Brian Amos
@brianamos.com
Political science at Wichita State. ike-lab.com for Kansas elections, VEST for nationwide precinct data. WI native.
AVCX is great! They put out a really fun variety puzzle last night that was perfect to do during a middle-of-the-night baby feed.
It was also my first time solving a pdf in the books app, which worked surprisingly well.
It was also my first time solving a pdf in the books app, which worked surprisingly well.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
AVCX is great! They put out a really fun variety puzzle last night that was perfect to do during a middle-of-the-night baby feed.
It was also my first time solving a pdf in the books app, which worked surprisingly well.
It was also my first time solving a pdf in the books app, which worked surprisingly well.
Instilling American pride in my daughter by insisting she call it “pepper pig”
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Instilling American pride in my daughter by insisting she call it “pepper pig”
Now that's a competitive countywide race, a 15-way tie
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Now that's a competitive countywide race, a 15-way tie
As one of the ~15 people who had a Seeso subscription, I watched this when it came out, and it’s so good
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November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
As one of the ~15 people who had a Seeso subscription, I watched this when it came out, and it’s so good
Backlash to the failure to call a special redistricting session in Kansas. Seems like a strong signal they’ll go to the mat for it in the regular session. sunflowerstatejournal.com/house-speake...
House speaker reassigns committee leadership after special session drive falls short | Sunflower State Journal
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November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Backlash to the failure to call a special redistricting session in Kansas. Seems like a strong signal they’ll go to the mat for it in the regular session. sunflowerstatejournal.com/house-speake...
It’ll be interesting to see the dynamics of tackling this in the regular session.
Some good redistricting news: Kansas Republicans have abandoned trying to hold a special session to re-gerrymander their congressional map & eliminate Dem Rep. Sharice Davids.
They could try again in January's regular session, but they apparently lack the votes in the state House, at least for now
They could try again in January's regular session, but they apparently lack the votes in the state House, at least for now
Kansas Republicans drop push to enter nation's widening redistricting battle
Top Kansas Republicans have given up for now on forcing a special session of the Legislature to redraw the state’s U.S.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It’ll be interesting to see the dynamics of tackling this in the regular session.
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Some good redistricting news: Kansas Republicans have abandoned trying to hold a special session to re-gerrymander their congressional map & eliminate Dem Rep. Sharice Davids.
They could try again in January's regular session, but they apparently lack the votes in the state House, at least for now
They could try again in January's regular session, but they apparently lack the votes in the state House, at least for now
Kansas Republicans drop push to enter nation's widening redistricting battle
Top Kansas Republicans have given up for now on forcing a special session of the Legislature to redraw the state’s U.S.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Some good redistricting news: Kansas Republicans have abandoned trying to hold a special session to re-gerrymander their congressional map & eliminate Dem Rep. Sharice Davids.
They could try again in January's regular session, but they apparently lack the votes in the state House, at least for now
They could try again in January's regular session, but they apparently lack the votes in the state House, at least for now
A niche daylight saving problem: our four-week-old needs to eat every three hours, but we couldn’t set an alarm for ourselves for the second 1:30am.
November 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A niche daylight saving problem: our four-week-old needs to eat every three hours, but we couldn’t set an alarm for ourselves for the second 1:30am.
Do you ever think about how lucky we were that Wild Wild West wasn’t a better movie, because steampunk could have gone a lot more mainstream than it did. We all dodged a bullet there
November 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Do you ever think about how lucky we were that Wild Wild West wasn’t a better movie, because steampunk could have gone a lot more mainstream than it did. We all dodged a bullet there
When the KS leg passed this amendment, they said the next section of Article 15 should be 26, but Article 15 only had 13 sections, it was the following one that had 25. It passed the popular vote, and the SOS version of the constitution now lists it as section 14.
Someone oughta write a letter.
Someone oughta write a letter.
November 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When the KS leg passed this amendment, they said the next section of Article 15 should be 26, but Article 15 only had 13 sections, it was the following one that had 25. It passed the popular vote, and the SOS version of the constitution now lists it as section 14.
Someone oughta write a letter.
Someone oughta write a letter.
For some reason the SOS report from 1864 doesn't have statewide results for the constitutional amendment guaranteeing soldiers the right to vote, but every county return I can find was dictator-sham-election in favor of it.
October 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
For some reason the SOS report from 1864 doesn't have statewide results for the constitutional amendment guaranteeing soldiers the right to vote, but every county return I can find was dictator-sham-election in favor of it.
Looks like one chamber in Kansas is ready to call a special session for redistricting. According to the article, though, the House is still around eight signatures short. #ksleg
BREAKING: Senate president says he has enough signatures to call special session | Sunflower State Journal
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October 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Looks like one chamber in Kansas is ready to call a special session for redistricting. According to the article, though, the House is still around eight signatures short. #ksleg
Had a fun little pattern going on with @puzzmo.com and ruined it
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Had a fun little pattern going on with @puzzmo.com and ruined it
Big things to come at my kid’s preschool
October 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Big things to come at my kid’s preschool
One of Kansas's county Register of Deeds has been in office since 1969!
October 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
One of Kansas's county Register of Deeds has been in office since 1969!
A Kansas gubernatorial candidate launches an ad urging the state legislature to hold a special session to gerrymander congressional district lines.
Gubernatorial Candidate Philip Sarnecki Urges Kansas Legislature to Redistrict, add Republican Seat
YouTube video by Philip Sarnecki for Governor
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October 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A Kansas gubernatorial candidate launches an ad urging the state legislature to hold a special session to gerrymander congressional district lines.
It’s true and annoying!
October 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It’s true and annoying!
Kansas is taking steps towards a redistricting special session.
Redistricting petition presented to House members | Sunflower State Journal
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September 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Kansas is taking steps towards a redistricting special session.
I lived a few blocks from downtown Ithaca my junior year. The neighborhood was teeming with monks from the nearby Buddhist monastery out for walks, it was rough
Will never stop telling the story of my coworker who was afraid of downtown Ithaca, NY. Trying to protect people from fake fears just makes them more scared!
I posted it in Faine's replies a few days ago, but... yeah.
I know people who are deathly terrified of going to parts of Providence (a city of 190K) because "you could get mugged." (Note: RI has ~1 crime per 1K people statewide).
They thought I lost my marbles when I moved to "the city."
I know people who are deathly terrified of going to parts of Providence (a city of 190K) because "you could get mugged." (Note: RI has ~1 crime per 1K people statewide).
They thought I lost my marbles when I moved to "the city."
September 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I lived a few blocks from downtown Ithaca my junior year. The neighborhood was teeming with monks from the nearby Buddhist monastery out for walks, it was rough
Bourbon County, KS voted last year to expand their commission from 3 to 5 seats, and they're doing special elections for D4 and D5 this year. Always seems weird when states allow for half the reps to serve under the old map and half under the new with redistricting.
September 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Bourbon County, KS voted last year to expand their commission from 3 to 5 seats, and they're doing special elections for D4 and D5 this year. Always seems weird when states allow for half the reps to serve under the old map and half under the new with redistricting.
Isn't telling it what groceries to order the same as ordering the groceries yourself? Or is the idea that it would make the decisions for you? What a joyless existence
wow, fucking amazing, middle management ass slavery fetish bullshit. it's so hard to book yourself a haircut or order some groceries. they built a half baked program to let you microdose the fantasy of being a billionaire who has people doing all of these things for them. i'm so full of hate rn
September 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Isn't telling it what groceries to order the same as ordering the groceries yourself? Or is the idea that it would make the decisions for you? What a joyless existence
Retiring the backpack I’ve had since grad school and cleaning out the pockets. Anyone need a drink token for the Backyard?
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Retiring the backpack I’ve had since grad school and cleaning out the pockets. Anyone need a drink token for the Backyard?
I think this chart would be more informative as percent of each group who was long-term unemployed, unless the lesson is that the job prospects for high school dropouts continue to improve as time goes on
The trend has alarmed job-market watchers. “Such an increase is unprecedented outside of recessions,” said an economist of the steady worsening of the long-term unemployment rate.
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September 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I think this chart would be more informative as percent of each group who was long-term unemployed, unless the lesson is that the job prospects for high school dropouts continue to improve as time goes on
My daughter started day care a month ago. I'm reaching acceptance on the fact that I'm going to be at least a little sick constantly for the next few years
September 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My daughter started day care a month ago. I'm reaching acceptance on the fact that I'm going to be at least a little sick constantly for the next few years