz.de/Bremer-V-Man...
taz.de/Bremer-V-Man...
Bremer V-Mann-Skandal: Mitglied des Landesverfassungsgerichts tritt zurück
Nach einer Kampagne von Politik und Medien ist ein Rechtsanwalt von seinem Amt als stellvertretendes Mitglied des Staatsgerichtshofs zurückgetreten.
taz.de
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Es ist wirklich unglaublich, dass dieser vollkommen verdrehte Artikel im SPIEGEL, der jegliche Kenntnis von anwaltlicher Tätigkeit vermissen ließ, nun zum Rücktritt des stellvertretenden Mitglied im Staatsgerichtshof geführt hat. So beschädigt man die Justiz.
taz.de/Bremer-V-Man...
taz.de/Bremer-V-Man...
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Kurz nach Pilnaceks Tod am 20. Oktober 2023 fand ein Telefonat zwischen Sobotka-Mitarbeiterin Anna P. und Gerichtspräsidentin Caroline List statt. ZackZack hat das Transkript.
Gerichtspräsidentin List zu Pilnacek-Laptop: „Weil das ist gefährlich“ - zackzack.at
Kurz nach Pilnaceks Tod am 20. Oktober 2023 fand ein Telefonat zwischen Sobotka-Mitarbeiterin Anna P. und Gerichtspräsidentin Caroline List statt. ZackZack hat das Transkript.
zackzack.at
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Kurz nach Pilnaceks Tod am 20. Oktober 2023 fand ein Telefonat zwischen Sobotka-Mitarbeiterin Anna P. und Gerichtspräsidentin Caroline List statt. ZackZack hat das Transkript.
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🚨BREAKING: Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and people still act confused that Puerto Ricans are American.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 AM
🚨BREAKING: Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and people still act confused that Puerto Ricans are American.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
States that joined after Puerto Rico:
• Oklahoma — 1907
• New Mexico — 1912
• Arizona — 1912
• Alaska — 1959
• Hawaii — 1959
Yet somehow this is still news to folks.
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Mehr als 500 Privatjets verließen die Bay Area unmittelbar nach dem Ende des Super Bowls.
Falls mal wieder über Migration gesprochen wird, statt über Klimaschutz und soziale Ungleichheit: Enorme Ungleichheit & extremer Reichtum sind im Wesentlichen das Kernproblem.
Falls mal wieder über Migration gesprochen wird, statt über Klimaschutz und soziale Ungleichheit: Enorme Ungleichheit & extremer Reichtum sind im Wesentlichen das Kernproblem.
February 10, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Mehr als 500 Privatjets verließen die Bay Area unmittelbar nach dem Ende des Super Bowls.
Falls mal wieder über Migration gesprochen wird, statt über Klimaschutz und soziale Ungleichheit: Enorme Ungleichheit & extremer Reichtum sind im Wesentlichen das Kernproblem.
Falls mal wieder über Migration gesprochen wird, statt über Klimaschutz und soziale Ungleichheit: Enorme Ungleichheit & extremer Reichtum sind im Wesentlichen das Kernproblem.
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File this with all the other climate charts that look like someone plotted the latest data on the wrong axes
Grazalema, Spain, received over 2,000 mm (78 inches) of rain in just the last 20 days.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
February 10, 2026 at 9:24 AM
File this with all the other climate charts that look like someone plotted the latest data on the wrong axes
February 10, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
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#Debanking jetzt auch bei der @vvnbda.bsky.social: Laut Rundbrief der Organisation wurde ihr Konto bei der #Postbank zu Ende März gekündigt. „Wir sind damit die nächste antifaschistische Organisation, die von Debanking betroffen ist. Es wird gerade unsererseits eine Klage geprüft.“
February 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
#Debanking jetzt auch bei der @vvnbda.bsky.social: Laut Rundbrief der Organisation wurde ihr Konto bei der #Postbank zu Ende März gekündigt. „Wir sind damit die nächste antifaschistische Organisation, die von Debanking betroffen ist. Es wird gerade unsererseits eine Klage geprüft.“
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Updated every month: Access the raw datasets behind every #dataviz we've ever released online. The IIB Data Room. 500+ sheets, 1200+ datasets. Continually updated.
informationisbeautiful.net/data/
informationisbeautiful.net/data/
February 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Updated every month: Access the raw datasets behind every #dataviz we've ever released online. The IIB Data Room. 500+ sheets, 1200+ datasets. Continually updated.
informationisbeautiful.net/data/
informationisbeautiful.net/data/
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Man kann das Versagen des ÖRR im Bezug auf die AfD wohl nicht besser zusammenfassen als mit "die AfD ist eine Partei mit umstrittenen Positionen."
Die "Caren #Miosga"- Redaktion hat mir schnell geantwortet. Bin nun umso mehr irritiert: #Rechtsextremismus darf für Demokrat:innen niemals "umstritten" sein, sondern ist selbstverständlich mit klarer Haltung abzulehnen. Egal in wie vielen Parlamenten Rechtsextremist:innen sitzen. #noAfD #ARD
February 9, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Man kann das Versagen des ÖRR im Bezug auf die AfD wohl nicht besser zusammenfassen als mit "die AfD ist eine Partei mit umstrittenen Positionen."
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Useful graphs for when I teach the power of partisanship in a few weeks.
Here is a force which can get 20% of the US public to see Canada (!) as an enemy overnight, based on nothing at all beyond the brain farts of a deranged party leader
Here is a force which can get 20% of the US public to see Canada (!) as an enemy overnight, based on nothing at all beyond the brain farts of a deranged party leader
And the trend goes both ways, by the way.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
February 6, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Useful graphs for when I teach the power of partisanship in a few weeks.
Here is a force which can get 20% of the US public to see Canada (!) as an enemy overnight, based on nothing at all beyond the brain farts of a deranged party leader
Here is a force which can get 20% of the US public to see Canada (!) as an enemy overnight, based on nothing at all beyond the brain farts of a deranged party leader
Jetzt verstehe ich, warum es American FOOTball heißt. Aber warum schießen die immer über die Torlatte?
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Jetzt verstehe ich, warum es American FOOTball heißt. Aber warum schießen die immer über die Torlatte?
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
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What a fragile, isolated life to insist on watching Kid Rock shuffle around with his corny songs on YouTube instead of watching that. “I’m scared of entertainment!”
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
What a fragile, isolated life to insist on watching Kid Rock shuffle around with his corny songs on YouTube instead of watching that. “I’m scared of entertainment!”
In Puerto Rico leben ca. 3,3 Mio. US-Amerikaner, die bei einer Präsidentschaftswahl nicht wahlberechtigt sind.
21 US-Bundesstaaten haben weniger Einwohner als Puerto Rico.
🇵🇷
#SuperBowl
21 US-Bundesstaaten haben weniger Einwohner als Puerto Rico.
🇵🇷
#SuperBowl
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
In Puerto Rico leben ca. 3,3 Mio. US-Amerikaner, die bei einer Präsidentschaftswahl nicht wahlberechtigt sind.
21 US-Bundesstaaten haben weniger Einwohner als Puerto Rico.
🇵🇷
#SuperBowl
21 US-Bundesstaaten haben weniger Einwohner als Puerto Rico.
🇵🇷
#SuperBowl
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"Was Deutschland jetzt bräuchte? Nicht viel. Nur einen Chefarzt, der nicht den Macker markiert, sondern sich als Teamspieler versteht. Der das Wohl seines Patienten im Blick hat, statt ihm laufend dessen Gesundheitsprobleme zu attestieren."
Tauchsieder: Friedrich Merz, der Chefarzt im Praktikum
Die Deutschen haben Merz vor bald einem Jahr ins Kanzleramt gewählt. Angekommen ist er noch immer nicht. Über einen, der gern falsche Töne anschlägt, sein Land nicht einnehmend führen mag – und inhalt...
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February 8, 2026 at 9:52 AM
"Was Deutschland jetzt bräuchte? Nicht viel. Nur einen Chefarzt, der nicht den Macker markiert, sondern sich als Teamspieler versteht. Der das Wohl seines Patienten im Blick hat, statt ihm laufend dessen Gesundheitsprobleme zu attestieren."
More foot-ball than expected. #SuperBowl
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
More foot-ball than expected. #SuperBowl
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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The fans' and drummer's reaction to "mindfuck" is great even though we got it censored. The NBC version was scrambled, Peacock just muted it
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The fans' and drummer's reaction to "mindfuck" is great even though we got it censored. The NBC version was scrambled, Peacock just muted it