Geoff Allen

@gallen89.bsky.social

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Political scientist; electoral systems, party politics, representation Phoenix Suns fan https://geoff-allen.weebly.com/notes-on-moment

A legendary Alec Brown Phoenix Sums jersey.
US personal income and consumption month on month % change from April to June; the 3 month change in real personal spending on consumer durables is highlighted, at a -9.6% rate.
A message from the Social Security Administration, sent to those registered with Social Security, titled "Social Security Applauds Passage of Legislation Providing Historic Tax Relief for Seniors"
A five team trade between the Bucks, Celtics, Heat, Suns, and Magic. The Magic get Herro, the Suns get Bam Adebayo, the Heat get KH, Giannis, and Jrue Holiday, the Celtics get Wiggins and their own 2nd round picks in 2025 and 2027, and the Bucks get 4 first round picks.
A trade where the Phoenix Suns get Marcus Smart, Corey Kispert, Richaun Holmes, and their own 2025 2nd round pick, and the Washington Wizards get Bradley Beal and Cleveland's 2025 1st round pick.
A group of approximately 175 people gathered at a park in St George, Utah, protesting the Trump administration.
Ross Glick, a pro-Israel activist who previously shared a list of campus protesters with federal immigration authorities, said that he was in Washington, D.C. for meeting with members of Congress during the Barnard library demonstration and discussed Khalil with Senators Ted Cruz and John Fetterman who promised to "escalate" the issue.
We consent to be governed. We do not elect to be ruled. But if your interest as an American citizen is confined to the tuning of a television set, the scanning of an editorial or column, without careful study of the issues and the answers offered -- then it may well turn out that some day your actions will indeed result in 'electing to be ruled.' - Barry Goldwater, Where I Stand, 1964
A proposed trade of DeAndre Ayton of the Trail Blazers for Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk, and a 2nd round pick in 2025.
I am reading a biography of George Kennan right now, and I came across two quotes from his personal writings that I find strangely prescient. These thoughts were from the 1930s, a time with some strikingly similar political challenges to what we face today. I think they're worthy of some thought, and I have put them below in full. "It seems to me that this country doesn't want government...It will suffer unlimited injustices and infringements on liberty from irresponsible private groups, but none from a responsible governing agency. Its people would rather go down individually, with quixotic courage, before the destructive agencies of uncontrolled industrialism - like Ethiopian tribesmen before Italian gas attacks - than submit to the discipline necessary for any effective resistance." - thoughts upon returning from extended mission to the Soviet Union On the desire for privacy - "the sad climax of individualism, the blind-alley of a generation which had forgotten how to think or live collectively, of a people whose private lives were so brittle, so insecure that they dared not subject them to the slightest social contract with the casual stranger, of people who felt neither curiosity nor responsibility for the mass of whose who shared their community life and their community problems."
A White House reporter claiming "I am here to report facts. Truth is 3 doors down in philosophy and religion."
76ers 103, Suns 83
CITY 2020 Margin 2024 Margin Margin Shift St George R+48.4 R+48.8 R+0.4 Hurricane R+57.2 R+58.8 R+1.6 Ivins R+29 R+28.6 D+0.4 Santa Clara R+57.5 R+55 D+2.5 Washington R+56 R+56.8 R+0.8 Enterprise R+85.9 R+88.4 R+2.5 New Harmony R+70.8 R+69.5 D+1.3 Hildale R+81.4 R+76.3 D+5.1 La Verkin R+57 R+57 No Change Leeds R+64.4 R+69.6 R+5.2 Apple Valley R+54.8 R+61.5 R+6.7 Toquerville R+57 R+56.7 D+0.3 Virgin R+18.2 R+23.6 R+5.4 Springdale D+29.4 D+17.1 R+12.3 Rockville D+22.8 D+17 R+5.8
A map of donations to Harris and Trump in Washington County, Utah; which shows fairly even donations between the two campaigns.
Vince Vaugh's character from Dodgeball, Peter LaFleur, explains his approach to life: "I found that if you have a goal that you might not reach it, but if you don't have one, then you are never disappointed."
Soup in a blue bowl.
A table comparing constitutional courts in countries around the world, that illustrates that many countries have term or age limits on their justices, and that the age limit is usually 70 or younger.
The image is a conceptual map of a group of voters, showing that 7 percent are Democrats, 6 percent are Independents, and the rest are Republicans.
Brad still dedicates a significant portion of his time each week to learning. He prefers learning from the perspective of others and has gained a large network of friendships across all kinds of people. Despite being staunchly pro-capitalism, Brad once was given an award as the "most respectful debater", by a friend who is a self-described "national socialist" (nazi). There is something to learn from everyone, whether it be from books, debates, or social media posts. Brad tries to make sense of it all in his eternal search for more truth.
Nate Silver arguing that the World Series matchup, between the Arizona Diamonbacks and the Texas Rangers, is 'the least compelling World Series matchup in a long time, maybe ever'.
Real Clear Politics and Fair Vote argue that ranked choice voting would help Congress solve the speaker of the house vote problem.
Fish stares judgingly.