Brad Proctor
@bdproctor.bsky.social
Historian at the Evergreen State College, occasional/lapsed banjo player, IndyCar fan.
Olympia, WA. 🏳️🌈
Olympia, WA. 🏳️🌈
Today is a good day to remind people to disable autoplaying video in all your social media apps, especially BlueSky. Go to Settings (gear icon), then "Content and Media," then disable the "Autoplay video and GIFs" toggle.
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Today is a good day to remind people to disable autoplaying video in all your social media apps, especially BlueSky. Go to Settings (gear icon), then "Content and Media," then disable the "Autoplay video and GIFs" toggle.
The Christmas table train before I boxed it up yesterday
December 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Christmas table train before I boxed it up yesterday
About to board a plane and it is so early I am not entirely sure which direction is up
December 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
About to board a plane and it is so early I am not entirely sure which direction is up
This moment has extra salience this year
December 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This moment has extra salience this year
Sharing my favorite aesthetics, answers to what the future should look like, from the left/liberals/anti-fascism:
December 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Sharing my favorite aesthetics, answers to what the future should look like, from the left/liberals/anti-fascism:
This is why I grieve.
December 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
This is why I grieve.
I've been told I look like Linguine for over a decade. Tonight I reunited with Remy!
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I've been told I look like Linguine for over a decade. Tonight I reunited with Remy!
Yeah okay but they seldom make history
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Yeah okay but they seldom make history
I wish I was the moon tonight
September 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I wish I was the moon tonight
Today in educational dystopia...
Check out the truly incredible rationalizations and unstated assumptions!
Check out the truly incredible rationalizations and unstated assumptions!
August 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today in educational dystopia...
Check out the truly incredible rationalizations and unstated assumptions!
Check out the truly incredible rationalizations and unstated assumptions!
Earlier in August, I went to two very different race tracks with two very different races. Posting these pictures without context because it's better that way.
August 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Earlier in August, I went to two very different race tracks with two very different races. Posting these pictures without context because it's better that way.
Random pictures for July
July 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Random pictures for July
The world is filled with loss and grief but I made a sweet and sour tofu with bok choy and fava beans tonight
July 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The world is filled with loss and grief but I made a sweet and sour tofu with bok choy and fava beans tonight
Thank you for settling which Golden Girl I actually am, spam texter!!
July 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Thank you for settling which Golden Girl I actually am, spam texter!!
Watching IndyCar at Road America
June 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Watching IndyCar at Road America
Andor meme that cracked me up, stolen from the internet
June 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Andor meme that cracked me up, stolen from the internet
Chicken, potato salad (ancient family recipe), and okra, squash, and mushrooms.
June 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Chicken, potato salad (ancient family recipe), and okra, squash, and mushrooms.
Summertime on brand
June 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Summertime on brand
It is inconceivable to me that any human would be surprised to not see those fake CGI rocks, let alone prefer the version with them. That is categorically insane!
June 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It is inconceivable to me that any human would be surprised to not see those fake CGI rocks, let alone prefer the version with them. That is categorically insane!
Night 2 of the rock show
June 12, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Night 2 of the rock show
Hey @whatahellofawaytodad.com appreciate the technical I saw in Lacey, WA today
June 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Hey @whatahellofawaytodad.com appreciate the technical I saw in Lacey, WA today