Allison McCartney
@mccartney.bsky.social
Editor of graphics @ The New York Times based in San Francisco. Amateur shapeshifter.
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lol this rocks
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
lol this rocks
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
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Fran Sans — a typeface inspired by San Francisco light rail displays — is gorgeous and this excellent article really shows you how deep a typography designer will go 👏👏👏
emilysneddon.com/fran-sans…
#typography #design
emilysneddon.com/fran-sans…
#typography #design
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Fran Sans — a typeface inspired by San Francisco light rail displays — is gorgeous and this excellent article really shows you how deep a typography designer will go 👏👏👏
emilysneddon.com/fran-sans…
#typography #design
emilysneddon.com/fran-sans…
#typography #design
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Myusy, a festive sea slug, is a mascot for the coastal town of Hayama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Myusy supports beach cleanups and activities to protect the marine environment.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Myusy, a festive sea slug, is a mascot for the coastal town of Hayama, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Myusy supports beach cleanups and activities to protect the marine environment.
Anyone know what’s up with this giant zeppelin going over downtown San Francisco right now?
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Anyone know what’s up with this giant zeppelin going over downtown San Francisco right now?
When I move away from a place, it often feels like a dream that I ever lived there at all.
November 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
When I move away from a place, it often feels like a dream that I ever lived there at all.
JFK to Williamsburg is 37 minutes by car but more that 2 hours by public transport??
November 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
JFK to Williamsburg is 37 minutes by car but more that 2 hours by public transport??
Power outage street party in the Mission
October 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Power outage street party in the Mission
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I can report a pretty substantial power outage in the Mission
October 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I can report a pretty substantial power outage in the Mission
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Anyone know what's up with the helicopter circling Dolores Park in San Francisco?
October 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Anyone know what's up with the helicopter circling Dolores Park in San Francisco?
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this is the dumbest shit i have ever read
October 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
this is the dumbest shit i have ever read
My Instagram ads are out of control
October 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My Instagram ads are out of control
The best part of the TS album release is that Brat is back on my TL
October 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The best part of the TS album release is that Brat is back on my TL
It's pretty amazing that I've played more than 200 hours of Civilization VI (say nothing of previous versions) and am still incredibly shit at it
September 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
It's pretty amazing that I've played more than 200 hours of Civilization VI (say nothing of previous versions) and am still incredibly shit at it
I can’t tell if I’m in a Bay Area bubble or if hyphy is really coming back in 2025
August 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I can’t tell if I’m in a Bay Area bubble or if hyphy is really coming back in 2025
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Made this little guy to track the substantial growth of Erin's tropical-storm-force winds #mapshaper #turfjs #flubber #svelte5 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
August 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Made this little guy to track the substantial growth of Erin's tropical-storm-force winds #mapshaper #turfjs #flubber #svelte5 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Took long enough but glad it's here!
August 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Took long enough but glad it's here!
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NEWS: Meta will announce an AI reorganization today, dividing the Superintelligence division into four units
weighing some cuts or employees moved from AI division
considering licensing closed source models to build new AI products
w/ @elitan.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/t...
weighing some cuts or employees moved from AI division
considering licensing closed source models to build new AI products
w/ @elitan.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/t...
Mark Zuckerberg Plans to Shake Up Meta’s A.I. Efforts, Again
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
NEWS: Meta will announce an AI reorganization today, dividing the Superintelligence division into four units
weighing some cuts or employees moved from AI division
considering licensing closed source models to build new AI products
w/ @elitan.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/t...
weighing some cuts or employees moved from AI division
considering licensing closed source models to build new AI products
w/ @elitan.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/t...
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“An analysis of real-time train data shows that it is less reliable than its New York and Connecticut counterparts — Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) — and riders face significant service disruptions at six times the rate of other commuters.” www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot
An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.
www.bloomberg.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“An analysis of real-time train data shows that it is less reliable than its New York and Connecticut counterparts — Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) — and riders face significant service disruptions at six times the rate of other commuters.” www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Hard to describe how San Francisco felt kind of empty six months ago, and feels full to bursting now
August 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Hard to describe how San Francisco felt kind of empty six months ago, and feels full to bursting now
“It is WARM 🥵 out today,” is a thing I have said multiple times today.
I grew up playing soccer in the Texas summer - how far I have fallen.
I grew up playing soccer in the Texas summer - how far I have fallen.
August 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“It is WARM 🥵 out today,” is a thing I have said multiple times today.
I grew up playing soccer in the Texas summer - how far I have fallen.
I grew up playing soccer in the Texas summer - how far I have fallen.
An incredible public resource!
We’ve launched a database with about 1.5 million pages of once-secret records detailing when law enforcement officers in California seriously injured someone or an agency found an officer violated policy with @kqednews.kqed.org, @sfchronicle.com @latimes.com @calmatters.org 1/
CLEAN - KQED News
Search California public records about law enforcement violence and misconduct.
policerecords.kqed.org
August 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
An incredible public resource!
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We’ve launched a database with about 1.5 million pages of once-secret records detailing when law enforcement officers in California seriously injured someone or an agency found an officer violated policy with @kqednews.kqed.org, @sfchronicle.com @latimes.com @calmatters.org 1/
CLEAN - KQED News
Search California public records about law enforcement violence and misconduct.
policerecords.kqed.org
August 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We’ve launched a database with about 1.5 million pages of once-secret records detailing when law enforcement officers in California seriously injured someone or an agency found an officer violated policy with @kqednews.kqed.org, @sfchronicle.com @latimes.com @calmatters.org 1/
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News: legendary Washington Post sports columnist @sallyjenx.bsky.social is leaving The Post.
July 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
News: legendary Washington Post sports columnist @sallyjenx.bsky.social is leaving The Post.
Redwood City’s slogan of “Climate Best by Government Test” turns 100 years old this year and it still goes hard
July 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Redwood City’s slogan of “Climate Best by Government Test” turns 100 years old this year and it still goes hard