American Studies--film, music, literature, and class. Was way out front on the nontraditional jobs for Ph.D.s trend--by choice of others like, you know, the market. Student once told me that he liked my "self-defecating sense of humor."https://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3muisumf3b22pOr.... A candidate who is "moderate" in relation to a right that = fascism chose to primary a progressive dem. and the progressive kicked his ass. Yes, he's older than the "moderate." But why not frame it as another progressive win? That's the story of these primaries. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muisumf3b22phttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mtysh6prmc2pYes! And as conservative "ideas" become more and more ridiculous--QAnon, pizzagate, race science, etc.--there are fewer conservative scholars because all of that looks stupid and not worth anybody's time. Debate the merits of pizzagate with the pillow guy? Nope, no thank you. That's not scholarship. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtysh6prmc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mszfn6hels2pWe bought linen drapes from Lithuania. Nice. Then we needed a couple more. The shipping service needed us to pay for tariff fees the were not there the first go around. So, our second round of drapes, still lovely, by the way, cost us almost 2X. WE paid the cost. Trump took my money. That is all. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszfn6hels2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3msvrxq7aq22rEven Edwina knows this! https://youtu.be/jO93iNoAXdA?si=UrBy4ksiZGVS8ptA [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvrxq7aq22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mruk5dtrls25The first headline is about online school. Yes, it's not the best version of school. Odd, then, that an AI-driven online crap machine is what "they" want for school. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruk5dtrls25https://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mri46joydk2pFrom likely stage win to 3rd after 2 crashes in the final 5k. Such a disappointing finish for Sepp after such a great mountain stage. It was nice, while it lasted, to be cheering on an American rider, a Colorado goat.25 Jul 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri46joydk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mri2zvfip22pCrap, two crashes, ahhhhhh25 Jul 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri2zvfip22phttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mri2g2d5bc2pCome on, Sepp Kuss!!!!!25 Jul 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri2g2d5bc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mqzhvvvluk2pI will concede them the anthem-off; but that is the end of their winning today. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jul 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzhvvvluk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mqzhcs64tc2pAnd if we have to have Tom Cruise do this (what is this?), then he should drop in Mission Impossible style.19 Jul 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzhcs64tc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mqzh5a2fa22pThe FIFA Anthem is giving real Star-Wars-Theme-with-lyrics vibes. https://youtu.be/ljiVRV5B5i8?si=lrW7FNvRKFcXjEd819 Jul 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzh5a2fa22phttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mqxkpjgzt22wCraziest lineup: Wednesday, Jon Batiste, and Tyler Childers! All great, and, yep, all together.19 Jul 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxkpjgzt22whttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mqcimwp2tk2pWhy the absolute F does Peacock have Lance F'ing Armstrong on its post stage analysis show? What can he tell me about what happened during a Tour stage other than Racer X would have done better had he cheated his ass off? Enough with the redemption arcs; no more getting out of shame hell.10 Jul 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcimwp2tk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mqaroqc7mk2dI have some questions for the admissions offices at the other 1/3. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqaroqc7mk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3motmnxy4uk2z2nd Father's Day without my dad. My dad was a welder; his three kids hold six degrees. One of only a couple of times I saw him crying was the day I received my Ph.D. He built my amazing and privileged life on his welding burns. https://youtu.be/WIpC_Icpb3A?si=ez6qcfOT0z76jPlG22 Jun 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3motmnxy4uk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mosheuzyk22fIf you haven’t read this yet, fix that as soon as possible: it’s a beautifully crafted response to a great album. And if you teach literature, you might want to consider using the second and third paragraphs as an example of how close reading works. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jun 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosheuzyk22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mlix77prhs2zAnd Ms. 1920 is pissed about it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlix77prhs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3ml6x34d3e22fI love this fantasy that Dem leaders talk about problems like they're leading a college seminar. Chuck Schumer, sadly, just sounds like a weak dumbass. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6x34d3e22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3ml5bim7bwk2zCertainly USC can afford to say no. And USC must know that the correct answer to "do you want us to trash your Uni for 200 mill" is no, no thank you. If they cannot afford to say no, then they should spin off the sports teams and just fold as a university. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5bim7bwk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mkxdfvcnz22zNot to mention active citizenship. Crazy as a loon here, but I'm thinking that the ability to engage those texts is required of decent adulting in a democracy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxdfvcnz22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mk7c55pqvc2zI don't like, but expect, the Yankees being good. BUT Colorado and Houston have the same record!? AND both of those terrible records are better than Boston's. I don't know any more. I blame those f'ing clocks.24 Apr 2026 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7c55pqvc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mjpfczadu22vIf one were absentmindedly scrolling through the feed, this image, at first glance, appears to offer something like a recipe for a bat burrito. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpfczadu22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mjhhuhlozk2dWelcome! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhhuhlozk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mj67cvvbc22lAnd even more confusing: one of them is the president of France. I’m not sure which one. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj67cvvbc22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mixdtin4xk2d [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixdtin4xk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3mixcudueoc2d"Way off" you say? Sure, there's all that pre-apocalypse anxiety. But your list seems pretty good. Good day. Oh, perhaps I'm projecting..... [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixcudueoc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3miuiop2t5225Sure, Bluesky sucks.... What's this? Amazing people sharing amazing ideas about how to teach something amazing. Thanks to you all for sharing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuiop2t5225https://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3min7hdnkoc25Bunnicula! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2026 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3min7hdnkoc25https://bsky.app/profile/kregabshire.bsky.social/post/3min3w7pefs25I love Radio Garden. Stop scrolling and spin the globe. You might, for example, learn that there are a lot of classic country radio stations in France. And you can listen to them. You can rebuild NATO. You. You can do it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:etkzkj66pmdbiqikpsn4knvc/app.bsky.feed.post/3min3w7pefs25