Nicole Blair
@lcnblair.bsky.social
Teaching Professor of Literature and Composition at UW Tacoma; happily married; author of academic books; singer-songwriter at Curtain Call Records; women’s rights advocate; love nature, travel, animals, art, poetry. NO DMS!
I am co-leading a study abroad in Rome and it is kicking my butt…the word “tired” does not begin to describe. The exhilaration of watching students’ reactions to their encounters, however, makes it all worth it. 😎
October 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I am co-leading a study abroad in Rome and it is kicking my butt…the word “tired” does not begin to describe. The exhilaration of watching students’ reactions to their encounters, however, makes it all worth it. 😎
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Yes, what the fuck???
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Yes, what the fuck???
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"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"
Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.
Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.
October 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"
Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.
Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.
“I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October.”
-Virginia Woolf
-Virginia Woolf
October 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October.”
-Virginia Woolf
-Virginia Woolf
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Trump said he would use the shut down to fire Democrats in Civil Service and rescind medical care for others. The Roberts Court needs a spanking.
October 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Trump said he would use the shut down to fire Democrats in Civil Service and rescind medical care for others. The Roberts Court needs a spanking.
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ME: "Jesus, why does your close friend Speaker Mike Johnson relentlessly bear false witness?"
JESUS: "WHO???"
JESUS: "WHO???"
October 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
ME: "Jesus, why does your close friend Speaker Mike Johnson relentlessly bear false witness?"
JESUS: "WHO???"
JESUS: "WHO???"
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PLAYBOOK: “.. Fine dining on the first night of a government shutdown? Those Democratic attack lines almost write themselves.”
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October 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
PLAYBOOK: “.. Fine dining on the first night of a government shutdown? Those Democratic attack lines almost write themselves.”
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He knows it. They know it. They've always known it. Amongst themselves, they joke about it. They tell stories about it. They swap advice on how to deal with it.
But most importantly, to everyone else, they lie about it.
But most importantly, to everyone else, they lie about it.
MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
October 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
He knows it. They know it. They've always known it. Amongst themselves, they joke about it. They tell stories about it. They swap advice on how to deal with it.
But most importantly, to everyone else, they lie about it.
But most importantly, to everyone else, they lie about it.
Bad news for educators across the country. 🤬
NEWS: White House fires much of the National Council on the Humanities www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
White House fires much of the National Council on the Humanities
The White House appeared to fire all but four members of the National Council on the Humanities, an advisory board to the head of the government’s grantmaking agency.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Bad news for educators across the country. 🤬
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This is a clear violation of the Hatch Act. I’ve seen other federal websites with similar displays. Please report it to your legislators, who have sworn to uphold the Constitution.
October 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is a clear violation of the Hatch Act. I’ve seen other federal websites with similar displays. Please report it to your legislators, who have sworn to uphold the Constitution.
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If you’re watching us from outside the United States, it’s pretty much as bad as it looks.
October 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
If you’re watching us from outside the United States, it’s pretty much as bad as it looks.
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It's a crime spree!!
October 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It's a crime spree!!
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When the President uses federal law enforcement for his personal revenge, it puts all of us in danger.
September 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
When the President uses federal law enforcement for his personal revenge, it puts all of us in danger.
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Dear World: a quarter of us voted for him. Most of us disapprove of him. Most of us are embarrassed by him. He does not represent us.
September 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Dear World: a quarter of us voted for him. Most of us disapprove of him. Most of us are embarrassed by him. He does not represent us.
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Don’t like a TV show? Don’t watch it. I liked Jimmy Kimmel, so I watched. I hate Fox News, so I don’t. Problem solved.
September 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Don’t like a TV show? Don’t watch it. I liked Jimmy Kimmel, so I watched. I hate Fox News, so I don’t. Problem solved.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of a key annual report that is central to future inflation data.
I’m sure it’s because the numbers are really, really good.
I’m sure it’s because the numbers are really, really good.
September 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of a key annual report that is central to future inflation data.
I’m sure it’s because the numbers are really, really good.
I’m sure it’s because the numbers are really, really good.
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Free thought and free choice are the first things to disappear under a dictatorship.
September 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Free thought and free choice are the first things to disappear under a dictatorship.
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Agree with Lawrence ! Chump is
"Stupid is as Stupid Does".........
"Stupid is as Stupid Does".........
September 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Agree with Lawrence ! Chump is
"Stupid is as Stupid Does".........
"Stupid is as Stupid Does".........
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And by “none of us”, he means *you*, white people.
September 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
And by “none of us”, he means *you*, white people.
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Ossoff: "There are families in NE Georgia now who will not have local access to child birth services ... I mean, we are the wealthiest country in the world. We should be building new hospitals. We should be building new clinics."
September 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Ossoff: "There are families in NE Georgia now who will not have local access to child birth services ... I mean, we are the wealthiest country in the world. We should be building new hospitals. We should be building new clinics."
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I feel like I am losing my mind at all of this laudatory rhetoric about Charlie Kirk. You don’t have to celebrate violence to acknowledge that the man espoused contemptible views and contributed directly to the current climate in which we find ourselves.
September 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I feel like I am losing my mind at all of this laudatory rhetoric about Charlie Kirk. You don’t have to celebrate violence to acknowledge that the man espoused contemptible views and contributed directly to the current climate in which we find ourselves.