Arnold Platon
@arnoldplaton.bsky.social
Cartography and data-viz enthusiast. “Hobby-etymologist”. 🇪🇺 Europhile of multiple identities 🇷🇴/🇭🇺 |✸☽︎|. Immigrant 🇫🇷. Was an architect once.
EU Commission President's anual "State of the European Union" speech means an update to my dataviz analysing the languages used.
To the chagrin of some, it was again a predominantly English address, even more so than 2 years ago.
German and French got <4 min. each.
#soteu2025 #SOTEU 🇪🇺
To the chagrin of some, it was again a predominantly English address, even more so than 2 years ago.
German and French got <4 min. each.
#soteu2025 #SOTEU 🇪🇺
September 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
EU Commission President's anual "State of the European Union" speech means an update to my dataviz analysing the languages used.
To the chagrin of some, it was again a predominantly English address, even more so than 2 years ago.
German and French got <4 min. each.
#soteu2025 #SOTEU 🇪🇺
To the chagrin of some, it was again a predominantly English address, even more so than 2 years ago.
German and French got <4 min. each.
#soteu2025 #SOTEU 🇪🇺
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People tell me nobody wants to look at climate curves anymore, yet here we are!!! Please enjoy our interactive journey through 485 million years of climate history and dive into the fascinating and important work of paleoclimate scientists.
🎁 www.zeit.de/wissen/umwel...
🎁 www.zeit.de/wissen/umwel...
June 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
People tell me nobody wants to look at climate curves anymore, yet here we are!!! Please enjoy our interactive journey through 485 million years of climate history and dive into the fascinating and important work of paleoclimate scientists.
🎁 www.zeit.de/wissen/umwel...
🎁 www.zeit.de/wissen/umwel...
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A complex family tree of noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters and slaveowners.
From the NYT Magazine:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
From the NYT Magazine:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
We Traced Pope Leo XIV’s Ancestry Back 500 Years. Here’s What We Found.
Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A complex family tree of noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters and slaveowners.
From the NYT Magazine:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
From the NYT Magazine:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I know most of my followers will be familiar with the story of Giovanni Falcone but for those who did not follow me in the other place and don't know it, I have transferred my thread from there over here. Warning, it is a very long thread (200+ posts) but worth the effort to read.
33 years ago, on 23rd May 1992, Giovanni Falcone is assassinated, along with Francesca Morvillo, Vito Schifani, Rocco Dicillo and Antonio Montinaro. This thread tells the story of how he is undermined, isolated and abandoned to his destiny by the state he so loyally serves >> 1
May 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I know most of my followers will be familiar with the story of Giovanni Falcone but for those who did not follow me in the other place and don't know it, I have transferred my thread from there over here. Warning, it is a very long thread (200+ posts) but worth the effort to read.
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Reminds me of "The Lost Literature of Rome" by the Isotype Institute for CICERO AND THE ROMAN REPUBLIC (1948)
May 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Reminds me of "The Lost Literature of Rome" by the Isotype Institute for CICERO AND THE ROMAN REPUBLIC (1948)
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Of course this will affect Europe, though probably not in the same way as in 2008.
But for 40 years Europeans have been told by so many policymakers in the US and UK that they should emulate an American model that is now heading to self-destruction. A lesson there for future EU policy too.
But for 40 years Europeans have been told by so many policymakers in the US and UK that they should emulate an American model that is now heading to self-destruction. A lesson there for future EU policy too.
But also remember that the subprime crisis of 2008 led straight to the Eurozone crisis of 2010 onwards. I am not sure there will be much space for European Schadenfreude if the US economy implodes.
Welcome to the Dollarzone Crisis
April 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Of course this will affect Europe, though probably not in the same way as in 2008.
But for 40 years Europeans have been told by so many policymakers in the US and UK that they should emulate an American model that is now heading to self-destruction. A lesson there for future EU policy too.
But for 40 years Europeans have been told by so many policymakers in the US and UK that they should emulate an American model that is now heading to self-destruction. A lesson there for future EU policy too.
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With @arnoldplaton.bsky.social beautiful map!
April 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
With @arnoldplaton.bsky.social beautiful map!
Cartography ladies and gents, check out this watch I was gifted recently 😎
April 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Cartography ladies and gents, check out this watch I was gifted recently 😎
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A fun stat from me in this week's Economist. Since the election, right-wing Britons have been turning to e-petitions: www.economist.com/britain/2025... When you're out of power, slacktivism is cathartic!
February 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A fun stat from me in this week's Economist. Since the election, right-wing Britons have been turning to e-petitions: www.economist.com/britain/2025... When you're out of power, slacktivism is cathartic!
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Hey @arnoldplaton.bsky.social , a Romanian who writes in Spanish and Catalan has won an important literary prize. And her day job is teaching English in a small town school. Writers who choose a language not their own are interesting almost by definition
February 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Hey @arnoldplaton.bsky.social , a Romanian who writes in Spanish and Catalan has won an important literary prize. And her day job is teaching English in a small town school. Writers who choose a language not their own are interesting almost by definition
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Ich habe meinen ersten Text für das Datenressort @zeit.de geschrieben und es geht (unter anderem) um das Heilige Römische Reich. Alles daran finde ich fantastisch 👉👈 www.zeit.de/politik/2024...
Phantomgrenzen: Wo die alten deutschen Grenzen sichtbar werden
Preußen und das deutsche Kaiserreich beeinflussen noch immer, wie Menschen heute in der EU wählen. Absurd, oder? Wir zeigen erstmals fünf Phantomgrenzen Europas.
www.zeit.de
December 6, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Ich habe meinen ersten Text für das Datenressort @zeit.de geschrieben und es geht (unter anderem) um das Heilige Römische Reich. Alles daran finde ich fantastisch 👉👈 www.zeit.de/politik/2024...
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Dass das Heilige Römische Reich uns politisch noch immer beeinflusst, hätte ich nicht gedacht – bis ich mich mit Phantomgrenzen beschäftigen durfte. Wir haben uns angeschaut, welche alten Grenzen bis heute sichtbar sind www.zeit.de/politik/2024...
Phantomgrenzen: Wo die alten deutschen Grenzen sichtbar werden
Preußen und das deutsche Kaiserreich beeinflussen noch immer, wie Menschen heute in der EU wählen. Absurd, oder? Wir zeigen erstmals fünf Phantomgrenzen Europas.
www.zeit.de
December 6, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Dass das Heilige Römische Reich uns politisch noch immer beeinflusst, hätte ich nicht gedacht – bis ich mich mit Phantomgrenzen beschäftigen durfte. Wir haben uns angeschaut, welche alten Grenzen bis heute sichtbar sind www.zeit.de/politik/2024...
Dataviz in my local paper. 🙃
Front page
Front page
January 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dataviz in my local paper. 🙃
Front page
Front page
Interesting Capital City vs. Other Cities and Towns split in the Romanian diaspora vote...
November 27, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Interesting Capital City vs. Other Cities and Towns split in the Romanian diaspora vote...
For the fun of it, since Ursula von der Leyen is getting confirmed today:
A history of the political affiliation of the European Commissioners 🇪🇺
A history of the political affiliation of the European Commissioners 🇪🇺
November 27, 2024 at 9:36 AM
For the fun of it, since Ursula von der Leyen is getting confirmed today:
A history of the political affiliation of the European Commissioners 🇪🇺
A history of the political affiliation of the European Commissioners 🇪🇺
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My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
November 24, 2024 at 2:08 PM
My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
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Hungarian noun cases with examples
as you wish
ittam sört (i drank beer, accusative)
fura íze van a sörnek (this beer has a funny taste, dative)
légy esett a sörbe (a fly fell into the beer, illative)
légy van a sörben (a fly is in my beer, inessive)
vedd ki a legyet a sörből (take the fly out of the beer, elative)
ittam sört (i drank beer, accusative)
fura íze van a sörnek (this beer has a funny taste, dative)
légy esett a sörbe (a fly fell into the beer, illative)
légy van a sörben (a fly is in my beer, inessive)
vedd ki a legyet a sörből (take the fly out of the beer, elative)
November 24, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Hungarian noun cases with examples
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Nations have always been immensely diverse collections of people who don't agree with each other on tons of things. But despite those differences, the nation existed in their minds, an entity in whose existence they believed in part because media enabled them to see it.
November 23, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Nations have always been immensely diverse collections of people who don't agree with each other on tons of things. But despite those differences, the nation existed in their minds, an entity in whose existence they believed in part because media enabled them to see it.
In preparation for the Romanian presidential (round 1) and parliamentary elections this Sunday, Hotnews has prepared some election maps/analysis of 2014 to 2019 results.
Among them this arrow map.
alegeri.hotnews.ro/cum-s-a-schi...
Among them this arrow map.
alegeri.hotnews.ro/cum-s-a-schi...
November 22, 2024 at 1:59 PM
In preparation for the Romanian presidential (round 1) and parliamentary elections this Sunday, Hotnews has prepared some election maps/analysis of 2014 to 2019 results.
Among them this arrow map.
alegeri.hotnews.ro/cum-s-a-schi...
Among them this arrow map.
alegeri.hotnews.ro/cum-s-a-schi...
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We created a new dashboard for @zeit.de showing the current state of election polls in Germany ahead of the upcoming election in February. Also shows probabilities for govt. coalitions based on the polls. The full article version also features my favorite sparklines. www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
November 21, 2024 at 2:08 PM
We created a new dashboard for @zeit.de showing the current state of election polls in Germany ahead of the upcoming election in February. Also shows probabilities for govt. coalitions based on the polls. The full article version also features my favorite sparklines. www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
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With the influx of dataviz people, let's do some re-intros. 📊
— What's your claim to fame? ✨ —
How might we know you already?
What have you done that we might have seen or read before?
What would help us remember how we came across you?
Don't be shy: it's helping us reconnect and remember you 💡
— What's your claim to fame? ✨ —
How might we know you already?
What have you done that we might have seen or read before?
What would help us remember how we came across you?
Don't be shy: it's helping us reconnect and remember you 💡
September 6, 2024 at 1:05 PM
With the influx of dataviz people, let's do some re-intros. 📊
— What's your claim to fame? ✨ —
How might we know you already?
What have you done that we might have seen or read before?
What would help us remember how we came across you?
Don't be shy: it's helping us reconnect and remember you 💡
— What's your claim to fame? ✨ —
How might we know you already?
What have you done that we might have seen or read before?
What would help us remember how we came across you?
Don't be shy: it's helping us reconnect and remember you 💡
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🌍 #30DayMapChallenge Day 21: Conflict
Today’s map visualizes the intensity of conflict in Ukraine, where more than 2,240 events were reported in just the first 15 days of November 2024.
Code: shorturl.at/wLIBR
#maps #GIS #rstats
Today’s map visualizes the intensity of conflict in Ukraine, where more than 2,240 events were reported in just the first 15 days of November 2024.
Code: shorturl.at/wLIBR
#maps #GIS #rstats
November 21, 2024 at 10:33 AM
🌍 #30DayMapChallenge Day 21: Conflict
Today’s map visualizes the intensity of conflict in Ukraine, where more than 2,240 events were reported in just the first 15 days of November 2024.
Code: shorturl.at/wLIBR
#maps #GIS #rstats
Today’s map visualizes the intensity of conflict in Ukraine, where more than 2,240 events were reported in just the first 15 days of November 2024.
Code: shorturl.at/wLIBR
#maps #GIS #rstats
Oh I remember when these were making the round on the bird app. @awoodruff.bsky.social had a version.
Inspired me to make a radial one, to "bring the 🇪🇺 EU closer to Bruxelles". Literally 😂
arnoldplaton.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/h...
Inspired me to make a radial one, to "bring the 🇪🇺 EU closer to Bruxelles". Literally 😂
arnoldplaton.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/h...
November 21, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Oh I remember when these were making the round on the bird app. @awoodruff.bsky.social had a version.
Inspired me to make a radial one, to "bring the 🇪🇺 EU closer to Bruxelles". Literally 😂
arnoldplaton.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/h...
Inspired me to make a radial one, to "bring the 🇪🇺 EU closer to Bruxelles". Literally 😂
arnoldplaton.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/h...
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Another great tool by @zeit.de, this time for polls on the German elections.
For now, it confirms that the best chances for a majority are with the CDU/CSU + SPD option, but much I expect polls still to move significantly.
For now, it confirms that the best chances for a majority are with the CDU/CSU + SPD option, but much I expect polls still to move significantly.
Ausgehend von den aktuellen Umfragen simulieren wir täglich 1.000 mögliche Wahlausgänge. Wir errechnen für jede Simulation eine Sitzverteilung und zählen, wie oft verschiedene Koalitionen eine Mehrheit hätten. Die Streuung ist zu Beginn ziemlich groß und wird kleiner, je näher der Wahltag rückt.
November 21, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Another great tool by @zeit.de, this time for polls on the German elections.
For now, it confirms that the best chances for a majority are with the CDU/CSU + SPD option, but much I expect polls still to move significantly.
For now, it confirms that the best chances for a majority are with the CDU/CSU + SPD option, but much I expect polls still to move significantly.
Since Commission President von der Leyen has now joined this place, here is a visualisation I've been making for a few years now on the languages she and her predecessors used in the annual State of European Union address in the plenary chamber of the 🇪🇺 Parliament
I suspect no such speech this year
I suspect no such speech this year
November 21, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Since Commission President von der Leyen has now joined this place, here is a visualisation I've been making for a few years now on the languages she and her predecessors used in the annual State of European Union address in the plenary chamber of the 🇪🇺 Parliament
I suspect no such speech this year
I suspect no such speech this year