Aaron S. Veenstra
@asveenstra.bsky.social
FAU Journalism Prof and UFF-FAU Steward, political communication & digital media // The Press and Democratic Backsliding from Lexington Books, LXFANDF30 for 30% off // he/him
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Why are people drawn to Boca Raton? A professor’s quest for answers
People who moved to Boca Raton simply because they wanted to live there will be featured in a documentary by a Florida Atlantic University professor.
www.sun-sentinel.com
My new thing got the attention of the local press, so I guess it's time to announce it: I'm nearly finished with a documentary looking at people's connection to place, focusing on Boca Raton, where I live, and Perth, where I wish I lived. Hoping to have it finished by EOY.
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Linear. Slow. Rule based.
The new Epstein collection from Rolex.
The new Epstein collection from Rolex.
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Linear. Slow. Rule based.
The new Epstein collection from Rolex.
The new Epstein collection from Rolex.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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Media standards:
1) No Democratic scandal on par with Trump-Epstein, so it’d be biased and unfair to five it much attention.
2) Trump wouldn’t be shamed into resigning and his cult of personality wouldn’t abandon him, so Trump-Epstein wasn’t worth pursuing.
Way too many think that’s journalism.
1) No Democratic scandal on par with Trump-Epstein, so it’d be biased and unfair to five it much attention.
2) Trump wouldn’t be shamed into resigning and his cult of personality wouldn’t abandon him, so Trump-Epstein wasn’t worth pursuing.
Way too many think that’s journalism.
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Media standards:
1) No Democratic scandal on par with Trump-Epstein, so it’d be biased and unfair to five it much attention.
2) Trump wouldn’t be shamed into resigning and his cult of personality wouldn’t abandon him, so Trump-Epstein wasn’t worth pursuing.
Way too many think that’s journalism.
1) No Democratic scandal on par with Trump-Epstein, so it’d be biased and unfair to five it much attention.
2) Trump wouldn’t be shamed into resigning and his cult of personality wouldn’t abandon him, so Trump-Epstein wasn’t worth pursuing.
Way too many think that’s journalism.
She didn't get much to do in Death By Lightning, but her final scene is great.
Watching Three Women and this is now a Betty Gilpin stan account.
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
She didn't get much to do in Death By Lightning, but her final scene is great.
Wishcasting for sure, but sometimes endgames sneak up on you.
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Wishcasting for sure, but sometimes endgames sneak up on you.
Literally the first time I've seen someone articulate this (which I assumed was true, but didn't know).
A reminder about the Epstein discharge petition: If it gets 218 signatures in the House, that will force a vote on *legislation* mandating the release of the files.
That legislation is an ordinary bill, which means the Senate would have to pass it and Trump would have to sign it to take effect.
That legislation is an ordinary bill, which means the Senate would have to pass it and Trump would have to sign it to take effect.
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Literally the first time I've seen someone articulate this (which I assumed was true, but didn't know).
You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of generative slop.
feel like a hack constantly beating the drum of like: this stuff is poisonous! our discourse has been poisoned. many of the most powerful brokers in silicon valley have been radicalized by their own algorithms & are funding moral decay. it's sad and...boring! but this is a lot of whats being built!
November 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of generative slop.
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This headline is journalistic malpractice. This isn't Epstein "alleging" that Trump knew. This is Epstein and Maxwell discussing - in 2011, long before Trump had political salience - how the FACT that Trump knew might play out
Both of them took as a given that this was a fact in a private email
Both of them took as a given that this was a fact in a private email
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This headline is journalistic malpractice. This isn't Epstein "alleging" that Trump knew. This is Epstein and Maxwell discussing - in 2011, long before Trump had political salience - how the FACT that Trump knew might play out
Both of them took as a given that this was a fact in a private email
Both of them took as a given that this was a fact in a private email
(Becker, 1973)
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
(Becker, 1973)
Ah! Well, at least I was already extremely cynical about the ability of social science to affect positive change.
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 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Ah! Well, at least I was already extremely cynical about the ability of social science to affect positive change.
A decade ago, Australia produced the most Adult Swim live-action show ever made.
Danger 5
YouTube video by Megamus Maximus Movie Center
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
A decade ago, Australia produced the most Adult Swim live-action show ever made.
Today, Charles Guiteau would be a MAGA-turned-anti-Trumper-turned-anti-anti-Trumper YouTuber.
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Today, Charles Guiteau would be a MAGA-turned-anti-Trumper-turned-anti-anti-Trumper YouTuber.
"People do not rely on the specific candidate information available in memory. Rather, consistent with the logic of the impression-driven processing model, an 'on-line' judgment formed when the information was encountered best predicts candidate evaluation."
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"People do not rely on the specific candidate information available in memory. Rather, consistent with the logic of the impression-driven processing model, an 'on-line' judgment formed when the information was encountered best predicts candidate evaluation."
Who did it better @nydailynews.com or @nytimes.com ?
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The decision-making is highly questionable, but at least the team is also very sloppy.
Packers might need to bring Aaron Rodgers back to be Matt LaFleur's boss again.
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The decision-making is highly questionable, but at least the team is also very sloppy.
Packers might need to bring Aaron Rodgers back to be Matt LaFleur's boss again.
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Packers might need to bring Aaron Rodgers back to be Matt LaFleur's boss again.
Running to replace Durbin, who has said he will not be endorsing in the primary (Stratton has endorsement of IL's other senator, Tammy Duckworth, as well as JB Pritzker).
This deal to end the shutdown is based on an empty Republican promise. This is not the time for our leaders to fold to Donald Trump.
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Running to replace Durbin, who has said he will not be endorsing in the primary (Stratton has endorsement of IL's other senator, Tammy Duckworth, as well as JB Pritzker).
I really wish that every person with a significant audience who castigates "Democrats" from the left or from an anti-Trump position would note, each time, in passing, that actually this is all fundamentally the fault of the Republican Party. You don't actually have to follow Murc's Law.
Yes, the caving was shameful. But again, there are only two solutions to all of this, & both require 15-20 Congressional Republicans to decide they care about the Republic more than power & party. No, it's not going to happen. That doesn't make it less true. These folks get free passes everyday.
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I really wish that every person with a significant audience who castigates "Democrats" from the left or from an anti-Trump position would note, each time, in passing, that actually this is all fundamentally the fault of the Republican Party. You don't actually have to follow Murc's Law.
This is the only good take so far.
I scribbled down all my shutdown-related intrusive thoughts and put them in a blog post.
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
The Shutdown Surrender
I just... I mean... Whatever.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is the only good take so far.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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If anything, this is too charitable to Durbin and his career.
Durbin is trash. Yes, lots of great stuff in the past. Sure he’s a decent guy. But he’s pure trash now. Important to see that the bulk of Team Cave is made up of people who are retiring.
Durbin is a YES on this deal: “At Democrats’ urging, today’s bill is not the same one we’ve voted down 14 times. Republicans finally woke up and realized their Groundhog Day needed to end. This bill is not perfect, but it takes important steps to reduce their shutdown’s hurt.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If anything, this is too charitable to Durbin and his career.
This dumb motherfucker is getting the shit booed out of him by people with the inclination and means to buy NFL tickets.
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This dumb motherfucker is getting the shit booed out of him by people with the inclination and means to buy NFL tickets.
Very cool to be a new-ish #AFL fan and watch them speedrun all the stupid things that Rob Manfred has done to baseball.
AFL confirms contentious change to finals system
AFL teams ranked ninth and 10th will be in contention to win the premiership from next season, with the league introducing a wildcard round.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Very cool to be a new-ish #AFL fan and watch them speedrun all the stupid things that Rob Manfred has done to baseball.
If there's more to this than Axios wishcasting, the threat should not be supporting a challenger if they vote to cave; it should be supporting a challenger unless they publicly move to remove Schumer.
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 8:48 PM
If there's more to this than Axios wishcasting, the threat should not be supporting a challenger if they vote to cave; it should be supporting a challenger unless they publicly move to remove Schumer.