Karl Williamson

Red Tail hawk guarding its nest while being annoyed by a Blue Jay.

Please share!!! This is getting ridiculous—they just can’t accept a loss. Please help spread the word to North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that over 60,000 votes cast in last year’s closely contested state Supreme Court race must be verified and recounted.

Americans have bystander syndrome. Most just stand around waiting for someone else to do something. No is coming to save us.

It’s nowhere near as good but it’s my take on Ansel Adams “Yosemite and the Range of Light”. If you haven’t noticed, he’s one of my favorites.

This is good

A stormy Cathedral spires with fresh snow, Yosemite NP.

As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget.

Really think about how twisted this all is.

Says it all.

Yes another El Cap shot. I spent most of my trip simply staring at this behemoth.

Courthouse tower in Arches NP

The Trump-Vance-Musk regime is not only undermining democracy in the United States.

It is also laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world.

And the oligarchy is cheering them on. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/paying-off-putin

Long lines and canceled rentals: Firings bring chaos to national parks Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.

President Donald Trump’s purge of federal employees is already harming the visitor experience at national parks across the country.

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

Fact-checking Trump and Musk's claims that they are cutting government 'fraud and abuse' Elon Musk and President Donald Trump say they have uncovered massive "fraud" in the federal government. But the projects the White House points to are largely ones that the administration disagrees…

Government reports show that fraudulent spending is a measurable problem for the federal government.

But the evidence that DOGE has uncovered new examples has not yet been proven. (via @politifact.bsky.social)

JFC indeed.

Had about 2 hours of sun today and I was lucky enough to catch this. El Cap reflected off the Merced River.

Winter storms moving through Yosemite.

A rally a day keeps the fascists away. - quote by representative Jamie Raskin.

A rally a day keeps the fascists away! -Representative Jamie Raskin

Donold says he’s standing up for persecuted Christians…unless they’re Catholic bishops pleading for mercy, then they’re ‘radical leftists.’

Time to get into the game! Let us know what you would like to see us cover in a microbyte. #america #progress #inspire #civics #motivation

Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.

Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.

You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?

Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.

You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.

A hard winter for this guy.
Wild horse at Canyon de Chelly, Arizona.

Pardoned Jan 6 Morons Keep Getting Arrested Or Worse SMITE!

Dear Humans,

Gather 'round, for I bring thee great tidings of schadenfreude. The pardoned January 6 insurrectionists keep getting arrested or worse. Karma doth continue its holy work. Let us review.

A Black DC church was vandalized by the Proud Boys. Now the church controls the group’s trademark A judge has awarded a historic Black church in Washington control over the Proud Boys trademark after the far-right group defaulted on a $2.8 million judgment.

A judge has awarded a historic Black church in Washington control over the Proud Boys trademark after the far-right group defaulted on a $2.8 million judgment.

The Care and Feeding of Donald Trump Two world leaders just demonstrated how to beat Trump at his own game, and others should follow their lead

His recent tariff threats against Mexico and Canada were no different, but this time those nations' leaders showed the world how to beat Trump at his own game. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-trud...

Halting spending approved by Congress.

Firing independent inspectors general.

Replacing civil servants with loyalists.

Dismantling key federal agencies.

All plans pulled from Project 2025.

Remember when Trump denied knowing about the playbook and the media gave him a pass?