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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sabato moves Alaska senate to Leans D! centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...

Sabato Crystal Ball race rating chart showing Alaska moving from toss-up to leans democratic, and South Carolina from Safe to Likely GOP

David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Since everyone else is doing it… Seems about right (and yay DC), though I’m sad that 12 years in PA seem to have taken the New Englander out of me. 😢

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I think some of the grief the NYT gets on here is a bit much, but this juxtaposition is…something.

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Sabbatical done, promotion official, and back at it for first day of school number 36 (I think…it’s getting hard to keep track).

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

With some upcoming travel, this is the last week of my sabbatical that feels like my own. No better way to spend it than to kick off early and enjoy screwball comedy week at Pgh’s Rowhouse Cinema.

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Finished this last night. The mood and atmosphere are great, and the story-in-story is brilliant (though a bit anticlimactic). Characters and plotting a little weaker than the followup, The Postscript Murders—that one kept me guessing but I pegged the killer pretty early here. 8.5/10

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I’ve been thinking about this passage from Pittsburgher Mary Roberts Rinehart’s The Man in Lower Ten (1909) a lot today.

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It’s uncanny how this brand of Trader Joe’s chips taste exactly like I remember every 1990s health food store smelling.

Bag of Trader Joe’s Veggie & Flaxseed Corn Tortilla chips

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

As an early, enthusiastic supporter of her campaign (and contributor to it), it’s been painful to watch McMorrow hit what seems like a doom spiral. Whoever has been advising her shouldn’t be allowed near another campaign in a competitive state.

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Is there a nicer city than Chicago to fly into?

Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan from a plane window

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Very useful and helpful information, though a pleasant break from alerts about armed robberies and shootings near campus

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Oh, and a Beiler’s doughnut on the way!

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

And second fun read of the year is done—the book I should have read first. Also a very fun book with terrific characters and a solid whodunit. I found the plot somewhat less engrossing than “Man Who Died Twice,” but despite some predictable turns along the way, the ending totally surprised me. 9/10

Richard Osman’s book The Thursday Murder Club

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Timeline cleanse for those who need it. Montana is gorgeous.

Photo of snow covered mountains from an airplane window

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Serious question: did I miss a previous moment when he became as much of a doomer as the random accounts with 3 followers on here? Or is this new today? Seriously, I’m so sick of this sh*t. Imagine seeing everything that ordinary people are doing to fight back and using your platform to say this.

Post from Bill Kristol suggesting that the admin is “on course to brush aside this limited setback and forge ahead with its authoritarian agenda.”

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

First fun read of 2026 done! It was a gift and I was initially skeptical (septuagenarians solving murders isn’t exactly a new idea). It’s actually great, though! Twists were generally surprising and pacing was excellent (I couldn’t put it down). Some character stuff dragged, but only a bit. 9.5/10

Richard Osman’s novel The Man Who Died Twice

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Timeline cleanse for those who need it

Photos of snow covered mountain, trees, and sky

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Really excited to be diving into this book this morning!

Picture of the book A Theology of Brotherhood: The Federal Council of Churches and the Problem if Race by Curtis J. Evans

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

There‘s nobody better than mid-20th c. Catholic nuns

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

He doesn't want us to back down; he just wants to go to the beach. Some gall to send a fundraising email the same hour this video is circulating.

Fundraising email from John Fetterman's campaign

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Yes, I am recording six weeks of lecture videos for an online course in one day. And, no, I will not wear the same shirt in all of them, even if the hair is a giveaway.

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

It's mind-boggling that appalling things like this happen and the response from Democrats, including ones I really like, is to send a fundraising appeal about it.

Email from Ocasio Cortez campaign with text: ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.

Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.

He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.

He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.

This is political intimidation.

Conclusion of email from Ocasio Cortez campaign with donation box with button that reads "contribute $5"

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

This is the funniest thing I’ve read all week. (From Mary Hunter Austin’s Earth Horizon)

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Final stretch of research for this book. First stop: the main Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, which is just about as pleasant as any archive reading room.

iPad and book in reading room of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Happy 420 from Team Fetterman. I can’t think of anything else important happening right now. 🤔 Tbh, it’s easier dealing with my GOP senator than my Democratic one who’s this unserious.

Poll on marijuana legalization from Fetterman campaign

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

This was from Sunday so I’ll give them some benefit of the doubt, but I’m so f*ing sick of this “sleepwalking” framing from legacy media. Yeah, things are bad. But countless people are trying to stop it. Nobody is sleepwalking into anything.

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Rare occurrence (at least in my experience):landing to the south on runway 17 at PHL. Great views of the city and a very low pass over I-95.

I-95 from a plane landing in Philadelphia

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

At PHL three hours early for a flight? Perfect excuse for the ultimate airport comfort food.

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

“A publication for all America.” Hahahahaha.

Email from Washington post reading “ For 138 years, The Washington Post has committed its pages to covering and holding power to account. Our Newsroom remains dedicated to independent reporting and fact-based journalism. Our Opinion pages will now focus on the pillars of free markets and personal liberties, two underserved viewpoints in the current market of ideas and news opinion. We look forward to continuing to be a publication for all of America.”

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

This is really good and I've eaten way too much of it. 10/10 highly recommend. (and I'm not a huge Jeni's fan)

A tub of Jeni's Iced Molasses Gingerbread ice cream

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

If you're peddling some gimmicky ed tech product and this is your opening pitch, just stop right there. My answer will be no.

Email with text: "Hi Professor Mislin, I'm not sure if it's for you"

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The worst kind of weather. Small wonder everyone is low energy today.

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

Posted this on the other place as well but really feeling it: As a PBS kid of a certain era, there's one role that I'll forever associate James Earl Jones with no matter how famous he was for other things.

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 07/03/2024

Spending an afternoon of spring break grading is not fun. Fortunately, there’s Jeni’s new powdered jelly donut flavor to make things better.

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 25/01/2024

Unexpected perk of a later teaching schedule this semester: the view out of my office window at twilight is particularly lovely.

Temple University building and belltower

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 29/11/2023

I admit that I post this partly because I'm pleased with myself but also as a PSA that while often boring, indoor treadmill runs during winter are great for pace training.

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

Another big win for Dems in PA on Tuesday: Allegheny County executive. I didn't realize just how much the GOP threw at this race. www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

This is literally every academic meeting I’ve ever been to

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

I haven’t seen this confirmed elsewhere but amazing news if true

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David Mislin @davidmislin.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

Some excellent weekend reading. This was such a needed book, and I can’t think of a more perfect historian to write it.

Cover of Margaret Bendroth’s Good and Mad

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