The Fourteenth Amendment, written in the blood of the Civil War, says in Section 4 that this is blatantly illegal: “[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”

Happy Wednesday! We are halfway through the week! The sunrise was beautiful on Cape Cod this morning, seen here just as the sun broke the horizon line. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Tuesday! We had overcast skies today but here is a sunrise from Saturday over Lake Ontario. Tap for full size, particularly because it's a vertical. I hope you have a great day!

No money for pediatric cancer research but there's $1.7 billion for people who beat cops and smeared feces on the walls of the US Capitol.

Happy Monday! It's a new week! We had clouds this morning on Lake Ontario so here is the sunset from Friday night over the lake. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

For a timeline cleanse, here is beautiful Lake Ontario in Hamlin, NY earlier today. Tap and turn horizontal for full screen and stereo. I hope you have had a great day!

Happy Sunday! We had a pretty straightforward sunrise this morning over Lake Ontario with a nice even shimmer over the water. Tap for full size, particularly because it's a vertical. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Saturday! It's the weekend! Today's sunrise comes to you from beautiful Lake Ontario in Hamlin, NY. Tap for full size, particularly since it's a vertical. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Friday! We made it through the week! The clouds had no color so I left and was halfway back over the bridge when I saw this emerge, so I went all the way back and got this just before the color faded again. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

France is mandating solar panels on every large commercial car park in the country — turning millions of square metres of idle asphalt into one of Europe's most productive clean energy assets. I have been mentioning this for months - they are shooting up on all the supermarket car parks.

For a TL cleanse, get a load of this gorgeous afternoon golden light bathing our downtown earlier today. Tap for full size. I hope you have had a great day!

Happy Thursday! We're almost through the week! We had totally overcast skies today but there was just enough color where the sun was trying to emerge to create this beautiful pastel like painting in the sky. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Wednesday! We are halfway through the week! Today's sunrise was so pathetic I couldn't share it in good conscience so here is another photo from yesterday's beautiful morning. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

There is literally not a single cloud in the sky right now.

Happy Tuesday! We had some nice clouds to complement the rising sun this morning and the total collection filled the frame perfectly. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

For a timeline cleanse I thought you'd like to see (and hear!) the seagulls get extremely excited after a fishing boat came in earlier. Tap and turn horizontal for full size. I hope you are having a great day!

Happy Monday! It's a new week! We had no sunrise this morning but at least the clouds were rather dramatic. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Sunday! Both the weather and my mood were pretty foul this morning so I stayed in bed. By the time I mustered the energy to venture out the weather had warmed enough for the tiki bar to open. Tap and turn horizontal for full screen. I hope you have had a great day!

Happy Saturday! It's the weekend! We had overcast skies so I dug deep into the archives for this rerun of the April 28, 2025 sunrise where you could hear not just the waves but the birds chirping. Tap and turn horizontal for full size and stereo. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Friday! We made it through the week! I had early appointments today so here is the third place coffee shop vote-getter from Wednesday, looking south three minutes before the sun broke the horizon.. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Thursday! We are almost through the week! We had rain this morning so here is yesterday's second place coffee shop sunrise vote-getter. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Wednesday! We are halfway through the week! Things were looking a little lame when I got on site for sunrise, but they quickly improved with some nice layers of differing colors. Tap for full size, particularly because it's a vertical. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Tuesday! We had an interesting sunrise that was offset from the clouds above it, so I had to make a decision on whether to center the sun or the clouds. As you can see I chose the clouds. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Monday! It's a new week! Because of timing challenges today's sunrise presentation was from the house, and although peaceful it was somewhat nondescript. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

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"The program, which provides HIV testing, counseling and support services — will sunset June 30, according to the Indiana state Department of Health. The decision follows a $6.7 million reduction in federal funding that had supported the program..." indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/04/30/i...

Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.

Happy Friday and Happy May! We made it through the week! I had appointments this morning so in lieu of a sunrise, here is a view of our downtown in the morning sun earlier this week. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

For a quick timeline cleanse, here is a plunging breaker wave Tuesday morning that was topped with some beautiful spindrift created by the offshore winds. Tap for full size. I hope you are having a great day!

Happy Thursday! We're almost through the week! We had rain this morning so here is the second place coffee shop vote-getter from yesterday's sunrise. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

Appalling behavior.

Happy Wednesday! We're halfway through the week! We had a thin sliver of open clouds at sunrise but it was just enough to provide not only space for the sun but for some nice backlit striations above it. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

hey do you guys think I need a lawyer

Starting Thursday I can't lift heavy things for a couple of weeks so yesterday I dug out something I would need later from my very cluttered under-stair closet, and decided this was a good time to clean it. Here is a before and after. I hope you have had a great day!

Oh hey, “private donations” are no longer paying for the ballroom. Who could have seen that coming?

Happy Tuesday! We had a rather simple sunrise today with a few accent marks in the sky along with some interesting shoreline waves. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Monday! It's a new week! I snapped this picture before going over the bridge showing the shimmer extending into the bay. I wasn't in love with it but the coffee shop loved it so here it is. Tap for full size, particularly since it's a vertical. I hope you have a great day!

Happy Sunday! We had rain this morning so here is a picture taken Friday looking south eight minutes before sunrise. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

For a timeline cleanse here's a shot of a "trash sculpture" assemblage by Portuguese artist Bordalo II taken Thursday in Asbury Park that uses locally-sourced discarded items later spray painted. If you tap and pinch out you can see the detail. I hope you're having a great day!

Happy Saturday! It's the weekend! I wasn't sure we would get any sunrise this morning but sure enough for about three minutes we had a nice combination of sun and cloud colors despite some nippy 34 MPH winds. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

Congratulations to @stephenking.bsky.social for this well-deserved honor!👍 (Novels/Novellas: Approximately 65 to 67 Non-fiction books: 5 books. Short Stories: Over 200 Pseudonyms: 7 novels were published as Richard Bachman. Frequency: He has published at least one book almost every year since 1974)

A trans youth group in Boston has organized a protest of the pediatric academic societies conference which is hosting a panel comprised of SPLC designated hate group affiliates and a Trump admin report author.

🚨🚨 518,428 children have died preventable deaths in the year since Musk dismantled USAID, saying, “Time for it to die.”

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

Long for the day when everyone can sleep as peacefully as trump during an Oval Office meeting on camera.

Release the files, not ghislaine maxwell!

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Happy Wednesday! We're halfway through the week! We had rain this morning and I didn't have much unshared inventory, so here is a sweet shot taken Monday of a couple walking along the beach, with perfect leg synchronization to boot! Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!