Dave Wiltse
@davewiltse.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science at South Dakota State & HMFIC of The SD Polling Project, mostly public health research these days...
Summers and weekends in West Maka Ska.
“The Jimmy McNulty of SDSU.”
Summers and weekends in West Maka Ska.
“The Jimmy McNulty of SDSU.”
Who knew that someone with no news or television experience would fail to deliver at running a television news program?
We did it
The great thing about Bari Weiss conceiving of her job at CBS as turning it into the Bari Weiss personal YouTube channel is that when it fails miserably there will be no way to avoid concluding that it’s because of her. I love that for her and for all of us.
September 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Who knew that someone with no news or television experience would fail to deliver at running a television news program?
Evergreen description…
Trump's responses to questions about AI safety are totally non sequitur
September 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Evergreen description…
TF is this?
a bagged salad rotting in my produce drawer while i tend to my refrigerator bonsai
September 28, 2026 at 10:49 PM
TF is this?
Knowing which way the wind is blowing is an important skill in politics, I suppose…
In November 2022, Michele Tafoya published an open letter urging Trump not to run again.
By August 2024, Tafoya reversed course, declaring, “I have come to like Trump so much more through the years.”
By August 2024, Tafoya reversed course, declaring, “I have come to like Trump so much more through the years.”
From ‘difficult to accept’ to ‘he’s got a backbone’: Tafoya’s evolution on Trump
The Republican Senate candidate’s podcast shows her shift from discouraging Trump from running to praising his leadership.
www.startribune.com
September 28, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Knowing which way the wind is blowing is an important skill in politics, I suppose…
Reposted by Dave Wiltse
I am not an anti-AI absolutest but I do strictly silo the things I want AI to do for me and "thinking" will never be one of them.
September 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I am not an anti-AI absolutest but I do strictly silo the things I want AI to do for me and "thinking" will never be one of them.
This is why internet surveys are unreliable: Self-described hotness is inherently biased.
September 28, 2026 at 2:38 PM
This is why internet surveys are unreliable: Self-described hotness is inherently biased.
Hegemonic suicide 2.0. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says
The U.S. ambassador to China says President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States.
apnews.com
September 28, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Hegemonic suicide 2.0. apnews.com/article/trum...
Three old men living the highlife in Minneapolis.
September 25, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Three old men living the highlife in Minneapolis.
Happy Earth Wind and Fire Day to all who celebrate! youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk?...
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
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September 21, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Happy Earth Wind and Fire Day to all who celebrate! youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk?...
I love this city.
September 20, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I love this city.
The man’s an embarrassment to my state.
Tom Emmer: "Somebody just sent me a meme that said, '$4 gas, $6 diesel -- not acceptable, but it's not gonna get me to vote for a communist'"
September 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The man’s an embarrassment to my state.
Last week when I got to Minneapolis, I saw an empty Coors can in the living room. I approached the kid, a 20 year old.
“I noticed a Coors can in the living room this afternoon.”
“Oh. Oops.”
“Would you mind explaining why you’re drinking that anti-union crap to me please?”
Parenting is easy.
“I noticed a Coors can in the living room this afternoon.”
“Oh. Oops.”
“Would you mind explaining why you’re drinking that anti-union crap to me please?”
Parenting is easy.
September 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Last week when I got to Minneapolis, I saw an empty Coors can in the living room. I approached the kid, a 20 year old.
“I noticed a Coors can in the living room this afternoon.”
“Oh. Oops.”
“Would you mind explaining why you’re drinking that anti-union crap to me please?”
Parenting is easy.
“I noticed a Coors can in the living room this afternoon.”
“Oh. Oops.”
“Would you mind explaining why you’re drinking that anti-union crap to me please?”
Parenting is easy.
I’ve been stellar in my eating (and drinking) habits since my cardiac surgery in July. After consultation with pros, I’m allowing myself a cheeseburger; my diet since July. No better place to do it than right here.
September 18, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I’ve been stellar in my eating (and drinking) habits since my cardiac surgery in July. After consultation with pros, I’m allowing myself a cheeseburger; my diet since July. No better place to do it than right here.
I’m hopeful that Robert Byrd is looking up from hell and watching it all. And how seriously many of us take this 😳
Happy Constitution Day to all who (are compelled by Section 111(b) of Division J of Public Law 108-447 to) observe!
September 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I’m hopeful that Robert Byrd is looking up from hell and watching it all. And how seriously many of us take this 😳
An early taste of fall weather here in West Maka Ska offers the perfect debut for the new track suit.
September 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM
An early taste of fall weather here in West Maka Ska offers the perfect debut for the new track suit.
Authentic Norwegian cuisine right here.
September 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Authentic Norwegian cuisine right here.
Moral dilemma. My neighbors are dishing about family, and somehow it’s being picked up by their outdoor blue tooth speakers, and even though they are inside. It’s - all - out there. Do I tell them?
September 4, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Moral dilemma. My neighbors are dishing about family, and somehow it’s being picked up by their outdoor blue tooth speakers, and even though they are inside. It’s - all - out there. Do I tell them?
I can’t believe it’s been 36 years, Dad. Whoever says “time heals all wounds” doesn’t know what the fuck they’re talking about. Sorry for saying “fuck.”
September 4, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I can’t believe it’s been 36 years, Dad. Whoever says “time heals all wounds” doesn’t know what the fuck they’re talking about. Sorry for saying “fuck.”
This is bonkers, even by his standards.
Trump: "At one year, you should have 5 separate visits for vaccines rather than getting them all in the same day. I've seen proof of where they have a vaccination thing that looks like the size of a bottle of soda and pour it into a little child's body."
August 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This is bonkers, even by his standards.
I can report to you all that Bitburger 0.0 is both cold and has something of a beer taste about it…
August 4, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I can report to you all that Bitburger 0.0 is both cold and has something of a beer taste about it…
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
August 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Yeah. Filthy dirty.
August 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Yeah. Filthy dirty.
I’ll likely use this in my intro class and alongside it play the Reagan/Bush encounter where they try to out nice the other in how they’d deal with undocumented workers.
Ideology is the ex post facto packaging for whatever group of commitments a party makes.
August 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I’ll likely use this in my intro class and alongside it play the Reagan/Bush encounter where they try to out nice the other in how they’d deal with undocumented workers.
God damnit.
Vincent Pastore appeared in movies dating back to the 1980s and had roles in big movies including "Goodfellas" and "Awakenings," both in 1990.
'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80
Vincent Pastore appeared in movies dating back to the 1980s and had roles in big movies including "Goodfellas" and "Awakenings," both in 1990.
n.pr
August 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
God damnit.