Seth Wright

Dad | 🇺🇸🇦🇲 | Assistant Teaching Prof of PoliSci @PSUHarrisburg 🤝 @SPAatPSH | You've got this!

[City & State PA @CityAndStatePA]

Aging touches every corner of policymaking in Pennsylvania.

Join City & State PA on Oct. 15 for the Pennsylvania Aging Summit, featuring PA Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich and conversations on caregiving, aging in place, housing, transportation and more.

https://t.co/kU1OnH1LdV

[Pew Research Center @pewresearch]

Latter-day Saints (widely known as Mormons) are, on average, among the most religious adults in the U.S. — 72% say religion is very important in their lives.

Those who live in the U.S.’s Mountain region are somewhat more religious than Latter-day Saints in other parts of the country.
#LatterDaySaints #MountainRegion #ReligionInAmerica

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[CCAP @PACountiesGR]

🍂 Fun Fact Friday! 🍂

Where are Pennsylvania’s generations now? 📍 From Baby Boomers to Gen X and Millennials, population trends vary across counties throughout the Commonwealth.

This map shows the percent change in each generation from 2000–2025—giving us a look at how Pennsylvania’s communities are changing over time.

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[City of Harrisburg @thecityofhbg]

The City of Harrisburg is seeking bids from snow removal contractors to perform removal of snow and ice from sidewalks for the 26/27 season.
Submissions will be accepted electronically until 11:00 p.m. EST, 10/18/26
For more info visit https://t.co/AB5EH6N3So

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[Hoover Library @HooverPresLib]

In 2002, the Health Information Resource Center created National Women's Health & Fitness Day for the last Wednesday of September. Lou Henry Hoover was an advocate for women’s sports through the Women’s Division of the National Amateur Athletic Foundation.

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[Pew Research Center @pewresearch]

What kind of consequences should news organizations face if they publish false information?

A large majority of Americans (81%) say the news organization should publish a correction in all or most cases. Americans are more divided on other consequences.

#PewKnightInitiative

[Pennsylvania Department of General Services @PAGenServices]

Are you thinking about doing business with the Commonwealth? We got you – join us for Launch & Grow - a free, 3-hour, step-by-step event on navigating procurement, finding opportunities, and getting certified.

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[Lincoln Presidential Library @ALPLM]

Join us TODAY for International Day for the Deaf!

FREE museum admission from 4–6 p.m., with ASL interpreters available to help make the museum experience more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing visitors and their families.

🔗 https://t.co/r5VKCI49zJ

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[Theodore Roosevelt Center @TR_Center]

In honor of #NationalNicknameDay, we’re sharing the nicknames and pet names of the nine Roosevelts (TR, his two wives, and six children). Read more in our Substack post: https://t.co/w1pzKFygW8

-TR: Tedie, Teedie, T.D., Thee Jr., Thee (after his father’s death), and yes, occasionally Teddy (seven times out of 300 letters from 1867 to 1885)

-Alice (wife): Darling Little Sunshine, Darling Queenie, My Dearest Love, Darling, best beloved, little Wife, Darling baby, Darling Little Wife, Blessed little heart’s-darling, Blessed Wifie, My purest and sweetest little wife, My Blessed Little Wifie, and TR’s personal favorite, Darling Wifie

-Edith: My own darling true-love, Darling Edie, Darling, and our personal favorite, Oh, sweetest of all sweet girls

-Alice (daughter): Alicey, Sissy, Sissy Wissy, and Mousiekins

-Ted: Ted-ped, Blessed Ted, and occasionally Blessed Old Ted

-Kermit: Kermit-boy

-Ethel: Ethely-bye (and sometimes Blessed, blessed Ethely-bye), Darling little Ethel, and Blessed Ethley Bykins

-Archie: Archie-kins

-Quentin: Quenty-Quee, Quenty, and sometimes Q

#RooseveltFamily #PresidentialHistory #FamilyNicknames #TheodoreRoosevelt

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[World Bank Data @worldbankdata]

How polluted is the air in your city?

New World Bank data track daily PM₂.₅ concentrations across more than 32,000 cities worldwide, covering 2018–2026.

The dataset can help identify hotspots and monitor changes in urban air quality: https://t.co/yesM3CvLvG

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[I'm not mad I actually think it's funny @herr_naphta]

Very happy to have (mostly) finished this project: county-level election returns for the US House from 1990 to the present. Currently such data are only available from very expensive sources. I've compiled a dataset that provides it for free.

https://t.co/zEnkpH4lKw

[Ian T. Adams @ian_t_adams]

Lurking underneath this sort of statistic is the assumption that if only we could correct public perceptions, maybe their policy preferences would change.

Turns out that’s not true. Correcting someone’s wrong assumption on counts does not shift their preferred police reforms.

https://t.co/1eW015b2nt

[City of Pittsburgh @Pittsburgh]

A milestone for Pittsburgh’s iconic Cathedral of Learning!

On August 17, 1926, our Planning Commission authorized the Superintendent of the Bureau of Building Inspection to grant @PittTweet a permit to construct the Oakland landmark. Ground was broken on September 27, 1926.

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[Gallup @Gallup]

92% of Americans say obtaining a quality education is an important part of the American Dream, yet most give the nation’s K-12 schools low marks on several fundamental goals.

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[National Constitution Center @ConstitutionCtr]

#OnThisDay in 1789, the First Congress makes a highly anticipated move in arguably the most important congressional session in history when it agrees on a list of constitutional amendments now known as the #BillOfRights.
https://t.co/qKvdedLOS6

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[Gerardo L. Munck @GerardoMunck]

Studying Critical Junctures and Persistent Effects

These two chapters help us think about causal arguments involving critical junctures and how to assess these arguments.

Download Collier and Collier: https://t.co/utxWUE1ADj

Download @davidwaldnerdc: https://t.co/zv5Mj8qTQO

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[Pew Research Center @pewresearch]

60% of Americans say they would be not too or at all comfortable with a new data center operating in their area.

Do you have a data center close by? If so, how do you feel about it?

[Gerardo L. Munck @GerardoMunck]

Nations, Nationalism, and States

These works offer different perspectives on nations, nationalism, and states.

This is an interesting literature on a major force in politics around the world.

[Seth Wright @PossiblyWright]

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[LBJ Library @LBJLibrary]

#OnThisDay: Sixty-one years ago today, on Sept. 24, 1965, #PresidentJohnson signed Executive Order 11246, requiring federal contractors to ensure equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin.

🗣️ https://t.co/McfiIuw4zn

📷 Yoichi Okamoto