Jacob Montgomery

@jacobmontgomery.bsky.social

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Political (Data) Scientist at Washington University in St. Louis. Data science, social media, American politics, and grumpy Bayesian. All opinions my own.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 1h

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · 1d

Opening band for the university summit to "restore trust in higher education" (probably)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgYE...

Monks - Monty Python and The Holy Grail

YouTube video by Azgar1988

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Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · 1d

A powerful call for university leaders to live up to the moment. And I am once again embarrassed to find my own university lining up on the wrong side of history.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message

Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.

www.washingtonpost.com

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · 1d

Between the ads for AI and the AI ads I feel like this is some sort of cultural inflection point.

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · 1d

Love that open AI just put up Bayes theorem in their ad like it was some kind of new invention.

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 3d

Houston University Asks Faculty to Pledge Not to “Indoctrinate” Students https://bit.ly/4afgXQa

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Steve Peers, Jacob Montgomery , and 1 more Scott L. Greer, Steve Peers, Jacob Montgomery, Joseph Schafer

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 5d

I want to reiterate that this shit is nuts. A federal invasion of state-run elections, an intelligence community invasion of federal law enforcement, a White House invasion of a criminal investigation, and a president’s insane treasonable sore loser obsession all rolled up and muddled together.

Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
President Trump now says it was Attorney General Pam Bondi who insisted DNI Tulsi Gabbard attend the FBI raid in Georgia. Last night, he told NBC he didn't know why she was there. And Gabbard said in a letter to Congress that "the president specifically directed my observance of the execution of the Fulton County search warrant."

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · 8d

Oh yes, that seems right. There is a big basked of people who see all of this violence and democratic decline and think it's awesome. Someone should come up with a technical name for them ...

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · 8d

I keep reminding myself that even Hoover pulled in 39.6% of the vote in 1932. Change is possible even if he maintains his base.

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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: "The rule of law be damned."

This opinion by Judge Fred Biery ordering the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos is one of the most incendiary judicial takes on the Trump administration I've seen.

Read the full document and our story here: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old, Whose Detention Drew Outrage

www.nytimes.com

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 22d

Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:

"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · 22d

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Knowing too much to see fascism ?

By Daniel Ziblatt

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David Ingram @davidingram.bsky.social · 28d

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A screenshot of two headlines on Google Search.

The first, from People.com: Scott Adams, Disgraced Dilbert Creator, Dies at 68

The second, from The New York Times: Scott Adams, Audacious Creator of the ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · 28d

This is what social media was made for....

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Jacob Montgomery, Janet Murray , and 2 more Anna O. Law, Jacob Montgomery, Janet Murray, Margot C. Finn, Graham Webster

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 28d

Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.

Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them

Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 29d

ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · 29d

The HBO show The Pitt is amazing television. But as a parent this is horrific to watch.

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · Jan 11

This is how democracy ends.

Trump Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines After 2020 Election

www.nytimes.com

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · Jan 11

I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.

The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership

Nicholas Kristof
@NickKristof
X.com
I'm struck by the contrast between the passion for democracy shown by Iranians willing to die for it and the complacency with which many Americans have accepted an authoritarian slide.
Americans should cheer for Iran's democrats--and also learn from their determination.

Reposted by Brian A. Nosek, Jacob Montgomery, Kate A. Ratliff

Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · Jan 8

Project Implicit is facing an existential threat. After almost 30 years, 60 million visitors, and hundreds of published papers, funding for our work has disappeared.

We’ve never held a fundraising drive before, but we need your support to keep our site running. Please consider donating! 🙏

Project Implicit @projectimplicit.bsky.social · Jan 6

Project Implicit is a research nonprofit behind tools millions use to understand bias. Like many public science orgs, sustaining this work has become increasingly difficult. We are at risk of closing without additional support.

Help protect this impt work by donating here: 4agc.com/donate/impli...

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Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · Jan 8

Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).

An email from Martin Peterson to university administrators.

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · Jan 7

Has anyone tried teaching stats using Jasp? Thoughts?

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Jan 7

No one *licensed* anyone to make CSAM of their kids, and the tech company that provides both the production technology and the distribution system should be prosecuted out of existence.

AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · Jan 5

Co-signing this. Grok is out there making CSAM on request from pictures posted to the internet.

And if you posted pictures of your kids to Twitter, you LICENSED Grok to do that. Take those pics down NOW

GZY ⍼ גז"י @gamzehyaavor.bsky.social · Jan 5

Parents, if you didn't have a problem until now of not posting pics of your kids on public social media, now might be a good time to start (and maybe scrub what's there already).

Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Jacob Montgomery, Rebecca Tushnet , and 3 more Stephen M. Walt, Jacob Montgomery, Rebecca Tushnet, David R. Miller, Leah Stokes, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Jan 5

In competitive authoritarian regimes, the government deters and undermines opposition by using its powers to inflict costs on those who challenge it rather than recognizing their legitimacy as democratic opponents

CNBC @cnbc.com · Jan 5

The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat’s “seditious” statements on a video telling service members they have the right to refuse to execute illegal orders.

Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · Dec 22

Thanks to Bari Weiss for testing whether the Streisand Effect still has any juice.

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · Dec 22

LOL "Bari killed this meticulous story because it was unfavorable to the Trump administration" is literally the story they're giving to their stenographer

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · Dec 20

From a bunch of terrorists dressed up like Fabio for some reason…

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · Dec 20

Her boss flew her estranged husband out for Christmas!? And then he gets triggered because she is using her maiden name? Like a dissertation worth of late 80s male angst.

Jacob Montgomery @jacobmontgomery.bsky.social · Dec 20

Man I had really forgotten the crazy gender dynamics of the first 20 minutes of Die Hard….

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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · Dec 19

ICE is refusing to release a US citizen despite extensive documentation of her citizenship. Presented with her birth certificate, they called it a fake and transferred her from Maryland to Louisiana. www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...

Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move

Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.

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