Andrew Mercer
@awmercer.bsky.social
Principal methodologist at Pew Research Center. He/him
Janelle Monae opening for Of Montreal
Who was the best opening act you've seen live?
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Janelle Monae opening for Of Montreal
The real reason people are Bayesians.
Oh no I have a query that will take ~7 minutes to run, I can’t possibly do anything productive during that small amount time, I better go scroll on social media…!
a cartoon of grinch with a very angry look on his face
ALT: a cartoon of grinch with a very angry look on his face
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The real reason people are Bayesians.
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Anyway the District of Columbia is an incredible city and I love it so much and I’m so glad I get to live here.
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Anyway the District of Columbia is an incredible city and I love it so much and I’m so glad I get to live here.
Expedia website sent me to the Expedia app sent me to the Alaska airlines website which sent me to the Alaska airlines app and can we just please not?
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Expedia website sent me to the Expedia app sent me to the Alaska airlines website which sent me to the Alaska airlines app and can we just please not?
Your daily Charlie
November 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Your daily Charlie
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I’m just going to keep posting some version of this photo over and over again as long as Charlie keeps hanging out on my desk.
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I’m just going to keep posting some version of this photo over and over again as long as Charlie keeps hanging out on my desk.
I need a new wallet, but when I google for wallet reviews it's all about crypto 🤮
Anyone have a wallet they like?
Anyone have a wallet they like?
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I need a new wallet, but when I google for wallet reviews it's all about crypto 🤮
Anyone have a wallet they like?
Anyone have a wallet they like?
Somehow, instead of winding down, I’m having a Chase and Status dance party at midnight on a Tuesday. Oh well…
Chase & Status and Stormzy - BACKBONE (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Chase & Status
m.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Somehow, instead of winding down, I’m having a Chase and Status dance party at midnight on a Tuesday. Oh well…
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Great new data from KFF/NYT looking at the lives and experiences of immigrants in the US:
www.kff.org/kff-nytimes-...
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
Great new data from KFF/NYT looking at the lives and experiences of immigrants in the US:
www.kff.org/kff-nytimes-...
www.kff.org/kff-nytimes-...
Reposted by Andrew Mercer
In honor of Cloudflare www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQp...
The Songs: The System is Down
YouTube video by ebyam93
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
In honor of Cloudflare www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQp...
This is the sort of thing that would get me to buy season tickets.
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This is the sort of thing that would get me to buy season tickets.
Re: #2, do yourself a favor and go watch all the Thin Man movies.
Top 5 movie genres are:
– The CLOCK is TICKING
– Entertaining couple drinks fast and talks faster
– It’s New York in the 1970s and everything is grimy and paranoid
– Nothing actually happens; I may have something in my eye
– These two timelines are gonna collide about forty minutes from now
– The CLOCK is TICKING
– Entertaining couple drinks fast and talks faster
– It’s New York in the 1970s and everything is grimy and paranoid
– Nothing actually happens; I may have something in my eye
– These two timelines are gonna collide about forty minutes from now
Top 5 movie genres are:
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Re: #2, do yourself a favor and go watch all the Thin Man movies.
Charlie slept through caturday but better late than never.
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Charlie slept through caturday but better late than never.
That Bradley Cooper episode from the Righteous Gemstones needs its own spinoff. I would watch the hell out of that.
November 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
That Bradley Cooper episode from the Righteous Gemstones needs its own spinoff. I would watch the hell out of that.
1000% this
continually feel hashtag-blessed that I get to write about public opinion from a descriptive and not a prescriptive perspective
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
1000% this
Remember Labubus? Feels like that was 10 years ago.
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Remember Labubus? Feels like that was 10 years ago.
I’m on chapter 3 of The Everlasting by Alix Harrow and I have no idea where this is headed but I love it.
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I’m on chapter 3 of The Everlasting by Alix Harrow and I have no idea where this is headed but I love it.
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Two-thirds of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated. By far the most commonly cited reason is that the party is not pushing back hard enough against Trump. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Two-thirds of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated. By far the most commonly cited reason is that the party is not pushing back hard enough against Trump. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
I have never met another cat that is this much of a back-sleeper. Such a weirdo.
Also look at that tail!
Also look at that tail!
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I have never met another cat that is this much of a back-sleeper. Such a weirdo.
Also look at that tail!
Also look at that tail!
About to start the Bakeoff finale. Not sure it’s ever been more abundantly clear in advance who the winner is going to be.
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
About to start the Bakeoff finale. Not sure it’s ever been more abundantly clear in advance who the winner is going to be.
Charlie says happy Thursday everyone.
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Charlie says happy Thursday everyone.
I love this data essay by some of my @pewresearch.org colleagues looking at how the ways that the U.S. Census has measured race and ethnicity have changed over the country's history and how they're poised to change again in 2030.
Counting Race: How the Census Measures Identity and What Americans Think About It
How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.
www.pewresearch.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I love this data essay by some of my @pewresearch.org colleagues looking at how the ways that the U.S. Census has measured race and ethnicity have changed over the country's history and how they're poised to change again in 2030.
Reposted by Andrew Mercer
As the federal statistical system faces mounting challenges, this episode of “Practical Significance” features insights from experts Nancy Potok and Connie Citro into modernizing data systems, rebuilding trust, and strengthening federal statistics. Listen in: magazine.amstat.org/podcast-2/ #STATSSKY
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
As the federal statistical system faces mounting challenges, this episode of “Practical Significance” features insights from experts Nancy Potok and Connie Citro into modernizing data systems, rebuilding trust, and strengthening federal statistics. Listen in: magazine.amstat.org/podcast-2/ #STATSSKY