“The Bear Went Over the Mountain”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 lens @ 150mm, f/13, 1/80s, ISO 160. Shot from the Dead Mountain Trail.
Trump Backs Off Most of His Dumb Tariffs—but What’s Left Is Still Bad
Indeed. Let’s see how long it takes the stock market to figure that out. Or perhaps his billionaire buddies are too busy counting their newly ill-gained loot to care.
“Who says violets need to be purple?”
Olympus TG6 @ 5.4mm, f/2.3, 1/30s, ISO 250. Along the trail at Howard Buford Recreation Area.
“Fawn Lily”
Olympus TG6 @ 5.4mm, f/2.3, 1/125s, ISO 200. Along the trail at Howard Buford Recreation Area.
“Camas Lily”
Olympus TG6 @ 9.6mm, f/3.3, 1/200s, ISO 160. Along the trail at Howard Buford Recreation Area.
NYT:
Asked why he decided on a pause, President Trump says, “Well, I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line. They were getting yippy. They were getting a little bit afraid.”
Can we get someone to point out to him that people are yippy and afraid about all his other abuses of executive power too? Maybe he’ll just resign when he finds out?
Trump announces pause in tariffs; markets jump
It was what, two days ago that he said he’d never back down? At this point, it’s impossible to know what business conditions will be like hours from now, let alone for months or years. Except they’ll probably get worse.
RFK Jr says his response to measles outbreak should be ‘model for the world’
He left out the words “of what not to do.”
And lest we forget, children died because of misinformation spread by him and his ilk.
Exclusive: Musk’s DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers, sources say
Two bad tastes that taste worse together.
“Scotch Broom”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens @ f/16, 1/160s, ISO 500. Along the Tahkenitch Dunes Trail.