#Dogs are perfect. They cannot be improved upon.

I still find it hard to believe that orange bastard actually...I mean, eight or nine times a day, that sumbitch will...it's like you never get a goddamn moment to relax before he...oh fuck, now what?

One of the many things I enjoyed about the local #NoKings event was the number of #dogs who chose to attend with their humans. I stand with #DogsAgainstFascism. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera

"Trump believes he can bully allies into ceding to his demands before he sends American service members to risk their lives to unfuck a problem of his own creation" This is a long read, but worth the time invested.

Trump and Hegseth don’t understand the meaning of alliance, just like they don’t understand the meaning of friendship

How do you earn an 'ebike evangelist' label? By riding 26 miles round trip to an ancient ice cream shop for the best butterscotch malt in the known universe. #photography #DemocraticCamera #pixelphone

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.

On the other hand, the laws of gravity are much less forgiving. Still, a great line.

All (well, most) of these retiring members of Congress have violated their oath of office and abandoned their responsibilities as representatives. They should be reminded of their failures on a regular basis.

I saw this woman's headband through the crowd at the #NoKings event. I didn't see her #ebike until I got out of the crowd. She said the protest location was too close to drive to, but too far (& too uphill) for her to walk. #Ebike to the rescue. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera

I used to write the Sunday Salon essays about photographers as a prompt for #photography discussions. This 2010 piece is on Homer Page, who wanted to photograph the "relationship between urban people and the cultural forces which surround them" in the late 1940s, salon.utata.org/2010/03/07/h...

I keep hearing folks asking if it's illegal to deface US currency. The answer is yes, but ONLY if it's done "with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued." So it's a crime to burn a dollar bill, but legal to write 'Fuck' in front of Trump's name.

Thank you for making No Kings 3 the biggest day of mass protest that America has ever seen. #NoKings

One of the more interesting things I've noticed at each of the #NoKings events is the intense personal hatred of and bitter hostility to Trump as an individual. It's not just the Trump administration, it's Trump his ownself. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #urbanphotography

A remarkable photo from #NoKings in DTLA from Connor Sheets of @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/l...

Near the middle of the #NoKings crowd in Des Moines. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #urbanphotography #NoKingsDSM

Sometimes you shoot a photo without quite knowing why, just that there's something there that pleases your eye. It doesn't do to ask too many questions. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #monochrome #RuralStuff

This is eight different kinds of brilliant.

I hope everybody attends their local #NoKings event. Even if...especially if...you've never attended a political event in your life. Just showing up matters. It's a great way to make your voice heard about serious political issues AND hang out with a lot of fun, interesting people.

Parents who drive: the most stressful part of my day is the school dropoff pickup Parents who bike: what???? that is the best part

Why I carry a #RicohGR3x in my pocket (even on my bike): Bollards and Shadows edition. #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #newtopographics #urbanphotography

after much deliberation and giving AI the benefit of the doubt, Wikipedia editors have had enough of AI slop. New policy bans LLM generated content, periodt www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

I swear to you, bicycles are the fountain of youth. gregfallis.com/2026/03/26/b...

Skeleton of Three Musketeers' d'Artagnan may have been found under Dutch church

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

He'll give Trump a gold bone saw.

The Trump regime refuses to understand what 'defeat' means.

#Poloaroid week begins April 19th all #instantfilm welcome. #BelieveInFilm

For...Iran?

This whole thread is important.

The oldest photo of me on Al Gore's internet. March, 2006. Selfie in a car window, with my first digital camera, an Olympus C770UZ. We're talking 4 megapixels, baby.

Crimson in the window. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #SmallTown

if they are unwilling to be good people in public they are not good people for Jesus fucking Christ's sakes

Has Hegseth had all his rabies shots?

Soup and a sandwich. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #monochrome #urbanphotography #HumansOfBlueSky

Wind & solar energy? No, give us coal. Electric vehicles? No, we'll burn gas. Bicycle lanes? No, we need space for more cars. Affordable healthcare? No, we have to fund war. Trans rights? No, because ick. The arts? No, real men don't do art. Everything beautiful must be uglified & hate-filled.

Punchbowl confirms what I suspected in a post last night. Thune reached a deal with Dems to fund DHS except for ICE and Trump rejected it. DONALD TRUMP is to blame for airport chaos - not Democrats.

Sec. of Transportation: "[Y]ou see more congestion when you add bike lanes and take away vehicle lanes." Classic MAGAbrain--the solution to traffic congestion is to add MORE cars. 51st.news/trump-admini...

With a Shahed.

Public Service Announcement: You can reduce your wait time at the airport with this one simple trick. US$50,000 in a Cava bag, properly applied, does wonders.

Whelk Rescue League in action! Kindness and thoughtfulness triumph again!

Neither one of us can understand what's been done to the president & his family just because he committed an astonishing number of crimes, which he's still doing, but surely we can find it in our hearts to feel empathy for him when he responds with glee to the death of a military hero.

Near the end of our ride yesterday. We stopped at a bike pub where maybe 200 bikes were parked. None were locked up; many had helmets hanging from handlebars. Our local cycling community is very trusting & that trust is beautiful. #ricohgr3x #ricohsnaps #photography #DemocraticCamera #bikesky

And there's no security when the president is Donald Trump.

Every time Trump talks with a new person, it’s like giving a Magic 8 Ball a fresh shake.

Cycling in regular clothes needs to be normalized. Nothing against lycra, but...

Let's be honest about this. This isn't a war of necessity; it's not even a war of choice. It's a war of impulse. gregfallis.com/2026/03/21/t...

Back to Erich Auerbach. One of his most famous photographs is this one of Paul Tortelier, from 1948. "Never since - and many delightful encounters followed - was I able to capture quite such an ecstatic mood."