Spanïard from Montana
@bikesandbattles.bsky.social
Spain, Spanish history (particularly the Civil War). UPenn, Michigan, ICADE: econ., IR, law.
Sergei Eisenstein and motorcycles.
Jack (Handey) of all trades, master of none.
Sergei Eisenstein and motorcycles.
Jack (Handey) of all trades, master of none.
Pinned
Ciudad Universitaria now and during the war.
Met a girl on study abroad in undergrad –I had always planned on law school, but EU rules on non-EU candidates also made a law degree far easier to justify my candidacy for EU jobs than my Econ and IR degrees.
20 years later and three kids with her.
20 years later and three kids with her.
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Met a girl on study abroad in undergrad –I had always planned on law school, but EU rules on non-EU candidates also made a law degree far easier to justify my candidacy for EU jobs than my Econ and IR degrees.
20 years later and three kids with her.
20 years later and three kids with her.
Some very excited people leaving for the front in Spanish Civil War.
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Some very excited people leaving for the front in Spanish Civil War.
Now this is a true Spanish restaurant
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Now this is a true Spanish restaurant
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Walmart, is you ok?
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Walmart, is you ok?
When Calibre gets the metadata wrong, it really gets it wrong...
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
When Calibre gets the metadata wrong, it really gets it wrong...
Trump’s knack for these types of disarming comments is really something. I wish his parents would have hugged and supported him, because I would have loved to see a non-fully-transactional Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Trump’s knack for these types of disarming comments is really something. I wish his parents would have hugged and supported him, because I would have loved to see a non-fully-transactional Trump.
Rehearsing for the Christmas play. Nothing half-assed in this house
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Rehearsing for the Christmas play. Nothing half-assed in this house
A reminder: Russia deserves nothing but scorn and the obligation to rebuild Ukraine. And gtfo.
November 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A reminder: Russia deserves nothing but scorn and the obligation to rebuild Ukraine. And gtfo.
Chonky boi on the nationalist side of the battle line in Casa de Campo
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Chonky boi on the nationalist side of the battle line in Casa de Campo
Governor of Texas is bewildered by arbitration.
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Governor of Texas is bewildered by arbitration.
Reposted by Spanïard from Montana
The system to take care of veterans isn't broken: it's nonexistent. A single day goes by where U. S. veterans cannot receive care should be an impeachable offense for every single sitting politician, but of course keeping trans kids from playing high school baseball is the order of the day. Shameful
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The system to take care of veterans isn't broken: it's nonexistent. A single day goes by where U. S. veterans cannot receive care should be an impeachable offense for every single sitting politician, but of course keeping trans kids from playing high school baseball is the order of the day. Shameful
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Excellent from @gilestremlett
"Even today, Franco serves as a warning that outward mediocrity is no barrier to the ruthlessly ambitious." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Even today, Franco serves as a warning that outward mediocrity is no barrier to the ruthlessly ambitious." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Spain has too rosy a view of Franco’s regime. Let’s remind ourselves of its horrors | Giles Tremlett
Little is taught about the murderous, incompetent dictatorship – and now almost one in five young people say Franco was good for the country, says historian Giles Tremlett
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Excellent from @gilestremlett
"Even today, Franco serves as a warning that outward mediocrity is no barrier to the ruthlessly ambitious." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Even today, Franco serves as a warning that outward mediocrity is no barrier to the ruthlessly ambitious." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Posting my favorite photo of Franco on the 50th anniversary of his death
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Posting my favorite photo of Franco on the 50th anniversary of his death
Three big themes (among many) that come up in press and propaganda on both sides of the Spanish civil war.
The role of women, the importance of exercise and sports, and theater.
The role of women, the importance of exercise and sports, and theater.
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Three big themes (among many) that come up in press and propaganda on both sides of the Spanish civil war.
The role of women, the importance of exercise and sports, and theater.
The role of women, the importance of exercise and sports, and theater.
Wait, what?
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wait, what?
Soap advertisement in the Falangist publication “Y” (1939, the Nationalists’ “año triunfal”).
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Soap advertisement in the Falangist publication “Y” (1939, the Nationalists’ “año triunfal”).
Someone made a bad decision and his day, and life are over.
Someone made a bad decision and we lament a traffic jam, until we see him under the sheet on the shoulder and we’re ashamed we cared about the inconvenience.
Someone made a bad decision and a mother doesn’t yet know that it’s the worst
Someone made a bad decision and we lament a traffic jam, until we see him under the sheet on the shoulder and we’re ashamed we cared about the inconvenience.
Someone made a bad decision and a mother doesn’t yet know that it’s the worst
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Someone made a bad decision and his day, and life are over.
Someone made a bad decision and we lament a traffic jam, until we see him under the sheet on the shoulder and we’re ashamed we cared about the inconvenience.
Someone made a bad decision and a mother doesn’t yet know that it’s the worst
Someone made a bad decision and we lament a traffic jam, until we see him under the sheet on the shoulder and we’re ashamed we cared about the inconvenience.
Someone made a bad decision and a mother doesn’t yet know that it’s the worst
My in-laws brought me a flat cap from Scotland this spring. It’s raining and I threw it in.
I feel like I’m about to glass a bawbag.
I feel like I’m about to glass a bawbag.
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My in-laws brought me a flat cap from Scotland this spring. It’s raining and I threw it in.
I feel like I’m about to glass a bawbag.
I feel like I’m about to glass a bawbag.
Someone start a political party replacing the “l” in “Republican” with an uppercase “i”.
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Someone start a political party replacing the “l” in “Republican” with an uppercase “i”.
Memorial to Soviet volunteers in the Spanish Civil War.
Behind is the Spanish Falange’s yoke and arrows, where the first local boss of the Falange to die in the Civil War is buried.
Behind is the Spanish Falange’s yoke and arrows, where the first local boss of the Falange to die in the Civil War is buried.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Memorial to Soviet volunteers in the Spanish Civil War.
Behind is the Spanish Falange’s yoke and arrows, where the first local boss of the Falange to die in the Civil War is buried.
Behind is the Spanish Falange’s yoke and arrows, where the first local boss of the Falange to die in the Civil War is buried.
“Keep your head on a swivel.”
“Ok”
“Ok”
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“Keep your head on a swivel.”
“Ok”
“Ok”
“International breads”
November 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“International breads”
My eldest caught a fish this summer and now has the bug. So for her birthday my mom brought to Spain everything she needs for bass fishing.
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My eldest caught a fish this summer and now has the bug. So for her birthday my mom brought to Spain everything she needs for bass fishing.
My mom riding two up with me in Madrid
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My mom riding two up with me in Madrid
I had a dream @pattonoswalt.bsky.social was a dad at my kids’ school and I was talking to him about school things. Then he took my hand and we went skipping outside.
Jack Handey called Patton, who informed Jack that Patton and I were “taking giggles by the sea.”
A new inside joke for me and me.
Jack Handey called Patton, who informed Jack that Patton and I were “taking giggles by the sea.”
A new inside joke for me and me.
November 6, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I had a dream @pattonoswalt.bsky.social was a dad at my kids’ school and I was talking to him about school things. Then he took my hand and we went skipping outside.
Jack Handey called Patton, who informed Jack that Patton and I were “taking giggles by the sea.”
A new inside joke for me and me.
Jack Handey called Patton, who informed Jack that Patton and I were “taking giggles by the sea.”
A new inside joke for me and me.