Professor Red Owl, Ph.D.
@profredowl.bsky.social
🦉Retired Professor & VP
Research Design, Methods & Statistics
(now "mentor amoris causa") See http://PhDhelp.redowls.net
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Research Design, Methods & Statistics
(now "mentor amoris causa") See http://PhDhelp.redowls.net
Reposts & likes ≠ endorsement
#statistics #rstats #mixedmethods #researchmethods #PhDhelp
#decisionscience #judgmentanalysis
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After grad workers voted with 90% in favor to form a union, Penn State is trying to overturn the results and axe researchers from the bargaining unit. Tell PSU’s trustees: respect democracy and your workers, drop the appeal, and bargain now! comment.taransamarth.com/campaign/respect-grad-workers
Tell the Board of Trustees: Respect our researchers and teachers! | Penn State Forward
Last fall, Penn State graduate research and teaching assistants voted overwhelmingly to form a union with the Coalition of Graduate Employees-United Auto Workers. Rather than meet workers at the barga...
comment.taransamarth.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
After grad workers voted with 90% in favor to form a union, Penn State is trying to overturn the results and axe researchers from the bargaining unit. Tell PSU’s trustees: respect democracy and your workers, drop the appeal, and bargain now! comment.taransamarth.com/campaign/respect-grad-workers
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It's a shame the people of this country can't see these without redactions.
February 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM
It's a shame the people of this country can't see these without redactions.
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Wealth inequality has set the stage for our current political condition. The billionaires stay in power by dividing the groups who might otherwise unite and oust them from power. The race baiting, xenophobia, homophobia, and faux religious pandering is all part of the strategy. We shall overcome.
For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Wealth inequality has set the stage for our current political condition. The billionaires stay in power by dividing the groups who might otherwise unite and oust them from power. The race baiting, xenophobia, homophobia, and faux religious pandering is all part of the strategy. We shall overcome.
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“The Army as an institution must be nonpartisan and appear so too,” the Army field manual reads. “Nonpartisanship assures the public that our Army will always serve the Constitution and our people loyally and responsively.”
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“The Army as an institution must be nonpartisan and appear so too,” the Army field manual reads. “Nonpartisanship assures the public that our Army will always serve the Constitution and our people loyally and responsively.”
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“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.” - President John F Kennedy
February 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.” - President John F Kennedy
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Virginia Tech fucking sucks.
Virginia Tech Bans University-Funded Affinity Graduations
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has banned university-funded “identity-based Graduation Achievement Ceremonies,” the institution announced on its website. The Virginian-Pilot repor...
www.insidehighered.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Virginia Tech fucking sucks.
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UNC Administrators Can Now Secretly Record Faculty
The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.” https://bit.ly/3MyingR
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.” https://bit.ly/3MyingR
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
UNC Administrators Can Now Secretly Record Faculty
The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.” https://bit.ly/3MyingR
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.” https://bit.ly/3MyingR
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
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Pam Bondi just laughed when asked if she would apologize to Epstein Survivors.
February 11, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Pam Bondi just laughed when asked if she would apologize to Epstein Survivors.
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Trump is actively making our goods more expensive by blocking a piece of key infrastructure - apparently all because his most Epstein-linked Cabinet Secretary conveyed a request from a billionaire GOP donor. America does not have to tolerate this kind of corruption.
February 11, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Trump is actively making our goods more expensive by blocking a piece of key infrastructure - apparently all because his most Epstein-linked Cabinet Secretary conveyed a request from a billionaire GOP donor. America does not have to tolerate this kind of corruption.
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#rwmentoringmoments Worldly Wednesday!! Focus on problem solving skills with a global perspective! The jobs we are preparing kids for do not exist, so focus on soft skills!!
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM
#rwmentoringmoments Worldly Wednesday!! Focus on problem solving skills with a global perspective! The jobs we are preparing kids for do not exist, so focus on soft skills!!
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So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Khanna: There were two rounds of redactions. There was the original FBI redactions… and they did a second round of redactions at the DOJ. What they’re showing members now is the unredacted version of the DOJ’s redactions—not the original FBI redactions. They’re in blatant violation of the law.
February 11, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Khanna: There were two rounds of redactions. There was the original FBI redactions… and they did a second round of redactions at the DOJ. What they’re showing members now is the unredacted version of the DOJ’s redactions—not the original FBI redactions. They’re in blatant violation of the law.
If you're a doctoral student or early career researcher in the social/behavioral sciences and want some free, confidential, collegial advice from a retired statistics professor about #ResearchMethods, #statistics, #MixedMethods, or research ideas, let's chat. #PhDhelp #PhDchat #EdD #DissertationHelp
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 AM
If you're a doctoral student or early career researcher in the social/behavioral sciences and want some free, confidential, collegial advice from a retired statistics professor about #ResearchMethods, #statistics, #MixedMethods, or research ideas, let's chat. #PhDhelp #PhDchat #EdD #DissertationHelp
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Great news, everyone! smooth package for R version 4.4.0 is now on CRAN. Why is this a great news? Let me explain!
openforecast.org/2026/02/09/s...
#forecasting #rstats #datascience #machinelearning
openforecast.org/2026/02/09/s...
#forecasting #rstats #datascience #machinelearning
smooth v4.4.0 - Open Forecasting
Great news, everyone! smooth package for R version 4.4.0 is now on CRAN. Why is this a great news? Let me explain! On this page: What’s new? Evaluation Setup Results What’s next? Here is what’s new si...
openforecast.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Great news, everyone! smooth package for R version 4.4.0 is now on CRAN. Why is this a great news? Let me explain!
openforecast.org/2026/02/09/s...
#forecasting #rstats #datascience #machinelearning
openforecast.org/2026/02/09/s...
#forecasting #rstats #datascience #machinelearning
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R version of Python package survivalist, for model-agnostic survival analysis
https://thierrymoudiki.github.io/blog/2026/02/09/r/python/survivalist-r-package
#rstats #datascience
https://thierrymoudiki.github.io/blog/2026/02/09/r/python/survivalist-r-package
#rstats #datascience
R version of Python package survivalist, for model-agnostic survival analysis
Summary: R version of survivalist: model-agnostic survival analysis using uv, reticulate, and Python-powered pipelines in R
thierrymoudiki.github.io
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM
R version of Python package survivalist, for model-agnostic survival analysis
https://thierrymoudiki.github.io/blog/2026/02/09/r/python/survivalist-r-package
#rstats #datascience
https://thierrymoudiki.github.io/blog/2026/02/09/r/python/survivalist-r-package
#rstats #datascience
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A federal court just upheld California’s law REQUIRING federal agents to identify themselves.
California will keep standing up for civil rights and our democracy.
California will keep standing up for civil rights and our democracy.
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
A federal court just upheld California’s law REQUIRING federal agents to identify themselves.
California will keep standing up for civil rights and our democracy.
California will keep standing up for civil rights and our democracy.
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When our military becomes politicized, we all lose. The National Guard and Armed Forces must serve the nation, not partisan agendas. Read my piece in @newsweek.com and learn more about the new @thecountryfirst.bsky.social education campaign
www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzing...
www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzing...
Adam Kinzinger: Depoliticize the National Guard | Opinion
Some public officials have floated the idea of using the National Guard or even the military to “secure” polling places.
www.newsweek.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
When our military becomes politicized, we all lose. The National Guard and Armed Forces must serve the nation, not partisan agendas. Read my piece in @newsweek.com and learn more about the new @thecountryfirst.bsky.social education campaign
www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzing...
www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzing...
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Being able to use a lookup table & just use "from" & "to" language like this is SUCH a wonderfully change for me when recoding values 🥹 #dplyr has always felt conversational to me, & now we can finally use it to say "recode this variable from this to that" without typing a long case_when #rstats
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Well, this is interesting!
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
Epstein Files Reveal Prosecutors’ Announcement Dated Before His Death
The file dump includes multiple draft statements from federal prosecutors about the sex trafficker’s death, one of them dated the day before Epstein died.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Well, this is interesting!
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
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#rstats #dataviz #psy6136
Lecture 5 for my course in Categorical Data Analysis-- Correspondence Analysis
Materials: friendly.github.io/psy6136/#Cor...
Slides: friendly.github.io/psy6136/lect...
Lecture 5 for my course in Categorical Data Analysis-- Correspondence Analysis
Materials: friendly.github.io/psy6136/#Cor...
Slides: friendly.github.io/psy6136/lect...
February 8, 2026 at 3:32 AM
#rstats #dataviz #psy6136
Lecture 5 for my course in Categorical Data Analysis-- Correspondence Analysis
Materials: friendly.github.io/psy6136/#Cor...
Slides: friendly.github.io/psy6136/lect...
Lecture 5 for my course in Categorical Data Analysis-- Correspondence Analysis
Materials: friendly.github.io/psy6136/#Cor...
Slides: friendly.github.io/psy6136/lect...
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Never forget who Trump governs for.
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Never forget who Trump governs for.
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Trump’s racist video mocking the Obamas is an effort to divide and conquer. He’s betting there are enough white supremacists out there who approve. We the people can unite against it and prove him wrong. Make America decent again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
‘I Didn’t Make a Mistake’: Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Trump’s racist video mocking the Obamas is an effort to divide and conquer. He’s betting there are enough white supremacists out there who approve. We the people can unite against it and prove him wrong. Make America decent again.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
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Donald Trump fired me for standing up to his abuses of power six years ago to the day.
That fight isn’t over. I’m running to stand up for Floridians who are sick and tired of a rigged system and costs going up while DC politicians like Donald Trump get rich.
That fight isn’t over. I’m running to stand up for Floridians who are sick and tired of a rigged system and costs going up while DC politicians like Donald Trump get rich.
February 7, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Donald Trump fired me for standing up to his abuses of power six years ago to the day.
That fight isn’t over. I’m running to stand up for Floridians who are sick and tired of a rigged system and costs going up while DC politicians like Donald Trump get rich.
That fight isn’t over. I’m running to stand up for Floridians who are sick and tired of a rigged system and costs going up while DC politicians like Donald Trump get rich.
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My PhD in sociology is from Florida International University. It is beyond gutting to see what’s being done to the great department there. Proud of the profs fighting a good fight. Requiring sociology be taught without saying race, gender or inequality is asinine. Florida is banning basic truth.
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
My PhD in sociology is from Florida International University. It is beyond gutting to see what’s being done to the great department there. Proud of the profs fighting a good fight. Requiring sociology be taught without saying race, gender or inequality is asinine. Florida is banning basic truth.