Rob Levine
@roblevine82.bsky.social
Photographer, drone pilot, writer, editor, web developer, media critic (not necessarily in that order). Proprietor at edhivemn.com, roblevinephotography.com, intheairphotography.com, threatenedwaters.com. Minneapolis
The Mississippi reading "miracle" cited by @startribune.com YESTERDAY - eighth grade reading scores in Mississippi are now lower than they were in 1992 - more than 30 years ago!
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Mississippi reading "miracle" cited by @startribune.com YESTERDAY - eighth grade reading scores in Mississippi are now lower than they were in 1992 - more than 30 years ago!
What the Strib does not say: After more than a decade of extreme SoR + extreme retention policies EIGHTH grade reading in Mississippi hasn't budged. And now, even fourth grade reading scores are dropping there
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
What the Strib does not say: After more than a decade of extreme SoR + extreme retention policies EIGHTH grade reading in Mississippi hasn't budged. And now, even fourth grade reading scores are dropping there
Meta datacenter under construction in Rosemount, MN.
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Meta datacenter under construction in Rosemount, MN.
Four years after Science of Reading in Minnesota fourth grade reading scores are DOWN statewide
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Four years after Science of Reading in Minnesota fourth grade reading scores are DOWN statewide
MPU is a complete creation of RT Rybak. Remember it was Turner who accused Gov Walz and MN educators of "killing children every day"
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
MPU is a complete creation of RT Rybak. Remember it was Turner who accused Gov Walz and MN educators of "killing children every day"
Here's what they looked like:
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Here's what they looked like:
This partially explains why in MS after more than a decade of extreme phonics eighth grade reading scores haven't budged
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This partially explains why in MS after more than a decade of extreme phonics eighth grade reading scores haven't budged
The Embarrass River is really quite stunning - a mile or two north of the NortMet sulfide mine holding dam. Shot this at daybreak on a frosty fall morning
October 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Embarrass River is really quite stunning - a mile or two north of the NortMet sulfide mine holding dam. Shot this at daybreak on a frosty fall morning
Flying over the St Louis River near Skibo, MN
October 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Flying over the St Louis River near Skibo, MN
Confluence of the Mississippi River and Big Sandy Lake west of Duluth, MN
October 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Confluence of the Mississippi River and Big Sandy Lake west of Duluth, MN
Feels like people didn't get the full impact of the destruction of the Rapidan Dam last year. It's an impressive visual of scouring due to pulses of precipitation concentrated by farm field drainage
October 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Feels like people didn't get the full impact of the destruction of the Rapidan Dam last year. It's an impressive visual of scouring due to pulses of precipitation concentrated by farm field drainage
Aftermath of Jenkins Creek fire on the St Louis River this summer
October 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Aftermath of Jenkins Creek fire on the St Louis River this summer
Late autumn photo of the wild ricing waters of Flowage Lake, northwest of McGregor, Minnesota
October 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Late autumn photo of the wild ricing waters of Flowage Lake, northwest of McGregor, Minnesota
I like all the shades of green in this picture of the source of the Cloquet River at Cloquet Lake in northeastern Minnesota.
October 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I like all the shades of green in this picture of the source of the Cloquet River at Cloquet Lake in northeastern Minnesota.
Time to brighten up the TL with some drone pix of Minnesota threatened waters. Here's the source of the St Louis River in northeastern Minnesota
October 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Time to brighten up the TL with some drone pix of Minnesota threatened waters. Here's the source of the St Louis River in northeastern Minnesota
Soybeans ready for harvest, late September 2025, Blue Earth County, MN
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Soybeans ready for harvest, late September 2025, Blue Earth County, MN
The storm that created the first EF5 tornado in 12 years on June 20 2025 also caused the derecho that hit northern Minnesota. This is a drone picture of Star Island on Cass Lake shot last weekend that shows trees felled by the derecho. You can see my assistant and me in the bottom right corner
October 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The storm that created the first EF5 tornado in 12 years on June 20 2025 also caused the derecho that hit northern Minnesota. This is a drone picture of Star Island on Cass Lake shot last weekend that shows trees felled by the derecho. You can see my assistant and me in the bottom right corner
If any news media has need of soybean images or video - either growing or being harvested - I have fresh ones from Minnesota for sale.
October 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If any news media has need of soybean images or video - either growing or being harvested - I have fresh ones from Minnesota for sale.
Harvesting soybeans, Blue Earth County, MN October 2 2025
October 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Harvesting soybeans, Blue Earth County, MN October 2 2025
Soybean harvesting in Blue Earth County, October 2, 2025
October 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Soybean harvesting in Blue Earth County, October 2, 2025
Soybeans growing along Ditch 27 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, August 4 2025
October 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Soybeans growing along Ditch 27 in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, August 4 2025
The FAA has instituted a 12 day TFR to prevent drone photojournalists from capturing Trump's goons on camera
October 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The FAA has instituted a 12 day TFR to prevent drone photojournalists from capturing Trump's goons on camera
The Minneapolis Foundation also created and sustains one of the biggest jerks in the Twin Cities, Rashad Turner:
October 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Minneapolis Foundation also created and sustains one of the biggest jerks in the Twin Cities, Rashad Turner:
The Minneapolis Foundation plan, as envisioned in 2014, just before they embarked on a $50 MILLION plan to destroy Minneapolis Public Schools
October 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Minneapolis Foundation plan, as envisioned in 2014, just before they embarked on a $50 MILLION plan to destroy Minneapolis Public Schools