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Jon Green
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Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Duke University
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Mike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 13h
DoorDash Discourse is entirely wrong.

Since the pandemic, percent spending on groceries are up, food away from home is down, and this is especially true for young people. Trends point to food affordability being a real problem.

Dig into the CEX with me!
newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/stop-blami...
Stop Blaming DoorDash for the Affordability Crisis
One DoorDash Discourse to rule them all: Food away from home is down. Groceries are up. This is especially true for young people. Affordability is a real problem.
newsletter.mikekonczal.com

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Seva @seva.bsky.social · 18h
more here
The Epstein Files and Russiagate are the Same Thing
For years the culture war has assigned these scandals to opposite teams.
open.substack.com

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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 21h
If a university student group had celebrated Charlie Kirk being killed, complete with a graphic made from an actual picture of the killing, the whole lot of them would have been expelled before the ink on the digital story was dry.

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 1d
heated rivalry is good but I’m surprised it’s generated as much new interest in hockey as it has given how little hockey is actually played in the show

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 2d
It’s not like DoorDash hides the option to order for pickup and save on the delivery fees www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
There’s pasta in the pantry and jarred sauce in the refrigerator. So what compels Kiely Reedy to keep having spaghetti with marinara delivered from the restaurant down the street, for several times the cost of cooking the dish herself? It’s not that the restaurant dish is particularly good, she said. “It’s the instant gratification.”

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 2d
Pluribus drinking game where the only rule is drink when Carol drinks

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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 2d
Duke’s student newspaper is all over this. Neither Ariely nor the university are saying anything so far www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
Duke professor Dan Ariely had longstanding friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, newly released files show
Ariely is named in 636 of the some 3 million newly released files. He was a prominent professor at Duke over the course of his correspondence with Epstein.
www.dukechronicle.com

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 2d
can Ben Smith update this post but for not bothering to put three correct sentences together? www.politico.com/blogs/ben-sm...
AOL email as status symbol
<p><strong>Blog:</strong> &nbsp;There's long been a certain stigma attached to an AOL.com email account, and those of us obsessed with keeping up with the times have cycled t</p>
www.politico.com

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 2d
adding “not proofreading for spelling or grammar” to the trashy if you’re poor/classy if you’re rich list

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[C][M][F] @chrispps.bsky.social · 3d
now in print in the new issue of APSR: Campos and Federico (2026), "A New Measure of Affective Polarization" -->
A New Measure of Affective Polarization | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
A New Measure of Affective Polarization - Volume 120 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d
dudes rock
tweet by Casey Lawrence (@LeanandCuisine): "Was playing smash bros with my godson and his Dad tells him if he gets one stock off me then he doesn’t have to eat his vegetables. Slim I cooked him so bad he started crying, this is what I do this for. This is why I love the game. Gon head and eat them veggies son"

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 4d
seems like the difference is more the distribution model than the product itself

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 5d
my bonus prediction would be that they at least strongly imply that Dr. Al-Hashimi gets sued over it (they already said everyone gets sued right before she laid down the marker that she's never been sued)

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 5d
FWIW @dkthomp.bsky.social says he’s not a new contributor at CBS and has been on contract with the network for the past seven years.
Derek Thompson @DKThomp Just FWIW: I’m not a new contributor. I signed on to be a contributor to CBS News 7 years ago and I’m still on contract. 1:59 PM · Jan 27, 2026 · 277.9K Views

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John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social · 5d
POLYBIUS, the authoritarian consolidation index, is live. (daily updates for now)
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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 5d
takes. these are called takes. www.avclub.com/bari-weiss-c...
“We are going to put huge emphasis on scoops,” Weiss continued of her plans. “Not scoops that expire minutes later. But investigative scoops. And, crucially, scoops of ideas. Scoops of explanation. This is where we can soar, and where we’ll be investing.” Per THR, she described CBS News as “the best-capitalized media startup in the world,” but added, “But startups aren’t for everyone. They’re places that move at a rapid speed. They experiment. They try new things. They sometimes create noise and, yes, bad press. If that’s not your bag, that’s ok. It’s a free country and I completely respect if you decide this is just not the right place at the right time for you.”

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 6d
Hamilton (2003)
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Bari Weiss to CBS News staff during this morning’s meeting unveiling the network’s new strategy: “We are not producing a product enough people want.”

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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 6d
Bari Weiss to CBS News staff during this morning’s meeting unveiling the network’s new strategy: “We are not producing a product enough people want.”

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 6d
I’ve been saying on this site and on the old one for years that pundits are great, opinion-slinging is a noble profession, but none of them could eat without journalists providing facts on which to opine. Weiss is firing the sharks and hiring more remoras.
ositanwanevu.com Osita Nwanevu @ositanwanevu.com · 6d
Turns out that Bari Weiss's all hands at CBS today is to announce she's bringing on some anti-vax guys and Niall Ferguson. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/b...
Zoom in: The new list of contributors includes mostly podcasters and independent writers who will now have access to a large audience across CBS News' platforms, including television. Some of those personalities are existing columnists and contributors for The Free Press, including conservative historian Niall Ferguson and Patrick McGee, who covers the tech industry and China. The new lineup of contributors also features popular science podcasters Andrew Huberman and Peter Attia, prominent New York chef Clare de Boer, best-selling cookbook author Caroline Chambers and journalist Casey Lewis, who writes a Substack focused on Gen-Z and Gen Alpha trends. Huberman — a Stanford neurobiology professor who hosts a massively popular health podcast and has nearly 8 million followers on Instagram — has faced criticism for oversimplifying and sometimes misrepresenting complex research. Dr. Mark Hyman, another new CBS News contributor, is closely aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the MAHA movement.

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Osita Nwanevu @ositanwanevu.com · 6d
Turns out that Bari Weiss's all hands at CBS today is to announce she's bringing on some anti-vax guys and Niall Ferguson. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/b...
Zoom in: The new list of contributors includes mostly podcasters and independent writers who will now have access to a large audience across CBS News' platforms, including television. Some of those personalities are existing columnists and contributors for The Free Press, including conservative historian Niall Ferguson and Patrick McGee, who covers the tech industry and China. The new lineup of contributors also features popular science podcasters Andrew Huberman and Peter Attia, prominent New York chef Clare de Boer, best-selling cookbook author Caroline Chambers and journalist Casey Lewis, who writes a Substack focused on Gen-Z and Gen Alpha trends. Huberman — a Stanford neurobiology professor who hosts a massively popular health podcast and has nearly 8 million followers on Instagram — has faced criticism for oversimplifying and sometimes misrepresenting complex research. Dr. Mark Hyman, another new CBS News contributor, is closely aligned with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the MAHA movement.

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 8d
NC’s snow/ice removal plan seems to literally be wait for it to melt

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 8d
it’s far from the only legit line of argument one could make but “people are dying because these idiots are unqualified and untrained” is absolutely a good and correct line of argument for professional law enforcement officers to be emphasizing right now
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 9d
The guy that runs the Reddit where people post about patting their cat on the butt like bongos has put his foot down

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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 9d
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 10d
I do a lot of “reasonable people can disagree about [the substantive policy issue], but here’s the more abstract problem with [the democratic backsliding issue]”

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 10d
very good @michellegoldberg.bsky.social piece on the very real dangers posed by khive to the Democratic Party

(she doesn't say "khive" because the article is for normal people but we online freaks can read the esoteric meaning clearly)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
Opinion | Two Comedians Told the Truth About Jasmine Crockett’s Campaign
www.nytimes.com

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Dashun Wang @dashunwang.bsky.social · 10d
Postdoc openings at Kellogg/Northwestern!

Review begins Feb 15 (rolling until filled).

Apply / details: www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/academics-re...
Join the CSSI Team
www.kellogg.northwestern.edu

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Jon Green @jongreen.bsky.social · 10d
turns out if you're willing to swap out the wagyu for regular beef and subtract the gold leaf you too can have the experience of a burger whose primary function is to be posted online.