Moskowitz was always going to take the Florida 25th. 35% in this district for Larkin - an actual anti-Zionist - is a sign of something.

“But when I trailed with Nixon’s volunteer canvassers on Friday in Broward County — one of the most Democratic counties in the state — no other campaigns appeared to be knocking on voters’ doors.” — www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...

Update from Patricia Mazzei

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The reason we didn't poll Markey vs. Moulton is we don't have much to contribute. I'm seeing the same dynamic as the Markey vs. JKIII 2020 primary: Markey looks "in trouble" from April to early August, and his voters come home a couple weeks before.

Another poll shows Markey leading Moulton as primary nears final showdown

A second new poll gives Sen. Ed Markey a clear edge over Rep. Seth Moulton in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate Democratic primary.

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"One of his [Arday's] professors at Cambridge, a historian, who is white, was reported to have been found to have copied more than 12 pages of an undergraduate’s work. He is still in post — fittingly for the social sciences, this is an experiment with a control" giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

The difficult truth about Jason Arday

From the beginning, investigations were accompanied by a cloud of excessive references to his race

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Hell yeah get that paper /secure the bag etc

Drew Engelhardt@amengel.bsky.social · yesterday

Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey research? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle. Deadline Oct. 21. www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant

Absolute hot fire!!! www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Hey, guys, when the librarians get pissed about the destruction of books, it’s time to put those listening ears on. Because we are very comfortable with the idea that books are tools that can be retired. What’s happening right now is not that.

Once again and over and over until it gets through: archives and libraries scanning something for preservation is an entirely different story than private citizens and companies doing it, because there are strict ethical standards for the former and the latter consider them annoyances.

my most madisonian take is that if he was at 52% approval they would entertain this.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d ago

Update: The Supreme Court, as expected, denied Trump's second go at asking the justices to take up his appeal in E. Jean Carroll's case this morning. (This was the rehearing request that Trump's lawyers had unsuccessfully been arguing should justify courts holding off giving Carroll her money.)

"During the pandemic, faculty hiring dropped dramatically but DEI policies kept minority hiring flat/slightly elevated — leading to ~1 additional faculty hired per institution per year relative to the counterfactual. Just a few years later, this trend had ended."

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 2d ago

Sasha Gusev has a great new blog post on faculty hiring during the DEI era. Remarkable how much backlash there has been to what was an tiny and temporary bump in hiring Black, Latino, and Native faculty of about 1 person per R1 campus theinfinitesimal.substack.com/p/what-actua...

Ed Markey beat one of the best natural politicians in the Mass congressional delegation by double digits in the 2020 primary. How do you expect him to do against one of the worst?

Too moderate for Mass.? Poll finds Moulton trailing Markey in Senate race

Our new poll finds a big shift toward Sen. Ed Markey in his primary race against Rep. Seth Moulton, and suggests the incumbent's progressivism is a big reason why.

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I’m reposting Adam’s piece again because i think there is no one else talking about the corrupting influence of money in politics in such a nuanced way. I’d also want the next campaign committee chairs to reign in this kind of bullshit.

Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social · 3d ago

There are four overlapping scandals here: 1. Fundraising spam tactics are hallmarks of elder financial exploitation 2. The Dem establishment is in on it 3. Most of what is raised goes to fundraising consultants 4. Capitulation to legal threats by NYT and The Bulwark on a fully vetted story 🧵👇

This is a truly important post. You should read it if you want to understand what the hell is happening to DNC fundraising, and the nasty consequences for country and party

Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social · 3d ago

There are four overlapping scandals here: 1. Fundraising spam tactics are hallmarks of elder financial exploitation 2. The Dem establishment is in on it 3. Most of what is raised goes to fundraising consultants 4. Capitulation to legal threats by NYT and The Bulwark on a fully vetted story 🧵👇

If you are frightened by the inevitable march of time, next year the first members of Generation Alpha will start looking at colleges.

Money in politics man, you’re either taking corporate PAC money, hustling for large dollar donors on the phone 4 hours a day, or scamming elderly people out of their social security checks

Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social · 3d ago

The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.

They came for White Gladis’ mom?!?

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 5d ago

Iberian orca known for ramming boats seen with suspected gunshot wounds

i think one thing about no one trusting media anymore this these clips spread kind of organically to people. i mean, the guy is in the mid-to-low 30s on approval, and still falling.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Q: The family members of US service members are concerned about the conditions on the USS Lincoln TRUMP: No they're not Q: Has the deployment gone on too long? TRUMP: No no no. Not nearly long enough.

foreigners in june: guys america rocks, barbecue, buc-ees, free salsa, boston bars. foreigners in august: we forgot everything what in the hell are these dumb hicks saying what does gig 'em ags mean

Aaaaaand, the Health Department has published an evaluation of congestion pricing's effect on air quality. No major surprise that it didn't have a huge effect, but importantly it didn't INCREASE air quality in surrounding neighbs of concern a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov/IndicatorPub...

NYC congestion pricing report – Environment & Health Data Portal

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There’s always room to indulge Julia in more posts. Excellent points here. I thought the same thing about Roys, but then I noticed enough Roys signs around town in places I saw Sanders & Warren signs in 2016/2020, as opposed to Biden & Clinton ones. Will be interesting to see if we ever get data.

Julia Azari@juliaazari.bsky.social · 5d ago

Indulge me in one more Wisconsin post - my take on coordination, the uneven role of nationalized politics, responses to all the Hong hate in the commentariat. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/indulge-me...

Trump inherited massive investments in the economy from Biden, then passed a massive stimulus, and started a war with Iran. He killed the Biden programs and eventually the stimulus effects will end while the costs of the Iran War hit.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d ago

NEW YORK (AP) - Americans unexpectedly cut back on spending last month as a boost from government tax refunds faded. @apnews.com

If the president has an approval rating in the low 30s, doesn't seem like his press secretary really "perfected" the art of defending him from criticism. Seems like she was actually pretty bad at the job?

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 5d ago

Karoline Leavitt, the Press Secretary Who Perfected the Art of Defending Trump - WSJ

i enjoy water

Josephine beckbook.com Riesman@josie.zone · 6d ago

Name a popular thing that you enjoy

Foreign students *subsidize American students* in addition to making us richer and more innovative by bringing the world's best and brightest here. Just pure Cheddar Bob here.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 6d ago

There will probably be far fewer foreign students on college campuses nationwide this fall following the Trump administration’s crackdown on international visas. A new report predicts international enrollment will decrease by 9.5 percent this fall.

There is no evidence that the MMR vaccine is dangerous or that splitting it into its three components is any safer or more effective. It would take 5-10 yrs to make new individual vaccines in any case. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/h...

Trump Wants the M.M.R. Vaccine Split Into Three Separate Shots. Doctors Say It’s a Bad Idea. (Gift Article)

President Trump is calling for immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella to be given in individual jabs in three different appointments instead of the standard combination shot.

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Counterpoint: Polls underestimated Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota about as much as they overestimated Hong in Wisconsin

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · last wk.

I have defended pollsters and their work has been pretty darn accurate now for years. But I’m curious about how they have now twice vastly overestimated the support of progressive candidates.

Tonight will be worse than average

Omar Wasow@owasow.bsky.social · last wk.

On primary polling in MI, @gelliottmorris.com noted, “…polls had Sayed up by ~13 points. So this is like a 12-point misfire. But actually, I've looked at all Senate primary polls back to 1998. The average miss is actually 13 points. So, last night was better than average for the polls in a primary.”

Please help Peter out if you are qualified to do so bc my distaste for Oster as an all time bad faith villain borders on the pathological.

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · last wk.

if you are or know a pregnancy expert who could talk to me about Emily Oster's pregnancy work, hit me up here or by email (ifbookscouldkill on gmail). or ignore me, that's your prerogative also.

My *dad* told me about this trick TWENTY YEARS AGO apple.news/Avm6XzhlUT1O...

Job applicants use hidden text to trick A.I. screeners — NBC News

Some job seekers are reportedly using hidden text in their resumes and applications to trick A.I. hiring systems. Developer Relations Engineer and content creator Harnoor Singh breaks down the potenti...

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universities: we would like to go big on ai social scientists: yeah about that universities: yeah about that