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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 5h

If only we could decipher which takes precedence—laws passed by Congress or an executive order from the President.

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Kate Jackson @katejackson.bsky.social · 5h

Happy weekend www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

Speculative data center debt is being repackaged and sold to pension and retirement funds, university endowments, and other institutional investors in a manner eerily reminiscent of the subprime bubble. Private equity firms have purchased life insurers and loaded them with risky debt, exposing policyholders and the public to losses and raising the threat of financial contagion.

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Gabriel Flynn @gabrielflynn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

AI researchers warn technology 'months away' from being able to connect to wifi using eduroam

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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 11h

Stats are useless. The only way to understand people's experiences is to talk to a ton of them and aggregate.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13h

back to the ol' law practice

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 19h

I’m sorry to have to be the bad guy here but we need to recognize that we live in a compressed air thrusters world now. If you’re not finding ways to teach the critical use of compressed air thrusters in your classroom, you’re setting your students up to fail when you could be setting them up to fly

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

"shouldn't be this hard" is an all-encompassing, feel-it-in-your-bones summary of modern American life -- of difficulties big and small, existential and annoying -- that should be at the core of every Democratic candidate's message for years to come.

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 15/10/2026

OLS
OLS
This month's revolutionary estimator

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

For those interested, I just wrote a large report on the current state of affairs in the US regarding Christian nationalism and democracy. bsky.app/profile/andr...

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

What do we want?!? Object permanence!! When do we want it?!? When do we want what?!? (I saw this somewhere and I always think of it when I see object permanence)

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/10/2026

NEW: Inflation data came in and Donald Trump’s failed economic agenda has raised prices for Americans by 5.9%. That means families are paying $3,772 more thanks to inflation under Trump.

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The way the second basemen does a double take to him 😂

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

guess I did not realize that Victor Mesa Jr had an arm like that

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

What exactly does “democracy” mean to supporters of Christian nationalism compared to Americans who resist or reject Christian nationalism? Depending on the answer to that question, the remedies to counter Christian nationalism might look very different. kettering.org/christian-na...

kettering.org

Christian Nationalism and the State of American Democracy in 2026

What do Christian nationalists mean by "democracy"? New Democracy for All Project survey data reveals competing visions of power, citizenship, and democratic values.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026

a livestreamed execution is just a lynching

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just astounding where we find our country. And nothing says "total control of the Strait of Hormuz" like having to by diesel from Russia.

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Project 2025 aimed to localize power within the executive branch. Ambassadors of Christian nationalism fully support this goal. Well over half believe the President has the right amount of power (right now), and another 15% believe he should have more.

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Cara Burnidge @burnidge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

“Hidden within these numbers, however, is an important story about what democracy means for Americans…” This is what scholars in the study of religion & in ethics have been saying for some time. “Democracy” is not a fixed concept, and religion helps us understand how and why

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David Welker @davidskywelker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

“we see that 31% of White Americans are at least sympathetic to Christian nationalism (either as Ambassadors or Accommodators), while 28% of Black Americans and 32% of Hispanic Americans say the same. Only 23% of respondents who identify with another race are sympathetic to Christian nationalism.”

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 08/10/2026

It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.

X post from AI industry insider Alvin Sng :

My wife: Can you read our baby a book?
Me: I can just play an audiobook from my phone.
My wife: But then it won't be in your voice.
Me: I can train a voice model.
Parenting hits different when you work in Al.

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

That's the question! We'd have to talk to them to know, but given anecdotal evidence and interviews with folks like this elsewhere, my hunch is they are afraid "the other side" is doing this and will do this to harm them. It's kind of a "they're obvs doing it too!" stance.

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

(As always, if you don't have access to a paper, email me or any other author...we love to send PDFs along!)

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

While this paper is from years ago, I have such a soft spot f/ it. I really liked how it came together, the theory/background, the original question, the data. I remember the reviewers were also really helpful. When I see it still get cited, I smile. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We've probably learned more about American politics from the ANES than any other single data source. The same is true for the GSS and sociology. Both of these are gone if Congress acquiesces to these NSF cuts.

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Stephen Vaisey 🇺🇦 @stephenvaisey.com · 07/10/2026

BTW this means no funding for GSS, ANES, or PSID. GSS 2026 is in the field now, but then it looks like that's it. Devastating for social science.

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Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is the big statewide election in Indiana this cycle

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

What are Americans who embrace Christian nationalism most worried about? 1. Ineligible voters in US elections 2. Political leaders acting illegally 3. Gerrymandering Those who reject CN? 1. Political leaders acting illegally 2. Anon $$$ influencing politics 3. Fed agents harming protestors

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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hey hey -- it's publication day! Couldn't be more excited for this to be out in the world. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Prague used to have a massive monument to Stalin. This is what happened to it. prague-now.com/history/stal...

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Manuel Schechtl @schechtlm.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Timely new paper in @socioeconreview.bsky.social: Does rising wealth concentration undermine American democracy? Using variation across the 50 U.S. states, results reveal a clear, negative effect of millionaire wealth concentration on democratic performance. doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag058

Wealth concentration in the United States has reached heights not seen since the Gilded Age, renewing fears that concentrated economic power may undermine democracy. Yet empirical research linking inequality to democratic erosion remains inconclusive, partly because most studies focus on cross-country comparison and examine income rather than wealth. This study exploits variation across fifty U.S. states; each
embedded in a common federal framework but differing in political and economic dynamics. To estimate the exogenous effect of rising wealth concentration on democratic backsliding, I develop a shift-share instrument of state-level millionaire wealth shares. Results reveal a clear, negative effect on democratic performance. Causal mediation analysis demonstrates that the effect is mediated by the share of seats held by
Republicans in state legislatures, pointing to a mechanism of elite influence through partisan channels. These findings demonstrate that subnational wealth disparities, and their convergence with partisan politics, actively erode American democratic institutions.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Everyone in Trump II deserves to be booed loudly and relentlessly every time they show their faces in public for the rest of their lives, but there is a whole other level of booing that should greet people who did less than nothing and then talk about how hard it was. apnews.com/article/thom...

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Republican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new book

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.”

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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is being passed around as a total misrepresentation of what he said. Trump was saying - as he often does - that costs for Americans are a small price to pay for preventing Iran from getting nuclear missiles. He was saying ‘let them take out LA or SD’ as an example of what could happen then…

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“every time someone is sleeping on a subway bench in a city, the rest of america can sort of say ‘ugh, look at these cities.’ but we are holding a lot of your people who you failed to love and take care of.” 👏 👏 👏

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

***NEW REPORT*** Using a large (23,000 people) national survey collected in 2026 by @kettering.org & @gallup.com, I wrote this expansive report on Christian nationalism and Americans' views of democracy. As we head toward Nov., this report shows us what is at stake. kettering.org/christian-na...

kettering.org

Christian Nationalism and the State of American Democracy in 2026

What do Christian nationalists mean by "democracy"? New Democracy for All Project survey data reveals competing visions of power, citizenship, and democratic values.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just wanted to highlight this new report I wrote on Christian nationalism and democracy, including Americans' views on the separation of powers. Thanks! bsky.app/profile/andr...

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Jen Frankel @jenfrankel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“The widespread embrace of Christian nationalism by the Republican Party underscores the ongoing political relevance of Christian nationalism given the two-party system that dictates US politics.” Fascinating report delves into the intersection of American politics and Christian nationalism

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Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) @iddybud.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

➡️ Hidden within these numbers is an important story about what democracy means for Americans who either embrace or reject the idea that the United States is and should be a Christian nation.

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is such an important historical point to make. On the influence of Christianity and Christian nationalism at this particular moment, I just wrote an extensive report showing how Americans who embrace Christian nationalism define and envision "democracy" going forward. bsky.app/profile/andr...

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On the influence of Christianity and Christian nationalism at this particular moment, I just wrote an extensive report using a large, national survey. It lays out how Americans who embrace Christian nationalism define and envision "democracy" going forward. bsky.app/profile/andr...

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