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Yes, resurrect Bivens actions. And if codifying them doesn’t work this time, they need to keep at it until it does. There must be a remedy - these guys know they’re unbounded.

A vast array of holiday cookies with colorful decorations

A vast array of holiday green cookies with colorful decorations

Cookie Day 2025 wrapped. 80 years and counting of delicious holiday fare. (Just 2 of 12 varieties pictured)

The Chicago Way

👏👏👏❤️

3 round purple berries with gold and orange stems, backlit by autumn sunlight

It’s Fall.
Solomon’s Seal berries

Ooooooo, nice!

I can’t recommend Jeff’s photography workshops highly enough! Beautiful surroundings, great food, relaxed atmosphere, fantastic instructor.

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My 2026 Italy Photography Workshops in Naples and Tuscany are now open for registration! Refine your photography in one of these beautiful Italian destinations.

Kilroy was here cartoon. Kilroy peeks over a wooden fence emblazoned with “KILROY WAS HERE”

He’s here, he’s there, he’s every fucking where, Kilroy!
#KilroyWasHere

Another band, another flash flood warning. This might put it over the top 😬

👀 The McCook reservoir is currently 91% full of stormwater. This "gorge" is nearly 330' deep and the far wall is about 1/2 mile away from the camera.

Here's a link to the live view and more information about the TARP project > mwrd.org/what-we-do/t...

Embracing The Present The Beauty of What’s Been Added

Embracing The Present
I have a new Substack post - photographs and words about the intersection of the new and the old in Italy. I hope you take the time to read it and join the other regular readers of my posts - always free every Tuesday.

Nice work everyone!

So very confusing! 🤔

A stain upon the landscape

Blue sky and clouds reflecting off skyscrapers at The Confluence in Chicago

Playing tourist and playing with reflections. #Chicago

Beautiful shot! We didn’t get the pretty stuff in the burbs, but the light turned weirdly orange.

Spring, Exuberantly Tuscany, Bursting at the Seams

I have a new Substack post today, sharing images and thoughts about the coming of spring in Cortona, Tuscany. I hope you'll read and perhaps subscribe to my weekly Substack posts.

This is serious business in Chicago! I myself am the product of a what’s considered Chicago mixed marriage - mom was a Cubs fan and Dad a Sox fan. 🙄

A banner that reads 'due process for all' hangs from the Governor's Mansion and outside.

Unlike Trump and Noem, Illinois follows the law.

His administration has violated the Constitution, denied people due process, and disappeared law-abiding neighbors.

I encourage the Secretary to spend less time performing for Fox News and more time protecting the Homeland.

Spring, Slowly Winter’s End North of the 47th Parallel

I have a new Substack post today with photographs about the gradual transition to spring in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

YouTube video by Governor Tony Evers Gov. Evers Releases Message to Wisconsinites Regarding Apparent Trump Administration Arrest Threats

Yesterday, a top Trump Administration official made an apparent threat to arrest me.

Here’s my message to Wisconsinites. I encourage you to take a few minutes to watch. ⬇️

Shaft of sunlight illuminates an oval window with a diagonal iron grating and a rust orange plaster wall with an address plaque numbered 809

809, Rome.

Black and white photo of the statue of Saint Teresa in Saint Peter’ Basilica in Rome. Her face is illuminated, turned toward a shaft of bright light streaming down from the upper right

St Teresa, St Peter’s Basilica, Rome

I remember what it was like in the 70s. I remember the smog, the trash, the smell. 50 years later, we’ve come so far, and the administration wants to turn to clock back. It was awful & ugly & unhealthy & there can only be 1 reason why.

A Bridge Across Time Montepulciano, Tuscany

Come find me on Substack with my first post
A Bridge Across Time open.substack.com/pub/jeffcurt...

Corruption

#metaphor #photography

When that abomination starts to speak, stand in unison, yell “F*ck you, Russian warship!”, and walk the hell out.

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.