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In an equitable America, we'd have far more parties than 2.

And thus, more viewpoints being represented - negotiating with others on behalf of their needs.

BUT, the most important thing to remember is that cooperation, multi-partisanship, and multiplicity of viewpoints would be a REQUIREMENT. 🧵

4:50?

Boston. Wow.

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

OLIVER: “In Russia, when Putin rose to power, TV satirists were among his first targets… Putin was driven to madness by how he was mocked on a puppet show… the lesson is it’s not safe to let one show slide because there are currently others.”

Glimmers of a Leica I don’t remember when exactly I became aware of Leica cameras. I do remember the feeling of depressing a Leica shutter for the first time.   Mechanical bliss.  Time frozen forever. Y…

For those who still enjoy a thoughtful read where family (Boston/Cape Cod you’re my home), cameras (Leica, Olympus, & Nikon), photography, & the moments in life that add up to our existence all intertwine- I offer this essay in words and photos by @benshotme.bsky.social benshotme.com/selected-alb...

Feather in a puddle, September 15 2025, Stromness, Orkney Islands

So if you are out on a boat Trump can just blow you up and kill you and everyone on board by saying you had drugs without presenting any proof? That’s how this works now?

It’s not just that the President of the United States posted a video of eleven people being murdered in international waters it’s that the President of the United States ordered the murder of eleven people in international waters so he could post a video of it.

You forgot Fuji, but it’s Leica.

July 24 2025, Bedford Place, Uk

I can’t stop thinking about how the Access Hollywood tape came out before the election even happened, yet suddenly we have people concerned that the President might have lied about being a sexual predator who were totally fine with it when he told the truth about being a sexual predator

very grim

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Trump is a genius but you can't see his grades
Trump is healthy but you can't see his medical reports
Trump is honest but you can't see his tax returns
Trump is innocent but you can't see the Epstein Files

When your neighbor on the left is being dragged away by masked men and your neighbor on the right can't get an X-ray for their child, be sure to quickly explain that "both parties are the same" and whatnot.

Workshop: Roof Top ‘En Plein Air’ Workshop with Stewart Beckett AROI Learn to paint landscapes outside on the rooftop of God's House Tower.

Events for Inside the Artist’s Studio: 20 Years of the Arches are being announced! Learn to paint landscapes on the rooftop of the GHT Tower with Stewart Beckett AROI (Associate of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters), Saturday, July 12 · 1:30 - 4pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-r...

There’s a growing problem you’re not supposed to question: masked agents detaining migrants. Not in war zones...here...on U.S. soil. When power hides its face...it stops being accountable. When you can’t ID authority...you can’t challenge it. 1/5 🧵

Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.

ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

Excited to be part of this exhibition— a glimpse into the artist’s studio and a celebration of 20 years of Arches Studios! godshousetower.org.uk/eventer/insi...

May 31 2025, Southampton, Uk

Some sketches are deliberate investigations into an element I may want to include in a painting. I didn’t capture a likeness here but it proved a useful look at the cap structure.

Palomino Blackwing pencil in A5 Blue Acorn sketchbook

Anyone else feel like you're losing your mind when the legacy media obsesses over the former president's decline, while they aggressively sanewash - nay, ignore- the current president's increasingly unhinged behavior and outright destruction of our country in real time?

Save the Date: Launch event July 11th!
Arches Studios annual Open Studios is being transformed this year. Celebrate 20 years of Arches Studios with a collaborative exhibit at God’s House Tower. godshousetower.org.uk/eventer/insi...

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So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

Why are ICE agents wearing masks and dark sunglasses?

How about some basic rules?
--All law enforcement officers should wear identification
--No law enforcement officers should be allowed masks
--All law enforcement officers should wear and use body cams
...oh and...
--All law enforcement officers should understand, respect & follow the law

The scientists are doing this?