Eric Stover
@ewstover.bsky.social
Husband, father, musician, music educator, IT guy, history buff, space geek, geography nerd, animal lover, sports fan, ham radio operator, and a big kid at heart. I may live in Iowa, but I consider myself a citizen of the world.
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Context: Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
If this isn't a Pulitzer, I don't what is. Amazing story being told here.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
If this isn't a Pulitzer, I don't what is. Amazing story being told here.
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Context: Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
If this isn't a Pulitzer, I don't what is. Amazing story being told here.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
If this isn't a Pulitzer, I don't what is. Amazing story being told here.
I don't know who the special teams coach is for the Jets, but he's having a great week. A kick return for a TD followed by a punt return for a TD? Nice!
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I don't know who the special teams coach is for the Jets, but he's having a great week. A kick return for a TD followed by a punt return for a TD? Nice!
Went to my first protest in years yesterday. It was time well spent.
June 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Went to my first protest in years yesterday. It was time well spent.
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Best image of the day:
June 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Best image of the day:
What makes me smile? The knowledge that 25 years from now, "Taco Trade" is going to be on some 10th grader's history test.
May 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
What makes me smile? The knowledge that 25 years from now, "Taco Trade" is going to be on some 10th grader's history test.
Wait, what?!?
April 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Wait, what?!?
Who the hell is running MLBTV? Pete Hegseth? I've subscribed for YEARS and never seen a screwup this bad.
March 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Who the hell is running MLBTV? Pete Hegseth? I've subscribed for YEARS and never seen a screwup this bad.
Democratic Iowa Caucuses: Reporting our results in 2020 was the worst tech screwup in history.
MLBTV Opening Day 2025: Hold my beer....
MLBTV Opening Day 2025: Hold my beer....
March 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Democratic Iowa Caucuses: Reporting our results in 2020 was the worst tech screwup in history.
MLBTV Opening Day 2025: Hold my beer....
MLBTV Opening Day 2025: Hold my beer....
MLBTV was working beautifully, until it wasn't. Now, completely useless. WTF?
March 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
MLBTV was working beautifully, until it wasn't. Now, completely useless. WTF?
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Trump and Vance would NEVER, EVER, talk to Putin like that.
And everyone knows it.
And everyone knows it.
February 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trump and Vance would NEVER, EVER, talk to Putin like that.
And everyone knows it.
And everyone knows it.
Pithiest reaction that I read about Kendrick Lamar's halftime show was this:
"If it wasn't for you, it was probably about you." I'm not sure that I completely agree, but it's a pretty pithy take.
"If it wasn't for you, it was probably about you." I'm not sure that I completely agree, but it's a pretty pithy take.
February 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Pithiest reaction that I read about Kendrick Lamar's halftime show was this:
"If it wasn't for you, it was probably about you." I'm not sure that I completely agree, but it's a pretty pithy take.
"If it wasn't for you, it was probably about you." I'm not sure that I completely agree, but it's a pretty pithy take.
The same people who were terrified that George Soros would be a shadow President for Obama or Hillary Clinton openly embrace Elon Musk doing the same in a Trump administration.
Every accusation really is a confession.
Every accusation really is a confession.
February 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The same people who were terrified that George Soros would be a shadow President for Obama or Hillary Clinton openly embrace Elon Musk doing the same in a Trump administration.
Every accusation really is a confession.
Every accusation really is a confession.
One of my favorite concerts of the school year. Our symphonic band and full orchestra. I get to come and just listen.
January 31, 2025 at 2:01 AM
One of my favorite concerts of the school year. Our symphonic band and full orchestra. I get to come and just listen.
As much as I could comment on Trump’s response to the airliner crash, it pretty much speaks for itself… If you honestly believe it was appropriate, we have no business even having the conversation.
January 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
As much as I could comment on Trump’s response to the airliner crash, it pretty much speaks for itself… If you honestly believe it was appropriate, we have no business even having the conversation.
Not without controversy, Australia Day is like a combination of our 4th of July with our Columbus Day. Still, it's one of the two countries that I've called home, and I'll always have a soft spot for our mates down under. Happy Australia Day.
January 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Not without controversy, Australia Day is like a combination of our 4th of July with our Columbus Day. Still, it's one of the two countries that I've called home, and I'll always have a soft spot for our mates down under. Happy Australia Day.
I paid precious little attention to the inauguration today. And that's the blueprint for the future. Be aware but be selective in what you engage. Save the energy for the battles that matter and ignore the juvenile antics from Trump or his supporters.
January 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I paid precious little attention to the inauguration today. And that's the blueprint for the future. Be aware but be selective in what you engage. Save the energy for the battles that matter and ignore the juvenile antics from Trump or his supporters.
Bob Uecker nearly always made me laugh when I watched or heard him. He never made me want to cry until today. Rest in peace, sir. A life well lived. Baseball and the world is a lesser place without him in it.
January 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Bob Uecker nearly always made me laugh when I watched or heard him. He never made me want to cry until today. Rest in peace, sir. A life well lived. Baseball and the world is a lesser place without him in it.
Yep. What can you do? Stay engaged in your communities. The fine arts are a wonderful place to start. Art, literature, music, film. Expand your minds and don't give in to the garbage culture.
Everything is dumb and terrible, and it's gonna be dumb and terrible for a while. It’s important to do what you can to make it less dumb and terrible, and it's important to find a way make some contentment for yourself in spite of everything being dumb and terrible.
January 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Yep. What can you do? Stay engaged in your communities. The fine arts are a wonderful place to start. Art, literature, music, film. Expand your minds and don't give in to the garbage culture.
As we watch the horrible fires in California, at the same time we watch the funeral of the man who gave us FEMA. President Carter was ahead of his time.
January 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
As we watch the horrible fires in California, at the same time we watch the funeral of the man who gave us FEMA. President Carter was ahead of his time.
President Carter’s funeral was touching, funny, and I feel like we got to know both the President and the man a little better. May he rest in peace and may we remember him fondly. He gave us so much more than we give him credit for.
January 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
President Carter’s funeral was touching, funny, and I feel like we got to know both the President and the man a little better. May he rest in peace and may we remember him fondly. He gave us so much more than we give him credit for.
Blackburn and Leeds is really fun to watch.
January 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Blackburn and Leeds is really fun to watch.
Iowa State wins the Pop Tarts Bowl. That’s gotta be the best trophy presentation in sports.
December 29, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Iowa State wins the Pop Tarts Bowl. That’s gotta be the best trophy presentation in sports.