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David Martin (still has an underlying condition)
@geogdave.bsky.social
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Alien from another platform. Emeritus Prof #Geography, https://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5wyh9h/emeritus-professor-david-martin Trustee https://www.geograph.org.uk/ Mostly #Maps, #Photography, #Population, #Census, #Statistics, #BloodCancer, #Faith
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eve.gd
The people holding up the internet https://sheets.works/data-viz/holding-up-the-internet
The people holding up the internet
Four billion phones ask one text file what time it is. One lecturer keeps it in his spare time. We counted the rest.
sheets.works
October 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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usatoday.com
Cases of this disease surpassed 1,000 in one state this week as numbers continue to swell nationwide.
A highly infectious disease is spreading. See in which US states
Cases of this disease surpassed 1,000 in one state this week as numbers continue to swell nationwide.
bit.ly
October 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
geogdave.bsky.social
My regular September reminder that #Scotland's islands are stunning - Portnahaven, #Islay #PhotoHour
September 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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datataha.bsky.social
Read the full report from me and @jrf-uk.bsky.social www.jrf.org.uk/care/failing...

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Failing us all: England’s social care charging system is broken
England's social care charging system is unfair, expensive to use and does little to protect the economically insecure. New analysis shows why.
www.jrf.org.uk
September 29, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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owenwntr.bsky.social
Great case of "land doesn't vote, people do" in Sweden
September 15, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
Statistics Canada thanks Canadians for their exceptional participation in the 2026 Census--The overall response rate for the 2026 Census of population reached 98.4% nationally. #Canada

www.canada.ca/en/statistic...
Statistics Canada thanks Canadians for their exceptional participation in the 2026 Census - Canada.ca
Thanks to outstanding participation across the country, the final response rate for the Canadian census is among the highest ever recorded.
www.canada.ca
September 14, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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charlesfourier.bsky.social
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
September 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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owenboswarva.bsky.social
As I mentioned in a post yesterday, the UK has been without a permanent National Statistician since May 2025

Loranger is currently the Chief Statistician of Canada, where he was appointed in 2024 for a five-year mandate

#opendata #diplomacy
September 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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monkemma.bsky.social
Do you want to hazard a guess at what this “jaw-dropping” list of freebies included?

What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford?

Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris?

Let's take a look👀

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Express headline: The jaw-dropping list of everything asylum seekers in Thetford were 'given for free'.
August 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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historicalsoton.bsky.social
The Floating Bridge service had been carrying people across the River Itchen since 1836. Its days are numbered in this photo as the Itchen Bridge is built alongside it. The Floating Bridge service came to an end when the Itchen Bridge opened in 1977.
Construction of Itchen Bridge alongside the Floating Bridge.
July 31, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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drdemography.com
Why does Australia take a census? It’s our only national family photograph and it provides valuable evidence about who we are and how and where we live. My explainer from 2025. #Census2026au is 11 August - we all count! theconversation.com/australias-c...
Australia’s census is getting a stress test – keeping it going is good for everyone
Census testing begins next month ahead of the 2026 official headcount. National census are under threat overseas, threatening the collection of quality data.
theconversation.com
July 20, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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lbflyawayhome.bsky.social
‘Great Inventions, 1961’

Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope

Artist: Robert Ayton
Illustration from the endpapers of the revised edition of the book showing a detailed illustration of the dish set against a striking dark pink ground
July 28, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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adamjschwarz.bsky.social
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this.

Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
The Times: Net zero risks blackouts. Below a photo of French wildfires.
July 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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pwhitewood.bsky.social
Discouraging an activity with a benefit-to-cost ratio of nearly 10:1. A triumph of policymaking.
Fall in international student numbers ‘cost UK £2.9 billion’
Latest cost-benefit analysis finds overseas enrolments generate nearly 10 times more money for UK than they take away
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 9, 2026 at 6:21 AM
geogdave.bsky.social
To someone who has more than a passing interest in #census #estimation #methods this is quite a ride: all modern censuses involve statistical estimation and imputation: it's just not as simple as visiting everyone and publishing the number!
marcelias.bsky.social Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Jul 7
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Republican lawsuit challenging the Census Bureau's statistical methods used for the 2020 Census. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. Another defeat for the GOP. www.democracydocket.com/cases/florid...
🚨University of South Florida College Republicans et al v. Lutnick et al
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 8, 2026 at 5:37 PM
geogdave.bsky.social
Great to catch up with @jeremy-morley.bsky.social recently and talk about my involvement with UK #Census #Geography for this @geomob.bsky.social podcast: thegeomob.com/podcast/epis...
345. Geospatial origins: Prof. David Martin, the development of modern digital census geography in the UK
Professor David Martin about how the UK census evolved from paper maps and manually drawn boundaries to a fully digital
thegeomob.com
July 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
6th former: Martin, how do I know if an advert on my socials is real or fake?

Part of the National Money Assembly filmed at St Charles 6th form college London and live streamed to over 300 schools and sixth forms by @youngenterprise.bsky.social
June 29, 2026 at 10:27 AM
geogdave.bsky.social
Our solar panels are now in their 15th year. This is an exciting development, but I'm glad I didn't wait for it!
bylinetimes.bsky.social Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · Jun 25
📌 ICYMI — Is Britain’s Plug-In Solar Revolution Really Just Months Away? —
@josiahmortimer.bsky.social

Ministers are consulting on rules that will let households plug cheap solar panels straight into their mains. But several big questions remain unanswered, reports Josiah Mortimer
Is Britain’s Plug-In Solar Revolution Really Just Months Away?
Ministers are consulting on rules that will let households plug cheap solar panels straight into their mains. But several big questions remain unanswered, reports Josiah Mortimer
bylinetimes.com
June 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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chrischirp.bsky.social
quoted in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung this weekend discussing Trump's latest attacks on science

www.faz.net/aktuell/wiss...
Trumps Generalangriff auf die Wissenschaft
Die US-Regierung plant, Forschungsinstitute politisch auf Linie zu bringen. Die Angriffe auf die Wissenschaft drohen global wichtige Datenschätze wie die aus den Meeren zu zerstören.
www.faz.net
June 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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historicalsoton.bsky.social
The same view from the top of Southampton’s medieval walls, circa 1903 compared to the modern day.

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View from the walls, circa 1903. Tide right out, you can see across the bay. View in the modern day, with Westquay shopping centre dominating the view.
May 25, 2026 at 7:29 AM
geogdave.bsky.social
Yes, it actually did look that colour at couple of hours ago! #PhotoHour #sunset #Shaldon #Devon
An orange-painted riverside house with towers, turrets and oriel windows. Seen in bright evening sunlight. In the right foreground a line of coloured boats are drawn up on a small beach. A pale blue sky is reflected in the river.
May 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
geogdave.bsky.social
Interesting (and distressing for those involved!) example of why geographical optimisation algorithms must be properly specified #Maps #geospatial #ZoneDesign
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I took an algorithm to court in Sweden. The algorithm won | Charlotta Kronblad
Gothenburg promised to optimise school admissions with a piece of code. The resulting chaos showed how unaccountable systems are ruining lives, says Charlotta Kronblad of the University of Gothenburg
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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janrosenow.bsky.social
Quoted in @ketanjoshi.co's piece in @theguardian.com: a year ago Spain's grid collapsed. Solar was blamed, return to fossil predicted. Investigations found voltage failures.

Then Hormuz closed. Spain was shielded as renewables cut wholesale prices by 40%.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
One year after Spain’s blackout, its shift to renewables and grid evolution power on
Though solar was initially incorrectly blamed for crisis, renewables have helped insulate Spain from gas price rises caused by war in Middle East
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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jdportes.bsky.social
"There is a profound contradiction between implementing progressive proposals for collective bargaining in social care while making hundreds of thousands of the sector's existing workers more economically and socially insecure."

@guardianheather.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Britain is undermining the care workers it depends on | Heather Stewart
Labour’s immigration plans tear up the promise made to 300,000 people recruited for a sector in crisis
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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rgs.org
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April 24, 2026 at 3:40 PM