@kramtrak

I tweet about politics, political science, kick-ass women, and nonsense my kids say. My patronus is Patti Smith. she/her/sí/í

 All up in your grill.
pitt.edu/~kanthak
Joined April 2012
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Anyone who thinks giving guns to professors is a good idea has never seen a professor try to set up a PowerPoint presentation.
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I wrote a thing: Why JD Vance's world ain't my Appalachia, either thehill.com/opinion/campaign…

Why JD Vance’s world ain’t my Appalachia, either

There’s nothing wrong with reading “Hillbilly Elegy,” but we need to keep in focus that it is the story of Vance’s perspective of Appalachian people, not the story of the people themselves.

thehill.com
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You know who I miss? Francis Suarez.
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Two handsome gents!
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Yaaaaaay!
Tony Carey Jr.@tonyecareyjr16 May 2023
Since this has gone public...I am pleased to announce that I will be joining @PittPolSci @PittTweet in the Fall. While I will dearly miss my friends and colleagues at UNT, I am excited for this new opportunity and to work with my new colleagues.
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Remember that time Don Lemon said women after 40 were past their prime and Tucker Carlson’s insurrection-causing lies about American elections cost Fox News nearly $800 million and then they both got fired on the same day? That was CRAZY.
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“Tucker Carlson, who rose from his lowly beginnings as the son of a frozen foods heiress to make millions peddling racist conspiracy theories to people he not-so-secretly despised, is out at Fox News.”
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Thoughts and prayers to anyone who believes in karma right now, because I bet they really want to bring up all the “Lock her up” chants but are afraid to.
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You know who I miss? Donald Trump.
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Everything I learned about modern masculinity from Damar Hamlin's relationship with his teammates I already knew from reading Dan Cassino's chapter in this volume.
Dan Cassino@DanCassino19 Feb 2023
Trying to find words for how happy I am with this review of a volume I contributed to, so to avoid sounding hackneyed, let’s say I’m absolutely chuffed. If nothing else, my chapter gets paired up with one of my favorite people, @kramtrak.
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When you’re in DC Friday morning watching a team of powerful Pitt women present their research findings to the Appalachian Regional Commission but back by Saturday night to watch another team of powerful Pitt women in the NCAA tournament.
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Kris Kanthak retweeted
Pitt Volleyball@Pitt_VB12 Nov 2022
They don’t any better than this 😍 So grateful for these amazing women. Still plenty more to come 😤 #H2P – at Pittsburgh, PA
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We kicked off our PCNC #Election2022 coverage at 10am w/ Nancy Patton Mills & Diana Irey Vaughan. TONIGHT on NightTalk: 1hr election preview w/ @EllisCannon @DavidWPXI @LisaSylvester @kramtrak @MitchKates @johnlebout. Tweet us thoughts on issues, races & more. We start at 8pm!
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In which I talk about the Oprah endorsement on local teevee: cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/…

Most voters say endorsements don't matter much but may get some to the polls

Candidate endorsements are everywhere, but do they really matter to voters?

cbsnews.com
Kris Kanthak retweeted
Chris Potter@CPotterPgh7 Nov 2022
🚨🚨🚨Heads up if you voted by mail: Allegheny County has posted lists of mail-in votes with either improper or no dates. If your name, or the name of someone you know, is on the lists, the ballots will have to be cured to be counted. alleghenycounty.us/elections…
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In which I use the term "non-Trumpy Republicans" in an interview about the US midterm elections with Bev O'Connor of ABC's The World in Australia: youtube.com/watch?v=GVwycadZ…
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Voted for the Leopards Eating Peoples Faces Party. Worked out like you might expect.
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In which I point out that the vigilantes at the polls used to at least have the manners to get you drunk first: theconversation.com/vigilant…

Vigilantes at the polls were a threat in the 19th century, too, but the laws put in place then may...

All 50 states have laws that ban potentially intimidating behavior at polling places. They will need enforcement during the 2022 midterm elections.

theconversation.com
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Kris Kanthak retweeted
Pitt Volleyball@Pitt_VB30 Oct 2022
Panthers ranked No. 4 by the NCAA DI Volleyball Committee 💪 #H2P
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What if, all this time, Jimmy Hoffa has just been at a rally he didn’t bother telling anyone else about? 🤯
Kris Kanthak@kramtrak28 Oct 2022
When your own union holds a protest outside your own building and you learn about it from the school paper.
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Same.
Fascinating
@fasc1nate27 Oct 2022
The larvae of the angled sunbeam butterfly have a strange shape. When they get angry or startled, they instantly shoot tentacles from the two protrusions on their back and swing them around.
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