Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social

I am mostly not here anymore. Find me on Bsky and Mastodon by searching for "Kirkman", or on Threads under "Kirkman14".

[Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social @Kirkman]

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M*stodon1: @[email protected] (journalism)
M*stodon2: @[email protected] (retrocomputing)
B*sky: https://t.co/7UD7aI1TwA
Retrocomputing site: https://t.co/pPDy3PGZul
GitHub: https://t.co/qXUloOHmGf
BBS: https://t.co/ECwGXjxUWL

[Tom Timmermann @tomtimm]

If you add in the Open Cup win over Chicago, City SC has won 3 of its past 4 games, all against MLS opponents, which can probably be considered progress. Or at least better luck. The gamer, with reaction from Damet, Lowen and Totland https://t.co/J5xUN0V24f via @stltoday

[Robert Cohen @kodacohen]

A year after the tornado, only a few hundred St. Louis homes are being repaired
Via @Kirkman and @ahuguelet https://t.co/lV7nwloYE0 via @stltoday

[Robert Cohen @kodacohen]

A mountain of shingles was dumped in Kinloch. It sat hidden for years. Via @Kirkman @cschrappen and some crazy video from @PDPJ https://t.co/21mEtJqiNy via @stltoday

[Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social @Kirkman]

It has been said that J.R.R. Tolkien wanted to make a "mythology for England," but echoes of Middle-earth can be found among the monuments, mounds, and muddy rivers of the American Midwest.

Excited to share my presentation from last year's Westmoot.
https://t.co/5AeeLIX1we

[Tom Timmermann @tomtimm]

City SC notebook: MacNaughton's two-way help, Joyner's trip to Argentina, Lowen status update. https://t.co/xybGxozO0n via @stltoday

[Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social @Kirkman]

Are you ready for tomorrow's elections? Get prepared with @stltoday's nonpartisan Voters Guide. See who and what is on your ballot. Read candidates' answers to questions. And get summaries of propositions and ballot issues.
https://t.co/Tbvse6xAbM

[Slashdot @slashdot]

Before Webcomics: Selling Political Cartoons On BBSes In 1992 https://t.co/OiV4tsgUEl

[Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social @Kirkman]

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A Sunday #longreads rec:

In 1992, a Texas small business owner tried syndicating weekly political cartoons to BBSes.

His "telecomics," as he called them, are an overlooked early experiment in online comics, at a key moment in U.S. politics.

https://t.co/kvtUlZpo6g

[Mistigris @mistfunk]

Mistigram: this nifty-galifty portrait (and logo!) of the puppet #XtheOwl from #MrRogersNeighborhood was drawn by @Kirkman and placed 5th in the 2025 #ATASCII art compo of #textmode art for Atari 8-bit computers. It was also included in last month's unthemed MIST0226 artpack.

[Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social @Kirkman]

@jprutherford @mujschool @stltoday @TheAthletic Good luck to your daughter as she makes her choices.

BTW, I wouldn't trade my experience at UMSL working for The Current for anything. It was formative — gave me everything I needed for my career. Hope you feel the same.

[craasch @craasch]

This guy has some nerve. He works for an organization that was held liable for defamation and paid $787 million for false claims about the 2020 election, and then last month he claimed on the air, without evidence, that Alex Pretti pulled a gun on the ICE agents who killed him. He might want to sit out all commentary on other media.

[Mistigris @mistfunk]

Mistigram: and because the bottom of the top nine are ranked so very near to the top of the following nine, here's one further set of your collective favorites of the posts we made last year!

[Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social @Kirkman]

@maraka77i Interesting. I was trying to square that with Jeremy Reimer's data on personal computer market share ... he has lifetime ST sales (1985-1993) at only 2.1 million, though it's unclear to me if his data is U.S.-only. https://t.co/D6BFYJtk0r

[Jacob Barker @jacobbarker]

Rents soar across St. Louis region, especially where investors buy homes https://t.co/uAXHfhos45 via @stltoday @StephKukuljan @Kirkman

[Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social @Kirkman]

@ericgarland Maybe share the original P-D story which resulted from dozens of interviews and hundreds of hours of reporting, instead of the aggregator site's copy? https://t.co/XWYhwfJ5lA

[Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social @Kirkman]

New data obtained by @stltoday indicates hundreds of the buildings mangled by the May 16 tornado in St. Louis were likely vacant before the storm even hit.

That could hobble the city's efforts to rebuild the neighborhoods hit hardest by the storm.
https://t.co/BYQKUbY79V

[kate shellnutt @kateshellnutt]

Many Korean American churches have stayed silent on recent ICE raids, seeking to protect undocumented members and to preserve unity among congregants who hold differing political views.

@CTmagazine reports:

https://t.co/zbeJ4vHEfn

[Josh Renaud | @kirkman.bsky.social @Kirkman]

@fiveironfrenzy So interested that I'm using this webzone to respond, even though I'd rather not. (but seriously, I'd buy a new FIF album sight unseen right now)

[Benjamin Hochman @hochman]

This is cool for #STLBlues fans

[Matt Schwartz @Schwartz_Land]

Post-Dispatch analysis shows Missouri congressional redistricting would cement GOP control for years to come
https://t.co/9bpsIFAILU via @stltoday