Chris Lee plans to drive hundreds of miles to cast his South Dakota ballot in-person. But he’s not allowed to vote in state and local races this year. To his surprise, Lee is designated as a federal-only voter, due to new laws that have affected at least 1,500 voters.

SHADY AF Tennessee Republicans are now trying to eliminate the requirement to notify voters when their polling place changes during this gerrymandering mess. Ask yourself one question: If everything is fair & legitimate, why would they need to make it HARDER for voters to know where to vote? 1/2

One of evenings at the RV resort we stayed in this winter, a hot air balloon was tethered for rides. #california #hotairballoon #stunday #coachellavalley

Péter Magyar victory speech: "We want to make a country where no one is persecuted because they think differently or because someone loves in a different way to others." He may not have campaigned as a liberal. But this is a huge change of direction and rhetoric from Orbán’s anti-LGBTQ+ crusade.

Sunset along the beach at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. #stunday #birds #beach #southcarolina

One of my favorite places that we have explored is the Oregon coast. This photo is while we were near Coos Bay. I loved that pelicans and sea gulls sat on the wooden posts watching the Coast Guard practicing different maneuvers.

Now I understand why the station near us can offer diesel 70 cents to a dollar less per gallon. Still outrageously high, but better than the other options!

What this bill could mean for students, families, and the future of mobile library services.

As transgender Kansans grapple with a challenging new reality today, and the rest of the nation watches what’s happening in the Sunflower State, here’s a thread of @kansasreflector.com stories and opinion pieces about SB 244. (1/15) #ksleg #trans #lgbtq

Tumalo Falls, west of Bend, Oregon, is a 97 foot waterfall on Tumalo Creek. The area is in the Deschutes National Forest with several different hiking options. September 2023. #waterfallwednesday #oregon

The Kansas City Star has collaborated with the Kansas City Public Library to launch an online database of its pre-digital era photo archives. Anyone can search through the archives at KCStarPhotos.org.

Alabama officials cut off funding for a public library that refused to bar access to the "The Handmaid's Tale" and other books they deemed sexually explicit to anyone under 18. Thankfully, @everylibrary.bsky.social has stepped up to provide funding to allow the library to remain open for now.

Mural in the downtown area of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The view from the east side of Grand Lake looking towards the town of Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park. From September 2025. #photography #colorado

On this day in 2023 - Views from my walk around the Wahweap area of Lake Powell. A glimpse of fall leaves, a rainbow, a roadrunner, and a butte in the distance. #photography #wahweap #arizona #lakepowell

View from a walk in September - a monarch butterfly enjoying a sunflower. #photography #butterfly #sunflower

Happy Caturday! #caturday #photography

Absolutely correct

“Leader Thune needs to look at what people across the country voted for and recognize that bipartisanship is the only way to reopen the government.” - Shane Merrill, SDDP Chair www.sddp.org/post/big-dem...

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act. West Virginia 387% Wyoming 382% Alaska 346% Tennessee 320% Mississippi 314% Texas 289% South Carolina 285% Alabama 284% South Dakota 235% North Dakota 234%

The beach area at Flathead Lake State Park - Finley Point is covered with these colorful stones.

"Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general now gather on near-daily Zoom calls at 8 AM Pacific, which means the East Coast officials are already on their third coffee. They divide responsibilities and share templates for lawsuits they’ve been drafting since last spring."

Here’s the student paper’s story. They had to delay until one, the principal lifted an illegal censorship order, and two, a judge reminded the school it can’t fire an adviser for letting students report news. Help these young journalists make up for lost time — spread the story far and wide.

This is the lawsuit that Lawrence HS doesn’t want you to read about. We can see why they’d like to keep it under wraps. Let’s not let them. Streisand Effect, anyone?

Commentary: Abruptly closing Job Corps, a career training program for young people in unstable situations, is a profound abandonment of a proven investment in public health, community stability and economic opportunity. minnesotareformer.com/2025/07/23/c...

View of the Absaroka Range near Livingston, Montana. #stunday

In the last South Dakota legislative session there were more than 50 election-related bills introduced. "That’s a great deal of attention being paid," writes Dana Hess, "to a part of government that, in the past, has been noted for working just fine." Commentary:

A favorite photo of our family cat, Speedy. He lived a very long and spoiled life. #caturday

Not my sign, but one I totally agree with!

Sunset on the Gulf Coast. #stunday #sunset

A B&W photo from Horseshoe Bend.

Missing beach days like this.

A winter sunset over Glen Canyon Dam last winter.

Trying to be more active on here. Cleaning up my photos and came across one I had forgotten about. From Glen Canyon National Recreational area.