Nate Frey
@natefrey.bsky.social
Alleged professional account, although I do not represent my employer here
Demographer, lapsed geographer, data and analytics guy, etc
Degrees from Penn State and Maryland
Demographer, lapsed geographer, data and analytics guy, etc
Degrees from Penn State and Maryland
If you are a Pennsylvania-knower, you will recognize that Hamburg is in close proximity to Reading, and fairly close to Lancaster County and Lehigh County, all of which have a *ton* of Latino immigrants and descendants
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
If you are a Pennsylvania-knower, you will recognize that Hamburg is in close proximity to Reading, and fairly close to Lancaster County and Lehigh County, all of which have a *ton* of Latino immigrants and descendants
I had a libertarian acquaintance telling me right after the election that nothing would fundamentally change and we should all calm down. Anyway,
I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I had a libertarian acquaintance telling me right after the election that nothing would fundamentally change and we should all calm down. Anyway,
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Today I'm releasing probably the most important scholarly thing I've ever worked on - a report based on talking with 144 people about why they don't vote or only vote regularly, and on what needs to be done to build a democracy that can include everyone.
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Today I'm releasing probably the most important scholarly thing I've ever worked on - a report based on talking with 144 people about why they don't vote or only vote regularly, and on what needs to be done to build a democracy that can include everyone.
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
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Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
I literally cannot imagine answering a question about the attractiveness of someone I was recommending for a job, much less proactively including that information
I guess this is why I work in local government and not eLiTe InStItUtIoNs?
I guess this is why I work in local government and not eLiTe InStItUtIoNs?
This is the Yale professor's explanation for why he described the physical attractiveness of a student in an email to Epstein. He explicitly says he regrets nothing about their association.
Again, I'm so happy Yale hired David Brooks to restore trust.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
Again, I'm so happy Yale hired David Brooks to restore trust.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I literally cannot imagine answering a question about the attractiveness of someone I was recommending for a job, much less proactively including that information
I guess this is why I work in local government and not eLiTe InStItUtIoNs?
I guess this is why I work in local government and not eLiTe InStItUtIoNs?
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I was laid off from the Washington Post today, along with hundreds (!!!) of incredible colleagues. If you need a data journalist, chart designer, or wacky-idea-specialist, give me a shout!
February 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I was laid off from the Washington Post today, along with hundreds (!!!) of incredible colleagues. If you need a data journalist, chart designer, or wacky-idea-specialist, give me a shout!
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I think LLMs are useful, also I think whoever has been in charge of marketing LLMs that past two years needs to be punished in some way proportionate to their crimes
February 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I think LLMs are useful, also I think whoever has been in charge of marketing LLMs that past two years needs to be punished in some way proportionate to their crimes
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BREAKING: The Census Bureau is scaling down this year's major #2030Census field test by reducing the six planned test sites to two — Spartanburg, S.C., & Huntsville, Ala. — while adding plans to test replacing temporary census workers with U.S. Postal Service staff, according to the Federal Register
Public Inspection: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: 2026 Operational Test in Support of the 2030 Census
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: 2026 Operational Test in Support of the 2030 Census
www.federalregister.gov
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
BREAKING: The Census Bureau is scaling down this year's major #2030Census field test by reducing the six planned test sites to two — Spartanburg, S.C., & Huntsville, Ala. — while adding plans to test replacing temporary census workers with U.S. Postal Service staff, according to the Federal Register
I was an undergrad exchange student at Uppsala 20 years ago. It’s a wonderful place and these look like great opportunities
We're recruiting 2 PhD candidates in human geography here in Uppsala, one position focused on urban/housing issues and one in political ecology.
Please spread the word/repost etc. Being a PhD student in Sweden is a good gig.
Please spread the word/repost etc. Being a PhD student in Sweden is a good gig.
2 PhD student positions in Human Geography - Uppsala University
2 PhD student positions in Human Geography, Department of Human Geography, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
February 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I was an undergrad exchange student at Uppsala 20 years ago. It’s a wonderful place and these look like great opportunities
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Folds on the Kennedy Center 3 weeks ago: I was sick to my stomach when I quit because I knew they were going to run it into the ground. No one that they were appointing had any experience in arts administration, but that was never the point. The point was to take that, run over it, and move on.
February 2, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Folds on the Kennedy Center 3 weeks ago: I was sick to my stomach when I quit because I knew they were going to run it into the ground. No one that they were appointing had any experience in arts administration, but that was never the point. The point was to take that, run over it, and move on.
Did the indoor cat sneak out via the janky kitchen door into the 15 degree weather and disappear, or is she asleep inside in a weird place
You’d like to think it wouldn’t be the former, wouldn’t you? And yet…
You’d like to think it wouldn’t be the former, wouldn’t you? And yet…
February 1, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Did the indoor cat sneak out via the janky kitchen door into the 15 degree weather and disappear, or is she asleep inside in a weird place
You’d like to think it wouldn’t be the former, wouldn’t you? And yet…
You’d like to think it wouldn’t be the former, wouldn’t you? And yet…
I knew the origin of this phrase was not what folk etymology sometimes suggests, but learning the actual etymology was interesting for its own sake, at least to me:
Call a spade a spade - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 31, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I knew the origin of this phrase was not what folk etymology sometimes suggests, but learning the actual etymology was interesting for its own sake, at least to me:
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My fellow parks data people, hope you are getting your NRPA annual survey submissions in today!
January 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM
My fellow parks data people, hope you are getting your NRPA annual survey submissions in today!
This Is A Music Thread:
1) Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron Tiny Desk Concert
I know this album, but why didn’t I know about this performance, whoa
1) Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron Tiny Desk Concert
I know this album, but why didn’t I know about this performance, whoa
Mount Eerie With Julie Doiron: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This Is A Music Thread:
1) Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron Tiny Desk Concert
I know this album, but why didn’t I know about this performance, whoa
1) Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron Tiny Desk Concert
I know this album, but why didn’t I know about this performance, whoa
I’m going to try to start using this account again
The first go-round I found it hard to keep it from becoming another place where everything is takes on current events, and the world’s too harsh right now to subject myself to that daily
So if I unfollow/mute you to avoid that, it’s not personal
The first go-round I found it hard to keep it from becoming another place where everything is takes on current events, and the world’s too harsh right now to subject myself to that daily
So if I unfollow/mute you to avoid that, it’s not personal
January 29, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I’m going to try to start using this account again
The first go-round I found it hard to keep it from becoming another place where everything is takes on current events, and the world’s too harsh right now to subject myself to that daily
So if I unfollow/mute you to avoid that, it’s not personal
The first go-round I found it hard to keep it from becoming another place where everything is takes on current events, and the world’s too harsh right now to subject myself to that daily
So if I unfollow/mute you to avoid that, it’s not personal
I have a joke about tidyverse but you’ll need to look on the other side of the %>% for the punchline
I have a joke about R but object of type ‘closure’ is nonsubsettable.
October 26, 2024 at 4:56 PM
I have a joke about tidyverse but you’ll need to look on the other side of the %>% for the punchline
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Hey, quantitative geographers! Heading to Detroit for @geographers.bsky.social #AAG2025 and looking for a home for your paper?
Our "Interesting Data and Methods Session" might be just the session you've been looking for! #geosky
Our "Interesting Data and Methods Session" might be just the session you've been looking for! #geosky
October 18, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Hey, quantitative geographers! Heading to Detroit for @geographers.bsky.social #AAG2025 and looking for a home for your paper?
Our "Interesting Data and Methods Session" might be just the session you've been looking for! #geosky
Our "Interesting Data and Methods Session" might be just the session you've been looking for! #geosky
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The NYT graphics team is looking for a cartographer — come work with us :)))
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October 16, 2024 at 7:38 PM
The NYT graphics team is looking for a cartographer — come work with us :)))
nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/jo...
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