💸 The Fed raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage point yesterday. What did affordability look like for Missouri voters before that decision? In our August SLU/YouGov Poll, majorities were worried about six of the seven household expenses we asked about. 🧵

🏗️ How much of Missouri voters’ opposition to data centers is “not in my backyard”? Our new SLU/YouGov Poll included a question-order experiment, and the results suggest where voters imagine the data center matters. 🧵

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Of 900 likely Missouri voters surveyed in August by the SLU/YouGov Poll, 44% opposed the abortion ban amendment and 43% supported it. The remaining 13% were unsure. #moleg #mogov

In the classic guy friendship today on a Google Meet for our fantasy draft, I was waiting with two college friends. We have a text thread we semi-regularly use and only in this meet did we learn one friend got a new job, likely long ago. He also moved, which we learned only in passing in the thread.

And Kamala Harris was born on the day Hoover died, so depending on exact times, this might even be true on Earth2

Denali@denali.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Husband just came in to tell me that since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln every American president has been alive at the same time as Herbert Hoover.

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026

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I am at the point of grading, where I am giving myself the reward of grading the material I do not want to grade if I am a good boy, and first grade the material I *really* don't want to grade

If you think you had a rough day at work, just be thankful you are not the head of IT at a university today.

15% of state legislative incumbents who face a primary challenger lose, but less than 9 percent of incumbents who face a general election challenger lose. (Figure below from Chapter 2 of Accountability in State Legislatures)

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 5mo ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority of Republican Indiana lawmakers who defied Trump on redistricting lose to Trump-backed challengers.

St Louis has the best weather people. Sound needed

Hey people of the Internet. The great @opensecrets.org has been nominated for a Webby! You can vote here. Please consider doing so to support transparency and accountability in government and data. vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

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I just voted in The Webby People's Voice Awards and checked my voter registration.

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💸 Big hearing today on asking voters whether to replace the state income tax with a sales tax. Our 2025 SLU/YouGov Poll asked voters: "Would you support or oppose eliminating Missouri's state income tax?" 52% support, 25% oppose, but 73% of Reps support it vs. 23% of Dems📊(1/5)

⚾ Happy Opening Day, Missouri! 🎉 In August 2024, Missouri voters told the SLU/YouGov Poll their favorite baseball teams: ⚾️41% are Cardinals fans ⚾️20% back the Royals ⚾️26% have no favorite team PLAY BALL! 📊

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Chicago Sun-Times@chicago.suntimes.com · 6mo ago

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged his rapid weight loss, joked about former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel — another 2028 presidential hopeful — and thanked the press during a speech before Washington journalists and dignitaries on Saturday.

A ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors appears to be the strongest selling point in a Missouri ballot measure that would outlaw abortion, according to a new poll that suggests the issue could be key to persuading voters to back it. #moleg #mogov

Missouri poll finds ban on transgender care boosts support for outlawing abortion • Missouri Independent

A new poll shows a ban on gender-affirming care for minors is the strongest selling point in a Missouri ballot measure to outlaw abortions.

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Reinstalling Office, and Microsoft still lists the Skype icon is still listed in the installer:

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky Looking for field study, for class, using unobtrusive observation for DV? Our new paper, led by Siobhan Murray (w Rose Meleady) is for you! Cafeteria allowed menu boards with & without animal images Odds of choosing vegetarian meals rose 22% if animal image present.

Happy Birthday Jake!

Way to feel old? Seeing your grade school did a millineal day featuring "history" showing off computers you used when attending that school 30 years ago www.instagram.com/reel/DVO-sxt...

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nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up

woke stifler@yelix.bsky.social · 8mo ago

bro this lady on Jeopardy was deep in third place going into Final Jeopardy, and she didn’t know the answer so she just wrote “i hope they both bet it all” and the other two guys fucking bet it all and got it wrong and she won

Glad to be part of the 2%

Ryan Briggs@ryancbriggs.net · 8mo ago

I have a new paper. We look at ~all stats articles in political science post-2010 & show that 94% have abstracts that claim to reject a null. Only 2% present only null results. This is hard to explain unless the research process has a filter that only lets rejections through.

End of an era. Big time series loss.

Scott Clement@sfcpoll.bsky.social · 8mo ago

News: Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval ratings after 89 years. Read the firm's reasons for making the change and what topics the Gallup will continue conducting in today's Early Brief s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...

At US Figure Skating championship. Awesome to see the heavyweight championship nature of the intros for the final group.

Survey 160 is launching a research fellowship program. We are looking for creative researchers who can pursue research questions that can advance the science of public opinion surveys using text messages. Details are here: www.survey160.com/survey-160-r...

Google just reminded me that this happened a year ago today. #NFLLive @minakimes.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/ui8cV...

Can't believe this happened 🤦‍♀️😆

YouTube video by Mina Kimes - ESPN

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🚨 the best state policy & public opinion database is now online. ~200 (!!!) state policies and 80 public opinion series on abortion, labor, taxes, environment, guns, education… dynamicdemocracy.shinyapps.io Massive public goods provision from @devincaughey.bsky.social & @chriswarshaw.bsky.social

@caraspencer.bsky.social. Love your recycling changes. Pets next?

lindsey adler@lindseyadler.bsky.social · 9mo ago

WOW!!!!!!!

Penn State published a nice article on my recent book with Amanda Driscoll and Jay Krehbiel about the public's support for the rule of law and why it matters: www.psu.edu/news/liberal...

Professor’s new book examines public perceptions of independent courts | Penn State University

Michael J. Nelson, professor and head of the Department of Political Science in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts, is the co-author of the new book, “The Efficacy of Judicial Review: The Rule o...

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