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Andrew Sinclair

@jandrewsinclair.bsky.social

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Ast. Prof. of Gov't, Claremont McKenna College. Interested in political reform, public policy process, public administration, electoral institutions, and political behavior. Polling at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government.

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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 9d

A theory. Everyone who cares about politics on bluesky ALSO needs to make a habit out of posting about their other interests and hobbies. Making bluesky work for many communities of interest will increase the political reach of the experts here.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 4h

It's happening.

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David Brady @davebrady72.bsky.social · 3h

Admirable defense of immigration by the Wall Street Journal.

The U.S. will get fewer Nobel prizes in the future if the Trump Administration won’t welcome legal immigrants and refugees.

www.wsj.com/opinion/nobe...

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That Photo Guy @thatphotoguy.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning #bluesky

I’m heading back here, the Scottish Highlands one day.

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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 3h

Great book.

Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 13h

And we're off early, first book of the day, "The Day the Crayons Quit." - Michael

Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 4h

I’m currently teaching a class on political reform, and I think I will add this to the reading for next week.

Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 4h

Very cool paper!! —>

Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 5h

Just published at PNAS (@pnas.org): “Electing amateur politicians reduces cross-party collaboration”

We show that districts electing first-time members of the U.S. House experience substantial declines in bipartisan representation in the subsequent Congress.

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Andy Beshear @andybeshearky.bsky.social · 5h

A President threatening to jail a sitting Governor is unacceptable and is the opposite of what this country stands for and was founded on. I stand with Gov. Pritzker and for the rights of each state across our great nation.

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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 5h

Well, here it is, new 538 —>

FiftyPlusOne.news @fiftyplusone.news · 6h

new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 5h

Very glad that there's a new place that lists all polls — a big gap since 538's demise. (And one that'd have brought back RCP at the center of things despite all their issues.)

FiftyPlusOne.news @fiftyplusone.news · 6h

new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news

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NPR @npr.org · 8h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 11h

A lot of the NFL is: can your key players stay healthy and be healthy in the playoffs? And: when you are missing a qb, can you still get your win probability up to around 35%, and win a few of those games?

Aaron Schatz @aaronschatz.com · 1d

Out of curiosity, I ran a playoff sim as if Lamar Jackson never returns.

Playoff odds are currently Steelers 66%, Ravens 56%

With no Lamar return, they would be Steelers 78%, Ravens 23%

(I approximate that Cooper Rush would not be as bad as he was Sunday all year long!)

Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 16h

Perhaps they could help with fire recovery instead of invading Chicago?

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 21h

It's been over 9 months since the Palisades and Eaton Fires tore through Los Angeles. We asked for federal support, but we haven’t heard a word from the White House.

Not a single offer.

Is this what leadership looks like? Abandoning the American people when they call for help?

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 20h

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 21h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 16h

I’ve had several unproductive conversations with people about this, and have found it often comes down to the many different ways we use the word “legitimate.”

Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 16h

“I have a dream too, but it's about singing and dancing and making people happy. [] And I found a whole group of friends who have the same dream []. You have anybody like that, Hopper? I mean, once you get all those restaurants, who're you gonna share it with? Who are your friends, Doc? Those guys?”

Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 16h

The Portland frog standing in front of the armed men reminded me of the end of the Muppet movie. youtu.be/y8ZTGYJ4T8s?...

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 19h

Quite a headline
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump to get a 'routine yearly' medical check-up — his second in 6 months

The White House said Trump would be at Walter Reed Medical Center and undergo a checkup after a planned meeting with service members in the facility.

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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 19h

We seem to have wandered into an absurdist novel.

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Jack Santucci @jacksantucci.bsky.social · 21h

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Charter reform worries

Commissioners raise time and transparency concerns

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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 21h

Physical therapist: “what do you normally do for exercise?” Andy: “would you like to see the the graphs from the last five years?”

Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 21h

Archives need to come with foam rollers!

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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 21h

Really, really badly injured my back doing that.

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Leon Jackson @drleonj.bsky.social · 22h

We don’t talk enough about how physically exhausting archival work can be. I stood for 8 hours in an uncomfortable stress position today and took about 2000 pictures of these huge ledgers. My brain is fizzing, but my dogs are barking and my back hurts like hell. I wouldn’t swap this for anything! 🗃️

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Andrew Sinclair @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social · 21h

I’m not the only one!

Mirya R. Holman @mirya.bsky.social · 22h

I also have graphs of my exercise minutes, my airline status progress, and my minutes spent on email in a year in case you think that this is as wild as I get

Mirya R. Holman @mirya.bsky.social · 1d

Here are my published articles in each year and the number of times each was rejected before publication