Ian Campbell
@iwcampbell.bsky.social
Keweenaw born and raised; Michigan alum x 2; historian of the Russian Empire at UC Davis. Happiest in the kitchen or on a trail. Personal account; opinions my own.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
Taking the evening to read some genre fiction
/lowers sunglasses
so I can talk about it with my mom.
/lowers sunglasses
so I can talk about it with my mom.
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Taking the evening to read some genre fiction
/lowers sunglasses
so I can talk about it with my mom.
/lowers sunglasses
so I can talk about it with my mom.
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It’s not a sign of good character but there is a tiny part of me, every November 10, that’s like 😍 UPPER PENINSULA MENTIONED 😍
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It’s not a sign of good character but there is a tiny part of me, every November 10, that’s like 😍 UPPER PENINSULA MENTIONED 😍
Does anyone know
Where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
UMMGC - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Does anyone know
Where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
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CICERO, IL — Trump’s ICE goons pepper spray into a family’s car and hits a 1 year old baby girl.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
CICERO, IL — Trump’s ICE goons pepper spray into a family’s car and hits a 1 year old baby girl.
It’s from the old site and it’s an older post, but the lessons here are timeless
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It’s from the old site and it’s an older post, but the lessons here are timeless
In these trying times it is a genuine comfort to know that one of the editors of Wikipedia's list of cheeses cares more about a single Montenegrin cheese than I have probably ever cared about anything
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
In these trying times it is a genuine comfort to know that one of the editors of Wikipedia's list of cheeses cares more about a single Montenegrin cheese than I have probably ever cared about anything
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Wish people with any kind of audience would please focus on this shitshow still actually being Republican’s fault entirely
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Wish people with any kind of audience would please focus on this shitshow still actually being Republican’s fault entirely
It’s a good beer, folks.
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It’s a good beer, folks.
Upside of the Commanders benching my cousin was that I could enjoy that Lions beatdown without feeling even a little guilty
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Upside of the Commanders benching my cousin was that I could enjoy that Lions beatdown without feeling even a little guilty
Even Costco noticeably pricy now. And we are comfortably middle class. So if we’re changing our habits some, people who are less comfortably middle class are really feeling it. And people who in normal times would be getting SNAP must be basically fucked.
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Even Costco noticeably pricy now. And we are comfortably middle class. So if we’re changing our habits some, people who are less comfortably middle class are really feeling it. And people who in normal times would be getting SNAP must be basically fucked.
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This article talks a lot about how in peasant, subsistence life life was divided into "cycles," and while people in the past liked nice things - good food, nice clothes - imo the danger of nostalgic idealization is we tend to focus on the *high points of those cycles*
acoup.blog/2025/10/17/c...
acoup.blog/2025/10/17/c...
Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part V: Life In Cycles
This is the fifth and final part of our series (I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb, IVc, IVd, IVe) looking at the structures of life for pre-modern peasant farmers and showing how historical modeling can …
acoup.blog
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This article talks a lot about how in peasant, subsistence life life was divided into "cycles," and while people in the past liked nice things - good food, nice clothes - imo the danger of nostalgic idealization is we tend to focus on the *high points of those cycles*
acoup.blog/2025/10/17/c...
acoup.blog/2025/10/17/c...
Fuck him up, Joyce Carol Oates.
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Fuck him up, Joyce Carol Oates.
Oh man. Biebl’s Ave Maria is one of the greatest things in the male voice repertoire (so fun to sing!) and Cantus is the best in the game. This is so lovely.
My dad sings in an incredible semi-professional choir in Portland and I’ve heard them sing this so many times and I cannot tell you how jealous I am that I don’t get to be one of the voices you never hear but you couldn’t live without who makes this sound possible
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Oh man. Biebl’s Ave Maria is one of the greatest things in the male voice repertoire (so fun to sing!) and Cantus is the best in the game. This is so lovely.
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Bossangoa Restaurant; FCRX+5WF, RN 1, Bossangoa, Central African Republic https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=6.490441400000001%2C17.44978799999999&query_place_id=ChIJaXJa-_63wxARNE5fyzoXi1w
October 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Bossangoa Restaurant; FCRX+5WF, RN 1, Bossangoa, Central African Republic https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=6.490441400000001%2C17.44978799999999&query_place_id=ChIJaXJa-_63wxARNE5fyzoXi1w
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I shouldn’t complain but man, espn, if I’m watching Louisville - Cal at 10:35 on a Saturday night, you can probably assume I know how college overtime works
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I shouldn’t complain but man, espn, if I’m watching Louisville - Cal at 10:35 on a Saturday night, you can probably assume I know how college overtime works
A woman ruined my workplace
By Jean-Paul Marat
By Jean-Paul Marat
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A woman ruined my workplace
By Jean-Paul Marat
By Jean-Paul Marat
Trying to explain to my Oregon fan buddy what all is involved in playing at Iowa in shitty weather. He doesn’t know what kind of danger he’s in.
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Trying to explain to my Oregon fan buddy what all is involved in playing at Iowa in shitty weather. He doesn’t know what kind of danger he’s in.
Every time Gus Johnson yells MENDOZA
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Every time Gus Johnson yells MENDOZA
It’s been more than a decade—the longest fucking decade of my life—and I am still no closer to understanding what Donald Trump thinks dogs are and what he thinks they do.
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It’s been more than a decade—the longest fucking decade of my life—and I am still no closer to understanding what Donald Trump thinks dogs are and what he thinks they do.
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initially thought that this was a shadow being projected on his face. didn’t realize he was in blackface
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
initially thought that this was a shadow being projected on his face. didn’t realize he was in blackface
Hooray, the vatniks found my book 🙃🙃🙃
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Hooray, the vatniks found my book 🙃🙃🙃
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
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happy anniversary of Stupid Lake getting its name [citation needed]
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
happy anniversary of Stupid Lake getting its name [citation needed]