As of today I have hiked over 750 miles this year. That probably explains why my feet hurt.
“Hiding”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/7.1, 1/200s, ISO 500. Steller’s Jay at Spencer Butte..
#mbjune Day 12: hidden 📷
“Around the Bend”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/8, 1/30s, ISO 100. Shot at the Vivian Lake Trail crossing.
Finished: War, by Sebastian Junger 📚. The story of a single platoon engaged in heavy combat in Afghanistan, told by a reporter who spent months embedded, sharing much of the soldiers' danger. In addition to reportage, Junger also digs into the meaning of courage and why men are willing to fight (and die) for one another.
“Stumpseat”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 20mm, f/8, 1/13s, ISO 2500. Chainsaw art along the Diamond Creek Falls Trail.
Entire Fullbright board resigns, citing Trump administration interference
Another Congressionally-mandated, bipartisan, democratic institution destroyed by the narrow-minded thugs who have seized power in Washington.
US Marines arrive in LA; California governor warns ‘democracy under assault’
I think most of us knew democracy was under assault last November, or even earlier. Politicians can be kinda slow sometimes.
Disney and Universal sue Midjourney for making AI ripoffs of their biggest characters
I hope Midjourney gets sued out of existence - along with every other VC-backed company that thinks “fuck the law, I’ll do what I want” (including AirBnB and Uber). This Silicon Valley attitude, I think, bears some responsibility for the continuing breakdown of any social contract in this country.
“Mind the Edge”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 27mm, f/8, 1/15s, ISO 250. Top of a small waterfall near Salt Creek Falls.
How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid
A guide from WIRED.
“Memory”
Olympus TG-6 @ 5.1mm, f/3.2, 1/200s, ISO 100. Remnant of an old homestead in Suzanne Arlie Park.
#mbjune Day 11: brick 📷
Hitler Used a Bogus Crisis of ‘Public Order’ to Make Himself Dictator
We’ve reached the point where comparing Trump to Hitler is not hyperbole.
“Rooted Man”
Olympus TG-6 @ 9mm, f/4.5, 1/50s, ISO 1000. Oregon Manroot growing over a fern along the trail at Mount Pisgah.
“Pristine”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 40-150mm lens @ 125mm, f/11, 1/259s, ISO 200. Safety railing around the railroad tracks in Truckee, seen from the window of the California Zephyr.
#mbjune Day 10: rail 📷
“Lost on a Yellow Planet”
Olympus TG-6 @ 11.9mm, f/5, 1/250s, ISO 125. Tiny fly in a balsam root flower along the trail at Mount Pisgah.
“Peeled”
Olympus TG-6 @ 18mm, f/6.3, 1/100s, ISO 800. Harvest Brodiaea (I think) along the trail at Mount Pisgah.
RFK Jr. fires CDC’s independent vaccine advisors
I’m selfishly happy that my own kids are old enough to have already gotten all their immunizations. But I fear for the next generation under this profoundly stupid and anti-science regime.
I see Apple has announced the size of this year’s tailfins. I’m super happy that I have no reason to pay attention to this nonsense any longer.
The Bleach Community Is Ready for RFK Jr. To Make Their Dreams Come True
You can’t make this shit up. And hopefully you wouldn’t want to if you could. (And no, drinking bleach does not cure cancer, COVID, or autism.)
‘I would’: Trump says he’d arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom
As far as I can tell this is not “arrest for a particular charge as required by the 6th Amendmen.” Rather it seems to be “arrest my political opponents so they can be disappeared.” More next-level dictator shit as expected from Trump.