Sam Rohrer
@samrohrer.bsky.social
UNG Professor. LSU Alum. Dad. Curious mind posting about politics, pirates, tech, cats, and whatever else catches my eye.
For all the AI existential danger talk, nobody's made the case that Skynet is coming. "Maybe might happen" seem to be doing most of the work.
September 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM
For all the AI existential danger talk, nobody's made the case that Skynet is coming. "Maybe might happen" seem to be doing most of the work.
I have to admit I don’t stay up on my socials. For random commentary I was wrong about chocolate hummus. It’s great.
September 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I have to admit I don’t stay up on my socials. For random commentary I was wrong about chocolate hummus. It’s great.
This seemed like a reasonable Bluesky post: an academic article about Godzilla and the Trump presidency.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #AcademicSky #PoliticalScience #ComparativeKaiju
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #AcademicSky #PoliticalScience #ComparativeKaiju
www.degruyterbrill.com
August 1, 2026 at 1:29 PM
This seemed like a reasonable Bluesky post: an academic article about Godzilla and the Trump presidency.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #AcademicSky #PoliticalScience #ComparativeKaiju
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #AcademicSky #PoliticalScience #ComparativeKaiju
Has anyone here used Consensus to help with literature research? I’m curious whether it’s actually useful for finding relevant work or if it ends up smoothing over important disagreements.
#AcademicSky #ResearchTools #LitReview
#AcademicSky #ResearchTools #LitReview
March 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Has anyone here used Consensus to help with literature research? I’m curious whether it’s actually useful for finding relevant work or if it ends up smoothing over important disagreements.
#AcademicSky #ResearchTools #LitReview
#AcademicSky #ResearchTools #LitReview
It seems weird to give a state a handicap against you because you are winning too much. Trump administration lifts sanctions on millions of barrels of Iranian oil - The Washington Post
March 21, 2026 at 11:54 AM
It seems weird to give a state a handicap against you because you are winning too much. Trump administration lifts sanctions on millions of barrels of Iranian oil - The Washington Post
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We as Americans cannot fathom how profoundly destabilizing Trump’s insane Greenland saber-rattling was to European allies. It was a rupture that will never be fully repaired — and yet America has already forgotten it.
Danish troops dispatched to Greenland in January took enough explosives to destroy the island’s main runways near the capital Nuuk and at a former fighter base, following Trump’s threats
Denmark was ready to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded
Danish soldiers sent to Arctic island in January were also given blood supplies in case of combat
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March 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
We as Americans cannot fathom how profoundly destabilizing Trump’s insane Greenland saber-rattling was to European allies. It was a rupture that will never be fully repaired — and yet America has already forgotten it.
This is a great point. Too many people watch these incidents as temporary theater, but they have real consequences.
We as Americans cannot fathom how profoundly destabilizing Trump’s insane Greenland saber-rattling was to European allies. It was a rupture that will never be fully repaired — and yet America has already forgotten it.
Danish troops dispatched to Greenland in January took enough explosives to destroy the island’s main runways near the capital Nuuk and at a former fighter base, following Trump’s threats
March 19, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This is a great point. Too many people watch these incidents as temporary theater, but they have real consequences.
The $200B request tied to Iran looks less like a bill for the war so far and more like a signal of scope. Early costs have been high, but a request that large likely reflects not just ordnance prices, but replenishment and expectations of a longer campaign.
#IranWar
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#IranWar
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Pentagon seeking $200B more for Iran war, official says
"It takes money to kill bad guys," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday.
abcnews.com
March 19, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The $200B request tied to Iran looks less like a bill for the war so far and more like a signal of scope. Early costs have been high, but a request that large likely reflects not just ordnance prices, but replenishment and expectations of a longer campaign.
#IranWar
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#IranWar
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Rewatched The Net. Sandra Bullock’s character was easy to erase because she ordered pizza online and no one really knew her. Meanwhile I have a disturbingly long list of things shipped to my house because it’s more convenient than going out in public. We really did normalize 90s dystopia.
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Rewatched The Net. Sandra Bullock’s character was easy to erase because she ordered pizza online and no one really knew her. Meanwhile I have a disturbingly long list of things shipped to my house because it’s more convenient than going out in public. We really did normalize 90s dystopia.
The Constitution allows letters of marque, but their potential modern use raises risks. Authorizing them against cartels raises questions about accountability, private contractors, and the use of coercive force in a not-quite war.
#WarPowers #NationalSecurity www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
#WarPowers #NationalSecurity www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Constitution allows letters of marque, but their potential modern use raises risks. Authorizing them against cartels raises questions about accountability, private contractors, and the use of coercive force in a not-quite war.
#WarPowers #NationalSecurity www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
#WarPowers #NationalSecurity www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
I can't say I do a good job keeping up on my social posts. Sooo... here's a recipe that was great! cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026...
Smashed Beef Kebab With Cucumber Yogurt Recipe
This quick skillet dinner of spiced, seared ground beef over cooling yogurt combines elements of two Persian classics: kebab koobideh (grilled kebabs) and mast-o-khiar (cucumber yogurt) The creamy yog...
cooking.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I can't say I do a good job keeping up on my social posts. Sooo... here's a recipe that was great! cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026...
Trying to decide whether to cancel flights or just embrace Schrödinger’s boarding pass.
#ToFlyOrNotToFly
#ToFlyOrNotToFly
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Trying to decide whether to cancel flights or just embrace Schrödinger’s boarding pass.
#ToFlyOrNotToFly
#ToFlyOrNotToFly
Dear Penn State,
Please take Brian Kelly. He’s great. Nothing wrong here. Promise.
— LSU fans
#CFB #GeauxTigers #CoachingCarousel
Please take Brian Kelly. He’s great. Nothing wrong here. Promise.
— LSU fans
#CFB #GeauxTigers #CoachingCarousel
October 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Dear Penn State,
Please take Brian Kelly. He’s great. Nothing wrong here. Promise.
— LSU fans
#CFB #GeauxTigers #CoachingCarousel
Please take Brian Kelly. He’s great. Nothing wrong here. Promise.
— LSU fans
#CFB #GeauxTigers #CoachingCarousel
If we stall on clean energy, China won’t. We’re not stopping the transition—just giving them the trophy. #EnergyTransition #IndustrialPolicy www.bbc.com/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
www.bbc.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If we stall on clean energy, China won’t. We’re not stopping the transition—just giving them the trophy. #EnergyTransition #IndustrialPolicy www.bbc.com/news/article...
In 2024, Gallup found 93% said they’d vote for a woman president. But a list experiment during the Harris campaign showed 16% secretly uncomfortable.
That’s double the admitted bias—helping explain why the U.S. still hasn’t elected a woman president
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#AcademicSky
That’s double the admitted bias—helping explain why the U.S. still hasn’t elected a woman president
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#AcademicSky
Do Voters Support a Female President? Evidence from a List Experiment - Semra Sevi, Can Mekik, 2025
Public opinion polls indicate that a significant portion of the American public would be willing to vote for a qualified female presidential candidate. However,...
journals.sagepub.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In 2024, Gallup found 93% said they’d vote for a woman president. But a list experiment during the Harris campaign showed 16% secretly uncomfortable.
That’s double the admitted bias—helping explain why the U.S. still hasn’t elected a woman president
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#AcademicSky
That’s double the admitted bias—helping explain why the U.S. still hasn’t elected a woman president
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#AcademicSky
My desire to buy books and my time to read them exist on two completely diverging planes of reality.
August 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My desire to buy books and my time to read them exist on two completely diverging planes of reality.
When 66–85% of disaster survivors’ calls go unanswered, we’re not just facing an administrative lapse—we’re witnessing a failure of public service delivery. Cutting contracts without backup plans doesn’t streamline government. It undermines it. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
When 66–85% of disaster survivors’ calls go unanswered, we’re not just facing an administrative lapse—we’re witnessing a failure of public service delivery. Cutting contracts without backup plans doesn’t streamline government. It undermines it. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
I’m genuinely shocked by how damaging the Senate’s budget bill will be for rural hospitals and nursing homes. Cuts framed as savings still have a real impact. #HealthPolicy #BigBeautifulBill
July 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I’m genuinely shocked by how damaging the Senate’s budget bill will be for rural hospitals and nursing homes. Cuts framed as savings still have a real impact. #HealthPolicy #BigBeautifulBill
Here’s the real sports story of the day. Maybe they need some NIL contracts? ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Will LSU break its own CWS Jello Shot Challenge record in 2025?
The College World Series Jello Shot Challenge record could be broken by LSU if Tigers fans keep it up.
ftw.usatoday.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here’s the real sports story of the day. Maybe they need some NIL contracts? ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
From Ukraine to Iran to U.S. domestic politics, we seem one or two decisions away from a moment that future filmmakers will dramatize with ominous strings. Let’s hope for a success montage, not a cautionary tale. #HistoricalInflectionPoint
June 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
From Ukraine to Iran to U.S. domestic politics, we seem one or two decisions away from a moment that future filmmakers will dramatize with ominous strings. Let’s hope for a success montage, not a cautionary tale. #HistoricalInflectionPoint
Trump says Walmart should “eat the tariffs.” But if companies absorb the cost, prices stay flat and demand doesn’t shift. So what are the tariffs really doing? They start to look less like a jobs policy—and more like a quiet, long-term tax.
#Tariffs #TradePolicy
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
#Tariffs #TradePolicy
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump tells Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' instead of raising prices
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart (WMT.N) should "eat the tariffs" instead of blaming duties imposed on imported goods for the retailer's increase prices.
www.reuters.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Trump says Walmart should “eat the tariffs.” But if companies absorb the cost, prices stay flat and demand doesn’t shift. So what are the tariffs really doing? They start to look less like a jobs policy—and more like a quiet, long-term tax.
#Tariffs #TradePolicy
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
#Tariffs #TradePolicy
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Thrilled to share my new article in Parliamentary Affairs! It examines how leadership traits like task focus influence the tenure length of British Prime Ministers. Thanks to everyone who encouraged this project along the way.
🔗 academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
#LeadershipStudies #AcademicSky
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#LeadershipStudies #AcademicSky
Staying Power: A Leadership Trait and Survival Analysis of Modern Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
In exploring the tenure duration of British Prime Ministers, this study finds that leadership traits play a significant role in extending political longevi
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April 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Thrilled to share my new article in Parliamentary Affairs! It examines how leadership traits like task focus influence the tenure length of British Prime Ministers. Thanks to everyone who encouraged this project along the way.
🔗 academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
#LeadershipStudies #AcademicSky
🔗 academic.oup.com/pa/advance-a...
#LeadershipStudies #AcademicSky
Perhaps late to this bandwagon. It's one thing to stop illegal money, people, and products. It's quite another to declare yourself the thought policy. #ICE #IllegalIdeas #JustASprinkleofDystopia www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
ICE says its job is to stop illegal ‘ideas’ crossing the border in since-deleted X post
The agency said the post was put up in error.
www.politico.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Perhaps late to this bandwagon. It's one thing to stop illegal money, people, and products. It's quite another to declare yourself the thought policy. #ICE #IllegalIdeas #JustASprinkleofDystopia www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
The Houthis aren’t pirates. UNCLOS defines piracy as violence at sea for private ends. The Houthis are fighting a political war. Perhaps closer to buccaneers: irregular maritime actors with quasi-state backing from Iran using violence to disrupt trade and extract concessions
#Houthis #MaritimeCrime
#Houthis #MaritimeCrime
April 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The Houthis aren’t pirates. UNCLOS defines piracy as violence at sea for private ends. The Houthis are fighting a political war. Perhaps closer to buccaneers: irregular maritime actors with quasi-state backing from Iran using violence to disrupt trade and extract concessions
#Houthis #MaritimeCrime
#Houthis #MaritimeCrime
It’s odd hearing Scott Bessent on Meet the Press argue that higher prices are fine as long as wages grow faster—that’s essentially the same argument Biden’s team made. Especially rich coming from a team that insists Biden was economically inept. #EconTalk #TariffLife
April 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It’s odd hearing Scott Bessent on Meet the Press argue that higher prices are fine as long as wages grow faster—that’s essentially the same argument Biden’s team made. Especially rich coming from a team that insists Biden was economically inept. #EconTalk #TariffLife