Hey cord cutters: you can get your @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social fix and watch #InsideCityHall live on YouTube tonight: www.youtube.com/live/aE7BW0V...

These are all great tips. Will add that group work also helps cut down on AI dependency, because 1) they have to discuss the material with other humans and 2) they are less likely to turn in AI work to each other.

‘If you are lucky, at some point in your life the work that you create might find itself in conversation with the times in which you live.’ - John Updike (h/t @alexedelman.bsky.social) Mazel Tov and thank you for your work, @juliaazari.bsky.social.

Excellent work here by @mikecowburn.bsky.social and @meredithconroy.bsky.social! Very interesting dynamics potentially driving these gendered trends: Dems worry (too much) about a what an imagined public might want. Reps do what they want, when they feel like they can.

Very cool work!

Maybe Anthony Weiner could give POTUS some tips?

COVID broke the norm of school attendance and punctuality. We gotta figure out how to get it back.

I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve seen a white guy go establish some new org (or donate $ to create one) because they think they are the only ones with the right answers to a problem. The arrogance is as galling as the lack of evidence for their theory of the case.

How is this faster?

I’m adding this piece to the syllabus for my Research Methods class.

Does anyone else suspect Mamdani’s staff wrote Hochul’s editorial? It was so good, pitch perfect from someone who has often struggled to strike the right tone on potentially controversial matters (ie, congestion pricing).

If there is anywhere I can pose this niche question it’s here: anyone incorporated Zine-making onto an applied research methods class?

I’m heading into 5 hours of classes with undergrads, most of whom grew up watching Charlie Kirk. Reading this helped me prep for today’s inevitable classroom discussions. Thank you @davekarpf.bsky.social, for not being a smoker.

There is a real possibility that Charlie Kirk’s death will serve as a pretext for authoritarian purges. And our political culture does not have much experience with that. Mainstream reporters and politicians are not in the habit of recognizing or naming it.

The murder of Charlie Kirk - on a college campus no less - is terrifyingly abhorrent. I feel so sad for his loved ones and I’m praying to g-d for all of us.

So. Good!

My periodic reminder that the British Dylexia Association has a great styleguide. Basically, don't interfere with the formatting suggested by your word processor, unless you want to increase the spacing between lines.

Absolutely brilliant.

So the “news” he is announcing is that “Cuomo is a liar and a snake…”

You can *also* train yourself to be a more thoughtful listener who reflects on their own potentially misogynistic unconscious biases. Just sayin’.

This ballot measure sounds complicated but it’s quite simple. Moving NYC elections to presidential years would dramatically increase voter turnout. If you are against this, be ready to explain why fewer people voting is a *good* thing.

Fascinating: “For MAGA activists, reclaiming lost status means seeking public affirmation for identities they feel have been unfairly denigrated.”

I loved talking with @errollouis.bsky.social and Gerson Borrero about the telenovella that is NYC politics on Inside City Hall! Streams live w/o a paywall tonight @ 7pm. www.youtube.com/live/Nxij4OO...

Lots of props to him for making this decision. Just gotta say, I hope he resists the urge to endorse a successor. That could scare off potential candidates. Anointing an heir apparent isn’t good for anyone, and def won’t produce the “generational change” he is trying to achieve.

Great tips for #APSA and #life in general…

Very cool program!!!

While the apps spent a lot on the June races, their impact was minimal at best. This is a really important bill related to actual public safety in NYC. (H/t to my former @huntercollege.bsky.social student Max Deutsch who wrote an oped for my class on the issue two years ago!)

More evidence that moving towards “the center” or taking right wing positions doesn’t win you voters. It just legitimizes those views.

The details for how this concluded are telling. Most politicians would have held a rally at the end, to guarantee a positive press hit with reliable message delivery. This is so much more thoughtful and engaging. The iced chai is 👌🏻.

Also ignores candidates’ capacity to build support for values &/or ideas.

We need more candidates who do crazy things like: saying what they think.

Best EVER.

“While we can’t speak to the details of the story,” he said, “we can confirm that our Sour Cream & Onion flavor is money,” Bob Clark, vp of marketing for Herr Foods, Inc. told ‪@smaldo.bsky.social‬ about the @katiehonan.bsky.social, Winnie Greco chip debacle. www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/21/w...

I threw the sandwich but I did not kill the deputy

I can’t speak for journalists, but for consultants, publicly asking probing questions or critiquing another’s work is seen as an abhorrent violation of professional courtesy. In academia, it is a compliment.

I vote for Elisabeth Moss to play the role of @katiehonan.bsky.social.

Every perfect summer’s eating me alive.

This👇🏻: Also, for those teaching Intro to American, how are you changing your syllabus to reflect the moment we are living through?

Hey #nycmayor 2025 election-skeeters - I’m teaching a fall undergrad class on “The Road To City Hall.” What are your fave long reads (journalism, not books) about the 2025 primary and the general (so far)?

This felt like watching therapy, and I mean that as a compliment. @jonstewartdaily.bsky.social @peterbeinart.bsky.social youtu.be/X5kXCdzt_us?...

The Swifty subfield is growing….

100%. It’s ridiculous for a news outlet to publicize the null results of a study which conflicts with the current body of research. Journalists are meant to cover big, *new* (as in, “NEWs”) findings. Null results of 1 study do not support the sweeping conclusions drawn by some of these sources.

📢 Hardin finds that states allowing campaign funds for childcare see more women running for state legislatures. CFCC policies help reduce barriers, improve gender norms, and strengthen the pipeline for women’s political representation. 🔗 Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

If @andrewcuomo.bsky.social believes “broader affordability could only be tackled by making government more efficient and cutting taxes,” then I don’t know why he calls himself a Democrat or ran in the Democratic primary. nymag.com/intelligence...

Omg so good.

Exciting!

RCV FTW!!!

Mispronouncing Mamdani’s last name is a choice.