PJ Lusk
@pjlusk.bsky.social
Takes my own, probably silly | Tar Heel | Trek fan | Lead author on In The Raptor’s Claws: Earth, Romulus, and the War that Birthed the Federation
https://intheraptorsclaws.wordpress.com/
https://intheraptorsclaws.wordpress.com/
No particular order here:
1. History of North Carolina pre 1865
2. History of Sea Power
3. US Campaigns and Elections
4. Intro to Comparative Literature (the professor showed us Darmok the first day)
5. Microeconomics Theory and Applications (the first and last time calculus clicked for me)
1. History of North Carolina pre 1865
2. History of Sea Power
3. US Campaigns and Elections
4. Intro to Comparative Literature (the professor showed us Darmok the first day)
5. Microeconomics Theory and Applications (the first and last time calculus clicked for me)
1. Empire of Emancipation, 1828-1848
2. Body and Power in Colonial Africa
3. Revolution and the End of Slavery
4. London Life in the 18th Century
5. Early Modern Jamaica 1650-1710
2. Body and Power in Colonial Africa
3. Revolution and the End of Slavery
4. London Life in the 18th Century
5. Early Modern Jamaica 1650-1710
My top 5 undergrad classes, in order:
1. Evolution of Animal Behavior
2. Human Genetics
3. Sexology
4. Philosophy of Bioethics
5. Evolution of Sex
Only reason #5 is ranked so low is because of the jarring realization it was all just a bunch of math and statistics (still profoundly interesting)
1. Evolution of Animal Behavior
2. Human Genetics
3. Sexology
4. Philosophy of Bioethics
5. Evolution of Sex
Only reason #5 is ranked so low is because of the jarring realization it was all just a bunch of math and statistics (still profoundly interesting)
February 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
No particular order here:
1. History of North Carolina pre 1865
2. History of Sea Power
3. US Campaigns and Elections
4. Intro to Comparative Literature (the professor showed us Darmok the first day)
5. Microeconomics Theory and Applications (the first and last time calculus clicked for me)
1. History of North Carolina pre 1865
2. History of Sea Power
3. US Campaigns and Elections
4. Intro to Comparative Literature (the professor showed us Darmok the first day)
5. Microeconomics Theory and Applications (the first and last time calculus clicked for me)
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In America the only way to retire from working is to let Gunther choke you to death
January 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
In America the only way to retire from working is to let Gunther choke you to death
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‘In a very real sense, Trinity Rodman is Greenland’ is a level of getting lost in the sauce I’m not sure we’ve ever seen.
January 30, 2026 at 12:23 AM
‘In a very real sense, Trinity Rodman is Greenland’ is a level of getting lost in the sauce I’m not sure we’ve ever seen.
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For anyone out there (for no reason in particular...) who may have read, enjoyed, felt something etc from reading 'Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' - positive reviews on places like goodreads, Amazon etc help ensure that fictional non-fiction remains a viable option in the future
January 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
For anyone out there (for no reason in particular...) who may have read, enjoyed, felt something etc from reading 'Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' - positive reviews on places like goodreads, Amazon etc help ensure that fictional non-fiction remains a viable option in the future
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Yet more new art! Thanks again to @steillustrates.bsky.social
Tunnels of asteroid “Brown Bear,” Arcturus System, January 2158
Tunnels of asteroid “Brown Bear,” Arcturus System, January 2158
January 26, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Yet more new art! Thanks again to @steillustrates.bsky.social
Tunnels of asteroid “Brown Bear,” Arcturus System, January 2158
Tunnels of asteroid “Brown Bear,” Arcturus System, January 2158
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genuinely don't give a fractional fuck how cornball civics class it sounds, the promise of America is so tremendous that it's worth choking back the cynicism and fighting towards its realization with the rest of our lives
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
genuinely don't give a fractional fuck how cornball civics class it sounds, the promise of America is so tremendous that it's worth choking back the cynicism and fighting towards its realization with the rest of our lives
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STUDIO 60 is often hilarious, but almost entirely by mistake.
January 23, 2026 at 5:35 PM
STUDIO 60 is often hilarious, but almost entirely by mistake.
As true today as it was 23 years ago. Maybe more so:
January 22, 2026 at 7:04 PM
As true today as it was 23 years ago. Maybe more so:
WELP
NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE PATENTED CARSON BECK BAD PICK
I CAN FEEL IT
I CAN FEEL IT
January 20, 2026 at 4:16 AM
WELP
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The highest compliment I can give Miami right now is that it feels like Indiana is down by 10 instead of up by 3
January 20, 2026 at 3:29 AM
The highest compliment I can give Miami right now is that it feels like Indiana is down by 10 instead of up by 3
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If anyone is interested in the larger picture of what was going on here, check out chapter 6 of my ongoing (and soon to be finished) history of the Earth-Romulan War, In The Raptor’s Claws!
intheraptorsclaws.wordpress.com/2024/05/10/c...
intheraptorsclaws.wordpress.com/2024/05/10/c...
January 14, 2026 at 2:19 AM
If anyone is interested in the larger picture of what was going on here, check out chapter 6 of my ongoing (and soon to be finished) history of the Earth-Romulan War, In The Raptor’s Claws!
intheraptorsclaws.wordpress.com/2024/05/10/c...
intheraptorsclaws.wordpress.com/2024/05/10/c...
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Okay but naming an Operation" Chartreuse Freedom is complete commitment to the Bushpunk beats of Enterprise and @intheraptorsclaws.bsky.social in general
More new art! Thanks again @steillustrates.bsky.social!
Operation Chartreuse Freedom Starfleet Task Force over Verex III, June 2158
Operation Chartreuse Freedom Starfleet Task Force over Verex III, June 2158
January 11, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Okay but naming an Operation" Chartreuse Freedom is complete commitment to the Bushpunk beats of Enterprise and @intheraptorsclaws.bsky.social in general
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More new art! Thanks again @steillustrates.bsky.social!
Operation Chartreuse Freedom Starfleet Task Force over Verex III, June 2158
Operation Chartreuse Freedom Starfleet Task Force over Verex III, June 2158
January 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
More new art! Thanks again @steillustrates.bsky.social!
Operation Chartreuse Freedom Starfleet Task Force over Verex III, June 2158
Operation Chartreuse Freedom Starfleet Task Force over Verex III, June 2158
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Chapter 25 - The Battle of Sol
Earth must be destroyed! Earth will be destroyed! Now is not the time to lose sight of that righteous goal! – Senator T’Leikha
intheraptorsclaws.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/c...
Earth must be destroyed! Earth will be destroyed! Now is not the time to lose sight of that righteous goal! – Senator T’Leikha
intheraptorsclaws.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/c...
Chapter 26 – The Battle of Sol
Earth must be destroyed! Earth will be destroyed! Now is not the time to lose sight of that righteous goal! – Senator T’Leikha The path to the Battle of Sol on February 28, 2160 – what …
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January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Chapter 25 - The Battle of Sol
Earth must be destroyed! Earth will be destroyed! Now is not the time to lose sight of that righteous goal! – Senator T’Leikha
intheraptorsclaws.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/c...
Earth must be destroyed! Earth will be destroyed! Now is not the time to lose sight of that righteous goal! – Senator T’Leikha
intheraptorsclaws.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/c...
I’ve always personally been a fan of Imperial Guard, a vast collection of dudes facing all the wildest shit sci-fi/fantasy can come up with using…regular tanks. Dudes with guns. Things of that nature.
while it's in my head
40k factions played by people with pure souls:
Chaos Space Marines (love blood)
Orks (love fight)
Imperial Knights (want big robot)
Night Lords (wholesome 100% evil)
Tyranids (love bugs)
Tau (おはようございます!!!)
40k factions played by people with pure souls:
Chaos Space Marines (love blood)
Orks (love fight)
Imperial Knights (want big robot)
Night Lords (wholesome 100% evil)
Tyranids (love bugs)
Tau (おはようございます!!!)
January 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I’ve always personally been a fan of Imperial Guard, a vast collection of dudes facing all the wildest shit sci-fi/fantasy can come up with using…regular tanks. Dudes with guns. Things of that nature.
Martin Luther nailed a 95 post long tweet thread on the door of a church, its gotta be him
Do you have a historical figure you most wish got to be a poster? I feel like you must have a better answer than mine, which is Churchill. The guy started autobiography when he was 19 I think. And just never stopped. True poster.
January 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Martin Luther nailed a 95 post long tweet thread on the door of a church, its gotta be him
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Mad Men, Justice League Unlimited.
Most controversially, I'll say Seinfeld. Thematically, putting the cast on trial for their years of assholery and sentencing them to live in their own private No Exit is sublime. Audiences at the time DID NOT get it. They're wrong
Most controversially, I'll say Seinfeld. Thematically, putting the cast on trial for their years of assholery and sentencing them to live in their own private No Exit is sublime. Audiences at the time DID NOT get it. They're wrong
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Mad Men, Justice League Unlimited.
Most controversially, I'll say Seinfeld. Thematically, putting the cast on trial for their years of assholery and sentencing them to live in their own private No Exit is sublime. Audiences at the time DID NOT get it. They're wrong
Most controversially, I'll say Seinfeld. Thematically, putting the cast on trial for their years of assholery and sentencing them to live in their own private No Exit is sublime. Audiences at the time DID NOT get it. They're wrong
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Loved working on this. Thanks @pjlusk.bsky.social @intheraptorsclaws.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Loved working on this. Thanks @pjlusk.bsky.social @intheraptorsclaws.bsky.social
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New art for In The Raptor’s Claws from @steillustrates.bsky.social! Here we have the official photo of the Big Four Plus One leaders of of the Coalition of Planets, taken at the Alpha Trianguli Peace Conference:
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 AM
New art for In The Raptor’s Claws from @steillustrates.bsky.social! Here we have the official photo of the Big Four Plus One leaders of of the Coalition of Planets, taken at the Alpha Trianguli Peace Conference:
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January 2, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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Today I saw God die
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Today I saw God die
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Indiana fans are now chanting We Want Bama
January 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Indiana fans are now chanting We Want Bama
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Bama kicking a sad "let's not get shut out" third quarter field goal like a 2-9 NFL team against *Indiana* is just a mind-blowing thing, man.
January 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Bama kicking a sad "let's not get shut out" third quarter field goal like a 2-9 NFL team against *Indiana* is just a mind-blowing thing, man.
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At just about every point in the last century, the normal score would've been Alabama 24, Indiana 0
January 1, 2026 at 11:11 PM
At just about every point in the last century, the normal score would've been Alabama 24, Indiana 0
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YOUR Indiana Hoosiers
January 1, 2026 at 9:57 PM
YOUR Indiana Hoosiers