Annie Boustead
@annieboustead.bsky.social
Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy, University of Arizona. I mostly study drugs, surveillance, and privacy - sometimes separately and sometimes together. All posts are me speaking in my personal capacity.
How it started | How it’s going (exactly 15 years later)
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
How it started | How it’s going (exactly 15 years later)
I will say I feel much better about my spelling right now.
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I will say I feel much better about my spelling right now.
I literally never say this - but I could knit this myself and it would be cheaper.
Apple and Issey Miyake announced a new offering available this Friday: the iPhone Pocket.
It’s a ribbed bag inspired by “a piece of cloth,” designed to hold a cellphone and it’ll run you $230 — and our Style writers have thoughts. https://wapo.st/4p7utez
It’s a ribbed bag inspired by “a piece of cloth,” designed to hold a cellphone and it’ll run you $230 — and our Style writers have thoughts. https://wapo.st/4p7utez
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I literally never say this - but I could knit this myself and it would be cheaper.
This is an incredibly interesting article, but it also brings up the issue that I don't know how I read, and at this point I'm afraid to ask.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This is an incredibly interesting article, but it also brings up the issue that I don't know how I read, and at this point I'm afraid to ask.
Jeremy Bentham's Panoptimus
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Jeremy Bentham's Panoptimus
The number of times I have had to mute "Nate Silver" is kind of getting impressive.
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The number of times I have had to mute "Nate Silver" is kind of getting impressive.
Hot take: pumpkin is entirely wasted in pie, and should be used in a nice Bundt cake instead.
sweet potato pie or pumpkin pie
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hot take: pumpkin is entirely wasted in pie, and should be used in a nice Bundt cake instead.
Working on a college campus is fun because sometimes you leave your office and there’s a random marching band going by.
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Working on a college campus is fun because sometimes you leave your office and there’s a random marching band going by.
I love it when its obvious that state agencies are trying to make it easy for people to understand and comply with their regulations.
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I love it when its obvious that state agencies are trying to make it easy for people to understand and comply with their regulations.
The best part about academia is that I keep forgetting LinkedIn is a thing until someone reminds me.
you cannot LinkedIn message me in a way that matters
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The best part about academia is that I keep forgetting LinkedIn is a thing until someone reminds me.
My pilates teacher added a new move in class, and I really hope I can pick my arms up tomorrow because I certainly can’t now.
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
My pilates teacher added a new move in class, and I really hope I can pick my arms up tomorrow because I certainly can’t now.
I think I might add an entire class on how to document your research to my Research Methods course next year.
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I think I might add an entire class on how to document your research to my Research Methods course next year.
Taking public transportation reminds me that sometimes the variance is more important than the mean.
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Taking public transportation reminds me that sometimes the variance is more important than the mean.
I will admit it was a bit discouraging to vote again, given that the winner of the last election I voted in has still not taken office.
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I will admit it was a bit discouraging to vote again, given that the winner of the last election I voted in has still not taken office.
I’m playing loaf pan chicken (where you take a big risk on whether the amount of batter you have in is going to overflow the pan).
October 31, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I’m playing loaf pan chicken (where you take a big risk on whether the amount of batter you have in is going to overflow the pan).
New Halloween weekend plans just dropped.
Check out this article in the New York Times @nytimes.com by @emilyhughes.bsky.social for a tour of literature's deliciously distressing, tenebrous, and grotesque Gothic texts. Honored to see the Midwestern familial rot and ruination of SACRIFICIAL ANIMALS among them! 🦊👻 @stmartinspress.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
New Halloween weekend plans just dropped.
Not to get all political on main, but as a Tucson resident I think it would be really cool to have representation in the House at some point in the future.
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Not to get all political on main, but as a Tucson resident I think it would be really cool to have representation in the House at some point in the future.
I set up the photo widget on my phone to display a rotating selection of pictures of my dog, and this was the best decision I made all week.
October 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I set up the photo widget on my phone to display a rotating selection of pictures of my dog, and this was the best decision I made all week.
I will finish knitting this shawl before you all finish watching this game.
October 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I will finish knitting this shawl before you all finish watching this game.
The nice thing about the World Series is that I know enough about baseball to know you are not talking about politics.
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The nice thing about the World Series is that I know enough about baseball to know you are not talking about politics.
I want an entire website where horror writers review every day things.
Hello, the daily apple review WHICH YOU SURELY CRAVE THE WAY ONE CRAVES THE LOVE OF A CHERISHED FRIEND OR A LONG LOST PARENT is now up a the blog. Today: the nuclear Yoda orb known as MUTSU.
Apple Review #22: Mutsu
Expectations are poisonous. I believe that. I think our experiences can be colored by our expectations that precede that experience. I don’t think we can help it, necessarily — a lot of…
terribleminds.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I want an entire website where horror writers review every day things.
My 15(!) year old Frenchie, who looks like this, is convinced she is tough every time we see another dog on a walk.
October 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
My 15(!) year old Frenchie, who looks like this, is convinced she is tough every time we see another dog on a walk.
Me to my annual performance review committee:
By the way - everything I ever posted on here is off record.
October 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Me to my annual performance review committee:
I don’t know how to become a person who reads fiction before bed without also becoming a person who stays up until 2 am.
October 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I don’t know how to become a person who reads fiction before bed without also becoming a person who stays up until 2 am.