Bethany Albertson

My all time favorite Dolly Parton quote - if you feel like sharing yours, it's been a day...

“I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb—and I'm not blonde either.”

Not today, Satan. Not today.

it's been a while since I causally dropped the fact Elliott was a student in my political psych class-
it's just so cool that I get to use his substack to open today's class!

yep - thinking about this a lot.

@switchedonpop.bsky.social has their episode out on The Life of a Showgirl, if you need that in your life (I do).

Why most polls overstate support for political violence Misperceptions about the popularity of violence increase public support for it — but you can help change that.

Terrific piece from @gelliottmorris.com this morning.

Whenever you ask if something “might” happen or “may” be necessary, it’s very easy for respondents to think of scenarios where the answer is yes, no matter how unlikely.

my husband flies to South Bend tomorrow - I can't imagine they're any better equipped. This is nutty.

Also, shouldn't the country invest in training more air traffic controllers? And pay them decently.

Update from Orlando Mayorquin

I understand we're in a government shutdown, but wtf?

unmanned air traffic control tower at Burbank Airport - aren't they important?
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Can I like this without liking it?

Wow

The very high ratings are more important than the small differences between them. Chilling.

It’s so catchy!

The 25 Most Influential Magazine Covers of All Time

gifting a long read I enjoyed this am-

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ok - I loved that one.

yep

the radio edit of father figure is going to make me laugh

right? the lyrics!

3 songs in, and this is.... happy?

15 minutes, fellow swifties.

oh, I will! They come up with some doozies.

I told them this time - no push polls. I want 100% legit survey orgs doing bad, bad things...

Relatedly my political psych students are submitting their bad survey questions assignment this weekend and I can’t wait.

Why hello there, click bait.

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

this is so chilling - story time is the one of the best things about parenting a young child! I miss it.

Kind of like the opposite of a moment of gender…

6 months?!?

There is no fan base that is better served than the Taylor Swift fan base.

Students ground me. All of the chaos around the university and the country, and I remind myself that the students are still here.

google is always an option.