@theoldprof.bsky.social
Retired English Professor/Assistant Dean from the oldest chartered university in California. Vanderbilt and Florida Alum. Interests: Dogs, Poetry, Politics, Cotswolds, Trees, Baseball, and Books. Birthplace: Greenville, SC. I left in 1972.
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In that spirit of openness to the web, my address for all things poetic. I am, however, working on some non-fiction sketches and essays, so I will likely post them here as well.
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CALIFORNIA: “Four people killed and 10 others wounded Saturday night in a mass shooting at a children’s birthday party in Stockton… during a child’s birthday celebration at an ice cream shop…” www.sacbee.com/news/local/c...
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
CALIFORNIA: “Four people killed and 10 others wounded Saturday night in a mass shooting at a children’s birthday party in Stockton… during a child’s birthday celebration at an ice cream shop…” www.sacbee.com/news/local/c...
Mass Shooting at a Dairy Queen on Thornton Road in Stockton, California, this Saturday night. Surely Trump will be sending in the National Guard, right? Because we all know that deters crime in our cities, right? Right?
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Mass Shooting at a Dairy Queen on Thornton Road in Stockton, California, this Saturday night. Surely Trump will be sending in the National Guard, right? Because we all know that deters crime in our cities, right? Right?
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Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee said on Facebook that the shooting occurred at a child's birthday party that was taking place at an ice cream shop in the area.
When are we going to protect our children? 🤬🤬🤬
www.ktvu.com/news/several...
When are we going to protect our children? 🤬🤬🤬
www.ktvu.com/news/several...
Several wounded in shooting at child's birthday party in Stockton
The number of people injured and their conditions was not immediately known.
www.ktvu.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee said on Facebook that the shooting occurred at a child's birthday party that was taking place at an ice cream shop in the area.
When are we going to protect our children? 🤬🤬🤬
www.ktvu.com/news/several...
When are we going to protect our children? 🤬🤬🤬
www.ktvu.com/news/several...
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We are headed in this direction: No MRIs, No Taxes, No Epstein Files. No accountability for Trump's crimes, corruption, coverups, or pedophilia...unless WE THE PEOPLE persuade our politicians and courts (including SCOTUS) to step up for America and the Constitution.
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
We are headed in this direction: No MRIs, No Taxes, No Epstein Files. No accountability for Trump's crimes, corruption, coverups, or pedophilia...unless WE THE PEOPLE persuade our politicians and courts (including SCOTUS) to step up for America and the Constitution.
The picture is coming into focus. Trump and Kushner want to make money off Gaza, Ukraine, Qatar, Venezuela, and Saudia Arabia. Decimate Gaza to build Trump hotels, align with Russia for real estate in Ukraine, attack Venezuela for the oil, and do trade/arms deals with the Saudis and Qatar. #Impeach
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The picture is coming into focus. Trump and Kushner want to make money off Gaza, Ukraine, Qatar, Venezuela, and Saudia Arabia. Decimate Gaza to build Trump hotels, align with Russia for real estate in Ukraine, attack Venezuela for the oil, and do trade/arms deals with the Saudis and Qatar. #Impeach
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HE IS ABOUT TO GO TO WAR WITH VENEZUELA FOR IMPORTING COCAINE TO AMERICA AND NOW HE PARDONS A DRUG KINGPIN CONVICTED IN 2024 OF IMPORTING COCAINE TO AMERICA
WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK
WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK
Trump plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
www.npr.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
HE IS ABOUT TO GO TO WAR WITH VENEZUELA FOR IMPORTING COCAINE TO AMERICA AND NOW HE PARDONS A DRUG KINGPIN CONVICTED IN 2024 OF IMPORTING COCAINE TO AMERICA
WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK
WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK
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Dancing on the graves of the Americans he's killed.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Dancing on the graves of the Americans he's killed.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered SEAL Team 6 to "kill everybody" on a drug boat strike off Trinidad, then when drone footage showed two survivors clinging to burning wreckage, they fired a second missile to finish them off. The administration's excuse? They were clearing "navigational debris".
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered SEAL Team 6 to "kill everybody" on a drug boat strike off Trinidad, then when drone footage showed two survivors clinging to burning wreckage, they fired a second missile to finish them off. The administration's excuse? They were clearing "navigational debris".
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The 'Uneducated MAGA suckers' will never get their Trump $499 phones, just like they never got their $399 gold sneakers...😅😂👇🏾
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 'Uneducated MAGA suckers' will never get their Trump $499 phones, just like they never got their $399 gold sneakers...😅😂👇🏾
Stephen Miller and Donald Trump's racist xenophobia has no limits, no boundaries. They will use every tragedy and every interaction between their White Nationalist followers and any immigrant from any non-white country to fuel their venom and destroy our multicultural society.
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Stephen Miller and Donald Trump's racist xenophobia has no limits, no boundaries. They will use every tragedy and every interaction between their White Nationalist followers and any immigrant from any non-white country to fuel their venom and destroy our multicultural society.
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It was not a plan but a capitulation document. It did not come together. It was a Russian document presented by some Americans as American. Be clear in your headlines. Help
people see the simple awfulness of things.
people see the simple awfulness of things.
President Trump's proposal to end the war in Ukraine heavily favored Russia in its initial form and included demand that Kyiv has consistently rejected. Here's how the plan came together.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
The Ukrainian Peace Plan Written by … Russia?
President Trump’s proposal to end the war in Ukraine heavily favored Moscow in its initial form and included demands that Kyiv has consistently rejected.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It was not a plan but a capitulation document. It did not come together. It was a Russian document presented by some Americans as American. Be clear in your headlines. Help
people see the simple awfulness of things.
people see the simple awfulness of things.
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Hysterical
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Hysterical
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Even now, thinking about himself
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Even now, thinking about himself
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Public schools should be fully funded so teachers earn a minimum of $70k, students get free breakfast and lunch, and classrooms have modern books and computers. If that means cutting the tax breaks for a few billionaires... so be it.
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Public schools should be fully funded so teachers earn a minimum of $70k, students get free breakfast and lunch, and classrooms have modern books and computers. If that means cutting the tax breaks for a few billionaires... so be it.
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if Trump hadn’t illegally sent the guard to DC as a political stunt, both those young guardsmen would be safe tonight, would’ve been with their families today. No, he didn’t pull the trigger, but he put them in harms way seeking his own advantage.
November 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
if Trump hadn’t illegally sent the guard to DC as a political stunt, both those young guardsmen would be safe tonight, would’ve been with their families today. No, he didn’t pull the trigger, but he put them in harms way seeking his own advantage.
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Why did I even make anything else?
November 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Why did I even make anything else?
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One thing that struck me early in my career is that there are some faculty who thrive on making grad students feel inadequate, and some grad students who, oddly, mistake that for mentorship
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
One thing that struck me early in my career is that there are some faculty who thrive on making grad students feel inadequate, and some grad students who, oddly, mistake that for mentorship
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The White House at Thanksgiving.....
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The White House at Thanksgiving.....
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The Left Bible
Zack Polanski nails the reality: the gap between a millionaire and a billionaire isn’t “a bit more money” - it’s a completely different universe.
This is why taxing extreme wealth matters. 👏
Zack Polanski nails the reality: the gap between a millionaire and a billionaire isn’t “a bit more money” - it’s a completely different universe.
This is why taxing extreme wealth matters. 👏
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The Left Bible
Zack Polanski nails the reality: the gap between a millionaire and a billionaire isn’t “a bit more money” - it’s a completely different universe.
This is why taxing extreme wealth matters. 👏
Zack Polanski nails the reality: the gap between a millionaire and a billionaire isn’t “a bit more money” - it’s a completely different universe.
This is why taxing extreme wealth matters. 👏
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Telling people that they do not have to follow illegal orders is not illegal.
Threatening to kill people for saying it is.
Impeach Trump.
Threatening to kill people for saying it is.
Impeach Trump.
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Telling people that they do not have to follow illegal orders is not illegal.
Threatening to kill people for saying it is.
Impeach Trump.
Threatening to kill people for saying it is.
Impeach Trump.
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'Not going to be a recovery': Father of National Guard member confirms 'mortal wound'
www.rawstory.com/national-gua...
www.rawstory.com/national-gua...
'Not going to be a recovery': Father of National Guard member confirms 'mortal wound'
The father of a member of the West Virginia National Guard confirmed that his daughter had suffered a "mortal wound" during a Wednesday shooting in Washington, D.C.On Thursday, officials identified th...
www.rawstory.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
'Not going to be a recovery': Father of National Guard member confirms 'mortal wound'
www.rawstory.com/national-gua...
www.rawstory.com/national-gua...