Elpis
@elpis.bsky.social
Australian data analyst and US politics geek; often @ElpisActual.
The South when Republicans increase electricity rates, apparently.
November 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The South when Republicans increase electricity rates, apparently.
A maximal count seems like ~25, but much of that is quite tenuous in some way.
July 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A maximal count seems like ~25, but much of that is quite tenuous in some way.
Thinking of this giant waste of space in particular.
June 4, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Thinking of this giant waste of space in particular.
It is possible to draw an apparently VRA-compliant map where Wiley wins 26/51 districts.
May 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It is possible to draw an apparently VRA-compliant map where Wiley wins 26/51 districts.
Also it's dropping rapidly and may be at Western numbers in a few decades, so I don't know if it makes the point they want to make.
May 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Also it's dropping rapidly and may be at Western numbers in a few decades, so I don't know if it makes the point they want to make.
Inexcusably late joke, but they should rename it the Pope.
May 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Inexcusably late joke, but they should rename it the Pope.
Sydney's densest suburbs (which are even denser locally) all have 70-80% household car ownership.
April 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Sydney's densest suburbs (which are even denser locally) all have 70-80% household car ownership.
Doesn't look particularly devilish to me.
February 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Doesn't look particularly devilish to me.
Innovative and unique posting on the timeline today.
February 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Innovative and unique posting on the timeline today.
Fun fact: more than a third of US rail systems (mostly cities with a tram and nothing else) get fewer riders than this suburban station in Sydney.
January 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Fun fact: more than a third of US rail systems (mostly cities with a tram and nothing else) get fewer riders than this suburban station in Sydney.
They should make this creature the Australian national mollusc.
December 11, 2024 at 11:15 AM
They should make this creature the Australian national mollusc.
I do not particularly appreciate Microsoft buying every surface of this train for advertising.
December 6, 2024 at 8:23 AM
I do not particularly appreciate Microsoft buying every surface of this train for advertising.
I do wonder if NYC in particular has similarly well-distributed minimal transit service within an area of this size, though.
November 30, 2024 at 6:20 AM
I do wonder if NYC in particular has similarly well-distributed minimal transit service within an area of this size, though.