Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 23/05/2025NYT Pitchbot now reduced to summaries since there is nothing left to satirize 329435
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Modest proposal to fix NBA games: instead of the same old terrible post game interviews with players (“we just executed”), interview family members. Don’t you want to know what Jokic’s older brother thinks about the officiating?! He cannot be fined! #nba #playoffs 020
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 14/05/2025media.tenor.coma man in a hot dog costume has the words it could literally be any one of us above himALT: a man in a hot dog costume has the words it could literally be any one of us above him 010
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Bottled *just* around the last time the Knicks were in the Eastern Conferenxe Finals. Just a coincidence. No jinxes. 010
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 12/05/2025NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 6443671086
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 11/05/2025I, for one, am glad we are finally throwing these DEI planes into the sea. 010
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 10/05/2025This time with real blood tests!media.tenor.coma man with a netflix logo on the bottom of his faceALT: a man with a netflix logo on the bottom of his face 010
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonAnton Strezhnev @astrezh.bsky.social · 10/05/2025www.wpr.org/news/uw-madi...wpr.orgUW-Madison faculty joins Big Ten schools in vote for 'Mutual Defense Compact'University of Wisconsin-Madison professors have joined their colleagues at Big Ten schools to formally say they’re frustrated by the Trump administration’s cuts to research funding and efforts to dict... 062
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Absolutely incredible ending. Again. Thibs - I forgive you for running Hart and Brunson into the ground. All is forgiven. 010
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Delighted to be a part of this and hear about a bunch of great new work! 030
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 30/04/2025😜some people are determined to put The Onion out of business 010
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonKatja Kleinberg @katjakleinberg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025It is hard to overstate what Journeys has done for our field and the profession. 0133
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Very useful interactive spreadsheet of the college/univ prez who have signed this declaration of academic independence. Up to 480 signers now, up from 180 three days ago. Thanks to @ejgoldstick.bsky.social for putting it together. For reference, his doc is here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.comAAC&U Public Statement on 2025Apr22 - Signatories.csv 67800217
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Locking down the pro-salmonella vote early 010
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 22/04/2025I'd like to say that this quote is as true out of context as it is in the proper context. 000
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 22/04/2025This one is easy. "Yes," right? You can do anything you set your mind to! 000
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonKen Schultz @kschultz.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Dear USG, Sorry to hear that you accidentally turned in a preliminary draft of your letter. Unfortunately, now that a grade has been submitted, we cannot accept a revised version, and the original grade must stand. I hope this will serve as a reminder to double check your work before submitting it. 328954
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonMichelle Schwarze @mschwarze.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I was in a Head Start daycare as a child, as my (single) mom couldn’t afford to pay for care for me so she could work the job she needed to care for us. It’s despicable that, in a country that already does so little for children & families, Trump is taking away one bright light. 041
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I did not anticipate, when I started organizing this last year, that we would have so much to talk about. But we do, & I'm grateful my amazing European colleagues are attending. Transatlantic ties are more crucial than ever. Join us on May 1 @uwmadison.bsky.social: europe.wisc.edu/event/keynot... 2376
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 17/04/20252013 Ted Cruz sounds so wise and principled! 000
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonLarry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Steve Kerr: "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to be able to handle their own business the way they want to. And they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say, by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard." 129110642324
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 16/04/2025I absolutely refuse to believe that this is a real person and not Bill Hader in a sketch 020
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Generally a fan of most things Kerr says and does but love this one more than usual. 000
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 14/04/2025We've finally, at long last, reached "The Line." I wish it had come sooner, but maybe it's not too late for others to see that it's the only way. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...nytimes.comHarvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration DemandsFederal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful. 110
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 13/04/2025The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory. www.ft.com/content/8459... 23291252809
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 10/04/2025You’d think this was New York Times reporting! 010
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 10/04/2025I wouldn’t say that Eric Adam’s has a reputation for saying stupid things, but I will say that I wasn’t sure this was satire. 000
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Still at or above Smoot Hawley! Not the usual immediate and total reversal of Trump’s policies at all. Still really pretty terrible. 000
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Turns out the trend of journalism turning into a crew of stenographers to wealthy companies and politicians isn’t limited to politics! 110
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonJeremy "Looking for Arrows" Zorek @jeremyzorek.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Absolutely incredible: the Feds totally folded on Congestion Pricing, thanks to the MTA just...refusing to abide by their demands www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...cbsnews.comMTA, feds agree to keep NYC congestion pricing tolls through OctoberThe MTA and the Trump administration have reached an agreement to keep New York City congestion pricing through October. 8755611249
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 08/04/2025"Underrated?!" <JimMoraPlayoffs.gif>travelandleisure.comThis Underrated Midwestern City Is a Top Trending Destination for Summer—and It Has Legendary Cheeses, Award-winning Restaurants, and 2 Stunning LakesMadison, Wisconsin, is home to award-winning restaurants and Frank Lloyd Wright-designed architecture—and it's a trending summer destinations on Google Flights. 3151
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Thank god the republicans are protecting Jews from…globalistsmedia.tenor.coma cartoon of two spidermans standing in front of a nypd vanALT: a cartoon of two spidermans standing in front of a nypd van 010
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 07/04/2025My students are sick of hearing me say this (but probably not only this…) 010
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonMayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Hands Off Madison Wisconsin! Hands off our democracy! 182609418
Reposted by Jonathan Renshon Patrick @patrickdoupe.bsky.social · 04/04/2025LaTeX still a credible signal 071
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonJason Coupet @professajay.bsky.social · 03/04/2025You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino. 7955993210258
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 02/04/2025In a great piece (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...), Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock ask who actually runs Columbia University?" The answer is depressing: "Who becomes a trustee? At Columbia there are 21, all of them from business, law and technology"theguardian.com 100
Jonathan Renshon @jonathan-renshon.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Kinsley Gaffes happening so often we might need a new name. 020
Reposted by Jonathan RenshonDan Shafer @danshafer.bsky.social · 01/04/2025REMINDER: Wisconsin has same-day voter registration. So, if you haven’t registered or recently moved or anything like that, you can register at your polling place (with ID and proof of residence) TODAY. Every state should do this. It’s great that Wisconsin does this. Go vote. 5062332891
