Don Brown
@gettheflick.bsky.social
Retired ATC (ZTL) -- NATCA founding member
Amateur Photographer
Joe Biden Democrat
Should have been a cowboy.
Ask an ATC question (or about a Photography Park) at your peril.
Amateur Photographer
Joe Biden Democrat
Should have been a cowboy.
Ask an ATC question (or about a Photography Park) at your peril.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
I cannot believe American insurance companies ever agreed to this crap. (Obviously, Government safety people are asleep at the wheel or toothless.)
I went from a 25 year-old truck to a computerized Subaru. The safest thing I can do in the car is turn the computer off.
I cannot believe American insurance companies ever agreed to this crap. (Obviously, Government safety people are asleep at the wheel or toothless.)
I went from a 25 year-old truck to a computerized Subaru. The safest thing I can do in the car is turn the computer off.
Good! An early insight of human centered design is that it was possible to reduce airplane crashes by introducing tactile switches and toggle that did not create confusion or require people to take their eyes away from their core tasks donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-origin...
December 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Yes! Yes! Yes!
I cannot believe American insurance companies ever agreed to this crap. (Obviously, Government safety people are asleep at the wheel or toothless.)
I went from a 25 year-old truck to a computerized Subaru. The safest thing I can do in the car is turn the computer off.
I cannot believe American insurance companies ever agreed to this crap. (Obviously, Government safety people are asleep at the wheel or toothless.)
I went from a 25 year-old truck to a computerized Subaru. The safest thing I can do in the car is turn the computer off.
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“When’s the next nationwide protest?” You might be asking yourself.
Here’s a big one that’s happening in less than a month!
Jan 20th. Free America Walkout. Women’s March, 50501, & More. Be There.
Here’s a big one that’s happening in less than a month!
Jan 20th. Free America Walkout. Women’s March, 50501, & More. Be There.
December 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“When’s the next nationwide protest?” You might be asking yourself.
Here’s a big one that’s happening in less than a month!
Jan 20th. Free America Walkout. Women’s March, 50501, & More. Be There.
Here’s a big one that’s happening in less than a month!
Jan 20th. Free America Walkout. Women’s March, 50501, & More. Be There.
Reposted by Don Brown
Whiniest group of bitches in the world.
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
Possible California Wealth Tax Causes Billionaire Freakout: Page, Thiel Threaten To Leave
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
www.forbes.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Whiniest group of bitches in the world.
Hmm. Hampton Inn has been my "go to" hotel for about 20 years.
Yeah, y'all ought to think again about changing that policy.
Yeah, y'all ought to think again about changing that policy.
Context:
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social is author of a powerful 2025 book about the human face of "homelessness": 'There is no place for us.'
Hampton Inn (and others) should change their policy.
Everyone should read Brian's book.
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social is author of a powerful 2025 book about the human face of "homelessness": 'There is no place for us.'
Hampton Inn (and others) should change their policy.
Everyone should read Brian's book.
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Hmm. Hampton Inn has been my "go to" hotel for about 20 years.
Yeah, y'all ought to think again about changing that policy.
Yeah, y'all ought to think again about changing that policy.
You’ve been warned.
December 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
You’ve been warned.
Worth your time.
Here’s our mission statement at @alreflector.bsky.social. From my first column on launch day in February 2023.
Alabama Reflector: Covering the pain and promise of our home • Alabama Reflector
Laws are made in the State House. Alabama is made outside it. Alabama Reflector will cover these dynamics that shape our home.
alabamareflector.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Worth your time.
Too bad North Alabama doesn't have rodeos. I miss it.
From the 2017 Georgia High School Rodeo Association Southeastern Showdown at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, GA.
Nikon D7000 -- Nikon 80-200mm F2.8
155mm
F4@1/250th
ISO 4,000
DSC_9527.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography #rodeo
From the 2017 Georgia High School Rodeo Association Southeastern Showdown at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, GA.
Nikon D7000 -- Nikon 80-200mm F2.8
155mm
F4@1/250th
ISO 4,000
DSC_9527.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography #rodeo
December 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Too bad North Alabama doesn't have rodeos. I miss it.
From the 2017 Georgia High School Rodeo Association Southeastern Showdown at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, GA.
Nikon D7000 -- Nikon 80-200mm F2.8
155mm
F4@1/250th
ISO 4,000
DSC_9527.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography #rodeo
From the 2017 Georgia High School Rodeo Association Southeastern Showdown at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, GA.
Nikon D7000 -- Nikon 80-200mm F2.8
155mm
F4@1/250th
ISO 4,000
DSC_9527.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography #rodeo
Love this.
#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
As 2025 comes to a close, I feel the need to re-state my position… just so we’re clear.
As 2025 comes to a close, I feel the need to re-state my position… just so we’re clear.
December 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Love this.
Reposted by Don Brown
Nailed it.
My 2¢.
I saw Trump and Elon in back-to-back new stories once. The "most powerful man in the world" and the "richest man in the world".
They both looked utterly miserable. "People are mean to me." "I've been wronged." "I want revenge."
Pathetic.
My 2¢.
I saw Trump and Elon in back-to-back new stories once. The "most powerful man in the world" and the "richest man in the world".
They both looked utterly miserable. "People are mean to me." "I've been wronged." "I want revenge."
Pathetic.
it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
December 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Nailed it.
My 2¢.
I saw Trump and Elon in back-to-back new stories once. The "most powerful man in the world" and the "richest man in the world".
They both looked utterly miserable. "People are mean to me." "I've been wronged." "I want revenge."
Pathetic.
My 2¢.
I saw Trump and Elon in back-to-back new stories once. The "most powerful man in the world" and the "richest man in the world".
They both looked utterly miserable. "People are mean to me." "I've been wronged." "I want revenge."
Pathetic.
"The Grey Days"
Yucky. And hot. Glad I have archives.
A couple walk the dog up the Bankhead Trail in Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Alabama.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
50mm
F8@1/125th
ISO 1,600
Polarizer
White Balance on Flash
DSB_7089.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
Yucky. And hot. Glad I have archives.
A couple walk the dog up the Bankhead Trail in Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Alabama.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
50mm
F8@1/125th
ISO 1,600
Polarizer
White Balance on Flash
DSB_7089.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
December 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"The Grey Days"
Yucky. And hot. Glad I have archives.
A couple walk the dog up the Bankhead Trail in Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Alabama.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
50mm
F8@1/125th
ISO 1,600
Polarizer
White Balance on Flash
DSB_7089.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
Yucky. And hot. Glad I have archives.
A couple walk the dog up the Bankhead Trail in Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Alabama.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
50mm
F8@1/125th
ISO 1,600
Polarizer
White Balance on Flash
DSB_7089.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
“Over the past four years, hedge funds have doubled their footprint in the U.S. debt market, making the Cayman Islands — where many hedge funds are officially based — the place where the most U.S. debt outside the United States is held, according to the Fed.”
Opinion | The Quiet, Fateful Shift in Who’s Buying America’s Debt
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
“Over the past four years, hedge funds have doubled their footprint in the U.S. debt market, making the Cayman Islands — where many hedge funds are officially based — the place where the most U.S. debt outside the United States is held, according to the Fed.”
Street #photography. #Huntsville, Alabama.
106 Jeff did a nice job.
The Poppy and the Parliament is a favorite.
Green Bus Brewing gets a star.
Forgot the name. An alley right across the street from 106 Jeff(erson). (Google Maps doesn't have a new street view yet.)
106 Jeff did a nice job.
The Poppy and the Parliament is a favorite.
Green Bus Brewing gets a star.
Forgot the name. An alley right across the street from 106 Jeff(erson). (Google Maps doesn't have a new street view yet.)
December 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Street #photography. #Huntsville, Alabama.
106 Jeff did a nice job.
The Poppy and the Parliament is a favorite.
Green Bus Brewing gets a star.
Forgot the name. An alley right across the street from 106 Jeff(erson). (Google Maps doesn't have a new street view yet.)
106 Jeff did a nice job.
The Poppy and the Parliament is a favorite.
Green Bus Brewing gets a star.
Forgot the name. An alley right across the street from 106 Jeff(erson). (Google Maps doesn't have a new street view yet.)
Street walking #Huntsville, Alabama. Or How to make a #photographer cry.
Check the remarks if interested.
Check the remarks if interested.
December 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Street walking #Huntsville, Alabama. Or How to make a #photographer cry.
Check the remarks if interested.
Check the remarks if interested.
December 13th. Just in case you were wondering. That’s the last time I was lucky enough to see a good sunrise.
From the overlook at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
22mm
F8@1/20th
ISO 400
GND filter
DSB_1011.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
From the overlook at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
22mm
F8@1/20th
ISO 400
GND filter
DSB_1011.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
December 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
December 13th. Just in case you were wondering. That’s the last time I was lucky enough to see a good sunrise.
From the overlook at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
22mm
F8@1/20th
ISO 400
GND filter
DSB_1011.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
From the overlook at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
22mm
F8@1/20th
ISO 400
GND filter
DSB_1011.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
"Christmas 2025"
Merry Christmas y’all. Peace and goodwill to all.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
155mm
F8@13 seconds
ISO 400
Cropped
Lit by a kerosene lantern and a Maglite.
DSB_3300.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
Merry Christmas y’all. Peace and goodwill to all.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
155mm
F8@13 seconds
ISO 400
Cropped
Lit by a kerosene lantern and a Maglite.
DSB_3300.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
December 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Christmas 2025"
Merry Christmas y’all. Peace and goodwill to all.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
155mm
F8@13 seconds
ISO 400
Cropped
Lit by a kerosene lantern and a Maglite.
DSB_3300.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
Merry Christmas y’all. Peace and goodwill to all.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
155mm
F8@13 seconds
ISO 400
Cropped
Lit by a kerosene lantern and a Maglite.
DSB_3300.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
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I work murders. No one is hiding murders. The numbers in these cities and others are down. This is historic good news.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I work murders. No one is hiding murders. The numbers in these cities and others are down. This is historic good news.
@propublica.org is doing first-rate work.
"We learned that Phoebe was the only hospital in town because it had worked hard — even stealthily — and spent millions of dollars to drive out its old competitor..."
"We learned that Phoebe was the only hospital in town because it had worked hard — even stealthily — and spent millions of dollars to drive out its old competitor..."
"Not only did it seem that city leaders had failed to recognize the magnitude of the crisis until one of their own had died, they had also made those bearing the brunt of the pandemic feel responsible for their own demise."
ProPublica Managing Editor @gingerthompson.bsky.social set out to write a David-vs.-Goliath narrative about Albany, Georgia’s response to COVID-19.
But she realized there were more enduring questions and challenges facing Albany. They were about race and power.
But she realized there were more enduring questions and challenges facing Albany. They were about race and power.
December 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
@propublica.org is doing first-rate work.
"We learned that Phoebe was the only hospital in town because it had worked hard — even stealthily — and spent millions of dollars to drive out its old competitor..."
"We learned that Phoebe was the only hospital in town because it had worked hard — even stealthily — and spent millions of dollars to drive out its old competitor..."
Reposted by Don Brown
THIS.
How in the heck can there be no appetite among readers for this type of book?
How in the heck can there be no appetite among readers for this type of book?
Also: I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
Publishing, let me write a media literacy book, I am begging you. I keep being told that there's no appetite for this...
But how can there NOT be, when it's an urgent and pressing issue, especially with how we aggregate news + use of AI?
Publishing, let me write a media literacy book, I am begging you. I keep being told that there's no appetite for this...
But how can there NOT be, when it's an urgent and pressing issue, especially with how we aggregate news + use of AI?
December 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
THIS.
How in the heck can there be no appetite among readers for this type of book?
How in the heck can there be no appetite among readers for this type of book?
Reposted by Don Brown
Farm workers are silently in the background of all of our lives working tirelessly to deliver the food we eat.
Celebrate farm workers this holiday season by making a donation to help fund change all year long.
act.seiu.org/a/holidays20... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou
Celebrate farm workers this holiday season by making a donation to help fund change all year long.
act.seiu.org/a/holidays20... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Farm workers are silently in the background of all of our lives working tirelessly to deliver the food we eat.
Celebrate farm workers this holiday season by making a donation to help fund change all year long.
act.seiu.org/a/holidays20... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou
Celebrate farm workers this holiday season by making a donation to help fund change all year long.
act.seiu.org/a/holidays20... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou
Reposted by Don Brown
A federal judge is halting the enforcement of a March presidential memorandum that revoked the security clearance of a Washington attorney who has represented a number of prominent government whistleblowers.
Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers
A federal judge is halting the enforcement of a March presidential memorandum that revoked the security clearance of a prominent Washington attorney.
bit.ly
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A federal judge is halting the enforcement of a March presidential memorandum that revoked the security clearance of a Washington attorney who has represented a number of prominent government whistleblowers.
I really wish there was an organization where I could volunteer to stand a guard post outside of a judge's home on a regular basis.
Nothing crazy. A 4-hour shift once a week or something. No heroics (my tired, old body doesn't allow that.) Just keep watch and call the cops if something happens.
Nothing crazy. A 4-hour shift once a week or something. No heroics (my tired, old body doesn't allow that.) Just keep watch and call the cops if something happens.
“I’m 84 years old. Threats against my life expectancy are kind of hollow. I don’t have much time anyway. I’m more concerned that our democracy is at risk because of the trends against the rule of law.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I really wish there was an organization where I could volunteer to stand a guard post outside of a judge's home on a regular basis.
Nothing crazy. A 4-hour shift once a week or something. No heroics (my tired, old body doesn't allow that.) Just keep watch and call the cops if something happens.
Nothing crazy. A 4-hour shift once a week or something. No heroics (my tired, old body doesn't allow that.) Just keep watch and call the cops if something happens.
ALL HAIL @maddow.bsky.social !
She's done it again. "Burn Order" is a masterpiece.
If you only know Rachel from her MSNBC nightly (now weekly MSNow) show, you're missing out. Her books are first rate. Her podcasts are amazing. There's a depth that TV doesn't allow to shine.
Listen.
She's done it again. "Burn Order" is a masterpiece.
If you only know Rachel from her MSNBC nightly (now weekly MSNow) show, you're missing out. Her books are first rate. Her podcasts are amazing. There's a depth that TV doesn't allow to shine.
Listen.
RACHEL MADDOW PRESENTS: BURN ORDER
Rachel Maddow tells the story of one of the most shocking decisions in American history in her new podcast, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order.” This six-part series reveals how an executive order au...
www.ms.now
December 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
ALL HAIL @maddow.bsky.social !
She's done it again. "Burn Order" is a masterpiece.
If you only know Rachel from her MSNBC nightly (now weekly MSNow) show, you're missing out. Her books are first rate. Her podcasts are amazing. There's a depth that TV doesn't allow to shine.
Listen.
She's done it again. "Burn Order" is a masterpiece.
If you only know Rachel from her MSNBC nightly (now weekly MSNow) show, you're missing out. Her books are first rate. Her podcasts are amazing. There's a depth that TV doesn't allow to shine.
Listen.
Here’s a nice picture of the winter shoreline from Madison County Lake, just outside Huntsville, Alabama. The bald eagle is just to see whether you were paying attention or not.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
135mm
F8@1/60th
ISO 400
Polarizer
DSB_2470.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
135mm
F8@1/60th
ISO 400
Polarizer
DSB_2470.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
December 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Here’s a nice picture of the winter shoreline from Madison County Lake, just outside Huntsville, Alabama. The bald eagle is just to see whether you were paying attention or not.
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
135mm
F8@1/60th
ISO 400
Polarizer
DSB_2470.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
Nikon D7500 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR
135mm
F8@1/60th
ISO 400
Polarizer
DSB_2470.JPG
©Don Brown 2025
#photography
Note from Huntsville, #Alabama.
The last die-hard Trumpers have taken down the Trump flags flying in their yards. At least on the roads I travel.
The last die-hard Trumpers have taken down the Trump flags flying in their yards. At least on the roads I travel.
December 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Note from Huntsville, #Alabama.
The last die-hard Trumpers have taken down the Trump flags flying in their yards. At least on the roads I travel.
The last die-hard Trumpers have taken down the Trump flags flying in their yards. At least on the roads I travel.