Liz Renner, Ph.D.
@lizrenner.bsky.social
🐟 freshwater fisheries biologist 🔬 postdoctoral researcher @unl-snr.bsky.social post-DOGE 🧠 IIH warrior 🏳️🌈 queer poet 📖 avid reader🧵quilter 🎣 outdoorswoman
📍on the water in South Dakota or Nebraska
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Liz Renner, Ph.D.
@lizrenner.bsky.social
· Dec 11
📢 NEW POEM FRESH OFF THE BRAIN GRIDDLE
Here's a new poem I wrote about AI and the enshittification of the Internet.
We're talking about some 100% certified USDA Prime, grass-fed, anthropogenically-generated word vomit. Eager to hear your feedback. Enjoy!
Here's a new poem I wrote about AI and the enshittification of the Internet.
We're talking about some 100% certified USDA Prime, grass-fed, anthropogenically-generated word vomit. Eager to hear your feedback. Enjoy!
After returning to academia for a postdoc at an R1 institution following a 3-year stint in state + federal agency fisheries research & mgmt roles, I wasn't ready for the rude reminders of just how thickly the egotistical, morally rotten & ultra-competitive vibe is calcified into these institutions.
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 AM
After returning to academia for a postdoc at an R1 institution following a 3-year stint in state + federal agency fisheries research & mgmt roles, I wasn't ready for the rude reminders of just how thickly the egotistical, morally rotten & ultra-competitive vibe is calcified into these institutions.
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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Read this story this morning, gift linked it below, cannot stop thinking about the absolute moral rot at the core of one’s soul that it would take to stop this investigation (Kash Patel) and allow it to vanish (appointed US Attorney for Minnesota who is a Trumper).
Not a cell of decency. Not one.
Not a cell of decency. Not one.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Renee Good’s vehicle after an immigration agent fatally shot her, but Trump administration officials ordered them to stop investigating. About a dozen prosecutors have since resigned, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Read this story this morning, gift linked it below, cannot stop thinking about the absolute moral rot at the core of one’s soul that it would take to stop this investigation (Kash Patel) and allow it to vanish (appointed US Attorney for Minnesota who is a Trumper).
Not a cell of decency. Not one.
Not a cell of decency. Not one.
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Blessed are the plane spotters, and the spreadsheets they populate.
‘This was just one of the best ways that I could be a helper, and I'm glad that I'm here to be able to do it.’
‘This was just one of the best ways that I could be a helper, and I'm glad that I'm here to be able to do it.’
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Blessed are the plane spotters, and the spreadsheets they populate.
‘This was just one of the best ways that I could be a helper, and I'm glad that I'm here to be able to do it.’
‘This was just one of the best ways that I could be a helper, and I'm glad that I'm here to be able to do it.’
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Tatiani Elliot was brave today.
She is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and gave her testimony in front of Washington state legislators. And they silenced her.
“Now that some of us are finally speaking, the rules are changing.” ~ Tatiani
“Can you please wrap up?” ~ Committee
1/2
She is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and gave her testimony in front of Washington state legislators. And they silenced her.
“Now that some of us are finally speaking, the rules are changing.” ~ Tatiani
“Can you please wrap up?” ~ Committee
1/2
February 7, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Tatiani Elliot was brave today.
She is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and gave her testimony in front of Washington state legislators. And they silenced her.
“Now that some of us are finally speaking, the rules are changing.” ~ Tatiani
“Can you please wrap up?” ~ Committee
1/2
She is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and gave her testimony in front of Washington state legislators. And they silenced her.
“Now that some of us are finally speaking, the rules are changing.” ~ Tatiani
“Can you please wrap up?” ~ Committee
1/2
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Tonight at 8:30 PM our constituent Ricky was pepper sprayed by ICE on 18th & Polk. 2 agents parked their car, got out and approached observers, started pepper spraying Ricky on public property, and then drove away and left.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minnesota. ICE must be abolished.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minnesota. ICE must be abolished.
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Tonight at 8:30 PM our constituent Ricky was pepper sprayed by ICE on 18th & Polk. 2 agents parked their car, got out and approached observers, started pepper spraying Ricky on public property, and then drove away and left.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minnesota. ICE must be abolished.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minnesota. ICE must be abolished.
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This is what happens when a world is built around a system where psychopaths control everything.
They don’t care that everything is going to die, in fact they’re probably cheering it on.
It’s time for those of us capable of love, empathy & compassion to reclaim this world.
They don’t care that everything is going to die, in fact they’re probably cheering it on.
It’s time for those of us capable of love, empathy & compassion to reclaim this world.
February 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
This is what happens when a world is built around a system where psychopaths control everything.
They don’t care that everything is going to die, in fact they’re probably cheering it on.
It’s time for those of us capable of love, empathy & compassion to reclaim this world.
They don’t care that everything is going to die, in fact they’re probably cheering it on.
It’s time for those of us capable of love, empathy & compassion to reclaim this world.
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If I had to give one piece of relationship advice to young women who are attracted to men, it would be to only date men you think would be fine with you making more. Nothing wrong with him making more or even you being a stay at home mom. But if he'd be triggered by you making more, he's a loser.
I don't know how many girls got psyoped into thinking being strong and independent was loser shit and the tradwife life was all fun and games, but any number above zero is too many.
February 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
If I had to give one piece of relationship advice to young women who are attracted to men, it would be to only date men you think would be fine with you making more. Nothing wrong with him making more or even you being a stay at home mom. But if he'd be triggered by you making more, he's a loser.
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He pressed them into service as concentration camp guards then forbid them from speaking to Congress. If Abbott/DHS didn’t know it was wrong, they wouldn’t have to hide from oversight.
For months Governor Abbott secretly deployed the Texas National Guard into ICE detention facilities, even forcing them to work in the detention center that imprisoned Liam Ramos and a two month old baby.
February 6, 2026 at 3:45 AM
He pressed them into service as concentration camp guards then forbid them from speaking to Congress. If Abbott/DHS didn’t know it was wrong, they wouldn’t have to hide from oversight.
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Do you know what seedcorn is? It's the portion of corn, usually of good quality, set aside to use for seeds for the future rather than for food (or animal feed) now.
Killing off the Washington Post's books and arts coverage to save money now is very much like eating the cultural seedcorn.
Killing off the Washington Post's books and arts coverage to save money now is very much like eating the cultural seedcorn.
Because the value of books & arts coverage doesn't reside just in the criticism and essays published.
Its ultimate value is in sustaining our culture by inspiring people—including future generations—to care about ideas, stories, beauty, creativity, and what it means to be human beings and citizens.
Its ultimate value is in sustaining our culture by inspiring people—including future generations—to care about ideas, stories, beauty, creativity, and what it means to be human beings and citizens.
February 6, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Do you know what seedcorn is? It's the portion of corn, usually of good quality, set aside to use for seeds for the future rather than for food (or animal feed) now.
Killing off the Washington Post's books and arts coverage to save money now is very much like eating the cultural seedcorn.
Killing off the Washington Post's books and arts coverage to save money now is very much like eating the cultural seedcorn.
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
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they deserve to be exponentially more widely hated than they are, and I believe we can make this happen together
All these men driving women out of their fields with giggly idiot grabassery and then bloviating to the public about how the lack of women is proof of male intellectual superiority... I hate them all. I hate them so much.
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
they deserve to be exponentially more widely hated than they are, and I believe we can make this happen together
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Perfection
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Perfection
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If you're feeling helpless and don't know what to do: Look for people out there who are already helping. I promise they're out there. And then ask how you can help and do it.
You're not alone. Community is out there and it's the way forward. ❤️👊
You're not alone. Community is out there and it's the way forward. ❤️👊
Fascism wants you to believe that you are alone. That you are isolated. That the feelings you have are yours and nobody else has them because everybody is too afraid to speak.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
February 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
If you're feeling helpless and don't know what to do: Look for people out there who are already helping. I promise they're out there. And then ask how you can help and do it.
You're not alone. Community is out there and it's the way forward. ❤️👊
You're not alone. Community is out there and it's the way forward. ❤️👊
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2 minutes of Minnesota goddesses, warriors, & queens. 🙌🏻
Bookmark for when you need to be reminded of why we're going to win this war.
ICE are soldiers ordered to terrorize Minneapolis for a salary. These women are committed to their role as soldiers unpaid, unfunded, & completely voluntarily. ✊🏼🥶
Bookmark for when you need to be reminded of why we're going to win this war.
ICE are soldiers ordered to terrorize Minneapolis for a salary. These women are committed to their role as soldiers unpaid, unfunded, & completely voluntarily. ✊🏼🥶
January 15, 2026 at 10:10 AM
2 minutes of Minnesota goddesses, warriors, & queens. 🙌🏻
Bookmark for when you need to be reminded of why we're going to win this war.
ICE are soldiers ordered to terrorize Minneapolis for a salary. These women are committed to their role as soldiers unpaid, unfunded, & completely voluntarily. ✊🏼🥶
Bookmark for when you need to be reminded of why we're going to win this war.
ICE are soldiers ordered to terrorize Minneapolis for a salary. These women are committed to their role as soldiers unpaid, unfunded, & completely voluntarily. ✊🏼🥶
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The people of Minneapolis are showing breathtaking courage. Facing down armed federal goons to protect their neighbors isn't just brave; it’s legendary.
February 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The people of Minneapolis are showing breathtaking courage. Facing down armed federal goons to protect their neighbors isn't just brave; it’s legendary.
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This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.
On this day in 1948, an all-white jury sentenced a Black woman and two of her teenage sons to death for killing an armed white man in self-defense.
Feb. 3, 1948 | Black Woman and Her Children Sentenced to Die for Defending Themselves
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.
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Black people have always lived under fascism. The laws and rights that you and I take for granted were never applied equally to Black people.
We got this fascism by disregarding the most vulnerable and marginalized in our society.
If we vote and act to protect Black people, we protect ourselves
We got this fascism by disregarding the most vulnerable and marginalized in our society.
If we vote and act to protect Black people, we protect ourselves
February 4, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Black people have always lived under fascism. The laws and rights that you and I take for granted were never applied equally to Black people.
We got this fascism by disregarding the most vulnerable and marginalized in our society.
If we vote and act to protect Black people, we protect ourselves
We got this fascism by disregarding the most vulnerable and marginalized in our society.
If we vote and act to protect Black people, we protect ourselves
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This. You can't learn the lesson if you deny your own responsibility, accountability, and culpability. And we need millions of Americans to learn the lesson, how their own rhetoric and actions, especially in the voting booth, have brought us here. This was ALL avoidable.
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
This. You can't learn the lesson if you deny your own responsibility, accountability, and culpability. And we need millions of Americans to learn the lesson, how their own rhetoric and actions, especially in the voting booth, have brought us here. This was ALL avoidable.
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The western U.S. faces its lowest snowpack on record despite average or above-average rainfall. Warmer temperatures mean more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, and will worsen droughts in areas like the Pacific Northwest and the Colorado River Basin.
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
February 3, 2026 at 6:27 AM
The western U.S. faces its lowest snowpack on record despite average or above-average rainfall. Warmer temperatures mean more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, and will worsen droughts in areas like the Pacific Northwest and the Colorado River Basin.
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
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Kinda wild that these people are just in charge of things isn’t it
February 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Kinda wild that these people are just in charge of things isn’t it
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Anne Frank likely died in a typhus epidemic that spread through the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Anne Frank likely died in a typhus epidemic that spread through the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons