John Baughman
@boffo.bsky.social
Here's the thing. Political scientist at Bates College studying Congress, elections, and American political development. Music, cats, soccer. Also cats.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
a man is being tortured by a group of police officers while wearing a gas mask .
ALT: a man is being tortured by a group of police officers while wearing a gas mask .
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Introducing myself with 5 animals I've seen in the wild:
Alaska Peninsula brown bear
Central American eyelash pit viper
Java water monitor lizard
Blacktip reef shark
Little blue penguin
Alaska Peninsula brown bear
Central American eyelash pit viper
Java water monitor lizard
Blacktip reef shark
Little blue penguin
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Introducing myself with 5 animals I've seen in the wild:
Alaska Peninsula brown bear
Central American eyelash pit viper
Java water monitor lizard
Blacktip reef shark
Little blue penguin
Alaska Peninsula brown bear
Central American eyelash pit viper
Java water monitor lizard
Blacktip reef shark
Little blue penguin
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Correlation or causation?
December 25, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Correlation or causation?
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Speaking of Tiny Desk Concerts, the most popular set of 2024 (18M views) is by “Argentine power duo” Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso. Their music is “heavily dependent on electronic sounds” but for Tiny Desk they went traditional and it sounds great. [youtube.com]
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso: Tiny Desk Concert
This Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, NPR Music celebrates artists from all corners of Latinidad with an ‘El Tiny’ takeover.
Anamaria Sayre | October 4, 2024
The Argentine power duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso breathe authenticity. They each came up in their own right in an urban scene buzzing with energy, ideas an
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December 16, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Speaking of Tiny Desk Concerts, the most popular set of 2024 (18M views) is by “Argentine power duo” Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso. Their music is “heavily dependent on electronic sounds” but for Tiny Desk they went traditional and it sounds great. [youtube.com]
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July 30, 2024 at 5:30 PM
OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD!!! vimeo.com/992234287
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amplify this not unverified reports until we know more
July 13, 2024 at 10:40 PM
amplify this not unverified reports until we know more
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I can’t believe the Supreme Court just ruled that the president can sleep outdoors in a public space.
July 1, 2024 at 3:21 PM
I can’t believe the Supreme Court just ruled that the president can sleep outdoors in a public space.
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any file can be a csv file if it has a comma in it
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December 1, 2023 at 10:44 AM
any file can be a csv file if it has a comma in it
for example:
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Reflections by my colleague, sociologist Michael Rocque, about last week's mass shooting close to our campus www.thedailybeast.com/i-study-mass...
I Study Mass Shootings, Now My Town Is Reeling From One
As a professor at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, I’ve spent a decade immersed in data on mass shootings. Last week’s horror is still impossible to fathom.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 30, 2023 at 7:47 PM
Reflections by my colleague, sociologist Michael Rocque, about last week's mass shooting close to our campus www.thedailybeast.com/i-study-mass...
@catsofyore.bsky.social apologies if you've posted this one before
October 27, 2023 at 11:17 AM
@catsofyore.bsky.social apologies if you've posted this one before
I often think about how pitch-perfect the Onion issue after 9/11 was, and in particular this article. Never more than today when the college where I teach continues to be in lockdown while a heavily armed shooter is still at large. www.theonion.com/not-knowing-...
Not Knowing What Else To Do, Woman Bakes American-Flag Cake
TOPEKA, KS—Feeling helpless in the wake of the horrible Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed thousands, Christine Pearson baked a cake and decorated it like an American flag Monday.
www.theonion.com
October 26, 2023 at 4:32 PM
I often think about how pitch-perfect the Onion issue after 9/11 was, and in particular this article. Never more than today when the college where I teach continues to be in lockdown while a heavily armed shooter is still at large. www.theonion.com/not-knowing-...
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Schrödinger’s Speaker: draw the name of one GOP member to be Speaker, but do NOT look at the name. For the next 14 months, every Republican is both Speaker and follower.
October 25, 2023 at 2:32 AM
Schrödinger’s Speaker: draw the name of one GOP member to be Speaker, but do NOT look at the name. For the next 14 months, every Republican is both Speaker and follower.
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Replace all gifs with still memes of Dathon
October 21, 2023 at 9:15 PM
Replace all gifs with still memes of Dathon
Those moderate Rs right now www.youtube.com/shorts/teTiW...
Pressure Washer vs Techno
▲ Thank you for all the kind words concerning “Shapes in the Spray”. Listen to it via the link below if you haven’t already! Here we have a different kind ...
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October 17, 2023 at 5:10 PM
Those moderate Rs right now www.youtube.com/shorts/teTiW...
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Every Tweeter arriving at Bluesky
October 5, 2023 at 1:02 PM
Every Tweeter arriving at Bluesky
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Judge Cannon and Judge Chutkan are the new Goofus and Gallant
In contrast, Judge Cannon ...
October 6, 2023 at 6:49 PM
Judge Cannon and Judge Chutkan are the new Goofus and Gallant
Reminder that the speaker of the House does not need to be a member of Congress. In fact, the Constitution doesn't even specify that the speaker has to be human, and this guy has more public service experience than most of them.
October 4, 2023 at 2:31 PM
Reminder that the speaker of the House does not need to be a member of Congress. In fact, the Constitution doesn't even specify that the speaker has to be human, and this guy has more public service experience than most of them.