Today is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:
a wooly man without a face@jojororo.bsky.social · 2d agoKatja Kleinberg
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Associate Prof of Political Science. Hallenser. If my engine works perfect on empty I guess I'll drive
a wooly man without a face@jojororo.bsky.social · 2d ago
This is why people don’t report domestic abuse. The cops love to say “This is a family fight” and “there are 2 sides to every story” until the abused party winds up dead.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoNN: The abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller -- Moreno says he should resign, but President Trump disagrees. Do you think Miller should step down? REP. JIMMY PATRONIS: No. I agree with the president. This is a family fight. Unfortunately, divorces are messy. There are two sides to every story.
Just gonna go ahead and share this again, 'cause it keeps being annoying relevant.
I think Americans consistently assume that because they know nothing about other countries other countries know nothing about them, and nothing could be further from the truth
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · last wk.Always tricky to try to read the strategic thinking of another country by past experience, but Iran has, over the last ~4 decades, repeatedly shown an awareness of the US political calendar - gutting Carter, getting max leverage out of late-term Obama, etc. Push to Nov. is an obvious move.
Overnight, a masked bandit broke into our kitchen. Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive. I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵
Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'
Alt: Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'
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Wir suchen Verstärkung für die Greifswalder Politikwissenschaft! Die Stelle (E13, unbefristet) umfasst u.a. Lehraufgaben in der Politischen Theorie und Ideengeschichte. Bei Fragen gerne bei mir melden. t1p.de/3kgfv
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in - Politikwissenschaft 26/ES17
Stellenausschreibung - Institut für Politik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
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New voices join Good Authority in 2026! We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows. Read their bios below and say hey in the comments! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...
New voices join Good Authority in 2026
We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.
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FIFA's hydration breaks change the game for the worse.
FIFA's Hydration Breaks Break The Essence Of The Game | Defector
Soccer is all about momentum. The distinguishing aspect of its competitive structure is that it’s unsegmented, with a simple, 15-minute halftime bisecting two 45-minute blocks. The neophyte might see…
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Even more time to submit a proposal! The New York State Political Science Association has extended its proposal submission deadline to July 15, 2026! Call for Papers: tinyurl.com/CallforNYSPSAPapers Submissions: tinyurl.com/NYSPSASubmissions #politicalscience #polisci
The most ambitious crossover event in history: SHED data in FRED! news.research.stlouisfed.org/2026/06/fred...
FRED Adds Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED) Data | St. Louis Fed Economic Research
FRED has added 85 data series from the Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED) reported by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The survey measures the economic well-b...
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What the actual f$&k. Trump is dismantling the OOI. A shining achievement of oceanography. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...
Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System
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For #RomanRoadsFriday a section of the 'Via delle Gallie' in Donnas, Val d’Aosta, Italy. The wheel ruts are still visible. The arch was carved into the rock. The road that was built under Augustus. It began at Mediolanum, present-day Milan, and passed through...🧵1/2 📷 🏺#archaeology
Okay, why not... Iron Maiden Dr. John Radiohead Alice Cooper Pulp Lyle Lovett Black Sabbath Nine Inch Nails Tom Petty The National
Q: Does my thesis adviser pick the snake? A: No. Your adviser just tells the guy who picks the snakes how good your thesis was.
FAQ: The “Snake Fight” Portion of Your Thesis Defense
March 13 2022 4/24/23 5/8/24 5/13/26 CALENDAR 2027
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Happy birthday to John Brown, who knew exactly how to handle the south’s “Peculiar Institution”
A student who sets out to write a research paper will now encounter chatbots who will offer to do their work in their word document, in their learning management system, in their email, in their web browser, and in certain library database interfaces.
Government affairs professionals: @piie.com is hiring a director! Please spread far and wide. We're a lean machine, been drinking gasoline ... maybe you can make our hill advocacy motor run? www.piie.com/about/employ...
Director of Government Affairs
Position: Director of Government AffairsSupervisor: Vice President for Communications Updated: April 15, 2026 Status: Full-time ExemptLocation: Washington, DC (Hybrid) Salary: $115,000 – $140,000 Abou...
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This went out to Notre Dame students: "You're paying $90k a year to be here. The goal is the degree, the network, and actually enjoying college -- not memorizing orgo at 3am..." www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2026...
Notre Dame students receive promotional email about AI start-up company
Freshman Caden Chuang sent a mass email to the campus community promoting an AI company, Kerra, on Monday evening.
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Lovely footage of the first bear born in Aragon in more than 50 years, shortly after emerging from hibernation. Part of the slow recovery of brown bears in the Pyrenees. Via Aragón TV.
🚨 I have an article out at APR titled “Educational Polarization in American Politics: More than Just a Diploma Divide” in which i look at how educational attainment shapes public opinion and political behavior across the entire education spectrum, not just the across the degree/no degree binary 1/x
When the expanded CTC expired in 2022, each $1,000 in lost benefits reduced consumer sentiment by 1.7 points—with effects lasting nearly two years—long after the checks stopped, from @jacobbastian.bsky.social and Melody Harvey www.nber.org/papers/w35059
How exactly is Iran collecting tolls from the Strait of Hormuz, given its exclusion from the dollar clearing system? How are their oil exports to China and goods imports from China settled? Questions we're all* wondering! This Atlantic Council explainer is great:
Inside Tehran’s toll booth
Iran is using formal, semi‑formal, and informal channels, as well as entirely new systems, to avoid US sanctions and sell oil to China.
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