Spanïard from Montana
@bikesandbattles.bsky.social
Spain, Spanish history (particularly the Civil War). UPenn, Michigan, ICADE: econ., IR, law.
Sergei Eisenstein and motorcycles.
Jack (Handey) of all trades, master of none.
Sergei Eisenstein and motorcycles.
Jack (Handey) of all trades, master of none.
Well that escalated quickly…
December 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Well that escalated quickly…
When I was a kid I would take two of these, proceed to call the toll-free number for the airline catalog, and select French and Spanish operators; then I’d put the phones together and have them talk to each other during the flight.
The operators always cracked up.
The operators always cracked up.
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When I was a kid I would take two of these, proceed to call the toll-free number for the airline catalog, and select French and Spanish operators; then I’d put the phones together and have them talk to each other during the flight.
The operators always cracked up.
The operators always cracked up.
I’ll never fall out of love with you, Madrid.
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I’ll never fall out of love with you, Madrid.
My father in law went to Plaza Mayor and got me a (modified) traditional caganer.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caganer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caganer
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My father in law went to Plaza Mayor and got me a (modified) traditional caganer.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caganer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caganer
A Mexican stripper clip (Mauser) I found in Casa de Campo recently. Note the “FNC”.
November 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A Mexican stripper clip (Mauser) I found in Casa de Campo recently. Note the “FNC”.
Lots of people going to this protest (Madrid).
November 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Lots of people going to this protest (Madrid).
Someone did. It was first the swastika and the Celtic cross (here usually associated with JNR, Juventud Nacional Revolucionaria).
I always document stickers and graffiti
I always document stickers and graffiti
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Someone did. It was first the swastika and the Celtic cross (here usually associated with JNR, Juventud Nacional Revolucionaria).
I always document stickers and graffiti
I always document stickers and graffiti
My kids saw this graffiti (Madrid) on the way to school and asked what a “Nazi local” was.
November 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My kids saw this graffiti (Madrid) on the way to school and asked what a “Nazi local” was.
Costco coming through for me
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Costco coming through for me
Bala o bellota?
Yes.
Yes.
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Bala o bellota?
Yes.
Yes.
Time-traveling fascist Benedict Cumberbatch really steals the show in this March 1938 malt cream (coffee alternative) ad in an article published in the Nationalist-backing publication Aragon about international "friends".
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Time-traveling fascist Benedict Cumberbatch really steals the show in this March 1938 malt cream (coffee alternative) ad in an article published in the Nationalist-backing publication Aragon about international "friends".
I am an absolute sucker for coats/jackets, particularly wax-cloth and leather. A true weakness.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I am an absolute sucker for coats/jackets, particularly wax-cloth and leather. A true weakness.
"...Ryan returns home with his secretary..."
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"...Ryan returns home with his secretary..."
Some very excited people leaving for the front in Spanish Civil War.
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Some very excited people leaving for the front in Spanish Civil War.
As I was saying. Spanish lunch…
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As I was saying. Spanish lunch…
Now this is a true Spanish restaurant
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Now this is a true Spanish restaurant
"Living Free"
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"Living Free"
When Calibre gets the metadata wrong, it really gets it wrong...
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
When Calibre gets the metadata wrong, it really gets it wrong...
Trump’s knack for these types of disarming comments is really something. I wish his parents would have hugged and supported him, because I would have loved to see a non-fully-transactional Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Trump’s knack for these types of disarming comments is really something. I wish his parents would have hugged and supported him, because I would have loved to see a non-fully-transactional Trump.
That thread already IS about tanks!
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
That thread already IS about tanks!
Rehearsing for the Christmas play. Nothing half-assed in this house
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Rehearsing for the Christmas play. Nothing half-assed in this house
FNT 35 = Fábrica Nacional de Toledo 1935
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
FNT 35 = Fábrica Nacional de Toledo 1935