Josh Renaud
@kirkman.bsky.social
Husband to a Boliviana. Daddy. Emperor of the Renaud Empire. Lover of Atari, BBSes, retro tech, and Tolkien. Journalist at stltoday.com. The guy behind breakintochat.com.
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📣 NEW! I’ve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project I’ve ever worked on!
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
📣 NEW! I’ve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project I’ve ever worked on!
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
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For all the problems with St. Louis’s Riverfront Trail, I will never tire of looking across the river at dawn — a view with no manmade lights, no dumping, no industry.
February 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
For all the problems with St. Louis’s Riverfront Trail, I will never tire of looking across the river at dawn — a view with no manmade lights, no dumping, no industry.
For all the problems with St. Louis’s Riverfront Trail, I will never tire of looking across the river at dawn — a view with no manmade lights, no dumping, no industry.
February 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
For all the problems with St. Louis’s Riverfront Trail, I will never tire of looking across the river at dawn — a view with no manmade lights, no dumping, no industry.
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In 1942, RKO slashed 43 minutes from Orson Welles's "The Magnificent Ambersons" and slapped on a happy ending. Now, an A.I. company wants to restore what was lost. Are they righting a historic wrong or descrating a classic? My deep dive, in this week's New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
www.newyorker.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
In 1942, RKO slashed 43 minutes from Orson Welles's "The Magnificent Ambersons" and slapped on a happy ending. Now, an A.I. company wants to restore what was lost. Are they righting a historic wrong or descrating a classic? My deep dive, in this week's New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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reminder that Discord has such a sketchy-ass age verification service that personally identifying information on at least 70,000 users (the hackers claimed 2m+) was compromised within weeks of its rollout
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
reminder that Discord has such a sketchy-ass age verification service that personally identifying information on at least 70,000 users (the hackers claimed 2m+) was compromised within weeks of its rollout
In May, Patricia Felton's water bill jumped a few thousand dollars. Felton tried to alert her landlord and the water company, but fell through the cracks of their automated systems. Now she faces bills and eviction. "It's outrageous conduct," her attorney said.
Story by @jacobbarker27.bsky.social
Story by @jacobbarker27.bsky.social
A Florissant renter knew her $12,000 water bill was wrong. She's being evicted for it.
Patricia Felton called her landlord, the water company and a plumber, but the exorbitant bills continued.
www.stltoday.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
In May, Patricia Felton's water bill jumped a few thousand dollars. Felton tried to alert her landlord and the water company, but fell through the cracks of their automated systems. Now she faces bills and eviction. "It's outrageous conduct," her attorney said.
Story by @jacobbarker27.bsky.social
Story by @jacobbarker27.bsky.social
I am LOVING this Super Bowl, @pdpj.bsky.social!
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I am LOVING this Super Bowl, @pdpj.bsky.social!
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More of this across North County, please. And in north St. Louis, too.
www.stltoday.com/news/local/b...
www.stltoday.com/news/local/b...
McBride plans 178-home development in Wellston on land owned by St. Louis County
The project is the second in several months involving St. Louis County-controlled land in Wellston, signs of progress on redevelopment that officials said decades ago they wanted to facilitate.
www.stltoday.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
More of this across North County, please. And in north St. Louis, too.
www.stltoday.com/news/local/b...
www.stltoday.com/news/local/b...
Credit where credit is due — SLMPD took just one day to fulfill my annual request for a list of last year's homicide victims. They usually handle it quickly each year.
St. Louis County PD, on the other hand, has historically taken far longer to fulfill the same records requests.
#sunshinelaw
St. Louis County PD, on the other hand, has historically taken far longer to fulfill the same records requests.
#sunshinelaw
February 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Credit where credit is due — SLMPD took just one day to fulfill my annual request for a list of last year's homicide victims. They usually handle it quickly each year.
St. Louis County PD, on the other hand, has historically taken far longer to fulfill the same records requests.
#sunshinelaw
St. Louis County PD, on the other hand, has historically taken far longer to fulfill the same records requests.
#sunshinelaw
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MCCA is out with their data on 67 agencies with 2024 and 2025 data. They find large drops in violent crime in 2025 which matches the drop shown in the RTCI sample
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February 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
MCCA is out with their data on 67 agencies with 2024 and 2025 data. They find large drops in violent crime in 2025 which matches the drop shown in the RTCI sample
majorcitieschiefs.com/wp-content/u...
majorcitieschiefs.com/wp-content/u...
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Student journalism strikes again.
DiChristina also invited Epstein to attend an editorial meeting for the Scientific American, where she worked as editor-in-chief.
Correspondence from 2010 also showed DiChristina on a guest list for a meeting on “the islands,” though it was not immediately clear what Epstein meant by “islands.”
Correspondence from 2010 also showed DiChristina on a guest list for a meeting on “the islands,” though it was not immediately clear what Epstein meant by “islands.”
BU COM dean corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015, files show
Mariette DiChristina, dean of Boston University’s College of Communication, corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015. The two set up a one-on-one meeting, had “phone dates” and D...
dailyfreepress.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Student journalism strikes again.
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Mill Creek Valley was once an epicenter of Black commerce, activism and culture within the city.
St. Louis had its own Harlem. What happened to it? Rediscovering Mill Creek Valley
Mill Creek Valley was once an epicenter of Black commerce, activism and culture within the city.
www.stltoday.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Mill Creek Valley was once an epicenter of Black commerce, activism and culture within the city.
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The St. Louis Development Corporation posted for the first time on 🦋 this morning. ⬇️
SLDC is excited to celebrate as St. Louis is selected as one of seven U.S. cities to host Olympic soccer matches during the 2028 Los Angeles Games, including the Paralympic Games. Matches will be held at Energizer Park. Learn more: https://shorturl.at/HMe6D
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The St. Louis Development Corporation posted for the first time on 🦋 this morning. ⬇️
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Seems like another "ended-badly" ending may be in the cards for lawyer and St. Louis native Ed Martin.
Holleman: Ed Martin loses another high-profile job. St. Louis has seen this show.
Seems like another "ended-badly" ending may be in the cards for lawyer and St. Louis native Ed Martin.
www.stltoday.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Seems like another "ended-badly" ending may be in the cards for lawyer and St. Louis native Ed Martin.
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Journalist Seth Harp may be subpoenaed, prosecuted, or both for reporting the publicly available online bio of a Delta Force commander involved in the Maduro abduction.
Use our action center to tell Congress this is unconstitutional and inexcusable.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Journalist Seth Harp may be subpoenaed, prosecuted, or both for reporting the publicly available online bio of a Delta Force commander involved in the Maduro abduction.
Use our action center to tell Congress this is unconstitutional and inexcusable.
Use our action center to tell Congress this is unconstitutional and inexcusable.
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Tonight I succeeded in bringing a vaporware game from 1993 back to life!
It's a blackjack game for BBSes called "Wildcardz!", built using a unique protocol for the Atari ST called "Instant Graphics and Sound" (IGS).
(1/x)
#atari #atarist #digipres #igs #retrocomputing #bbs #retrogaming #gamdev
It's a blackjack game for BBSes called "Wildcardz!", built using a unique protocol for the Atari ST called "Instant Graphics and Sound" (IGS).
(1/x)
#atari #atarist #digipres #igs #retrocomputing #bbs #retrogaming #gamdev
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Tonight I succeeded in bringing a vaporware game from 1993 back to life!
It's a blackjack game for BBSes called "Wildcardz!", built using a unique protocol for the Atari ST called "Instant Graphics and Sound" (IGS).
(1/x)
#atari #atarist #digipres #igs #retrocomputing #bbs #retrogaming #gamdev
It's a blackjack game for BBSes called "Wildcardz!", built using a unique protocol for the Atari ST called "Instant Graphics and Sound" (IGS).
(1/x)
#atari #atarist #digipres #igs #retrocomputing #bbs #retrogaming #gamdev
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This all stems from the IGS history I published in 2024, profiling the people who made and used this unique protocol to create amazing art and animation — at a time when most BBSes were limited to text.
I think it's a fascinating #retrocomputing #longreads:
breakintochat.com/blog/categor...
I think it's a fascinating #retrocomputing #longreads:
breakintochat.com/blog/categor...
February 4, 2026 at 3:15 AM
This all stems from the IGS history I published in 2024, profiling the people who made and used this unique protocol to create amazing art and animation — at a time when most BBSes were limited to text.
I think it's a fascinating #retrocomputing #longreads:
breakintochat.com/blog/categor...
I think it's a fascinating #retrocomputing #longreads:
breakintochat.com/blog/categor...
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One of the people I most wanted to interview for that series never answered my inquiries. But he read my series after it published.
He finally got in touch this week. He sent me the C source code to his unfinished blackjack game "Wildcardz!"
I ported it to Javascript. Now it's running on my BBS!
He finally got in touch this week. He sent me the C source code to his unfinished blackjack game "Wildcardz!"
I ported it to Javascript. Now it's running on my BBS!
February 4, 2026 at 3:18 AM
One of the people I most wanted to interview for that series never answered my inquiries. But he read my series after it published.
He finally got in touch this week. He sent me the C source code to his unfinished blackjack game "Wildcardz!"
I ported it to Javascript. Now it's running on my BBS!
He finally got in touch this week. He sent me the C source code to his unfinished blackjack game "Wildcardz!"
I ported it to Javascript. Now it's running on my BBS!
Tonight I succeeded in bringing a vaporware game from 1993 back to life!
It's a blackjack game for BBSes called "Wildcardz!", built using a unique protocol for the Atari ST called "Instant Graphics and Sound" (IGS).
(1/x)
#atari #atarist #digipres #igs #retrocomputing #bbs #retrogaming #gamdev
It's a blackjack game for BBSes called "Wildcardz!", built using a unique protocol for the Atari ST called "Instant Graphics and Sound" (IGS).
(1/x)
#atari #atarist #digipres #igs #retrocomputing #bbs #retrogaming #gamdev
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Tonight I succeeded in bringing a vaporware game from 1993 back to life!
It's a blackjack game for BBSes called "Wildcardz!", built using a unique protocol for the Atari ST called "Instant Graphics and Sound" (IGS).
(1/x)
#atari #atarist #digipres #igs #retrocomputing #bbs #retrogaming #gamdev
It's a blackjack game for BBSes called "Wildcardz!", built using a unique protocol for the Atari ST called "Instant Graphics and Sound" (IGS).
(1/x)
#atari #atarist #digipres #igs #retrocomputing #bbs #retrogaming #gamdev
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The number of homicides in the tracker has decreased every year. 2021: 388 people were killed.
February 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The number of homicides in the tracker has decreased every year. 2021: 388 people were killed.
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Reporters and editors with @stltoday.com have tracked homicides in the region since 2021. The 2026 version of the tracker has been published.
Our reporting shows that, in 2025, at least 273 people were killed in the St. Louis region. At least 27 were children.
Our reporting shows that, in 2025, at least 273 people were killed in the St. Louis region. At least 27 were children.
St. Louis Homicide Tracker
Learn about homicide victims and trends with this database from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
graphics.stltoday.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Reporters and editors with @stltoday.com have tracked homicides in the region since 2021. The 2026 version of the tracker has been published.
Our reporting shows that, in 2025, at least 273 people were killed in the St. Louis region. At least 27 were children.
Our reporting shows that, in 2025, at least 273 people were killed in the St. Louis region. At least 27 were children.
The Olympics are coming back to St. Louis! (a few games, at least)
www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
From @tomtimm.bsky.social
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From @tomtimm.bsky.social
St. Louis to host early rounds of 2028 Olympic soccer tournament
Energizer Park will be one of the sites for early play in the men's and women's soccer tournaments for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
www.stltoday.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The Olympics are coming back to St. Louis! (a few games, at least)
www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
From @tomtimm.bsky.social
www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
From @tomtimm.bsky.social
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She died Friday at a hospital after suffering a stroke earlier this week.
Deanne Lane, former longtime TV anchor and reporter, dead at 65
She died Friday at a hospital after suffering a stroke earlier this week.
www.stltoday.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:13 PM
She died Friday at a hospital after suffering a stroke earlier this week.