View the landscapes of the good old US through my lens with my pup 🐾 (Ryder) and I. Images are all real, No Ai used in my photos....✝️... #vanlife

Wherever the road takes me
To get this shot I had to park illegally, run out in the pouring rain. Then walk almost a mile only to realize I forgot my memory card, buy a memory card, go back to this spot, back to wallgreens because the friggen memory card was bad, then back here to fight with an incredibly fogged up lens for another half hour. I was absolutely drenched.
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A little forest waterfall amongst the redwoods. The red pebbles are what first caught my attention.
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They’re red because why wooden they be? 🤭
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This morning's sky just before it turned completely overcast. Happy Friday!
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Wow that's absolutely mindblowing
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This is out of control, what do we even have a military or DHS for if we're just going to turn into the authoritarian countries that they're supposedly protecting us from?
WOAH 🚨 Senator Josh Hawley says that Flock Safety Cameras admitted to him in a private message they are saving images of every American inside their vehicles and they can search those images BY PEOPLE, not license plate Hawley says this is a mass surveillance network like we’ve never seen being setup right here in America at a very shockingly fast pace He says Flock is also searchable by bumper stickers on vehicles, like Trump stickers or NRA or pro-life or anything. Flock is using AI to be able to identify people down to the bumper stickers on their cars, even dents “Flock's cameras can even recognize whether people are in the images. And in fact, Flock admitted in a letter to me ahead of this hearing that you could search their database based on people's images. You could ask to search people, images that had people, images that are scanning the the inside of the cars. I mean, this is really quite extraordinary” “What seems to make these networks unique is not just the sheer number of cameras, it's the fact that they're all linked together and powered and searchable by AI. It's unlike anything we've ever seen in this country before — They store and catalog details like the vehicle's make, model, color, location, date, time. Flock's searchable features include details like dents and roof cracks and vehicle damage and racks on the roof or racks on the back or specific bumper stickers even. You think about that. I mean, Flock can tell you if a car has a Trump sticker or a Harris sticker or a Pro-Life America sticker or an NRA sticker. It's really quite extraordinary.” Just so you can get a sense of how truly vast the mass surveillance network already is in America with Flock cameras I included the current September 2026 map of all Flock cameras installed. It is insane Why is this being allowed to happen
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I'm not sure what kind of bird this is, but he kind of started me when I looked over. I was totally expecting him to take off before I could get my camera pointed over that we but he didn't seem bothered by me. Then Ryder 🐾 seen him and tried going swimming.
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Looks like a type of crane but very nice shot nonetheless you have a great eye for detail I always have a hard time getting the right shot subject moving or no camera or phone at the right time 😂 but truly amazing work you share here
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I appreciate the kind words... It helped make a lousy day a bit brighter!
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Replying to @openshutter21
That’s a fantastic shot! Always thought Blue Herons looked like old grumpy men! 🤣
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Lmao absofriggenlutely!
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Question for photographers: Why has shooting vertically become almost the default? Is it actually a creative choice… or are we all unconsciously composing for Instagram now? Seriously. When did horizontal become illegal?
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I hate it only because I've always shot mostly vertical as its easier to show depth in a photo. Since everyone else is doing it, im toying with the idea of going horizontal. Idk yet
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NOAA Hurricane Hunters Heading to Category 5 Hurricane Polo on September 25th. Will be interesting to see what the data reveals. @weatherchannel #HuracánPolo #HurricanePolo
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It's starting to look a bit asymmetric compared to the earlier frames.
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Replying to @openshutter21
I think I shall call him, Lurch. 😁
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Replying to @JohnGetchel
I did it...Have you ever met a Lurch?
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Replying to @openshutter21
I feel like his name is Geoff…
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I could see that!
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Replying to @openshutter21
Blue Heron. Fairly common. Good adapters to human encroachment. Wicked sharp beaks.
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Got em!! Nice click
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Authorities are 3D printing fake Flock cameras to trap citizens, then charging those who tamper with them with felonies by valuing cheap 3D prints over $1,000. This mass surveillance tactic is proving too powerful to abandon. Watch the full video: piped.video/vZu26GtW4QA
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I keep saying this but jury is going to have a guilty plea so they can play these little games all they want. That said stop trying to get out of jury duty.
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Meta announces Muse Charm, a handheld gadget allowing people to utilize an AI personal agent without their phone, computer or glasses. Available in time for the holidays.
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It’s an LLM. It can be programmed to be whatever you want. Yes, you can do it on your phone, but not as fast as an actual LLM that remembers everything about a specific area with the push of a button. I have mine as a lawyer in my phone, but takes many steps.
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Then sells every past bit of that data to data brokers and .Gov 🙄
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Absolutely Not! We are not going to have a mass surveillance state even with your "guardrails" and we are voting you out for being controlled opposition.
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You threw $30 mill to get rid of the only congressman I liked and thought I was gonna support a single republican after that? That was a declaration of war on the libertarians and we're gonna make it very clear that you can't win without us. Fuck. All of. You.
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Getting all buddy buddy with Ro Khanna really too me by surprise.
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He got the Epstein transparency act done that way. You know, the thing that you wanted released until your cult leader told you that you're a trader if you want them released.
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Maybe this is what I keep looking for every time I go back to Iceland. You just stand there and exist for a while.
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Extraordinary waterfall and composition
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My neck of the woods.🏠🌄🌲 Lets see a photo of your hometown view. #DailyPictureTheme
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That's incredibly gorgeous scenery. Nice job capturing it!
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Replying to @joshuaultman
This is my favorite thing I've read all week, here's the thing, that power can't exist and not be abused. It's simple human nature my brotha.
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