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Alex Rossell Hayes
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Senior Data Scientist, @today.yougov.com
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rcolesworthy.bsky.social
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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gelliottmorris.com
Two new polls show learning about Trump's policies moves public opinion toward Democrats
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/two-new-po...
Two new polls show learning about Trump's policies moves public opinion toward Democrats
Your weekly political data roundup for November 13, 2025
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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aaronsojourner.org
DC residents have gone 236 years without congressional votes (2 in Senate; 1 in House). They should get statehood now and, as reparations, I would modestly propose either:

- they get double the usual amount until the year 2261, or

- for 2 years, DC gets 119 House votes & 238 senate votes.
August 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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sifu.tweety.fish
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
awest.uk Andrew West @awest.uk · 4d
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.

I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.

www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
alxrh.bsky.social
If the plot in this image is anything to go by, looks like this'll be a good article
gelliottmorris.com G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 4d
Tomorrow's political data roundup is about survey experiments and what they can teach us about how voters are responding to information about the policies of the Trump presidency/GOP-controlled Congress: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/two-new-po...
Two new polls find learning about Trump's policies moves opinion to Democrats
Your weekly political data roundup for November 13, 2025
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
alxrh.bsky.social
"Tech experts": If you see something unbelievable in a video, be careful, it's probably a deep fake.

Real life: Today Trump will gaze lovingly at Madani and the Pope will throw a rave.
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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lilyyily.bsky.social
this way she can have January 6th off which is a holiday in her culture
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5d
Breaking news: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she will resign from Congress as of Jan. 5, a surprise announcement that came days after a public spat between President Trump in which he lobbed public insults at his longtime ally.
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from House
The longtime MAGA supporter says she is stepping down from office as of Jan. 5.
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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lindaskitka.bsky.social
You now need to opt-out of letting Google use your G-Mail to train its AI. Go to your general settings and scroll to Smart Features: Unclick it. Done.
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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the-downballot.com
Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.

"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."

Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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jonbois.bsky.social
i think that people who use headphones in public places like trains are selfish. keeping all your cool music and podcasts to yourself is genuinely sociopathic and deranged behavior. play it on your phone's speaker and let everyone enjoy it, or don't play it at all
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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aedwardslevy.bsky.social
oh, I'm extremely familiar with the word "parasocial," we're basically besties
yougov.co.uk YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 8d
Cambridge Dictionary have declared "parasocial" their word of the year, but 59% of Britons say they've never heard the term before

Confident know what it means: 11%
Vaguely know what it means: 15%
Have heard it, but don't know what it means: 15%
Have not heard it: 59%

yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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aedwardslevy.bsky.social
Great new data from KFF/NYT looking at the lives and experiences of immigrants in the US:

www.kff.org/kff-nytimes-...
KFF/New York Times 2025 Survey of Immigrants | KFF
KFF/New York Times 2025 Survey of Immigrants The 2025 Survey of Immigrants, a partnership between KFF and The New York Times, takes an in-depth look at the experiences of immigrants during the first y...
www.kff.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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ryannorth.ca
The emergency brake on this train says "FINE FOR MISUSE" so I guess it's okay if you want to mess with it
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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oliogrids.bsky.social
At The Atlantic today with Geoffrey - I'd love it if you gave it a solve! www.theatlantic.com/games/daily-...
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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opiniontoday.bsky.social
A majority of Americans somewhat or strongly disapprove of how ICE is handling its job.
(@alxrh.bsky.social @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251116
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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jackjenkins.me
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
“Faith leader, Michael Woolf, minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, is detained by Illinois State Police during a protest against immigration actions, outside the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska”
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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adambonica.bsky.social
5/🧵 Race divides the Democratic Party more than it does Republicans. Young Republicans remain almost as racially resentful as older Republicans. But among Democrats and independents, massive shifts. White Gen Z independents have lower racial resentment than Boomer Democrats.
Racial Resentment Among White Americans by Age and Party A single line chart showing racial resentment scores for White Americans by birth year (1940–2000) split by party identification: Republican (orange), Independent (yellow), and Democrat (blue). Y-axis shows resentment levels; X-axis shows birth year and approximate ages. Republicans have the highest resentment across all cohorts, with scores increasing sharply among older generations and stabilizing at high levels. Independents occupy the middle, with a steady rise from younger to older cohorts. Democrats remain lowest, rising gradually among older birth years but maintaining a wide gap from Republicans and Independents. Shaded confidence bands widen for older cohorts.
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
alxrh.bsky.social
A majority of Americans disapprove of ICE. More Americans approve of protests against ICE than disapprove of them. Why? Maybe because many Americans think ICE is too forceful and are worried ICE could mistreat someone they know.

New article at @today.yougov.com: today.yougov.com/politics/art...
A majority (53%) of Americans somewhat or strongly disapprove of how ICE is handling its job. Only 39% approve. Both Democrats and Independents are much more likely to disapprove than to approve of ICE (85% vs. 12% among Democrats and 62% vs. 25% among Independents). In contrast, Republicans overwhelmingly approve of the agency's job handling: 79% approve and 13% disapprove. Americans are more likely to somewhat or strongly approve than disapprove of protests against ICE actions (48% vs. 39%). Majorities of Democrats (76%) and Independents (55%) approve of protests against ICE actions, with small shares disapproving (12% of Democrats and 28% of Independents). Most Republicans disapprove of anti-ICE protests (76%, compared to 13% who approve). Half (52%) of Americans say that ICE's tactics are too forceful. Only 26% say that its tactics are about right and 11% say that they are not forceful enough. Majorities of both Democrats (86%) and Independents (60%) say that ICE's tactics are too forceful. But only 12% of Republicans think ICE is too forceful; 52% say ICE's tactics are about right. Those who think ICE's tactics are not forceful enough are in the minority in all three groups: 1% of Democrats, 8% of Independents, and 24% of Republicans. Nearly half (46%) of Americans are somewhat or very concerned that someone they know could be mistreated by ICE. That's roughly the same as the share who are not very or not at all concerned (47%). Three-quarters (75%) of Democrats are concerned that someone they know could be mistreated by ICE. Half (50%) of Independents are concerned as well, more than the 39% who are not very or not at all concerned. Only 16% of Republicans are concerned ICE could mistreat someone they know; most (78%) are not very or not at all concerned. Most Hispanic (72%) and Black (65%) Americans are concerned that someone they know could be mistreated by ICE. Concern among white Americans is less widespread (38%, vs. 57% who are not very or not at all concerned).
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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pftompkins.bsky.social
As a cultural Catholic* I am absolutely delighted by Leo’s hammering of JD Vance

*I was born into Catholicism and although I no longer believe in God I remain all in on any kind of Catholic intrigue
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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crystalrobertson.bsky.social
My first solo publication is officially out! Check out how benevolent sexism and modern sexism influence attitudes toward Trump and Harris.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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lilavcx.bsky.social
We hope tonight's offering from roster member Alex Rossell Hayes (@alxrh.bsky.social) hits all the right notes. It's an 11x11 titled "Musical Sentences." We think it might be a bit difficult to get into the groove at first, but we're certain that you'll find your rhythm during the solve.
Crossword puzzle with 1-Across highlighted: [Facial accessory worn by MF Doom or Doctor Doom]
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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gelliottmorris.com
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections

www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections
Democrats outran their polls and swept statewide races from Georgia to New Jersey, on an agenda of affordability and a broad anti-Trump backlash
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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derek.bike
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
guy said, “Do you like Marx?” I said, “I haven’t met him.” Guy said, “No, no, he’s dead.” “Wow, what happened?” “No, no, he died long ago.” I thought the guy Marx had just died. So then, “Why are you asking me if he died long ago?” “No, he wrote a lot. He wrote that poor people should not be poor.” I said, “Sounds amazing.” I’m giving you a sense of how naïve I was. After they left, I went to the library to look for Marx. So that was my introduction to Karl Marx. BS: The FBI. MM: The FBI. Then, of course, I took a class on Marx. Couldn’t just get Marx out of the library. But,
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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mysterypollster.bsky.social
Pro-tip: Never bet against Doug Rivers and @today.yougov.com! With undecided allocated, we had Dems ahead in VA 57-42 & NJ 54-44 https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53293-yougov-surveys-of-gubernatorial-elections-in-virginia-and-new-jersey-show-leads-for-spanberger-and-sherrill
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM