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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Aug 21

Academics of Bluesky! Where do y'all go for translation services for survey experiments? (Ich kann ja Deutsch, aber mein Deutsch ist nicht perfekt, besonderes in grammatikalische Sachen.)

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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · Jun 23

"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"

No: 85%
Yes: 5%

YouGov / June 22, 2025

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · May 21

May your errors be normally distributed, may your identification strategies be sound, and may your code/data be public, amen.

A picture of the Author of this sky (tweet?) standing in front of the Hallgrímskirkja, which kind of looks like a normal distribution.

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · May 15

Student evals are always fun. What is an Alot? This one apparently was an Alot of Reading, which sounds kind of like a DnD item.

Student eval of a collegiate course. It reads "ALOT OF READING" instead of "A LOT OF READING"

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Apr 24

(AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told The Associated Press.

apnews.com/article/hegs...

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · Apr 24

It is absolutely fucking bonkers that Trump won more of the vote than he ever had less than half a year ago and now he is less popular than he’s ever been, all on the strength of shit he was promising loudly to do when people elected him.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Apr 24

Let's wake up. He's REALLY unpopular for this early in a term or really ever. President's this unpopular are already losing. Power becomes harder to assert when your power is fading.

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Apr 18

It sounds like the suspect was a white supremacist.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

What we know about Phoenix Ikner, the Florida State University shooting suspect

The 20-year-old is the son of a sheriff’s deputy who had access to one of her weapons, officials said.

www.nbcnews.com

James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Apr 17

My fiance and I were off campus and we are fine. This is terrifying for our community and terrifying for our students.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · Apr 17

DEVELOPING: Active shooter reported at Florida State University; at least four people hospitalized, local hospital says; FSU urges students to seek shelter.

Live Updates: Active shooter reported at Florida State University; at least four hospitalized

Active shooter reported at Florida State

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Apr 17

DEVELOPING: Active shooter reported at Florida State University; at least four people hospitalized, local hospital says; FSU urges students to seek shelter.

Live Updates: Active shooter reported at Florida State University; at least four hospitalized

Active shooter reported at Florida State

nbcnews.to

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Apr 13

If only there was an easily accessible tool where State and Federal Regulators could look for Ozone exposure, especially in marginalized communities, and screen for environmental justice 🤷

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Apr 13

Ozone exposure early in life raises the risk a child will develop asthma and wheezing by age 4, a recent analysis found.

Early-life ozone pollution linked to higher asthma risk in young kids

Among the children studied, 12.3 percent had asthma at the time of their 4- to 6-year checkup and 15.8 percent had wheezing.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Apr 13

Ozone exposure early in life raises the risk a child will develop asthma and wheezing by age 4, a recent analysis found.

Early-life ozone pollution linked to higher asthma risk in young kids

Among the children studied, 12.3 percent had asthma at the time of their 4- to 6-year checkup and 15.8 percent had wheezing.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Apr 7

Friends don't let friends run survey experiments that don't measure outcomes pre-treatment

Andrew Trexler @atrexler.com · Apr 3

New paper with @dianamejordan.bsky.social and sky-less Trent Ollerenshaw! We provide large-N tests of repeated measure designs in survey experiments, showing that they slightly attenuate ATEs relative to post-only designs, but provide large gains to precision. Thread below.

Preprint: osf.io/q6czp

Figure 4 providing a graphical summary of the main results of the study: a slight attenuation of average treatment effects from a repeated measure design, and large reduction in the ATEs' standard errors (improved precision).

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Andrew Trexler @atrexler.com · Apr 3

New paper with @dianamejordan.bsky.social and sky-less Trent Ollerenshaw! We provide large-N tests of repeated measure designs in survey experiments, showing that they slightly attenuate ATEs relative to post-only designs, but provide large gains to precision. Thread below.

Preprint: osf.io/q6czp

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Apr 6

Fly American, you'll get there eventually (in more time than it would take to drive).

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Daniel Ziblatt @dziblatt.bsky.social · Apr 5

-How Democracies Die (2018)

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Apr 5

I was really excited to present my work at MPSA! Now, I just have to get these things published!

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Apr 4

Finally landed in Chicago for MPSA!

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Mar 29

As a New College Alum, this is sickening, but unsurprising.

Brian Smith - Healthcare for Everyone @quicklitning.bsky.social · Mar 29

New College of Florida has fired a Chinese language professor under a state law that restricts Florida’s public universities from hiring individuals they deem to be from “countries of concern”.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025....

Florida college fires Chinese professor under state’s ‘countries of concern’ law

New College of Florida fired Kevin Wang, a professor who sought asylum and is authorized to work in the US

www.theguardian.com

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Brian Smith - Healthcare for Everyone @quicklitning.bsky.social · Mar 29

New College of Florida has fired a Chinese language professor under a state law that restricts Florida’s public universities from hiring individuals they deem to be from “countries of concern”.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025....

Florida college fires Chinese professor under state’s ‘countries of concern’ law

New College of Florida fired Kevin Wang, a professor who sought asylum and is authorized to work in the US

www.theguardian.com

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · Mar 21

Ah yes, who could forget the obvious distinction between being an antisemite and "creating the feeling of safe harbor for far-right elements who unabashedly or in coded language express antisemitic sentiments"

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Feb 18

and how to apply statistics to social science questions!

I'm grateful for the opportunity, and there are too many people who have helped me to be prepared to teach a methods course to properly thank.

James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Feb 18

I just found out that I will be teaching POS 3713, Understanding Political Science Research this summer! I'm excited to teach undergraduate political scientists how to use R, how to understand the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative political science research...

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · Dec 21

The suspect that was arrested in the Magdeburg attack is a far-right extremist, a supporter of the AfD and Tommy Robinson. It is people like Robert Jenrick who empower these extremists. See how his talking points are identical to those that Jenrick still tweeted yesterday.

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Dec 8

What an amazing day!

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Dec 8

President Bashar al-Assad has resigned and left Syria, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. It’s a stunning fall for the longtime dictator that ushered in hope and uncertainty after rebels opposed to his rule stormed across the country in a lightning offensive. Follow live updates.

Syria Live Updates: Rebels Enter Damascus as al-Assad Appears to Flee

President Bashar al-Assad’s immediate location was not initially clear after rebels took control of Syria’s capital. Russia’s foreign ministry did not provide details on where he had gone, saying only...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Dec 8

President Bashar al-Assad has resigned and left Syria, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. It’s a stunning fall for the longtime dictator that ushered in hope and uncertainty after rebels opposed to his rule stormed across the country in a lightning offensive. Follow live updates.

Syria Live Updates: Rebels Enter Damascus as al-Assad Appears to Flee

President Bashar al-Assad’s immediate location was not initially clear after rebels took control of Syria’s capital. Russia’s foreign ministry did not provide details on where he had gone, saying only...

www.nytimes.com

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Nov 25

I have a class of 16 people. What should I set the over/under at for attendance today, right before Thanksgiving? I'm going with 3.5.

James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Nov 14

Ich bin Zurück. Ich habe einen neuen Handy gekauft, aber Bluesky nicht auf meinen neuen Handy heruntergeladen.

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · Jun 1

Berlin is amazing!

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James 'Jay' C Stewart III @jaytehman.bsky.social · May 28

Parisians don't like Le Pen.

A photo of an election poster. Marine Le Pen's face has been destroyed in the poster, which asks that you vote for the Rassemblement National in the European Elections.

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