Trump too, shall pass. #History

Before any of y'all spend $12 million on a wave to attract kayakers and surfers... Talk to me about a Photography Park. I can get you kayakers, canoeists, fisherman, birders, hikers, bikers, balloonists AND photographers. Oh, look! A photographer made you want to listen to this with a picture.

"Before the Sun Disappears" I waited an hour for the Sun to hit that gap on the horizon. As soon as it did, my battery died. I was able to change it out before the Sun disappeared. Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR 300mm F8@1/6th ISO 400 Cropped DSB_8215.JPG ©Don Brown 2026 #photography

Hey kids. Y'all tell me this is the "attention economy". So let's look at what catches my attention. Who am I? I'm the local volunteer photographer for liberal causes. In other words, I'm the guy whose attention you're trying to get. Think about it. I wind up right next to the real Press....

Saw it on InstaGram. Came here looking for it. I live in The South. NAACP ain't wrong.

@nytimes.com I guy at a protest tonight has a sign. WHO’S NEXT?

Do you think I only go out when the weather is perfect? When the forecast is favorable? Fear not. Good things come to he who waits. Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR 140mm F8@1/200th ISO 400 White Balance on Flash DSB_6866.JPG ©Don Brown 2026 #photography

"Mr. Biden on Friday said that “because of our national debate...there are young people sitting alone as I speak, scrolling through social media, wondering whether they will ever truly be accepted for who they are.” “You are heard, and you belong,” Mr. Biden added, to a standing ovation." #AGoodMan

There's a wake-up in the middle of this podcast that will make you question everything. Started with Trump's utterance, "Russia, if you're listening...", this Australian podcast has been running for years now. I highly recommend it.

Guess it's time for me to check on my status. You?

Agree. There should never have been a DHS. (Argued that at the time.) Nor the "Patriot" Act. Every Democrat, every actual patriot, should start with abolishing the modern gestapo that is "ICE."

Just 'cause I feel like it. I used to live in rural America. Most likely, you've never heard of Zebulon, GA (the County seat). 85% of Pike County, GA voted for Trump in 2020. 87% voted for him in 2024. I see you rural America. I know you. And I know you know, these people are in the right.

When the scenic world won’t cooperate with me, I go searching for the small world. Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR 300mm F8@1/15th ISO 400 White Balance on Flash Cropped DSB_6737.JPG ©Don Brown 2026 #photography

Meanwhile, the next George Wallace is all in. #Alabama “Radical Leftist RIOTERS are attacking our law enforcement officers who are just trying to keep our country safe,” Tuberville wrote. “To all our ICE agents in Minnesota and across the country: if you are violently attacked, SHOOT BACK.”

#Huntsvill #Alabama #Election2026

Note to self: Who will Tommy Tuberville put in charge of Alabama’s State Troopers? “Lingo ignored the pleas of Birmingham police chief Jamie Moore to leave the city, instead setting his subordinates loose…a deliberate effort by Wallace to provoke incidents that the race-baiting governor,…”

2 things. #Alabama. #War is coming. “Driving the news: In an interview at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Alabama…” “They say they need infinite now." Life in Huntsville is surprising.

I only know about Karen Budd-Falen because of @maddow.bsky.social. Just sayin'.

Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show. By NYT Lisa Friedman www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/c...

BTW, watched @nbcnews.com tonight. No mention of J6. Skimmed @cbsnews.com, no mention. Watched @pbsnews.org and they had about 10 minutes on it. They even said "lies" and "liar". Maybe more than once. And then there is whatever version you want on YouTube. #J6 Hard times are coming.

Another foggy morning on Monte Sano so I went for a walk on the North Plateau Loop trail. Yes, all the rock is the trail. It’s not as bad as it looks. Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR 21mm F8@1/3rd Polarizer White Balance on Flash DSB_6639.JPG ©Don Brown 2026 #photography

One of the best threads I've ever read. Well worth your time. If you believe in America.

I haven't hear anybody say it yet. (It's got to be out there. It's too obvious.) Dunroe and Dumbo. I hope some graphic artist will run with it. Trump and the GOP make America into a three-ring circus. Clowns and acrobats. The whole 9 yards.

Rotavirus is a vaccine-preventable disease, but Bobby Kennedy knows hospitals offer parents a nice break from their daily lives and has removed the rotavirus vaccine from the schedule. So make sure your health insurance covers extended stays at the nearest children’s hospital. 🏥

And don't forget, they frog-marched a U.S. Senator out of the room for questioning a Cabinet member. Do you realize where we are now America? Nobody is coming to save us. It's up to us. What can you do? Lots of things. One of which is serving on a jury when called. Yeah, read the story again.

Thought experiment. What's to stop Trump from snatching the Canadian Prime Minister? (Mark Carney, BTW.) International Law? The U.S. Military refusing the order? Marco Rubio? J.D. Vance? Mike Johnson? John Thune? The Royal Canadian Mounted Police? Insert your world leader and ask again.🇨🇦🇦🇺🇯🇵🇰🇷🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪

How about some good news? "People drove 1.8 million fewer miles on city streets, according to government calculations, and emissions dropped by 778 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year. That’s the equivalent of taking 167 vehicles off the roads." (And it makes life more affordable for folks.)

Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.

MICHIGAN: Police arrest protestor of Trump’s attack on Venezuela while she’s live on air 🤔🇺🇸

Who'd a thunk it? "Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark made her comments in an interview with DR, the Danish broadcaster, calling his threats “unacceptable pressure.” “If the United States were to choose to attack another NATO country, then everything would come to an end,” she said..."

Petty And outrageous

"Mostly Blue" There was some nice colors at the edge of the horizon the other morning. But the sky matched my mood — mostly blue. I need to get on the road and find some fresh views. Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR 24mm [email protected] seconds GND filter DSB_5815.JPG ©Don Brown 2026 #photography

Fareed Zakaria didn't take a bow so I'm going to do it for him. Broadcast on December 21, 2025, "Global Public Square". That show should be on your watch/podcast list. (Sorry about the Facebook link but that is all that I could find.

Yes! 🤠 Maybe not so much the texting part. (I don't want calls or texts. Email is okay. Well, the lesser of all evils. Except snail mail is even better. Yes, I still write letters.)

Bluesky says I posted it 2 months ago. Trump = Pride. Greed. Lust. Revenge. Money. Epstein.

You’ve been warned.

When @jfallows.bsky.social writes, you should read. "Good God. This is an overthrow of a foreign government. It’s an act of war. It is an open-ended declaration of foreign occupation. And as all at the microphone either proudly declared and reluctantly admitted, it was pulled off without..."

It's refreshing to see the truth so plainly stated. Trump is a liar. Full stop. Trump is a grifter. Full stop. He hasn't managed to do many things he promised but he has managed to make himself -- and his family -- rich. Truly rich now (as opposed to when he used to lie about it).

Sounds like a @maddow.bsky.social podcast. (Yes, I've been researching recall votes.) "...Frazier was elected Governor in 1916 with 79% of the vote. Frazier was extremely popular..." "..but an economic depression hit...and resulted in a...private-business-led...movement to...his recall."

I didn't realize I was falling so far behind in knowledge I don't need but like to have. I blame Trump -- the Great Distractor. "A removable operator control station is installed during the testing period "for safety and backup" until it can be determined to reliably operate on her own."

The U.S. hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country. President Donald Trump said some U.S. forces were injured but he believed “we had nobody killed.” Updates: www.stripes.com/theaters/ame...

The whole world is rearming. "Included in Japan’s record $58 billion defense budget...$1.14 billion for upgraded surface-to-ship missiles...on Ishigaki Island, less than 200 miles from Taiwan." You know, we have these marvelous things called "maps". Just sayin', @starsandstripes.bsky.social.

The North Plateau Trail was covered in dense fog this morning. I call it fog but in reality, you’re walking in the clouds. Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, AL. Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR 18mm F8@1/6th ISO 400 Polarizer WB on Flash DSB_6113.JPG ©Don Brown 2026 #photography

I bet the news coverage on this is what it would look like if we had faked the moon landing

Hey! United Kingdom! Listen up! You have every right to complain about Keir Starmer. But every time you do, you strengthen this guy. Joe Biden was a good and decent man. I'd take a diminished Biden over Trump any day of the week. I didn't get that choice. Because "We the People" didn't THINK.

What are *you* going to do about it? I get all the analysis, thoughts & prayers and outrage I can ask for. The only question I have is what are *you* willing to do? Make calls, send letters, donate? Protest? If a million people show up in D.C. on January 6th you might get some traction.