Xiao Ran
@el-lie33.bsky.social
Against racism, against fascism, defend democracy. On the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding, reclaim Congress and save democracy. We will not bow to dictatorship, nor remain silent in the face of hatred. 2026: Rise up!
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#I'd like to share with you the journey I took to Hallasan Mountain on Jeju Island, South Korea,an experience that remains one of my most cherished memories to this day. 🥰
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Migrant agricultural workers, idle in town during the potato harvest. Shafter, California
#shafter #california #DorotheaLange #american #thegreatdepression #america #lange #undefined #photography #dorothealange
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017770608/
#shafter #california #DorotheaLange #american #thegreatdepression #america #lange #undefined #photography #dorothealange
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017770608/
![The image is a black and white photograph depicting a group of men sitting on the street. They are dressed in casual clothing, with some wearing hats or caps for shade. The setting appears to be an urban area, possibly during a time when outdoor socializing was common among groups. One man sits atop his motorcycle parked beside them. Another is seen smoking a cigarette while others seem engaged in conversation or contemplation.
This photograph captures the essence of camaraderie and downtime amidst work-related activities, such as harvesting potatoes from Migrant agricultural workers waiting idly during harvest periods in Shafter, California. The presence of the motorcycle and varied postures suggest casual interaction among these men who are likely part of a larger group working together on farm labor tasks.
This image serves as an important historical snapshot documenting the lives and experiences of migrant agricultural workers during their time off from fieldwork. It reflects broader social issues such as seasonal employment patterns, migration for work opportunities, and community building in transient settlements.
The caption also mentions that this photograph is part of a series by Dorothea Lange known for her documentation of various aspects of American life with an emphasis on documenting the human condition during challenging times like the Great Depression. [...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ls2ap3pxsotp3pgwjf7o633l/bafkreihvpcg4ofetxvtcqbck4c3yopd4olzuzfaq5nse2b32f3pvthgaju@jpeg)
January 18, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Migrant agricultural workers, idle in town during the potato harvest. Shafter, California
#shafter #california #DorotheaLange #american #thegreatdepression #america #lange #undefined #photography #dorothealange
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017770608/
#shafter #california #DorotheaLange #american #thegreatdepression #america #lange #undefined #photography #dorothealange
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017770608/
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This kind of #TwoOfAKind are American oystercatchers for #BirdOfTheDay, photo'd on the beach at Cape May, NJ in June 2024.
#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin
#Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #JerseyShore #CapeMay
#PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited
#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin
#Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #JerseyShore #CapeMay
#PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited
January 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
This kind of #TwoOfAKind are American oystercatchers for #BirdOfTheDay, photo'd on the beach at Cape May, NJ in June 2024.
#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin
#Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #JerseyShore #CapeMay
#PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited
#Photography #NaturePhotography #Birds #EastCoastKin
#Nikon #DSLR #LightroomClassic #JerseyShore #CapeMay
#PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited
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An American Kestrel soaring through the sky.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birding #TRAHR
#birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birding #TRAHR
January 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
An American Kestrel soaring through the sky.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birding #TRAHR
#birds #birdphotography #photography #nature #wildlife #birding #TRAHR
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That car door made it hard to bail out of but not impossible. Note that it was also midengine and liquid cooled.Which were both unusual for a lot of American WW2 fighters.Now the crankshaft to the propeller went UNDER the cockpit and the pilots legs.An issue in a crash for the pilots "undercarriage"
December 17, 2024 at 1:20 AM
That car door made it hard to bail out of but not impossible. Note that it was also midengine and liquid cooled.Which were both unusual for a lot of American WW2 fighters.Now the crankshaft to the propeller went UNDER the cockpit and the pilots legs.An issue in a crash for the pilots "undercarriage"
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Not when my dad stood beside these three fellow-pilots on an airfield in England. Betrayed by American Zone Governor John Jay McCloy, who was sent to Germany by the pro-Nazi element in the USA to end denazification in Germany and shut down the Nuremberg Tribunal, and he left his son to tell you so.
December 22, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Not when my dad stood beside these three fellow-pilots on an airfield in England. Betrayed by American Zone Governor John Jay McCloy, who was sent to Germany by the pro-Nazi element in the USA to end denazification in Germany and shut down the Nuremberg Tribunal, and he left his son to tell you so.
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Nov. 19, 1925: The leading U.S. flying ace of WWI, Eddie Rickenbacker, takes the witness stand at Billy Mitchell’s court martial to back up the colonel’s criticism of the Army. Rickenbacker testifies American air equipment is unsafe to pilots and would be useless in another war.
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Nov. 19, 1925: The leading U.S. flying ace of WWI, Eddie Rickenbacker, takes the witness stand at Billy Mitchell’s court martial to back up the colonel’s criticism of the Army. Rickenbacker testifies American air equipment is unsafe to pilots and would be useless in another war.
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I’m an American veteran 🇺🇸
And I stand against War with Venezuela 🇻🇪
Trump wants to invade Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files and to molest more minors!
And I stand against War with Venezuela 🇻🇪
Trump wants to invade Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files and to molest more minors!
November 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I’m an American veteran 🇺🇸
And I stand against War with Venezuela 🇻🇪
Trump wants to invade Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files and to molest more minors!
And I stand against War with Venezuela 🇻🇪
Trump wants to invade Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files and to molest more minors!
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Trump & Hegseth got off so much murdering people at sea they are going to start mass murder in the skies over Venezuela. Putting American pilots & passengers lives at risk. Consistent strategy by the Trump regime. Russia is about to see how their defense systems fair
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Trump says airspace above and around Venezuela should be considered closed
The FAA recently warned major airlines of a "potentially hazardous situation" when flying over Venezuela.
www.reuters.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Trump & Hegseth got off so much murdering people at sea they are going to start mass murder in the skies over Venezuela. Putting American pilots & passengers lives at risk. Consistent strategy by the Trump regime. Russia is about to see how their defense systems fair
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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Trump said in a Truth Social post that all airlines, pilots, drug dealers, and human traffickers should consider the airspace "above and surrounding" the South American nation as "closed in its entirety" — an assertion that appeared to signal further U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Maduro.
Venezuela says U.S. unilaterally suspended migrant repatriation flights after Trump called for airspace to be viewed as closed
President Trump posted on social media that Venezuela's airspace should be considered as "closed in its entirety."
www.cbsnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trump said in a Truth Social post that all airlines, pilots, drug dealers, and human traffickers should consider the airspace "above and surrounding" the South American nation as "closed in its entirety" — an assertion that appeared to signal further U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Maduro.
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BREAKING-The IG report about Pete Hegseth’s Signal chat is out
And it’s damning
“The information Hegseth shared included the precise times..fighter pilots would attack their targets. If Houthi militants had learned those details in advance, they might have been able to shoot down American planes”
And it’s damning
“The information Hegseth shared included the precise times..fighter pilots would attack their targets. If Houthi militants had learned those details in advance, they might have been able to shoot down American planes”
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
BREAKING-The IG report about Pete Hegseth’s Signal chat is out
And it’s damning
“The information Hegseth shared included the precise times..fighter pilots would attack their targets. If Houthi militants had learned those details in advance, they might have been able to shoot down American planes”
And it’s damning
“The information Hegseth shared included the precise times..fighter pilots would attack their targets. If Houthi militants had learned those details in advance, they might have been able to shoot down American planes”
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Philip M. Rasmussen was one of the few American pilots to get into the air in the skies on Dec. 7, 1941. He was still in his pajamas.
The pajama pilot over Pearl Harbor
Philip M. Rasmussen was one of the few American pilots to get into the air in the skies on Dec. 7, 1941. He was still in his pajamas.
www.militarytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Philip M. Rasmussen was one of the few American pilots to get into the air in the skies on Dec. 7, 1941. He was still in his pajamas.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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Susan Hayhurst: the first woman to get a pharmaceutical degree post a course of study on equal terms as male students (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 1883). She was 63.
It marked a milestone in achieving gender equality in professional educational standards. #WomenInSTEM #NationalPharmacistDay
It marked a milestone in achieving gender equality in professional educational standards. #WomenInSTEM #NationalPharmacistDay
January 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Susan Hayhurst: the first woman to get a pharmaceutical degree post a course of study on equal terms as male students (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 1883). She was 63.
It marked a milestone in achieving gender equality in professional educational standards. #WomenInSTEM #NationalPharmacistDay
It marked a milestone in achieving gender equality in professional educational standards. #WomenInSTEM #NationalPharmacistDay
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The American Dipper is North America's only truly aquatic songbird. These images were taken along Chalk Creek during our stay at the Mount Princeton Hot Springs resort.
#birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado
#birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The American Dipper is North America's only truly aquatic songbird. These images were taken along Chalk Creek during our stay at the Mount Princeton Hot Springs resort.
#birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado
#birds, #nature, #photography, #colorado
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January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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A spring molt American White Pelican is the perfect subject for today's #BirdOfTheDay #MoodyFaces theme. Total characters all day.
#EastCoastKin #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #photography #Wildlife
#EastCoastKin #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #photography #Wildlife
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
A spring molt American White Pelican is the perfect subject for today's #BirdOfTheDay #MoodyFaces theme. Total characters all day.
#EastCoastKin #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #photography #Wildlife
#EastCoastKin #Birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #photography #Wildlife
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Pelican stands near water
Stones wet and smooth
The flow is endless
Life watching the river's song
Nature's simple art.
American White Pelican
#photography #Photo #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birds
Stones wet and smooth
The flow is endless
Life watching the river's song
Nature's simple art.
American White Pelican
#photography #Photo #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birds
January 11, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Pelican stands near water
Stones wet and smooth
The flow is endless
Life watching the river's song
Nature's simple art.
American White Pelican
#photography #Photo #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birds
Stones wet and smooth
The flow is endless
Life watching the river's song
Nature's simple art.
American White Pelican
#photography #Photo #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birds
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"Standoff at the feeder"
Staring contest between me and this hangry-looking red squirrel. In his defence, I WAS standing between him and the bird feeder.
#Squirrels #Wildlife #Winter #Attitude #Animals #Photography #PhotoHour
Staring contest between me and this hangry-looking red squirrel. In his defence, I WAS standing between him and the bird feeder.
#Squirrels #Wildlife #Winter #Attitude #Animals #Photography #PhotoHour
January 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
"Standoff at the feeder"
Staring contest between me and this hangry-looking red squirrel. In his defence, I WAS standing between him and the bird feeder.
#Squirrels #Wildlife #Winter #Attitude #Animals #Photography #PhotoHour
Staring contest between me and this hangry-looking red squirrel. In his defence, I WAS standing between him and the bird feeder.
#Squirrels #Wildlife #Winter #Attitude #Animals #Photography #PhotoHour
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The Historic Administration Building viewed from the walkway in the middle of the Ballard Locks, Ballard, Washington
#WindowsOnWednesday #Seattle #PNW #ArmyCorpsOfEngineers #ArmyCorps #CarlGould #Architecture #Photography #UrbanLife
#WindowsOnWednesday #Seattle #PNW #ArmyCorpsOfEngineers #ArmyCorps #CarlGould #Architecture #Photography #UrbanLife
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The Historic Administration Building viewed from the walkway in the middle of the Ballard Locks, Ballard, Washington
#WindowsOnWednesday #Seattle #PNW #ArmyCorpsOfEngineers #ArmyCorps #CarlGould #Architecture #Photography #UrbanLife
#WindowsOnWednesday #Seattle #PNW #ArmyCorpsOfEngineers #ArmyCorps #CarlGould #Architecture #Photography #UrbanLife
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MoodyFaces. A male American Robin with a belligerent attitude.
#BruceCounty #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife
#BruceCounty #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife
January 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #MoodyFaces. A male American Robin with a belligerent attitude.
#BruceCounty #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife
#BruceCounty #EastCoastKin #photography #birds #birdphotography #nature #wildlife
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Natural. An American White Pelican in its natural habitat. Unlike the photographer sitting in the water with it.
Photographed at Last Mountain Lake, #Saskatchewan in the late 1990s on Fujichrome #Velvia.
#EastCoastKin #birds #photography #nature #wildlife
Photographed at Last Mountain Lake, #Saskatchewan in the late 1990s on Fujichrome #Velvia.
#EastCoastKin #birds #photography #nature #wildlife
January 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Natural. An American White Pelican in its natural habitat. Unlike the photographer sitting in the water with it.
Photographed at Last Mountain Lake, #Saskatchewan in the late 1990s on Fujichrome #Velvia.
#EastCoastKin #birds #photography #nature #wildlife
Photographed at Last Mountain Lake, #Saskatchewan in the late 1990s on Fujichrome #Velvia.
#EastCoastKin #birds #photography #nature #wildlife
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The sun just before rising over the horizon at lake Þingvallavatn, Icelands largest lake. The platform I was on was the edge of the north american tectonic plate, the horizon is the start of the Eurasian plate, inbetween the lake forms in a "lavaland" thats not part of either.
#iceland #photography
#iceland #photography
January 17, 2026 at 11:04 AM
The sun just before rising over the horizon at lake Þingvallavatn, Icelands largest lake. The platform I was on was the edge of the north american tectonic plate, the horizon is the start of the Eurasian plate, inbetween the lake forms in a "lavaland" thats not part of either.
#iceland #photography
#iceland #photography