Brad Jones
@bradjones.bsky.social
Senior Research Director, YouGov; Formerly Meta; Even more formerly Pew Research Center
I don't know if it is still possible to get hardbound copies of @camillagluh.bsky.social 's Desert Prophet, but if you can, you should.
An all around beautiful object and a story that will haunt you.
An all around beautiful object and a story that will haunt you.
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I don't know if it is still possible to get hardbound copies of @camillagluh.bsky.social 's Desert Prophet, but if you can, you should.
An all around beautiful object and a story that will haunt you.
An all around beautiful object and a story that will haunt you.
PSA: exit polls can be valuable tools for understanding voter attitudes once the results are known, but unweighted pre-results releases should be taken with an ENORMOUS grain of salt.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
PSA: exit polls can be valuable tools for understanding voter attitudes once the results are known, but unweighted pre-results releases should be taken with an ENORMOUS grain of salt.
I was very excited to receive my copy of @camillagluh.bsky.social 's Desert Prophet. The book is beautiful.
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I was very excited to receive my copy of @camillagluh.bsky.social 's Desert Prophet. The book is beautiful.
Spotted a pair of bald eagles on a walk this evening around the Windsor lake
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Spotted a pair of bald eagles on a walk this evening around the Windsor lake
Got to admire the comprehensiveness of the Joseph Smith Papers Project
www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summar...
#mormonhistory
www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summar...
#mormonhistory
Phrenology Chart, 14 January 1840–B, Page 1
DEVELOPMENTS OFMr. Joseph Smith jr’sHEAD.Dr. Alfred WOODWARD11 Mar. 1807–15 Dec. 1884. Phrenologist....
www.josephsmithpapers.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Got to admire the comprehensiveness of the Joseph Smith Papers Project
www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summar...
#mormonhistory
www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summar...
#mormonhistory
TIL that (partly) why we talk about Columbus at all is that revolutionary-era Americans were looking for non-British founding figures as they tried to forge their own identity (h/t @benjaminepark.bsky.social). I think we can do better.
Happy Indigenous Peoples' day!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I47...
Happy Indigenous Peoples' day!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I47...
Christopher Columbus in LDS Scripture: What We Get Wrong
YouTube video by Benjamin Park, Historian
www.youtube.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
TIL that (partly) why we talk about Columbus at all is that revolutionary-era Americans were looking for non-British founding figures as they tried to forge their own identity (h/t @benjaminepark.bsky.social). I think we can do better.
Happy Indigenous Peoples' day!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I47...
Happy Indigenous Peoples' day!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I47...
I think @gelliottmorris.com does great work, and people are justifiably excited about the revival of this project.
My concern with this general enterprise is that it flattens the purpose of polling. Key topline numbers are important, but polls are much more than just grist for the aggregators. 1/
My concern with this general enterprise is that it flattens the purpose of polling. Key topline numbers are important, but polls are much more than just grist for the aggregators. 1/
October 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I think @gelliottmorris.com does great work, and people are justifiably excited about the revival of this project.
My concern with this general enterprise is that it flattens the purpose of polling. Key topline numbers are important, but polls are much more than just grist for the aggregators. 1/
My concern with this general enterprise is that it flattens the purpose of polling. Key topline numbers are important, but polls are much more than just grist for the aggregators. 1/
I'm looking forward to meeting up with a great lineup of survey folks in Minneapolis on Friday celebrating the 80th (!) anniversary of the Minnesota Poll.
I'll be talking about new methods in conducting local and state opinion research.
mnpoll.umn.edu/symposium-3-...
I'll be talking about new methods in conducting local and state opinion research.
mnpoll.umn.edu/symposium-3-...
Symposium #3 - The Future of State and Local Opinion Research | Interdisciplinary Collaborative Workshop: Eighty Years of the Minnesota Poll
mnpoll.umn.edu
September 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I'm looking forward to meeting up with a great lineup of survey folks in Minneapolis on Friday celebrating the 80th (!) anniversary of the Minnesota Poll.
I'll be talking about new methods in conducting local and state opinion research.
mnpoll.umn.edu/symposium-3-...
I'll be talking about new methods in conducting local and state opinion research.
mnpoll.umn.edu/symposium-3-...
Serving sizes 🤝 polling estimates
Better when rounded
Better when rounded
September 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Serving sizes 🤝 polling estimates
Better when rounded
Better when rounded
Does "Department of War" branding make it easier for Dems to cut defense spending?
September 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Does "Department of War" branding make it easier for Dems to cut defense spending?
This was excellent (even though I almost couldn't make out the words toward the end through the tears welling up). An extraordinarily beautiful book about grief and rememberance.
@writerpoetjohn.bsky.social @thomasdocherty.bsky.social
@writerpoetjohn.bsky.social @thomasdocherty.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This was excellent (even though I almost couldn't make out the words toward the end through the tears welling up). An extraordinarily beautiful book about grief and rememberance.
@writerpoetjohn.bsky.social @thomasdocherty.bsky.social
@writerpoetjohn.bsky.social @thomasdocherty.bsky.social
Is someone working on updating Pete Seger's "What a friend we have in Congress" to fit our current situation? (original lyrics in the alt text)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSEI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSEI...
![Pete Seeger as an excuse to post the lyrics in alt text:
[Verse 1]
What a friend we have in congress
Who will guard our every shore
Spend three quarters of our taxes
Getting ready for the war
[Verse 2]
Guns will make our coastline bristle
And we have to fill the skies
Full of planes and missiles
They'll be paid for by and by
[Verse 3]
Have you noticed all the progress
In our mighty airborne fleet?
By the time a plane's adopted
It's already obsolete
[Verse 4]
Modern bombs are sure to carry
Loads of glory, joy and thrills
What a privilege to bury
All the death our money kills
[Verse 5]
There's no factory profit brothers
And we have to do or die
One improvement then another
They'll be paid for by and by](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:35e2tl3i24v4pwulhgb3geb6/bafkreif7lx6ldmgahibgdvgu3twu2fd3vpwdfemr73ogb6qdpbgu763xte@jpeg)
July 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Is someone working on updating Pete Seger's "What a friend we have in Congress" to fit our current situation? (original lyrics in the alt text)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSEI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSEI...
Pew's validated voter report should be required reading for folks interested in US politics
NEW: After each U.S. election, we match respondents from our nationally representative American Trends panel to official state voting records to verify who actually turned out to vote (or didn’t) to produce a comprehensive analysis of precisely who voted and how they voted. A few key points (🧵👇):
June 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Pew's validated voter report should be required reading for folks interested in US politics
How well do people really understand the politics of their own neighborhoods?
On Thursday, May 15, from 4:30–6:00 PM, my colleague Alexis Essa and I will present new findings from YouGov at the AAPOR Annual Conference in St. Louis.
I hope to see folks there at #AAPOR2025.
On Thursday, May 15, from 4:30–6:00 PM, my colleague Alexis Essa and I will present new findings from YouGov at the AAPOR Annual Conference in St. Louis.
I hope to see folks there at #AAPOR2025.
May 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
How well do people really understand the politics of their own neighborhoods?
On Thursday, May 15, from 4:30–6:00 PM, my colleague Alexis Essa and I will present new findings from YouGov at the AAPOR Annual Conference in St. Louis.
I hope to see folks there at #AAPOR2025.
On Thursday, May 15, from 4:30–6:00 PM, my colleague Alexis Essa and I will present new findings from YouGov at the AAPOR Annual Conference in St. Louis.
I hope to see folks there at #AAPOR2025.
Reposted by Brad Jones
🚨 Call for all AAPOR board gamers! 🚨
GAMEPOR is finally officially on the conference schedule, now named "Longitudinal Leisure Study (with board games)".
Bring your favorite (and luggage friendly) board games to the conference and come join us for an epic game night! 🎲
#AAPOR @aapor.bsky.social
GAMEPOR is finally officially on the conference schedule, now named "Longitudinal Leisure Study (with board games)".
Bring your favorite (and luggage friendly) board games to the conference and come join us for an epic game night! 🎲
#AAPOR @aapor.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🚨 Call for all AAPOR board gamers! 🚨
GAMEPOR is finally officially on the conference schedule, now named "Longitudinal Leisure Study (with board games)".
Bring your favorite (and luggage friendly) board games to the conference and come join us for an epic game night! 🎲
#AAPOR @aapor.bsky.social
GAMEPOR is finally officially on the conference schedule, now named "Longitudinal Leisure Study (with board games)".
Bring your favorite (and luggage friendly) board games to the conference and come join us for an epic game night! 🎲
#AAPOR @aapor.bsky.social
On my 500th reading of "Horton Hatches the Egg," I'm solidly convinced that the correct interpretation of the story is that of a wise mother doing everything she can to get her child's absentee father involved with its life.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton_...
Horton Hatches the Egg - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
May 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
On my 500th reading of "Horton Hatches the Egg," I'm solidly convinced that the correct interpretation of the story is that of a wise mother doing everything she can to get her child's absentee father involved with its life.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton_...
My five year old destroyed me the other day as I was explaining something: "I think you are talking to yourself, dad"
Eight year old: Who is the pope?
Me: Begins to explain…
Eight year old, interrupting: “It turns out I don’t care about that.”
Me: Begins to explain…
Eight year old, interrupting: “It turns out I don’t care about that.”
April 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My five year old destroyed me the other day as I was explaining something: "I think you are talking to yourself, dad"
NPORS is a fantastic resource and public service.
Since this ended up being a whole thread, I figure I’ll share it more broadly. Here’s a brief explainer on why we interview people online and with paper questionnaires for our annual National Public Opinion Reference Survey (aka NPORS).
Indeed I know rather a lot about NPORS! Yes, if you just compare the web and mail respondents in NPORS (or any survey with a similar mail/web design) there are large differences by mode. This is expected and actually the whole point of the design.
April 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
NPORS is a fantastic resource and public service.
Reposted by Brad Jones
HANDS OFF FORT COLLINS COLORADO
April 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
HANDS OFF FORT COLLINS COLORADO
Fort Collins hands off rally
April 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Fort Collins hands off rally
@smbrnsn.bsky.social do you know if it is possible to estimate how much the church might have lost as a result of the Trump tariffs?
April 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@smbrnsn.bsky.social do you know if it is possible to estimate how much the church might have lost as a result of the Trump tariffs?