John Robinson
@jrobin.bsky.social
Former editor of the News & Record in Greensboro, NC; former UNC journalism professor. He's strolled all alone through a fallout zone & came out with his soul untouched.
You’re - let me guess -Air Bud
November 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
You’re - let me guess -Air Bud
Normal people struggle with the morality of killing unsuspecting people with or without a trial. And then there are sociopaths who get excited by it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Normal people struggle with the morality of killing unsuspecting people with or without a trial. And then there are sociopaths who get excited by it.
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Again, there is no plan for running our universities without federal funding, or foreign students, at scale. But the public has no idea about this because no. one. is. telling. them. this. They expect their kids are still going to be able to do all the things at college in the next 4 years, & well:
The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources:
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
1. Federal grants
2. Private gifts/endowments
3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students)
4. State $
For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Again, there is no plan for running our universities without federal funding, or foreign students, at scale. But the public has no idea about this because no. one. is. telling. them. this. They expect their kids are still going to be able to do all the things at college in the next 4 years, & well:
Native Americans would like a word
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Native Americans would like a word
All anonymous cowards too
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
All anonymous cowards too
And when you say “appear” you really mean “obfuscate,” “avoid,” and “lie.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
And when you say “appear” you really mean “obfuscate,” “avoid,” and “lie.”
Jfc, stop treating his “pledges” as anything more than him running his mouth.
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Jfc, stop treating his “pledges” as anything more than him running his mouth.
Reporters show respect to the president of the United States because they’re decent people.
Trump abuses reporters because he’s not.
Trump abuses reporters because he’s not.
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Reporters show respect to the president of the United States because they’re decent people.
Trump abuses reporters because he’s not.
Trump abuses reporters because he’s not.
He’s shown his racist colors for — checks notes — more than 50 years. That 49% of American voters elected him again shows there is no post-racial America.
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
He’s shown his racist colors for — checks notes — more than 50 years. That 49% of American voters elected him again shows there is no post-racial America.