Paul Staniland
@pstaniland.bsky.social
UChicago political scientist, amateur bee photographer, Carnegie South Asia nonresident scholar, despairing Bulls fan, public school parent, etc. http://www.paulstaniland.com
From Brooklyn Heights
November 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
From Brooklyn Heights
Chicago's SkyDeck is pretty awesome (first time I've been here despite living in Chicago 19 of the past 25 years):
October 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Chicago's SkyDeck is pretty awesome (first time I've been here despite living in Chicago 19 of the past 25 years):
Based on his track record at UChicago, there is truly no one I would less want to be in a foxhole with than Daniel Diermeier, so very unsurprising news here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
October 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Based on his track record at UChicago, there is truly no one I would less want to be in a foxhole with than Daniel Diermeier, so very unsurprising news here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
vintage Canon FD 50/1.4: surprisingly sharp in the middle, weird, fun bokeh in the background
September 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
vintage Canon FD 50/1.4: surprisingly sharp in the middle, weird, fun bokeh in the background
A cool find for the 6 people on earth (including me) with overlapping interests in photography and Chicago politics:
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A cool find for the 6 people on earth (including me) with overlapping interests in photography and Chicago politics:
dystopian Chicago sinks further into unchecked violence and collapse, desperately crying out for the liberatory hand of the Trump administration:
August 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
dystopian Chicago sinks further into unchecked violence and collapse, desperately crying out for the liberatory hand of the Trump administration:
Chicago, morning and night
August 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Chicago, morning and night
Perhaps relevant to today’s politics (from Gary Kristy’s “City of Scoundrels” about 1919 Chicago):
August 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Perhaps relevant to today’s politics (from Gary Kristy’s “City of Scoundrels” about 1919 Chicago):
Trump's newest thoughts on India:
July 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Trump's newest thoughts on India:
just unbelievably grim
July 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
just unbelievably grim
Chicago loves unauthorized fireworks
July 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Chicago loves unauthorized fireworks
Chicago architecture does it every time:
June 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Chicago architecture does it every time:
Firing up the meme machine:
June 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Firing up the meme machine:
