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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · 8d

Dear Penn State,
Please take Brian Kelly. He’s great. Nothing wrong here. Promise.
— LSU fans

#CFB #GeauxTigers #CoachingCarousel

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · 23d

If we stall on clean energy, China won’t. We’re not stopping the transition—just giving them the trophy. #EnergyTransition #IndustrialPolicy www.bbc.com/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Sep 7

Made my first hot sauce. Conditional success. If you get a bottle, it’s because I thought you’d enjoy the adventure (or at least survive it).

#HomemadeHotSauce #KitchenExperiments

Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Aug 17

In 2024, Gallup found 93% said they’d vote for a woman president. But a list experiment during the Harris campaign showed 16% secretly uncomfortable.

That’s double the admitted bias—helping explain why the U.S. still hasn’t elected a woman president
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#AcademicSky

Do Voters Support a Female President? Evidence from a List Experiment - Semra Sevi, Can Mekik, 2025

Public opinion polls indicate that a significant portion of the American public would be willing to vote for a qualified female presidential candidate. However,...

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Aug 11

My desire to buy books and my time to read them exist on two completely diverging planes of reality.

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jul 12

When 66–85% of disaster survivors’ calls go unanswered, we’re not just facing an administrative lapse—we’re witnessing a failure of public service delivery. Cutting contracts without backup plans doesn’t streamline government. It undermines it. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jul 2

I’m genuinely shocked by how damaging the Senate’s budget bill will be for rural hospitals and nursing homes. Cuts framed as savings still have a real impact. #HealthPolicy #BigBeautifulBill

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jun 19

Here’s the real sports story of the day. Maybe they need some NIL contracts? ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Will LSU break its own CWS Jello Shot Challenge record in 2025?

The College World Series Jello Shot Challenge record could be broken by LSU if Tigers fans keep it up.

ftw.usatoday.com

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jun 17

From Ukraine to Iran to U.S. domestic politics, we seem one or two decisions away from a moment that future filmmakers will dramatize with ominous strings. Let’s hope for a success montage, not a cautionary tale. #HistoricalInflectionPoint

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · May 19

Trump says Walmart should “eat the tariffs.” But if companies absorb the cost, prices stay flat and demand doesn’t shift. So what are the tariffs really doing? They start to look less like a jobs policy—and more like a quiet, long-term tax.
#Tariffs #TradePolicy
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Trump tells Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' instead of raising prices

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart (WMT.N) should "eat the tariffs" instead of blaming duties imposed on imported goods for the retailer's increase prices.

www.reuters.com

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Apr 27

Thrilled to share my new article in Parliamentary Affairs! It examines how leadership traits like task focus influence the tenure length of British Prime Ministers. Thanks to everyone who encouraged this project along the way.
🔗 academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
#LeadershipStudies #AcademicSky

Staying Power: A Leadership Trait and Survival Analysis of Modern Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

In exploring the tenure duration of British Prime Ministers, this study finds that leadership traits play a significant role in extending political longevi

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Apr 13

Perhaps late to this bandwagon. It's one thing to stop illegal money, people, and products. It's quite another to declare yourself the thought policy. #ICE #IllegalIdeas #JustASprinkleofDystopia www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

ICE says its job is to stop illegal ‘ideas’ crossing the border in since-deleted X post

The agency said the post was put up in error.

www.politico.com

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Apr 13

The Houthis aren’t pirates. UNCLOS defines piracy as violence at sea for private ends. The Houthis are fighting a political war. Perhaps closer to buccaneers: irregular maritime actors with quasi-state backing from Iran using violence to disrupt trade and extract concessions

#Houthis #MaritimeCrime

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Apr 6

It’s odd hearing Scott Bessent on Meet the Press argue that higher prices are fine as long as wages grow faster—that’s essentially the same argument Biden’s team made. Especially rich coming from a team that insists Biden was economically inept. #EconTalk #TariffLife

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Apr 2

I hope some people didn't think they were voting to get rid of "Women in...." and "Girls of...." events. At the same time, this isn't that surprising. www.yahoo.com/news/trump-d...

What a tragedy. #DEI #AcademicSky

Trump’s DEI ban forces SC girls school to cancel STEM day. ‘A lot of disappointment’

For eight years, Ashley Hall, a private all-girls school in Charleston, South Carolina, had partnered with federal agencies and armed service branches to host events to get girls interested in careers...

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Feb 13

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Feb 13

It’s not like we just had a botched FAFSA roll out… oh wait…

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jan 28

Deep Seek AI’s sudden debut feels like China trolling the U.S. tech bros—especially after that $500B in ai infrastructure investment announcement here last week.

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jan 25

Take it a step farther. Post tenure. I interviewed at a uni that still didn’t have it. But that is an outlier. It would play a role on work expectations outside of promotion.

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jan 25

It sounds like winning. Review tenure requirements and how much input faculty have at both.

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jan 22

A good real world example of stopping extremism from mainstreaming.

Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Jan 22

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jan 21

I have to admit, I’m torn on online learning days vs. outright cancellations. Getting a note at 10:30 pm saying everything must move online for tomorrow feel like... short notice.
#AcademicSky #OnlineLearning #OnlineVCancel

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jan 16

Had a great time at the Southern Political Science Association! Great feedback, engaging panels, and fantastic weather. Thanks to everyone who made it such a successful conference. #SPSA #AcademicSky

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jan 7

Not going to lie this delta ad comes off more “I’m judging you” than aspirational.

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Sam Rohrer @samrohrer.bsky.social · Jan 2

That’s all more than fair. I’m considering it simply because some of the texts I use don’t seem to be in the hive mind yet. As a result a lot of AI responses are related to the question but wrong.

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