Chuck Olsen
@chuckumentary.bsky.social
Boreal human photographer under the actual blue sky
Let’s trek down to Lake Superior in a blizzard and see what the waves are up to 🌊 🌊 🌊
February 19, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Let’s trek down to Lake Superior in a blizzard and see what the waves are up to 🌊 🌊 🌊
I'm attending MoveOn's event, “[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union · MoveOn
At the State of the Union (SOTU), Republicans in Congress are once again bending the knee to Trump and hanging their constituents out to dry. Nobody should participate in Trump’s vanity project, and t...
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February 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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A beautiful arctic sea smoke sunrise over Lake Superior this morning. Sending healing vibes. ❤️🩹
January 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM
A beautiful arctic sea smoke sunrise over Lake Superior this morning. Sending healing vibes. ❤️🩹
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ICE kidnapped an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul, Minnesota. The temperature was sub-zero, and he was taken only wearing shorts and Crocs, and no shirt. (1/18/26)
January 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
ICE kidnapped an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul, Minnesota. The temperature was sub-zero, and he was taken only wearing shorts and Crocs, and no shirt. (1/18/26)
Amazing news! My film “Winter Is For Everyone” was just selected by Shorts in Winter Short Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com!
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January 6, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Amazing news! My film “Winter Is For Everyone” was just selected by Shorts in Winter Short Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com!
Happy new year from the Gunflint Trail! 🥂 🌲 ❄️
January 1, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Happy new year from the Gunflint Trail! 🥂 🌲 ❄️
Pants status: Photoshop clown brush
January 1, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Pants status: Photoshop clown brush
Fresh snow on the Temperance River ❄️ 🌲 Superior National Forest
December 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Fresh snow on the Temperance River ❄️ 🌲 Superior National Forest
Ope I’ve been neglecting Bluesky, here’s an OrangeSky.
December 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Ope I’ve been neglecting Bluesky, here’s an OrangeSky.
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The humidity is doing a number on my hair. Good to see I’m not the only one.
August 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The humidity is doing a number on my hair. Good to see I’m not the only one.
Cold, dry and sudden: The dangers of ocean current collapse due to a warming planet
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
The shutdown of ocean currents could freeze Europe
When climate change poses a strategic threat, it needs a strategic response
www.economist.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Cold, dry and sudden: The dangers of ocean current collapse due to a warming planet
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
An excellent overview explaining why federal troops cannot generally be used as law enforcement.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
The Posse Comitatus Act Explained
The law generally prevents the president from using the military as a domestic police force.
www.brennancenter.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
An excellent overview explaining why federal troops cannot generally be used as law enforcement.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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When the Icebergs Came to Town. A pair of icebergs drifted close to a town in Greenland, “dwarfing the fishing village’s modest wooden houses”. [kottke.org]
When the Icebergs Came to Town
A few weeks ago, a pair of icebergs drifted close to Innaarsuit, Greenland. Photographer Dennis Lehtonen captured the visit — you can see the photos on Instagram or in the Arctic gallery on his website. From Colossal
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July 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
When the Icebergs Came to Town. A pair of icebergs drifted close to a town in Greenland, “dwarfing the fishing village’s modest wooden houses”. [kottke.org]
Lake Superior is my favorite ocean 🌊
August 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Lake Superior is my favorite ocean 🌊
Sunset in Superior National Forest
July 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Sunset in Superior National Forest
“Switzerland announced a fully open‑source large language model, trained on its carbon‑neutral Alps supercomputer…Supporting over 1,000 languages, with transparent training data and code…setting a new international benchmark for sovereign, ethical AI.”
www.winssolutions.org/switzerland-...
www.winssolutions.org/switzerland-...
Switzerland's Open-Source LLM Sets New Standard
Developed entirely on public infrastructure, Switzerland's open-source LLM is set for release in late summer 2025, and aims to redefine open-source AI.
www.winssolutions.org
July 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“Switzerland announced a fully open‑source large language model, trained on its carbon‑neutral Alps supercomputer…Supporting over 1,000 languages, with transparent training data and code…setting a new international benchmark for sovereign, ethical AI.”
www.winssolutions.org/switzerland-...
www.winssolutions.org/switzerland-...
Temperance River carves a steep canyon o’er hidden (and not-so-hidden) falls, to her chilly Lake Superior destiny.
July 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Temperance River carves a steep canyon o’er hidden (and not-so-hidden) falls, to her chilly Lake Superior destiny.
Please enjoy this Baltimore Oriole eating oranges to-day
May 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Please enjoy this Baltimore Oriole eating oranges to-day
Frosty moose breakfast in Superior National Forest
May 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Frosty moose breakfast in Superior National Forest
My first 🫎 sightings this year! A lovely pair having breakfast on a frosty 23° morning in Superior National Forest. Let’s protect this precious watershed and habitat.
May 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My first 🫎 sightings this year! A lovely pair having breakfast on a frosty 23° morning in Superior National Forest. Let’s protect this precious watershed and habitat.
Happy International Dark Sky Week. Here’s an excerpt from my WTIP interview with night sky photographer and Grand Portage tribal member Travis Novitsky, paired with my night sky photos. The full interview: wtip.org/grand-portag...
April 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Happy International Dark Sky Week. Here’s an excerpt from my WTIP interview with night sky photographer and Grand Portage tribal member Travis Novitsky, paired with my night sky photos. The full interview: wtip.org/grand-portag...
Happy #EarthDay to my fellow humans, and to the trees, rocks, air, water and wildlife we are privileged to protect.
This reckless administration is trying to roll back 150 years of environmental protections and plunder our public lands for profit. Let’s fight to protect our world!
This reckless administration is trying to roll back 150 years of environmental protections and plunder our public lands for profit. Let’s fight to protect our world!
April 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Happy #EarthDay to my fellow humans, and to the trees, rocks, air, water and wildlife we are privileged to protect.
This reckless administration is trying to roll back 150 years of environmental protections and plunder our public lands for profit. Let’s fight to protect our world!
This reckless administration is trying to roll back 150 years of environmental protections and plunder our public lands for profit. Let’s fight to protect our world!
Remembering Prince, gone from this world 9 years ago. I (badly) captured 360° video of the spontaneous memorial outside First Avenue that day for MPR: youtu.be/FHlZ_MD5VWU?...
First Avenue Prince Memorial – April 21, 2016 (360/VR)
YouTube video by The Current
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April 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Remembering Prince, gone from this world 9 years ago. I (badly) captured 360° video of the spontaneous memorial outside First Avenue that day for MPR: youtu.be/FHlZ_MD5VWU?...
High Falls on a cloudy spring day 💦 Pigeon River, between Grand Portage and Canada (our two nations to the north)
April 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
High Falls on a cloudy spring day 💦 Pigeon River, between Grand Portage and Canada (our two nations to the north)
