I watched The Long Walk so I won’t be ok for a while. Also Stephen King wrote that as a freshman (!)

what counts as a friday news dump in this context? I have no idea.

I heard on pop culture happy hour that The Pitt is “competency porn” and it’s stuck with me. It’s nice to watch people who are good at their jobs and care in this context.

I love it when I get a notice from a journal that a paper I reviewed (and really liked) is accepted. I guess I like having my taste validated.

"Civility obsessives love a silver-tongued devil, wearing a nice suit, sporting a tidy haircut, while whispering sweet bigotries." gifting this piece from Roxane Gay - www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

I want to claim the longest gap in listening to Jimmy Kimmel. From Jimmy the sports guy on KROQ to tonight.

my goals for today's class are small

Seriously - you should subscribe to @gelliottmorris.com substack.

Poor Man City, I say ironically.

Watched Sneakers tonight - it totally holds up.

I’ve been at 5 minutes remaining on my software update for about 30 minutes… I can finally slow time down.

Who just blasted Taylor Swift in a faculty meeting while trying to log into duo mobile? Oh, yeah - that’s me.

Robert Redford - no modern celebrity comes close to his skill at portraying very handsome and good dude at the same time.

my favorite robert redford story is that mike nichols considered him for dustin hoffman's part in THE GRADUATE. during their conversation nichols asked redford something like, "have you ever struck out with a girl?" and redford's response was basically, "i don't understand the question"

Everton - should have been able to score. It's strangely comforting that some things are still the same.

I never want shootings on campus to happen and I never want to see them on social media.

result in VA-11 special election tonight is a 16 percentage point swing to Democrats vs 2024 — right in line with the average swing in all specials held in 2025 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

dare I say it, beautiful goal for USMNT

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of @politicsgenderj.bsky.social, current editor @mlkrook.bsky.social asked the previous editors (myself and @sfranceschet.bsky.social included) to identify our favorite articles published during our terms. Check it out! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Here's some research that @nathankalmoe.bsky.social & I did about how Dems reward party leaders for punishing sexual predators (and it might even draw Republicans over that care about the issue!) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Penn State is searching at the Assistant Professor level in in American political behavior, broadly defined. We are seekign someone who can offer undergraduate and graduate courses in political methodology or social data analytics.

Turned in my first peer review where I had to answer that I didn't use AI.

Just a reminder that we're advertising for three faculty positions in the University of South Carolina's Department of Political Science this year. They're a department cluster hire on Problems of Democracy. All three have deadlines of September 15th. The first is an open-rank position in IR: 1/

Political psych today - I showed Mamdani's scavenger hunt video to start. I like to show different campaign materials to students. It's one of my favorite ways to start class, and I want to keep it going, despite all of this...

"coding was redid" I love the AI summaries of my emails.

I saw this happen and I still don’t believe.

I rarely get to say this so I'm going for it - Everton!

The University of Chicago Department of Political Science is hiring at the junior level in American Politics and Quantitative Methods; links below:

Salah wishes you happy caterday.

This is brilliant- www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...

Have they never seen Bring it On?

Lately, I really like fake beer (Athletic Brewing Co.), and I think it fits this political moment. The news is so awful, I'd like to have a drink, but also, the news is so awful, I can't deal with a hangover. Yes, I'm lying to myself.

Sharing this piece because it's stuck with me today - warning, it discusses suicide. I thought this was a thoughtful reflection on the limits of ChatGPT - the kind of stop and think about it piece I wish we'd see more often, in less dire circumstances. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...

What if the actual problems with universities are unrelated to politicians’ perceptions of problems with universities?

A day late for caturday, but the news is terrible so here you go. Also, that’s a toy.

Austin FC vs FC Dallas - we may not get goals, but we’ll definitely get a fight.

it’s so good she decided to become a pop star and not the zodiac killer

Slightly diminish a band: boygoodeffort

The full release of the ANES 2024 Time Series #Data is now available. More details here: electionstudies.org/anes-announc...

Not my most recent photo from DC, but it speaks to me. Also, so scary, right?

Still waiting for ambition to counteract ambition.

Austin FC is scoring. What is this strange new world?

you know it's a boring game so far when I'm trying to figure out what Rose Lavelle uses for sunscreen.

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

All the President’s Men totally holds up and Robert Redford is way too attractive to be a reporter.

All the Presidents Men on the big screen tonight - not at all relevant.

The news is grim but at least we get Trinity Rodman back on the field.

You know what? The Women’s World Cup in Brazil is going to be awesome. So many good teams.

The soccer gods are working overtime.