Byers makes a comment about ICE not targeting "actual, professional journalists." "You're making a distinction among journalists?" Ellis asks. "There's people with cell phones, calling themselves journalists," Byers responds.

Singing at a funeral today for a neighbor who was my bishop back when I was a teenager. It's a double quartet. Rather an unexpected privilege to be included with this group for such a significant occasion.

It's grading day for the first quarter, so of course Canvas is down.

Somebody find a nearby kneecap photographer.

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

LIVE WEAPONS OVER FREEWAY what a totally normal, non dystopian sign, cool, cool.

I just got called as the ward music coordinator so now I'm in charge of our Christmas program, among other things. It's been close to a year since I was released from the last one, so it's good to have an assignment again.

Heard a straight faced comment in Sunday school today citing online "exmo" influence as a serious source of ongoing persecution towards the church. This is how I know there is someone else in that class who spends too much time online.

Millions of citizens peacefully and often joyfully bearing it's flag in defense of others on one hand, and a president fantasizing about bombing those citizens with feces on the other. One of the two definitely hates America.

Good article and I support cargo bike use, but I got a chuckle out of the photo/headline combo suggesting that a family with 2 kids feels a need for a minivan. Also, there's a cool stereograph down lower in the article. Love to see it.

There was a group at the SLC protest today dressed in typical ICE fashion, but their vests said NICE, and they were going around smiling at everyone.

Got an unexpected request to sing at a neighbor's funeral on Monday.

@sltrib.com has this story top of their page. Still waiting for any coverage from KSL or Desert News. Both have a story from yesterday about heightened tensions after the tragedy in June, but not a word about today's 14 protests attended by many thousands of Utahns. www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...

Salt Lake City approximately 11,000

About 11,000 in Salt Lake City! The people have had enough.

My favorite sign today had a photo from Chaplin's closing speech in The Great Dictator. Close second was "Liberal + LDS. I'm an oxy-Mormon."

hit him where it hurts 🫡

No Kings, Salt Lake City, 18 October 2025

We had at least 14 planned protests in UT today.

42) Utah Huge demonstrations in Salt Lake City, Ogdeh, Heber City, West Jordan and more! (katelynnblueut, craig-buschmann, wodsidas, hubhistory)

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

Lots of people will have photos from today's protest in SLC, but only I will have weird stereographs that like five people know how to look at and that won't be ready for a week or two. So there. #NoKings

I wonder if anyone else is going to be making film stereographs today? Not actually bringing any digital gear. Just a 1950s stereo and a 1960s tank of a camera.

You know that scene from I, Robot where Will Smith finds out his older relative has one of the new dangerous robots. That's how I felt when my parents got Alexa. "Smart homes" are not for smart homeowners.

Maybe if gas prices come down we'll stop noticing the fascism. Also, maybe they could increase funding for public transit and bike infras so we're not as gas dependant. And also stop supporting fascism.

Just had a meeting for a film I'm working on, and someone brought up something similar. Never before have people who aren't working full time for a studio been so well-equipped for filmmaking. Among four or five of us, we have almost all the necessary, professional level gear for this project.

A lot of things about film history have been influenced by obstacles to the acquisition of film stock. One of the interesting technological things about this moment, as we increasingly face a global political situation of the type that has caused these obstacles, is that it's kind of a non-issue.

Currently in my camera bag (post cleanout): a digital camera (Fuji X-T5), a Kodak stereo camera, a Nikonos underwater camera, some film, some hard drives, cables, extra batteries, markers, two vintage lenses, filters, a tripod plate, and a remote for an RGB LED strip for some reason. 📷📸

If I had a real working hover board I would take it out to the woods and fake Bigfoot tracks. Hot take: The confusion this would cause is the primary reason we don't currently have real working hover boards.

Time to get a bigger golf cart.

🎵 "Propel, propel, propel your craft, Gently down liquid solutions..."🎵

If you car would you know what were in a accident to do?

Had this song in my head this morning. I'm sure it's not relevant to anything going on right now. youtu.be/2EbtA-3v2Vw?...

Some things I've seen around Ogden lately. 📷📸

It amazes me that nowadays I can render a 30 minute video clip with color correction in less time than it used to take to render a 3 minute video clip without color correction.

This past year the Utah legislature passed a law which makes it incredibly difficult for municipalities and school districts to raise taxes. So I'm already getting emails about how my city and school district are facing budget constraints which means cut services. We gotta vote these guys out.

Ah, then it's the classic pretend-AI-is-doing-something-you-can-do-without-AI move!

Teaching as a profession constantly reminds you that what is obvious to you is not necessarily obvious to everyone else.

Found another excellent $8 thrift store jacket so I can once again be the weird one at church. Some people spend $1000 on a suit to look just like everyone else. I spend $8 and don't seem to care how I look.

The initial cleanup went well, and all of thr mechanisms seem to work perfectly, once I got the dirt off. The seals are all intact and seem in good condition.📸📷

Does anyone know if this button means anything? It looks like it has an eagle with a crown and shield in front of an anchor, maybe?

In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”

Time for some supporting evidence. These were all made with a Fujifilm X-T5 using the Acros film simulation. Most aren't edited at all, but a few are lightly edited. 📸 📷

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child. She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck. This is not about immigration enforcement. It's about terrorizing Americans.

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

The two genders.

Doin' Bluesky

Rare find at the thrift store today. This is a film photography camera designed for underwater use. Because it's waterproof and rugged, this line of cameras was used by embedded photographers in Vietnam. It was cheap enough to buy just for the history, but now I get to see if it works. 📸📷