Asst Prof, Berkeley, Political Science: 1/ Agenda Seeding http://j.mp/agenda-seeding 2/ Race as a Bundle of Sticks http://j.mp/bundle-of 3/ Text as Behavior https://cup.org/4cUmoXi 4/ Plutopopulism http://cup.org/4cfm0Azhttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3mupdcimx3c2b“Thiamine (vitamin B1) is available in common foods such as the outer husk of rice and is necessary for cardiovascular, neurological and metabolic processes. Thiamine deficiency is common in many parts of Asia and Africa, affecting up to a third or more of children and women of child-bearing age.” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20469047.2023.2167158?casa_token=hrNtwNZ05X8AAAAA%3A2UJbcTxz-OS4BTpjO2PsZLv_MnUfw9Hv4DgDMwWY-oSKYpPEF8l_RGn-8iOKfBPP6Ub8AFfBJeaI#abstract04 Sep 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupdcimx3c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3mupc634cvc2iAlso see civil rights, vaccines, democracy [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupc634cvc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3muocj7nouc2dFor 2 yrs [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muocj7nouc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3muo5yhj6ec2dClosing sentence of my last paper pays homage to a great quip. RIP [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muo5yhj6ec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3mul7eifjok2d“Despite boasting the fourth-biggest economy in the world, California has the worst poverty rate in the country, tied with Louisiana. The cost of gasoline and renting a home is higher than in any other state; electricity prices are the second highest.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/opinion/steve-hilton-california-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-VA.8uun.SSDyVelfm-e-&smid=url-share03 Sep 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul7eifjok2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3mukwddvfa22gOnce again, to paraphrase Chappelle, “just sprinkle some national security on it…” [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukwddvfa22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3muizzqv4pc2m“Give yourself some f—ing credit, man. Across the board, we are so hypercritical of ourselves consistently. You waking up every day and having a smile on your face and going to do your job is hard enough.” https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7543866/2026/08/28/josh-kerr-world-record-mile-advice/?unlocked_article_code=1.-FA.Re1I.2d2qKnxmrC_K&source=user_shared_article&smid=ta-ios-share02 Sep 2026 03:54 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muizzqv4pc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3muhogxv6bk27I wonder if thoughts of death are more unsettling to a narcissist because—as one becomes more self-centered—the end of one’s life becomes the end of the world.01 Sep 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhogxv6bk27https://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3mufm44utrs2zRunning wild: small N randomized trial finds that, compared to urban running, “Forest-based running was associated with improved performance, enjoyment, mood and motivation for future physical activity, without an increase in physiological strain.” https://academic.oup.com/emph/advance-article/doi/10.1093/emph/eoag018/8771997?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=emph&utm_medium=email31 Aug 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufm44utrs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3mucsvhdk3s2y"Dolly sang about love, Dolly sang about heartbreak, she sang about simplicity and humble beginnings, you know, and these things are I think very relatable to most Africans." https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5946399:nx-s1-990669630 Aug 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucsvhdk3s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3muckvqo2gk2bRead about what happened among Latino voters in Whittier in April to understand what is happening now across Latino communities all over the country. One Politico headline: “In South Texas, the GOP immigration hard line is now *political kryptonite*.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muckvqo2gk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3mubklg3i5c27“Medina was heartened to see hundreds of people attend a candidate forum in January, telling Bolts, ‘It was like we were slapped awake.’” [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 04:29 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubklg3i5c27https://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3mubadikfac27The term “woke 1” implies a “woke 2.” What did I miss?30 Aug 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubadikfac27https://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3muanvyqtws2sThe thing about gas prices is they’re the one headline in America everybody reads [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muanvyqtws2shttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3mu6rnewmw22o“In each case, Mr. Rubio personally signed off on the decision to revoke a student visa or render a lawful permanent resident deportable after determining that those interests were at stake.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/us/politics/trump-stanford-students-deport-constitution.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9FA.9za7.KPGjP_rIIIwu&smid=url-share29 Aug 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6rnewmw22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/owasow.bsky.social/post/3mu4mchbmwc2wI keep having experiences like this—most recently a worlds-colliding wedding where everyone came together on the dance floor to old school hip hop—and I keep thinking these enthnonationalist MFers have already lost. Folks are catching hell right now but there’s no turning America back. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 05:17 +0000at://did:plc:b2yh7pcbcq6nh4lhpueffwp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4mchbmwc2w