Tony Pennino
@beatnikprof.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Literature at Stevens Institute of Technology, which means I’ve taught everything from Spaceships to Shakespeare. I wrote a book on 1980s British subversive theatre. Am writing one on James Baldwin. Fulbright Scholar. Playwright.
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Tony Pennino
@beatnikprof.bsky.social
· Jun 4
“If a thing loves, it is infinite.”
― William Blake
― William Blake
Nothing better when the YouTube ad interrupts the podcast’s ad. 😒
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Nothing better when the YouTube ad interrupts the podcast’s ad. 😒
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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Monday dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) cases against FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that the prosecutor President Donald Trump handpicked to bring charges against them had been unlawfully serving since September.
Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Political Prosecutions of former FBI Chief Comey, NY AG James
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Monday dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) cases against FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, finding that the prosecutor President Donald Trump handpicked to bring charges against them had been unlawfully serving since September.
“November always seemed to me the Norway of the year.”
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“November always seemed to me the Norway of the year.”
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
Trying to have a few lowkey chill days. Not going well.
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Trying to have a few lowkey chill days. Not going well.
Tonight’s watch. #FilmSky
a man and a woman are standing next to each other and smiling
Alt: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and smiling
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Tonight’s watch. #FilmSky
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"The function of freedom is to free someone else."
- Toni Morrison
- Toni Morrison
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"The function of freedom is to free someone else."
- Toni Morrison
- Toni Morrison
That point in the writing day when you switch from Bruce Springsteen to Paul Simon.
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
That point in the writing day when you switch from Bruce Springsteen to Paul Simon.
Today’s matinee. 🎭
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Today’s matinee. 🎭
So yesterday was weird.
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
So yesterday was weird.
I’ve been around a long time. And this is the most bat shit crazy day in political news that I have seen since the resignation of a president.
a man in a tie is standing in front of a sign that says `` what is going on ? ''
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media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I’ve been around a long time. And this is the most bat shit crazy day in political news that I have seen since the resignation of a president.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow.”
― Thomas Paine
― Thomas Paine
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow.”
― Thomas Paine
― Thomas Paine
I kind of wish that today Mamdani wouldn’t wear a suit.
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I kind of wish that today Mamdani wouldn’t wear a suit.
I stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦
a man stands in front of a blue and yellow flag and a picture
Alt: a man stands in front of a blue and yellow flag and a picture
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦
This is an appreciation post for RFK Senior - the good one - on his birthday. Which also should serve as a cautionary tale as to why hereditary monarchies do not work.
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is an appreciation post for RFK Senior - the good one - on his birthday. Which also should serve as a cautionary tale as to why hereditary monarchies do not work.
From The Declaration of Independence in its criticism of the king:
“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”
“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”
November 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
From The Declaration of Independence in its criticism of the king:
“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”
“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”
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Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
At this point, I’m qualified to be a U.S. Attorney.
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
At this point, I’m qualified to be a U.S. Attorney.
“Everything is holy! everybody's holy! everywhere is holy! everyday is in eternity! Everyman's an angel!”
― Allen Ginsberg
#PoetrySky
― Allen Ginsberg
#PoetrySky
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“Everything is holy! everybody's holy! everywhere is holy! everyday is in eternity! Everyman's an angel!”
― Allen Ginsberg
#PoetrySky
― Allen Ginsberg
#PoetrySky
This week in teaching. #FilmSky #AcademicSky
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This week in teaching. #FilmSky #AcademicSky
I was kidnapped by a couple of Irishmen and forced to drink old fashioneds.
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I was kidnapped by a couple of Irishmen and forced to drink old fashioneds.
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AppleTV has become the home of prestige sci-fi and I am not mad about it.
November 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
AppleTV has become the home of prestige sci-fi and I am not mad about it.
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
― Nelson Mandela
― Nelson Mandela
November 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
― Nelson Mandela
― Nelson Mandela