halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 5h“When pitted against each other, Democratic candidates are in many cases far more popular than Republicans, as my new column for MS NOW shows this week: 111
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 11hSnow Geese lifting off and flying directly over my head. Hagerman NWR on Lake Texoma is a crucial stopping point for Snow Geese on the central flyway. Fish & Wildlife plants winter wheat so the geese can fatten up and finish winter migration. 011
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"What Witkoff wanted to communicate, in his comment on the Miami talks, was that this was all about normalizing relations with Russia and getting back to business with the Russians. 100
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026We can explain moronic inflation with a single chart: 100
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026One of my favorite wading birds, the Curlew. 010
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026My friend, Professor Jonathan Barnes, took this picture of the eclipse from a park in Sueca, Spain on August 12th. He was in the tent next to mine at Scouting America's National Jamboree in July. Click to see it in a larger format. 010
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Here's the picture. It was odd finding an Eastern Kingbird in Utah. Odder to see it hawk surfing. 141
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Epic follow up to Mothers Against Greg Abbott signs. 000
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"which helps show that the first year of Trump’s current term was the worst for American job growth since the Great Recession, and the second year of his current is the second worst." 000
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"To contextualize the data, I put together this chart to show month-to-month totals since the 2020 election. The blue columns point to Biden’s presidency, while the red columns point to Trump’s." 100
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026VOTE! We have a once-in-a-generation chance to change DC and red states. I'm ready: I've checked my registration, downloaded a sample ballot, and will vote on the first day of early voting in Texas, Monday October 19. ***Tomorrow is the last day for Texans to register to vote.*** 045
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Claude judged that claim 'false': 010
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Except it was a miracle. Kennedy’s statement was 'false,' according to Claude: 100
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"If you want to understand what’s driving the midterm elections, start with this chart." 121
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 03/10/2026From my most recent trip to Big Bend. 053
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This chart “shows, on the top, the retail price of diesel since Donald Trump became president; and, on the bottom, Donald Trump’s approval rating on prices among people in our monthly Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll who self-identify as Republicans.” 000
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"You can see the breakdown in this chart. The gray part we might cheekily call 'real'; the red part is well, other stuff." 000
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that only 17% of U.S. adults approve of the Republican president’s handling of the cost of living. Just 26% approve of his handling of the economy overall, marking a new low. 100
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Here are the 10 most recent polls on the race. The only two polls that don't have Talarico in the lead are from Republican groups. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 000
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Top 10 policies with highest support among both Democratic and Republican voters: 100
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The midterm convention is the green line along the bottom. While there is a visible spike on Sep 9-10, it never led the news with just sixty-five stories linked at memeorandum.com, 16th of the 18 subjects I tracked in 2026." 100
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"And polls show the issue they care most about is the cost of living — which Trump called a hoax on TV, and no other speakers mentioned. I covered this data on the podcast with David Nir two weeks ago and again in that Friday’s Chart of the Week." 110
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Republicans are responsible for this do-nothing Congress. Democrats can highlight how few days the House worked, and Congress' failure to restrain Trump. When they did work, they made the rich richer and the rest of us poorer. "Congressional Approval at Just 17%" 121
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“How rural voters are feeling about Trump as the midterms approach, according to a new AP-KFF poll” These numbers are not good for Republicans. 000
halfmarshall.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“These charts show how the revised 2026 forecasts for oil, gas and coal use from the International Energy Agency have markedly changed the emissions outlook. They build on a development first spotted by the outlet CarbonBrief.” 100
