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Rodney Thompson
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Retired Probation Director and a Navy veteran who has recently moved to the Land of Enchantment. Arsenal fan and traveler. Amateur photographer
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Wupatki National Monument Arizona

Where silence gathers, spirit stays close.
Memory lifts like breath on cool air.
Home returns in its own way.
In honoring the past, you walk with wonder through gentle quiet.

#photography #Arizona #wupatkinationalmonument #ruins
January 28, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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Treatment courts offer people struggling with substance use a chance to find services and care instead of incarceration. Yet research hasn’t always kept pace with how these programs have evolved in recent years. Our new research aims aims to address that gap.⤵️
Strengthening the Foundation for Drug Court Research - Center for Justice Innovation
While the treatment court model has been heavily studied, much of the underlying research base has not been revisited in recent years. To address these gaps, the Center for Justice Innovation develope...
www.innovatingjustice.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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Where were your fucking tears then?

If you don't see this as a continuation of behaviors rather than a change, please unfollow me, or better still, block me.

The mighty must rise before they can be laid low. This is all happening according to the Script. This isn't new.

I remain undaunted.
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Hope you’re all enjoying your Tuesday!
#ColorADay
#BlueTue
#JanuArty2026
#Light
January 27, 2026 at 8:27 PM
A photo of the Hovenweep National Monument Castle area. I hope it meets criteria for today’s #PalacesandGardens theme. Not an easy place to find but well worth visit in southwest Utah.
January 29, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Sioux Falls Quartzite was deposited in braided streams and river deltas around 1.7 billion years ago. Its durability, reddish color, and relative abundance made it popular in building construction. Sioux Falls South Dakota, 31 Jul 2025.
January 28, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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The Castle contains rocks spanning most of the Triassic Period (201-252 mya). The Wingate Sandstone on top is the youngest. The gray mudstone and volcanic ash of the Chinle Formation is next. The bottom is thin red beds of Moenkopi sandstone and shale. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, 11 Apr 2014.
January 29, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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The New Mexico legislature has a choice to make: human dignity or corporate profits on the backs of our communities. When it comes to HB9, it’s really that simple.

That’s why I stand with our communities and will always stand with human dignity.
January 29, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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One big beautiful grift. It's an endless conveyor belt of money in and nothing out.

The worst was the crypto scam that NO ONE is talking about.
she makes me scik. she was telling fox it's about her life and her business. her business should be first lady but instead she is raking in the millions..
January 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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#PalacesandGardens and #GrandEstates
From January last year..
Ickworth House, Suffolk, U.K.
📷🌳☀️✨
@nationaltrust.org.uk
#EastCoastKin #Architecture #Photography #NationalTrust
#WOW 😎
January 29, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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January 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Off the Taos Plaza on a bright fall day with people enjoying the eats and drinks under the umbrellas. #HumansofBlueSky
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Autumn, above Santa Fe…
January 20, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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For #stunday. A shot of the ancient ruins of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico (2025). Taken after hiking up to the cliffs above. #NewMexico #photography #landscape #nps #nationalpark #nativeamerica #archaeology #chacocanyon #ruins #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #AncientSiteSunday #SundayStonework
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Cliff Palace, built by the Ancestral Puebloans, is located in Mesa Verde National Park.

#ScapeFriday #landscape #photography #EastCoastKin
January 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Coming back from the marvelous Lathrop Trail.

Canyonlands National Park.

Utah - 2024

🥾 #hiking #nature #landscapes #desert #naturephotography
January 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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I think my 2026 might focus on the photo series I call #HumanNature, which I hope is self-explanatory.

The last time I tried hosting a photo theme, it was a disaster, so I'll just focus on my own beeswax. You're welcome to join in, though.

This week, #BirdPeople.

#EastCoastKin #photography
January 1, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view."
- Edward Abbey

Wishing you the happiest New Year!
#hiking
#Arizona
January 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Year!🥳
#Photography
#Nature
#NewYear
January 1, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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#MyBest2025
Wow what a year. We visited seven national parks, almost a dozen states, and survived the political catastrophe that was 2025.
#photography helped keep me sane.
December 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Sculpture of grizzly bear outside of the National Museum of Wildlife Art north of Jackson Wyoming. #AnimalArtTuesday. Taken while we were on our retirement trip touring the western United States.
December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM