Cliff Johnson
@low-kii.bsky.social
Amateur genealogist currently working on the history of the Jensen Clan in Iowa. I also spent a lot of time at Disney World and play a lot of video games.
https://thejensenclanbook.wordpress.com/
https://thejensenclanbook.wordpress.com/
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
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Also, my order from @monteiro.bsky.social arrived! So excited! I finally have a lapel pin for political events where I have to wear a suit!
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Also, my order from @monteiro.bsky.social arrived! So excited! I finally have a lapel pin for political events where I have to wear a suit!
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the fact that nick fuentes isn’t here but ms rachel is illustrates perfectly that groups like this don’t actually care about antisemitism at all
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
the fact that nick fuentes isn’t here but ms rachel is illustrates perfectly that groups like this don’t actually care about antisemitism at all
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
They got these out quick after the Coldplay concert.
July 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
They got these out quick after the Coldplay concert.
A play in two parts.
July 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A play in two parts.
My dad mailed me a huge stack of letters that my great-grandma sent out and I am just so excited to dig into them!
July 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My dad mailed me a huge stack of letters that my great-grandma sent out and I am just so excited to dig into them!
12 year old me is kinda bummed, 47 year old me is less so.
Hulk Hogan - Hulkster in Heaven
YouTube video by clintreeelapse
www.youtube.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
12 year old me is kinda bummed, 47 year old me is less so.
I'm extremely proud to announce that I've been elected to the board of the Pastfinders of South Lake County Genealogical Society! I can't wait to get more involved with this great group of researchers and family historians.
#genealogy #familyhistory
#genealogy #familyhistory
July 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I'm extremely proud to announce that I've been elected to the board of the Pastfinders of South Lake County Genealogical Society! I can't wait to get more involved with this great group of researchers and family historians.
#genealogy #familyhistory
#genealogy #familyhistory
Yearbooks were a little bit different when my grandpa was in high school. This was from Johnson High School in St. Paul, MN in 1939.
July 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Yearbooks were a little bit different when my grandpa was in high school. This was from Johnson High School in St. Paul, MN in 1939.
It was great! It’s probably 70% of a Radiator Springs Racer now.
Just went on Test Track 3.0, and it was quite fantastic. I don't remember 2.0 particularly well, but some of those scenes are phenomenal. I don't want to give out spoilers, but the final scene before there big outdoor track is one of the coolest reveals.
July 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It was great! It’s probably 70% of a Radiator Springs Racer now.
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Everyone: Our biggest criticism of Ancestry is the price.
Ancestry: But have you tried new wildly expensive version?
Ancestry: But have you tried new wildly expensive version?
July 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Everyone: Our biggest criticism of Ancestry is the price.
Ancestry: But have you tried new wildly expensive version?
Ancestry: But have you tried new wildly expensive version?
Members of the Beatles?
July 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Members of the Beatles?
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I keep seeing people talking about how genetic ancestry tests can "prove" someone is 12% [whatever ancestry] this week and I am re-upping this thread as a reminder that "race" is socially constructed and those tests are measuring the statistics of the social construct (read up for full thread)
In a lot of cases, they are strong statistical guesses with a lot of data behind them! In other cases they're just vibes. Treat the ancestry and kinship suggestions from these services like a starting point, not absolute truth.
July 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I keep seeing people talking about how genetic ancestry tests can "prove" someone is 12% [whatever ancestry] this week and I am re-upping this thread as a reminder that "race" is socially constructed and those tests are measuring the statistics of the social construct (read up for full thread)
I saw this on one of my FB #genealogy groups and I'm absolutely going to bring back the phrase "got the morbs".
7 amusing Victorian phrases that Brits don't use anymore
Language is always evolving, with 'slang' being a big part of that - the Victorian Era was no exception
www.express.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I saw this on one of my FB #genealogy groups and I'm absolutely going to bring back the phrase "got the morbs".
This never gets old.
July 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This never gets old.
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In 2010, he fell asleep while surfing, and was led back to land by porpoises. This is also his debut as a Disney Princess.
Dick Van Dyke Reveals Near-Death Experience, Being Saved By Wild Animals
Dick Van Dyke Reveals Near-Death Experience, Being Saved By Wild Animals
Excuse us while we pick our jaws up off the floor!
insidethemagic.net
July 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In 2010, he fell asleep while surfing, and was led back to land by porpoises. This is also his debut as a Disney Princess.
The weird thing about Florida is that 20 feet behind me was a stage and park packed full of people. 30 feet in front of me there was an alligator.
July 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The weird thing about Florida is that 20 feet behind me was a stage and park packed full of people. 30 feet in front of me there was an alligator.
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The U.S. collections on MyHeritage's historical newspaper website, OldNews.com, are available for free from July 3-5.
Newspaper articles are a great way to add depth to your family tree and place your ancestors in context.
To start searching, go to: www.oldnews.com/en/newspaper...
#genealogy
Newspaper articles are a great way to add depth to your family tree and place your ancestors in context.
To start searching, go to: www.oldnews.com/en/newspaper...
#genealogy
July 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The U.S. collections on MyHeritage's historical newspaper website, OldNews.com, are available for free from July 3-5.
Newspaper articles are a great way to add depth to your family tree and place your ancestors in context.
To start searching, go to: www.oldnews.com/en/newspaper...
#genealogy
Newspaper articles are a great way to add depth to your family tree and place your ancestors in context.
To start searching, go to: www.oldnews.com/en/newspaper...
#genealogy
Yearbooks used to be weird. These are from Johnson High, a school in St. Paul, MN from 1929. I’m looking for my great-uncle, but I think he graduated in 1930 and this one only has the seniors listed.
July 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Yearbooks used to be weird. These are from Johnson High, a school in St. Paul, MN from 1929. I’m looking for my great-uncle, but I think he graduated in 1930 and this one only has the seniors listed.
This is an really interesting case that was finally able to use advanced #DNA techniques to get a resolution for a family 52 years later.
The bit with the doctor also makes me realize that you really should talk to everyone about your #familyhistory, you never know who you are going to meet.
The bit with the doctor also makes me realize that you really should talk to everyone about your #familyhistory, you never know who you are going to meet.
University Police find answers in 1973 missing student cold case - @theU
On October 12, 1973, Douglas Brick walked out of his dorm at the U and vanished.
attheu.utah.edu
July 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This is an really interesting case that was finally able to use advanced #DNA techniques to get a resolution for a family 52 years later.
The bit with the doctor also makes me realize that you really should talk to everyone about your #familyhistory, you never know who you are going to meet.
The bit with the doctor also makes me realize that you really should talk to everyone about your #familyhistory, you never know who you are going to meet.
I find it shocking that in 2025 Cyndi’s List still doesn’t have a phone friendly, responsive layout. One of the biggest #genealogy resources on the internet and it sucks to view on a phone.
Cyndi's List - Blogs for Genealogy
Your FREE genealogy starting point with more than 317,000 genealogy links, categorized & cross-referenced, in more than 200 categories.
www.cyndislist.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I find it shocking that in 2025 Cyndi’s List still doesn’t have a phone friendly, responsive layout. One of the biggest #genealogy resources on the internet and it sucks to view on a phone.
I scanned four huge photos from my grandpa's work Christmas parties from the 1950s. If you had relatives who worked at the Union Tank Car Company in #Chicago, maybe you'll be able to find them in these photos!
#genealogy #familyhistory
#genealogy #familyhistory
Union Tank Car Company Christmas Party Photos
My grandfather worked for Union Tank Car Co. before and after WWII, and saved large photos from their 1950s office Christmas parties.
thejensenclanbook.wordpress.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I scanned four huge photos from my grandpa's work Christmas parties from the 1950s. If you had relatives who worked at the Union Tank Car Company in #Chicago, maybe you'll be able to find them in these photos!
#genealogy #familyhistory
#genealogy #familyhistory
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among the losses are genealogy databases, test-prep databases, a variety of scholarly databases from Gale, and--of particular local significance--the archive of Boston Globe articles.
60% of usage is from schools. there were 9 million full-text downloads last year, a 12% increase.
this is sick. 📚
60% of usage is from schools. there were 9 million full-text downloads last year, a 12% increase.
this is sick. 📚
From a fellow department head's weekly update:
"Next Tuesday, July 1, we’ll be losing all of the databases provided by the state. Funding for the Institute of Museum & Library Services was cut by the Trump administration and the Mass Library Association is no longer receiving federal grants. (1/2)
"Next Tuesday, July 1, we’ll be losing all of the databases provided by the state. Funding for the Institute of Museum & Library Services was cut by the Trump administration and the Mass Library Association is no longer receiving federal grants. (1/2)
June 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
among the losses are genealogy databases, test-prep databases, a variety of scholarly databases from Gale, and--of particular local significance--the archive of Boston Globe articles.
60% of usage is from schools. there were 9 million full-text downloads last year, a 12% increase.
this is sick. 📚
60% of usage is from schools. there were 9 million full-text downloads last year, a 12% increase.
this is sick. 📚