Since 2023, the share of Americans who say trade between the U.S. and Canada benefits Canada more than the U.S. has gone up 8 pts -- almost entirely due to shifting Rep attitudes

- In 2023, 20% of Reps said Canada benefited more than the U.S. from their trade relationship
- Today, 46% say this

Before April 2, Americans were more likely to say tariffs on China would be bad for the country and for them personally

When it comes to the personal impact of these tariffs on China, Reps are more likely to say the impact will be bad (30%) than good (17%), though they are more positive than Dems

Around 1-in-5 Americans think Trump is extremely or very likely to pursue taking over Greenland or Gaza -- and majorities oppose both.

More Republicans support (41%) than oppose (28%) taking over Greenland. But, in the case of Gaza, more Republicans oppose (44%) than support (27%) the idea.

A 43% plurality of Americans say Trump is favoring Russia too much
- Among Ds, 72% say he's favoring Russia too much; 16% of Rs agree
- 57% of Rs say he's striking the right balance

Views are more divided re: Israelis/Palestinians: 31% say favoring Israelis too much, 31% striking the right balance

More Americans disapprove than approve of the U.S.:
- Leaving the WHO
- Leaving the Paris Climate Agreement
- Ending most USAID programs

There are wide partisan gaps on each, though, with 58%-64% of Republicans supporting each, compared with single digit support among Democrats

Is it unacceptable to play music out loud in public? Or wear earbuds while talking to a shopkeeper? What about to bring a pet into a grocery store? @pewresearch.org has new data on what Americans think is unacceptable in public

pewrsr.ch/43E03sH

New from @pewresearch.org: a look at global religious nationalism. As part of this, we asked about the influence certain sacred texts (Bible, Quran, etc. depending on country) should--and currently do--have on the country's laws. The U.S. stands out from other high-income countries shorturl.at/YQNot

A growing share of workers say they’re now required to work from their office a certain number of days per week or month. Among those who aren’t currently working from home all the time, 75% say their employer has put these in-person work requirements in place, up from 63% in early 2023.

This is a fun tool to graph the popularity of your name over time based on social security data. As one of 4 Laura's in my HS class, not surprised about this 80s peak. Try yours here: baby-names.jetpack.ai

Found a real gem while doing legitimate research. Delighted to have discovered it; devastated none of them chose the plural my 2 year old does: "Octopus octopus"

And another fun fact: Donald Trump and JD Vance will be further apart in age than any president-vice president pair in U.S. history - by almost a decade!

Dig into these and other striking findings here: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Another interesting one as we head into 2025: Most people across 35 countries say democracy in the U.S. used to be a good example for other countries to follow but has not been in recent years.

For example, of interest to #bluesky users ... Republican X users have become much more likely -- and Democratic users much less likely -- to say the social media platform is mostly good for democracy.

Great context on views of tariffs from some past @pewresearch.org surveys. We also found in 2021 that more Americans thought increased tariffs on imported goods from China were bad for the U.S. (44%) than good (30%) (more here: www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/...)

Fun new BLS analysis by @pewresearch.org documents that, yes, your husband is probably spending more time on leisure than you are, at least if you are an employed woman ages 25 to 64 with a child under 18 at home. More here: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Changing your clocks in the next few weeks? Around a third of the world's countries will be. But, around half of the countries of the world once celebrated daylight saving time, with many abandoning it, including over the past decade. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Might as well get started on this platform by posting some time zone facts from this deeply esoteric--and satisfying--blog I just wrote. First: you want to schedule a meeting that's maximally convenient? Consider using UTC+8, where around a fifth of the world's population resides. pewrsr.ch/3tNdBSZ