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Frank Thames

@fthames.bsky.social

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Political Scientist, Beer Drinker. Soccer Bores Me

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Drew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 1d

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

Rapoport Doctoral Dissertation Grants

Supporting projects for PhD students doing political science research, democracy and social justice.

www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com

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Tim Nokken @timnokken.bsky.social · 2d

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 A written Q&A was rescinded.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

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 4d

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.

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 15d

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...

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…

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16d

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/...

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

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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 16d

Looks tasty

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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 18d

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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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 18d

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.

conchoobserver.com/2025/09/19/a...

Alt text: Screenshot of a document outlining a new university policy. The bullet points state:

No discussion of transgender topics or anything suggesting more than two genders.

All information in syllabi about transgender topics must be removed.

Instructors must use students’ given names, not preferred names.

Safe-space stickers, LGBTQ flags, etc. are banned and must be removed.

Employees must remove pronouns from email signatures.

The university will not support faculty who teach or discuss these topics in class.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 19d

Happy 21st of September 🎉….do you remember?

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 22d

I am biased but I don’t think there is a better website on the internet today than TheOnion.com.

Nation Grateful to GOP for Protecting It From TV

Report: You to Be Fired for Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

Trump Spends Entire UK Trip Trying to Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From

Charlie Kirk, Not In His Own Words: We Honor The Right-Wing Activist By Making Up Quotes That Sound Much Better, Given The Moment

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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · 27d

From Here It’s Possible!

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Sep 2

TCU's admin had some fun after the Horned Frogs dominated Bill Belichick and the Tar Heels 😅🐸

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Dan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · Aug 30

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 26

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.

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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · Aug 16

when ya dad yelled at you, grounded you, took your car keys and then made you shake hands

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Aug 14

Is it really head-scratching tho?

finance.yahoo.com/news/ppi-inf...

PPI inflation shock: Core producer prices hit 3-year high in July in 'head-scratching' inflation surge

Producer prices rose faster than expected in July, giving investors an inflation surprise early Thursday.

finance.yahoo.com

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Aug 14

The future (hopeful and optimistic): Flying cars and jet packs!

The future (reality): You will never stop filling out forms online.

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Rahel Freiburghaus @rfrbrghs.bsky.social · Aug 10

Trump ‘s tarrifs are backfiring – even in rural Republican heartlands and in key battleground states.

So much for „but his voters want this“

They don‘t.

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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · Aug 10

Shout out to the colleagues who ask why I bother studying a settled issue like women’s suffrage.

People For the American Way @peoplefor.bsky.social · Aug 8

Pete Hegseth shares a clip saying women shouldn’t have the right to vote, the 19th Amendment should be “repealed,” and women should “submit” to their husbands: “All of Christ for All of Life”

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Diana O'Brien @dzobrien.bsky.social · Aug 8

So proud of @gdilandro.bsky.social for successfully defending his thesis "Political Parties and the Gender Voting Gap in Western Democracies: A Supply and Demand Framework." He's already published one dissertation paper in @bjpols.bsky.social & there's more great gender & politics work to come! 🍾

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · Aug 8

New article: "Path to the Polls: A Study of How Poll Workers Become Poll Workers" by Matt Lamb, Bob Stein, & me in APR shows that veteran poll workers are recruited by different pathways than new recruits. News you can use for election officials. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Misja Baas @misjabaas.bsky.social · Aug 2

Dune, 1965

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Tony DiTerlizzi @diterlizzi.bsky.social · Aug 1

August 1st , 1981: MTV debuted on cable television throughout certain regions across the US and ushered in a cultural shift in pop music and pop culture.

“Video Killed the Radio Star” indeed. 📺

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Jonathan B. Singer, PhD, LCSW @jbsinger.bsky.social · Aug 1

Politicians pitting the haves against the have nots is nothing new. Plato saw economic inequality as a threat to any republic because it creates a society of the rich and the poor. Learn more in Ep. 140 w/ @laywilliams.bsky.social on The Greatest of All Plagues

The Greatest of All Plagues: David Lay Williams, PhD on Economic Inequality

The first podcast by social workers for social workers. Big names talking about bigger ideas. 24/7/365.

socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · Jul 25

HR Improves Company Morale By Giving Employees Constant Stream Of Dumbass Bullshit To Mock

AUSTIN, TX—Providing workers with an opportunity for some lighthearted fun, the human resources department of local ad agency Milner-Ferraro reportedly improved company morale by giving employees a co...

theonion.com

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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · Jul 23

I clearly remember being criticized for our desk reject rate at PRQ. The critics never had a good solution to the reviewer and space problems.

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · Jul 19

I decided to make a long blog post combining general sociological things I am aware of with personal observations of cultural and lifestyle differences between the UK and USA.

sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/07/comp...

Comparisons Between Life in the UK and the USA

For most of my life I have lived in the UK, but for six years I lived in the United States of America. Somewhat erratic and unpleasant polit...

sootyempiric.blogspot.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · Jul 14

Relaxing Tea Better Fucking Work
theonion.com/relaxin...

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Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · Jul 11

Nice!

Frank Thames @fthames.bsky.social · Jul 9

I had Indian food with Indian beer tonight!