“Burnt Diamond”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 lens @ 100mm, f/11, 1/640, ISO 320. Diamond Peak through standing dead timber from the top of Deception Butte.

View of Diamond Peak

“Posing”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 500. At the Deception Butte trailhead.

Lorquin's Admiral (I think) butterfly

Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say

The Trump administration has already branded this as fake news, which is how you know it’s true.

Finished: Mercies in Disguise, by Gina Kolata 📚. The story of a family with an inherited prion disease, intercut with the history of prion research. Focuses quite a bit on using pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to ensure a next generation of healthy children.

The $50 Billion Company That Does Almost Nothing

In case you’re unclear on why stablecoins are a scam, this should help.

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 📷