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Geoff McGhee
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Infographics, data journalism, GIS/cartography, teaching and cornball humor. NYCer in the PNW. www.geoffmcghee.com
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Take it easy, Aldo Leopold. “Landscaping restoration” I’d more like it, to be generous
October 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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ALWAYS keep a backup
Model of work in progress Statue of Liberty with post test “always keep a backup”
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Let’s play along…

Throuple?
Amway?
Peacamole?
Clickbait headline from TIME magazine: “the single word that can destroy a friendship”
July 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Birds, too, need to raise their game apparently

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A package of peeled hard boiled eggs from Costco wrapped in thick plastic
July 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Too soon for a spec script about an orthodontist in Glendale who finds out he’s been named supreme leader of Iran?
New York Times story summary says “Ayatollah Ali Khamanei has picked replacements in case” of US attack which, inshallah, will not be forthcoming
June 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Wow. I know war in the mideast is a big deal, as is Air India crash. But on the NY Times home page the assault of a sitting U.S. Senator merits a sole California Today newsletter item calling Sen. Padilla an attention whore like his Governor? Inside a carousel?
Screen shot of the full NYTimes home page with small UI item highlighted showing hidden link to newsletter article describing, in arch terms, how Sen. Padilla appears to be trying to compete with showboat politicians from his home state. "California is no stranger to spotlight-seeking politicians. At the top of the heap these days sits Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose every move is viewed through the lens of a potential bid for the White House in 2028. There’s Representative Maxine Waters, a leftist live wire who in the past has encouraged protesters to “get more confrontational.” Representative Ro Khanna has developed a reputation on Capitol Hill as a man who is unavoidable for comment. Not to mention the longtime former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who attract attention even when they don’t necessarily court it. And then there’s Senator Alex Padilla, the Democrat appointed in 2021 to fill the seat that Harris left to become vice president. On Capitol Hill, Padilla is known for being kind and nerdy. He never seems to raise his voice. He sometimes cries during floor speeches. His comparatively low profile is underscored by the outsized attention commanded by California’s other, officially more junior, senator, Adam Schiff, one of President Trump’s forever nemeses. In short, Mr. Padilla was perhaps the least likely member of California’s congressional delegation to stage a showy protest this week against the Trump administration’s immigration raids and deployment of federal troops. Then again, he didn’t exactly stage it — which only made it that much more shocking to see. When he stepped into a news conference featuring the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, on Thursday and tried to ask her a question, federal agents shoved him out of the room, told him to drop to his knees in a hallway and handcuffed him."
June 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Senatoring while brown (or for Democratic Party)
2/2 California Sen. Alex Padilla, now with his face held to the floor, is perhaps the first sitting senator in US history to be dragged to the ground and cuffed by federal law enforcement even though Senators have taken Egyptian bribes, made millions on insider stock trades, and Medicare and Medicaid fraud California Sen. Alex Padilla is perhaps the first sitting senator in US history to be dragged to the ground and cuffed by federal law enforcement even though Senators have taken Egyptian bribes, made millions on insider stock trades, and Medicare and Medicaid fraud
June 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Yeah and Politico used the term “bring institutions to heel” yesterday. What the hell is the presidents job with verbs like this?
Politico article about Pres. Trumps use of military and military imagery
June 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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And that hole in the plate glass window by a “non-lethal” munition from hundreds of feet away?
Crater in thick plate glass window of public building in DTLA, ostensibly from beanbag round or similar fired by law enforcement
June 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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When I broke my wrist 18 months ago, they didn’t tell me I’d never be able to do some things without pain.

Like carry cake to class.
Picture of a left forearm in a Velcro brace
June 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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“Crypto Investor Accused of Kidnapping and Torturing Man, Complicating Efforts to Promote Crypto Cause”
May 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Omg are you kidding. No it doesn’t. Does it make people act like it does? Damn straight. Those killings were hideous and wrong but no
New York Times headline reading “Attack Complicates Palestinian Movement.”
May 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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@mamp-pro.bsky.social I’ve been using mamp (free) for ~10 years but I just lost ability to load html includes. Is that a MacOS problem? Same in mamp pro with includes checked… I’d buy if it worked
Chrome inspector showing that include has not rendered
May 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Screen shot of all the fools who came before me suggesting this
May 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Wait- John Elway is a democrat???
May 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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This is how we roll in Madison Valley, Jay
April 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Beautiful spring afternoon in Foreshortening, WA where people park in mountains to go to Pilates
Skyline of Bellevue, Washington seen across Lake Washington with North Cascade mountains in background
April 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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After today? Fuck off, im unfollowing
April 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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I remember that
April 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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(Phone falls over while playing baseball stream because of sms vibration). I wonder again if Apple, which expects we use only Apple accessories, expects how we use the nightstand "clock radio" feature if there are no Apple products that hold your iPhone on its side. Happy to be wrong about this!
A photo of hand holding iphone model on its side to activate "screen saver" type mode where screen becomes an analog clock and local weather info station
March 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I know, right? Gotta check out Boiling Point - no edit kitchen drama with same collaborator. He’ll alwasys he Capone to me though. And he’s wonderful in the Young Woman and the Sea.
Stephen Graham, left, portrays Thomas William Burgess (15 June 1872 – 2 July 1950) the second person to successfully complete a swim of the English Channel after Matthew Webb, following sixteen attempts. Speaking with Daisy Ridley who is portraying Trudy Ederle, first woman to cross
March 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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You’ve beguiled hordes like me who have memorized every word of your radical manifesto
March 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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The deadliest year ever for journalists. Driven by authoritarianism, corruption, crime and war in Gaza, Lebanon, and Sudan, a record 124 journalists lost their lives in 2024, with another 361 jailed for their work.
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February 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM