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Stephen Burks
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Creative. Documentary Filmmaker. Composer. LGBTQ Ally/Dad. Chagrin Falls (if you know, you know). Visit: www.goodcityconcepts.com
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Stephen Burks @stephenburks1.bsky.social · Apr 16
Hi. Let me introduce myself. Professionally I make films/videos (see below). I love to take pics-some I like and hope you do too. My degree is in Music Theory and Composition and I made a living doing that for 30+ years. I have a dog. I’m caregiver to my wife who has stage 4 ovarian cancer.
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So is the world run by eccentric sociopaths and criminal oligarchs?
December 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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This week, the documentary film, I directed “Hiking Through Grief” will premiere at the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival 10/8/2025. It was also selected and will be screened at the meliorafilmfest.com in NYC during November (13-16). #grief #hiking #healing #documentary
A Widower Abroad
Grief doesn’t mean the journey is over.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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FCC Chair Carr’s post from 12/30/23: Free speech is the counterweight—it is the check on government control. That is why censorship is the authoritarian’s dream.
September 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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September 18, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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September 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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i think that if the FCC threatened to revoke ABC’s license unless it replaced Jimmy Kimmel with Kevin Hart to diversify the network, Ilya Shapiro would be able to identify the issue here
joelhs.bsky.social Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · Sep 18
This really is the final expression of "libertarianism" as it is practiced in the US today.
Tweet from Ilya Shapiro: "Wait, is it the government that makes hiring/firing decisions at ABC?" responding to Chris Hayes saying: "This is the most straightforward attack on free speech from state actors I've ever seen in my life and it's not even close."
September 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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September 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Since the Epstein thing is destroying MAGA, expect Foxnews to find some new trans athlete to be outraged about soon.
July 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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It will never be comprehensible or forgivable that the man who incited a deadly insurrection and attack on our Capitol was able to run again and retake the levers of power.
July 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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My best friend and I on a lovely drive in the mountains.

#MountainMonday #blueskymonday
#eastcoastkin #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #thephotohour #BlueRidgeMountains #BlueRidgeParkway #SkyLineDrive
#HumansofBluesky #SelfPortrait
May 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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this guy hates this country, its laws and its traditions
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · May 9
Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
May 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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My family.

#HumansOfBluesky #Photography #EastCoastKin
May 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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I snapped this picture on January 21, 2017 - the first day of the 1st Trump administration. Perfect metaphor.

#cityscape #downtown #NYC #WorldTradeCenter #NewYorkCity #skyscrapers #airplanephotography #photography
#EastCoastKin #photographersunited #windowwednesday #WindowsOnWednesday
May 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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What a day when I’m in alignment with Rand Paul. That’s how far we’ve come.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · May 5
WATCH: “One person is not allowed to raise taxes… the founding fathers saw this and said taxation begins with Congress…”

@RandPaul rips his own Republican caucus for turning their backs on “conservative principles” to “let the president do whatever”. #TrumpTradeWar
May 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Mount Moran, Boulder Island, and Leigh Lake, Grand Teton National Park. September, 2021.

📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
🎞 16 mm – 1/25″ – f/11 – ISO 160
🏷️ #Landscapes #Photography #NationalParks
Leigh Lake, a calm lake with clear reflections of Boulder Island, a small island covered with pine trees, and Mount Moran, a large mountain looming in the background. Dense forest lines the shore, and the sky is clear.
May 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Shot this from Isabelle Glacier last summer. One of those mornings where everything lined up... the timing, the trail, the silence, and the moon hanging just right over the ridge. Glad I was there for it.

It all starts with being there.

#glaciermorning
A high-resolution photograph taken from Isabelle Glacier in Colorado, showing a rugged alpine ridgeline beneath a deep blue morning sky. The jagged peaks dominate the lower two-thirds of the frame, their rocky textures catching angled sunlight that casts long, crisp shadows. Small patches of lingering snow cling to the steep terrain, emphasizing the elevation and harshness of the environment. Above the ridgeline, the moon appears large and luminous, caught just before it dips below the mountains. The moon is in a waxing gibbous phase, its craters and surface details visible against the clear sky. The image captures the stark contrast between the rough, sunlit rock and the cool, soft presence of the moon, suspended in the atmosphere. There are no visible people or signs of movement—just geology, light, and timing. The photograph conveys a fleeting moment of calm and precision in a harsh but beautiful high alpine landscape.
May 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Taiwan is a beautiful place with lovely people. My wife thought it looked like a 1950’s postcard. I’ll take it!

#BlueSkyMonday
#MountainMonday #photography #SunMoonLake #Taiwan #Nikon #DSLR #Travel #TravelPhotography
May 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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#Stunday
May 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Little cemetery in Santa Maddalena, Val di Funes, Puez-Odle Nature Park, Italy

#alps #dolomites #parks #southtyrol #bluesky #travel #blueskyphotography #photography #photooftheday #photographersunited #outdoorphotography #eastcoastkin #photographers #landscapes #landscapephotography #funes
May 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Photography: @rosannab88.bsky.social

#photography #London
May 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Sunday is #Stunday

This is summer in Reine, in the #Lofoten archipelago above the Arctic Circle #Norway

#EastCoastKin #Photography
May 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Happy #Stunday from a place you may recognize from Star Wars! #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Golden Canyon, Death Valley

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #ArtYear #photography
#MobilePhotography #ClassicMono
A black and white photo of a man walking through a barren canyon. The sky is nearly black.
May 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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A Long Distance View of Things

Go visit Yosemite before there is a T$ump Tower obscuring the view. Sadly, it could happen.

#photography #stunday #forest #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #mountain #yosemite #sonya7ii #photography #travel #travelphotography
May 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Suzhou, China. Timer on a tripod.

#SelfPortaitSunday #EastCoastKin #photooftheday #GoodCityConcepts #Suzhou #China #Nikon #TravelPhotography #Travel #photography
May 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM