Big Sur coastline, looking North from Ragged Point. Ragged Point, California, USA. October, 2025. Fujifilm X100VI. #bigsur #raggedpoint #coastline #ocean #landscape #lanscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #fujifilm #x100vi

Books are not clutter. Clutter is all the other stuff that gets in the way of having more books.

Eurasian goshawk, finally I got you! 😍😁

#fotografie #foto #photo #photography #wintervibes #winter #wildlife #nature #birdphotography #birds #BirdsInCities #birdlovers #birding #birdwatching #animals #PhotoMonday #Fotomontag

Brown Pelicans flying in formation over the water. Elephant Seal Vista Point, San Simeon, California, USA. October, 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 + MC14. #moonstonebeach #pelican #bird #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

@hasani yeah, the Declaration of Independence hits hard right now

Regarding second amendment stuff, the Castle Doctrine probably had better play then Stand Your Ground when it comes to someone that shoots a federal agent doing tyrannical stuff.

Not a lawyer so no clue how that would go in normal times nevermind with the Roberts Court. I can see five being on with what federal agents have been doing.

I also can't think offhand of someone shooting a cop in their home and the result in court

1/ I wonder how the courts will square the circle when someone shoots an ICE or Border Patrol agent stating they had the right to do so under the 2A against the backdrop of laws and consequences of shooting federal agents.

Since the 2A advocates will argue the entire point of having the right to bear arms is to protect oneself from government tyranny.

What happens when someone actually does that?

#2A #uspol

“Springsteen's 'Streets of Minneapolis' No. 1 on iTunes in 19 countries“

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/springsteens-streets-minneapolis-no-1-040659232.html

Bwahahahaha!

Fox Squirrel, wondering why the tastiest flowers are always on the thinnest branches. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. January, 2026. OM System OM-1 + M.Zuiko 300mm F4 #laarboretum #squirrels #animal #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Whatever you thought you knew about Scott Adams, the reality was worse.

The death of every white supremacist should be celebrated. They bring nothing good to humanity by existing.

11¾-minute video
https://youtu.be/IxUXjmqlarw

Time to call our reps and keep calling. (thanks to https://www.5calls.org/ )

* SENATE - No approval for any ICE funding (or any funding, really)
* Impeach Kristi Noem, shut down ICE, and investigate. If we can get rid of Stephen Miller great.
* Impeach Trump - he's senile, he's destroying out country and our relations.
* Release the Epstein files and impeach Pam Bondi for her cover-up and abuse.

Find your rep: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Senators:
Schiff: 202-224-3841
Padilla: 202-224-3553 (Fresno 559-497-5109 and Sacramento 916-448-2787)

Governor Newsom: 916-445-2841

#politics #democrats #democracy #California #santaclara #USPol #CAPol

once you have mastery, you can half ass things correctly, because you know which half of the ass you need

First-rate analysis of why ICE is either very very bad at conducting itself militarily or is in fact being used to provoke violent resistance so as to justify further authoritarian repression. https://www.wired.com/story/ice-pretends-its-a-military-force-its-tactics-would-get-real-soldiers-killed/

Thursday morning along the Sacramento River, a California Scrub-Jay inspecting a mossy tree trunk.

#Birds #Birding

Das hat Bruce Springsteen, der Boss, gerade für das von ICE heimgesuchte Minneapolis geschrieben. Bitte gebt ihm ein 👍 als Dankeschön:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w&si=sNgKwcd6bqQTri1c

"The problem with LLMs is that you eventually run out of other people's work to steal"

USA is blatantly working to break-up Canada.

Not only is the Trump administration in talks with Alberta separatists, they’re actively working to destabilize my country.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-teams-secret-meetings-with-group-plotting-to-break-up-canada-exposed/

Peacock showing off for the peahens (who were not impressed). OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 #laarboretum #peacock #peafowl #bird #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1