I think it has to do with the midterm elections. They can compile video of the military in city streets and say “we’re going to clean up dirty violent Democrats cities,” etc. It’s all about the optics.
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I think it has to do with the midterm elections. They can compile video of the military in city streets and say “we’re going to clean up dirty violent Democrats cities,” etc. It’s all about the optics.
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Pilottown, LA 4/25 #louisiana #pilottown #flora #photography #plaqueminesparish
Texas City, TX 7/25 #texas #landscape #texascoast #photography #fishing
Flamingo, FL 8/18 Found on my last iPhone - the end of the Florida mainland; where the River of Grass meets Florida Bay. 4:59PM, August 3, 2018 #florida #everglades #iphoneongraphy #endoftheroad #remoteplaces
Reggio, LA 6/10 Remains of a gas station near the intersection of state routes 46 and 300 that was wiped out by Katrina. The pumps and canopy frame remained five years after the storm. #louisiana #katrina #stbernardparish #photography #abandoned
It’s usually a small group of wealthy people who benefit from thing like this. We had already spent $600M on this project and I wonder if we have to pay it back. The next governor could reverse Landrys decision.
Sometimes I get called to do photography for real estate listings. By doing this I have figured that probably half the houses in the Marigny and Bywater are STRs owned by someone who doesn’t live here. #NOLA
Never going to understand why Gov. Landry would just arbitrarily cancel the largest and most important coastal restoration project in the state, after more than a decade of study. I want to know how he benefits financially from the decision and who's paying him off. #nola #katrina #louisiana
He just can’t avoid turning everything he says into partisan rhetoric.
There will probably be marks from hooks and nails, etc when they remove these things. The Oval Office will have to be wallpapered again. Trump is trying to leave a permanent mark on the White House so it will always be in his "style."
Empire, LA 7/06 These shrimp boats were washed against the LA-23 bridge by Hurricane Katrina's storm surge, and remained in this spot more than a year after the storm. #katrina #hurricane #photography #louisiana #hurricanekatrina #plaqueminesparish
Gilchrist, TX 3/09 #texas #hurricane #hurricaneike #gulfcoast #photography
Republicans will block any attempt by Democrats to stop Trump. Everyone's complaining about Democrat inaction, but no one has suggested any procedure for getting around the GOP and stopping Trump. What can be done?
There has to be a next President — he can’t command the military like Weekend At Bernie’s
The next incoming president will have that tacky stuff removed before they take their first seat at the Resolute desk. It makes the Oval Office look like one of his gawdy hotels.
Wow pharmaceutical companies will now pay us to use their drugs
I wonder why the original commenter just blocked me.
When the Supreme Court ruled he has immunity for all official acts as President, that's pretty much what they set up for him. He can do anything he wants and never be prosecuted as long as he says it was a decision he made as President. I don't think this will apply to Democratic presidents.
They’ll reason that Texas is OK because Trump ordered the new maps, but not California. Even if illegal, as the Executive he is immune, as it was an official act of his administration.
If he can order Texas to draw new district maps to steal an election, how can he sue to stop California?
Elmers Island, LA 8/09 #louisiana #photography #landscape #grandisle #beach
It’s because of bruising from the IV treatment he’s getting for a condition he will never specify. He looks like shit and is obviously in physical decline. He can’t stay awake or alert. I would suggest early stages of congestive heart failure.
For those who have asked about the pronunciation of Cheniere au Tigre, I learned it from the landowners there, who say it quickly, as one word, with slight emphasis on the last syllable: shen-yer-'teeg.
Cheniere au Tigre, LA 5/11 #louisiana #swla #landscape #hiddenplaces #cheniere #vermilionparish #photography
Vermilion Parish, LA 5/11 #louisiana #trees #wetlands #SWLA #vermilionparish #photography
I was wondering if the intent was to point out the truism without coming out and saying it. In Louisiana, people vote for deregulation of oil companies, but then complain when refinery waste gets dumped in the bayou or a relative gets COPD from breathing refinery fallout.
Another Google AI overview using my photos. Two others of mine are in the same slideshow. If I had 50 cents for every time someone out there saw this, I could buy a house or a car. But you can't sue a search engine. #photography #lawyer #attorney #payme
They'll appeal this all the way to the Supreme Court, as usual. They'll likely grant Trump his wish. In the meantime they'll ask for a stay on the order.
It goes along with the truism that conservatives don't care about any issue until it affects them personally.
Delacroix, LA 6/10 #louisiana #stbernardparish #photography #kayaking #louisianacoast
It’s all about the optics. Trump loves to see the military in the streets. He did the same thing when he posed in front of that church holding up a Bible.
No thanks, scammer. Reported your fake account as well.
Grand Isle, LA 4/12 #louisiana #cemetery #grandisle #louisianacoast #photography
Cameron Parish, LA 6/14 #louisiana #SWLA #landscape #cameronparish #photography
Yep, here comes the misinformation campaign to get the GOP Congress to ban mail-in ballots. Trump will issue an executive order that will be overturned by courts - Trump will claim executive power and the Supreme Court will allow him to do it.
Thank you, Janice, wherever you are
I should add that Cheniere au Tigre is privately owned by descendants of the original settlers, and you can't go there without their permission. My visit was the result of 3 yrs of gaining trust of landowners and planning a visit with an Audubon guide on friendly terms with them.
An uncredited photo (ca. 1975) of the "grandfather" live oak tree at Cheniere au Tigre (L) and me standing at the same tree in May 2011 (R). Cheniere au Tigre is one of most amazing places I've ever seen. A true lost paradise where people lived a pure life unclouded by worries of the regular world.
It's World Photography Day (not kidding) - if you would be so kind as to purchase a print or make a donation to my situation so I can continue to photograph Louisiana and the Gulf Coast for you. www.nationaldaycalendar.com/internationa...
Cheniere au Tigre, LA 5/11 #louisiana #louisianacoast #gulfofmexico #landscape #photography #SWLA #vermilionparish
I think it's obvious all tweets on the official White House page are written by young interns. It goes both ways -- thought the same w Newsom. He knows it too.
Isle de Jean Charles, LA 12/08 #louisiana #louisianacoast #isledejeancharles #terrebonneparish #photography
Holly Beach, LA 5/08 #louisiana #cameronparish #hollybeach #landscape #minimalism #SWLA #photography
Maybe the point is New Orleans is the devil you know, which is preferable to a mediocre life. You can dream here. Not too many other places have that.
A few recurring themes I noticed are that everyone who leaves for greener pastures soon returns despite the city's problems; nativism and nepotism are a major reason why problems are never solved; and the city loves its music but treats its musicians terribly.
Only 1-1/2 blocks long and only eight addresses facing it, and yet everyone I know here says they'd love to live on Mystery Street.
Slidell, LA 5/18 #louisiana #sunset #slidell #sttammanyparish #photography #landscape #lakepontchartrain
Cruising through a few old episodes of "Treme" on the HBOs. It was a time when the whole country had eyes on us and we were united in a common purpose. There's a sad nostalgia in watching it now. #nola
"Many people are saying..." -- Trump says that constantly.
Trump looks half asleep at every appearance he makes these days. He can’t pay attention or remain alert.
Once again, Trump looked dog-tired by the end of the event. He's really looking tired lately. Can't stay awake and alert for anything. He's nothing but a figurehead now -- everyone else is doing his job for him. He just shows up for camera ops looking sleepy.
He was getting tired again. Doesn’t seem like Trump can stay awake and alert for very long these days.
There was something very wrong with the optics on this - Trump applauding Putin on the tarmac? All the buddy-buddy stuff and smiles while people are dying? Putin must think Trump is a pushover.
He has dementia
All of Trump's cliches that he repeats like a parrot are there -- "many people are saying," "frankly," "sad!," "no one has ever thought of this before." Newsom needs to use "greatest in the history of our country" to hit for the cycle.
I’m glad someone is finally being brave enough to point out just how stupid Trump’s whole thing is, just by tweeting like him. I’m so tired of his grade school vocabulary and his rambling.
New Orleans, LA 4/18 #louisiana #neworleans #nola #mystery #fairgrounds #photography
Trump will pardon him.
North 11 Diner, Picayune, Mississippi #mississippi #diner #deepsouth
High Island, TX 3/09 #texas #oil #photography #gulfcoast #bolivartx
…..is not proof of a crime….
🤣omg
I'm glad they're doing this because someone is finally pointing out just how stupid Trump's posts are. It mocks him without coming out and saying it.
Yeah he can't handle it when people use his own tactics against him. Probably threw his lunch at the wall again.
They're trolling the hell out of him. I'm sure they really got his goat.
I’m qualified for Italian citizenship, but I can’t afford the $12,000 in court and legal fees to gain it.
Gotta love the part of LA-3235 where the speed limit drops from 65 to 30 without a warning sign.
I usually take LA-3235. Using US-1 adds time to the trip. But yeah I do think Lafourche Parish funds itself primarily through speeding tickets for going 26 in a 25.
Glass brick art deco gas stations were all the rage in the 1950s.
Golden Meadow, LA 10/08 #louisiana #photography #lafourcheparish #goldenmeadow #gulfcoast
I complained to an admin in charge of the forum, and they responded by banning my account. Their accounts were all anonymous so I couldn’t find out who they were. Stuff like this happens, and there isn’t much one can do about it.
A man on an LSU forum screenshot one of my photos and made framed prints of it for other forum members. When I asked them to cease, they all said tough shit and posted pix of my photo hanging on their walls. Then they started posting gay slurs and got me banned from the forum.
What I’ve found out is Google legally designated AI overview slideshows to be a search engine result, so you can’t bill them for use, i.e. you can’t sue a search engine. If someone else used the photos, I could bill them.
Irish Bayou, New Orleans, LA 7/06 #louisiana #neworleans #bayou #landscape #irishbayou #summer
Port Eads, LA, End of South Pass 7/10 #louisiana #aerialphotography #plaqueminesparish #porteads #louisianacoast
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This is a person pretending to be Katie.
Katie’s court document does not prove Katie is a real person
The camps seen next to Fort Livingston were abandoned long ago. They were torn down the following year at the start of an effort to restore the island with dredged sand. Hurricane Ida nearly tore the island in two in 2021, but as of last year it has been widened and fully restored.
Grand Isle, LA 5/18 Grand Terre Island and Fort Livingston are seen on the horizon, across Barataria Pass. #louisiana #louisianacoast #grandisle #landscape #photography
New Orleans, LA 4/18 #louisiana #neworleans #nola #photography #liuzzas #midcity
As if Trump has ever followed the rules. He's going to bypass all of that and blame any delays on woke Democrats.
We’ve lost the rule of law; the President is now above the law; masked police are abducting people in courthouses…his supporters say we’re overreacting and hysterical…
Venice, LA 4/25 #louisiana #camplife #plaqueminesparish #photography #endofthegreatriver #ididitfirst
You know this place?
Looks like the office of a Libyan dictator
That's where he learned the decor. In his day it was considered a status symbol to be rich enough to visit a legal cathouse in Nevada
The definition is “something I hate.”
Bogus link scam
This guy was chewing tobacco on my screen door #nola
Same reason some people love Walmart
I don’t know what a Burkean thing is.
That’s not what I’m saying. At all.
I don’t think that’s the way forward. You’ll remain on the fringe. Our system was made so it can’t be jerked wildly in any direction. And it’s very good at doing that. The wheels of justice turn slowly. That’s probably for the better.
You should be trying to persuade them instead of attacking them. Never thought I’d see the day when extremes of each party attacked the center. It’s kind of weird in my experience.
Leftists will never have a single seat in the LA legislature any time soon. At most, from time to time there will be moderate Democrats. Democratic Socialists are making a huge mistake of attacking and shaming moderate Democrats instead of making an effort to bring them into their own circle.
A big Louisiana publisher that has twice turned down my River project is suddenly interested in it again. They actually called me and we talked for an hour about it. I am guardedly optimistic, but of course they are raising questions about who will buy it and where to sell it.
Also I have seen many times people not going out to vote because of football. As dumb as it sounds, high school homecoming football has more influence in this state than a gubernatorial election.
JBE would never have been elected if he said he was pro-choice. We would have had David Vitter as governor for 8 years. JBE made a political gamble and lost the game. No one ever thought Roe would be overturned.