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Alex Rossell Hayes @alxrh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I made today's LA Times crossword with @oliogrids.bsky.social, my first newspaper crossword! Free to play online! www.latimes.com/games/daily-...

A crossword puzzle clue and grid. The clue is "Like LOL, but not haha" corresponding to six empty squares in the grid.

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Brian Callahan @oliogrids.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

@alxrh.bsky.social and I have today's LA Times crossword! Solve for the quirky theme AND for the answer to the question on everyone's mind: what is a group of badgers called?🦡🦡🦡

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Alex Rossell Hayes @alxrh.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

In honor of this special day, new poll results: A majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana and support for medical marijuana is overwhelming. Read more @today.yougov.com: yougov.com/en-us/articl...

A majority (59%) of Americans somewhat or strongly support making the use of marijuana legal in the U.S. About half as many (28%) oppose legalization. Support is highest among Democrats — 75% vs. 15% who oppose legalization — but Independents and Republicans are also more likely to support than oppose legalization: 54% vs. 26% among Independents and 50% vs. 43% among Republicans.

Nearly two-thirds (63%) of Americans between the ages of 45 and 64 support legalization while about one-quarter (24%) oppose it. This is a higher level of support than among adults under 30 (58% vs. 24%), between 30 and 44 (55% vs. 29%), and 65 or older (57% vs. 37%).

The overwhelming majority (84%) of Americans support making the use of marijuana for medical purposes legal. Large majorities of Democrats (91%), Independents (81%), and Republicans (81%) support legal medical marijuana. And while large majorities in all age groups support legalizing medical marijuana, older Americans are more supportive than younger adults: 89% of Americans 65 and older support medical marijuana, as do 87% of those ages 45 to 64, larger than the shares of 30- to 44-year-olds (77%) and adults under 30 (80%) who support legalization.

Legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes also draws majority support among Americans, though the share who support it (55%) is much smaller than for medical marijuana. There are greater differences in support for recreational marijuana by political party identification. Most Democrats (70%) support legalizing recreational marijuana, but smaller shares of Independents (52%) and Republicans (46%) support it.

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Alex Rossell Hayes @alxrh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The Strait of Hormuz has dominated recent news coverage, but the U.S. has been blocking oil shipments to Cuba for months, making fuel unavailable there. In a new YouGov poll, we show that many Americans disapprove. More analysis in the replies and at @today.yougov.com: yougov.com/en-us/articl...

Nearly half (46%) of Americans somewhat or strongly disapprove of the U.S.'s current policy of blocking oil shipments to Cuba from other countries. Only about one-quarter (28%) approve. Most Democrats (74%) disapprove — only 8% approve — and Independents are more likely to disapprove than approve (44% vs. 20%). On the other hand, a majority (59%) of Republicans approve and only 19% disapprove.

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

meeting people who mainline gpt slop all day but dismiss wikipedia as unreliable because a teacher didn't let them cite it 20 years ago

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

A Democrat has won the mayor's seat in Boca Raton... by one vote:

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 13/03/2026

% of U.S. adult citizens who said each of the following is trustworthy, according to polls conducted in [March 2025 | February 2026] The number of people who vote in national elections 43% | 30% Ocean temperatures 45% | 33% Population counts 46% | 35% yougov.com/en-us/articl...

A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Americans are less likely now than they were in March 2025 to find 10 government statistics trustworthy."

The chart's sub-headline is: "How trustworthy do you rate the following U.S. government statistic? (% of U.S. adult citizens who say trustworthy or very trustworthy) ."

The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "neither trustworthy nor untrustworthy," "untrustworthy," "very untrustworthy," and "don't know" are not shown. "

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Comrade Public Library 🫡

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Our culture has a contingency which is obsessed with finding the magic phrase which will turn off bigotry but look, there just isn't one. Which is why we need both systems to prevent that bigotry from shaping policy and a culture which shuns and shames those who are bigoted.

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · 06/03/2026

That was always the best bit of teaching European Politics. Happy days.

The three Spidermen meme. The labels are Council of Europe, European Council, and Council of the European Union

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ghost weather @lostweather.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I love when old polls give you hints about the history of language! You can tell the naming convention between lunch, dinner, and supper was in flux enough that they couldn’t use the current standard to ask the question

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Sun Tzu (D-NY) - “When your enemy is making a mistake, fix it for him at great cost to yourself.”

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AVCX Classic @avcx.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The puzzle containing this clue drops tonight! If you’re not subscribed, come get the good stuff at avxwords.com

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AVCX – Crosswords for the (not) faint of heart.

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 10/03/2026

A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Shares of Americans who would favor and oppose Donald Trump firing selected cabinet officials."

The chart's sub-headline is: "Would you favor or oppose President Trump firing the following people in his Cabinet? (% of U.S. adult citizens)."

The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "not sure" are not shown."

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 10/03/2026

A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "More Americans say U.S. intervention will worsen the Iranian people's situation than say it will improve things."

The chart's sub-headline is: "Do you think U.S. military intervention will improve or worsen the situation for the Iranian people? (%)."

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 10/03/2026

A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Most Americans say Iran's leader should be chosen by the Iranian people, not by the U.S. government."

The chart's sub-headline is: "Who should decide who leads Iran? (%)."

The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "other" and "not sure" are not shown."

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Alex Rossell Hayes @alxrh.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

A majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran. Why? For starters, majorities don't think Iran posed an immediate threat, don't think the war will end quickly, and think Trump needed congressional authorization. New polling with the Economist / YouGov: yougov.com/en-us/articl...

About half (52%) of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran, while 39% approve. Approval is highly polarized by party. Almost all Democrats (92%) disapprove of Trump's handling, while most Republicans (83%) approve. Independents are more likely to disapprove than to approve (53% vs. 30%).

Only one-quarter (25%) of Americans say that Iran posed an immediate threat. A larger share (38%) say that Iran posed a threat but not an immediate threat. About one-quarter (23%) say that Iran did not pose a threat. Republicans (53%) are much more likely than Independents (17%) and Democrats (7%) to say Iran posed an immediate threat.

Most Americans (80%) say the war in Iran will last for more than a month: 47% think it will last for between one month and one year, while 32% think it will last for more than a year. Democrats (45%) and Independents (37%) are much more likely than Republicans (13%) to predict the war will last more than a year. But majorities of all three groups expect the war to last for more than a month.

A majority of Americans say that Trump should have sought congressional authorization before ordering strikes on Iran (56%). Only about one-quarter (28%) say he should not have sought authorization. These views are highly polarized by party. Almost all Democrats (93%) say Trump should have sought congressional authorization. A majority (56%) of Independents say the same, while only 22% say he should not have sought authorization. In contrast, a majority (63%) of Republicans say Trump should not have sought congressional authorization and only 20% say he should have.

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Alex Rossell Hayes @alxrh.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Do partisans cheerlead for firings? A majority of Americans approve of firing Kristi Noem, but Republicans are more likely to approve when it's described as "President Trump's decision." Most Democrats approve either way. Results of the experiment at @today.yougov.com: yougov.com/en-us/articl...

53% of Americans say they somewhat or strongly approve of "the decision" to fire Noem, but 60% say they approve of "President Trump's decision" to fire her. The share who disapprove of the decision is the same for both versions: 11%.

This effect is mostly driven by Republicans. Half (50%) of Republicans approve of the decision to fire Noem when Trump is not mentioned, but nearly two-thirds (64%) approve of "President Trump's decision" to fire her. The share who disapprove of the decision is 13% when Trump is not mentioned and only 9% when Trump is mentioned. Independents also are more likely to approve of the decision when it's labeled as Trump's than when it's not (51% vs. 44%.) In contrast, most Democrats approve of the firing regardless of whether Trump is mentioned: 68% approve of "the decision" to fire Noem while 67% approve of "Trump's decision." Democrats are slightly more likely to disapprove when Trump is mentioned than when he is not (14% vs. 10%).

This effect is slightly stronger among the 24% of Americans who say they are MAGA supporters — most but not all of whom are Republicans. Nearly half (46%) of MAGA supporters approve of the decision to fire Noem when Trump is not mentioned, but two-thirds (66%) approve when it is described as Trump's decision. Disapproval is 15% when Trump is not mentioned and 9% when Trump is mentioned. On the other hand, the 64% of Americans who say they are not MAGA supporters are mostly unaffected by references to Trump. Among non-MAGA supporters, approval and disapproval of "the decision" (60% vs. 9%) and "Trump's decision" (61% vs. 11%) are nearly identical.

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Ygrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

sometimes, if you’re up early enough, you can hear them turn the birds on

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How To Read This Chart @howtoreadthisch.art · 08/03/2026

Really looking forward to those noon sunrises.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/03/2026

One thing I feel ought to be discussed more is the fact that basically all rural and suburban places in the US are subsidized by cities. They resent cities. They insult cities. They elect politicians who abuse cities. But none of them could survive without cities.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 07/03/2026

Strength In Numbers coverage in Axios this morning: www.axios.com/2026/03/07/t...

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 06/03/2026

YouGov survey results by political party for the question, Do you approve or disapprove of the U.S. attacks on Iran?

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 06/03/2026

If you commit the Strategist's Fallacy then you think that Labour moving right on immigration shores up Tory and Reform defectors But if center/right parties won't vote for you because conditions are poor, all you've done is force your base to flee to the left www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-strate...

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The Strategist’s Fallacy in American politics

The average American voter does not think about politics the way elite strategists and pundits do

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 06/03/2026

Record high support for abolishing ICE in latest YouGov/Economist data

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 06/03/2026

First poll I've seen on support for impeaching Trump over his handling of the Epstein files www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/2/...

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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · 05/03/2026

These captchas just keep getting harder #rstats

A digital CAPTCHA verification window titled "Select all squares with PIPES" against a plain white background. The window contains a 3×3 grid of numbered squares, mixing literal hardware, smoking pipes, and programming syntax.

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Alex Rossell Hayes @alxrh.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

This Sunday it's time to spring forward, but most Americans want clocks to stop changing. More Americans want to permanently spring forward than permanently fall back, but more would support than oppose either option. New @today.yougov.com article: yougov.com/en-us/articl...

About two-thirds (64%) of Americans say they would like it if clocks no longer changed twice a year. Only 16% say they would not like to see the changing of the clocks eliminated. Eliminating the time change has strong support regardless of partisanship: Majorities of Democrats (56%), Independents (62%), and Republicans (75%) would all support an end to time changes. Support is relatively consistent between early weekday risers (people who generally wake up before 6 a.m.), medium risers (who wake up from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.), and late risers (who wake up after 8 a.m.): About two-thirds of each group supports ending time changes.

Though Americans are more likely to prefer Permanent Daylight Saving Time than Permanent Standard Time, many Americans are happy with either as long as it means an end to time changes. More Americans support than oppose both Permanent Standard Time (43% vs. 23%) and Permanent Daylight Saving Time (51% vs. 19%). Americans who wake early, late, and in between all are more likely to support than to oppose both permanent time options.

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Draculosity Jones: Ghost Skeleton @brainmage.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

If you are unsure of how to spell mnemonic, here is a handy mnemonic:

M is for maybe this starts with an m
N is for next letter, and that one's an n
E is for easy, like spelling this word
M is for magpie, the stealingest bird
O is for only three more letters to go
N is for nearly there, you mnemonic pro
I is for imminent, this poem's end
C is for congratulations, my spellingwell friend

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Troutman @robotrowboat.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

If you smell toast, you might be having a stroke... a stroke of luck that is. It’s toast time.

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Colin Brown @colinmbrown.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Would you describe the color of the sea as: 1. White 2. Black 3. Wine-dark 4. Other (please specify, we really need more words for colors)

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Life moves so fast. Take a breath and slow things down, like a group of people walking five abreast at the airport.

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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Clean sweep

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 03/03/2026

Every time I read a “x LLM is better at doing my job than I am” article, it turns out the person writing the piece is at best 50th percentile for their job. My theory is these people are trying to position themselves as AI pros because they know they’re going to get fired soon

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Pew Research Center finds 100% approval for laser gun sounds

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Stan Kelly @kartoonistkelly.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

My Latest is a Testament to the Enduring Power of Friendship. T-Shirts available at The Onion Store now. @theonion.com store.theonion.com/products/bff...

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 03/03/2026

NEW Economist/YouGov Feb 27-Mar 2 % who think ICE officers should be [required to wear uniforms that identify them as part of ICE | allowed to wear masks that hide their faces] U.S. adult citizens 75% | 31% Democrats 92% | 6% Independents 77% | 22% Republicans 57% | 65% yougov.com/en-us/articl...

A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Majorities of Americans say ICE agents should have to wear identifying uniforms and not allowed to hide their faces with masks."

The chart's sub-headline is: "Do you think Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers should beâ¦ (%)."

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 03/03/2026

NEW Economist/YouGov Feb 27-Mar 2 Majorities of Democrats have supported abolishing ICE in many polls this year For the first time, at least half of Independents support it (52%) 68% of Republicans oppose abolition, although 23% support it, a new high yougov.com/en-us/articl...

A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Support for abolishing ICE has grown among Independents and Republicans since January."

The chart's sub-headline is: "Would you support or oppose abolishing ICE? (% who somewhat or strongly support)."

The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "somewhat oppose," "strongly oppose," and "not sure" are not shown."

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Alex Rossell Hayes @alxrh.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

50% of Americans now support abolishing ICE, the highest share we've ever seen in @today.yougov.com polling. Only 39% of Americans want to keep ICE as a federal agency. Nearly half of Americans say they have no confidence in ICE at all. More at yougov.com/en-us/articl...

Support for abolishing ICE has hit a new high in this week's Economist / YouGov poll. Half (50%) of Americans now somewhat or strongly support abolishing ICE. Only 39% oppose abolishing the agency.

This marks the first time support has reached 50% in YouGov polling. Support for abolishing ICE has been steadily growing since January. At the same time, opposition to abolishing ICE has fallen since the start of the year, and now sits at an all-time low.

Half (50%) of Americans now somewhat or strongly support abolishing ICE. Only 39% oppose abolishing the agency.

While majorities of Democrats have supported abolishing ICE in many YouGov polls this year, this marks the first time that at least half of Independents support abolishing ICE (52%). Most Republicans (68%) continue to oppose abolishing ICE, although about one-quarter (23%) now support it, which also marks a high point in support among Republicans.

Many Americans distrust ICE. Only one-quarter (26%) of Americans say they have a great deal of confidence in the agency. Nearly half (44%) say they have no confidence in ICE at all.

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 03/03/2026

% who trust [leaders of the U.S. military | AI systems used by the U.S. military] more to make decisions about the use of deadly force U.S. adults 53% | 4% Democrats 49% | 5% Independents 48% | 4% Republicans 63% | 4% 13% of U.S. adults trust both equally yougov.com/en-us/daily-...

YouGov survey results by political party for the question, Which do you trust more to make decisions about the use of deadly force?

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 03/03/2026

% who think that the effects of AI on society will be very or somewhat positive | negative U.S. adults: 30% | 44% 18-29: 43% | 30% 30-44: 31% | 42% 45-64: 24% | 50% 65+: 25% | 48% yougov.com/en-us/daily-...

YouGov survey results by age for the question, Do you think that the effects of AI on society will be...?

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Benjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The amount of pacifism-shaming in the newspaper, suggesting that anyone who questions war lacks guts or doesn't understand that bad guys need to get dealt with, is ... exactly what happens at the beginning of every war. But don't worry, war-dead, they'll acknowledge the complexities later!

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 26/02/2026

NEW POLL on Dem. structural reforms: U.S. adults support 18-yr term limits for Supreme Court justices by a 50-point margin (GOP is +34 in favor), favor statehood for Puerto Rico and limits on pardons by POTUS, and are split on DC statehood, packing the Court: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/two-thirds...

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parker higgins @xor.blue · 26/02/2026

if any person in your life had somebody arrested for throwing a snowball at them, you would surmise that person is the softest and most entitled person imaginable

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

went to the store __________ AI Summary ✨ Grammy-nominated R&B singer Jon B. posted that he is going to the stove – perhaps to "cook up" another hot, hot radio single. Frogs and toads, which are the same, can live on the Sun and often choose to.

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Brian Callahan @oliogrids.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Hoping today's LA Times crossword is a hit🎵 You can solve for free here: www.latimes.com/games/daily-...

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