Emily Guskin
@emgusk.bsky.social
ABC News Polling Director, former Postie, feminist, library fan, BRCA mutant. Nats! Caps! Terps! Kill them with kindness and methodological rigor. she/her signal: emgusk.04
Love this story by Robert Samuels
Analysis | The history of figure skating’s most controversial trick — the backflip
This is the first Olympics to feature backflips in over 25 years.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Love this story by Robert Samuels
Can recommend all the books with checkmarks and I’m really enjoying the writing in hamnet
February 11, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Can recommend all the books with checkmarks and I’m really enjoying the writing in hamnet
Every week, I go through the bestsellers list in Book World and mark off what I’ve read or what I’m reading (or what my husband read). This is the last week I get to do this 😭
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Every week, I go through the bestsellers list in Book World and mark off what I’ve read or what I’m reading (or what my husband read). This is the last week I get to do this 😭
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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From @theathletic.com: Sarah Schleper and Lasse Gaxiola will be the first mother-and-son duo to compete at the same Winter Olympics.
Mexico’s mother-son Alpine skiing duo set to make Winter Olympics history
Sarah Schleper, 46, and Lasse Gaxiola, 18, are the first mother and son to compete at the same Winter Games.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
From @theathletic.com: Sarah Schleper and Lasse Gaxiola will be the first mother-and-son duo to compete at the same Winter Olympics.
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Also, this is such a banger line both thinking about audiences and polling:
"It is true, of course, that the public is only a useful fiction. No one has ever seen one in the wild."
"It is true, of course, that the public is only a useful fiction. No one has ever seen one in the wild."
February 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Also, this is such a banger line both thinking about audiences and polling:
"It is true, of course, that the public is only a useful fiction. No one has ever seen one in the wild."
"It is true, of course, that the public is only a useful fiction. No one has ever seen one in the wild."
"The books section of a newspaper plays an altogether different role. It does not cater to aficionados; it seeks new recruits."
The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post
Becca Rothfeld, a former critic at the Washington Post, on the death of the paper’s books section.
www.newyorker.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
"The books section of a newspaper plays an altogether different role. It does not cater to aficionados; it seeks new recruits."
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Washington #Nationals president of baseball operations opened a video call with media bemoaning the loss of the Post sports department and ball writers Andrew Golden, Spencer Nusbaum, Chelsea Janes and Barry Svrluga, while noting the San Francisco Chronicle's role in shaping him as a youth.
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Washington #Nationals president of baseball operations opened a video call with media bemoaning the loss of the Post sports department and ball writers Andrew Golden, Spencer Nusbaum, Chelsea Janes and Barry Svrluga, while noting the San Francisco Chronicle's role in shaping him as a youth.
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NEW: Days after the Census Bureau proposes to include a US citizenship question on the 2026 Census Test, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, told Sen. @peters.senate.gov he's "not familiar" with the bureau's studies showing the question is likely to lower census participation
A Review of Broadband Deployment Funding at the Department of Commerce | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
February 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
NEW: Days after the Census Bureau proposes to include a US citizenship question on the 2026 Census Test, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, told Sen. @peters.senate.gov he's "not familiar" with the bureau's studies showing the question is likely to lower census participation
A pollster, or not
every personal life section should just indicate whether or not this is the case
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmo_Ro...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmo_Ro...
![Personal life and family
His son, Bud Roper, was also a pollster.[11]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:prpvntklgieefdnv234z5gae/bafkreieto6tbzav6x35djgtsleufeizu7bfip35zpaf6hukcjjyyi4cttq@jpeg)
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A pollster, or not
Also so many of my friends are experiencing this job hunting hell right now and should give this podcast a listen (so should people in hiring positions to understand what it feels like out there right now)
February 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Also so many of my friends are experiencing this job hunting hell right now and should give this podcast a listen (so should people in hiring positions to understand what it feels like out there right now)
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2/10 AM UPDATE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's staff layoffs additionally include:
· Rosana Hughes, a bilingual breaking news reporter
· Avery Newmark, a lifestyle & wellness journalist and media producer.
Yes, every layoff we know so far is still a woman and/or a person of color.
· Rosana Hughes, a bilingual breaking news reporter
· Avery Newmark, a lifestyle & wellness journalist and media producer.
Yes, every layoff we know so far is still a woman and/or a person of color.
BREAKING: @ajc.com on Tuesday evening said it will lay off approximately 50 staffers, about 15% of its headcount, as it seeks to cut costs and marshal resources to invest in its growth.
The AJC published its last print edition on 12/31. About half of those laid off will come from the newsroom.
The AJC published its last print edition on 12/31. About half of those laid off will come from the newsroom.
The AJC to cut staff as it continues digital transformation
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said Tuesday it will lay off staffers in the newsroom and other segments of the business.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
2/10 AM UPDATE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's staff layoffs additionally include:
· Rosana Hughes, a bilingual breaking news reporter
· Avery Newmark, a lifestyle & wellness journalist and media producer.
Yes, every layoff we know so far is still a woman and/or a person of color.
· Rosana Hughes, a bilingual breaking news reporter
· Avery Newmark, a lifestyle & wellness journalist and media producer.
Yes, every layoff we know so far is still a woman and/or a person of color.
A podcast episode not about polling that talks about how important it is to read polling methodology 💗💗💗💗
Surviving job hunting hell
Podcast Episode · This Is Uncomfortable · 01/15/2026 · 36m
podcasts.apple.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
A podcast episode not about polling that talks about how important it is to read polling methodology 💗💗💗💗
It’s 26° F and I can’t get over how warm it feels
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
It’s 26° F and I can’t get over how warm it feels
Carreira and Ponomarenko essentially dancing to that Pulse CD they sold on TV (I have a burned copy of it in my car)
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Carreira and Ponomarenko essentially dancing to that Pulse CD they sold on TV (I have a burned copy of it in my car)
lol at the U.S. skaters born 2000-2002 thoughts on the 1990s (music choices great though!!!!!)
February 10, 2026 at 2:09 AM
lol at the U.S. skaters born 2000-2002 thoughts on the 1990s (music choices great though!!!!!)
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
www.miamiherald.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
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isn't it beautiful 😎
February 9, 2026 at 11:15 PM
isn't it beautiful 😎
My 80-year-old mother tells me she loved the halftime show, thinks Bad Bunny is adorable, has been a fan of his for a while (!) and thinks his music is great. “How could you not love him?” She also liked the dancing a lot and was delighted by the people dressed as grass.
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
My 80-year-old mother tells me she loved the halftime show, thinks Bad Bunny is adorable, has been a fan of his for a while (!) and thinks his music is great. “How could you not love him?” She also liked the dancing a lot and was delighted by the people dressed as grass.
I would argue The Post is not useless! There are still great reporters there doing important work. Not enough of them, but they are still there.
February 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I would argue The Post is not useless! There are still great reporters there doing important work. Not enough of them, but they are still there.
"it’s hard to find anything that Lewis did at the Post that could be hailed as successful or even innovative."
The Washington Post just experienced a week that will live in infamy - Poynter
The week’s upheaval ended with CEO Will Lewis stepping aside after being missing in action as the newsroom was cut
www.poynter.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:16 PM
"it’s hard to find anything that Lewis did at the Post that could be hailed as successful or even innovative."
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% of White evangelicals who are extremely/very confident that Donald Trump acts ethically in office 📉
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
February 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
% of White evangelicals who are extremely/very confident that Donald Trump acts ethically in office 📉
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
We were at a bar last week that had AI pictures on a screen and we did just that (but likened it to the machines they had in bars in the early 2000s where you had to find the differences between two pictures)
February 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
We were at a bar last week that had AI pictures on a screen and we did just that (but likened it to the machines they had in bars in the early 2000s where you had to find the differences between two pictures)
They said AI would take over human jobs, but this week we saw humans as coffee pots and tall grass, so take that AI
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
They said AI would take over human jobs, but this week we saw humans as coffee pots and tall grass, so take that AI