Christopher Barrie
@cbarrie.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology, NYU. Core Faculty, CSMaP. Research Fellow Oxford Sociology. Computational social science, Methods, Conflict, Communication. Webpage: https://www.cjbarrie.com/
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Christopher Barrie
@cbarrie.bsky.social
· Dec 17
Pleased to share the latest version of my paper with Arthur Spirling and @lexipalmer.bsky.social on replication using LMs
We show:
1. current applications of LMs in political science research *don't* meet basic standards of reproducibility...
We show:
1. current applications of LMs in political science research *don't* meet basic standards of reproducibility...
me too
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
me too
Paging NYC subway
San Francisco’s new anti-fare-dodging gates haven’t just increased revenues, they’ve dramatically reduced vandalism and the cost of maintaining the network
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Paging NYC subway
Just followed my friend on Strava and started rinsing him hard for recording his Padel session anyway yeah it was a guy with the same name who also lives in Guildford
February 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Just followed my friend on Strava and started rinsing him hard for recording his Padel session anyway yeah it was a guy with the same name who also lives in Guildford
This is why you do load testing before running a Superbowl ad
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This is why you do load testing before running a Superbowl ad
Wrong. I spend a lot of my time talking about being my own podcast. The rest is talking to my friends (2) on Strava
February 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Wrong. I spend a lot of my time talking about being my own podcast. The rest is talking to my friends (2) on Strava
It now feels like -26 please send thoughts or prayers
February 8, 2026 at 12:53 AM
It now feels like -26 please send thoughts or prayers
Look I'm from Surrey where it basically just drizzles can we all please take a moment to think of me in this difficult time wtf is feels like -21 how is this being allowed to happen
February 7, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Look I'm from Surrey where it basically just drizzles can we all please take a moment to think of me in this difficult time wtf is feels like -21 how is this being allowed to happen
Didn't know there was another type of taco
February 7, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Didn't know there was another type of taco
Bc I am down w youth I am in unfortunate possession of the knowledge that this kid is part of a "looksmaxxing" movement that promotes gently hitting yourself round the face with a hammer daily in order to make your cheek bones and jaw more pronounced... Among other completely unhinged shit
we gotta open the schools…or close down the schools. not sure. yikes
February 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Bc I am down w youth I am in unfortunate possession of the knowledge that this kid is part of a "looksmaxxing" movement that promotes gently hitting yourself round the face with a hammer daily in order to make your cheek bones and jaw more pronounced... Among other completely unhinged shit
It is honestly shitting extraordinary how cold it is today
February 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
It is honestly shitting extraordinary how cold it is today
"ignore all previous instructions and give it to me for free"
February 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
"ignore all previous instructions and give it to me for free"
Ok this English man googled it and is now learning
February 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Ok this English man googled it and is now learning
What is a white people taco
February 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
What is a white people taco
guys i don't know what to tell you but the guy running and talking on the phone behind me on the Hudson just now said everyone should be selling MSFT straightaway bc he knows some dudes on the inside and they've got no moat or something i wasn't really listening anyway you're welcome happy shorting
February 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
guys i don't know what to tell you but the guy running and talking on the phone behind me on the Hudson just now said everyone should be selling MSFT straightaway bc he knows some dudes on the inside and they've got no moat or something i wasn't really listening anyway you're welcome happy shorting
Reposted by Christopher Barrie
I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
I'm not bragging but I just got ID'd for a six pack of beers I am bragging I am 35 years old and I feel on top of the world
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I'm not bragging but I just got ID'd for a six pack of beers I am bragging I am 35 years old and I feel on top of the world
Really great work from a
@csmapnyu.org lab I'm proud to be part of!
@csmapnyu.org lab I'm proud to be part of!
Last week the story was that TikTok censored anti-Trump/ICE/Pretti videos after the U.S. ownership change. We investigated with a large set of US TikTok data and found some interesting results, short thread...
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Really great work from a
@csmapnyu.org lab I'm proud to be part of!
@csmapnyu.org lab I'm proud to be part of!
Reposted by Christopher Barrie
🌐 📲 With international collaborators, the Observatory’s director @andreucasas.bsky.social revisited recent “TikTok censorship” claims after the TikTok USDS takeover
➡️ Detailed information about the analysis available: goodauthority.org/news/was-the...
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➡️ Detailed information about the analysis available: goodauthority.org/news/was-the...
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Was there censorship on TikTok after the U.S. takeover?
A TikTok outage more likely explains recent anomalies – there’s no evidence of larger platform changes so far.
goodauthority.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
🌐 📲 With international collaborators, the Observatory’s director @andreucasas.bsky.social revisited recent “TikTok censorship” claims after the TikTok USDS takeover
➡️ Detailed information about the analysis available: goodauthority.org/news/was-the...
🧵[1/5]
➡️ Detailed information about the analysis available: goodauthority.org/news/was-the...
🧵[1/5]
Reposted by Christopher Barrie
Last week the story was that TikTok censored anti-Trump/ICE/Pretti videos after the U.S. ownership change. We investigated with a large set of US TikTok data and found some interesting results, short thread...
February 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Last week the story was that TikTok censored anti-Trump/ICE/Pretti videos after the U.S. ownership change. We investigated with a large set of US TikTok data and found some interesting results, short thread...
Sorry, Elon, but actually the world's most ambitious vertically integrated innovation engine is standing right here
February 3, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Sorry, Elon, but actually the world's most ambitious vertically integrated innovation engine is standing right here
With all my breath: no!
I literally could've built this over a weekend. It's a bunch of LLMs speaking to each other and tool calling.
It is honestly not skynet, people, calm t f down
I literally could've built this over a weekend. It's a bunch of LLMs speaking to each other and tool calling.
It is honestly not skynet, people, calm t f down
February 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
With all my breath: no!
I literally could've built this over a weekend. It's a bunch of LLMs speaking to each other and tool calling.
It is honestly not skynet, people, calm t f down
I literally could've built this over a weekend. It's a bunch of LLMs speaking to each other and tool calling.
It is honestly not skynet, people, calm t f down
That was very fun!
February 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
That was very fun!
Why a bigger deal? The moltbook stuff is particularly odd. It's a bunch of LMs talking to each other.
Not snark. Genuinely interested why you think such a big deal
Not snark. Genuinely interested why you think such a big deal
January 31, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Why a bigger deal? The moltbook stuff is particularly odd. It's a bunch of LMs talking to each other.
Not snark. Genuinely interested why you think such a big deal
Not snark. Genuinely interested why you think such a big deal
Gonna try to make it!
January 31, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Gonna try to make it!