Daniel G Cappa
@danicappa.bsky.social
Journalist ✍🏻 — Passion for visual storytelling 📈 — Everything about maps 🗺️ — Personal account — 🇻🇪🇬🇧
My blog: www.gcappa.com
My blog: www.gcappa.com
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Daniel G Cappa
@danicappa.bsky.social
· Jan 25
Daniel Gonzalez Cappa
www.gcappa.com
First post on Bluesky deserves an introduction:
Hola, I'm Daniel. I work at the BBC. I have a passion for data and visual storytelling. I love everything about stories, charts, design, coding and maps.
You can visit my blog: www.gcappa.com
Hola, I'm Daniel. I work at the BBC. I have a passion for data and visual storytelling. I love everything about stories, charts, design, coding and maps.
You can visit my blog: www.gcappa.com
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A Venezuelan toddler who had been kept in US government custody after her parents were deported has been returned to Venezuela.
Toddler held in US after parents’ deportation has been returned to Venezuela | CNN
Venezuela has been demanding that the United States return two-year-old Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal for weeks, accusing US officials of kidnapping her.
www.cnn.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A Venezuelan toddler who had been kept in US government custody after her parents were deported has been returned to Venezuela.
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Denied, detained, deported: the people targeted in Trump’s immigration crackdown
Denied, detained, deported: the people targeted in Trump’s immigration crackdown
These are some of the people ensnared by the administration’s unprecedented measures to target people it believes oppose its agenda
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Denied, detained, deported: the people targeted in Trump’s immigration crackdown
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From our friends in NYT Graphics:
"We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Your Home Without China
We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases.
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
From our friends in NYT Graphics:
"We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"We analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads.”
No text has hit me so hard in the last weeks.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
No text has hit me so hard in the last weeks.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
No, you’re not fine just the way you are: time to quit your pointless job, become morally ambitious and change the world
Most working people can be put into one of three categories, from idealistic yet unambitious to greedy and immoral. But there is another option …
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
“The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads.”
No text has hit me so hard in the last weeks.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
No text has hit me so hard in the last weeks.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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“I only wanted the work—real imagery from real Baltimore, from the ground up—to get out into the world and it did,” Allen says of his now iconic 'Time' cover and subsequent photography.
Ten Years Ago, Devin Allen’s Baltimore Uprising Photo Made the Cover of ‘Time,’ Launching His Singular Career
He was only the third amateur photographer to ever land the front page, but Allen didn’t care about the acclaim. What mattered was that his pictures had not been reframed to fit some pre-existing repu...
www.baltimoremagazine.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“I only wanted the work—real imagery from real Baltimore, from the ground up—to get out into the world and it did,” Allen says of his now iconic 'Time' cover and subsequent photography.
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Economic uncertainty update:
The thing about veering wildly between policy positions, favouring and then discarding a new maverick advisor each week, and using contradictory justifications at every turn, is that even if one particular pivot is in the direction of sanity, chaos is the constant.
The thing about veering wildly between policy positions, favouring and then discarding a new maverick advisor each week, and using contradictory justifications at every turn, is that even if one particular pivot is in the direction of sanity, chaos is the constant.
April 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Economic uncertainty update:
The thing about veering wildly between policy positions, favouring and then discarding a new maverick advisor each week, and using contradictory justifications at every turn, is that even if one particular pivot is in the direction of sanity, chaos is the constant.
The thing about veering wildly between policy positions, favouring and then discarding a new maverick advisor each week, and using contradictory justifications at every turn, is that even if one particular pivot is in the direction of sanity, chaos is the constant.
Exploring tree coverage and loss with Google Earth Engine thanks to the folks of @journocoders.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Exploring tree coverage and loss with Google Earth Engine thanks to the folks of @journocoders.bsky.social
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As the White House confirms 104% tariffs on all Chinese goods imports - some analysis from me on what it means for the rest of us.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What would a US-China trade war do to the world economy?
The US president says he will hit Beijing with further tariffs, as global markets continue to fall.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
As the White House confirms 104% tariffs on all Chinese goods imports - some analysis from me on what it means for the rest of us.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
April 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Last week, I wrote about how authoritarianism leads to poverty and corruption. Feels like an appropriate moment to post it again.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Last week, I wrote about how authoritarianism leads to poverty and corruption. Feels like an appropriate moment to post it again.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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🚨 The stupidest chart you'll see today ... Trade tariffs by Dunning-Kruger
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April 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A quick glance at the tariffs: who is affected the most?
April 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A quick glance at the tariffs: who is affected the most?
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With the level of confusion Gen AI is now causing in relation to news events, it might be time for a comprehensive thread with a step-by-step guide on spotting and verifying AI-generated content, including AI audio, images and videos.
It'll take some time, but is worth the effort, so stay tuned.
It'll take some time, but is worth the effort, so stay tuned.
April 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
With the level of confusion Gen AI is now causing in relation to news events, it might be time for a comprehensive thread with a step-by-step guide on spotting and verifying AI-generated content, including AI audio, images and videos.
It'll take some time, but is worth the effort, so stay tuned.
It'll take some time, but is worth the effort, so stay tuned.
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"I sat and drew him for a couple of hours and he told me his story... explaining the scars, the chipped teeth and the limp he carried."
George Butler has made a career of illustrating the stories of people touched by conflict. @alexoco.bsky.social for @telegraphnews.bsky.social. bit.ly/4jiH1wN
George Butler has made a career of illustrating the stories of people touched by conflict. @alexoco.bsky.social for @telegraphnews.bsky.social. bit.ly/4jiH1wN
The Artist Sketching the Messy Aftermath of War
George Butler travels the world drawing places and people touched by conflict. He shares his return to Syria in the weeks after Assad fell We talk of old souls, but the illustrator George Butler is...
pulitzercenter.org
April 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"I sat and drew him for a couple of hours and he told me his story... explaining the scars, the chipped teeth and the limp he carried."
George Butler has made a career of illustrating the stories of people touched by conflict. @alexoco.bsky.social for @telegraphnews.bsky.social. bit.ly/4jiH1wN
George Butler has made a career of illustrating the stories of people touched by conflict. @alexoco.bsky.social for @telegraphnews.bsky.social. bit.ly/4jiH1wN
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✈️👀 A traditional ICE Air flight from PHX- El Paso- Brownsville TX - Miami to Guantanamo is scheduled. The plane is now in Miami. Unclear if transferring in, or, or both.
March 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
✈️👀 A traditional ICE Air flight from PHX- El Paso- Brownsville TX - Miami to Guantanamo is scheduled. The plane is now in Miami. Unclear if transferring in, or, or both.
Absolutely brilliant!
March 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Absolutely brilliant!
Hay una forma de resumir todo esto:
Hay algo que se llama "el método científico". ¿Necesitas/quieres refutar una teoría? Aplica el método científico.
Hay algo que se llama "el método científico". ¿Necesitas/quieres refutar una teoría? Aplica el método científico.
Esto se llama persecución ideológica.
El brote de anticiencia lo pagaremos caro.
Estas modas ya están llegando a España, con gente que si base académica o científica decide que todo lo que no le da la razón es "woke" y debe ser eliminado.
elpais.com/cultura/2025...
El brote de anticiencia lo pagaremos caro.
Estas modas ya están llegando a España, con gente que si base académica o científica decide que todo lo que no le da la razón es "woke" y debe ser eliminado.
elpais.com/cultura/2025...
Trump ordena una limpieza “ideológica” de los museos Smithsonian y una “restauración” de la historia de Estados Unidos
El presidente firma un decreto para que las instituciones culturales dejen de ser “lugares de adoctrinamiento ideológico”
elpais.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Hay una forma de resumir todo esto:
Hay algo que se llama "el método científico". ¿Necesitas/quieres refutar una teoría? Aplica el método científico.
Hay algo que se llama "el método científico". ¿Necesitas/quieres refutar una teoría? Aplica el método científico.
Made a chart of deportation flights from the US with the data collected by @tomcartwright.bsky.social, which includes military flights. I used R and d3.js
March 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Made a chart of deportation flights from the US with the data collected by @tomcartwright.bsky.social, which includes military flights. I used R and d3.js
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President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.
Trump Leads a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation in Second Term
President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.
Recently, I have significantly improved my skills in D3.js and Svelte. I created a chart that compares NATO countries in Europe’s defence spending in 2024 against their spending in 2014.
March 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Recently, I have significantly improved my skills in D3.js and Svelte. I created a chart that compares NATO countries in Europe’s defence spending in 2024 against their spending in 2014.
Good reading!
V Guardian:
‘I feel really, really cross at incredibly dumb decisions’: Stephen Sackur on the end of HARDtalk – and leaving the BBC
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
#hardtalk
‘I feel really, really cross at incredibly dumb decisions’: Stephen Sackur on the end of HARDtalk – and leaving the BBC
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
#hardtalk
‘I feel really, really cross at incredibly dumb decisions’: Stephen Sackur on the end of HARDtalk – and leaving the BBC
For 19 years he has held the powerful to account on a show that attracts huge audiences around the world. Now it is over. He discusses his anger with management, his pride in his team – and what he’ll...
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Good reading!
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Great scoop from @peter.andringa.me The Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador and dumped in prison thought they were going to Venezuela. They had signed paperwork to go home. via @FT
www.ft.com/content/dbfa...
www.ft.com/content/dbfa...
Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador had signed paperwork to go home
[FREE TO READ] Families and activists say deportees signed documents to return to Venezuela but were sent to Salvadoran jail instead
www.ft.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Great scoop from @peter.andringa.me The Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador and dumped in prison thought they were going to Venezuela. They had signed paperwork to go home. via @FT
www.ft.com/content/dbfa...
www.ft.com/content/dbfa...