Mark Csikszentmihalyi
markcsik.bsky.social
Mark Csikszentmihalyi
@markcsik.bsky.social
California prof, International Studies
& Emily, Henry, Kinga, Aschalew, and Zofia's dad

NB: I am here for public conversation, not private ones.
A deep cut (a WWII poster) from the SF March:
October 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
SF was wall to wall signs today
October 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/minnesota-lawmaker-melissa-hortman-remembered-as-funny-savvy-and-a-true-leader

Just looking at these two instances of political violence, a chief difference is how the right wing assassin also killed their target’s family.
September 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Olde timey mayors could be bushy…
August 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In my mail today: a Charles Munger (Berkshire) funded mailing against Gov. Newsom's redistricting tit-for-tat.

Sadly, it is not bad -- it takes a idealistic anti-gerrymandering.

Texas is not mentioned, and most of the people quoted are high-minded lefty Merricks.

Can't take a win for granted.
August 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
June 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Me and my Bsky bubble
June 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
California/Minnesota solidarity sign seen at huge San Francisco "No Kings" March.
June 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This reservoir building is on the west side of SF on Sloat, it is called the Merced Manor Reservoir. The inscription is from Deuteronomy 11:11.
June 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Just since that image may leave the reader hanging, here is the next line...
April 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
New York Museum of Natural History says: “Hold my Bvdweiser.”
March 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This part really illustrates how inhuman these wraiths are and give a hint at how long our descendants will be paying for their greed and short-sightedness
March 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This CNN headline asks a question any economist can answer. But now expertise and knowledge are being banished from the decision-making process. Money (Trump, Musk) and celebrity (Hegseth!? RFK!?) are being allowed to talk, but scientists and economists and anyone with training are being sidelined.
February 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Hard for a legal system to defend people being detained by a state that uses chaos to block transparency.
February 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM