Jurjen Smies
@clogsoveralabama.bsky.social
Originally from the Netherlands, now hip-deep in the Dirty South. History nerd, former UN staff member and Dutch army sergeant, socially liberal, dyed-in-the-wool skeptic and atheist, coffee enthusiast, decent cook. (He/him/his)
"[...] Billings (2023) found that concealed carry permitholders are more likely to have a gun stolen than non-permitholders with similar demographic characteristics and that neighborhoods with more concealed carry permits experience increased levels of violent crime."
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"[...] Billings (2023) found that concealed carry permitholders are more likely to have a gun stolen than non-permitholders with similar demographic characteristics and that neighborhoods with more concealed carry permits experience increased levels of violent crime."
I've seen a million faces
And I've rocked them all
'Cause I'm a cowboy
On a steel horse I ride
And I've rocked them all
'Cause I'm a cowboy
On a steel horse I ride
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I've seen a million faces
And I've rocked them all
'Cause I'm a cowboy
On a steel horse I ride
And I've rocked them all
'Cause I'm a cowboy
On a steel horse I ride
Montgomery, AL
October 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Montgomery, AL
For some feline relief from the doomscrolling, the outdoor cats from the house next door discovered my car... (I moved in last week.)
October 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
For some feline relief from the doomscrolling, the outdoor cats from the house next door discovered my car... (I moved in last week.)
I wasn't aware of this. It seems like an ill-advised move to be applying for two jobs at once.
September 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I wasn't aware of this. It seems like an ill-advised move to be applying for two jobs at once.
Courtesy of @melbuer.bsky.social, looks like they roped in Border Patrol for this op as well.
July 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Courtesy of @melbuer.bsky.social, looks like they roped in Border Patrol for this op as well.
"We've got skulls on our hats..."
July 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"We've got skulls on our hats..."
"I'm sorry, it looks like your car has been possessed by Sauron."
July 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"I'm sorry, it looks like your car has been possessed by Sauron."
Fortunately, I have a pic from 1999 as well!
July 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Fortunately, I have a pic from 1999 as well!
"I'm Agent Page, this is Agent Plant..."
June 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"I'm Agent Page, this is Agent Plant..."
Hat tip to @parkermolloy.com for this: a cartoon by Charles Brooks in the Birmingham News from the "long hot summer" of 1967.
Brooks was in a position to know better, because the Birmingham riot had taken place four years prior, at the trail end of Project C(onfrontation). [...]
Brooks was in a position to know better, because the Birmingham riot had taken place four years prior, at the trail end of Project C(onfrontation). [...]
June 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Hat tip to @parkermolloy.com for this: a cartoon by Charles Brooks in the Birmingham News from the "long hot summer" of 1967.
Brooks was in a position to know better, because the Birmingham riot had taken place four years prior, at the trail end of Project C(onfrontation). [...]
Brooks was in a position to know better, because the Birmingham riot had taken place four years prior, at the trail end of Project C(onfrontation). [...]
Specifically, the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), originally founded as the Nazi party's security service but folded into the general SS. Pictured: SD sergeant Josef Blösche during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943. Note the black collar patches and SD rhombus on the left sleeve.
June 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Specifically, the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), originally founded as the Nazi party's security service but folded into the general SS. Pictured: SD sergeant Josef Blösche during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943. Note the black collar patches and SD rhombus on the left sleeve.