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Kavya Beheraj
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📈 @ Axios • Data journalist, designer, developer based in Brooklyn • she/her

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📊 New from me and Hans Nichols @axios.com: What could the House map look like if Democrats surpassed Harris in the midterms? Play around with an interactive map:
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/c...
MAP: See where a blue wave would swipe the most GOP seats
The margins from special elections this year show the majority is clearly in reach.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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adambonica.bsky.social
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:

America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.

What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
Screenshot of a data visualization titled “The Cost of American Exceptionalism,” subtitled “What would change if the U.S. matched the OECD average?” The page explains that each card shows how outcomes would change if the U.S. matched the average of 31 peer democracies. Below, a section labeled “Economy & Inequality” displays eight cards comparing U.S. figures to OECD averages. Highlights include: +$19K per household per year in redistributed income and +$96K in redistributed wealth if the top 1% matched OECD shares; a 71% lower CEO-to-worker pay ratio (from 354× to 101×); 50 million more workers with union coverage; 26 million more people with health insurance; $2.1 trillion saved annually in healthcare spending; $691 less per person per year in prescription drug costs; and intergenerational economic mobility being twice as high. Each card shows the U.S. value alongside the OECD average.
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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axios.com
ICE arrests of people without criminal charges or convictions surged in June, newly obtained data shows
Non-criminal ICE arrests spiked in June
People without criminal charges made up nearly 45% of ICE arrests in June, up from about 20% in January.
www.axios.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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404media.co
The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work

🔗 www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work
AI is not going to save media companies, and forcing journalists to use AI is not a business model.
www.404media.co
July 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
kavyabeheraj.com
Love me some hand-drawn dataviz!
tangandhara.bsky.social Tan G. @tangandhara.bsky.social · Jun 25
Just discovered SportsBall on Instagram, where the guy behind the account produces really interesting sports #dataviz. This one is about Faith Kipyegon’s attempt to break the 4-min mile tomorrow.

www.instagram.com/_sportsball
June 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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visuals.axios.com
Visual journalist @erindataviz.bsky.social shows just how much a $400m Qatari jet stacks up against other gifts received by modern presidents.

See the thread to see the #dataviz unfold 👇
$400 million Air Force One gift would smash presidential records
U.S. presidents have been presented with gifts ranging from books to diamonds, and even animals.
www.axios.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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smaldo.bsky.social
Endlessly fascinated by @ewsanderson.bsky.social's now-expanded Welikia Project map.

Plug in your NYC address and learn about the ecological history of the place:

www.welikia.org/map-explorer...
The Welikia Project
Explore the landscape before New York.
www.welikia.org
April 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
kavyabeheraj.com
I can't recommend this class enough, it's delightful! Everything as advertised, and more! 📊🦜
jerthorp.bsky.social Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · Apr 10
Join me for Binoculars to Binomials this summer and get to know your fascinating feathered neighbours through data. This online course is open to anyone in the world.

5 modules, 10 weeks, May 14th to July 10th. Evening cohort meets biweekly at 7pm, morning at 9am(EDT).

www.jerthorp.me/learning

📊🪶
April 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
kavyabeheraj.com
An excellent list for people who make games, or really anything interactive
a11yawareness.bsky.social Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Mar 20
The Game Accessibility Guidelines have been put together by game studios, specialists and academics. While they are not an official set of standards or documents, they are a collection of tips and techniques to help developers make games more inclusive.

gameaccessibilityguidelines.com
Game Accessibility Guidelines – A straightforward reference for inclusive game design
gameaccessibilityguidelines.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
kavyabeheraj.com
I've been using Kagi for a couple months now and really enjoy it! Would be difficult to go back now
March 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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axios.com
Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order
Navajo Code Talkers get "DEI" label as military info disappears under Trump order
Also vanishing: The Civil War regiment from "Glory," women pilots from WWII and a Medal of Honor winner.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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mrl8on.bsky.social
taking care of people:
✅feels good
✅is the most efficient solution
✅is human nature, actually
brenttoderian.bsky.social Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Mar 6
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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raportelli.bsky.social
Very nice summarization of the executive actions and proclamations/memos from the current administration by Axios and graphics by @kavyabeheraj.com

www.axios.com/2025/02/11/t...
Tracking Trump's executive actions by category
President Trump has wasted no time implementing his agenda.
www.axios.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
kavyabeheraj.com
Oh hey, I made this! Thanks @justsecurity.org for maintaining such a valuable source of knowledge 💪 Glad you found the chart useful!
rgoodlaw.bsky.social Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · Feb 12
Gratifying to see @axios.com use the data from the @justsecurity.org Litigation Tracker (and with credit given, etc.).

The very kind of public education outcome we had in mind.

Valuable infographic here.⤵️

Thanks to @erindoherty.bsky.social @thesambaker.bsky.social
www.axios.com/2025/02/12/t...
February 13, 2025 at 4:22 AM
kavyabeheraj.com
📊 Excellent story from Alex that drives home what's at stake when we lose access to open data – truly, it's the things we take for granted.

"Everything from how we allocate Congressional seats to the weather app on your phone relies at least in part on accurate government data."
February 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
kavyabeheraj.com
Collaborative color! 🎨 📊
A hanging poster of nearly 400 small painted circles in different colors. Many are labeled with handwritten color names. A close-up of a poster showing about colored circles and hand-written names. The names include "Galinda", "Elphaba", "I'm crying because I'm laughing" , "nosebleed", and "forest floor". A close-up of a poster showing about colored circles and hand-written names. The names include "pretty princess", "juicy fruit", "still-life fake pear", "tasty mold", "Cholula", "galixy color", "sonic blue", "Aegean sea", and "sesame latte". A close-up of a poster showing about colored circles and hand-written names. A green circle in the middle is labeled "Shrek".
December 15, 2024 at 7:28 PM
kavyabeheraj.com
This trio of charts sums up what makes data visualization so powerful a storytelling tool and so challenging an art form. To quote John Green, the truth resists simplicity
ourworldindata.org Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · Dec 10
The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.

All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.

We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
A chart in three parts showing data on child mortality to make the points that "The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time."
December 10, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
36th St in Sunset Park, two mosaics by Owen Smith.

An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders
November 18, 2024 at 3:00 AM
kavyabeheraj.com
someone had a good sunday
Close-up of a gray and tan cat sleeping with her mouth slightly open and a little pink tongue peeking out.
November 18, 2024 at 1:45 AM
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jacqueschrag.com
🧵Okay let's do some BTS for Axios' elections #dataviz.

1/5: We used for our big maps, which means we had to do some tricks with color hashes to get interactivity.

What the reader sees vs. what the computer sees.

Details on how it works:
observablehq.com/@camargo/can...
A 2024 presidential election map where the states are colored red or blue depending on the candidate that won the state. A 2024 presidential election map where the states are all colored a slightly different shade of red or green. Each state has a unique color.
November 14, 2024 at 5:28 PM
kavyabeheraj.com
Exclusive merch, my greatest weakness 😭 But fr I am so excited to attend #AGDQ2025 in person for the first time!
theyetee.com The Yetee 🌈 🕊️ @theyetee.com · Nov 12
Next stop— Games Done Quick! The official On-Site Attendee Tee & Hoodie of #AGDQ2025 is now available for pre-order from The Yetee! This merch features exclusive details and is only available for pickup in-person from our booth at AGDQ 2025 in Pittsburg!

theyetee.com/AGDQ
A black hoodie and yellow t-shirt featuring the official event art of AGDQ 2025, with details about how its available now to pre-order for in-person pick up at AGDQ 2025
November 13, 2024 at 5:48 PM
kavyabeheraj.com
Made ramen from scratch today and hoo boy it was good 🍜 Going to go food coma brb
A bowl of ground pork ramen with a lot of bok choy greens and turnip.
November 12, 2024 at 2:29 AM
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aoc.bsky.social
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
kavyabeheraj.com
On this day where we're all trying to get by, a stat I found interesting. Fewer people voted for Trump in 2024 compared to 2020. But even FEWER people voted for Democrats

📊 Check out the full chart by @jacqueschrag.com: www.axios.com/2024/11/06/t...
A bar chart showing U.S. presidential election popular vote totals. Donald Trump won about 72m votes in 2024, 74m in 2020, and 63m in 2016. The Democratic party won 67m votes with Kamala Harris in 2024, 81m with Joe Biden in 2020, and 66m in 2016 with Clinton.
November 6, 2024 at 9:53 PM