Trump to rescind ‘Roadless Rule’ which protects 58 million acres of forest land

I try not to hate people, but I’m certainly not fond of those who view forests as just places to cut down.

“Fuzzy Bear”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 lens @ 150mm, f/5.6, 1/640, ISO 320. Bear grass at the top of Deception Butte.

#mbjune Day 24: bloom 📷

Bear grass flower

Supreme Court lifts limits on Trump deporting migrants to countries not their own

Yeah, fuck the conservative supermajority. Leonard Leo should rot in hell.

Tesla Robotaxi Day 1: Significant Screw-up

Oops.

To be fair, I don’t think this tells us much about the future of autonomous vehicles, because pretty much everyone with a brain agrees that Tesla is doing it wrong.

Not that I’ll ever ride in one myself.

“Blocks”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/6.3, 1/500, ISO 320. Along the Eugene to Crest Trail

#mbjune Day 23: fracture 📷

Almost halfway through the year, I have taken 8,283 photos. 474 (5.7%) of them were good enough (in my not very humble opinion) to work up as wallpaper. I guess if practice makes perfect I should at least be making progress.

“Minaret”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens and Raynox M-250 macro lens @ f/11, 1/60, ISO 2000. Horsetail fern at Mount Pisgah.

Closeup of a horsetail fern tip

“Nature and Man”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/10, 1/30, ISO 125. BPA power lines at Mount Pisgah.

Power lines in front of a hill

“Hot Day for a Small Bug”

Olympus TG6 @ 16.8mm, f/6.3, 1/400s, ISO 100. I think this is an Obscure Darkling Beetle, which seems like a horrible name to inflict on such a cute little guy.

A bettle in the sand

“Walk This Way”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 lens @ 150mm, f/6.3, 1/1600, ISO 250. Snowy plover at Oregon Dunes.

A bird on the beach