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Reader, writer, loner | Dabbling in photography, haute cuisine and history | Untangler of mysteries and teen wrangler | Will travel | Chicago, IL, USA | davidpmolina.com
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𝙳𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚍 𝙼. 🌎 @davidpmolina.com · 3d
Is 2026 over yet? It feels like it's taking forever!
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They are throwing rain by the bucketful in Chicago. I suppose it's better than having to shovel snow in the morning.
a close up of a white cat with its mouth open and the words storm watch written below it .
Alt: A close up of a white cat with its mouth open and the words storm watch written below it .
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January 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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Here's my attempt to mind cleanse all the stuff that Turdump and his Band of Horrible Fellows are doing.

A tabby cat poses, reluctantly, for a portrait at her favorite napping spot. Chicago, January 2026.

#cat #tabby #portrait #Chicago #photography #mindcleanse
A tabby cat poses, reluctantly, for a portrait at her favorite napping spot. The cat is laying down in a curved posture, and only part of her body is visible: the neck, head (with only one eye visible and looking at the camera) and one hind paw. She seems to be in a corner of a room with walls of light blue-green color.
January 8, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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The sun goes near the horizon in a Chicago park, creating an almost monochrome landscape in warm tones. December 2025.

#Chicago #sunset #park #photography #cityscape
The sun goes near the horizon in a Chicago park, creating an almost monochrome landscape in warm tones. The sky is hazy and is reflected on a lagoon with some tall, dry stalks of grass on its border. Many tall trees are seen in the distance.
January 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Her name was Renee Good.
She was a mother to a six-year-old child.
She was a human being with a life, with people who loved her, with a future that should not have been taken from her.
Today, in Minneapolis, Renee Good was shot dead by an ICE agent.
Shot dead.
In cold...
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Her name was Renee Good. She was a mother to a six-year-old child. She was a human being with a life, with people who loved her, with a future that should not have been taken from her. Today, in Minneapolis, Renee Good was shot dead by an ICE agent. Shot dead. In cold blood. A mother was killed by the state. A child was left without their mom. A family was destroyed in an instant. Renee was not a threat. She was not a danger. She was not something disposable. She was someone’s whole world. There is no justification for this. There is no excuse that makes this okay. There is no system that can be allowed to normalize the killing of civilians, of mothers, of human beings. We cannot let this become just another headline. We cannot scroll past this. We cannot allow her name to be forgotten. Say her name: Renee Good. She mattered. Her life mattered. Her child matters. Rest in peace, Renee. 🤍 Your life meant something. And what was done to you must never be accepted.
January 8, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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This a great song, very pertinent to the times we live in. Don't ever forget it: unless you're a Native American, we're all immigrants here.

#Molotov #Frijolero #music
Molotov - Frijolero
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January 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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Banners adorn a street in Xining, while pedestrians stay out of the sun on a warm summer day. One of the flags reads: "The moonlight is so beautiful, why bother creating unnecessary troubles for yourself?". China, June 2024.

#Xining #Qinghai #China #photography #travel #cityscape #streetphoto
Banners adorn a street in Xining, while pedestrians stay out of the sun on a warm summer day. One of the flags reads: "The moonlight is so beautiful, why bother creating unnecessary troubles for yourself?". The string with flags, in orange color of two different tones, crisscrosses above the street. There are four and five story buildings on both sides of the street. The sky is blue with some white clouds passing by.
January 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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A Tale of Two Crusties: Learning the Art of the Sourdough. On the left, the ugliest baguette I have ever baked; on the right, a round loaf with cranberries and walnuts which turned out okay (although it was meant to be more rectangular).

#baking #sourdough #bread
A recently-made baguette of a very irregular shape, on top of a cooling rack. It's crusty and has a light brown and orange color. They say food has a soul. I always wonder if ugly food feels insecure about itself. Does it think it will never be eaten? Does it ponder the meaning of its difficult existence? Will it elevate a prayer to an indifferent Baker in the Sky? Fear not, my little loaf. Beauty is in the inside, yours as well as mine (in my stomach, that is). All home-made foodstuffs are wonderful in the eyes of the Creator. You will never be alone. You shall be eaten. You'll spend your short life with creamy butter, fragrant goat cheese, Kalimata olives and perhaps au jus, until you ascend to the Big Pantry in the Sky. A round loaf of sourdough bread, with some cranberries and walnuts. The loaf has a cut along its middle, on the top. It's laying on top of a cooling rack. It seems crusty and warm.
January 7, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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Darkness before dawn
Unknown realm. Sleep or awake?
Mere hint of a dream
🌌

#Senryū

Photo: the night sky over Idaho, July 2025.
The night sky over Idaho, with a myriad of stars and part of the Milky Way visible. The tip of a dead tree trunk appears on the bottom half of the photo.
January 7, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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What's your preferred exclamation? Mine is "ayayayayay!"
A photo of a mid size truck with the cabin leaning back on a 20° angle and the bed leaning toward the cabin similarly. The caption says "when someone touches your neck with cold hands".
January 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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I keep photos of my teenage kids in my wallet, from when they were little. Every time they drive me mad (frequently) I take them out and look at them to calm down.

Follow me for more #ParentingTips.

(With regards to @bossedup.bsky.social).
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Winter visitors in Millennium Park take photos under the Cloud Gate. It's a couple of days before Christmas and the ambiance is festive in spite of the cold. Chicago, December 2025.

#HumansofBluesky #CloudGate #Chicago #Christmas #photography #winter #portrait #streetphotography
Winter visitors in Millennium Park take photos under the Cloud Gate in Chicago. It's a couple of days before Christmas and the ambiance is festive in spite of the cold. The people appear blurry because of their moving around, and they are reflected on the silvery surface of the large sculpture above head.
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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The river in Manistee is partially frozen and under a few inches of snow in winter. A blizzard is hitting the town. Michigan, January 2026.

#Manistee #Michigan #winter #blizzard #photography #travel #landscape #NewYear
The river in Manistee, Michigan, is partially frozen and under a few inches of snow in winter. Only a couple of areas with liquid water are seen among the ice. A blizzard is hitting the town. The river is wide, about 100 meters, and on the left of the image the downtown buildings are visible. There is a row of dark trees on the right. Farther away some hills are barely seen through the blizzard.
January 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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On second thoughts...
January 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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Venezuela: *minding their own damn business*

Trump:
Michael Jordan is saying "and I took that personally".
January 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Is 2026 over yet? It feels like it's taking forever!
January 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Vehicles cruise along Jackson Boulevard in Chicago. It's a hot summer afternoon and the school season hasn't begun yet. August 2025.

#BlueskyMonday #Chicago #WestLoop #photography #cityscape #architecture #summer
Vehicles cruise along Jackson Boulevard in Chicago. It's a hot summer afternoon and the school season hasn't begun yet. The tall buildings of downtown Chicago are seen down the road, with the Willis Tower on the left side. Trees line up on both sides of the boulevard. The sky is very blue with some puffy clouds.
January 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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I take weekends' naps the way some people invade foreign countries: shamelessly and without regard for consequences.
January 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Memories of a warmer time. The summer vegetation and one new tree warm up under the afternoon sun at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana. July 2025.

#Stunday #GlacierNationalPark #Montana #LoganPass #photography #travel #hiking #landscape #RockyMountains
The summer vegetation and one new tree warm up under the afternoon sun at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana. The tree is a pine, and there are some purple flowers among the tall grass. Clements Mountain, with an almost vertical rocky cliff, is seen farther away.
January 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Hang in there, Señor Maduro! You're in the USA illegally, so it's just a matter of days before ICE arrests you and deports you back to Venezuela.

#USA
January 4, 2026 at 6:23 AM
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Hop in the car! We're going back to 2019. No time to explain!

#USA
doc brown from back to the future is making a funny face in a parking lot .
Alt: Doc Brown from back to the future is making a funny face in a parking lot, then he starts running.
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January 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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This is an older photo from when the old year was brand new. The sun filters through winter clouds to paint the Chicago sky with fire. January 2025.

#BlueskyArtShow #NewYear #Chicago #sunset #weather #photography #cityscape
The sun filters through winter clouds to paint the Chicago sky with fire. The roofs of many houses from a middle class neighborhood are seen covered in snow, as well as several bare-branched trees. The horizon appears in a bright orange color, with yellow at its center.
January 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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We better go back to 2025 and try this 2026 thing again. It's not working.

#USA
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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The North Pier of Frankfort Harbor is covered on ice due to the surf created by strong winds. The waters inside the harbor appear in relative calmness. January 2026.

#Frankfort #pier #Michigan #winter #photography #travel #weather
The North Pier of Frankfort Harbor, seen in a one-point perspective, is covered on ice due to the surf created by strong winds. The waters inside the harbor appear in relative calmness. Farther away on the left of the image a lighthouse is visible, with its right (northwest) side covered on ice as well. The sky is overcast, with thick white and grey clouds.
January 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Me: *trying to sleep at night*

My cat sitting on my bed:
a man with a beard is making a funny face .
Alt: A man is looking very intensely at the camera without moving. He looks a little upset.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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A New Year's blizzard has almost completely covered a field with snow in the Michigan countryside. January 2026.

#NewYear2026 #blizzard #Michigan #countryside #landscape #photography #travel #winter
A New Year's blizzard has almost completely covered a field with snow in the Michigan countryside. The ground appears in an off-color white, while the sky is a very light shade of gray. Nearby a few stems and straw rise above the snow. Farther away, a copse of trees is barely visible among the white wind. Snowflakes are seen flying through the air.
January 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM