KC Shankland
@kcshankland.bsky.social
Proud father of 3 sons, Water Guy, Union Thug. Satisfied Royals, Chiefs & Jayhawks fan relocated to Cascadia.
Extraordinary. Found during my last visit to @powells.bsky.social sought out after reading his On the Marble Cliffs.
#booksky
"Natural laws are those that we perceive. At all points, when we ourselves enter the equation, we can no longer perceive them."
#booksky
"Natural laws are those that we perceive. At all points, when we ourselves enter the equation, we can no longer perceive them."
January 26, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Extraordinary. Found during my last visit to @powells.bsky.social sought out after reading his On the Marble Cliffs.
#booksky
"Natural laws are those that we perceive. At all points, when we ourselves enter the equation, we can no longer perceive them."
#booksky
"Natural laws are those that we perceive. At all points, when we ourselves enter the equation, we can no longer perceive them."
I'm rooting for the Bills for the first time in my life. What could go wrong?
January 17, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I'm rooting for the Bills for the first time in my life. What could go wrong?
Thicc pic at Mile High!
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Thicc pic at Mile High!
Emailed Hilton with same message.
On the phone with them right now.
You can host the armed goons terrorizing our families, or you can host us.
You can host the armed goons terrorizing our families, or you can host us.
It's worth your time to call Hilton to cancel your account with them. 1-800-446-6677. Here's why:
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
January 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Emailed Hilton with same message.
Reposted by KC Shankland
Can we maybe stop appointing his judges and funding his government now
January 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Can we maybe stop appointing his judges and funding his government now
Same, but 50 years or so. Go Dog, Go!!
This image has influenced my aesthetic for at least 35 years
December 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Same, but 50 years or so. Go Dog, Go!!
You and me both, Captain!
Like so many members of our military, serving this country changed my life. The Navy gave me opportunities I wouldn't dream of and taught me lessons I'll never forget. I'm grateful for everything our nation has given me, and I'll always do everything I can to give back to it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
You and me both, Captain!
Strange novel. 50s Scifi. A calvary man struggles in the postwar world. Nanobot bees, along with plants displaying detached human ears (?) A brilliant technologist must control the workers he depends on. Our war veteran protagonist undergoes a crises of integrity before taking a job.
#booksky
#booksky
November 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Strange novel. 50s Scifi. A calvary man struggles in the postwar world. Nanobot bees, along with plants displaying detached human ears (?) A brilliant technologist must control the workers he depends on. Our war veteran protagonist undergoes a crises of integrity before taking a job.
#booksky
#booksky
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4 runs, vaxxed?
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
4 runs, vaxxed?
Gotta blow him up Schnieder
Pete Rose barrels over Ray Fosse
YouTube video by MLB
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Gotta blow him up Schnieder
Three vignettes from the start of WW2 by Calvino.
Young men behaving badly once the guardrails of peace/civilization are removed.
Always, everywhere, anyone... after a few halting steps, pillaging and then worse follows.
#booksky
Young men behaving badly once the guardrails of peace/civilization are removed.
Always, everywhere, anyone... after a few halting steps, pillaging and then worse follows.
#booksky
October 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Three vignettes from the start of WW2 by Calvino.
Young men behaving badly once the guardrails of peace/civilization are removed.
Always, everywhere, anyone... after a few halting steps, pillaging and then worse follows.
#booksky
Young men behaving badly once the guardrails of peace/civilization are removed.
Always, everywhere, anyone... after a few halting steps, pillaging and then worse follows.
#booksky
It is very rare that a 400+ page novel leaves me wanting more.
I spent the morning savoring the last few pages. Just tremendous.
#booksky
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Signed First Edition
I spent the morning savoring the last few pages. Just tremendous.
#booksky
@harvardbookstore.bsky.social
Signed First Edition
October 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It is very rare that a 400+ page novel leaves me wanting more.
I spent the morning savoring the last few pages. Just tremendous.
#booksky
@harvardbookstore.bsky.social
Signed First Edition
I spent the morning savoring the last few pages. Just tremendous.
#booksky
@harvardbookstore.bsky.social
Signed First Edition
Delightful exploration of three Scottish tide pools built by the author.
Opens with a 200 million-year old geology lesson of granites and magma. Documents the tide life colonizing his creations. Goes on to document the anthropology and mythology of the Scottish people by the sea.
#booksky
Opens with a 200 million-year old geology lesson of granites and magma. Documents the tide life colonizing his creations. Goes on to document the anthropology and mythology of the Scottish people by the sea.
#booksky
October 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Delightful exploration of three Scottish tide pools built by the author.
Opens with a 200 million-year old geology lesson of granites and magma. Documents the tide life colonizing his creations. Goes on to document the anthropology and mythology of the Scottish people by the sea.
#booksky
Opens with a 200 million-year old geology lesson of granites and magma. Documents the tide life colonizing his creations. Goes on to document the anthropology and mythology of the Scottish people by the sea.
#booksky
Reposted by KC Shankland
French philosopher and novelist Jean-Paul Sartre knew what made fascists tick.
badfaithtimes.com/its-one-long...
badfaithtimes.com/its-one-long...
October 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
French philosopher and novelist Jean-Paul Sartre knew what made fascists tick.
badfaithtimes.com/its-one-long...
badfaithtimes.com/its-one-long...
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It feels immoral not to sign up for an effectively wild patreon sub as a sort of hazard pay after this game
I do not smoke and badly want a cigarette.
October 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
It feels immoral not to sign up for an effectively wild patreon sub as a sort of hazard pay after this game
Also, quit your job and find something that aligns with your morals.
You'll be happier & healthier, I promise.
You'll be happier & healthier, I promise.
And folks: if you're someone who might get fired for whooping it up, dancing, drinking, and having orgies in the streets when Trump bites it, please, stay silent and let those of us who are safe from such retribution whoop, dance, drink, and fornicate extra to cover for you.
October 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Also, quit your job and find something that aligns with your morals.
You'll be happier & healthier, I promise.
You'll be happier & healthier, I promise.
Maybe Kershaw would have thrown better if they would have shown Sandy Koufax on the TV more
October 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Maybe Kershaw would have thrown better if they would have shown Sandy Koufax on the TV more
STRATEGIC
HOPS
RESERVE
NOW
HOPS
RESERVE
NOW
I've pointed this out before and I'll say it again: Washington and Oregon together produce 84% of the nation's hops. Fuck with us and we could bring this nation to its knees.
Oregon National Guard troops can remain under Trump’s control but cannot deploy to Portland, appeals court says
The panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the temporary hold as they prepare to hear arguments Thursday morning on whether to grant a full hold.
www.seattletimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
STRATEGIC
HOPS
RESERVE
NOW
HOPS
RESERVE
NOW
Third, finished Uncle Mack's authorial debut!!!
Univ Press of KS
25 chapters exploring various sides or stories of the 34th POTUS
Learned a great deal more about Kay Summersby and the alleged affair (probably not as it turns out) & his late in life baptism is Mamie's faith & Emmy?!
#booksky
Univ Press of KS
25 chapters exploring various sides or stories of the 34th POTUS
Learned a great deal more about Kay Summersby and the alleged affair (probably not as it turns out) & his late in life baptism is Mamie's faith & Emmy?!
#booksky
October 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Third, finished Uncle Mack's authorial debut!!!
Univ Press of KS
25 chapters exploring various sides or stories of the 34th POTUS
Learned a great deal more about Kay Summersby and the alleged affair (probably not as it turns out) & his late in life baptism is Mamie's faith & Emmy?!
#booksky
Univ Press of KS
25 chapters exploring various sides or stories of the 34th POTUS
Learned a great deal more about Kay Summersby and the alleged affair (probably not as it turns out) & his late in life baptism is Mamie's faith & Emmy?!
#booksky
Book #2, fancy Folio Society version of Master & Commander.
Was fine, don't feel compelled to seek out the other twenty or so in the series.
#booksky
Was fine, don't feel compelled to seek out the other twenty or so in the series.
#booksky
October 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Book #2, fancy Folio Society version of Master & Commander.
Was fine, don't feel compelled to seek out the other twenty or so in the series.
#booksky
Was fine, don't feel compelled to seek out the other twenty or so in the series.
#booksky
A few days off, catching up on my TBR pile.
This wasn't really what I wanted and assumed much more familiarity with the various canons than I possess.
It reminded me of Jefferson's editing the miracles out of The Bible.
Batchelor has a new book comparing Socrates with The Buddha
#booksky
This wasn't really what I wanted and assumed much more familiarity with the various canons than I possess.
It reminded me of Jefferson's editing the miracles out of The Bible.
Batchelor has a new book comparing Socrates with The Buddha
#booksky
October 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A few days off, catching up on my TBR pile.
This wasn't really what I wanted and assumed much more familiarity with the various canons than I possess.
It reminded me of Jefferson's editing the miracles out of The Bible.
Batchelor has a new book comparing Socrates with The Buddha
#booksky
This wasn't really what I wanted and assumed much more familiarity with the various canons than I possess.
It reminded me of Jefferson's editing the miracles out of The Bible.
Batchelor has a new book comparing Socrates with The Buddha
#booksky
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At what point does a governor call up their National Guard to oppose the deployment of an out-of-state National Guard?
October 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
At what point does a governor call up their National Guard to oppose the deployment of an out-of-state National Guard?
Gonzo Jayhawk reporting for duty
Kermit Owl of Antifa checking in
your Antifa name is your favorite Muppet and your college mascot.
E.g., I’m Fozzie Continental.
E.g., I’m Fozzie Continental.
September 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Gonzo Jayhawk reporting for duty
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Signed First Ed
2 of 5 stars for at times discordant autofiction.
Read the LRB review and mostly agree
I'd prefer my autofictionaires to have done more than ride a bike around town
Buy a train ticket, leave home for ten years & then tell me THAT story
#booksky
Signed First Ed
2 of 5 stars for at times discordant autofiction.
Read the LRB review and mostly agree
I'd prefer my autofictionaires to have done more than ride a bike around town
Buy a train ticket, leave home for ten years & then tell me THAT story
#booksky
September 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@harvardbookstore.bsky.social
Signed First Ed
2 of 5 stars for at times discordant autofiction.
Read the LRB review and mostly agree
I'd prefer my autofictionaires to have done more than ride a bike around town
Buy a train ticket, leave home for ten years & then tell me THAT story
#booksky
Signed First Ed
2 of 5 stars for at times discordant autofiction.
Read the LRB review and mostly agree
I'd prefer my autofictionaires to have done more than ride a bike around town
Buy a train ticket, leave home for ten years & then tell me THAT story
#booksky