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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 23m

Buck wild how these guys try to turn terms like “No Kings” and “antifa” into the exact opposite of what they stand for. “Empathy” is bad, too, let’s not forget. Five more minutes before “democracy now!” and “Vote!” will be called anti-American sentiments, too.

Politico @politico.com · 20h

Johnson slams the No Kings protest march scheduled to take place in DC next week as the “hate America rally” that would draw “the pro-Hamas wing” and “the antifa people.”

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 23m

Bar

This was my view from breakfast at La Perche in Hudson, NY. I would show you the absolutely insane French Toast I had for breakfast, but that photo didn’t come out. Pentax 17, Harman Phoenix II, ECN-2 development.

#BelieveInFilm #halfframe

The shelves behind a bar are lit up, showing bottles of liquor and glasses.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 1h

To summarize. If Trump wanted to send Ukraine Tomahawks, he could right now. If Trump wanted to sanction Russia, he could right now. If Trump
wanted to seriously bolster Ukrainian air defense against Russia drones/missiles, he could right now. But he’s not, so he doesn’t want to.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 4h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2h

Here is a reporter who deserves to be remembered.
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-jo...

Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna posthumously named Press Freedom Hero

The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities, and brought new urgency to the need...

kyivindependent.com

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Ralph Brandi @thereisnocat.com · 1h

Absolutely shameless.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 1h

Tattoo & Piercing

This is right across the street from my favorite dive bar and restaurant in St. Augustine, Planet Sarbez. I took a photo of it a few months earlier and the neon sign said “Today is Tattoo Day”. I texted it to my wife with the […]

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A one story building with a glass door and windows with a sign in the window that says, in neon, “Tattoo & Piercing”.

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Ralph Brandi @thereisnocat.com · 2h

Wait, they’re trying to blame that on Antifa? An assassination that was clearly Profa?

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 5h

"free speech zone" is such a bullshit phrase

according to the constitution, the entire country is a free speech zone

Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 20h

Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.

An easel sign reads, “UCLA
ATTENTION
No events are permitted in this area today. Per Policy 852, this location is NOT designated for public expression activities.
Individuals participating in an event or a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest.
Scan for policy information.”

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 5h

Mister Softee

Not just in trucks any more. Smartflex 3445, Kodak Tri-X 320 TXP, Rodinal 1:50, Kodak Anastigmat No. 33 7-1/2 inch f/4.5.

#BelieveInFilm

A man walks past a large Mister Softee stand, closed. The background of the sign is sprinkles, and between the words is a drawing of a man with an ice cream cone for a head.

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Ralph Brandi @thereisnocat.com · 15h

I love this article in The Guardian about a punk scene in the UK made up of menopausal women. I wish they had links to their music. I’ll have to look them up in the morning.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/10/we-were-the-original-punks-the-rebel-women-revitalising-local-music-scenes

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 19h

We might should get “President Stephen Miller” trending to drive a wedge between him and Trump.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Ralph Brandi @thereisnocat.com · 20h

Subway

Laura just texted me that she’s on the subway in NYC. Here’s some photos taken with my Rhianna digital Diana camera in 2023.

1-bit black and white photo of people standing on the opposite platform of the NYC subway

1-bit black and white photo of the near platform with a sign saying that it’s the 34th Street Penn Station station.

1-bit photo of the near platform of the NYC subway with a couple of people standing on it

1-bit photo of a man on the near platform of the NYC subway looking to see if there is an incoming train.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 1d

Shirley and Moviola

I’ve known Shirley for something like 35 years. We met up with her at Dromfest. Here she is shooting video of Moviola. She’s dating the drummer, who she was also in a band with back in the 1990s. Pentax 17, Harman Phoenix II, ECN-2 development.

#BelieveInFilm #halfframe

A woman with long gray hair, seen from behind, is using her phone to record video of a band playing, also seen but blurred.

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Ralph Brandi @thereisnocat.com · 1d

Soros’ son, no doubt.

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Ralph Brandi @thereisnocat.com · 1d

Next one for sure.

Ralph Brandi @thereisnocat.com · 1d

He was the one columnist I never read when I was a subscriber. Even George Will could have a good idea once in a while, but Theissen was a brainless conservatroll. I miss the old Washington Post, but not the one that exists today, a shattered husk of the paper it was.

mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 1d

Minion

Seen in an alley off St. George in St. Augustine. Leica R4, Kodak Plus-X (expired 1994, shot at EI 80), Rodinal 1:50.

#BelieveInFilm

A Minion character stands on a wooden barrel next to the open door of a store.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Quite a pointed message:

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 1d

Dentato’s

Stuff moves around on the boardwalk. Dentato’s and Berkeley Candy both used to be in other places. Berkeley moved after their original shop burned down with half of the boardwalk several years ago. Dentato’s moved more recently to get a […]

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Three stands on the boardwalk: The Original Dentato’s Clam Bar (Enjoy Our Famous Sausage Sandwich), Berkeley Candy (Salt Water Taffy), and Shore Store (Body Piercing).

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Ralph Brandi @thereisnocat.com · 1d

I read a lot. I almost never read fiction. But after reading the author’s book One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, it seemed like a good time to read this book.

I’m going to have nightmares after reading this.

National Bestseller
American War
Omar El Akkad

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Ralph Brandi @thereisnocat.com · 1d

Skip the Intrepid. If you want to shoot 4x5, find a Speed Graphic. I have an Intrepid, and while I have a ton of respect for them, I never use the camera and have converted it into an enlarger. Speed Graphics are a lot harder to resist using.

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Ralph Brandi @thereisnocat.com · 1d

Channeling my inner Moriyama.

Took a few shots with my ten year old Cyclops Rhianna, inspired by the fun people are having with 1 bit mode on their Kodak Charmeras.

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Ralph Brandi @pixelfed.thereisnocat.com · 2d

Moviola

It’s probably 25 years or so since the first time I saw Moviola on a visit to Columbus. This was the most recent time I’ve seen them, at Dromfest, outside at Return Brewing Outpost. They just keep putting out good music. Pentax 17, Harman […]

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Five middle aged men dressed like truck drivers play music with guitars, bass, drums, and keyboards. Sunflowers grow out of a couple of pots. Lights inside the brewery are visible at the right, and sunlight drenched buildings behind them at left.

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