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10.11.2025 17:53 β π 1347 π 408 π¬ 52 π 74@cliftonjustice.bsky.social
Writing professor, CSUCI, married, and looking forward to retirement soon. Lives in Oxnard, CA near the beach.
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10.11.2025 17:53 β π 1347 π 408 π¬ 52 π 74Wonderful analysis. LAT and its readers are so fortunate to have you writing and reporting for the paper.
20.10.2025 18:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Excellent, detailed interview.
14.09.2025 21:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Hair
14.09.2025 21:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"It feels like we're fighting fascism." I write about how an anti-DEI law in Oklahoma is causing one of its universities to cancel a theater production, how students are fighting back, and how arts censorship is growing in the U.S. Times like these, small acts of resistance becomes more important
09.09.2025 21:29 β π 23 π 15 π¬ 0 π 0Smart friend.
08.09.2025 01:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So glad freedom of speech still existed in Oklahoma when I directed and produced plays back in the day.
05.09.2025 23:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0UCO Students Say Oklahoma Law Influenced Universityβs Decision Not to Support Play
05.09.2025 17:36 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0I thought the Constitution was a thingβ¦ π§π€·π»ββοΈπ¦ #HeJustCantWaitToBeKing #parody
04.09.2025 14:50 β π 2501 π 932 π¬ 89 π 83Some poor families do see going to Target as a trip to Disneyland. The grocery store costs nothing to walk through.
25.08.2025 02:13 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Photograph of Todd Blanche speaking into a microphone
Photograph of Angele Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd
TODD BLANCHE INTERVIEWS MRS. LOVETT BLANCHE: Itβs been alleged that Sweeney Todd slit the throats of men who came to his barbershop for a shave. LOVETT: Not true, sir. I never saw one customer leave his shop unhappy. BLANCHE: So the meat in your pies wasnβt people? LOVETT: Dear me, however do these rumors get started? Mr. T would fetch lovely sides of beef from the butcher and drop βem down a chute soβs I wouldnβt hurt me back carrying βem. Sometimes heβd dress the beef up, you know in frock coats and such, just to make me larf. BLANCHE: Was Sweeney Todd friends with Donald Trump?
LOVETT: Mr. Trump! Now there was a real gentleman. I wouldnβt say he was Mr. Toddβs friend so much as a social acquaintances. Or spiritual advisor. Heβd pop round the shop most every day at lunch time. BLANCHE: Did he eat the pies? LOVETT: (pause) No. No, Mr. Trump never touched the merchandise. One of them vegetarians I sβpose. BLANCHE: How would you describe Mr. Trump? LOVETT: Handsome, polite, kind. Appropriate. BLANCHE: Brave? Smart? Honest? Generous? Tall, charismatic, athletic? LOVETT: Yes, and merciful too. Very merciful. Can I got to the other prison now? The one by the sea?
Todd Blanche Interviews Mrs. Lovett in Prison
23.08.2025 17:30 β π 17 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0A view along the Reflecting Pool, with practically no visitors.
Slideshow of today in Washington DC, and how it looks when a terrorizing government scares people away.
By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
Love to see one of my college towns stand up for whatβs right!
17.08.2025 01:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0βBut they werenβt fascists,
were they? Those children
of Dresden. . . .β
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Read Rilla Askewβs poem βAs If We Knowβ and listen to an audio of her reading it on the WLT Weekly today. @rilla-askew.bsky.socialβ¬
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How fortunate for you because his writing and storytelling are fantastic.
31.07.2025 00:33 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ariel view of thousands of protesters marching against Donald Trump in Downtown Los Angeles #NoKingsProtest
14.06.2025 22:37 β π 3062 π 679 π¬ 40 π 43"It was the third of June
Another sleepy, dusty Delta day . . ."
One of the best examples of storytelling in song:
youtu.be/cJZ_ViDADOE?...
Certainly one of your most unusual responses to a play. It made me even more excited to see it next week.
21.05.2025 17:11 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The end of the first act is like being in the midst of a fever dream. The intensity takes it to an incredible place. A real thrill ride for the audience.
10.05.2025 04:36 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Hand me my magic wand, Iβm gonna try to turn these Trumpkins into a real administration. πͺπ€¦π»ββοΈπΆ #Incompetent #NewVideo #Parody
06.05.2025 15:19 β π 1270 π 410 π¬ 59 π 73I found this interview with Judith Butler to be a source of practical hope. Thanks to @karaswisher.bsky.social for providing this intelligent platform. Butler is at her clear, cogent, and compassionate best. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
24.04.2025 22:23 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0INCREDIBLE TURNOUT with hundreds of thousands of people attending #HandsOff rallies around the US to protest illegal cuts and government corruption β
#nyc #newyork #boston #ma #chicago #il #stpaul #minneapolis #mn #saltlakecity #ut #washington #dc
Who did this?
04.04.2025 13:14 β π 35361 π 11265 π¬ 1383 π 1390What an incredible piece of writing about this production! It makes me want to get on a plane for NY.
12.03.2025 02:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 070th Birthday breakfast.
07.03.2025 21:41 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs Coot season!
Our first trip to Balboa Lake in a decade. We courted here early in our relationship. Good memories.
Today in Puerto Vallarta
09.01.2025 04:16 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We have a list of ways to help for those looking to assist residents impacted by the Los Angeles County wildfires.
08.01.2025 22:39 β π 98 π 63 π¬ 2 π 9How to help people impacted by the California fires www.today.com/news/climate...
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