Dr. Bryan Trude
@btrude.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Public Relations and Digital Media
Missouri Southern State University
University of Georgia '22
Amputee, gamer, and semi-pro couch potato
Missouri Southern State University
University of Georgia '22
Amputee, gamer, and semi-pro couch potato
Watched me new #muppetshow last night. It’s not like I ever found the Muppets hilarious or anything, but I can’t explain why it makes me feel so…comfortable and at ease.
February 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Watched me new #muppetshow last night. It’s not like I ever found the Muppets hilarious or anything, but I can’t explain why it makes me feel so…comfortable and at ease.
As an Oklahoma State alum, y’all are better than this. Show some class. apple.news/AwxvzbD3YRMO...
BYU coach disappointed by anti-Mormon chant during loss to OSU — ESPN
BYU coach Kevin Young shared his disappointment over the anti-Mormon chants that could be heard from the Oklahoma State student section during the No. 16 Cougars' upset loss to the Cowboys.
apple.news
February 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
As an Oklahoma State alum, y’all are better than this. Show some class. apple.news/AwxvzbD3YRMO...
So the US basically just blasted its way in to a neighbor, kidnapped a sitting head of state and his wife, and left an entire country leaderless after pirating their vessels for weeks now.
Are we winning yet? Is -this- the US that Americans want it to be? Russia but western? #venezuela
Are we winning yet? Is -this- the US that Americans want it to be? Russia but western? #venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
So the US basically just blasted its way in to a neighbor, kidnapped a sitting head of state and his wife, and left an entire country leaderless after pirating their vessels for weeks now.
Are we winning yet? Is -this- the US that Americans want it to be? Russia but western? #venezuela
Are we winning yet? Is -this- the US that Americans want it to be? Russia but western? #venezuela
Hey y’all, check your packages this time of year.
My family did gift exchange tonight due to schedules, and my mom got me a very nice iPad Air. When she ordered it in October, she saw the shipping box was sealed and just wrapped it.
My family did gift exchange tonight due to schedules, and my mom got me a very nice iPad Air. When she ordered it in October, she saw the shipping box was sealed and just wrapped it.
December 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Hey y’all, check your packages this time of year.
My family did gift exchange tonight due to schedules, and my mom got me a very nice iPad Air. When she ordered it in October, she saw the shipping box was sealed and just wrapped it.
My family did gift exchange tonight due to schedules, and my mom got me a very nice iPad Air. When she ordered it in October, she saw the shipping box was sealed and just wrapped it.
I'd be concerned if they didn't. Notre Dame and Miami were in direct competition for a limited spot, and ND is not a football member of the ACC. It'd be dereliction of duty to not promote their school over ND in the CFB playoff.
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
AD: ACC social media campaign 'targeted' Irish
Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua says the ACC engaged in a "targeted" social media campaign against the school's football team for College Football Playoff consideration.
www.espn.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I'd be concerned if they didn't. Notre Dame and Miami were in direct competition for a limited spot, and ND is not a football member of the ACC. It'd be dereliction of duty to not promote their school over ND in the CFB playoff.
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
The 49ers are so snakebit by injuries, I'm starting to wonder if they built every single one of their facilities on graveyards or something. #tnf #49ersVsRams
October 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The 49ers are so snakebit by injuries, I'm starting to wonder if they built every single one of their facilities on graveyards or something. #tnf #49ersVsRams
Man, if I was the lawyers for the company that makes Tylonol, I'd be foaming at the mouth about all the lawsuits I was about to file.
September 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Man, if I was the lawyers for the company that makes Tylonol, I'd be foaming at the mouth about all the lawsuits I was about to file.
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I've written this post, and then I've deleted it. As a public scholar, I walk the line of commentary and inviting trouble. I don't believe I've done it, but in these times, I don't know.
This is my diagnostic of internet culture, algorithms, & violence.
bythewaysocial.substack.com/p/btw-social...
This is my diagnostic of internet culture, algorithms, & violence.
bythewaysocial.substack.com/p/btw-social...
BTW: Social Media Were Made for This Violence
It's a feature, not a bug
bythewaysocial.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I've written this post, and then I've deleted it. As a public scholar, I walk the line of commentary and inviting trouble. I don't believe I've done it, but in these times, I don't know.
This is my diagnostic of internet culture, algorithms, & violence.
bythewaysocial.substack.com/p/btw-social...
This is my diagnostic of internet culture, algorithms, & violence.
bythewaysocial.substack.com/p/btw-social...
Quick, what are the tired old lines the far right like to trot out whenever firearms bans come up after school shootings? I just wanna see what they say when they have those arguments turned back in their faces. www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say | CNN Politics
Senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people’s right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.
www.cnn.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Quick, what are the tired old lines the far right like to trot out whenever firearms bans come up after school shootings? I just wanna see what they say when they have those arguments turned back in their faces. www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Everyone in the Bluniverse is trashing on Cracker Barrel and I’m just sitting here thinking “but I like their pancakes and bacon.” Y’all, it’s just a logo. It doesn’t need to be a whole thing.
August 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Everyone in the Bluniverse is trashing on Cracker Barrel and I’m just sitting here thinking “but I like their pancakes and bacon.” Y’all, it’s just a logo. It doesn’t need to be a whole thing.
Pardon? As far as I can tell, Kevin Sorbo and Scott Bain haven’t been taking acting jobs in California for well over a decade now.
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August 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Pardon? As far as I can tell, Kevin Sorbo and Scott Bain haven’t been taking acting jobs in California for well over a decade now.
People out here pretending that Superman wasn’t an illegal immigrant all along.
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media.tenor.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
People out here pretending that Superman wasn’t an illegal immigrant all along.
So, the new Pope's an American, huh? Neat. Can't wait to see how Emperor Hirocheeto tries to take advantage of it.
May 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
So, the new Pope's an American, huh? Neat. Can't wait to see how Emperor Hirocheeto tries to take advantage of it.
You know, I didn't have Cleveland taking another QB after taking Dillon Gabriel...but here we are. #shedeursanders
April 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
You know, I didn't have Cleveland taking another QB after taking Dillon Gabriel...but here we are. #shedeursanders
First round, I can get...but no bites in the second? What did #shedeursanders do to turn off teams this much?
April 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
First round, I can get...but no bites in the second? What did #shedeursanders do to turn off teams this much?
Hot take: Making a game that explores your new console paid is a guaranteed way to ensure nobody will play your digital museum. #nintendoswitch2
April 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Hot take: Making a game that explores your new console paid is a guaranteed way to ensure nobody will play your digital museum. #nintendoswitch2
I rather like having a character limit. It forces me to keep my posts short and to the point. One the biggest annoyances I have is when people are obscenely verbose in their social media posts. Really, there’s no need to bloviate about Candlejack so much that you lose sight of the original goal pur
April 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I rather like having a character limit. It forces me to keep my posts short and to the point. One the biggest annoyances I have is when people are obscenely verbose in their social media posts. Really, there’s no need to bloviate about Candlejack so much that you lose sight of the original goal pur
If you're roadtripping in an EV, use @chargepointnet.bsky.social , or Superchargers with a non-Tesla membership, wherever possible. Both are more than half the price per KWh than @evgostock.bsky.social . $150 a day in DC fastcharge costs for a two-day road trip is goddamn insane.
March 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
If you're roadtripping in an EV, use @chargepointnet.bsky.social , or Superchargers with a non-Tesla membership, wherever possible. Both are more than half the price per KWh than @evgostock.bsky.social . $150 a day in DC fastcharge costs for a two-day road trip is goddamn insane.
I remember posting when Biden took office that I was looking forward to hating the President over policy, not because he’s an amoral shitstain.
I miss those days.
I miss those days.
March 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I remember posting when Biden took office that I was looking forward to hating the President over policy, not because he’s an amoral shitstain.
I miss those days.
I miss those days.
Not that I want to detract from the doom and gloom vibe of my Bluesky feed, but I just want to post something cute.
February 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Not that I want to detract from the doom and gloom vibe of my Bluesky feed, but I just want to post something cute.
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[NEW PUBLICATION] This is the first in a series of pubs coming up from our @noaa.gov project in partnership with the National Hurricane Center, using #VR to communicate the risk of storm surge/flooding. One of the first Qs to address was, can we scale the use of VR as a risk communication tool?
February 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I thought we traded our hard-won rights and civil liberties away for cheap eggs, why are they 10 bucks a dozen at my local Braums?
February 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I thought we traded our hard-won rights and civil liberties away for cheap eggs, why are they 10 bucks a dozen at my local Braums?
Remember: DEI is not about giving jobs to minorities over more-qualified white applicants because of skin color.
DEI exists because we culturally have a habit of giving jobs to white applicants over more-qualified minorities because of skin color.
DEI exists because we culturally have a habit of giving jobs to white applicants over more-qualified minorities because of skin color.
February 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Remember: DEI is not about giving jobs to minorities over more-qualified white applicants because of skin color.
DEI exists because we culturally have a habit of giving jobs to white applicants over more-qualified minorities because of skin color.
DEI exists because we culturally have a habit of giving jobs to white applicants over more-qualified minorities because of skin color.