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Andrew Heiss
@andrew.heiss.phd
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Assistant professor at Georgia State University, formerly at BYU. 6 kids. Study NGOs, human rights, #PublicPolicy, #Nonprofits, #Dataviz, #CausalInference.

#rstats forever.

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Sep 28
Kleya Marki in Andor 🤝 Me during 2nd half of pre-tenure clock
Kleya Marki from Andor: I don't have lately. I have always. I have a constant blur of plates spinning and knives on the floor and needy, panicked faces at the window, of which you are but one of many.
andrew.heiss.phd
this is a load-bearing pillar of our family meals
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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My posit::conf(2025) talk with @gosterhout.bsky.social on election reporting with #rstats and #QuartoPub is up on YouTube now!

See the slides here: andrewheiss.github.io/election-des...
And see a whole example/tutorial site here: andrewheiss.github.io/election-desk/
Election Night Reporting Using R & Quarto (Andrew Heiss & Gabe Osterhout) | posit::conf(2025)
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November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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wooooof
climatebrad.hillheat.com Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 13h
Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
First page of pardons Second page of pardons
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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lololol dug up this tweet from my archive from almost 8 years ago of my very first sourdough loaf—I've definitely gotten better at this
Tweet from January 16, 2017 showing a nearly completely flat loaf of sourdough bread
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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weekend bread #pacooks #poliscicooks #breadsky

(not pictured: a now-consumed rosemary focaccia)
Four loaves of sourdough: two rustic bâtards and two ultra soft sandwich loaves
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
they really want to test out that three missed meals theory www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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whoa this is a wild drop

(Celsius in alt text)
Three day forecast showing that the high is going from 75 F/24 C to 67 F/19 C to 41 F/5C
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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tslumley.bsky.social
#rstats
Vectorisation is urbanism
Zohran sign generator: Avoid for loops
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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*Chief of War* on Apple TV is really really good

Also the latest season of *Foundation*

(had lots of travel delay time lol)
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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joshuajfriedman.com
The growing consensus on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's order tonight: a horrible situation, handled strategically (from @stevevladeck.bsky.social) www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
It may surprise folks that Justice Jackson, who has been one of the most vocal critics of the Court's behavior on emergency applications from the Trump administration, acquiesced in even a temporary pause of the district court's ruling in this case. But as I read the order, which says a lot more than a typical "administrative stay" from the Court, Jackson was stuck between a rock and a hard place-given the incredibly compressed timing that was created by the circumstances of the case. In a world in which Justice Jackson either knew or suspected that at least five of the justices would grant temporary relief to the Trump administration if she didn't, the way she structured the stay means that she was able to try to control timing of the Supreme Court's (forthcoming) review-and to create pressure for it to happen faster than it otherwise might have. In other words, it's a compromise-one with which not everyone will agree, but which strikes me as eminently defensible under these unique (and, let's be clear, maddening and entirely f-ing avoidable) circumstances.
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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phew flying in the us right now is awful, 1/10, would not recommend
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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holy moly that’s a ton of cancellations (mine is delayed by an hour but still happening apparently)
Departures board at DCA with maybe 30-40% of flights cancelled and the rest delayed
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Have you ever wanted to make your own climate warming stripes plot? It's super easy with #rstats! (code here gist.github.com/andrewheiss/... )
Blue and red stripes showing temperature anomalies since 1850
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Just learned that the memo I wrote for this can be shared, so voila: quick overview of my research on INGO responses to NGO restrictions stats.andrewheiss.com/2025-11_carn...
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
Me: I'm gonna be productive today because I have to write this book, I have to do it

My brain: lol, lmao, also,
Zohran Mamdani looking at the camera with a smirk and saying, "Hope you're well."
October 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Got to spend the past 1.5 days at a really neat workshop w/40+ scholars and civil society leaders hosted by the @carnegieendowment.org and @bridgingthegap.bsky.social on closing civic space and NGO restrictions
The Carnegie Endowment’s building in DC
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Snuck in a Covid booster before flying home bc DC makes it waaay easier than GA
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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ahhhhhh boarded and doors closed, but now we have to sit on the runway for 90 minutes
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This is a good one!
cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 4d
#FirstView from @iojournal.bsky.social -

Pushing Back or Backing Down? Evidence on Donor Responses to Restrictive NGO Legislation - https://cup.org/47sOKFw

- Lucy Right, @jrspringman.bsky.social & Erik Wibbels
Logo featuring the letters "IO" in large white font on a burgundy background, with the hashtag "#FirstView" below in smaller font.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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this is just statistical error and is because Adipose Georg, who lives in cave & loses 100 billion pounds, is an outlier adn should not have been counted
An adipose from Doctor Who
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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omg
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Finally boarding

Got to witness a new brand of bonkers passenger behavior: a bunch of people who hate checked their carryons at the same time as me boarded with the first zone (yay bonus perk) and just… brought their bags on with them?
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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flying to dc and oh no
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November 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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woohoo looking forward to maybe(????) flying from DCA to ATL on friday
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d
The Trump administration said it would reduce air traffic in 40 of the busiest markets in the U.S. if the shutdown continues. The cuts would take effect on Friday, potentially forcing hundreds of thousands of travelers to suddenly change plans. nyti.ms/47V3ZqN
An American Airlines aircraft is pictured flying past the flight tower as it takes off from Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. Headline reads: "Officials Warn Air Traffic Will Be Curbed on Friday If Shutdown Continues." Photo credit: Kenny Holston/The New York Times.
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM