Michael Stark

So despite freezing my butt off and the clouds slightly getting in the way last night, I was able to get me some amazing shots of the Northern Lights with my Sony a7 IV and my Canon D6 Mk II! 😁

I was glad the drive to Columbus didn't go to waste. #northernlights #photography

So after tonight's dance practice for Dancing Within The Star City this weekend, I figured I would go up by Wahoo and get some shots of the Aurora Borealis. Turns out I only needed to go a few miles north to Raymond Road for these.

#auroraborealis #nebraska #fall #photography #wow

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

This strikes me as pretty bad

Bonus: he mentioned that a co-worker from a common previous employer was there too. Yeah, like I'm ditching my community in Omaha to reconnect with some dude I probably haven't seen in 8 years.

Seriously, recruiters in IT can be some of the most dense people I have met. 😂 3/3

Did he really think I would throw away all my friends, community, and current job in Omaha just to go help sell expensive jeans in Kearney? Dude had no leverage in the negotiations. 😂 2/3

I had a recruiter I've known for years reach out to me about them needing a "strong full-stack engineer" like myself. Of course, the minute I tell him I'm not moving and would need to be remote he ghosts me like a bad Tinder date. 1/3

It's best to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out. That being said, if you believe Tylenol causes autism you're a certified dumba**.

This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights.

For those in the back, our country was founded on telling our leaders to f**k off. If you think your favored leader is ever above criticism, I've got some bad news for you: they're not.

It's not my fault if some people cannot take late night heckling. Maybe they shouldn't be a public figure then...

Right now I'm at the point I need a bigger wine glass and a screaming into a pillow emoji. 😂

I opened a bottle of wine that I've had sitting in my booze fridge for a few years considering the hell my psyche has been through this week.

All I got to say is Colorado Merlot is not good for aging. It's not bad, but it is tart like me right now! 😂

I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 26.6k ReTruths 104k

So, according to Dictator Donald … *checks notes

Being against fascism (ANTIFA means anti-fascism) makes you part of “a major terrorist organization”.

Sound like something a fascist would say to me.

Sorry I haven't been around here much. My neurospicy brain burns out when I do too much context switching, and I've had to do a lot of that lately. 😅

Anyhow, I'll probably be posting more here as we cannot trust Big Tech right now. Feel free to DM me for my Signal username if you want.

Can't help but feel we're living through an increasingly existential war between spectacle and substance with spectacle winning battle after battle after battle.

After 18 years at Microsoft, with roughly a decade of that time working on TypeScript, I have unfortunately been let go in the latest round of layoffs. I need to take a few days to process before I start looking for work. Thanks to everyone who's been part of my journey so far.

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I went storm chasing in Iowa, and all I got were some sunset pics. Every storm that looked good on radar dissipated by the time I could catch up to it. 😭

#sunset #iowa #stormchase #photography

Time for today’s edition of Least Surprising News of the Day.

Today it came to my attention that my employer is implementing standards in regards to profile photos in Office. Let it be known to Janice in HR, who came up with this harebrained policy, that all she's going to get is JCPenney style. 🤣

#photography #maliciouscompliance #headshots #humor #funny

Omaha brought it today at the Gene Leahy Mall and we had some decent weather to protest the current administration. I was happy seeing how big the turnout was despite how quickly the info needed to spread!

#50501movement #bluedot #omaha

As David Brooks has said, we’re approaching civil disobedience and national strikes phase of defending our nation.

So after work today I made the decision to go storm chasing and saw some neat cloud formations southeast of Kennard. Hail started to fall, so I made my way south back to Omaha just to have a tornado drop as I was at the I-80/680 merge. 😅

#nebraska #spring #weather #photography #stormchase

Good. The administration has yet to PROVE any of the things they have said about this man. They deserve to face the repercussions.

This is the kind of thing that, if true, leads to life sentences for treason

Musk and his staffers are weaponizing federal data to remove immigrants from housing and jobs. This sets a dangerous precedent—one that won’t stop here. The information they’ve collected will soon be used against all of us.

Mugshot of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taken by the Birmingham, Alabama police on April 12, 1963, showing front and side profile. He was arrested for leading a nonviolent protest against segregation, an event that led to his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

Iconic Photo 📸

On April 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama. 👮🏻‍♂️💔

He had marched peacefully against segregation — along with at least 55 others, almost all of them Black.

This arrest led to the Letter from Birmingham Jail. 📝✊🏾

#MLK #CivilRights #HumanRights

On April 8, 2023, I took a walk around Greenwood Village and got some shots of the sun setting over the Rocky Mountains along Arapahoe Road. There's just something magical about how the sun sets along the Front Range in Colorado.

#photography #colorado #sunset #outdoors