Isaac Baumann
@ibaumann.bsky.social
📈 and 🐈 | Econ PhD student at UIC
Formerly: data stuff at UW-Madison, the mouse house, and CNN; SDSU and Mizzou alum
Formerly: data stuff at UW-Madison, the mouse house, and CNN; SDSU and Mizzou alum
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Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
February 16, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
It’s finally warm enough for a decent hike - the Ice Age Trail outside of Cross Plains
February 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
It’s finally warm enough for a decent hike - the Ice Age Trail outside of Cross Plains
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Third winter in Madison and somehow this is my first time ever pond skating
February 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Third winter in Madison and somehow this is my first time ever pond skating
This is genuinely one of the best textbook covers
January 31, 2026 at 2:14 AM
This is genuinely one of the best textbook covers
Does this mean Babcock dairy store can finally stop calling the ice cream “Mnookie dough”
From her own ice cream flavor to battles with the Legislature and the Trump administration, Jennifer Mnookin made a mark during her four years at UW-Madison.
Highlights of Jennifer Mnookin's tenure at UW-Madison
From her own ice cream flavor to battles with the Legislature and the Trump administration, Jennifer Mnookin made a mark during her four years at UW-Madison.
madison.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Does this mean Babcock dairy store can finally stop calling the ice cream “Mnookie dough”
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These colors mean cold!
This is the coldest Wisconet day, when it comes to widespread low wind chills.
-40s all the way to the Illinois border and a few wind chills in the -50s!
This is the coldest Wisconet day, when it comes to widespread low wind chills.
-40s all the way to the Illinois border and a few wind chills in the -50s!
January 23, 2026 at 12:31 PM
These colors mean cold!
This is the coldest Wisconet day, when it comes to widespread low wind chills.
-40s all the way to the Illinois border and a few wind chills in the -50s!
This is the coldest Wisconet day, when it comes to widespread low wind chills.
-40s all the way to the Illinois border and a few wind chills in the -50s!
Going to be a long day
January 23, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Going to be a long day
Sometimes when I’m suffering from a little bit of imposter syndrome I think about this guy and it makes me feel better
maybe not the most confidence-inspiring name for a confectioner
January 23, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Sometimes when I’m suffering from a little bit of imposter syndrome I think about this guy and it makes me feel better
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Making a pot of tea to prepare for my ritual reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail
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January 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Making a pot of tea to prepare for my ritual reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail
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When I’m secretary of education there will be at least twice as many linear algebra courses in schools as there are calculus classes. Day one. Sixth graders will have a unit on the singular value decomposition or states don’t get block grants.
January 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM
When I’m secretary of education there will be at least twice as many linear algebra courses in schools as there are calculus classes. Day one. Sixth graders will have a unit on the singular value decomposition or states don’t get block grants.
The nuclear block is truly one of the best features of this site
January 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM
The nuclear block is truly one of the best features of this site
Missouri state capitol
January 6, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Missouri state capitol
Mike Kehoe’s career prior to entering state politics was primarily owning one of the biggest (if not the biggest?) Ford dealerships in mid-Missouri
Missouri updates its transit policies every year to make sure it is meeting guidelines for federal and state grant funding. This year, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe cut state funding for public transit almost in half.
In 2026, Missouri is set to revise its transportation roadmap for the next quarter century
Missouri residents today have even less say in their transportation needs. Last year, Gov. Mike Kehoe slashed the state’s Transit Operating Investment nearly in half, reducing funding to local public transit agencies.
www.kcur.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Mike Kehoe’s career prior to entering state politics was primarily owning one of the biggest (if not the biggest?) Ford dealerships in mid-Missouri
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Illinois Enacts Protections for Immigrant Students with “Safe Schools for All Act” mahometdaily.com/illinois-ena...
Illinois Enacts Protections for Immigrant Students with “Safe Schools for All Act” - Mahomet Daily
Illinois has become the first state to codify constitutional education protections for immigrant students. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 3247, officially designated as Public Act 104-0288, ...
mahometdaily.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Illinois Enacts Protections for Immigrant Students with “Safe Schools for All Act” mahometdaily.com/illinois-ena...
Between this and Porco Rosso we really need to think more about how airlines commissioning inflight videos incidentally (or maybe not???) end up creating masterpieces
The Philippine Airlines preflight video is a whole telenovela. 🤣
January 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Between this and Porco Rosso we really need to think more about how airlines commissioning inflight videos incidentally (or maybe not???) end up creating masterpieces
Took Amtrak’s Lincoln Service/Missouri River Runner back to my hometown for new year’s and lost track of how many deer, turkey, cranes, and bald eagles I saw. Also some sort of weird navy-looking boat on the Gasconade???
December 31, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Took Amtrak’s Lincoln Service/Missouri River Runner back to my hometown for new year’s and lost track of how many deer, turkey, cranes, and bald eagles I saw. Also some sort of weird navy-looking boat on the Gasconade???
I think tolerance of the pop tarts antics at the pop tarts bowl is the ultimate divisor of who’s worked at an ad agency or not
December 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I think tolerance of the pop tarts antics at the pop tarts bowl is the ultimate divisor of who’s worked at an ad agency or not
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Happy holidays to (most of) the econ folks back home for the next week or so
December 23, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Happy holidays to (most of) the econ folks back home for the next week or so
My hottest unsolicited Christmas movie take is that The Polar Express is Very Good Actually™️ and everybody needs to get over the CGI
December 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My hottest unsolicited Christmas movie take is that The Polar Express is Very Good Actually™️ and everybody needs to get over the CGI
Merry Christmas, nerds
December 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Merry Christmas, nerds
You know what, I completely agree
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
You know what, I completely agree
Introducing: The Christmas Bean™️
December 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Introducing: The Christmas Bean™️
The Middleton WI public library has some incredible Lego builds on display from a local builder group
December 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Middleton WI public library has some incredible Lego builds on display from a local builder group