Aarti Bellara
@aartibellara.bsky.social
I research and teach measurement, research design, and data analysis. Faculty in Western NC
In an effort to give students a space to vent (potentially about me) I won’t follow any students- exceptions when a student explicitly asks for me to follow
In an effort to give students a space to vent (potentially about me) I won’t follow any students- exceptions when a student explicitly asks for me to follow
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Remind me again which party says we should all be terrified of politicians who put criminals back on the streets?
Once wasn’t enough. Trump pardons a J6 rioter for a SECOND time.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Remind me again which party says we should all be terrified of politicians who put criminals back on the streets?
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Thou Shalt Never Again Complain About Egg Prices If You Voted For The Guy Who Canceled Food.
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Thou Shalt Never Again Complain About Egg Prices If You Voted For The Guy Who Canceled Food.
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Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
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Not to do TOO much Mamdani discourse this morning, but one of the reasons American racial categories are what they are is the idea that "African" is a single, coherent, and consistent racial identity. That belief is downstream of slavery ideology, and has no real salience for actual reality.
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not to do TOO much Mamdani discourse this morning, but one of the reasons American racial categories are what they are is the idea that "African" is a single, coherent, and consistent racial identity. That belief is downstream of slavery ideology, and has no real salience for actual reality.
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at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans
June 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans
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Break it, un-break it, take credit for it. Every time.
June 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Break it, un-break it, take credit for it. Every time.
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I feel like getting the phrase “George W. Trump” trending on social media is all it would take to deter him from going to war with Iran
June 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I feel like getting the phrase “George W. Trump” trending on social media is all it would take to deter him from going to war with Iran
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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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What if putting the stupidest people in charge was a mistake?
We're at the "we cannot build bananas in America" stage of our societal collapse. God help us.
June 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
What if putting the stupidest people in charge was a mistake?
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It’s Official: RCB vs PBKS in the IPL 2025 Final! 🔥🏆
A new champion awaits; after years of heartbreak, one team will finally lift their maiden IPL trophy! 🙌💥
#RCBvPBKSS #IPL2025 #IPL #IPL2025Final #Cricket
A new champion awaits; after years of heartbreak, one team will finally lift their maiden IPL trophy! 🙌💥
#RCBvPBKSS #IPL2025 #IPL #IPL2025Final #Cricket
June 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It’s Official: RCB vs PBKS in the IPL 2025 Final! 🔥🏆
A new champion awaits; after years of heartbreak, one team will finally lift their maiden IPL trophy! 🙌💥
#RCBvPBKSS #IPL2025 #IPL #IPL2025Final #Cricket
A new champion awaits; after years of heartbreak, one team will finally lift their maiden IPL trophy! 🙌💥
#RCBvPBKSS #IPL2025 #IPL #IPL2025Final #Cricket
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Blocking universities from selling their product to foreigners will drive up the cost of tuition for Americans. More and more student debt for Americans.
May 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Blocking universities from selling their product to foreigners will drive up the cost of tuition for Americans. More and more student debt for Americans.
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I love bad math posts. Makes for great real-world teaching content.
Apparently 1-in-3 Americans would have suffered fentanyl-related deaths in the last 100 days (from each taking one fifth of a pill) if not for the Attorney General's innumeracy.
April 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I love bad math posts. Makes for great real-world teaching content.
Afternoon IPL games seem cruel.
April 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Afternoon IPL games seem cruel.
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Justice Sotomayor warned in her dissent yesterday that deporting American citizens is the plan. The Biden family. The Clintons, Mike Pence, LizCheney, Adam Kinzinger and the entire Jan6 committee are at risk of deportation. Trump will throw them in prison and deport them as criminals. It is coming.
April 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Justice Sotomayor warned in her dissent yesterday that deporting American citizens is the plan. The Biden family. The Clintons, Mike Pence, LizCheney, Adam Kinzinger and the entire Jan6 committee are at risk of deportation. Trump will throw them in prison and deport them as criminals. It is coming.
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I love my bed so much like truly my favorite place on earth
April 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I love my bed so much like truly my favorite place on earth
Anyone in my circle want to chat about the drama in the IPL?
April 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Anyone in my circle want to chat about the drama in the IPL?
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I love this paper on developing a streamlined process for sharing data through direct personal requests (e.g., collaborators, students, etc.). It walks through the typical stages of that process and also provides factors that you may consider adding in a DUA.
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
April 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I love this paper on developing a streamlined process for sharing data through direct personal requests (e.g., collaborators, students, etc.). It walks through the typical stages of that process and also provides factors that you may consider adding in a DUA.
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
direct.mit.edu/imag/article...
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I know I make this point perennially, but the Millennial rage will be a real force in American politics very, very soon.
April 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I know I make this point perennially, but the Millennial rage will be a real force in American politics very, very soon.
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I have a theory that Trump wrote a paper in business school about how tariffs are good for a national economy, got a bad grade because that argument is wrong (maybe from a woman professor), and is spending the rest of his life trying to prove he was right.
April 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I have a theory that Trump wrote a paper in business school about how tariffs are good for a national economy, got a bad grade because that argument is wrong (maybe from a woman professor), and is spending the rest of his life trying to prove he was right.
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Forever reject the trope that Dems lost because we were too “woke.”
Trumpers voted for an incompetent, treasonous con man because THEY were too hateful.
Trumpers voted for an incompetent, treasonous con man because THEY were too hateful.
April 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Forever reject the trope that Dems lost because we were too “woke.”
Trumpers voted for an incompetent, treasonous con man because THEY were too hateful.
Trumpers voted for an incompetent, treasonous con man because THEY were too hateful.
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It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.