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Associate Prof at UT Austin. I study political psych & public opinion. I also post about soccer and my cats.
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Does anyone know why the protest in Austin is in the evening? Just curious about the timing.

submitted 5 hours ago • 9 comments

This is scary. As Tesla's robotaxi prepares for launch in Austin, it failed safety tests six times. It blew through school bus stop signs at full speed, running over the manikins and driving off — completing a hit-and-run. 😮 www.kxan.com/news/local/a...

submitted 13 hours ago • 13 comments

I love seeing all the couples celebrating Loving v Virginia today on social media.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

My team and I at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@[email protected], Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) have a new piece out: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer.... In it, we show that through May 2025, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests have dwarfed those in 2017. 🧵

submitted 1 day ago • 36 comments

Other US Senators are going to stand up for him, right? From both sides of the aisle? And please, if you're going to respond that this is hopelessly naive, spare me. I see what's going on in our politics. I expect more.

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

Way down on my list of complaints, but still worth noting - they're not socialists.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

I would like the major news outlets to imagine that this is Sen. Cornyn or Sen. Cotton and headline accordingly.

submitted 1 day ago • 13 comments

New at Tusk: A fellow scholar was recently arrested at a peaceful protest in L.A., along with several journalists. Here's their account.

submitted 1 day ago • 10 comments

Most political parties try to expand their voter base.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Not a lot of good news lately, but this makes me happy.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Trump approval, Quinnipiac: January 46-43 February 45-49 March 42-53 April 41-53 Today 38-54

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

Petition to let USMNT borrow a couple of USWNT players until they get themselves sorted out.

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

PKs… awesome.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

I like Yamal’s “are you kidding me?” look. Really good for such a young guy.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Apparently there’s football, tennis and golf going on. Thank goodness for this place!

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Portugal - Spain is awesome because neither team can defend. Commentary from 13 yo boys in my house.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

The European soccer embrace of Sweet Caroline...

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

as someone who grew up in Southern California, I never in my life thought I'd see an administration that was too extreme for the LAPD. Wild times, and I'm thinking of everyone's safety tonight.

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

#usmnt might not be ready for the world cup...

submitted 6 days ago • 7 comments

#usmnt, really?

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

y'all, I shared something that was fake, someone told me it was fake, so I deleted it and thanked the person who told me. It's not that hard.

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments