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floral/skirt
I love it when people take the time to send flowers – they brighten up the place quite a bit and it is always nice to know you’ve been thought of.
And then, when all that’s stuff done, they are a ton of fun to photograph as they pass through various states between vibrant and crunchy and dead.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 5.19.2025
power to the people
…and here we are, back to my regular stuff.
I have now attended a total of three protests in my entire life, and this was the most recent one.
A guy in a giant pickup drove by, as slowly as he could, while copious amounts of thick black exhaust covered us. And a vehicle (a pickup, if you really want to know) full of white guys was stopped at the light where they took advantage of the timing to shout racist things at us.
But it was worth it to make our views and concerns seen by people who maybe didn’t realize what was – and is – happening.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 5.3.2025
rain/lock
Someone secured the gate by leaving the open padlock on the wall. I am not a safety expert but that strikes me as being not secure.
But anyway, the raindrops and the colors looked good together and that’s really all I was after.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.26.2025
no kings #2
Trump’s proposed budget cuts will hit veterans with a lot of force. Here are some things that are at risk at the current time:
- Eroding the federal workforce. Veterans make up nearly 30% of federal workers (and 6.1% of the total population) so they will be disproportionately affected by federal worker cuts.
- Gutting VA healthcare. The Biden administration was committed to fully staffing the VA healthcare system, and now that same system is facing the loss of 83,000 jobs.
- Destaffing the suicide hotline. There is already an average of 17.6 veteran suicides PER DAY in the US and that’s with a hotline in operation. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among veterans who are under 45 years old. Can you imagine what will happen if that life-saving assistance is just…gone?
- Losing research. Current social science research about substance use, mental health, and other issues as they relate to veterans has been suspended, as has research on how poverty and race impact veterans’ health outcomes.
- Looming cuts to other benefits. This includes Medicaid, SNAP, housing assistance, food assistance, WIC, and so forth.
During Trump’s first term, he said he was committed to expanding veterans’ services. Now, apparently, he doesn’t give a shit.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.19.2025
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