michael röbbins
@alienvsrobbins.bsky.social
discord & rhyme
Free Palestine
Walkman | Alien vs. Predator | Equipment for Living: On Poetry & Pop Music
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Rock Chalk
Free Palestine
Walkman | Alien vs. Predator | Equipment for Living: On Poetry & Pop Music
http://bit.ly/3pY75Rz
Rock Chalk
Pinned
the only things i published this year that i really care about
just heard from a friend about a university in Texas whose dean wants to strip tenure from faculty. the subject heading for his email to faculty about this: "Did Galileo Need Tenure?"
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
just heard from a friend about a university in Texas whose dean wants to strip tenure from faculty. the subject heading for his email to faculty about this: "Did Galileo Need Tenure?"
Diane Wakoski’s dedication to The Motorcycle Betrayal Poems
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Diane Wakoski’s dedication to The Motorcycle Betrayal Poems
A teenager drops his phone in the creek and becomes the first earthling to daydream
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A teenager drops his phone in the creek and becomes the first earthling to daydream
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
lol they are melting
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
lol they are melting
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But can he make insane videos about used crack pipes in children’s backpacks
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
But can he make insane videos about used crack pipes in children’s backpacks
But can he make insane videos about used crack pipes in children’s backpacks
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
But can he make insane videos about used crack pipes in children’s backpacks
Reposted by michael röbbins
I hate this misuse of "whom." I see it every single day. It's irrelevant that the relative pronoun precedes another pronoun; the question is what is the subject of the relevant verb
cc @nytimes.com
cc @nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I hate this misuse of "whom." I see it every single day. It's irrelevant that the relative pronoun precedes another pronoun; the question is what is the subject of the relevant verb
cc @nytimes.com
cc @nytimes.com
I hate this misuse of "whom." I see it every single day. It's irrelevant that the relative pronoun precedes another pronoun; the question is what is the subject of the relevant verb
cc @nytimes.com
cc @nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I hate this misuse of "whom." I see it every single day. It's irrelevant that the relative pronoun precedes another pronoun; the question is what is the subject of the relevant verb
cc @nytimes.com
cc @nytimes.com
How long will we allow them to steal an hour of daylight from the people in the darkest months of the year? Standard time is theft
November 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
How long will we allow them to steal an hour of daylight from the people in the darkest months of the year? Standard time is theft
I hereby anathematize this sentence from Mark Jarman
November 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I hereby anathematize this sentence from Mark Jarman
Reposted by michael röbbins
i did what i could
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
i did what i could
i did what i could
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
i did what i could
a student asked if I had "heard of the German philosopher Martin Heidegger" & I was so tempted to say no
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
a student asked if I had "heard of the German philosopher Martin Heidegger" & I was so tempted to say no
my Halloween name is Michael Goblins & my Thanksgiving name is Michael Gobblins
October 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
my Halloween name is Michael Goblins & my Thanksgiving name is Michael Gobblins
when former students reach out years later 🥲
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
when former students reach out years later 🥲
in many respects, the best poem ever written
October 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
in many respects, the best poem ever written
might’ve gone a bit overboard
October 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
might’ve gone a bit overboard
that gooning essay appearing two issues after my domme essay has me worried for harper's
October 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
that gooning essay appearing two issues after my domme essay has me worried for harper's
Balzac has two grand subjects, money and Paris, and everything in La Comédie humaine conspires to reveal the lethality of the latter without the former. (Am writing about Balzac)
October 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Balzac has two grand subjects, money and Paris, and everything in La Comédie humaine conspires to reveal the lethality of the latter without the former. (Am writing about Balzac)
it’s almost college basketball season, when texts with my dad are traditionally devoted to penetrating analyses of the nuanced complexities of the game
October 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
it’s almost college basketball season, when texts with my dad are traditionally devoted to penetrating analyses of the nuanced complexities of the game
I visited the Louvre for the first time last month. When my dad was there in the 70s, the Mona Lisa (la Joconde!) was easy to see, no glass, no crowds. Now the inane spectacle—dozens of phones held aloft—is more interesting, in a sad way, than the picture, not even the best Leonardo within ten yards
October 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I visited the Louvre for the first time last month. When my dad was there in the 70s, the Mona Lisa (la Joconde!) was easy to see, no glass, no crowds. Now the inane spectacle—dozens of phones held aloft—is more interesting, in a sad way, than the picture, not even the best Leonardo within ten yards
re the discussion about missing mass-market paperbacks of “serious” books—this cover is amazing
October 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
re the discussion about missing mass-market paperbacks of “serious” books—this cover is amazing