Steve McCluskey
@stevemccluskey.bsky.social
🇺🇸🇮🇪🇪🇺Chicago born Irish-American. History of Science / Cultural Astronomy: Medieval and Native American. USNavy 1961-7. Husband, father, grandfather. Catholic, Democrat, West Virginian.
There must be a story behind your mystery.
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
There must be a story behind your mystery.
I wonder if this is one of the products of the student protests of Paris ‘68. (I thought of that since I was at Columbia ‘68).
January 28, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I wonder if this is one of the products of the student protests of Paris ‘68. (I thought of that since I was at Columbia ‘68).
Reposted by Steve McCluskey
A DHS statement claimed “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers” with “a handgun” in the Alex Pretti shooting incident. A Bellingcat analysis of the footage appears to show that a gun was taken away from where Pretti was situated by an agent just before the first shot was fired.
January 24, 2026 at 10:29 PM
A DHS statement claimed “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers” with “a handgun” in the Alex Pretti shooting incident. A Bellingcat analysis of the footage appears to show that a gun was taken away from where Pretti was situated by an agent just before the first shot was fired.
I don’t remember the globe – it’s been a while.
January 24, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I don’t remember the globe – it’s been a while.
The slogan on Sec Burgum’s hard hat has two meanings: one supports mining; the other describes the central Trumpist philosophy.
January 23, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The slogan on Sec Burgum’s hard hat has two meanings: one supports mining; the other describes the central Trumpist philosophy.
His color scheme is closer to the Proud Boys’
January 22, 2026 at 9:21 PM
His color scheme is closer to the Proud Boys’
I was surprised to see this from the Washington Post – until I looked at the date.
Wish you and many other good people were still there.
Wish you and many other good people were still there.
January 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I was surprised to see this from the Washington Post – until I looked at the date.
Wish you and many other good people were still there.
Wish you and many other good people were still there.
Fixed it for you:
Unknown dumb guy Matt Taibbi chimes in
Unknown dumb guy Matt Taibbi chimes in
January 22, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Fixed it for you:
Unknown dumb guy Matt Taibbi chimes in
Unknown dumb guy Matt Taibbi chimes in
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
“He [William of Conches] interpreted as allegorical the biblical claim about waters above and below the firmament, which he considered to be ‘against reason.’”
“He [William of Conches] interpreted as allegorical the biblical claim about waters above and below the firmament, which he considered to be ‘against reason.’”
January 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
“He [William of Conches] interpreted as allegorical the biblical claim about waters above and below the firmament, which he considered to be ‘against reason.’”
“He [William of Conches] interpreted as allegorical the biblical claim about waters above and below the firmament, which he considered to be ‘against reason.’”
I’ve always liked Jonathan Wiener’s The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time (ISBN 0-679-40003-6)
January 20, 2026 at 3:36 PM
I’ve always liked Jonathan Wiener’s The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time (ISBN 0-679-40003-6)
The impressionist collection at the Art Institute in Chicago is worth the trip.
January 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The impressionist collection at the Art Institute in Chicago is worth the trip.
I should have read your alt text before replying 😕 Very well done.
January 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I should have read your alt text before replying 😕 Very well done.
I see how you flipped that image. Nice reflection with the ripples on top.
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I see how you flipped that image. Nice reflection with the ripples on top.
As a historian, who generally has months to polish my texts, I’m in awe of journalists and lawyers who get things out in hours.
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
As a historian, who generally has months to polish my texts, I’m in awe of journalists and lawyers who get things out in hours.
Two lines down “Parties” needs an apostrophe.
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Two lines down “Parties” needs an apostrophe.
Having seen the ubiquity of tactical nukes in the 1960s, I’m not sure you want to go that route.
January 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Having seen the ubiquity of tactical nukes in the 1960s, I’m not sure you want to go that route.
Body cameras, if they wore them, would test the DHS account, but Judge Ellis’s requirement probably doesn’t apply in Minnesota.
January 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Body cameras, if they wore them, would test the DHS account, but Judge Ellis’s requirement probably doesn’t apply in Minnesota.
Thank you for the fascinating picture!
January 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Thank you for the fascinating picture!
Is it the real world when two people I’ve never heard of, “knowles + walsh”, are described as “the major pundits”?
January 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Is it the real world when two people I’ve never heard of, “knowles + walsh”, are described as “the major pundits”?
Sorry. Saw it a few decades ago and don’t remember the source.
December 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Sorry. Saw it a few decades ago and don’t remember the source.