Reece Torres, Ph.D.
@renegadereece.bsky.social
Renegade Sociologist, Aging Wrestler, Storyteller. Local 2190. Opinions expressed are entirely my own.
When my students ask me for an extension on a paper, I’ve taken to asking: “what’s a livable new deadline?” This is a deadline where they can get rest/recovery, eat, stay connected to others, and not fall further behind on other work.
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When my students ask me for an extension on a paper, I’ve taken to asking: “what’s a livable new deadline?” This is a deadline where they can get rest/recovery, eat, stay connected to others, and not fall further behind on other work.
Wawa chocolate milk would change my life right now
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Wawa chocolate milk would change my life right now
This Dodgers win just feels like another extension of Kendrick’s evisceration of Drake
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November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This Dodgers win just feels like another extension of Kendrick’s evisceration of Drake
Sirianni gotta shave his melon. Bring back Baldianni.
October 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Sirianni gotta shave his melon. Bring back Baldianni.
PSU, SU, the Phillies, and the Eagles—to say nothing of my fantasy roster—have absolutely brutalized me mentally and spiritually these last few days
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October 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
PSU, SU, the Phillies, and the Eagles—to say nothing of my fantasy roster—have absolutely brutalized me mentally and spiritually these last few days
Y’all ever have days where you just feel like “I fuckin love my job!”??? Today veterans in my department took me out for coffee to walk me through the entire tenure and promotion process and give me sage advice on how to set and achieve reasonable milestones along the way.
September 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Y’all ever have days where you just feel like “I fuckin love my job!”??? Today veterans in my department took me out for coffee to walk me through the entire tenure and promotion process and give me sage advice on how to set and achieve reasonable milestones along the way.
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Something that really sucks about being a professor in this climate is that universities are literally the "battleground" for political conflict and violence and so when something awful happens at a college it triggers anxiety of "what about here" every single time.
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Something that really sucks about being a professor in this climate is that universities are literally the "battleground" for political conflict and violence and so when something awful happens at a college it triggers anxiety of "what about here" every single time.
About halfway through Peter Newman’s the vagrant and The Hammer That Walks is very quickly becoming one of my favorite characters ever
August 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
About halfway through Peter Newman’s the vagrant and The Hammer That Walks is very quickly becoming one of my favorite characters ever
Nothing like listening to the new Hot Mulligan record on the first day of the new semester and being emotionally eviscerated before even opening my email
August 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Nothing like listening to the new Hot Mulligan record on the first day of the new semester and being emotionally eviscerated before even opening my email
There’s a special pocket of caffeination and anxiety where I go into a hyperdrive of generative creativity. It’s like when Neo sees the code of the matrix at the first movie and whoops Agent Smith’s ass. It’s magical.
July 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
There’s a special pocket of caffeination and anxiety where I go into a hyperdrive of generative creativity. It’s like when Neo sees the code of the matrix at the first movie and whoops Agent Smith’s ass. It’s magical.
Just finished season 4 of The Bear. One of the few bright spots in the hellscape that is world as of late.
July 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Just finished season 4 of The Bear. One of the few bright spots in the hellscape that is world as of late.
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illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
The absolute endorphin dump of setting your away from office responder is truly unrivaled
May 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The absolute endorphin dump of setting your away from office responder is truly unrivaled
This was pretty cool!
May 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This was pretty cool!
My timelines and for-yous are full of people who cannot grasp the number 100 😂
May 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
My timelines and for-yous are full of people who cannot grasp the number 100 😂
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The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America
Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America
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April 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Announcing the new book by Cedric de Leon (Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies, UMass Amherst)! Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity 📗 Use UCPSAVE30 to get 30% off at www.ucpress.edu/books/freedo...
April 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Announcing the new book by Cedric de Leon (Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies, UMass Amherst)! Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity 📗 Use UCPSAVE30 to get 30% off at www.ucpress.edu/books/freedo...
Every pen and highlighter I used as I wrote my diss!
April 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Every pen and highlighter I used as I wrote my diss!
I was truly surprised at how much fun I had at my dissertation defense. I’m grateful to have had such an incredible committee to mentor me through this process!
April 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I was truly surprised at how much fun I had at my dissertation defense. I’m grateful to have had such an incredible committee to mentor me through this process!
My defense is in two weeks 😬
March 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My defense is in two weeks 😬
Now that the wrestling season is over, I enter that lil stretch of the year where my whole existence has not guiding compass 😵💫
March 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Now that the wrestling season is over, I enter that lil stretch of the year where my whole existence has not guiding compass 😵💫
This jawn is fire! Anybody interested in the sociology of diversity needs to check this out. Thank you @oneyaokuwobi.bsky.social for a stellar book!
March 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This jawn is fire! Anybody interested in the sociology of diversity needs to check this out. Thank you @oneyaokuwobi.bsky.social for a stellar book!
So grateful to have had a shot to present at ESS this year and have met some amazing folks doing dope work!
March 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
So grateful to have had a shot to present at ESS this year and have met some amazing folks doing dope work!