Words, data, code. Senior data journalist with @today.yougov.com. Host of the French history podcast The Siècle (@thesiecle.com). https://bsky.app/profile/dhmontgomery.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/dhmontgomery.com/post/3mla7ejdjoc2yThe prior two nights' comebacks I was 100% confident. I had some doubts tonight because the Cubs were down to the dregs of their bullpen. But then I remembered the Reds built their entire bullpen out of the dregs... [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:3pbwguskoq5efzi67w3npq2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mla7ejdjoc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dhmontgomery.com/post/3ml7eutjyc22rThis week, Donald Trump asked a child, "You think you could take me in a fight?" So we at @today.yougov.com obviously polled Americans on the topic. Our results: https://yougovamerica.substack.com/p/presidential-fight-club06 May 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:3pbwguskoq5efzi67w3npq2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7eutjyc22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dhmontgomery.com/post/3ml74ko7tuk2eFrom a Reddit thread discussing Carlos Correa's season-ending injury: https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1t5gk50/passan_houston_astros_shortstop_carlos_correa/06 May 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:3pbwguskoq5efzi67w3npq2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml74ko7tuk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dhmontgomery.com/post/3ml5fud3scs2qI’m listening to the Cubs broadcast on the radio (via MLB dot TV), and almost everything the announcers say has a sponsor — the uniform descriptions, the first hit of the inning, walks, etc. But the actual commercial breaks are almost entirely PSAs.06 May 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:3pbwguskoq5efzi67w3npq2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5fud3scs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dhmontgomery.com/post/3ml4fvvim2c2rThe latest weekly @economist.com / @today.yougov.com poll is out, and we find concern about the economy has spiked to the highest level in years (and a record high for either of Trump's terms). See our full writeup & subscribe for polls in your inbox: https://yougovamerica.substack.com/p/more-americans-are-concerned-about05 May 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:3pbwguskoq5efzi67w3npq2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4fvvim2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dhmontgomery.com/post/3mkyrvzvamk2dDo today's grade-schoolers still do parody boot-camp chants ("I don't know what I've been told | My gym teacher smells like mold")? Or has that faded away as the cultural memory of the conscript army recedes further generations into the past?04 May 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:3pbwguskoq5efzi67w3npq2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyrvzvamk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dhmontgomery.com/post/3mkyobluyy22dThe Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:3pbwguskoq5efzi67w3npq2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyobluyy22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dhmontgomery.com/post/3mkxqhjihv22tAre we to imagine that the Itsy-Bitsy Spider is itsy-bitsy simply compared to the enormous human world around it, or to go further and imagine that it is itsy-bitsy compared to other spiders?03 May 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:3pbwguskoq5efzi67w3npq2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxqhjihv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/dhmontgomery.com/post/3mkssqzkcks2gAre you cool? We asked Americans, and 56% say yes, they're at least somewhat cool. 35% say they're not that cool. Check out more in the latest @today.yougov.com newsletter (and subscribe for more polls in your inbox!): https://substack.com/home/post/p-19614954401 May 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:3pbwguskoq5efzi67w3npq2z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkssqzkcks2g