Schoeppner
@schoeppner.bsky.social
Avant-garde curmudgeon. Historian of race and migration in 19thC US.
I cannot conjure the words to express how much joy I get out of this photo of Cole Palmer. And the alt text is perfect.
July 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I cannot conjure the words to express how much joy I get out of this photo of Cole Palmer. And the alt text is perfect.
One of the 650 people at the Farmington (pop 7500) rally was my kid. This was his sign.
June 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
One of the 650 people at the Farmington (pop 7500) rally was my kid. This was his sign.
This is Winnie. She said she’d rather play in the snow than talk politics
January 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is Winnie. She said she’d rather play in the snow than talk politics
This is Winnie. She loves playing in snow more than just about anything.
January 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is Winnie. She loves playing in snow more than just about anything.
Peter Thiel’s surname is tricky. Not so for Andrew Mellon!
January 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Peter Thiel’s surname is tricky. Not so for Andrew Mellon!
Cornelius Vanderbilt loved his kids so much he named two of his sons after American generals-turned-President: Willam Henry Harrison and George Washington. Bezos has four kids and we don’t even know the names of three of them.
January 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Cornelius Vanderbilt loved his kids so much he named two of his sons after American generals-turned-President: Willam Henry Harrison and George Washington. Bezos has four kids and we don’t even know the names of three of them.
JP Morgan, someone who lived with an extreme case of rosacia nonetheless had an overbearing presence in negotiations. Zuckerberg wishes Meta had more masculine energy to make up for his overcooked-pasta demeanor.
January 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
JP Morgan, someone who lived with an extreme case of rosacia nonetheless had an overbearing presence in negotiations. Zuckerberg wishes Meta had more masculine energy to make up for his overcooked-pasta demeanor.
Here’s Carnegie with a strong brow, knowing smirk, and oozing confidence. Here’s musk looking like he’s about to smash Samwise’s head with a boulder.
January 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Here’s Carnegie with a strong brow, knowing smirk, and oozing confidence. Here’s musk looking like he’s about to smash Samwise’s head with a boulder.
This is how we do thanksgiving in the foothills of Maine. 6-10” by night’s end. Happy ski season to all who celebrate!
November 28, 2024 at 7:33 PM
This is how we do thanksgiving in the foothills of Maine. 6-10” by night’s end. Happy ski season to all who celebrate!
In case anyone needed a pick me up, here is a picture of Melville Fuller’s statue in the back of a pickup truck after being removed from the front of a county courthouse in Maine in 2022.
November 26, 2024 at 11:17 PM
In case anyone needed a pick me up, here is a picture of Melville Fuller’s statue in the back of a pickup truck after being removed from the front of a county courthouse in Maine in 2022.
Live feed from this week’s events in Maine higher ed
November 16, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Live feed from this week’s events in Maine higher ed
Toast to the little joys in life, like dog sitting the best therapist I’ve had in some time
November 14, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Toast to the little joys in life, like dog sitting the best therapist I’ve had in some time
I have a new rule. More of a promise. Every time I pollute the feed with a reference to TFG, I’ll cleanse the feed with a dog pic, a quote from or an anecdote about an American radical, or a bad dad joke. This time, you get…Winnie!
November 13, 2024 at 8:49 PM
I have a new rule. More of a promise. Every time I pollute the feed with a reference to TFG, I’ll cleanse the feed with a dog pic, a quote from or an anecdote about an American radical, or a bad dad joke. This time, you get…Winnie!
Shots of the Northern lights from my driveway last night.
October 11, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Shots of the Northern lights from my driveway last night.
Alien caught eating a cat! Now give me my money.
September 12, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Alien caught eating a cat! Now give me my money.