Dad, Public policy nerd, Virginian. I like woodworking, bikes, photography, and beans too. @williamandmary @kennedy_school and @OMBpress alum.
Joined December 2010
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31 Mar 2023
Got to meet this team of MPPs in the fall and was impressed with their work. Check it out if you’re in the burg.
31 Mar 2023
@williamandmary's Graduate & Honors Research Symposium continues today. An MPP student team will be there presenting their excellent work on Medicaid and charity care. Stop by the Sadler Center 3:30-5pm to check it out! @lackeycares @thomasogates @ChristianIBale @maddy_humphries
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Thomas Gates retweeted
19 Mar 2023
Heads up, everyone. The @williamandmary Public Policy Program is now on Twitter.
Follow us at @WMPublicPolicy for cool news about our awesome undergrad and MPP students, our stellar faculty, exciting events, and other updates.
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27 Jan 2023
Finally picked up @priyakrishna’s Indian-ish and am curious if anyone has induction friendly suggestions for the small butter warmer / tadka / chhonk pot called for. Maybe something like this from lodge? a.co/d/0PAZWzK
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1 Jan 2023
Welp, you know you make a lot of coffee when the basket in your espresso maker gives out. One tamp too many for this @BrevilleUSA infuser.
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29 Dec 2022
Cool thread on integrating AI chat bots into existing pedagogy in schools.
5 Dec 2022
Augmenting the think-pair-share with ChatGPT could be one of the biggest tech-enabled leaps in pedagogy:
* Think
* Pair
* ChatGPT
* Pair
* Share
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18 Nov 2022
Great thread from my friend Sarah on how we could reimagine high school math to be more applied and practical.
16 Nov 2022
Of the four core subjects, the ambitions of high school math are the highest but also the most misplaced.
What high school math could be, a 🧵:
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6 Oct 2022
I’m curious if @nedoliver and @KarriPeifer realized they were close and made an effort to make today’s axios Richmond newsletter 804 words or if it was a happy accident.
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Thomas Gates retweeted
22 Aug 2022
Tweeps: Do I know any state Medicaid folks that would be willing to chat with an MPH student for her thesis?
Topic is the state's experiences with the Medicaid & CHIP scorecards medicaid.gov/state-overviews…
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12 Apr 2022
One Tribe One Day is here and you can make an impact on the people and programs you care about most at W&M. I gave to support William and Mary’s excellent public policy program. I hope you’ll join me in supporting something special to you. #OneTribeOneDay wm.edu/otod/
ALT The Wren Building at the College of William and Mary overlayed with a “One Tribe One Day” logo.
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8 Dec 2021
Uh… I think I missed the window on @RanchoGordo black eyed peas… does this mean 2022 is gonna be worse because…
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Thomas Gates retweeted
25 Nov 2021
Never forget, a 13-year study of a dozen cities found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. As for sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them. V/@StreetsblogUSA usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/…
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Thomas Gates retweeted
15 Sep 2021
The Board has authorized an agreement with VDOT for bicycle & pedestrian accommodations along Libbie Avenue, between Bethlehem Road & West Broad. Henrico will oversee design & construction at an estimated cost of $1.9M; VDOT will reimburse $1.67M from federal funds.
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8 Sep 2021
Just saw that @CheatsMovement and @NoahScalin have a new legacy sticker in the new Lee monument time capsule. How cool. governor.virginia.gov/newsro…
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Thomas Gates retweeted
27 Aug 2021
It is impossible not to smile at seeing her dream come true. That is *awesome.*
#GoodGuyDaveGrohl
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Thomas Gates retweeted
26 Jun 2021
very madisonian argument from @AdamSerwer here nytimes.com/2021/06/26/opini…
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3 Jun 2021
3 Jun 2021
retweet with a photo that proves you were a fashion icon in your youth
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22 May 2021
This. This. This.
21 May 2021
I'm back in Esquire again, writing about what it's like to be a parent with a kid that can't get the vax now that it's suddenly maskless summer. esquire.com/lifestyle/a36491…
Thomas Gates retweeted
20 May 2021
An excellent new book I think many of my followers would enjoy is out….
In the Arena: A Memoir of Love, War, and Politics by Chuck Robb. amazon.com/Arena-Memoir-Love…
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26 Apr 2021
A certain niche will just absolutely love this tweet.
26 Apr 2021
Today we achieved the dream.
Made a function called `missyElliott` that takes a data structure, flips it, and reverses it.
I have ascended.
27 Feb 2021
Wow. That sounds really promising.
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