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Rich Stein (he/him)
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Economist for non-profits, NGOs, governments, some private cos. Projects—public #policy, #evaluation, #innovation, #tech, job creation, #privacy, #health, #equity […]

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#waterfall to start the #weekend. Hope it's a good one for you.

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #nature #trees #video
December 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Cold, pretty morning. Have a good day.

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature #trees #morning
Photo of the taken before sunrise, looking east. The dark silhouettes of mostly bare trees are backed by a red-orange glow on the horizon. Above, the rest of the sky is lightening blue. Photo looking east, before sunrise, at a clearing in the woods. The scene is framed by the dark silhouettes of trees. At the center, the horizon is bathed in red-orange light. Above, the sky is beginning to turn blue.
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Maybe snow for thee, just rain — cold! — for me.

Have a good day.

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature #trees #morning #rain #video
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Happy #Monday. Happy #December. #jupiter says "Hi!"

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature #trees #morning
Photo taken looking east, before dawn at a clearing in the woods. The dark silhouettes of trees surround a view of a a distant ridge. Above it are streaks of orange and red. Above that the sky is lightening blue. Photo of lightening blue sky. To the left is the dark silhouette of an evergreen tree. Midway up in the blue is a bright pinprick of light, the planet Jupiter.
December 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Out of the area for day. Saw the first real(ish) snow of the year. #silentsunday

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature
Photo of bamboo bending under the weight of a light dusting of snow. There is a small stretch of lawn in front of the bamboo, and several tall evergreens behind. There is also one tall telephone pole between the bamboo and the trees. The entire scene has a whitish tint to it, from the snow. Photo of a curve in a small road that bisects a gentle hillside. The road has one lane in each direction, separated by a single yellow line. The hillside on both sides of the road is covered with bare trees, and the ground has a light and incomplete dusting of snow.
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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All you need is love. (Wish I thought of that when I framed the shot...)

Have a good night.

#philadelphia #photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia
Photograph facing Philadelphia's city hall, which has a tall central tower, topped by a large statue of William Penn. The moon appears to the left of that statue. In the lower left of the scene, most of the block sculpture, "LOVE," by artist Robert Indiana, can be seen. The bottom of the letters "v" and "e" are not in the frame. All of the letters are backwards because the sculpture is seen from behind. It is in Love Park, across the street from City Hall.
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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The years fly by. Too many people in this photo are no longer with us. Savor the memories you make. Happy Thanksgiving —
#familyforever, if you are fortunate.
Photo of many white people smiling at the photographer. The people range from young to old. Some are sitting on the ground, many are standing. There is greenery in the background. The photo looks to have been taken in a park.
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Oh, what a beautiful morning!

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #nature #trees #morning #sunrise
Photo looking east at sunrise. Beyond the dark silhouettes of trees the sky is streaked with hues of reds, pinks and orange. The sun is partly hidden. What shows is a golden orb.
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Five for a dollar, or three for a dollar? I just need one. Where the heck is Dooley's, anyway?
Photo of a white electrical outlet wallplate still on a cellophane wrapper. It has two orange price stickers on it. Both have the name of a store, Dooley's. One sticker says "5 for $1.00." The other says "$0.33."
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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#silentsunday — hiding in plain sight. Hidden in the trees — the #moon and a Cooper's #Hawk.

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature #trees
Photo looking west through the dark silhouettes of mostly bare trees. Low in the sky there are shades of orange and red, as the sun has just set. The crescent moon appears to be cradled in the upper boughs of a skeletal tree. Photo looking deep into an evergreen tree. Near the center of the frame, a medium sized raptor — a bird with slate blue wings, a blue and brown head, and a brown and white mottled belly — is perched on a branch with its head turned as if it is staring at the camera.
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Some sunny #waterfall to start the #weekend. Enjoy.

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature #trees #sunshine #video #momentofzen
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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ICYMI — #alicewong
@altbot
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Take a break. Look around. Have a good day.

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature #trees #morning #sunrise
Photo taken before sunrise at a clearing in the woods, looking east. There trees framing the scene are dark silhouettes. The sky is mostly cloud covered. Low and just below the center of the frame the sky is a deep red just above a distant red. It it the glow before the sun rises.
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Headlines say it all — CDC is promoting vaccine antiscience skepticism and can no longer be trusted — just like the rest of the government under this regime.

Racing backwards. Welcome to the new Dark Ages. 🙁
#disinformation #misinformation #uspol #uspolitics […]

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Screenshot of three headlines from different media sources: "Wall Street Journal: CDC Changes Webpage to Say Vaccines May Cause Autism, Revising Prior Language" "Reuters: US CDC says claims that vaccines do not cause autism are not evidence-based" "Washington Post: Under RFK Jr., CDC promotes false vaccine-autism link it once discredited"
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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@vees
I had high — and low — expectations when they first started showing up in the stores. I thought they'd eventually replace stock clerks, et al — i.e., be job killers. Now they just seem like a glorified way to block traffic and call "cleanup in Aisle […]

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November 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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#silentsunday — One of these things is not like the others.

Enjoy the day.
#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #nature #autumn #fall
Closeup photo of a yellow dandelion amidst green grass and low, thin weeds. Just below the dandelion is what appears to be a flat slab of marble or granite. Closeup photo of a red maple leaf atop a bit of green grass, clover and weeds. There is a single crumpled brown leaf just above the maple leaf. A small portion of the background vegetation — grass or weeds — is also light brown and appears dead. Closeup photo of a red maple leaf atop brown pine needles and clumpy brown dirt. There is a thin gray pine branch above the maple leaf. The leaf extends beyond the dirt and is partly atop what appears to be the flat surface of a granite or marble slab, also. Closeup photo of a red maple leaf atop brown pine needles, other brown and shredded leaf litter and a bit of green grass or weeds.
November 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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#fensterfreitag. Have a good weekend.

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #philadelphia #philly
Photo of several stories of the side of a brown brick building with tall, rectangular window cutouts. Two floors of windows have murals of bears dressed and acting like people painted in the cutouts. Above those floors are real windows.
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Great looking morning today, above and all around. Have a good day.

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature #trees #morning #sunshine
Wide angle photo of a large swath of sky dotted with clouds that are reflecting early morning light. Lots of red and pink showing. Behind and between the clouds is blue sky. At the bottom edge of the scene and on the right side of the frame are the dark silhouettes of trees. Photo with the dark silhouettes of trees in the foreground and a large swath of blue sky dotted with clouds. A few large clouds are reflecting the early morning sunlight, touched with hues of orange and pink. Photo looking up and past a stand of trees that are mostly dark silhouettes. Beyond is a low, distant ridge. Above is blue sky and light white clouds. Early morning photo through the woods. There is blue sky with clouds beyond, over a distant ridge. The trees are thinning — leaf cover is light. The low foliage is mostly green, still, but there are a few red shrubs.
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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#squirrel crossing the road this #morning while enjoying the same great view of Center City #philadelphia as the dogs and me. Great minds yada yada... 😜

Have a good day.

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #nature #trees
Photo looking east down an empty two-lane road with early morning orange glow behind the distant, tall skyscrapers of downtown Philadelphia. In the foreground a squirrel so crossing the road.
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Have I mentioned that it's apple season at the farm market? 😋🍏🍎
#apples
Photo overlooking bins of apples piled atop each other. The bin in the foreground, piled with apples that are a deep red with streaks and blotches of yellow, has a small sign attached that says: "Stayman Winesap Tart with brisk fruity flavor Classic variety from the 1800s" Photo overlooking bins of apples piled atop each other. The bin in the foreground, piled with apples that mostly yellow with a light russeted skin and occasional hints of pink, has a small sign attached that says: "Gold Rush Sugary tart Aromatic Super flavorful! Keeps for months. Fantastic for all uses! Possibly the best apple on the planet!" There is another larger sign alongside that which provides slightly more information on Gold Rush apples and suggests ordering online. Photo overlooking bins of apples piled atop each other. The bin in the foreground, piled with apples that are shiny red with occasional blotches of yellow, has a small sign attached that says: "Bellatrix Tart & hard with appley flavor A NSO-developed apple from our apple breeding program. Incredible!" Photo overlooking bins of apples piled atop each other. The bin in the left foreground, piled with apples that are yellow, has a small sign attached that says: "Shizuka Very sweet and juicy Huge, firm, crisp textured apple. Fantastic for fresh eating or to serve as slices with dinner." To the right in the foreground is a bin with red apples, of which some also have a yellow halo near the stem. The small sign attached to the bin says: " Florina Sweet & Fruity 'The bubblegum apple' Nicely balanced sweet flavor with a lovely, crisp texture. Excellent for snacking!"
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Dad had a birthday last week. Smaller celebration today for #veteransday.

Thank you to all who have served or who are serving.
Photo of two cis white men smiling at the camera.
November 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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#silentsunday — morning glow.

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature #trees #morning #sunshine
Photo through the woods toward a ridge on the eastern horizon. The trees are mostly bare. Underbrush is green and turning red. In the distance on the horizon, there is an orange glow from the sun that is just rising. Photo through the woods toward a ridge on the eastern horizon. The trees are mostly bare. Underbrush is green and turning red. In the distance, just above the horizon, there is an orange blaze that is the rising sun. Photo through a clearing in the woods. The scene is surrounded by the dark silhouettes of trees. At the Center, the orange and red sunrise shines above morning haze.
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Ready to run into the weekend! Have a great one!

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #trailrunning #nature #trees #dogsofmastodon #dogsoffedi #dogs #adoptapet
Photo if two dogs on a narrow, leaf-covered single-lane road, surrounded by trees in various autumn hues — reds, yellows, orange. A large brown, short-haired dog is looking toward the photographer. A small tan dog with shaggy fur is more interested in something in the woods. Photo if two dogs on a narrow, leaf-covered single-lane road, surrounded by trees in various autumn hues — reds, yellows, orange. A large brown, short-haired dog is looking down the road, away from the photographer. A small tan dog with shaggy fur is more interested in something in the woods.
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Make sandwiches, not war.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/politics/trump-sandwich-guy-verdict.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zE8.0G7N.nHOnPAYoENx0&smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://washingtonian.com/2025/08/18/sandwich-guy-has-become-dcs-hero/

(Thanks […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
Photo of three identical posters on a painted white wall, as around a construction site. Each poster shows a masked man preparing to throw a submarine sandwich. The graphic is in black and white except for the sandwich, which is colored as in real life. The image is based on the British mural artist Banksy's mural that is entitled: "Flower Thrower," or *Love Is In The Air."
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Look up — and have a great day (and awesome weekend)! Also don't forget to set those clocks back if you're in the U.S. #shabbatshalom

#photography #photo #foto #fotografie #fotografia #running #nature #trees #sunshine #autumn #leaves #bluesky #dst
Photo taken pointed up toward the sky. The left half of the frame is a leafy tree in autumn glory — a mix of yellows and orange and reds. The right side is blue sky with several white puffy clouds.
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM