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Ben
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CA, Urbanist, Photographer, Generally Annoying
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Thankful I grew up walking distance to this
A high desert trail leading towards the South Peak of the Sandia Mountains
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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I worked at TV-9 when it was still part of The Gazette, I even wrote for The Gazette for a while, and really hope that the Adams purchase is a good thing.

I wish the company had held on to Color Web Printers a little bit longer. It makes me sad to think of the paper being printed in Wisconsin.
Map of Adams Multimedia print facilities
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Sunset Blvd

#photography
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Hollywood, California

#photography
Twilight shot of a street leading towards downtown Hollywood, which is framed by the Santa Monica mountains.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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This was a hoot actually
Selfie in front of a poster for Predator: Badlands in IMAX
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The thing about this city is the cars.
Glendale Blvd with the smog-choked Los Angeles skyline in the background. The road is clogged with traffic, including trucks.
November 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Some old favorites
#photography
Motor Mill at Christmas, Fayetteville County Iowa Looking towards Hollowtop Mountain, BLM land Montana Yellowstone Lake at Sunset, Wyoming Outflow creek of Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
November 6, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Walked to my polling place
Echo Park Lake
November 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Oh, I remember what happens next with this one!
Chart titled "Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States" from the St. Louis Fed covering 1963 to April 2024, showing a spike from an average of $317,000 in Q2 2020 to $410,800 in Q2 2025, an increase of 25% of five years that is the most significant rise in the history of the chart
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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I look like Woody in street clothing already
October 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Echo Park, Oct 22
The DTLA skyline with the immediate foreground dominated by two cars Sunlight streaming through the trees in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California.
October 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Better things are possible
A bicycle street with broad raised sidewalks and outdoor dining
October 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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I really need to visit New England in my 30s
October 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Feels like ICE and the state of Iowa are going to make sure this man is ruined even if he is released. From a Cedar Rapids Gazette Article: www.thegazette.com/state-govern...
"Our office has received information that you no longer possess legal presence in the United States, therefore you (are) not able to hold a license issued by the lowa Board of Educational Examiners," Michael Cavin, the board's executive director, wrote in a letter addressed to Roberts. "The license issued by the Board of Educational Examiners is no longer valid and your authority to serve as superintendent is revoked." ICE also claims Roberts fled when first contacted by officers Friday, and when he was apprehended was in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash and a fixed blade hunting knife. Roberts was taken to the Woodbury County Jail in northwest lowa late Friday afternoon, according to jail and ICE records, the Associated Press reported. The Des Moines Public School Board scheduled a special session for Monday, during which it planned to place Roberts on unpaid administrative leave, which is required by law given the state board's action to revoke Roberts' license. The board on Saturday put Roberts on leave. The board on Monday will consider "new information" regarding Roberts' arrest, according to a district press release. "New information and confirmed facts will continue to inform our decisions as we develop a path forward," Des Moines Public Schools Board Chair Jackie Norris said in the press release. "Two things can be true at the same time - Dr. Roberts was an effective and well-respected leader and there are serious questions related to his citizenship and ability to legally perform his duties as superintendent."
September 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Stroll, Echo Park Lake, Sept 25

#photography #losangeles
Two men sit on a bench at Echo Park Lake, in the distance other people can be seen enjoying the park under towering palm trees. The Downtown Los Angeles skyline with Echo Park in the foreground.
September 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Bold, Echo Park, Sept 25
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An ancient teal sedan out front of a vibrant orange and pink modernist apartment housing with a woman walking her dog
September 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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This show is the Midwestern aunt version of The Hunting Wives and I would die for it
Murder in a Small Town Acts of Murder Crime • Sep 23, 2025 - 41 min • Hulu S2, E1: 9/23/2025 - Acts of Murder - During a heated argument between a husband and wite, things get out of control; Cassandra wins the final council seat in Gibsons, but Mayor Holman makes Karl Alberg an offer that would interfere with Cassandra's plans. TV-14
September 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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🔥
Quote from linked article: "Without an administration willing to defend academic integrity against political pressure, your education will change. If that is the outcome you want, do nothing - it is coming. If it is not, you must get involved."
September 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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I owe you a punch

#photography #santabarbara
A vintage VW Beetle, Bus, and Vanagon share a moment in traffic underneath Palm trees in Santa Barbara
September 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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💪 day
August 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Not in Iowa anymore
August 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Suburban Environment

#losangeles #photography
Three black Chevy Suburbans, one perpendicular to the street, crowd Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park, Los Angeles.
August 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Sooooo........
August 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Echo Parking
August 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM