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Paula Corrette
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Storms, skies, environment, equality; love and chase them all.
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Arizona blue sky for BlueSky.
Blue and orange Arizona sunset and reflection in pond.
January 20, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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Last light before the storm.
#Arizona #arizonasunset #resist
Golden winter light on saguaros in front of a dark blue gray stormy sky.
January 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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Enjoy another Arizona sunset.
We all need a moment of beauty on a difficult day.
January 7, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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Saturday was a perfect day to photograph the Sandhill Cranes at Whitewater Draw in Cochise County, Arizona. Image #3 is a 21-frame composite of one flyby.
Sandhill crane with full flaps and gear down for landing. Flight of two. Blue sky full of returning sandhill cranes after feeding on the local fields. Below are hundreds of cranes in the fields of shallow water.
January 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Had fun running around to catch tonight's Full Wolf Moon.
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), an operational research center crucial to furthering our understanding of weather and helping to save lives and property, is at risk of being dismantled. We must not let that happen.

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Five ways NCAR has changed our understanding of weather (& saved lives)
December 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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There's no one way to see.
I shot all of these tonight. They're the Cold SuperMoon at Saguaro National Park East in Tucson, Arizona.
Diversity is spectacular!
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving.
In gratitude to the Hohokam people who came before me on these beautiful desert lands.
A beautiful Arizona sunrise of pink wispy clouds against a blue sky and saguaros in the foreground.
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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When desert dreams come true.
Giant saguaro cactus silhouetted by red Northern Lights. A rare sight in the Southern Arizona desert skies. Aurora borealis.
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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He can't separate fact from fiction, never mind airplanes.
petebuttigieg.bsky.social Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Nov 10
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Need some lunchtime laughs?
charlottegarden.bsky.social Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · Nov 4
If the sandwich stayed whole, the defense meets its goal
jamieson.bsky.social Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · Nov 4
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.

"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.

"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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As the red fades to blue.
Colorful Tucson Arizona sunset over a pond with the Santa Catalina Mountains in the background.
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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It has been 20 DAYS since Adelita Grijalva overwhelmingly won Congressional District AZ CD7
Speaker Johnson ENOUGH
WE in Arizona are outraged that her District is not being represented
House Democrats send letter demanding she sworn in by Friday (source aolnews.com)
October 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Take a minute to look up.
Almost a full moon rising behind a saguaro lined ridge in Tucson Arizona.
October 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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The resignation letter that the government does not want you to see
Chuck Borges resignation letter
August 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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This is what integrity sounds like.
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Aug 28
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business. I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested. This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough. While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people. This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles. The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people. The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership. This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors. Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people. It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC. The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function. Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC. Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc. I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again. I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season. Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.” We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources. At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him. To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information. The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer. I believe in nutrition and exercise. I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability. Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun. The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed. For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics. I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision. Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically. Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States.
August 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Perspective is everything.
The same bolt at 120mm cropped & 35mm.
Lightning bolt pierces a cloud layer sending multiple stepped leaders to the distant hills during blue hour. Cropped view. Lightning bolt pierces a cloud layer sending multiple stepped leaders to the distant hills during blue hour. Distant view.
August 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Southern Arizona Monsoon lightning bolt at blue hour.
My fav so far this year. 08/10/25
Lightning bolt pierces a cloud layer sending multiple stepped leaders to the distant hills during blue hour.
August 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Heartbroken, such beauty and so many sweet memories.
An official says a historic Grand Canyon lodge has been destroyed by wildfire
Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Ed Keeble said the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames.
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July 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Love the heat, love the monsoon, love this desert.
Colorful Tucson Arizona monsoon sunset reflected in pond with prickly pear cactus in foreground.
July 6, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Everywhere I looked someone was getting dumped on. Seems appropriate for today.
Arizona monsoon storms over Tucson. Arizona monsoon downburst over Tucson. Arizona monsoon downburst over Tucson.
July 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Didn't get the needed rain but tonight's dust storm made for a spectacular sunset at Saguaro National Park East.
Spectacular red sunset dust storm at Saguaro National Park East in Tucson Arizona.
July 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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As I get ready for Monsoon here in Arizona, it's maddening to read about the severe cuts to NOAA.
Monsoon downburst and lightning over Tucson, Arizona in 2018.
June 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM