David H. Montgomery
@dhmontgomery.com
Words, data, code. Senior data journalist with @today.yougov.com. Host of the French history podcast The Siècle (@thesiecle.com).
And would you say he was strongly a pollster, somewhat a pollster, somewhat not a pollster, or strongly not a pollster?
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
And would you say he was strongly a pollster, somewhat a pollster, somewhat not a pollster, or strongly not a pollster?
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This is a famously messy Norwegian biathlete who was banned in 2023 from the Biathlon World Cup because he accidentally fired his competition rifle in his hotel room (he was also teary and apologetic then)
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This is a famously messy Norwegian biathlete who was banned in 2023 from the Biathlon World Cup because he accidentally fired his competition rifle in his hotel room (he was also teary and apologetic then)
Ironically, my rolling average Trump approval actually ticked *up* this week, because the survey three weeks ago where Trump hit a record low in net approval fell out.
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Ironically, my rolling average Trump approval actually ticked *up* this week, because the survey three weeks ago where Trump hit a record low in net approval fell out.
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Broke: Wall Street is buying up all the single-family homes
Woke: Corporate landlords own less than <1% of single-family homes nationwide
Bespoke: In metro Atlanta and other Sun Belt suburbs corporate landlords own enough share to control the market for renters and restrict the supply for buyers
Woke: Corporate landlords own less than <1% of single-family homes nationwide
Bespoke: In metro Atlanta and other Sun Belt suburbs corporate landlords own enough share to control the market for renters and restrict the supply for buyers
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Broke: Wall Street is buying up all the single-family homes
Woke: Corporate landlords own less than <1% of single-family homes nationwide
Bespoke: In metro Atlanta and other Sun Belt suburbs corporate landlords own enough share to control the market for renters and restrict the supply for buyers
Woke: Corporate landlords own less than <1% of single-family homes nationwide
Bespoke: In metro Atlanta and other Sun Belt suburbs corporate landlords own enough share to control the market for renters and restrict the supply for buyers
A history of sitting U.S. senators coming in *third* place in party primaries — it's happened 13 times since 1914, but not since 1962:
How Often Do Sitting US Senators Place Third (Or Worse) in Primaries? - Smart Politics
A competitive Texas Republican U.S. Senate primary could lead to a result not seen in more than 60 years.
smartpolitics.lib.umn.edu
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
A history of sitting U.S. senators coming in *third* place in party primaries — it's happened 13 times since 1914, but not since 1962:
My alt account, @thesiecle.com, is nearby — which makes sense, we RT each other all the time and lots of people follow us both — but it, more focused, is surrounded by a little island of other history accounts.
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
My alt account, @thesiecle.com, is nearby — which makes sense, we RT each other all the time and lots of people follow us both — but it, more focused, is surrounded by a little island of other history accounts.
But of course this makes sense. This is a generalist account, that posts about lots of different topics, and follows people who post about varied topics. And if you zoom out, while I'm not in a big cluster, I'm in a wider, low-density sea labeled "Educated Professionals & Thought Leaders."
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
But of course this makes sense. This is a generalist account, that posts about lots of different topics, and follows people who post about varied topics. And if you zoom out, while I'm not in a big cluster, I'm in a wider, low-density sea labeled "Educated Professionals & Thought Leaders."
Ah, yes. My people.
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Ah, yes. My people.
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THE HATERS SAID THE PATRIOTS COULDN'T DO IT. AND THEY WERE
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
THE HATERS SAID THE PATRIOTS COULDN'T DO IT. AND THEY WERE
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
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Second straight year a Drake has gotten absolutely humiliated at the Super Bowl
February 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Second straight year a Drake has gotten absolutely humiliated at the Super Bowl
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Some context from that Lays ad.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
Lay’s revamps to make clear that chips are made from potatoes | Capital Press
Lay's will revamp its brand after 42% of consumers didn't know their potato chips come from potatoes.
capitalpress.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Some context from that Lays ad.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
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So close to setting up a chess board correctly, but the black king is on the wrong square
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
So close to setting up a chess board correctly, but the black king is on the wrong square
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Keep seeing the misinformation that this was Liam on here--has been reported that it was not
A Reddit user identifies the boy who took a Grammy from Bad Bunny in the halftime show as five-year-old model Lincoln Fox and says that he was meant to represent Bad Bunny as a child www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/... www.reddit.com/user/BabySea...
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Keep seeing the misinformation that this was Liam on here--has been reported that it was not
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If anyone is selling you the opportunity to make money, *you* are how *they* make money and the 'secret' they have is convincing people like you to pay them.
There will be a lot of smoke & mirrors to make it look like you have agency, but the product is your gullibility.
There will be a lot of smoke & mirrors to make it look like you have agency, but the product is your gullibility.
February 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
If anyone is selling you the opportunity to make money, *you* are how *they* make money and the 'secret' they have is convincing people like you to pay them.
There will be a lot of smoke & mirrors to make it look like you have agency, but the product is your gullibility.
There will be a lot of smoke & mirrors to make it look like you have agency, but the product is your gullibility.
Maybe. I feel like it raises the floor, better than the old clunkers. But not as good as the best old shows, which really fed off the energy between the performer(s) and the engaged crowd.
February 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Maybe. I feel like it raises the floor, better than the old clunkers. But not as good as the best old shows, which really fed off the energy between the performer(s) and the engaged crowd.
Older halftime shows were abbreviated stadium concerts. Newer shows are more like one-take music videos.
One thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of recent Super Bowl halftime shows have been shot in closeup for the home audience — to where people in the stadium wouldn’t be able to see what was happening. I don’t think that was the norm 10-15 years ago.
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Older halftime shows were abbreviated stadium concerts. Newer shows are more like one-take music videos.
One thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of recent Super Bowl halftime shows have been shot in closeup for the home audience — to where people in the stadium wouldn’t be able to see what was happening. I don’t think that was the norm 10-15 years ago.
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
One thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of recent Super Bowl halftime shows have been shot in closeup for the home audience — to where people in the stadium wouldn’t be able to see what was happening. I don’t think that was the norm 10-15 years ago.
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Unfortunately, no. There is no way to convert heavy water into holy heavy water.
However, if you start with Holy Water, electrolyze it within a blessed Buchner flask, add Holy Peroxide, then freeze it in a reliquary and purge, the remainder will be Holy Heavy Water.
However, if you start with Holy Water, electrolyze it within a blessed Buchner flask, add Holy Peroxide, then freeze it in a reliquary and purge, the remainder will be Holy Heavy Water.
February 8, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Unfortunately, no. There is no way to convert heavy water into holy heavy water.
However, if you start with Holy Water, electrolyze it within a blessed Buchner flask, add Holy Peroxide, then freeze it in a reliquary and purge, the remainder will be Holy Heavy Water.
However, if you start with Holy Water, electrolyze it within a blessed Buchner flask, add Holy Peroxide, then freeze it in a reliquary and purge, the remainder will be Holy Heavy Water.
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Odysseus had his crew lash him to the mast to keep him from doing an interview with Chotiner.
September 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Odysseus had his crew lash him to the mast to keep him from doing an interview with Chotiner.
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There's no easy way to say this: isthmus
February 5, 2026 at 5:55 PM
There's no easy way to say this: isthmus
I don't know who needs to see this, but Katee "Starbuck" Sackhoff has never sat down and watched "Battlestar Galactica" — until now, when she's releasing reaction vids:
Katee Sackhoff Watches Battlestar Galactica for the FIRST Time | BSG Miniseries (Part 1)
YouTube video by Katee Sackhoff
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:34 AM
I don't know who needs to see this, but Katee "Starbuck" Sackhoff has never sat down and watched "Battlestar Galactica" — until now, when she's releasing reaction vids:
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This is a fake Trump post, and the account that posted it here has been told repeatedly that it's a fake Trump post but still has it up.
That's an easy block.
That's an easy block.
February 8, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This is a fake Trump post, and the account that posted it here has been told repeatedly that it's a fake Trump post but still has it up.
That's an easy block.
That's an easy block.
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They expect one of us in the wreckage, brother.
Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
February 7, 2026 at 11:02 PM
They expect one of us in the wreckage, brother.