Charlotte Hadley (she/her)
@charliejhadley.bsky.social
Data visualisation consultant @ www.gpcds.com
All tech is political. 🏳️⚧️
All tech is political. 🏳️⚧️
Pinned
Rules for myself on starting again with Bluesky.
All tech is political. From energy, to silicon and software. You can’t escape it.
But. This is going to be a positive space for me and not a doomscroll replacement.
I’m very pessimistic about GenAI. Too much so… and so I’m going to not engage.
All tech is political. From energy, to silicon and software. You can’t escape it.
But. This is going to be a positive space for me and not a doomscroll replacement.
I’m very pessimistic about GenAI. Too much so… and so I’m going to not engage.
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The conversation about the NYC election is not actually about the NYC election. It’s about the vile and hated useless old guard Dem establishment finally being shown the door and the possibility of something new and better. A thing many, many people have been DESPERATE for.
The most popular candidate is a socialist in a time where fascism is sweeping the nation. He represents politics and policies that have felt completely impossible. And his wild popularity has inspired the country and created hope where none existed. That’s why.
Does the mayor of New York have access to nuclear weapons or something? Is there no council or anything to restrain them if they decide to go to war with Boston? Other than that or them gaining the keys to the portal to Hell via election, I'm not sure why this election is constantly everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The conversation about the NYC election is not actually about the NYC election. It’s about the vile and hated useless old guard Dem establishment finally being shown the door and the possibility of something new and better. A thing many, many people have been DESPERATE for.
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This SNAP issue in the USA is insane.
40 million Americans rely on these payments to afford FOOD!
12% of the population.
That's 1 in 8 people.
In food poverty.
In by far the largest economy on Earth.
And Reform wants all of this for the UK, coupled with the expressed aim to privatise our NHS.
40 million Americans rely on these payments to afford FOOD!
12% of the population.
That's 1 in 8 people.
In food poverty.
In by far the largest economy on Earth.
And Reform wants all of this for the UK, coupled with the expressed aim to privatise our NHS.
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This SNAP issue in the USA is insane.
40 million Americans rely on these payments to afford FOOD!
12% of the population.
That's 1 in 8 people.
In food poverty.
In by far the largest economy on Earth.
And Reform wants all of this for the UK, coupled with the expressed aim to privatise our NHS.
40 million Americans rely on these payments to afford FOOD!
12% of the population.
That's 1 in 8 people.
In food poverty.
In by far the largest economy on Earth.
And Reform wants all of this for the UK, coupled with the expressed aim to privatise our NHS.
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interior design where you're just randomly pressing buttons for yellow gold, white marble, and crystal chandelier to remind everyone you're very rich
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
interior design where you're just randomly pressing buttons for yellow gold, white marble, and crystal chandelier to remind everyone you're very rich
Never fuck your dead kid’s childhood best friend.
Anyway. Apple TV makes fucking great sci-fi drama.
Anyway. Apple TV makes fucking great sci-fi drama.
October 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Never fuck your dead kid’s childhood best friend.
Anyway. Apple TV makes fucking great sci-fi drama.
Anyway. Apple TV makes fucking great sci-fi drama.
Slop watch
October 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Slop watch
Imagine a thriller where the antagonist incriminates themselves by their ORCID.
Wouldn’t you just lose your shit?!
Folks everything yelling “what the fuck is an ORCID”.
Wouldn’t you just lose your shit?!
Folks everything yelling “what the fuck is an ORCID”.
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Imagine a thriller where the antagonist incriminates themselves by their ORCID.
Wouldn’t you just lose your shit?!
Folks everything yelling “what the fuck is an ORCID”.
Wouldn’t you just lose your shit?!
Folks everything yelling “what the fuck is an ORCID”.
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All you have to do is look at the first post of all of these accounts to see THEY ARE HERE TO TROLL. Don’t take the bait.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
All you have to do is look at the first post of all of these accounts to see THEY ARE HERE TO TROLL. Don’t take the bait.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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A themed chart for #TidyTuesday this week using data from the FAO on food security!
🌳 Voronoi treemap data wrangling with {WeightedTreemap}
🎨 Colours from {rcartocolor}
📊 Plotted with #ggplot2
#RStats #DataViz
🌳 Voronoi treemap data wrangling with {WeightedTreemap}
🎨 Colours from {rcartocolor}
📊 Plotted with #ggplot2
#RStats #DataViz
October 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A themed chart for #TidyTuesday this week using data from the FAO on food security!
🌳 Voronoi treemap data wrangling with {WeightedTreemap}
🎨 Colours from {rcartocolor}
📊 Plotted with #ggplot2
#RStats #DataViz
🌳 Voronoi treemap data wrangling with {WeightedTreemap}
🎨 Colours from {rcartocolor}
📊 Plotted with #ggplot2
#RStats #DataViz
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When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.
October 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.
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Please remember that the disgust people have over Christopher Columbus is not based on some modern, 21st century “woke” ideology, but rather on contemporaneous accounts of atrocities that make many modern genocides appear quaint in comparison.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
October 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Please remember that the disgust people have over Christopher Columbus is not based on some modern, 21st century “woke” ideology, but rather on contemporaneous accounts of atrocities that make many modern genocides appear quaint in comparison.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
Below, are the accounts of Bartlomé de las Casas.
There could not possible be an AI bubble…
October 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
There could not possible be an AI bubble…
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“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
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"After a few moments of laughter..."
The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.
The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.
October 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"After a few moments of laughter..."
The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.
The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.
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LaTeX
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
LaTeX
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Ah yes that’s what was missing from open plan offices: more people talking all the time
October 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Ah yes that’s what was missing from open plan offices: more people talking all the time
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Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
October 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Wait, Tyler Cowen has been writing about how to find virgins since 2009 while he was a professor at George Mason University
October 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Wait, Tyler Cowen has been writing about how to find virgins since 2009 while he was a professor at George Mason University
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
I’ve just received permission to make a PR against a repo I’ve been dreaming of making for EIGHT YEARS.
I couldn’t be happier. And it’s all thanks to @niccrane.bsky.social
More details at Shiny in Production 😄
I couldn’t be happier. And it’s all thanks to @niccrane.bsky.social
More details at Shiny in Production 😄
September 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’ve just received permission to make a PR against a repo I’ve been dreaming of making for EIGHT YEARS.
I couldn’t be happier. And it’s all thanks to @niccrane.bsky.social
More details at Shiny in Production 😄
I couldn’t be happier. And it’s all thanks to @niccrane.bsky.social
More details at Shiny in Production 😄
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Keir Starmer's aides are reportedly telling him not to go to the COP30 climate conference, because Reform would attack him for it.
Yes, they might.
And he should wear it as a badge of honour.
Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet.
Where's the hazard in that?
Yes, they might.
And he should wear it as a badge of honour.
Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet.
Where's the hazard in that?
September 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Keir Starmer's aides are reportedly telling him not to go to the COP30 climate conference, because Reform would attack him for it.
Yes, they might.
And he should wear it as a badge of honour.
Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet.
Where's the hazard in that?
Yes, they might.
And he should wear it as a badge of honour.
Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet.
Where's the hazard in that?
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So unifying
September 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
So unifying
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Always the same tropes: "The West has fallen," "owning lots of books makes you immediately smarter," spurious correlations treated as evidence, and discomfort with the world of one's youth changing. If this is your magnum opus, James, it's not exactly original.
September 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Always the same tropes: "The West has fallen," "owning lots of books makes you immediately smarter," spurious correlations treated as evidence, and discomfort with the world of one's youth changing. If this is your magnum opus, James, it's not exactly original.
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