Randy Renstrom
@randyrenstrom.bsky.social
Political and social psychologist. College professor in Iowa by way of Chicago & Youngstown. Alum of @OhioState, @UChicago, & @LoyolaChicago.
Happy 70th anniversary to the invention of the flux capacitor
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happy 70th anniversary to the invention of the flux capacitor
Move right? Move left? Drop certain issues? Highlight others? Those all matter but not as much as simply waiting for the party-in-power to become unpopular.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Move right? Move left? Drop certain issues? Highlight others? Those all matter but not as much as simply waiting for the party-in-power to become unpopular.
These results underscore why Dems need good 2026 Senate cands in those "reach" states (IA NE OH TX FL AK SD): their coalition is now super-charged for off-year elections. Reliable, high educ, suburban voters have steadily moved to Dems. And if indies disapprove of Trump, map gets crazy real quick.
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
These results underscore why Dems need good 2026 Senate cands in those "reach" states (IA NE OH TX FL AK SD): their coalition is now super-charged for off-year elections. Reliable, high educ, suburban voters have steadily moved to Dems. And if indies disapprove of Trump, map gets crazy real quick.
All the neighborhood houses conspiring together to each give Charlie Brown a rock is just a tremendous commitment to the bit.
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
All the neighborhood houses conspiring together to each give Charlie Brown a rock is just a tremendous commitment to the bit.
Ozymandias but instead of trunkless legs of stone in the sand it's a presidential library submerged in the rising seas of climate change.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is taking steps to bring a future Donald Trump presidential library to downtown Miami.
Trump Presidential Library Site Proposed by DeSantis in Miami
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is taking steps to bring a future Donald Trump presidential library to downtown Miami.
bloom.bg
September 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Ozymandias but instead of trunkless legs of stone in the sand it's a presidential library submerged in the rising seas of climate change.
@jowrotethis.bsky.social
Just caught up on the "Best in Show" Rewatchables and thought you'd like to know Christopher Guest *did* turn a mockumentary idea into a TV show: "Family Tree" on HBO. Alas, it was Zazlav-ed from HBOMax but random clips are still on Youtube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PLl...
Just caught up on the "Best in Show" Rewatchables and thought you'd like to know Christopher Guest *did* turn a mockumentary idea into a TV show: "Family Tree" on HBO. Alas, it was Zazlav-ed from HBOMax but random clips are still on Youtube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PLl...
Family Tree Series 1 DVD Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment UK
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August 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
@jowrotethis.bsky.social
Just caught up on the "Best in Show" Rewatchables and thought you'd like to know Christopher Guest *did* turn a mockumentary idea into a TV show: "Family Tree" on HBO. Alas, it was Zazlav-ed from HBOMax but random clips are still on Youtube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PLl...
Just caught up on the "Best in Show" Rewatchables and thought you'd like to know Christopher Guest *did* turn a mockumentary idea into a TV show: "Family Tree" on HBO. Alas, it was Zazlav-ed from HBOMax but random clips are still on Youtube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PLl...
Just as GOTG director James Gunn was un-fired by Disney after its deal to purchase Fox was finalized, I wonder if CBS will eventually un-cancel Stephen Colbert's Late Show
BREAKING
The FCC has approved Skydance’s acquisition of Paramount CBS.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says approval came about after Skydance made commitments regarding “unbiased journalism,” an end of DEI policies, and injection of new capital.
Approval comes just after CBS settled Trump’s lawsuit.
The FCC has approved Skydance’s acquisition of Paramount CBS.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says approval came about after Skydance made commitments regarding “unbiased journalism,” an end of DEI policies, and injection of new capital.
Approval comes just after CBS settled Trump’s lawsuit.
July 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Just as GOTG director James Gunn was un-fired by Disney after its deal to purchase Fox was finalized, I wonder if CBS will eventually un-cancel Stephen Colbert's Late Show
Cloud City ends uncertainty with Vader deal, Lando Calrissian says
Columbia ends uncertainty with Trump deal, head says
Columbia ends uncertainty with Trump deal, head says
Columbia University's agreement to pay over $200 million to the U.S. government in a settlement with President Donald Trump's administration to resolve federal probes and restore most of its suspended federal funding ends a period of "institutional uncertainty," the university's acting president said.
reut.rs
July 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Cloud City ends uncertainty with Vader deal, Lando Calrissian says
Lots of negativity surrounding the new animatronic at Disneyland but I think it's quite a lovely tribute to Mr. Belvedere
July 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Lots of negativity surrounding the new animatronic at Disneyland but I think it's quite a lovely tribute to Mr. Belvedere
The college took away our office phones and they expect us to make all calls through Microsoft Teams on our laptops now....
July 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The college took away our office phones and they expect us to make all calls through Microsoft Teams on our laptops now....
Had to stop and smell the flowers
July 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Had to stop and smell the flowers
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New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
June 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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U.S. tariff policy right now:
May 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
U.S. tariff policy right now:
Why do you need to go into that tech coffin to talk to the Entity? It's the Entity, it's everywhere! Can't it make a YouTube video or a TikTok? Is there no Zoom in the M:I universe?
May 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Why do you need to go into that tech coffin to talk to the Entity? It's the Entity, it's everywhere! Can't it make a YouTube video or a TikTok? Is there no Zoom in the M:I universe?
[George Wendt's coffin wheeled into the funeral parlor]
grieving mourners quietly in unison: "ⁿᵒʳᵐ"
grieving mourners quietly in unison: "ⁿᵒʳᵐ"
Breaking News: George Wendt, a six-time Emmy nominee for his role as the beer-chugging everyman Norm Peterson on “Cheers,” is dead at 76. nyti.ms/3ZuGwrN
May 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
[George Wendt's coffin wheeled into the funeral parlor]
grieving mourners quietly in unison: "ⁿᵒʳᵐ"
grieving mourners quietly in unison: "ⁿᵒʳᵐ"
🎶 Mitchell
Mitchell
Keep your eye on the sammich
Mitchell
Heart’s poundin'
Mitchell
Veins cloggin'
Mitchell!
Wakka-cha, Wakka-cha 🎶
Mitchell
Keep your eye on the sammich
Mitchell
Heart’s poundin'
Mitchell
Veins cloggin'
Mitchell!
Wakka-cha, Wakka-cha 🎶
Joe Don Baker, the broad-shouldered Texas tough guy who portrayed characters on both sides of the law, most notably Sheriff Buford Pusser in the unexpected box-office hit Walking Tall, died May 7, his family announced. He was 89.
Joe Don Baker, Rugged Star of ‘Walking Tall,’ Dies at 89
Joe Don Baker, the broad-shouldered Texas tough guy who portrayed characters on both sides of the law, most notably Sheriff Buford Pusser in the unexpected box-office hit Walking Tall, died May 7, his family announced. He was 89.
bit.ly
May 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🎶 Mitchell
Mitchell
Keep your eye on the sammich
Mitchell
Heart’s poundin'
Mitchell
Veins cloggin'
Mitchell!
Wakka-cha, Wakka-cha 🎶
Mitchell
Keep your eye on the sammich
Mitchell
Heart’s poundin'
Mitchell
Veins cloggin'
Mitchell!
Wakka-cha, Wakka-cha 🎶