The US has a radio-free zone. If we had an AI-free zone, I’d move there.
“By-the-wind Sailor”
Olympus TG-6 @ 7.8mm, f/4, 1/160s, ISO 200. At Baker Beach.
“Loneliness”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/11, 1/1600s, ISO 800. Shot at Baker Beach.
Judge: Trump Administration ‘Unquestionably’ Violated Court Order on Deportations
And they’ll no doubt violate his order of remedies too. The Constitutional crisis is here, and there may not be any way to stop it.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn’t warning the public like it was months ago
So the way to make America healthy again is just to claim that there are no diseases. Seems legit.
Trump administration accepts Qatari 747 to serve as Air Force One
Even loud objections from (some) Republican members of Congress isn’t enough to rein in this administration’s blatant corruption.
Prediction: this jet will never fly as Air Force One. It’s going to cost more and take longer to retrofit for security and defense than the Trump people are claiming.
Nice 20-mile hike today. www.alltrails.com/explore/m…
Photos will follow but right now I’m exhausted.
“Sea and Sky”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/11, 1/640s, ISO 320. Morning low tide at Baker Beach.
Trump admin deports immigrants to South Sudan in violation of court order, lawyers say
It’s becoming increasingly apparent that this administration only follows court orders that it likes.
The more AI takes over the internet, the less I want to be a part of it. I wonder if I should retreat to Gemini or some other niche online space. Or perhaps just give up and live in the real world.
Zero-click searches: Google’s AI tools are the culmination of its hubris
Google occupies the same place in my internet usage as AltaVista: a service that I used to visit frequently and now never use.
Hassan, Noem lock horns over habeas corpus
In normal times, I would expect any Cabinet secretary to have a basic understanding of the Constitution. These not being normal times, I’m not surprised at all by Noem’s complete ignorance.
“Run Away!”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 42mm, f/8, 1/500s, ISO 640. Snowy plovers on Baker Beach.
Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children
Another disaster for public health from the political hacks and medical denialists now running HHS. Far beyond this one shot, the fact that they’re ignoring the well-respected non-partisan Advisory Committee bodes very very ill for the future.
I’m 65 years old and just sewed on a button for the first time ever. It seems to have worked. Old dog, new tricks.
Worst interviewee tic: responding to every single question with “Yeah…well, ,,,” You’re stalling for time while you think of an answer, we know that’s what you’re doing, so just BE QUIET for two seconds to think and then answer. Thank you for coming to my Ted Rant.
“Sentinels”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 22mm, f/11, 1/160s, ISO 640. Shot at the north end of Baker Beach.
Finished: Mawson’s Will, by Lennard Bickel 📚. The story of Douglas Mawson’s desperate slog across the Antarctic (featuring, among other things, the excess-Vitamin-A-induced sloughing off of the soles of his feet) remains one of the great tales of human endurance. If you’re not familiar with it, you ought to be, and this is a great retelling of the story.
“Anemones”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/8, 1/160s, ISO 3200. Shot at Baker Beach.
“It’s my crab and you can’t have it”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 100-400mm lens @ 361mm, f/11, 1/2500s, ISO 6400. Shot at Baker Beach.
