Tim Mayers
@drtrmayers.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Writing Studies. Writer of scholarship, poetry, and long fiction. Fan of Crystal Palace Football Club
This punk landmark was released 44 years ago today, so I’m giving it an anniversary spin.
January 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This punk landmark was released 44 years ago today, so I’m giving it an anniversary spin.
Imagine if the next President mobilizes ATF agents to scour the most Republican-voting precincts in red states to arrest firearm owners who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol: Raid bars, follow people home from liquor stores or anywhere beer is sold, etc.
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Imagine if the next President mobilizes ATF agents to scour the most Republican-voting precincts in red states to arrest firearm owners who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol: Raid bars, follow people home from liquor stores or anywhere beer is sold, etc.
The NFC East was trash from top to bottom this season.
January 12, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The NFC East was trash from top to bottom this season.
Spinning today, on the sixth anniversary of the day the world lost Neil Peart: drummer, lyricist, travel writer, book lover.
January 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Spinning today, on the sixth anniversary of the day the world lost Neil Peart: drummer, lyricist, travel writer, book lover.
Interesting that Pete Hegseth (who’s probably had a few gin and tonics already today) sounds more sober than Donald Trump (who probably hasn’t).
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Interesting that Pete Hegseth (who’s probably had a few gin and tonics already today) sounds more sober than Donald Trump (who probably hasn’t).
December 7: the year’s earliest sunset
December 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
December 7: the year’s earliest sunset
Thanksgiving football
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thanksgiving football
To be honest, I’m a lot less frustrated at the Senate Dems “caving” than I am at Hakeem Jeffries (or any other Dem in House leadership) for not having already sworn in the new congresswoman from Arizona, and then dared Mike Johnson to declare it illegal or invalid.
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
To be honest, I’m a lot less frustrated at the Senate Dems “caving” than I am at Hakeem Jeffries (or any other Dem in House leadership) for not having already sworn in the new congresswoman from Arizona, and then dared Mike Johnson to declare it illegal or invalid.
Another pencil ready for retirement to the nub jar. This particular one helped me scratch out over 100 pages in the birding notebook
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Another pencil ready for retirement to the nub jar. This particular one helped me scratch out over 100 pages in the birding notebook
Whether we like it or not, politics have become theater. The next batch of Democratic presidential nominees must promise, if elected, to demolish Trump’s White House ballroom.
October 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Whether we like it or not, politics have become theater. The next batch of Democratic presidential nominees must promise, if elected, to demolish Trump’s White House ballroom.
If you’re a soccer fan and did not see today’s Carabao Cup match between Grimsby Town and Manchester United, you missed one of the greatest upsets in the entire history of the sport.
August 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If you’re a soccer fan and did not see today’s Carabao Cup match between Grimsby Town and Manchester United, you missed one of the greatest upsets in the entire history of the sport.
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"It's Epstein file release date for the House Oversight Committee..."
"Squirrel!!!! John Bolton!!!!!"
Off scurries the media...
"Squirrel!!!! John Bolton!!!!!"
Off scurries the media...
August 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"It's Epstein file release date for the House Oversight Committee..."
"Squirrel!!!! John Bolton!!!!!"
Off scurries the media...
"Squirrel!!!! John Bolton!!!!!"
Off scurries the media...
That feeling when you find a record you’ve been looking for for a couple of years. Long in the Tooth Records & Books, Philadelphia.
August 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
That feeling when you find a record you’ve been looking for for a couple of years. Long in the Tooth Records & Books, Philadelphia.
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Imagine a German saying they're proud of the Nazi part of their history.
Hegseth on restoring a Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery: "We recognize our history. We don't erase it. We don't follow the woke lemmings off the cliff that want to tear down statues ... we're proud of our history."
August 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Imagine a German saying they're proud of the Nazi part of their history.
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Well, I’m gonna insist that you listen to this.
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Trump on undocumented farm workers: "People that live in the inner city are not doing that work. They've tried, we've tried, everybody tried. They don't do it. These people do it naturally. Naturally ... they don't get a bad back, because if they get a bad back, they die."
August 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Well, I’m gonna insist that you listen to this.
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
I was never a huge fan of either, but let me say now that Ozzy Osbourne’s contributions to culture absolutely dwarf Hulk Hogan’s. It’s not even close.
July 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I was never a huge fan of either, but let me say now that Ozzy Osbourne’s contributions to culture absolutely dwarf Hulk Hogan’s. It’s not even close.
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Trump's argument for the elimination of the estate tax is that the heirs of the super rich will no longer have to go beg a predatory Jewish banker for a bridge loan to overcome cash flow problems associated with the $15 million dollar estate they're about to get.
July 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Trump's argument for the elimination of the estate tax is that the heirs of the super rich will no longer have to go beg a predatory Jewish banker for a bridge loan to overcome cash flow problems associated with the $15 million dollar estate they're about to get.
I’m getting the idea that an awful lot of people feel this way.
Turning into a single issue voter for 2028, where the issue is which Democratic candidate will vow to nominate the most rabidly partisan, vengeful and hate-filled AG you can possibly imagine
July 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I’m getting the idea that an awful lot of people feel this way.
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I see the Washington Post is platforming an op-ed by Krisi Noem, because apparently they're still pissed they missed their opportunity to publish Goebbels in the original German.
June 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I see the Washington Post is platforming an op-ed by Krisi Noem, because apparently they're still pissed they missed their opportunity to publish Goebbels in the original German.
40 years ago today, this masterpiece was released into the world.
June 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
40 years ago today, this masterpiece was released into the world.
Lancaster shows up, 4,000 strong!
June 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Lancaster shows up, 4,000 strong!
This probably doesn’t end well.
June 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This probably doesn’t end well.
As a writing teacher, few things frustrate me more than students who get high B+ or A- grades on drafts and then beg for specific “corrections” to help them recover “lost points” instead of considering feedback that asks them to extend or build on what they’ve already done.
June 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
As a writing teacher, few things frustrate me more than students who get high B+ or A- grades on drafts and then beg for specific “corrections” to help them recover “lost points” instead of considering feedback that asks them to extend or build on what they’ve already done.
For once, if that’s not too much to ask, I’d like to see some university president or top-level administrator call BS on the assumption that “viewpoint diversity” must only be understood through the narrow and suffocating framework of U.S. electoral politics.
May 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
For once, if that’s not too much to ask, I’d like to see some university president or top-level administrator call BS on the assumption that “viewpoint diversity” must only be understood through the narrow and suffocating framework of U.S. electoral politics.
