Richard Koenig
@rich-king.bsky.social
Art Photography | Documentary Photography | Transcontinental Railroad History | Professor Kalamazoo College | Opinions expressed here his own | Bluesky number 671,629 (joined August 22nd 2023)
This is the way…
‘ “We’re gonna spend our money with businesses who actually respect our dollars, respect our communities, and respect our diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are going to buy from people who respect immigrants, who respect immigrants’ rights, and respect freedom and liberty…” ‘
‘ “We’re gonna spend our money with businesses who actually respect our dollars, respect our communities, and respect our diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are going to buy from people who respect immigrants, who respect immigrants’ rights, and respect freedom and liberty…” ‘
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This is the way…
‘ “We’re gonna spend our money with businesses who actually respect our dollars, respect our communities, and respect our diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are going to buy from people who respect immigrants, who respect immigrants’ rights, and respect freedom and liberty…” ‘
‘ “We’re gonna spend our money with businesses who actually respect our dollars, respect our communities, and respect our diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are going to buy from people who respect immigrants, who respect immigrants’ rights, and respect freedom and liberty…” ‘
An eastbound Amtrak train number 252, a Wolverine, is speeding through Galesburg, Michigan.
The moon is just past full (at 99.7% illumination) back on November 5th.
#amtrak #supermoon #fullmoon
#photography #railroads
The moon is just past full (at 99.7% illumination) back on November 5th.
#amtrak #supermoon #fullmoon
#photography #railroads
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 AM
An eastbound Amtrak train number 252, a Wolverine, is speeding through Galesburg, Michigan.
The moon is just past full (at 99.7% illumination) back on November 5th.
#amtrak #supermoon #fullmoon
#photography #railroads
The moon is just past full (at 99.7% illumination) back on November 5th.
#amtrak #supermoon #fullmoon
#photography #railroads
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
People are waking up I reckon.
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
People are waking up I reckon.
Must be nice to have nice things. We, in this country, must bow down to the almighty dollar at the expense of commonwealth, sustainability, and even-handed justice.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Must be nice to have nice things. We, in this country, must bow down to the almighty dollar at the expense of commonwealth, sustainability, and even-handed justice.
An eastbound Wolverine races through Galesburg, Michigan. A full Beaver Moon dominates the scene in this going-away shot. Image by Richard Koenig; taken November 5th 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
An eastbound Wolverine races through Galesburg, Michigan. A full Beaver Moon dominates the scene in this going-away shot. Image by Richard Koenig; taken November 5th 2025.
On people *saying* they'll depart New York due to Mamdani's win: the truth of it is they can't do without New York but the opposite is more than true—New York can do without them.
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
On people *saying* they'll depart New York due to Mamdani's win: the truth of it is they can't do without New York but the opposite is more than true—New York can do without them.
What's this feeling I have today?
Something that I recall from the not too distant past...
Is it, happiness?
Something that I recall from the not too distant past...
Is it, happiness?
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
What's this feeling I have today?
Something that I recall from the not too distant past...
Is it, happiness?
Something that I recall from the not too distant past...
Is it, happiness?
Democratic Socialist is not a slur...
would someone please tell the MSM.
would someone please tell the MSM.
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Democratic Socialist is not a slur...
would someone please tell the MSM.
would someone please tell the MSM.
Could be a clean sweep tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Could be a clean sweep tonight
Terrorists have taken over a building. You get to select one song to blast from speakers on a continuous loop to try to get them to surrender.
Copy and quote-post with the name of the song.
I choose: "Loving You" by Minnie Riperton.
Copy and quote-post with the name of the song.
I choose: "Loving You" by Minnie Riperton.
Terrorists have taken over a building. You get to select one song to blast from speakers on a continuous loop to try to get them to surrender.
Copy and quote-post with the name of the song.
I choose: "Easy Street" by The Collapsable Hearts Club
Copy and quote-post with the name of the song.
I choose: "Easy Street" by The Collapsable Hearts Club
Terrorists have taken over a building. You get to select one song to blast from speakers on a continuous loop to try to get them to surrender.
Copy and quote-post with the name of the song.
I choose: "Informer" by Snow
Copy and quote-post with the name of the song.
I choose: "Informer" by Snow
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Terrorists have taken over a building. You get to select one song to blast from speakers on a continuous loop to try to get them to surrender.
Copy and quote-post with the name of the song.
I choose: "Loving You" by Minnie Riperton.
Copy and quote-post with the name of the song.
I choose: "Loving You" by Minnie Riperton.
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Teen Vogue has been a rock of moral clarity and astute political analysis - especially the last ten years. Deeply saddened to learn about this.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Teen Vogue has been a rock of moral clarity and astute political analysis - especially the last ten years. Deeply saddened to learn about this.
That was a hell of an at bat
November 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
That was a hell of an at bat
I thought that was it!
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I thought that was it!
Can the Jays get a run and finish this thing in the bottom of the ninth?
November 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Can the Jays get a run and finish this thing in the bottom of the ninth?
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The US is the purple line bottoming out. Our economy may still roar, but we’re killing ourselves. Hoarding wealth, refusing to even ensure our kids have enough to eat. That line is an indictment. It reflects our warped values.
This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"
www.prb.org/resources/se...
www.prb.org/resources/se...
November 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The US is the purple line bottoming out. Our economy may still roar, but we’re killing ourselves. Hoarding wealth, refusing to even ensure our kids have enough to eat. That line is an indictment. It reflects our warped values.
Everyone should read the last sentence…twice.
Disability and poverty go hand in hand.
Anyone can become disabled at any time
It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of, and it’s an expensive existence
You are much closer to being sick and unhoused than you are to being rich & secure
Anyone can become disabled at any time
It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of, and it’s an expensive existence
You are much closer to being sick and unhoused than you are to being rich & secure
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Everyone should read the last sentence…twice.
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I was only nine and a half at the time, but man Kent State really grips me. And now we have all kinds of dudes with guns pointed at people...
John Cleary, shot in the chest by National Guardsmen on May 4, has passed away at age 74.
He was a 19-year-old architecture student in 1970 when he was shot and critically wounded.
He was a 19-year-old architecture student in 1970 when he was shot and critically wounded.
October 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I was only nine and a half at the time, but man Kent State really grips me. And now we have all kinds of dudes with guns pointed at people...
God I knew @jdickerson.bsky.social wasn't long for CBS with the way things were going—too much integrity.
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
God I knew @jdickerson.bsky.social wasn't long for CBS with the way things were going—too much integrity.
A notification (from the parent company) on Instagram that says, "Learn how Meta will use your info in new ways to personalize your experiences."
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Like they're doing me a favor.
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Like they're doing me a favor.
October 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A notification (from the parent company) on Instagram that says, "Learn how Meta will use your info in new ways to personalize your experiences."
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Like they're doing me a favor.
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Like they're doing me a favor.