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.
This attitude is why my Animal Crossing island has impeccable infrastructure.
Costa Railways: Pittsburgh to DC, 2 hours, no fare, free LaCroix
If I was a billionaire I would buy some bus service.
I would build some greenways, dedicate them to the public and donate them with an endowment.
And why not invest in a non-profit community housing builder?
I can’t imagine becoming a billionaire while being true to myself but if somehow I did..
I would build some greenways, dedicate them to the public and donate them with an endowment.
And why not invest in a non-profit community housing builder?
I can’t imagine becoming a billionaire while being true to myself but if somehow I did..
January 31, 2026 at 4:30 AM
This attitude is why my Animal Crossing island has impeccable infrastructure.
This feels very unfair to science majors, whose courses have much less interesting titles :-)
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
American Revolutionary History (Don Higginbotham)
History of the Antebellum South (Harry Watson)
The American South (Marci Cohen Harris)
Judicial Politics (Joe Ura)
Presidential Decisionmaking (Tim McKeown)
Absolute legends.
American Revolutionary History (Don Higginbotham)
History of the Antebellum South (Harry Watson)
The American South (Marci Cohen Harris)
Judicial Politics (Joe Ura)
Presidential Decisionmaking (Tim McKeown)
Absolute legends.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This feels very unfair to science majors, whose courses have much less interesting titles :-)
It’s always so funny when the vet’s office asks what my dogs last name is, for she is a dog and therefore beyond such petty concerns.
January 29, 2026 at 6:37 PM
It’s always so funny when the vet’s office asks what my dogs last name is, for she is a dog and therefore beyond such petty concerns.
I’m constantly amazed by the difference a good project manager can make to a project.
January 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I’m constantly amazed by the difference a good project manager can make to a project.
Nothing underlines the potential impact of monopolies like trying to change your internet service provider.
January 29, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Nothing underlines the potential impact of monopolies like trying to change your internet service provider.
Ignoring my email did not make it go away, so I tried purposefully emptying my inbox, and an hour later I had more email than I started with.
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Ignoring my email did not make it go away, so I tried purposefully emptying my inbox, and an hour later I had more email than I started with.
You never realize how many subscriptions you have until you move.
January 28, 2026 at 7:08 PM
You never realize how many subscriptions you have until you move.
I know this is not the point, but I finally googled was Cava is, and that looks absolutely delicious.
Yes, Tom Homan took a $50,000 bribe in a Cava bag, but if he takes over the Minnesota operation for Gregory Bovino, it will be a win for civility and decency.
by David Brooks
by David Brooks
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I know this is not the point, but I finally googled was Cava is, and that looks absolutely delicious.
One of the most interesting parts of living in Tucson is the ideological diversity amongst bumper stickers on pick up trucks.
January 26, 2026 at 8:20 PM
One of the most interesting parts of living in Tucson is the ideological diversity amongst bumper stickers on pick up trucks.
Top trending patterns on Ravelry right now:
January 25, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Top trending patterns on Ravelry right now:
This would be a really good moment for Democrats to start acting more like a political party than a Ponzi scheme.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
This would be a really good moment for Democrats to start acting more like a political party than a Ponzi scheme.
I know literally nothing about them that I didn’t learn from one of their commercials, but the Husband and Wife Law Team seems like a genuinely adorable couple.
January 23, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I know literally nothing about them that I didn’t learn from one of their commercials, but the Husband and Wife Law Team seems like a genuinely adorable couple.
I really feel for whoever is going to have to come up with the inevitable American Girl doll based on this era
January 21, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I really feel for whoever is going to have to come up with the inevitable American Girl doll based on this era
I don't know how people cope with having hundreds of unread emails...I have 12 right now and its been an ongoing distraction throughout the day.
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I don't know how people cope with having hundreds of unread emails...I have 12 right now and its been an ongoing distraction throughout the day.
I am here exclusively for pet pictures, updates about articles, and sports things I don’t understand (but it seems like you are having fun).
The thing I want most from social media is to be entertained and chat in an asynchronous non-pressured way with interesting people whenever I fucking feel like it. Bluesky does this. /2
January 20, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I am here exclusively for pet pictures, updates about articles, and sports things I don’t understand (but it seems like you are having fun).
The moral arc of the universe may bend towards justice, but we were never promised monotonicity.
*frantically googling*
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moral arc bent wrong how to fix
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Who up bending they arc toward justice
January 19, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The moral arc of the universe may bend towards justice, but we were never promised monotonicity.
Okay, but like half of this is me installing and uninstalling the app as a way of dealing with social media anxiety.
Bluesky has seen a 40% rise of app installs in the past few weeks, which is consistent with the increase in activity that is visible in other metrics
Via @sarahp.bsky.social
Via @sarahp.bsky.social
Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs | TechCrunch
Bluesky adds new features to its app amid a boost in installs due to the deepfake drama on X.
techcrunch.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Okay, but like half of this is me installing and uninstalling the app as a way of dealing with social media anxiety.
If someone is really interested in improving efficiency in academia, they should focus on developing a spam filter that is effective against emails from predatory journals.
January 18, 2026 at 3:41 AM
If someone is really interested in improving efficiency in academia, they should focus on developing a spam filter that is effective against emails from predatory journals.
2016 was my last year of grad school, so I absolutely refuse any efforts to feel nostalgic about it.
January 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
2016 was my last year of grad school, so I absolutely refuse any efforts to feel nostalgic about it.
The Lexis feature where you can copy with citation is top tier, and I would love an equivalent feature for social science articles.
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The Lexis feature where you can copy with citation is top tier, and I would love an equivalent feature for social science articles.
I'm very excited about this, but someone needs to investigate the apparent correlation between Animal Crossing releases and global emergencies.
VERY IMPORTANT BREAKING NEWS: Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0.0 is out, which is a really substantial update. Like fixes everything you had complaints about in 2020 and adds entire new worlds substantial
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition & Free Update – Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I'm very excited about this, but someone needs to investigate the apparent correlation between Animal Crossing releases and global emergencies.
My Google Scholar yearly numbers always look so sad in January.
January 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
My Google Scholar yearly numbers always look so sad in January.
This is why I channel Victorian-era letters while writing work emails.
I don't generally do the "I wish I lived at any time in the past that I didn't live through" thing, because I absolutely don't, but that said I think I would have really enjoyed the late 1800s culture's "everyone writes each other lengthy letters and letters are a form of art" era a lot
January 14, 2026 at 4:42 AM
This is why I channel Victorian-era letters while writing work emails.
I am meant to get writing done tonight.
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I am meant to get writing done tonight.
I need to start keeping track of how: (1) how long I procrastinate starting a writing project and (2) how long it takes me to get into the groove of writing it. The ratio here is becoming genuinely embarrassing.
January 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I need to start keeping track of how: (1) how long I procrastinate starting a writing project and (2) how long it takes me to get into the groove of writing it. The ratio here is becoming genuinely embarrassing.