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Rock Conclave There is a place along US 395 called Fossil Falls. It's in the desert, but once upon a time (10-20,000 years ago) a river flowed through and eroded a narrow lane of basalt. It's not an easy place to photograph. #photography #fossilfalls

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issue with “hire more conservative professors” is that they don’t mean “hire a smart guy who happens to think taxes should be lower”, they mean “hire a movement conservative”, and these days there are multiple litmus tests for being that type of person that are “insist this false thing is true”

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Almond trees blooming in California's Central Valley. The almond trees are pretty, but the almond growers have an outsized influence on California politics. They consume 10% of the state's potable water to produce food that is largely (66%) exported to other countries. #photography

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THR: “.. Paramount now signaling that it’s prepared to go on the offensive .. leveraging the threat of uncovering information about Trump’s financials, including with respect to his social media company .. and the cryptocurrency he launched, in discovery.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

submitted 5 days ago • 288 comments

This is like those assholes who give the White Power signs in group photos and then say, "Oh, no, we were saying "OK.""

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I’m not sure the world has seen a genuine supervillain until 2025. Of course there’ve been countless monsters: hitler, Stalin, pol pot. But a real life figure who fits the Gotham/Metropolis model. Plutocrat bigwig who is actually deeply evil & wants to run the world for cartoonishly stupid reasons.

submitted 5 days ago • 535 comments

For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

submitted 5 days ago • 250 comments

The Execution of the Doge, by Delacroix, 1825. He was beheaded for attempting a coup d'etat. Apropos of, you know, absolutely nothing at all.

submitted 21 days ago • 80 comments

The good news is i saved you 60 billion dollars. The bad news is that is a typo i saved you 600 dollars and also your plane is falling out of the sky

submitted 6 days ago • 209 comments

Saigon. Sh*t. Actually it's sunrise on New Year's Day in the Central Valley of California, but I wouldn't complain if those birds were helicopters. #photography #sunrise #california

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Yeah, the DOGE savings are considerably smaller than they claim. As they would have known if they knew anything.

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This wasn't accidental. It was vicious, arrogant, vile, and stupid, but not accidental.

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Upon receiving the news that four of the City's Deputy Mayors have submitted their resignations, I sent the following letter to @nycmayor.

submitted 8 days ago • 240 comments

Elon did not have legal status in the U.S. when he founded his first company here, and then very likely lied about it to obtain his citizenship. So he can stfu about “illegal immigrants”

submitted 8 days ago • 55 comments

"The benign influence of good laws under a free government... the happy reward, as I trust, of our mutual cares, labors and dangers." Washington’s words 229 years ago, a reminder of how far we are falling short of his vision. And how vital it is that we defend the cherished work of our founders.

submitted 8 days ago • 197 comments

Tom Homan confirms on Fox News that he's asked the DOJ to investigate AOC

submitted 8 days ago • 3744 comments

A good general epistemic rule of thumb: If you have spent a few hours or weeks studying an area large numbers of smart, educated people have worked in for decades, and you believe you have discoverer an earthshattering truth they all missed, your default should be to regard this as VERY unlikely.

submitted 8 days ago • 63 comments

Needles Highway, Custer State Park, SD, 2024 #CaneraObscura #landscapephotography #Custer #NeedlesHighway #PhotographersUnited

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

submitted 12 days ago • 421 comments

Winter Dawn in the Owens Valley. The waning Moon hangs above Mt. Whitney in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains after a February snowstorm. #photography #sierranevada #lonepine #winter #owensvalley #MtWhitney

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Self Portrait, Winter, Owens Valley, California. #photography #selfportrait

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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

submitted 11 days ago • 155 comments

Happy Valentines Day! While photographing feral horses in the valleys of California I became aware of the complex social relationships within the band. The foals stick close to the mares, the colts bite each others' ankles, the young stallions play dominance games, (1/2) #photography

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

This letter is almost psychotic.

submitted 12 days ago • 643 comments

Every company that has a black person holding a job that a white person wants is going to be dragged through a wasteful legal gauntlet because racists can't believe that a black person could ever be the most qualified applicant for a job.

submitted 16 days ago • 17 comments

It's taken me a month to accomplish, but I've finally narrowed down my 2024 output to this collection. www.joedohertyphotography.com/new-2024

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic. globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

submitted 16 days ago • 528 comments

JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.

submitted 16 days ago • 1047 comments

Visit me in the camps

submitted 16 days ago • 1683 comments

Oops 😬

submitted 18 days ago • 1042 comments

The Dominant Baboon Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya #photography #kenya #wildlife #baboon

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No separation A man and his dog wake up together, get ready together, and exercise together in the San Fernando Valley. #photography #dogs #jogging #silhouette #monochrome

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I want people to understand this. For many of them, democracy ended when Obama was elected twice and Black Lives Matter rose to prominence. This is them “fixing” a system that felt broken and newly unsafe to them.

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Any news outlet reporting Mexico conceded anything to Trump to get him to delay tariffs has not done its homework. Trump boasts he got Mexico to commit to stationing 10K troops at our border. Apparently he didn't realize Mexico already has 15K troops deployed there prami.ibero.mx/informes-y-i...

submitted 22 days ago • 425 comments

Members of Congress going into the US Agency for International Development!

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Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.

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