Phil Klinkner
@pklinkne.bsky.social
Soon to be retired political scientist
🎶 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
And the bird you cannot change
And this bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change
And this bird you cannot change
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
And the bird you cannot change
And this bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
🎶 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
And the bird you cannot change
And this bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change
And this bird you cannot change
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
And the bird you cannot change
And this bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change
🎶 That's what I got, the hard way
And I'll make it better each and every day
So honey, don't you fret, heh
'Cause you ain't seen nothing yet
I'm a soul man (oh, Lord)
I'm a soul man (play it, Steve)
I'm a soul man, ha
I'm a soul man, oh
And I'll make it better each and every day
So honey, don't you fret, heh
'Cause you ain't seen nothing yet
I'm a soul man (oh, Lord)
I'm a soul man (play it, Steve)
I'm a soul man, ha
I'm a soul man, oh
November 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
🎶 That's what I got, the hard way
And I'll make it better each and every day
So honey, don't you fret, heh
'Cause you ain't seen nothing yet
I'm a soul man (oh, Lord)
I'm a soul man (play it, Steve)
I'm a soul man, ha
I'm a soul man, oh
And I'll make it better each and every day
So honey, don't you fret, heh
'Cause you ain't seen nothing yet
I'm a soul man (oh, Lord)
I'm a soul man (play it, Steve)
I'm a soul man, ha
I'm a soul man, oh
The Norwegians are pulling no punches.
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Norwegians are pulling no punches.
The perfect (double!) album from the year I turned 16 (1979)
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The perfect (double!) album from the year I turned 16 (1979)
I somehow managed to make it through college and grad school without a single sip of beverage the entire time. Of course, that's probably why I look like this now.
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I somehow managed to make it through college and grad school without a single sip of beverage the entire time. Of course, that's probably why I look like this now.
Perfectly encapsulates the Trump Era
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Perfectly encapsulates the Trump Era
In point of fact, the height of early '70s technology was using a handheld calculator to write swear words.
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
In point of fact, the height of early '70s technology was using a handheld calculator to write swear words.
Halloween in Portland—furries, princesses, witches, and Pokémons. Looks pretty much like any other night here.
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Halloween in Portland—furries, princesses, witches, and Pokémons. Looks pretty much like any other night here.
Can't top the avocado 70s.
October 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Can't top the avocado 70s.
The Trump admin is trying to get Harvard to sponsor trade schools? I thought Harvard was a trade school.
October 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Trump admin is trying to get Harvard to sponsor trade schools? I thought Harvard was a trade school.
One picture to sum up the Trump presidency.
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
One picture to sum up the Trump presidency.
But rest assured, the Sûreté nationale have assigned their best man to the case
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
But rest assured, the Sûreté nationale have assigned their best man to the case
Top suspects in the Louvre heist
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Top suspects in the Louvre heist
Sounds like a cult to me
October 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Sounds like a cult to me
Those Scandinavian explorers were a serious crew. I love this story about Fridjtof Nansen during his trek across Greenland.
October 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Those Scandinavian explorers were a serious crew. I love this story about Fridjtof Nansen during his trek across Greenland.
Speaking of people lacking a coherent belief system.
October 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Speaking of people lacking a coherent belief system.
We can feed those that die to the rest of the unemployed.
October 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
We can feed those that die to the rest of the unemployed.
Pretty much a direct copy
October 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Pretty much a direct copy
In WWII, one side exalted the "warrior ethos" and the other side built a giant bureaucracy that made its soldiers as comfortable as possible and used firepower over human lives. Guess which side won?
October 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In WWII, one side exalted the "warrior ethos" and the other side built a giant bureaucracy that made its soldiers as comfortable as possible and used firepower over human lives. Guess which side won?
Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
October 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
Not exactly a peak physical specimen
September 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Not exactly a peak physical specimen