Tim Mayers
@drtrmayers.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Writing Studies. Writer of scholarship, poetry, and long fiction. Fan of Crystal Palace Football Club
What we really need are some Democrats with the courage to run for office campaigning on the promise to impeach and/or prosecute him just for saying this.
February 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
What we really need are some Democrats with the courage to run for office campaigning on the promise to impeach and/or prosecute him just for saying this.
What a horrific missed opportunity! Why didn’t he follow up with, “I don’t want to talk to you off camera. The American people want your answer right here, right now, in public”?
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
What a horrific missed opportunity! Why didn’t he follow up with, “I don’t want to talk to you off camera. The American people want your answer right here, right now, in public”?
Pam Bondi licks wet dingleberries off Donald Trump’s asshole.
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Pam Bondi licks wet dingleberries off Donald Trump’s asshole.
Not only that, but framing this argument in terms of “doing his bidding” psychologizes the issue in a simplistic (maybe even juvenile) way. It’s not about what one person (however powerful) wants. It’s about trying to save our imperiled political system.
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Not only that, but framing this argument in terms of “doing his bidding” psychologizes the issue in a simplistic (maybe even juvenile) way. It’s not about what one person (however powerful) wants. It’s about trying to save our imperiled political system.
Biden could have fired Garland without ever talking to him. That would have been a very powerful message to whoever came next.
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Biden could have fired Garland without ever talking to him. That would have been a very powerful message to whoever came next.
Or, without even talking to Garland, he could have fired him and said publicly that it was because of inaction on the J6ers.
January 31, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Or, without even talking to Garland, he could have fired him and said publicly that it was because of inaction on the J6ers.
Cowboy Junkies
Indigo Girls
Concrete Blonde
Solar Federation
Indigo Girls
Concrete Blonde
Solar Federation
January 25, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Cowboy Junkies
Indigo Girls
Concrete Blonde
Solar Federation
Indigo Girls
Concrete Blonde
Solar Federation
This just goes to show (once again)how completely full of shit the 2A enthusiasts have been all along.
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This just goes to show (once again)how completely full of shit the 2A enthusiasts have been all along.
Indeed. My experience over 30+ years in academia (grad student, adjunct, TT and tenured professor) is that while there are always hidebound academics, there are also always forward looking ones clamoring for some different kind of future.
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Indeed. My experience over 30+ years in academia (grad student, adjunct, TT and tenured professor) is that while there are always hidebound academics, there are also always forward looking ones clamoring for some different kind of future.
I read it and found it interesting. But this time, winning must include at least the hope of holding accountable as many as possible of those who brought us the horrors of the past decade.
January 20, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I read it and found it interesting. But this time, winning must include at least the hope of holding accountable as many as possible of those who brought us the horrors of the past decade.
This wasn’t, as the Trumpists would have us believe, an “attack on The Christian Church.” It was an inter-denominational disagreement about how Christians should comport themselves in the world.
January 20, 2026 at 2:21 AM
This wasn’t, as the Trumpists would have us believe, an “attack on The Christian Church.” It was an inter-denominational disagreement about how Christians should comport themselves in the world.
Good start. Now I await hearing about the criminal charges that will be used to punish those who tried to destroy UVA.
January 17, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Good start. Now I await hearing about the criminal charges that will be used to punish those who tried to destroy UVA.
Raritan by birth. Conestoga for the last quarter century.
January 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Raritan by birth. Conestoga for the last quarter century.
If the hill they finally choose to die on is Market Fundamentalism, given all the other hills they could have chosen, forgive me if I find little or no solace here.
January 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
If the hill they finally choose to die on is Market Fundamentalism, given all the other hills they could have chosen, forgive me if I find little or no solace here.
I fear the latecomers and normies will press for “moving forward” and “finding common ground,” thus repeating a lethal mistake first made in the aftermath of the Civil War. Electoral victory, if it happens, must be followed by full scale criminal investigations into Trump, his cabinet, and more.
January 11, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I fear the latecomers and normies will press for “moving forward” and “finding common ground,” thus repeating a lethal mistake first made in the aftermath of the Civil War. Electoral victory, if it happens, must be followed by full scale criminal investigations into Trump, his cabinet, and more.
I think the really pertinent question is: who gets to steer the ship if we manage, via elections, to depose the fascists? The way I view it, the *votes* of the normies and latecomers are welcome. Any attempts by them after the elections to determine where we go are not welcome.
January 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I think the really pertinent question is: who gets to steer the ship if we manage, via elections, to depose the fascists? The way I view it, the *votes* of the normies and latecomers are welcome. Any attempts by them after the elections to determine where we go are not welcome.
Elie Mystal at The Nation (you may be familiar with his work) has called for Walz to call up MN’s National Guard to protect the state’s citizens from ICE. I wasn’t yet aware of this when I made my earlier post. I understand that this may seem unthinkable, but perhaps these times demand it.
January 8, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Elie Mystal at The Nation (you may be familiar with his work) has called for Walz to call up MN’s National Guard to protect the state’s citizens from ICE. I wasn’t yet aware of this when I made my earlier post. I understand that this may seem unthinkable, but perhaps these times demand it.
Then the state police (or Minn National Guard) should grab the first ICE agent they find and tell the agency that they’ll hold that person under armed guard until ICE gives up the real shooter.
January 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Then the state police (or Minn National Guard) should grab the first ICE agent they find and tell the agency that they’ll hold that person under armed guard until ICE gives up the real shooter.
The video alone should be enough for an arrest. Then see if a judge somewhere can help obtain access to other evidence. Keep the ICE goon locked up until that issue is resolved.
January 8, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The video alone should be enough for an arrest. Then see if a judge somewhere can help obtain access to other evidence. Keep the ICE goon locked up until that issue is resolved.
And desperately waiting for *any* elected Democrat to prove my answer wrong.
January 8, 2026 at 2:42 PM
And desperately waiting for *any* elected Democrat to prove my answer wrong.
Why not? He’s already announced he’s not running for reelection. He has no excuse not to do the right thing. What we know (or at least fairly certain of) is that elected Democrats lack the courage to confront this moment in history.
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Why not? He’s already announced he’s not running for reelection. He has no excuse not to do the right thing. What we know (or at least fairly certain of) is that elected Democrats lack the courage to confront this moment in history.
Walz should announce that every ICE agent at the scene has been charged with murder. They have 12 hours to turn themselves in at State Police headquarters. If they do not, the Minnesota National Guard will be dispatched to capture the fugitives.
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Walz should announce that every ICE agent at the scene has been charged with murder. They have 12 hours to turn themselves in at State Police headquarters. If they do not, the Minnesota National Guard will be dispatched to capture the fugitives.