Andy Thomason

Andy Thomason

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Followers
79
Account age
3 yrs

📊 Post engagement

2
Avg engagement / post
2.5%
Engagement vs followers
Dec 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Two months ago, 28 college presidents in Florida released a join · 6 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
1.4 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.6×
Follows 141 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
🔥 Top post Two months ago, 28 college presidents in Florida released a joint statement that suggested they were on board with Ron DeSantis's anti-DEI push. But new documents suggest much of the language came from an official in Florida's Department of Education: #highered #academia https:/… ★ 6
The most influential expert on math education in America has embraced the role of academic revolutionary: winning starstruck followers, denouncing her many critics, and "playing fast and loose" with her characterization of scientific resea… ★ 2 Batman Returns is so good When a shadowy group represented by a former chief of staff to Ron DeSantis approached the University of Florida with a proposal for a new center on "classical and civic education," the provost pushed back. Within six months, it was up and… The NCAA has lost a lot in court, and it looks like it will continue to lose in court. https://www.extrapointsmb.com/p/early-arguments-johnson-v-ncaa-shows-ncaa-needs-plan-b-c-d "When I was in the U.S., I was always surprised that colleagues have in their head this sort of landscape. They can tell you exactly where to position which school and which university is better. I always wondered, where do they get these … State legislators pass controversial laws. Colleges issue cautious legal interpretations. Professors are told to watch what they say. Is this how censorship happens? Please boost this really smart story by Nell Gluckman: https://www.chroni… ★ 1 "All our centers need to be led by tenured faculty" is a weird policy, right? https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/2/2/donovan-forced-leave-hks/ #highered #academia "What I find most troubling is that DeSantis is putting out a blueprint for other governors and state legislatures. He’s doing these things in ways that anybody else can pick this up and do it.” https://www.chronicle.com/article/what-is-ha… Newspapers making you call to cancel your subscription is such a scam I wish I could say I would never be caught hoarding classified documents but I do have a tendency to put important pieces of paper in boxes and forget about them ★ 1 Ron DeSantis asked Florida’s public colleges to detail their diversity programs and how much they cost. They answered. “Examples ranged from entire diversity offices to small student programs, like a ‘Friendsgiving’ for international stude… ★ 2

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
journa.host
A journalists server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Dec 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 2 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.4× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

80/100 Excellent
  • Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~2.5% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
97%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Assistant Managing Editor at the Chronicle of Higher Education. Author of Discredited: The UNC Scandal and College Athletics' Amateur Ideal. Dreaded Laramie.

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