Consulting historian of science, the occult, esoterica and obscuranta, pseudoscience, monster studies, Darwiniana, knows who really discovered America. Currently retired. https://sites.google.com/a/kean.edu/brian-regal-phd/https://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mu3a5mvhac2f@realDonaldTrump, most egregious draft dodger in American history wants an aircraft carrier named for him rather the true heroic combat veteran, #DoriMiller. #Hegseth while he did serve was a #REMF.27 Aug 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3a5mvhac2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mtwp6p2n5k2xMy favorite line from @Startrek is in episode 1:1 The Man Trap. Contemplating the death of a creature the last of its kind, Kirk gets philosophical. The last line of the episode. Looking pensive Spock ask Kirk what's wrong. He pauses then says, "I was just thinking about the Buffalo."25 Aug 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwp6p2n5k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mtmpq66ro22sThis week in 1978 my class was getting ready to graduate from tank school. We were issued our tank ribbons (they don't give these out any more). The cavalry was organized in 1776, they gave up their horses for tanks in 1917.21 Aug 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmpq66ro22shttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3msvltdd7tk2e12 Aug 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvltdd7tk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3msgregvf7k2f@OxfordRetreat Years ago @docbotz and I discovered the Oxford Retreat. They had the best sausage and mash I had ever eaten. When I back they had stopped serving food. I was heart broken. Now they are serving food again. Physical issues prevent me from ever going back, however. Thanks!06 Aug 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgregvf7k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3msg6uumnm22tWhat is really being hidden is that Trump won the election of 1836 by a landslide! Liberals then put in Martin Van Buren into office to bring in a Whig agenda. Take that swamp!06 Aug 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg6uumnm22thttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mrvnokeut222July 1978 on the Iron Curtain I was standing on the hood of a gun jeep staring through binoculars at a Czechoslovak guard tower. My buddy was standing next to me. We looked at each other, smiled, turned, bent over and pulled out pants down. The Czech guards took pictures. Good times!31 Jul 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvnokeut222https://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mruvlawad22wWatching the #Startrek episode Plato's Stepchildren on @Metv. The episode is stolen by little person actor Micheal Dunn. His emotional dialogue about how the Platonians mistreat him is amazingly heartfelt and likely comes from personal experience. He went on to a career as character actor.30 Jul 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruvlawad22whttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mrq3trgkys2sMy father fought in the Korean war, he used to joke that three guys from the Ironbound went at the same time: him and two MPs (the war started exactly ten years to the day before I was born). Shrewd young whipper snapper loved to run and play But the draft board got him they inducted him today...28 Jul 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq3trgkys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mrbmfb6rr226Binge watching my collection of Jack Taylor episodes. I realized I don't use the phrase 'Gobshiite' near enough.23 Jul 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbmfb6rr226https://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mquq2nabwk27My students once asked me what the nerdiest thing I know. I told them I knew the license plate number of Squad 51 from the old TV show Emergency. It's 999-007. Take that normal world!17 Jul 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquq2nabwk27https://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mqsfmwjdss2f1978 my unit the 3/35 Armor, had the duty to guard the Bamberg 'Muna' for a week (the weapons storage facility). At 3am I found myself on an ammunition bunker in the freezing cold that housed the TACNUK weapons. I was listening to Alan Parsons 'I Robot'. I defecated on it which seemed appropriate.16 Jul 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsfmwjdss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mqsd6jlxy22fFound my box of vinyl records in the basement. My collection of late 70s concept albums: Alan Parsons, I Robot Heart, Dreamboat Annie ELO, A New World Record Pink Floyd, Dark side of the Moon others They don't makum like this anymore.16 Jul 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsd6jlxy22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mqn5vdu32s2iRandolph Mantooth, Johnny Gage from EMERGENCY! has passed at the age of 80. The show helped inspire cities across America to establish paramedic squads. If you were ever saved by firemen you have Squad 51 to thank. I watched this show religiously when I was 13 yo. https://www.legacy.com/legacy/notable-deaths/randolph-mantooth14 Jul 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn5vdu32s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mqmxogu4bk2lI have the heart of a lion: I bought it in Munich in 1978, I keep it in a jar of formaldehyde on my desk in my home office.14 Jul 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmxogu4bk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mqkvkztkuc2qActor #SamNeill has passed away. Most people know him from Jurassic Park or the hunt for Red October- I will always remember him as Reilly Ace of Spies. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/07/13/sam-neill-death-cancer-angioimmunoblastic-t-cell-lymphoma/90899770007/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us13 Jul 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkvkztkuc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mpwox6hdd22hThe Steve McQueen movie Bullet can be a metaphor of life: Sometimes you drive the green Mustang and sometimes you drive the green Beetle.05 Jul 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwox6hdd22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mpvvkk7zak25I have heard or played #Brucespringsteen 'Fourth of July Asbury Park,' every July 4th since 1977. This year marks 49 times.05 Jul 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvvkk7zak25https://bsky.app/profile/tarbosaur.bsky.social/post/3mprawux5cs22Rob Jennings on the Jersey Devil with my commentary. Happy Birthday America! https://www.nj.com/news/2026/07/how-a-smear-campaign-by-ben-franklin-actually-started-the-jersey-devil-lore.html03 Jul 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:fjblcdbjgljemvbenzu27kln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprawux5cs22