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Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · 10h

Third of Calgarians still undecided as tight race emerges among mayoral front-runners: poll | CBC News

With a little more than a week until election day, the race to become Calgary’s next mayor is wide open, according to a poll done for CBC News.

www.cbc.ca

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Bethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social · 1d

I’m naming this a Type 3 error.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · 2d

🇨🇦

a blue jays mascot on a baseball field

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media.tenor.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d

The next time Mike Johnson lies that he hasn’t seen the latest Trump screwup that the rest of the nation is discussing, the TV anchor should just quietly say “that’s ok, not everyone follows politics.”

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Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · 17d

To your point, Kevin, I wonder (and am hoping to explore in my dissertation) if political interest moderates the effect of the media environment such that other factors can continue to explain Trump's unpopularity now, Biden's unpopularity despite policy, more? Food for thought from a grad student!

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Derek Johnson @derekjjohnson.bsky.social · 18d

This whole press conference has big “didn’t do the reading but I gotta turn in the assignment” energy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d

Trump: "The MMR I think should be taken separately. This is based on what I feel."

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Stewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 18d

What is the point of a CFL that tries to look just like the NFL?

Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 18d

The goal posts move to the back of the end zone. The end zone goes from 20 yards deep to 15. The field goes from 110 yards to 100. The play clock goes from 20 to 35 seconds. The rouge is limited, but not gone. Big, big changes, all driven by CFL commish Stewart Johnston.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

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Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · 22d

Update: It turns out anesrake doesn't play nice with tibbles. 🤪

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 22d

David Letterman to Jeffrey Goldberg on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension: “You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian—a criminal—administration in the Oval Office. That’s just not how this works.” #TAF25 bit.ly/4n0Uv2p

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Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · 22d

A live shot of me with the anesrake package in R this morning:

a man with a mustache is making a funny face

ALT: a man with a mustache is making a funny face

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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 29d

"Political violence is antithetical to small-l liberal democracy and the murder of Charlie Kirk was wrong" and "Charlie Kirk advocated for a brand of politics that was steeped in bigoted values and did not foster constructive discourse" are two thoughts you can hold simultaneously without exploding.

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 29d

Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:

www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...

Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way

The mainstream media seems entirely uninterested in explaining Charlie Kirk's work.

www.404media.co

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Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · Sep 4

@apsa.bsky.social hivemind: I am creating a quick welcome sign for the political psychology/political communications pre-conference reception. Does anyone have a high-resolution version of the APSA logo? 👀

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · Aug 28

A new piece I wrote appearing in FOREIGN AFFAIRS today

www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/warn...

Warnings From Weimar

Why bargaining with authoritarians fails.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is heartbreaking and not the only story with this tragic result. We need to urgently regulate LLMs to *better* prioritize user safety and wellbeing when they're prompted with topics surrounding suicide and mental health. #cdnpoli

Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · Aug 26

Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death.

Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...

A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.

www.nytimes.com

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Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · Aug 26

In that sense, couldn’t you argue the US has been backsliding for a while, and now is at the rapid authoritarianism stage? Seems to me you need the erosion of institutions and norms to get to this consolidation. Either way:

a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man in an elevator and says `` not great , bob '' .

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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · Aug 25

Day 1 teaching American politics in fall 2025 at @georgemasonu.bsky.social. I used PollEverywhere and asked students to describe the state of US politics and govt today. Left cloud is from the Intro students; Right is from the senior seminar. It's going to be a great semester.

A word cloud with words like divided, complicated, chaos, disaster, polarized

I word cloud with words like broken, confusing, authoritarian, doomed, dysfunctional

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Matt Polacko @mattpolacko.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨New Publication🚨

Using the entire #Canadian Election Study (1965–2021), I examine voter turnout by class, education, & income over time & test whether the offerings of political parties impact these relationships.

Available #OpenAccess in @cjps-rcsp.bsky.social
#polisky

doi.org/10.1017/S000...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Aug 25

In a democratic society, leaders of govt. agencies don't bestow favors and prizes on the elected leader and thank them so profusely. They ultimately work for the public, not the president. By contrast, these embarrassing public displays of loyalty are a recurring feature of authoritarian politics.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 25

Trump is presented with an honorary badge by a sycophant who talks to him like a toddler

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Aug 21

“He’s soft spoken in a certain way” 🤔🧐🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Aug 19

The political juggernaut that elected Ds and institutions alike cower in front of

Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · Aug 19

Trump's approval is the lowest of his second term, according to our tracker with YouGov. He is roughly as unpopular as the same point in his first term. www.economist.com/interactive/...

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Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · Aug 19

What is the probability he gave them each a hat? (It’s not zero. 🫠)

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Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · Aug 18

A thought, as a grad student who left academia and returned: to do the necessary work you're talking about, Ellie, then we need to do what Mike is talking about. AKA: we have to do both.

Steven Nuss @stevennuss.bsky.social · Aug 15

Imagine if Joe Biden/Kamala Harris had...etc.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 15

get a load of how excited Trump is to see Putin

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