Clay Cooper
@tclaycooper.bsky.social
History Ph.D. Twitter refugee. History, culture, sports (Braves, Vols, Titans, Falcons, F1, WRC), politics if I feel like staring into the void
Fascinating the Ravens front office thinks Harbaugh was the one who made Lamar Jackson get hurt and Derrick Henry fumble in several big moments.
January 7, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Fascinating the Ravens front office thinks Harbaugh was the one who made Lamar Jackson get hurt and Derrick Henry fumble in several big moments.
It seems like the conversation about US soldiers resisting illegal military orders was highly relevant after all
January 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
It seems like the conversation about US soldiers resisting illegal military orders was highly relevant after all
Fox News is falling in line so fast on Venezuela even though most of their own viewers are opposed to it
January 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Fox News is falling in line so fast on Venezuela even though most of their own viewers are opposed to it
If you can recognizably play your school’s fight song by clicking a ballpoint pen, it’s not melodic enough. Looking at you Boomer Sooner
January 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
If you can recognizably play your school’s fight song by clicking a ballpoint pen, it’s not melodic enough. Looking at you Boomer Sooner
If you told me the Ravens and Chiefs were going to miss the playoffs four months ago, I would have assumed you were on bath salts.
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 AM
If you told me the Ravens and Chiefs were going to miss the playoffs four months ago, I would have assumed you were on bath salts.
Never ever trust a kicker. Good lord.
January 5, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Never ever trust a kicker. Good lord.
The Falcons could have so easily won the division this year. Sigh.
January 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The Falcons could have so easily won the division this year. Sigh.
I’m not sure what the Mannings thought Marshawn Lynch was going to say on his return appearance but “shit fuck” right off the bat was a strong start
January 4, 2026 at 3:08 AM
I’m not sure what the Mannings thought Marshawn Lynch was going to say on his return appearance but “shit fuck” right off the bat was a strong start
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Letting so many teams with losing records into bowls is a sign of how worthless 80% of bowls have become
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Letting so many teams with losing records into bowls is a sign of how worthless 80% of bowls have become
Burn warnings and bans be damned. Light up the sky, southerners. What could go wrong?
January 1, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Burn warnings and bans be damned. Light up the sky, southerners. What could go wrong?
I am envious of anyone saying they’ve had a good year and suspect they don’t keep up with the news. This has been my default position for the last ten years now.
January 1, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I am envious of anyone saying they’ve had a good year and suspect they don’t keep up with the news. This has been my default position for the last ten years now.
Surely the cornflakes should be in milk to dump on the winning coach of the Tony the Tiger Bowl
December 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Surely the cornflakes should be in milk to dump on the winning coach of the Tony the Tiger Bowl
I don’t know why we normalized players sitting out bowl games.
December 31, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I don’t know why we normalized players sitting out bowl games.
Tom Hart is exhausting
December 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Tom Hart is exhausting
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Studying history and reading novels both get us out of our own heads, the first by helping us to imagine different worlds, and the second by prompting us to inhabit different subjectivities.
Those who do neither are forever imprisoned in the here, the now, and the self.
Those who do neither are forever imprisoned in the here, the now, and the self.
December 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Studying history and reading novels both get us out of our own heads, the first by helping us to imagine different worlds, and the second by prompting us to inhabit different subjectivities.
Those who do neither are forever imprisoned in the here, the now, and the self.
Those who do neither are forever imprisoned in the here, the now, and the self.
Year-end summary for the U.S.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Year-end summary for the U.S.
The grinch who stole NFL offense
December 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The grinch who stole NFL offense
After seeing Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story conservatively thirty times each, I find Vacation more tedious with each rewatch, probably in part because of the more I’ve learned about Chase and Quaid. Meanwhile I appreciate Christmas Story more each year. McGavin was a comedic genius
December 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
After seeing Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story conservatively thirty times each, I find Vacation more tedious with each rewatch, probably in part because of the more I’ve learned about Chase and Quaid. Meanwhile I appreciate Christmas Story more each year. McGavin was a comedic genius
Correcting bad history on Reddit subs should be a paid position
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Correcting bad history on Reddit subs should be a paid position
I just needed six points from Henderson to make the finals and he got hurt. Sigh.
December 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I just needed six points from Henderson to make the finals and he got hurt. Sigh.
I don’t know why the refs needed five minutes to talk about that. OPI on 4th down clearly ended the game
December 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I don’t know why the refs needed five minutes to talk about that. OPI on 4th down clearly ended the game
I really thought I was the wide receiver whisperer sitting George Pickens for Mike Evans. Probably going to knock me out of the fantasy playoffs.
December 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I really thought I was the wide receiver whisperer sitting George Pickens for Mike Evans. Probably going to knock me out of the fantasy playoffs.
I genuinely can’t wait to see how much higher the ratings are for Green Bay/Chicago than a college football playoff game on a channel a lot of people don’t even get anymore.
December 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I genuinely can’t wait to see how much higher the ratings are for Green Bay/Chicago than a college football playoff game on a channel a lot of people don’t even get anymore.