Jacque Schrag
@jacqueschrag.com
Visual journalist and engineer at Axios. Builder of websites, data visualizations, and pixel cats. She/her.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Kaine’s answering machines have business hours, but the contact form on his website works if you’re a constituent and have feelings about his statement. www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/shar...
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Kaine’s answering machines have business hours, but the contact form on his website works if you’re a constituent and have feelings about his statement. www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/shar...
I had hoped to have this finished by Halloween, but I’m very pleased with how this turned out!
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I had hoped to have this finished by Halloween, but I’m very pleased with how this turned out!
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
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Nearly 2 in 3 Latinos say it's a bad time to be Latino in the U.S. — a spike in pessimism since just last year and a total reversal from three years ago — according to a new @axios.com @ipsosgroup.bsky.social Latino Poll in partnership with @noticiastelemundo.com www.axios.com/2025/11/06/l...
"A bad time to be Latino": Pessimism surges in new Axios-Ipsos poll
Latinos' overall sense of optimism, safety and belonging has plunged across several measures since President Trump took office.
www.axios.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Nearly 2 in 3 Latinos say it's a bad time to be Latino in the U.S. — a spike in pessimism since just last year and a total reversal from three years ago — according to a new @axios.com @ipsosgroup.bsky.social Latino Poll in partnership with @noticiastelemundo.com www.axios.com/2025/11/06/l...
And now it's AP official. All eyes on the AG race and state delegates now.
Ghazala Hashmi makes history as Virginia's next lieutenant governor
Hashmi is the first Muslim American woman in the U.S. to be voted into statewide office.
www.axios.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
And now it's AP official. All eyes on the AG race and state delegates now.
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JUST IN: Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's first woman governor, AP projects.
Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's first woman governor
The Henrico native will be the first governor from the Richmond area in over a decade.
www.axios.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
JUST IN: Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's first woman governor, AP projects.
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Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...
Live in a place that has elections today? Go vote.
Gubernatorial and mayoral races are important, but so are the ones for your state attorney general, state delegate, city council, school board, propositions, etc.
This is your opportunity to weigh in on the group project. Don’t miss it!
Gubernatorial and mayoral races are important, but so are the ones for your state attorney general, state delegate, city council, school board, propositions, etc.
This is your opportunity to weigh in on the group project. Don’t miss it!
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Live in a place that has elections today? Go vote.
Gubernatorial and mayoral races are important, but so are the ones for your state attorney general, state delegate, city council, school board, propositions, etc.
This is your opportunity to weigh in on the group project. Don’t miss it!
Gubernatorial and mayoral races are important, but so are the ones for your state attorney general, state delegate, city council, school board, propositions, etc.
This is your opportunity to weigh in on the group project. Don’t miss it!
@daniellealberti.bsky.social they made a voting sticker just for you!
New Yorkers vote today if you haven’t and you get this
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 AM
@daniellealberti.bsky.social they made a voting sticker just for you!
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Looking for an overview of different #RStats packages for visualising spatial data? 📊 Here's a previous blog post of mine: nrennie.rbind.io/blog/r-packa...
This blog post is almost three years old now, but all of the code still works!
#DataViz #RSpatial #30DayMapChallenge
This blog post is almost three years old now, but all of the code still works!
#DataViz #RSpatial #30DayMapChallenge
R packages for visualising spatial data – Nicola Rennie
Throughout the #30DayChartChallenge I made most of my maps with R. This blog post details the R packages I find myself using most often when visualising spatial data.
nrennie.rbind.io
October 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Looking for an overview of different #RStats packages for visualising spatial data? 📊 Here's a previous blog post of mine: nrennie.rbind.io/blog/r-packa...
This blog post is almost three years old now, but all of the code still works!
#DataViz #RSpatial #30DayMapChallenge
This blog post is almost three years old now, but all of the code still works!
#DataViz #RSpatial #30DayMapChallenge
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Alice Walker said, “When it is all too much, when the news is so bad meditation itself feels useless, and a single life feels too small a stone to offer… Find those people who are committed to changing our scary reality… People gathering, people working to change the intolerable.”
October 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Alice Walker said, “When it is all too much, when the news is so bad meditation itself feels useless, and a single life feels too small a stone to offer… Find those people who are committed to changing our scary reality… People gathering, people working to change the intolerable.”
Some lovely examples of #dataviz representing personal data collection! Love this style of visual for personal visuals.
Capturing Life’s Ups and Downs in Data Mood Journals
Drawing my personal moods and emotions pushes me to think out of the box, exploring creative ways to represent them visually.
nightingaledvs.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Some lovely examples of #dataviz representing personal data collection! Love this style of visual for personal visuals.
I’m not usually a words/phrases cross stitch person, but I may make an exception for this.
Those who do learn from history are doomed to have people tell them they’re overreacting
Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
October 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I’m not usually a words/phrases cross stitch person, but I may make an exception for this.
Love this so much. As a dog owner, can confirm my dog is also basically a cat.
Just launched Lazy Cats, a visual exploration of cat behaviour. Meet Lily + 27 other cats and find out what they do all day (spoiler: they mostly chill) 🐱🐾 Does your cat fit their profile?
Very proud to share my first interactive #dataviz project built with Svelte + D3! 📊
lazy-cats.netlify.app
Very proud to share my first interactive #dataviz project built with Svelte + D3! 📊
lazy-cats.netlify.app
October 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Love this so much. As a dog owner, can confirm my dog is also basically a cat.
I don’t know who asked for this, but I have questions and concerns.
JUST IN: OpenAI is launching a web browser.
Here's what we know.
Here's what we know.
OpenAI has a new web browser ready for launch
The moves come as traffic from bots is expected to surpass that from humans.
www.axios.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I don’t know who asked for this, but I have questions and concerns.
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
The only king America needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The only king America needs.
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My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.
Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.
organizingmythoughts.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
ChatGPT provided the data.
ChatGPT provided the data.
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
ChatGPT provided the data.
ChatGPT provided the data.
I’m in the “ooh this could be a fun design” stage of rethinking my personal site when I really need to be in “update the content” stage.
October 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I’m in the “ooh this could be a fun design” stage of rethinking my personal site when I really need to be in “update the content” stage.
My initial reaction when I saw this on Instagram was it’s like if Pixar made a #dataviz. So much whimsy! And the music reminds me of classic Disney movies.
This dataviz love letter by Giorgia Lupi and @pentagramdesign.bsky.social using open data from NY transport and "assigning behaviors, movements, and idiosyncrasies to each MTA train" has just brightened my day
www.pentagram.com/work/a-data-...
Animation
www.instagram.com/reel/DPkAziW...
www.pentagram.com/work/a-data-...
Animation
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‘A Data Love Letter to the Subway’
A data-driven animation for Fulton Center commissioned by MTA Arts & Design for its 40th anniversary.
www.pentagram.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
My initial reaction when I saw this on Instagram was it’s like if Pixar made a #dataviz. So much whimsy! And the music reminds me of classic Disney movies.
Hey data journalists (including students!), the National Press Club Journalism Institute is launching a new award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling and applications are now open until Oct. 24. 📊
NPCJI invites applications for Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling
Applications for the inaugural Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling, celebrating the power of visual design to elevate journalism, inform communities, and deepen public understandi...
www.press.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Hey data journalists (including students!), the National Press Club Journalism Institute is launching a new award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling and applications are now open until Oct. 24. 📊