Rentner
olddrum.bsky.social
Rentner
@olddrum.bsky.social
Retired professor who taught people how to teach English as a Second Language.

Die Zukunft war frueher auch besser.
I've already read a great response to this:

If it actually gets minted, we can be like Putin and have Trump in our pocket.
October 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Another example of a scientific paradigm overturning in a blink, is what Chomsky's work in the 50s in linguistics. His work redirected the central question in linguistics to how language acquired without any clear instruction. This work put an end to any behaviorist account.
August 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I wonder if Trump plans to return Alaska to Russia. After all, it was Russian before we bought. Putin has about as good a claim on Alaska as he does on Ukraine.
August 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It's good to know that Cornyn is a member of the Joni Ernst wing of God's Own Party.
July 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The fundamental FACT: Trump is a bigot.
July 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
We need to rewrite the definition of obliterate.

It's new meaning is destroying something that can be repaired in six months.
June 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'm surprised you did not report Trump is thinking of dropping the third nuclear bomb in history.
After all, the whole project to build the BOMB was to be the first and use it on another country thought to be developing the bomb.
June 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
How could those on the Confederate side be evil? They were defending an institution that is sanctioned in the Bible. In others, they were doing what "God" allowed.
June 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Reposted by Rentner
The funniest thing is: Trump is BORED and PISSED and he can't leave until the parade is over...
June 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
How anyone can support Israel after this statement is insane.
June 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Absolutely.
June 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Don't forget Joe Hill's explanation of Ernst's comment:

You will eat bye and bye
In that glorious land above the sky
Work and pray live on hay
You'll get pie in the sky when you die [That's a lie!]
June 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
As I have posted elsewhere: Ernst is channeling Joe Hill's observation.

You will eat bye and bye
In that glorious land above the sky
Work and pray live on hay
You'll get pie in the sky when you die [That's a lie!]
June 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Joe Hill reminds us of what Ernst is really saying.

You will eat bye and bye
In that glorious land above the sky
Work and pray live on hay
You'll get pie in the sky when you die [That's a lie!]
May 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
No, but it is good to see he refuses to be really bad.
April 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
No one in Hitler's Germany could have said it better.

It is chilling that a member of this Administration believes insisting on everyone having the right to a fair judicial process (something guaranteed in the Constitution) is "aiding and abetting a terrorist."
April 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Modern day letters of mark?
April 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I wish there were true, but....remember Christianity was used to justify slavery (because slavery was never condemned in the Bible).
April 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM