Annie Boustead
@annieboustead.bsky.social
Associate Professor, School of Government and Public Policy, University of Arizona. I mostly study drugs, surveillance, and privacy - sometimes separately and sometimes together. All posts are me speaking in my personal capacity.
This would be a really good moment for Democrats to start acting more like a political party than a Ponzi scheme.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
This would be a really good moment for Democrats to start acting more like a political party than a Ponzi scheme.
I know literally nothing about them that I didn’t learn from one of their commercials, but the Husband and Wife Law Team seems like a genuinely adorable couple.
January 23, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I know literally nothing about them that I didn’t learn from one of their commercials, but the Husband and Wife Law Team seems like a genuinely adorable couple.
I really feel for whoever is going to have to come up with the inevitable American Girl doll based on this era
January 21, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I really feel for whoever is going to have to come up with the inevitable American Girl doll based on this era
I don't know how people cope with having hundreds of unread emails...I have 12 right now and its been an ongoing distraction throughout the day.
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I don't know how people cope with having hundreds of unread emails...I have 12 right now and its been an ongoing distraction throughout the day.
I am here exclusively for pet pictures, updates about articles, and sports things I don’t understand (but it seems like you are having fun).
The thing I want most from social media is to be entertained and chat in an asynchronous non-pressured way with interesting people whenever I fucking feel like it. Bluesky does this. /2
January 20, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I am here exclusively for pet pictures, updates about articles, and sports things I don’t understand (but it seems like you are having fun).
The moral arc of the universe may bend towards justice, but we were never promised monotonicity.
*frantically googling*
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
moral arc bent wrong how to fix
wikihow diy moral arc fix
moral arc technician near me
Who up bending they arc toward justice
January 19, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The moral arc of the universe may bend towards justice, but we were never promised monotonicity.
Okay, but like half of this is me installing and uninstalling the app as a way of dealing with social media anxiety.
Bluesky has seen a 40% rise of app installs in the past few weeks, which is consistent with the increase in activity that is visible in other metrics
Via @sarahp.bsky.social
Via @sarahp.bsky.social
Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs | TechCrunch
Bluesky adds new features to its app amid a boost in installs due to the deepfake drama on X.
techcrunch.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Okay, but like half of this is me installing and uninstalling the app as a way of dealing with social media anxiety.
If someone is really interested in improving efficiency in academia, they should focus on developing a spam filter that is effective against emails from predatory journals.
January 18, 2026 at 3:41 AM
If someone is really interested in improving efficiency in academia, they should focus on developing a spam filter that is effective against emails from predatory journals.
2016 was my last year of grad school, so I absolutely refuse any efforts to feel nostalgic about it.
January 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
2016 was my last year of grad school, so I absolutely refuse any efforts to feel nostalgic about it.
The Lexis feature where you can copy with citation is top tier, and I would love an equivalent feature for social science articles.
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The Lexis feature where you can copy with citation is top tier, and I would love an equivalent feature for social science articles.
I'm very excited about this, but someone needs to investigate the apparent correlation between Animal Crossing releases and global emergencies.
VERY IMPORTANT BREAKING NEWS: Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0.0 is out, which is a really substantial update. Like fixes everything you had complaints about in 2020 and adds entire new worlds substantial
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition & Free Update – Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I'm very excited about this, but someone needs to investigate the apparent correlation between Animal Crossing releases and global emergencies.
My Google Scholar yearly numbers always look so sad in January.
January 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
My Google Scholar yearly numbers always look so sad in January.
This is why I channel Victorian-era letters while writing work emails.
I don't generally do the "I wish I lived at any time in the past that I didn't live through" thing, because I absolutely don't, but that said I think I would have really enjoyed the late 1800s culture's "everyone writes each other lengthy letters and letters are a form of art" era a lot
January 14, 2026 at 4:42 AM
This is why I channel Victorian-era letters while writing work emails.
I am meant to get writing done tonight.
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I am meant to get writing done tonight.
I need to start keeping track of how: (1) how long I procrastinate starting a writing project and (2) how long it takes me to get into the groove of writing it. The ratio here is becoming genuinely embarrassing.
January 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I need to start keeping track of how: (1) how long I procrastinate starting a writing project and (2) how long it takes me to get into the groove of writing it. The ratio here is becoming genuinely embarrassing.
I was just thinking about this as I was closing the multiple pop ups required to access any site these days (50% of which will pop up again as soon as I navigate to a different page on the site). Who decided this was a good idea?
Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.
January 7, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I was just thinking about this as I was closing the multiple pop ups required to access any site these days (50% of which will pop up again as soon as I navigate to a different page on the site). Who decided this was a good idea?
My deeply unpopular but entirely correct opinion (completely unrelated to politics): you do not need a new organization container/tool/device/plan/whatever, you need to get rid of 50% of whatever is in the cabinet/drawer/closet/whatever you are trying to organize.
Why did you leave the Nazi Bar & find Another Bar, if not to sh*tpost about your deeply unpopular but entirely correct opinions? Isn't this what keeps you human & sane amidst <gestures at everything>? 🧐😂🤷♂️
👇🎯 Also, folks should just go ahead & do more sh*tposting of their deeply unpopular but entirely correct opinions 🧐😂
Honestly, what is this neighborhood bar for if we're not gonna yell at each other about beer, sports, music, & our professions?
Honestly, what is this neighborhood bar for if we're not gonna yell at each other about beer, sports, music, & our professions?
January 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
My deeply unpopular but entirely correct opinion (completely unrelated to politics): you do not need a new organization container/tool/device/plan/whatever, you need to get rid of 50% of whatever is in the cabinet/drawer/closet/whatever you are trying to organize.
Yes, because the *name* is what needed to be fixed about Microsoft Office.
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Yes, because the *name* is what needed to be fixed about Microsoft Office.
I need a version of dry January but for cheese.
January 5, 2026 at 1:55 AM
I need a version of dry January but for cheese.
I am so in love with the yarn I am currently knitting with that I hope it takes me forever to finish this sweater.
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I am so in love with the yarn I am currently knitting with that I hope it takes me forever to finish this sweater.
I forgot to save the last apple slice for my dog, and her rage knows no bounds.
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I forgot to save the last apple slice for my dog, and her rage knows no bounds.
MacBook Air’s battery life is so good that I sometimes forget that it’s the type of thing that needs to be charged.
January 2, 2026 at 10:48 PM
MacBook Air’s battery life is so good that I sometimes forget that it’s the type of thing that needs to be charged.
Hydrocolloid bandages are one of the few specialized products I've encountered where the extra benefits are worth the extra cost.
January 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Hydrocolloid bandages are one of the few specialized products I've encountered where the extra benefits are worth the extra cost.
Bad decisions aside, it did come out cute.
I knit the sweater part of this in exactly a week, which taught me two things: I can knit a sweater in a week, and I never want to knit a sweater in a week ever again.
I knit the sweater part of this in exactly a week, which taught me two things: I can knit a sweater in a week, and I never want to knit a sweater in a week ever again.
December 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Bad decisions aside, it did come out cute.
I knit the sweater part of this in exactly a week, which taught me two things: I can knit a sweater in a week, and I never want to knit a sweater in a week ever again.
I knit the sweater part of this in exactly a week, which taught me two things: I can knit a sweater in a week, and I never want to knit a sweater in a week ever again.