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Art Photography | Documentary Photography | Transcontinental Railroad History | Professor Kalamazoo College | Opinions expressed here my own | Bluesky number 671,629 (joined August 22nd 2023)
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None of this has anything to do with effectiveness, or “lethality,” or promoting “warfighters," or any other buzzwords. It is praetorianism, plain and simple, and it is an assault on our military and our democracy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The C&O Car Ferry Service in Milwaukee The Badger (built 1951) is still in service—to transport people and automobiles; currently it makes runs across Lake Michigan between Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Ludington, Michigan. More info below. Images by Richard Koenig; taken in the late 1970s.

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If you still have friends/family who think this administration will help them, talk to them about money....

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This is quite significant in many ways: the overt thuggery, Trump’s barely suppressed fury at being contradicted by a woman, the governor’s standing up, the total abandonment of the pretense of federalism, the continuing use of trans Americans the way Hitler used Jews.

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A view of Milwaukee, forty-five and a half years ago; seen from the North 25th Street overpass. Image by Richard Koenig August of 1979 #chicagomilwaukeestpaul&pacific #milwaukeewisconsin #milwaukeeroad #milwaukeewi #milwaukee #cmstp&p

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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Movies you’ve watched more than six times using only GIFs.

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every thing the man does is wrong Trump Administration Moves to End New York’s Congestion Pricing Tolls www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/n...

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“The presidency requires virtue — it requires a basic level of decency and loyalty to the country,” Mr. Rozenshtein said. “If you don’t have that kind of person, there is not much one can do unfortunately at that point, especially if Congress is supine.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...

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Visit the AP website every day, maybe send them some money. apnews.com

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Not sarcasm, though it sounds like it: I’m sorry we let you down.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

What is the coolest shot in movies?

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