Finished: Is Paris Burning? by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre 📚. The story of the liberation of Paris in 1944, with most attention focused on French general DeGaulle (who comes across as an egocentric jerk) and German general von Choltitz (who comes across as a reluctant hero - but I think his own memoirs were one of the primary sources here). Popular rather than scholarly, but it did fill in some gaps in my knowledge of WWII.
In other “how stupid do they think we are?” news: Emmer disagrees with Van Hollen, says Abrego Garcia was given due process
Presumably Mr. Emmer would feel differently if it were his ass in a gulag in El Salvador.
Alito says the recent Supreme Court order barring further flights under the Alien Enemies Act was not “necessary or appropriate.”
Except, you know, there were buses full of migrants on the way to the airport.
“Pioneer”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens @ f/8, 1/60s, ISO 800. Along the Lake Linton trail.
“Lake Linton”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens plus CPL filter @ 14mm, f/11, 1/60s, ISO 320.
“Someone Owes the Government $250”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens @ f/5, 1/50s, ISO 4000. At the 3272’ level along OR 242.
“Cool Morning”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/9, 1/4s, ISO 320. Base of Lower Proxy Falls.
“Lil’ Buddy”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens @ f/7.1, 1/60s, ISO 2000. On the side of Oregon 242 between Proxy Falls and Linton Lake.
“Too Large”
Olympus E-M10 IV, 7 Artisans 7.5mm f/2.8 fisheye lens @ f/11, 1/20s, ISO 200. Along the Shale Ridge trail.
Google just arbitrarily switched on Gemini on my phone. Do Not Want. Took ten minutes in settings to eviscerate it. I’m about at the point where I need to dump Android. Not sure what comes next. Certainly not iOS. A pox on all their houses and the AI they rode in on.