Jonathan Tannen
@jonathantannen.com
Philadelphian. Statistics & software engineering & politics. Tech Lead Manager at Blue Rose Research. Blog at sixtysixwards.com
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If random men in masks claiming to be ICE agents try to grab me, and they’re *not* really ICE, I have the legal right to defend myself against them, yes? And if they are ICE, I don’t?
So how am I supposed to tell the difference? I’m supposed to give my masked kidnappers the benefit of the doubt??
So how am I supposed to tell the difference? I’m supposed to give my masked kidnappers the benefit of the doubt??
I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
June 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If random men in masks claiming to be ICE agents try to grab me, and they’re *not* really ICE, I have the legal right to defend myself against them, yes? And if they are ICE, I don’t?
So how am I supposed to tell the difference? I’m supposed to give my masked kidnappers the benefit of the doubt??
So how am I supposed to tell the difference? I’m supposed to give my masked kidnappers the benefit of the doubt??
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New post: "Struggles with surveying nonvoters and young voters"
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Struggles with surveying nonvoters and young voters | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
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May 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
New post: "Struggles with surveying nonvoters and young voters"
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do I know any Philadelphians who know the logistics about filing permits for protests?
March 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
do I know any Philadelphians who know the logistics about filing permits for protests?
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the fucking enforcement arm of the federal government is launching a war on integration an effort to push tens of millions of americans to the bottom of an arbitrary hierarchy of value and yeah, it pisses me off to see nominal allies say “oh yeah maybe they have a point”
February 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
the fucking enforcement arm of the federal government is launching a war on integration an effort to push tens of millions of americans to the bottom of an arbitrary hierarchy of value and yeah, it pisses me off to see nominal allies say “oh yeah maybe they have a point”
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Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
Opinion | There Is No Going Back
The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.
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February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
go birds
NASA’s official Curiosity is not in @bsky.app yet, so here’s a gorgeous photo recently posted on that other social media platform.
CURIOSITY: Clearest image ever taken of Mars' North Pole. Yes that's water ice.
CURIOSITY: Clearest image ever taken of Mars' North Pole. Yes that's water ice.
December 21, 2024 at 7:18 PM
go birds
i don't want to sound like a shill but i just love this tool and need to share it. if you refuse to pay for software with mail merge, Avery has this site with google doc integration.
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www.avery.com/software/des...
Free Label Making Software - Avery Design & Print
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December 13, 2024 at 3:50 PM
i don't want to sound like a shill but i just love this tool and need to share it. if you refuse to pay for software with mail merge, Avery has this site with google doc integration.
www.avery.com/software/des...
www.avery.com/software/des...
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So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.
December 3, 2024 at 3:02 PM
So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.
every morning the nyt fact-checkers looked in the mirror and asked themselves "what would someone with dissociative amnesia write about this election?"
November 24, 2024 at 7:23 PM
every morning the nyt fact-checkers looked in the mirror and asked themselves "what would someone with dissociative amnesia write about this election?"
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The share of unbanked Americans is at its lowest level since the FDIC began keeping track in 2009. www.fdic.gov/news/press-r...
FDIC Survey Finds 96 Percent of U.S. Households Were Banked in 2023 | FDICShare on XFollow the FDIC on X
WASHINGTON— Nearly 96 percent of all U.S. households were banked in 2023, according to just-released national survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The 2023 FDIC National Survey ...
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November 19, 2024 at 2:48 PM
The share of unbanked Americans is at its lowest level since the FDIC began keeping track in 2009. www.fdic.gov/news/press-r...
So apparently this site just turns into “go birds” every four days.
November 14, 2024 at 1:50 PM
So apparently this site just turns into “go birds” every four days.
seven years ago, this book helped me make sense of the first trump win. going to reread. once i'm out of my darkest.
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Democracy for Realists
Why our belief in government by the people is unrealistic—and what we can do about it
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November 11, 2024 at 1:52 PM
seven years ago, this book helped me make sense of the first trump win. going to reread. once i'm out of my darkest.
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
I’m going to desperately try to replace my twitter addiction with this app. Hello to old friends! And looking for suggestions of who in Philadelphia politics space I’m missing.
November 10, 2024 at 6:07 PM
I’m going to desperately try to replace my twitter addiction with this app. Hello to old friends! And looking for suggestions of who in Philadelphia politics space I’m missing.