Paul Franz
@paul-franz.com
Special Adviser, Data and Geospatial Intelligence @crisisgroup.org | Senior Associate (NR) @csis.org | Trusted community developer @mapbox.com | Girl Dad x2 | Long suffering New York #Mets fan | Opinions my own.
https://www.paul-franz.com
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Confirming what we all knew instinctively, @caitfornewyork.bsky.social is the one to beat for the #NY17 race next year. She can speak to rural and suburban voters that make up this district like no other candidate can, least of all, Beth Davidson.
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Confirming what we all knew instinctively, @caitfornewyork.bsky.social is the one to beat for the #NY17 race next year. She can speak to rural and suburban voters that make up this district like no other candidate can, least of all, Beth Davidson.
🌍 NEW MAP from @clairemaevabg.bsky.social, @mairavz.bsky.social, and I @crisisgroup.org.
We updated our West Bank Israeli Settlements tracker with 2025 data - including new road infrastructure - and optimized it for mobile.
🔗 Explore the map: crisisgroup.org/visual-explainers/israeli-settlements
We updated our West Bank Israeli Settlements tracker with 2025 data - including new road infrastructure - and optimized it for mobile.
🔗 Explore the map: crisisgroup.org/visual-explainers/israeli-settlements
October 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🌍 NEW MAP from @clairemaevabg.bsky.social, @mairavz.bsky.social, and I @crisisgroup.org.
We updated our West Bank Israeli Settlements tracker with 2025 data - including new road infrastructure - and optimized it for mobile.
🔗 Explore the map: crisisgroup.org/visual-explainers/israeli-settlements
We updated our West Bank Israeli Settlements tracker with 2025 data - including new road infrastructure - and optimized it for mobile.
🔗 Explore the map: crisisgroup.org/visual-explainers/israeli-settlements
Our VPOTUS posting like the worst of that other site.
September 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Our VPOTUS posting like the worst of that other site.
Honestly it worked out pretty ... *well*. 🥁
August 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Honestly it worked out pretty ... *well*. 🥁
In which CIS calls @davidjbier.bsky.social an “open borders advocate” — he’s not — and distorts the argument in his 2023 NYT op-ed.
This kind of bad-faith framing ignores the core issue that this administration ignores the law, due process, and tears up the Constitution.
This kind of bad-faith framing ignores the core issue that this administration ignores the law, due process, and tears up the Constitution.
August 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In which CIS calls @davidjbier.bsky.social an “open borders advocate” — he’s not — and distorts the argument in his 2023 NYT op-ed.
This kind of bad-faith framing ignores the core issue that this administration ignores the law, due process, and tears up the Constitution.
This kind of bad-faith framing ignores the core issue that this administration ignores the law, due process, and tears up the Constitution.
Support for @caitfornewyork.bsky.social is surging in #NY17.
She’s outpacing every other Democratic challenger. In Q2 alone, she raised $480K to Beth Davidson’s $352K and now holds $613,787 cash on hand.
📊 Here's how the race stacks up so far.
#CaitConley #FlipTheHouse
She’s outpacing every other Democratic challenger. In Q2 alone, she raised $480K to Beth Davidson’s $352K and now holds $613,787 cash on hand.
📊 Here's how the race stacks up so far.
#CaitConley #FlipTheHouse
July 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Support for @caitfornewyork.bsky.social is surging in #NY17.
She’s outpacing every other Democratic challenger. In Q2 alone, she raised $480K to Beth Davidson’s $352K and now holds $613,787 cash on hand.
📊 Here's how the race stacks up so far.
#CaitConley #FlipTheHouse
She’s outpacing every other Democratic challenger. In Q2 alone, she raised $480K to Beth Davidson’s $352K and now holds $613,787 cash on hand.
📊 Here's how the race stacks up so far.
#CaitConley #FlipTheHouse
Trump spent years cynically yelling “WHERE’S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE” to build his national political brand.
Karma's got jokes.
Karma's got jokes.
July 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Trump spent years cynically yelling “WHERE’S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE” to build his national political brand.
Karma's got jokes.
Karma's got jokes.
Just show them this palm card. That Chris Davis contract -- yikes.
July 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Just show them this palm card. That Chris Davis contract -- yikes.
It shouldn’t be surprising that the president is now trying to downplay intel on Iran’s nuclear advances.
In 2018, we @csis.org warned that the Trump-Kim talks ignored North Korea’s missile program — the part capable of delivering nukes. Trump lashed out. Here's his response 👇
In 2018, we @csis.org warned that the Trump-Kim talks ignored North Korea’s missile program — the part capable of delivering nukes. Trump lashed out. Here's his response 👇
June 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It shouldn’t be surprising that the president is now trying to downplay intel on Iran’s nuclear advances.
In 2018, we @csis.org warned that the Trump-Kim talks ignored North Korea’s missile program — the part capable of delivering nukes. Trump lashed out. Here's his response 👇
In 2018, we @csis.org warned that the Trump-Kim talks ignored North Korea’s missile program — the part capable of delivering nukes. Trump lashed out. Here's his response 👇
Uhh, no, it's definitely gonna be Heat.
April 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Uhh, no, it's definitely gonna be Heat.
After more than 50 years into the war on drugs, the illicit drug trade continues to flourish and cause violence in Latin America.
@clairemaevabg.bsky.social and I visually explain with @crisisgroup.org's @latam.crisisgroup.org team in our latest interactive ▶️ crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
@clairemaevabg.bsky.social and I visually explain with @crisisgroup.org's @latam.crisisgroup.org team in our latest interactive ▶️ crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
March 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
After more than 50 years into the war on drugs, the illicit drug trade continues to flourish and cause violence in Latin America.
@clairemaevabg.bsky.social and I visually explain with @crisisgroup.org's @latam.crisisgroup.org team in our latest interactive ▶️ crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
@clairemaevabg.bsky.social and I visually explain with @crisisgroup.org's @latam.crisisgroup.org team in our latest interactive ▶️ crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
Yikes. In a day, fivethirtyeight.com went from complete layoffs to being completely shut down. Sad day. I loved @galendruke.bsky.social and the 538 podcast.
March 6, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Yikes. In a day, fivethirtyeight.com went from complete layoffs to being completely shut down. Sad day. I loved @galendruke.bsky.social and the 538 podcast.
The "experts" of DOGE just left their website completely exposed to hackers.
Heckuva job there, fellas. This is why "move fast and break things" in government doesn't work.
Heckuva job there, fellas. This is why "move fast and break things" in government doesn't work.
February 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The "experts" of DOGE just left their website completely exposed to hackers.
Heckuva job there, fellas. This is why "move fast and break things" in government doesn't work.
Heckuva job there, fellas. This is why "move fast and break things" in government doesn't work.
He's taking over the mantle of famed Third Reich fanboy and paleoconservative, Pat "wE sHouLd hAve MadE a DeaL wiTh HitLer" Buchanan.
January 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
He's taking over the mantle of famed Third Reich fanboy and paleoconservative, Pat "wE sHouLd hAve MadE a DeaL wiTh HitLer" Buchanan.
Gotta love the Drudge framing.
January 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Gotta love the Drudge framing.
And in tax year 2022, RFK. Jr. was paid over half a million dollars as Chairman and Chief Legal Counsel.
January 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
And in tax year 2022, RFK. Jr. was paid over half a million dollars as Chairman and Chief Legal Counsel.
Happy official "Bluesky is now bigger than that old website" day to me. 🎂
January 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happy official "Bluesky is now bigger than that old website" day to me. 🎂
NEW MAP! 🗺️
@clairemaevabg.bsky.social and I built this new interactive scroll that shows @crisisgroup.org's list of top ten conflicts to watch in 2025. Built with @mapbox.com's scrollytelling library. ♥️
Check it out! ↙️
www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
@clairemaevabg.bsky.social and I built this new interactive scroll that shows @crisisgroup.org's list of top ten conflicts to watch in 2025. Built with @mapbox.com's scrollytelling library. ♥️
Check it out! ↙️
www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
January 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
NEW MAP! 🗺️
@clairemaevabg.bsky.social and I built this new interactive scroll that shows @crisisgroup.org's list of top ten conflicts to watch in 2025. Built with @mapbox.com's scrollytelling library. ♥️
Check it out! ↙️
www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
@clairemaevabg.bsky.social and I built this new interactive scroll that shows @crisisgroup.org's list of top ten conflicts to watch in 2025. Built with @mapbox.com's scrollytelling library. ♥️
Check it out! ↙️
www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
Mark my words: In addition to the torrent of spoken lies, the Trump admin's pursuit of Greenland will almost certainly involve using map projection distortions to exaggerate the geographic importance of the land mass. #mapping h/t www.thetruesize.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Mark my words: In addition to the torrent of spoken lies, the Trump admin's pursuit of Greenland will almost certainly involve using map projection distortions to exaggerate the geographic importance of the land mass. #mapping h/t www.thetruesize.com
All my concerns about not reclaiming the same following I built on Twitter since 2009 have been swept away. A good day to celebrate 1337 followers. 🫡 #bluesky
January 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
All my concerns about not reclaiming the same following I built on Twitter since 2009 have been swept away. A good day to celebrate 1337 followers. 🫡 #bluesky
The new real 3D buildings dataset in @mapbox.com's new Standard style is detailed, but I didn't know it was this detailed. 👀
January 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The new real 3D buildings dataset in @mapbox.com's new Standard style is detailed, but I didn't know it was this detailed. 👀
Nevermind why people distrust public medicine in the first place - because amoral grifters like RFK Jr. spread disinformation.
January 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Nevermind why people distrust public medicine in the first place - because amoral grifters like RFK Jr. spread disinformation.
Sen. Kennedy is a deeply unserious man, playing silly gotcha games for Fox News clips rather than digging into policy details. @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Sen. Kennedy is a deeply unserious man, playing silly gotcha games for Fox News clips rather than digging into policy details. @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social