A real kneeslapper by some kid in this 1950s school copy of Huckleberry Finn

Hard to imagine what this country might look like by — best case! — January 1st, 2027, let alone January 20th, 2029.

Someone challenged my voter registration in Vermont last week. And today I ran into a guy on the trail who said his two sons have had gun purchases red flagged by ATF, neither of whom legally disqualify. Both are politically active Dems. Apocryphal, but there we are.

Don’t worry, folks — surely the guardrails will hold! [Corporate media editor’s note: this was a final tweet sent by one of our Sunday talk show hosts from a car in midair over a ravine.]

Comey caught an article 58.

There’s never been a Dem FBI director. The next Dem prez better change that bullshit tradition.

Sounds like these stupid rednecks would like nothing more than a few thousand of those menacing caravans Fox was hyping last year.

Poor Pokey moping because she tore a claw while in furious pursuit of a mouse. F2/Micro 105 f2.8, UMX400 in HC-110B #dogs #dogsofbluesky #filmphotography #believeinfilm.

Ever notice how graceful and elegant handwriting from a long time ago was? Want to brush up your lousy scrawls? Starting around the turn of the century public schools taught the Palmer method, and boy oh boy, it worked but it didn’t come easy. Check this thing out on the Archive:

Indian hawker selling custom mixed remedies for anything that ails you. M6/50SM, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #streetphotography #believeinfilm

Bus station on the #Nepal - #India border. M6/50SM, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #believeinfilm

Another shot from the HC-110+Rodinal mix test. Same roll as the last one posted: Ultrafine 100 Xtreme at 200ASA, 4.4ml HC, 2ml Rodinal 68°, 3M prewet, 10:15 development. Straight off the scanner and detail at 300 percent (screengrab, so may be bad) M6/50M #filmphotography #darkroom

In a Kathmandu alleyway. M6/50M, Tri-X #filmphotography #photography #Nepal

Warming up before work at the dawn tea stall in #Kathmandu. M6/50SM, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #streetphotography #Nepal

Messing around with the phone while Pokey stares up a tree at a chipmunk. These big wildflowers just blossomed. #photography

Kathmandu night rickshaw boy whose legs aren’t yet long enough for his mount. M6/50SM, Tri-X #filmphotography #photography #streetphotography

Following up on my post about mixing HC-110+Rodinal, today I tilted the ratio more in favor of the Rodinal and, though it’s not completely there yet, I’m kind of shocked by the sharpness resulting from a boost of accutance. More in alt text. 1/2 M6/35SM, UFX 100 200ASA #filmphotography #darkroom

Two cops and the man behind the curtain in Kathmandu. M6/50M Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #streetphotography #portraitphotography #Nepal

For #darkroom nerds: I threatened to try a test of mixing Rodinal with HC-110. I stuck a short roll in the camera and find the results encouraging. I was wondering if some Rodinal might increase accutance. I think it did. Detailed breakdown in the alt text. #photography #filmphotography

Toddler having a snack at a poultry shop, though I have no idea what kind of birds those might be. Some unremembered point-and-shoot with flash, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #streetphotography #Nepal

Girl with one shoe waiting for her day to begin. Patan, #Nepal. M6/50M Tri-X #filmphotography #photography #streetphotography #Kathmandu

Tibetan Mom and daughter at the gompa in Sonada. M6/50M, Tri-X #filmphotography #streetphotography #India

Surely a minority #filmphotography opinion, maybe limited to me, but Tri-X in 35mm, formerly a jewel in the Kodak crown that I shot many 100s of rolls for decades, has become since reformulation the most overrated film stock on Earth. So many films costing literally half, are way better. Sue me.

Her true love is one cool little cat. M6/50M, Plus-X #filmphotography #photography #streetphotography #cats

Khmer Rouge landmine got this kid’s leg, but not his sense of humor. Aranyaprathet refugee camp hospital, 1983. Shot with some unremembered backup point and shoot on Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #war #landmine #cambodia #Thailand

Patan, Nepal #filmphotography #streetphotography #Nepal

With sufficient electrical engineering expertise you too might be able to spot subtle code violations like this one in Kathmandu. M6/50M, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #streetphotography #Nepal

Pokey Beker, Jr., Jr. makes one of many daily attempts to rip my arm off. Dogs play for keeps. They’re goddamn ruthless. M6/35M, UFX100 at 200ASA #dogs #dogsofbluesky #filmphotography

As recently as 30 years ago air travel was more enjoyable because a lot of times they used UFOs. M6/50M, Tri-X, haze outside, and mucho reticulation on neg #filmphotography #photography #aviation

Dance time at a retirement home in Normandy. M6/50M Tri-X #filmphotography #photography #streetphotography #France #easdtcoastkin

Anybody need more proof that thoughts and prayers don’t work work worth a damn?

Good vibes at an afternoon market in Kathmandu. M6/50M, Tri-X #filmphotography #photography #streetphotography

somewhere between layers of cloud in the Southwest, shot from the cockpit of a C-185 on an instrument flight . R6/50R, Fujicolor #photography #abstractphotography #landscapephotography #aviation #art

Sharing a good film developer test for #filmphotography nerds: I’ve been experimenting with Ultrafine 100 Xtreme. Best so far 200ASA; HC110E (1+47) 68°; 3 min prewet; 10:15 dev time with standard Kodak agitation of 30 secs + 5 secs per 30 secs agitation. No edits in scan (other than square crop).

Woman tending to her shop in southwest Nepal. Nothing in this frame would have looked different 100 years ago. M6/50M, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #streetphotography #Nepal

At a bakery in Kathmandu. M6/50M, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #streetphotography #Nepal

Schoolkids and cow visiting the general store in Kathmandu. M6/50M, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #streetphotography #Nepal

On the road without wipers in the south Nepal rain. M6/50M, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #streetphotography #Nepal #landscapephotography #road

Old aquaintances in the Nepal Terai jungle. Nikon F-2 50/f2, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #Nepal

Terai, Nepal. M6/50M, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #streetphotography #Nepal #landscapephotography

Temples in a Nepali town. I’m embarrassed that I can’t remember the name of this beautiful, peaceful place. M6/50M, Tri-X #filmphotography #photography #landscapephotography #art

I had to go out and shoot something to commemorate National Dog Day but this was as close as I got to anything in the spirit of the day other than the ten million pictures I take of Pokey all the time. Shot with the Rolleiflex. #filmphotography #photography #streetphotography

Happy National Dog Day to Trump’s most loyal bitches: Texas Republicans

Happy National Dog Day! To commemorate this greatest of holidays, I shot a selfie of Pokey and me with the Rolleiflex today. #NationalDogDay #dogsofbluesky #dogs

Four friends hanging out in West Bengal somewhere. M6/50M, Tri-X #photography #filmphotography #dogs #India #streetphotography

Indian army soldiers in Sikkim. #filmphotography #photography #streetphotography #India

Gangtok, Sikkim M6/50M #fimphotography #photography #India #streetphotography

Pressganged child soldiers in the service of Gen. Khun Sa, an opium warlord in the Shan State area of the Golden Triangle in 1989. Khun Sa was called the most evil man in the world by the State Dep’t. I spent a couple of weeks with him. Not a nice guy. #filmphotography #photography #Burma #Myanmar

TIbetan school kid in Darjeeling. M6/50M, Tri-X #filmphotography #photography #streetphotography #India

Pokey carrying her ball in a snowstorm earlier this year. IIIf/50 Elmar, Tri-X #filmphotography #photography