John R. Bennett
@johnreidbennett.bsky.social
Assistant professor of public administration, biking and walking advocate, community radio DJ, and bird feeder attendant in Savannah, Georgia.
Went to the doctor about my arm pain and it turns out I have a case of ...
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Went to the doctor about my arm pain and it turns out I have a case of ...
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1.1 million college students on SNAP
With benefits suspended, college students — especially those with children — have been distracted by a battle over food they never expected to fight.
The overlooked SNAP recipients: 1.1 million college students
With benefits suspended, college students — especially those with children — have been distracted by a battle over food they never expected to fight.
19thnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
1.1 million college students on SNAP
Did my office hours as usual today, but the day's major accomplishment came afterward when I drove pumpkins and decorative gourds out to the wildlife center, so the center's wildlife can eat them, instead of letting them rot on the front porch. 🎃
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Did my office hours as usual today, but the day's major accomplishment came afterward when I drove pumpkins and decorative gourds out to the wildlife center, so the center's wildlife can eat them, instead of letting them rot on the front porch. 🎃
The coach of my high school's football team has a great name.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The coach of my high school's football team has a great name.
Woke up early this morning from a dream that someone stole the cast iron plants from our front yard. Went back to sleep and was relieved to learn, in a subsequent dream, that the police caught the guy who took them.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Woke up early this morning from a dream that someone stole the cast iron plants from our front yard. Went back to sleep and was relieved to learn, in a subsequent dream, that the police caught the guy who took them.
For my Superchunk people.
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
For my Superchunk people.
Joe Strummer voice: "Know your rights."
November 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Joe Strummer voice: "Know your rights."
Clever product packaging at the used art supply store.
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Clever product packaging at the used art supply store.
So many regulars at my falafel spot, they start cooking their orders as soon as they walk in the door. A postal carrier poked his head in for only a moment, saying nothing. The person at the counter saw him and relayed his usual order to the grill man.
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
So many regulars at my falafel spot, they start cooking their orders as soon as they walk in the door. A postal carrier poked his head in for only a moment, saying nothing. The person at the counter saw him and relayed his usual order to the grill man.
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Voters in Coastal Georgia counties demonstrated again on Tuesday their (and their elected representatives) aversion to property-tax hikes and their hearty embrace of any alternatives to them.
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/05/c...
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/05/c...
Coastal Georgia voters approve sales taxes, property tax relief - The Current
Voters in Coastal Georgia counties approved multiyear extensions of a one-cent sales tax to fund infrastructure projects, and also approved a one-cent sales tax to reduce local property tax bills.
thecurrentga.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Voters in Coastal Georgia counties demonstrated again on Tuesday their (and their elected representatives) aversion to property-tax hikes and their hearty embrace of any alternatives to them.
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/05/c...
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/05/c...
🚲 + ☕ + 🥯 = Friday!
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🚲 + ☕ + 🥯 = Friday!
Set in Albuquerque, but it features a notable resident of Genoa City, an appearance that delighted this childhood Y&R fan.
The haunting new show from Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is set in Gilligan's now-signature location, Albuquerque. n.pr/4oT3Sl9
In 'Pluribus,' isolation is the price of a frictionless life
The haunting new show from Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is set in Gilligan's now-signature location, Albuquerque.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Set in Albuquerque, but it features a notable resident of Genoa City, an appearance that delighted this childhood Y&R fan.
This is great, but imagine if the verdict had been reached on Monday, Nov. 3.
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This is great, but imagine if the verdict had been reached on Monday, Nov. 3.
Today I'm wearing my watch from high school. Yes, that's right, it still fits.
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today I'm wearing my watch from high school. Yes, that's right, it still fits.
My new retirement plan is to operate an "On the Beach" photo store out of a vintage walk-in step van.
[photo store on the beach van and cars, with view of clock tower], daytona beach, florida, 1979
![[photo store on the beach van and cars, with view of clock tower], daytona beach, florida, 1979](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ozjtqqab26axmvi3rygbtw6y/bafkreifmtclmeknftuzunl7zu4vqiguhvk4a2rqvhdeb4xpj5temf3zwum@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My new retirement plan is to operate an "On the Beach" photo store out of a vintage walk-in step van.
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Decision Desk has called the Georgia PSC race for the Democratic candidates. The polls have been closed for 45 minutes. That's a drubbing.
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Decision Desk has called the Georgia PSC race for the Democratic candidates. The polls have been closed for 45 minutes. That's a drubbing.
I was running late this morning so I had to scramble to make it to my precinct and still arrive on campus on time, but I didn’t want to face my American Government class without a sticker.
November 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I was running late this morning so I had to scramble to make it to my precinct and still arrive on campus on time, but I didn’t want to face my American Government class without a sticker.
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Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ Data for Generative AI Improvement ➡️ toggle off
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn will be collecting your data to train AI models — starting today.
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Settings ➡️ Data Privacy ➡️ Data for Generative AI Improvement ➡️ toggle off
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Dick Cheney fact: He was a PhD student in Wisconsin's political science program. He never completed the degree, because he spent a little time in Washington and decided it was a lot easier for him to do what he wanted there.
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Dick Cheney fact: He was a PhD student in Wisconsin's political science program. He never completed the degree, because he spent a little time in Washington and decided it was a lot easier for him to do what he wanted there.
I ran errands at the neighborhood shopping center today. It has problems, especially with motor vehicle traffic, but it has:
✅ Grocery Store
✅ Drugstore
✅ Dry Cleaner
✅ Pet Supply Store
✅ Camera Store/Film Lab
✅ Restaurants
*Almost* everything I need is a pleasant bike ride from my house.
✅ Grocery Store
✅ Drugstore
✅ Dry Cleaner
✅ Pet Supply Store
✅ Camera Store/Film Lab
✅ Restaurants
*Almost* everything I need is a pleasant bike ride from my house.
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I ran errands at the neighborhood shopping center today. It has problems, especially with motor vehicle traffic, but it has:
✅ Grocery Store
✅ Drugstore
✅ Dry Cleaner
✅ Pet Supply Store
✅ Camera Store/Film Lab
✅ Restaurants
*Almost* everything I need is a pleasant bike ride from my house.
✅ Grocery Store
✅ Drugstore
✅ Dry Cleaner
✅ Pet Supply Store
✅ Camera Store/Film Lab
✅ Restaurants
*Almost* everything I need is a pleasant bike ride from my house.
I thought I might be the first person to use Savannah’s newest bike lane (DeLesseps Avenue), but someone beat me to it.
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I thought I might be the first person to use Savannah’s newest bike lane (DeLesseps Avenue), but someone beat me to it.
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Lynda Barry is a genius and a treasure. Her full page in today’s @nytimes.com is a perfect example.
Opinion | The Real Horrors of America
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November 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Lynda Barry is a genius and a treasure. Her full page in today’s @nytimes.com is a perfect example.
Sorry for the late notice, but last night's backyard fire was the first of the season.
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Sorry for the late notice, but last night's backyard fire was the first of the season.
I finally watched Weapons (2025) and it makes great use of this song, which I hadn't heard in ages.
Beware of Darkness (2014 Remaster)
YouTube video by George Harrison - Topic
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November 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I finally watched Weapons (2025) and it makes great use of this song, which I hadn't heard in ages.
Man, Southern Soul is going to be mobbed today. 🏈
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Man, Southern Soul is going to be mobbed today. 🏈