Meredith Conroy
@meredithconroy.bsky.social
Political Scientist at CSUSB studying gender and media, 538 contributor (RIP), & I lead research @ the Geena Davis Institute. Fan of elections & multiracial pluralistic democracy. Idahoan. Subscribe to Gender Gap: https://meredithconroy.substack.com
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Now on my substack, Gender Gap: 5 notable gaps discussed in 2025.
1. leaving the U.S.
2. marriage aspirations
3. social media use
4. loneliness
5. college plans
I picked these bc they signal how men/women structure their social lives and are imagining their futures.
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1. leaving the U.S.
2. marriage aspirations
3. social media use
4. loneliness
5. college plans
I picked these bc they signal how men/women structure their social lives and are imagining their futures.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
I’m watching The Beast in Me. I like it.
But there’s an AOC like character and it feels overdone.
But there’s an AOC like character and it feels overdone.
December 27, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I’m watching The Beast in Me. I like it.
But there’s an AOC like character and it feels overdone.
But there’s an AOC like character and it feels overdone.
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"I would personally be interested in reading the autopsy. But I don't think we would learn anything. We know why she lost. ....Last year was an anti-incumbent year across the board, around the globe. Voters wanted change. You don't want to overcorrect for something that was particular to 2024."
December 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"I would personally be interested in reading the autopsy. But I don't think we would learn anything. We know why she lost. ....Last year was an anti-incumbent year across the board, around the globe. Voters wanted change. You don't want to overcorrect for something that was particular to 2024."
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Now on my substack, Gender Gap: 5 notable gaps discussed in 2025.
1. leaving the U.S.
2. marriage aspirations
3. social media use
4. loneliness
5. college plans
I picked these bc they signal how men/women structure their social lives and are imagining their futures.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
1. leaving the U.S.
2. marriage aspirations
3. social media use
4. loneliness
5. college plans
I picked these bc they signal how men/women structure their social lives and are imagining their futures.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Now on my substack, Gender Gap: 5 notable gaps discussed in 2025.
1. leaving the U.S.
2. marriage aspirations
3. social media use
4. loneliness
5. college plans
I picked these bc they signal how men/women structure their social lives and are imagining their futures.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
1. leaving the U.S.
2. marriage aspirations
3. social media use
4. loneliness
5. college plans
I picked these bc they signal how men/women structure their social lives and are imagining their futures.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
One time I had a typo in a data table in a story for 538 after pub and I didn’t sleep for days. This seems like a bigger mistake than that...
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
One time I had a typo in a data table in a story for 538 after pub and I didn’t sleep for days. This seems like a bigger mistake than that...
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!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
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December 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Since a lot of people seem to be confused, this is what fascism sounds like in the American context.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Since a lot of people seem to be confused, this is what fascism sounds like in the American context.
His presidential platform is going to amount to saying the R word again.
JD Vance: "When I say that I'm going to fight alongside of you, I mean all of you — each and every one. President Trump did not build the greatest coalition in politics by running his supporters through endless, self-defeating purity tests."
December 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
His presidential platform is going to amount to saying the R word again.
What a mess he's (consciously) gotten himself into. He thinks he can do it, too.
POV: Your spouse is neither white nor Christian but you need the support of people who demand both.
December 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What a mess he's (consciously) gotten himself into. He thinks he can do it, too.
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I’ve said it before and I will say it again: the most effective strategy for reducing public concern about migration would be to shut down major right-wing media outlets
December 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: the most effective strategy for reducing public concern about migration would be to shut down major right-wing media outlets
Nobody wants this. It's a terrible idea. ...But the GOP wins on vibes, and these shitty spokespeople for these ideas in a mainstream venue could backfire 🤷♀️
I find it funny that Bari Weiss's new initiative is all about bringing SERIOUS DEBATE about IDEAS THAT MATTER back to television news, but the combatants are all podcasters or dudes like Stephen Pinker, who is being asked to weigh in on a subject very far outside his actual lane.
December 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Nobody wants this. It's a terrible idea. ...But the GOP wins on vibes, and these shitty spokespeople for these ideas in a mainstream venue could backfire 🤷♀️
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Why decline all these chances to defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate in the first place.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Why decline all these chances to defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate in the first place.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.
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personally getting very irritated by the unbelievable arrogance of the data boys
when we said “defer electoral strategy to the actual politicians running for actual offices” we meant “after calculating wins above replacement somehow”
December 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
personally getting very irritated by the unbelievable arrogance of the data boys
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If you have that big of a margin to work with in a district, *why not* take less popular positions that you think are right? You don’t get bonus legislator points if you win by 7 vs win by 13!
when we said “defer electoral strategy to the actual politicians running for actual offices” we meant “after calculating wins above replacement somehow”
December 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
If you have that big of a margin to work with in a district, *why not* take less popular positions that you think are right? You don’t get bonus legislator points if you win by 7 vs win by 13!
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Is that who I think it is……?!
December 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Is that who I think it is……?!
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* the combination Pizza Hut and Kennedy Center
December 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
* the combination Pizza Hut and Kennedy Center
This party is deranged.
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This party is deranged.
love Kumail
A WORD (two words) FOR MY HATERS. Watch #NightThoughts on Hulu.
December 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
love Kumail
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Sounds like the first day of the Turning Point USA conference is going well
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Conservatives clash at Turning Point USA conference over MAGA movement's direction
Conservative influencers clashed at Turning Point USA's annual youth conference over the future of President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Sounds like the first day of the Turning Point USA conference is going well
apnews.com/article/turn...
apnews.com/article/turn...
Everything REALLY is YouTube. Brought to you by Bank of America.
December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Everything REALLY is YouTube. Brought to you by Bank of America.
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
I have an unformed thought here, but I think behaviors that function as relatively benign social bonding mechanism in small communities (like gossip) take on a cruel character when scaled to networked publics.
That said, some of the folks @michaelhobbes.bsky.social quotes are just flatly cruel.
That said, some of the folks @michaelhobbes.bsky.social quotes are just flatly cruel.
It feels like people are desperately seeking reasons to still think she sucks even though the facts don't bear that out. If hundreds of millions of people were saying something false about me and it ruined my life, I would want to respond!
Yeah okay but I don't think going to the New York Times about this is a good strategy for making this problem go away.
December 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I have an unformed thought here, but I think behaviors that function as relatively benign social bonding mechanism in small communities (like gossip) take on a cruel character when scaled to networked publics.
That said, some of the folks @michaelhobbes.bsky.social quotes are just flatly cruel.
That said, some of the folks @michaelhobbes.bsky.social quotes are just flatly cruel.