I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.

Have a dog and want to know how long it can be expected to live (in this modern era when dogs no longer 'run loose' and get hit by cars, and where they get much improved veterinary care)?

Here is the relevant lifetable from an excellent 2022 study. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social

This is a fantastic list of papers on properly dealing with control variables (and other related methodological issues) in social science (and #polisky specifically)! I put it all in a public Zotero group library here www.zotero.org/groups/59433...

Did you know that your enemies have more enemies that you do? The "enmity paradox" of social networks can be a comforting thought. ;-) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is precisely the reason I worry they’ll actually push through taxing graduate school tuition remission this time.

Unreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...

Spot on.

The Eagles haven't been this good since Hotel California.

Biggest victory for America in New Orleans since 1862.

A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.

US Capitol struck by lightning 12/31/2024
Video: Stephanie Ricker/Twitter

Best Move of 2024