Don Charles
@donchas.bsky.social
Retired New York designer who became a photographer @70. And a better thinker, year by year, since around 20. Thinkers don’t live their lives going backwards.
Looks like Kristi Noem will soon have some time off. May she can get some hunting in—you know, for stray dogs and such. Pets are always in season.
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Looks like Kristi Noem will soon have some time off. May she can get some hunting in—you know, for stray dogs and such. Pets are always in season.
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Obama out here breaking brains just by not being a mess.
February 2, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Obama out here breaking brains just by not being a mess.
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An important historical reminder of what life was like before vaccines.
European colonists brought measles to the Americas, killing ~25% of people.
Vaccines were then developed, starting in 1798.
SMALLPOX: 1798
DIPHTHERIA/PERTUSSIS: 1914
POLIO: 1955
MEASLES: 1961
MUMPS: 1967
RUBELLA: 1969🧪
European colonists brought measles to the Americas, killing ~25% of people.
Vaccines were then developed, starting in 1798.
SMALLPOX: 1798
DIPHTHERIA/PERTUSSIS: 1914
POLIO: 1955
MEASLES: 1961
MUMPS: 1967
RUBELLA: 1969🧪
Opinion | We Need a Reminder of What the Pre-Vaccine Era Was Like (Gift Article)
The worst manifestations of preventable diseases have faded from public memory.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:53 AM
An important historical reminder of what life was like before vaccines.
European colonists brought measles to the Americas, killing ~25% of people.
Vaccines were then developed, starting in 1798.
SMALLPOX: 1798
DIPHTHERIA/PERTUSSIS: 1914
POLIO: 1955
MEASLES: 1961
MUMPS: 1967
RUBELLA: 1969🧪
European colonists brought measles to the Americas, killing ~25% of people.
Vaccines were then developed, starting in 1798.
SMALLPOX: 1798
DIPHTHERIA/PERTUSSIS: 1914
POLIO: 1955
MEASLES: 1961
MUMPS: 1967
RUBELLA: 1969🧪
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Wow these numbers are dogshit
Sorry I cannot alt-text this one. Here's the link. Pretty remarkable.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Wow these numbers are dogshit
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The Peter Principle is in full play here and permeates Trump’s entire administration.
The Peter Principle is in full play here and permeates Trump’s entire administration.
Timeline: How the Trump administration lost the narrative in Minnesota
Visual evidence has repeatedly contradicted the administration’s efforts to vilify Alex Pretti and frame the perception of his killing during an immigration raid.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The Peter Principle is in full play here and permeates Trump’s entire administration.
The Peter Principle is in full play here and permeates Trump’s entire administration.
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Our Photographer Describes the Scene After the Pretti Shooting www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Domestic terrorism?! Think not!
Patriots? Think so.
Domestic terrorism?! Think not!
Patriots? Think so.
Video: Our Photographer Describes the Scene After the Pretti Shooting
David Guttenfelder, a Times photographer based in Minneapolis, describes what he saw at the scene where Alex Jeffrey Pretti had been killed by federal agents.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Our Photographer Describes the Scene After the Pretti Shooting www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Domestic terrorism?! Think not!
Patriots? Think so.
Domestic terrorism?! Think not!
Patriots? Think so.
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Leaving this here...
January 26, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Leaving this here...
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You're willing to drag the world into deadly turmoil when your only reason for being in power it to avoid jail.
January 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
You're willing to drag the world into deadly turmoil when your only reason for being in power it to avoid jail.
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Premieres January 29th. Get your tickets now before they’re gone.
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Premieres January 29th. Get your tickets now before they’re gone.
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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
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