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Michael Ramsdell
@mramsdell1967.bsky.social
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A mentor to some but a student of all.
All posted photos and sayings are mine unless shared or attributed.
Photographer - Cincinnati/NKY USA
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Michael Ramsdell @mramsdell1967.bsky.social · 24d
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2014-1

When things are good we soar
When things are bad we crawl
Just keep moving forward
And do the best good that can be done

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Rally at Tesla -- Protest the Coup
Cincinnati Ohio
Saturday January 17th 2026
Second of two gatherings today

#cincy #resist #freedom #nohate #democracy #protest #cincinnati #freespeech #indivisible #teslatakedown #elon #nokings #mramsdellpics
January 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
No Ice for Good - Eastgate Mall
Cincinnati Ohio 01/17/2026
First one of the two gatherings in this area

#noiceforgood #noice #iceprotest #indivisible #reneegood #cincinnatinky #cincy #resist #freedom #nohate #democracy #protest #cincinnati #freespeech #indivisible #nokings #mramsdellpics
January 17, 2026 at 8:24 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Buckeye Butterfly (Junonia coenia)
Butterfly 2020-33a

Peaceful demonstration is democratic
Suppressing it is tyranny

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #freespeech #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Almost like the people who can't afford healthcare.
Can't afford to leave...
January 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
Butterfly 2021-25

Some things cannot be given
They must be earned

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 16, 2026 at 11:21 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Still waiting on the 2016 healthcare plan.
Has it been two weeks yet?
January 14, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Reposted by Michael Ramsdell
dashannestokes.com
Fascism cannot be undone with words alone. It requires action.
January 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Butterfly 2017-124

When they think only they can decide
What is right for you.
They are wrong on so many levels.

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #pics #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #freedom #endhate #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 14, 2026 at 11:57 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)
Butterfly 2019-79

Sometimes in the effort to avoid complications
We can actually create more of them

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 13, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia)
Butterfly 2022-1

Somethings cannot be fixed in a day.
This does not mean it cannot be fixed.

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 13, 2026 at 11:36 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2020-84

Everyone has a limit
to the amount kindness they can extend
It's just for some that level is zero

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 12, 2026 at 11:37 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
I will not allow check and balances on my cult leader
January 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
No Lies Told 👇
drjackbrown.bsky.social Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 5d
Conscientious objection is not domestic terrorism.
January 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Newport Kentucky
January 11th, 2026
Campbell County Detention Center

No Ice for Good March
Protest march around the block
Lots of honking in support

#noiceforgood #noice #iceprotest #newport #kentucky #NKY #indivisible #reneegood #cincinnatinky
January 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Newport Kentucky
January 11th, 2026
Campbell County Detention Center
No Ice for Good March

Protest march around the block
In streams and clusters depending on traffic etc.
Many many horns in support.
Guessing 500+

#noiceforgood #noice #iceprotest #newport #kentucky #NKY #indivisible #reneegood
January 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Not enough has been asked as to why ICE was in the neighborhood anyway? What violent criminal were they chasing? If someone this violent and terrible is in the community was local law enforcement advised?
Not sure all of the questions being are being asked here?

www.cato.org/blog/5-ice-d...
5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions
Trump’s deportation agenda does not match campaign promises and is taking resources away from targeting true public safety threats.
www.cato.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
I love this times a billion.👇
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
I love this time a billion 👆
January 11, 2026 at 1:48 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio Troilus)
Butterfly 2019-144a

All too often...
People who need to demand respect
Deserve absolutely none at all.

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
This 👇
January 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia Cyane)
Butterfly 2022-31

Often the first obstacle we must overcome
Is the belief we can do nothing

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Reposted by Michael Ramsdell
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Butterfly 2020-86

People who don't take responsibility for anything
Are often to blame for much

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #monarch #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
When is No Kings III?
I thoroughly enjoyed the first two ✊

#cincy #resist #freedom #nohate #democracy #protest #cincinnati #freespeech #indivisible #nokings
January 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
I read a post that said whatever you thought
you should do in Germany in 1933.
Your actually doing right now.

Many have been paying attention.
We knew this is where he would lead us.
We are here.
wajali.bsky.social Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 7d
This is why we have been using the word fascism.

If you all think Trump will peacefully and voluntarily leave, you aren't paying attention and are suffering from a severe failure of imagination.

They're playing for all the marbles now, folks.
January 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
mramsdell1967.bsky.social
Malachite Butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)
Butterfly 2022-15

When facing large problems
Doing nothing typically solves that much.

#butterfly #butterflies #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
January 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM