Frank Thames
@fthames.bsky.social
Political Scientist, Beer Drinker. Soccer Bores Me
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Looks like Kim Davis is gonna have to go back to tying James Caan to the bed during a snowstorm now.
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Looks like Kim Davis is gonna have to go back to tying James Caan to the bed during a snowstorm now.
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Generally, when a party is trying to appeal to a new cohort of voters, they don’t send masked men to publicly kidnap and disappear thousands of members of that cohort.
Latinos in VA also moved hard back to the left from last year
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Generally, when a party is trying to appeal to a new cohort of voters, they don’t send masked men to publicly kidnap and disappear thousands of members of that cohort.
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"Within a seminar series, women are interrupted more than men... Interruptions that are negative in tenor or tone, or cutoff the presenter mid-sentence, increase for women presenters"
Forthcoming in the AER: "Gender Differences in Economics Seminars" by Pascaline Dupas, Amy Handlan, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Muriel Niederle, Mateo Seré, Haoyu Sheng, Justin Wolfers, and Seminar Dynamics Collective. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Gender Differences in Economics Seminars
(Forthcoming Article) - We assess whether men and women are treated differently when presenting their economics research. We collected data across thousands of seminars, job market talks and conferenc...
www.aeaweb.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"Within a seminar series, women are interrupted more than men... Interruptions that are negative in tenor or tone, or cutoff the presenter mid-sentence, increase for women presenters"
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Over the past year people have come to me & other Hungarians to ask what a slide into authoritarianism will look like. Well, our wisdom stops here - in 15 years Orban hasn't openly ordered the government to pay him a bribe (or used the Hungarian military against cities, for that matter).
October 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Over the past year people have come to me & other Hungarians to ask what a slide into authoritarianism will look like. Well, our wisdom stops here - in 15 years Orban hasn't openly ordered the government to pay him a bribe (or used the Hungarian military against cities, for that matter).
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Did a new one
August 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Did a new one
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
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Portland, OR, 2025
October 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Portland, OR, 2025
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nothing from George Orwell or Terry Gilliam rivals the horror that is today's LinkedIn copy
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
nothing from George Orwell or Terry Gilliam rivals the horror that is today's LinkedIn copy
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Argentina edition of Libertarian bible
October 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Argentina edition of Libertarian bible
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Deadline Oct. 22.
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Supporting projects for PhD students doing political science research, democracy and social justice.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey research? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle.
Deadline Oct. 22.
www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant
Deadline Oct. 22.
www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant
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Some good work by the Texas Tribune about the erosion of academic freedom at Texas Tech. Hot on the heels of our incoming chancellor appearing at at TPUSA rally held in town recently. As they like to say, From Here It's Possible.
Texas Tech system’s vague guidelines on gender identity spur more questions than answers
Faculty have spent weeks seeking clarity on new restrictions, which have often been issued by word of mouth. A written Q&A was rescinded.
www.texastribune.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Some good work by the Texas Tribune about the erosion of academic freedom at Texas Tech. Hot on the heels of our incoming chancellor appearing at at TPUSA rally held in town recently. As they like to say, From Here It's Possible.
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Mars was the Roman god of war.
That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.'
Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices.
That’s why we have Marshall’s.
That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.'
Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices.
That’s why we have Marshall’s.
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Mars was the Roman god of war.
That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.'
Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices.
That’s why we have Marshall’s.
That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.'
Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices.
That’s why we have Marshall’s.
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If you were on Sarah Palin's Alaskan porch yesterday, you might have looked up and gotten an entirely new view of Russia.
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
NORAD intercepts Russian aircraft near Alaska amid NATO airspace tensions in Europe — Meduza
U.S. fighter jets scrambled on Wednesday to intercept four Russian military aircraft flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported a day later. The two Tu-95s and…
meduza.io
September 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
If you were on Sarah Palin's Alaskan porch yesterday, you might have looked up and gotten an entirely new view of Russia.
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
meduza.io/en/news/2025...
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Yes
So just to be clear: The US is propping up Argentina’s economy, and now Argentina can eliminate its export taxes, so it can sell tons of soybeans to China, so China isn’t forced to buy soybeans from the US, so the US can pay subsidies to keep our farmers solvent.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
China expands Argentina soybean buying to 20 cargoes, traders say
Chinese importers kept up a hectic pace of Argentine soybean purchases after the South American supplier's move to abolish export taxes temporarily made its prices competitive, traders said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Yes
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Part of the Texas Tech system.
Under pressure from Texas government officials, Angelo State University in Texas is banning all discussion or mention of the existence of trans people along with banning the LGBTQ pride flag from campus and forced misgendering of trans people.
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September 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Part of the Texas Tech system.
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I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
September 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
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Happy 21st of September 🎉….do you remember?
September 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Happy 21st of September 🎉….do you remember?
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I am biased but I don’t think there is a better website on the internet today than TheOnion.com.
September 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I am biased but I don’t think there is a better website on the internet today than TheOnion.com.
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TCU's admin had some fun after the Horned Frogs dominated Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels 😅🐸
September 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
TCU's admin had some fun after the Horned Frogs dominated Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels 😅🐸
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Frankly I’m surprised more comparativists aren’t saying, “Aw that’s so cute. America’s having its first little premature rumor and speculation frenzy about the autocrat’s death after his public absence for a brief period” (common in authoritarian regimes)
August 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Frankly I’m surprised more comparativists aren’t saying, “Aw that’s so cute. America’s having its first little premature rumor and speculation frenzy about the autocrat’s death after his public absence for a brief period” (common in authoritarian regimes)
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CNBC: I'm really interested in how you personally would see it if another country did something of this ilk back.
LUTNICK: You mean like China does it every day?
CNBC: Yeah. Exactly.
LUTNICK: You mean like China does it every day?
CNBC: Yeah. Exactly.
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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when ya dad yelled at you, grounded you, took your car keys and then made you shake hands
August 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
when ya dad yelled at you, grounded you, took your car keys and then made you shake hands
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The future (hopeful and optimistic): Flying cars and jet packs!
The future (reality): You will never stop filling out forms online.
The future (reality): You will never stop filling out forms online.
August 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The future (hopeful and optimistic): Flying cars and jet packs!
The future (reality): You will never stop filling out forms online.
The future (reality): You will never stop filling out forms online.