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Assistant Professor of Politics at Cornell College

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I had to clarify with my class this morning that Presbyterian was mainline Protestant so they could answer an exam question about Talarico and group cues!

05.03.2026 03:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some of these went straight from my inbox onto the political behavior final I gave this morning ๐Ÿ˜‚ thanks, @gelliottmorris.com!

05.03.2026 03:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

voting isn't a "privilege" brah

25.02.2026 03:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 623 ๐Ÿ” 74 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
19.02.2026 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 19926 ๐Ÿ” 3866 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 143 ๐Ÿ“Œ 85

If anyone ever needs a birthday gift idea for meโ€ฆ

18.02.2026 06:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The backlash against Trump is showing up in hard data, not just polls New data on protest activity shows organized anti-Trump actions are 4x the size they were in the president's first term. Your weekly political data roundup for February 15, 2026.

New hard data show the same pattern of intense anti-Trump backlash that polls do. Protests against Trump are happening at 4x the rate as 2017-18, and special election swings offer more data on the same point

www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-back...

16.02.2026 17:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1356 ๐Ÿ” 386 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

Ohhh I want to read about state identities!

13.02.2026 03:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gallup pres approval was my poll of the day in class on Tuesday, should this be Thursdayโ€™s?!

12.02.2026 13:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ฎ Iโ€™m teaching public opinion right now, and Gallup pres approval was our poll of the day yesterdayโ€ฆ I told them it was one of our โ€œbread and butterโ€ polls that they could always check

11.02.2026 22:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh I got this one! I was trying to guess who it was from as I was filling it out.

30.01.2026 23:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

so is the government shutting down?

29.01.2026 18:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of X/twitter post from Congressional reporter Igor Bobic:

Tried asking Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, whether itโ€™s appropriate for ICE to enter homes without a judicial warrant.

โ€œAsk a constitutional lawyer,โ€ he said. โ€œI'm a farmer.โ€

Screenshot of X/twitter post from Congressional reporter Igor Bobic: Tried asking Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, whether itโ€™s appropriate for ICE to enter homes without a judicial warrant. โ€œAsk a constitutional lawyer,โ€ he said. โ€œI'm a farmer.โ€

For your "You can't make this up" file.

When Bruce Braley said โ€œa farmer from Iowa who never went to law school" would lead the Senate Judiciary Committee if Braley didn't win the race to succeed Tom Harkin, Republicans made the so-called insult to farmers the top issue of the 2014 #IASen campaign.

28.01.2026 04:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 71 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Chuck Grassley has been an elected official since 1958 and a Senator for 45 years. He is the longest serving Senator in office. He chairs the Judiciary Committee.

28.01.2026 04:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1588 ๐Ÿ” 360 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 60 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
Iowa Senator Catelin Drey announces cancer diagnosis
Iowa Senator Catelin Drey announces cancer diagnosis YouTube video by Bleeding Heartland

"Silence is what perpetuates bad systems," Democratic State Senator Catelin Drey said today as she announced she has been diagnosed with stage 1 uterine cancer.

Watch her remarks and why she plans to be transparent about her treatment and recovery.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2xX...

26.01.2026 22:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

And it looks like I was wrong! Huzzah! www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

27.01.2026 00:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 56 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Mandated medical malpractice": Democratic State Rep Austin Baeth, a medical doctor, slammed a GOP bill to make ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine available over the counter. GOP Reps Eddie Andrews and Brett Barker (a pharmacist) advanced the bill to the HHS Committee.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4diC...

23.01.2026 23:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.

Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.

22.01.2026 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 4530 ๐Ÿ” 3031 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 107 ๐Ÿ“Œ 227

When someone tells you childrenโ€™s programming in their day was nonpolitical, they are really saying they werenโ€™t a very bright child.

23.01.2026 01:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 541 ๐Ÿ” 80 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

As a Hoosier, I volunteer to help ๐Ÿ˜‚ makes me feel about Iowa sometimes!

22.01.2026 03:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To quote @mcopelov.bsky.social: "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"

www.publicnotice.co/p/mark-copel...

21.01.2026 15:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 700 ๐Ÿ” 149 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

LOOK THERE ARE SOME GOOD THINGS HERE I SWEAR

22.01.2026 01:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

10000000/10 discussion about the rural diner/bar interviews from Seth (this is validation from a rural political scientist ๐Ÿ˜‰)

17.01.2026 16:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trying to maintain the safety and welfare of their city and state's residents (a constitutionally protected power under the 10th Amendment) is now considered a criminal act by our federal government.

This is a perversion of Federalism 101.

The Anti-Federalists' worst nightmares come to life.

16.01.2026 23:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Starting off strong with research methods over here, could they mess up regression over the weekend maybe?

07.01.2026 03:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mine wanted Ancient Greek architecture Lego sets, which I could not conjure, but I did snag a retired Greek Goddess American Girl outfit ๐Ÿ˜‚ there clearly needs to be more toy development in this areaโ€ฆ

25.12.2025 14:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Look, women no longer do shit for free is actually at the root of a lot of social disruption. The question is whether you think the solution is women going back to being unpaid and unprotected by their own labor.

25.11.2025 19:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 243 ๐Ÿ” 49 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

SUTVA violation! Everybody drink!

23.11.2025 01:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.

Communism! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...

19.11.2025 16:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 455 ๐Ÿ” 117 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Let my gravestone read "PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS."

10.11.2025 16:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 4494 ๐Ÿ” 410 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 181 ๐Ÿ“Œ 78
a screenshot reads:

OPINION
INTERESTING TIMES

Did Bad Takes Ruin the Newspaper?

a screenshot reads: OPINION INTERESTING TIMES Did Bad Takes Ruin the Newspaper?

06.11.2025 16:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 4735 ๐Ÿ” 626 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68 ๐Ÿ“Œ 34