Mike Brownstein
@hockeyisgood.bsky.social
Freelance educator of political science, math, and statistics. Die hard fan of baseball, hockey, disc golf, and trivia.
PDGA #78578 (MPO/MA1)
Check out my page for tutoring and statistical Consulting: https://bsky.app/profile/mrbanalytics.bsky.social
PDGA #78578 (MPO/MA1)
Check out my page for tutoring and statistical Consulting: https://bsky.app/profile/mrbanalytics.bsky.social
As of today, I have played 42 disc golf courses this year. I just need to average 1 course every 10 days and Ill reach my goal.
September 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
As of today, I have played 42 disc golf courses this year. I just need to average 1 course every 10 days and Ill reach my goal.
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"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.
August 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.
2025 Disc Golf Update on my goals halfway through the year:
1) I'm now rated 930 with a goal of maintaining this above 930. I have some lousy rounds from last fall that I will hopefully be able to replace with better ratings.
2) I haven't played many rated rounds, planning on a fall circuit
(1/2)
1) I'm now rated 930 with a goal of maintaining this above 930. I have some lousy rounds from last fall that I will hopefully be able to replace with better ratings.
2) I haven't played many rated rounds, planning on a fall circuit
(1/2)
July 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
2025 Disc Golf Update on my goals halfway through the year:
1) I'm now rated 930 with a goal of maintaining this above 930. I have some lousy rounds from last fall that I will hopefully be able to replace with better ratings.
2) I haven't played many rated rounds, planning on a fall circuit
(1/2)
1) I'm now rated 930 with a goal of maintaining this above 930. I have some lousy rounds from last fall that I will hopefully be able to replace with better ratings.
2) I haven't played many rated rounds, planning on a fall circuit
(1/2)
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On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
June 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
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Heads up! APA is urging anyone who cares about health and science to let their reps/senators know now that they should oppose the admin's murder budget.
Easy to do here: www.votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAA...
APA is plugged in. If they say NOW, listen! #StandUpForScience
Easy to do here: www.votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAA...
APA is plugged in. If they say NOW, listen! #StandUpForScience
ACT NOW! Tell Congress to Reject Unprecedented Funding Cuts
Please take 2 minutes today to urge Congress to reject the administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal that seeks to cut $163 billion across the federal government. This would have signific...
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June 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Heads up! APA is urging anyone who cares about health and science to let their reps/senators know now that they should oppose the admin's murder budget.
Easy to do here: www.votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAA...
APA is plugged in. If they say NOW, listen! #StandUpForScience
Easy to do here: www.votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAA...
APA is plugged in. If they say NOW, listen! #StandUpForScience
We're at the end of May, and I have an update on my disc golf course goal. I currently stand at 18, with a goal of 52 unique courses. Ive played in 3 different states (IN, IL, FL) with 6 new courses played.
I'm pacing well, but need to be somewhere around 35 by the time school starts to keep pace.
I'm pacing well, but need to be somewhere around 35 by the time school starts to keep pace.
June 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We're at the end of May, and I have an update on my disc golf course goal. I currently stand at 18, with a goal of 52 unique courses. Ive played in 3 different states (IN, IL, FL) with 6 new courses played.
I'm pacing well, but need to be somewhere around 35 by the time school starts to keep pace.
I'm pacing well, but need to be somewhere around 35 by the time school starts to keep pace.
I have finished grading. Spring 2025 is in the books.
May 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I have finished grading. Spring 2025 is in the books.
My 400-level course had their final yesterday. I'm going to miss them. They were a very intellectually curious group and I think they rose to the challenge of a discussion based course. I'm hoping to build on the course next semester. I'm proud of this course, and more importantly the students!
May 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My 400-level course had their final yesterday. I'm going to miss them. They were a very intellectually curious group and I think they rose to the challenge of a discussion based course. I'm hoping to build on the course next semester. I'm proud of this course, and more importantly the students!
I explained the difference between emo and metal to @fcgiorda.bsky.social's daughter by comparing Fallout Boy's "Thanks for the Memories" and Judas Priests' "Painkiller". I hope I got it right @ckaufman.bsky.social.
April 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I explained the difference between emo and metal to @fcgiorda.bsky.social's daughter by comparing Fallout Boy's "Thanks for the Memories" and Judas Priests' "Painkiller". I hope I got it right @ckaufman.bsky.social.
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*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
Disc Golf course update! I am up to 12 courses (4 new courses). If I play 1 course per week that puts me at the equivalent week starting March 17.
I have played 4 new courses this year, so it's a 25% new course ratio (goal is 30%).
My pacing is pretty good as long as I play a lot this summer.
I have played 4 new courses this year, so it's a 25% new course ratio (goal is 30%).
My pacing is pretty good as long as I play a lot this summer.
April 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Disc Golf course update! I am up to 12 courses (4 new courses). If I play 1 course per week that puts me at the equivalent week starting March 17.
I have played 4 new courses this year, so it's a 25% new course ratio (goal is 30%).
My pacing is pretty good as long as I play a lot this summer.
I have played 4 new courses this year, so it's a 25% new course ratio (goal is 30%).
My pacing is pretty good as long as I play a lot this summer.
Next time I teach this 400 level class on the analysis of political behavior, I want to bring in a scholar or two to have them discuss the articles with us, and see how scholars discuss their work and how our discussions are real ones among scholars.
April 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Next time I teach this 400 level class on the analysis of political behavior, I want to bring in a scholar or two to have them discuss the articles with us, and see how scholars discuss their work and how our discussions are real ones among scholars.
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Oh, the irony 😂—talk about paid protesters! MAGA has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk in Pennsylvania, alleging he failed to pay individuals who gathered signatures for a petition during the 2024 presidential campaign.
April 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Oh, the irony 😂—talk about paid protesters! MAGA has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk in Pennsylvania, alleging he failed to pay individuals who gathered signatures for a petition during the 2024 presidential campaign.
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Trade deficit. I have bought food from say, Chilis. They have never bought food from me.
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
April 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Trade deficit. I have bought food from say, Chilis. They have never bought food from me.
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
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i may be unserious, hysterical and woke, but my strategy of “taking trump seriously no matter how insane he sounds” has paid more analytical dividends than the alternatives
Think part of the problem with describing Trump seriously is that no one actually seems to actually ever take his entire ideological outlook seriously, so absurdist means tend be be more effective at evoking political affect
April 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
i may be unserious, hysterical and woke, but my strategy of “taking trump seriously no matter how insane he sounds” has paid more analytical dividends than the alternatives
Welp. I might need to buy a new phone soon with these tariffs. I really should have bought one sooner.
April 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Welp. I might need to buy a new phone soon with these tariffs. I really should have bought one sooner.
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Across the US, cuts to federal funding for health research are projected to cause losses of $16B and 68k jobs. How will YOUR area be impacted? See SCIMaP, a website that my colleague Emly Falk and her team have created to communicate the impact of funding cuts. Learn and share at scienceimpacts.org
SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research
Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide
scienceimpacts.org
April 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Across the US, cuts to federal funding for health research are projected to cause losses of $16B and 68k jobs. How will YOUR area be impacted? See SCIMaP, a website that my colleague Emly Falk and her team have created to communicate the impact of funding cuts. Learn and share at scienceimpacts.org
This season of Top Chef missed out on the ultimate way to troll Maple Leafs fans. They really should have brought on Phil Kessel to judge a hot dog quick fire challenge and let him judge them in front of the Stanley Cup.
PWHL representation is the correct choice to be clear, and I'm here for it
PWHL representation is the correct choice to be clear, and I'm here for it
March 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This season of Top Chef missed out on the ultimate way to troll Maple Leafs fans. They really should have brought on Phil Kessel to judge a hot dog quick fire challenge and let him judge them in front of the Stanley Cup.
PWHL representation is the correct choice to be clear, and I'm here for it
PWHL representation is the correct choice to be clear, and I'm here for it
I'm excited to discuss @shelleyboulianne.bsky.social's work with my class next week with my undergrads. They've been talking a lot about media and Internet technologies tangentially throughout the class. It'll be interesting to see what they say.
March 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I'm excited to discuss @shelleyboulianne.bsky.social's work with my class next week with my undergrads. They've been talking a lot about media and Internet technologies tangentially throughout the class. It'll be interesting to see what they say.
If you used 23 and Me go delete your data.
"I hope the field of genomics can learn from this, and come together to create better solutions around privacy, data sharing, transparency, compensation of research participants, and healthcare access."
My thoughts on the 23andMe situation as a former employee: www.linkedin.com/posts/jey-mc...
My thoughts on the 23andMe situation as a former employee: www.linkedin.com/posts/jey-mc...
Thoughts on 23andMe | Jey McCreight
"It is painful to think what could have been." As someone who was inspired to become a geneticist because of 23andMe and ended up working there for nearly 6…
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March 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If you used 23 and Me go delete your data.
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In a just world this would be a career headstone.
March 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In a just world this would be a career headstone.
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🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
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Three days ago Trump took away my non-existent security clearance…. At the same time his cabinet was texting top secret plans with a member of the media on board.
Copy that
Copy that
March 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Three days ago Trump took away my non-existent security clearance…. At the same time his cabinet was texting top secret plans with a member of the media on board.
Copy that
Copy that
This afternoon I played Milligan Park in Crawfordsville, IN (-1 but I found something to fix in my game).
This is the 9th course I've played this year. I'm on a good pace so far. I always think if I'm at about 20 courses by Memorial Day, that's exactly where I need to be to get to 50.
This is the 9th course I've played this year. I'm on a good pace so far. I always think if I'm at about 20 courses by Memorial Day, that's exactly where I need to be to get to 50.
March 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This afternoon I played Milligan Park in Crawfordsville, IN (-1 but I found something to fix in my game).
This is the 9th course I've played this year. I'm on a good pace so far. I always think if I'm at about 20 courses by Memorial Day, that's exactly where I need to be to get to 50.
This is the 9th course I've played this year. I'm on a good pace so far. I always think if I'm at about 20 courses by Memorial Day, that's exactly where I need to be to get to 50.
Severance is an incredibly well written TV show. The season 2 finale, was one of the best episodes of TV I've seen this year so far, and why I love science fiction in TV format.
March 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Severance is an incredibly well written TV show. The season 2 finale, was one of the best episodes of TV I've seen this year so far, and why I love science fiction in TV format.