You are completely right, I don’t know how I didn’t see that before!

Black and white tuxedo cat on a black and white checkered cat sized couch.

Anything for my baby, but she obviously loves that box way more than her cute little couch. This is back when she had her own nook at our old place.

That’s her emotional support cardboard box, got it right when we moved in back in July and she pitches an absolute fit if I try to move it from that area. As you can see, she has definitely broken it in!

As soon as the parachutes deployed she launched herself at the tv 😂

Black cat sitting in a cardboard box, looking up at a TV watching the Artemis 2 descend for its splashdown

Didn’t realize my cat was a NASA girlie

If you’re actually from the area then you know just how insane this swing actually is. I’m one of like 5 left-leaning people I know from Murray County and none of them are over 35.

Rabun is North East Georgia, up in the mountains. GA 14 is primarily people in the foothills on the North West side. Harder to have that deliverance feel when your between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

Grading research proposals with about 2 and a half weeks left in the semester, let’s see how many students spell my name wrong on the title page!

Great day to have functioning eyes and a working brain

The shift from "sir this is a Wendy's" to "just put the fries in the bag" indicates a cultural rightward shift; whereas the former is making fun of someone by implying they're a customer doing too much, the latter is making fun of someone by implying they're a *worker* & should know their place

Danish Intelligence Report Raises Concerns About U.S.

⚠️ Danish military intelligence report raises concerns about U.S. for the first time:

“The United States uses economic power, including threats of high tariffs, to enforce its will, and no longer rules out the use of military force, even against allies.”

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/w...

So many (especially young) political reporters were claiming a political realignment while us political scientists who have published peer-reviewed research on that were saying they're way too quick with such a proclamation. More interest in context & history could have saved that bad reporting.

It's a stupidity contest and all of us are the losers.

Last Friday, I offered my students different levels of extra credit if 80%, 90%, and 100% of them completed the course evaluation. By this morning, they managed to hit 100%. I never thought that would happen 🤣

Jeremiah Cohen standing in front of a giant green neuron.

THIS IS ONE NEURON! Jaw dropping.

It distributes a particular neurotransmitter (norepinephrine) across the mouse brain; it’s a locus coeruleus neuron.

@jeremiahycohen.bsky.social and colleagues at the @alleninstitute.bsky.social are using new biotech to see things never seen before.

It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.

Today my students presented fake campaign ads for both parties with emotional rhetoric. I let them use real or fake politicians resulting in a fantastic ad that juxtaposed Trisha Paytas vs The Rizzler on the issue of gun control. If you let students be creative, they will entertain you every time.

“Political” is one of the terms, so I guess my entire discipline of political science can be just completely excluded from NSF funding. Insane.

Made the mistake of wearing a white and green rugby shirt today, thinking it was giving “sports chic”. As soon as I walk in to start class a student says “Have you ever seen Blues Clues?” Then I realize I’m actually twinning with Steve. The student did say it was a vibe though.

A new @reuters.com poll finds Americans have a dim view of many of the Trump administration's blizzard of executive actions, including the Jan. 6 pardons and his effort to limit birthright citizenship.

But they *really* don't like the Gulf of America thing.

www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...

If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov

And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

They need to hear from you.

Read this piece by my friend, Stewart. He's on the job market and has great insights on the presidency!

CITY OF NEWARK = "Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a local establishment in the City of Newark, detaining undocumented residents as well as citizens, without producing a warrant. One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned. This egregious act is in plain violation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees 'the right of the people be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures... "Newark will not stand by idly while people are being unlawfully terrorized. I will be holding a press conference in alliance with partners ready and willing to defend and protect civil and human rights. Details to come."

The Mayor of Newark says ICE detained citizens and a military veteran in a warrantless raid there today. www.newarknj.gov/news/mayor-r...

NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.

Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions

A small black bird perched on a chair in a hotel conference room.

Audience members are attentive at SPSA

Putting the finishing touches on my presentation slides pool/oceanside for ASPA tomorrow. I think my productivity would skyrocket if I could work like this everyday.

Had my first class as instructor of record today. I think it went well!

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