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America is 250 years old. Our democracy is only 61.

Here’s why.

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America is 250. Our Democracy is only 61. Let me explain. This week we mark the 250th anniversary of the issuance of the Declaration of Independence. AS a nation, we will use this Occasion to collectively celebrate our republic's creation myth. #America250 #4thofJuly #democracy #independanceday

Black Locust tree in bloom, Kentucky, April 2026 #photography #landscapes #trees #Kentucky #blooms #sky #appalachia #spring

Humanity failed in a historic manner yesterday and most of us didn't notice. Elon Musk became history's first trillionaire. How did that happen? SpaceX, the satellite internet and space travel company, became publicly traded.

The Big Lie is the New Lost Cause Trump is desperately trying to erase the reality of his electoral loss in 2020, along with all remembrance of his treasonous insurrection that followed. A significant rewriting of American history is not unprecedented.

Americans, call your senators and representative NOW and demand they constrain Trump before it is too late. Use www.5calls.org if you need assistance. #Indivisible #impeach #resistance #nowar #protest

Friends, it is getting rough out there. It is time to put down our screens and actually show up. There are over 3100 No Kings events scheduled across America tomorrow. Stand with your neighbors and demand that our government adhere to the constitution. NoKings.org #NoKings #Indivisible

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As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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Needles District, 105° on the Chesler Park Trail, Utah. July 2021. 📍Canyonlands National Park #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #utah #publiclands #southwest #redrocks #desert #nationalparks #canyonlands #wilderness #protectourparks #sandstone #geology #outdoors

Along the Apache Trail in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona. 📍Tonto National Forest #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Arizona #nationalforests #desert #southwest #publiclands #sonorandesert #backroads #byways #outdoors #protectourparks #geology #canyons

Sunset over the high dunes and high desert in Colorado. September 2024. 📍Great Sand Dunes National Park #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #colorado #nationalparks #publiclands #desert #sunset #southwest #sanddunes #protectourparks #sangredecristos #outdoors

Infinite stars above White Rim Road in Southern Utah. 📍Canyonlands National Park

Sturgeon Falls in the heart of the Ottawa NF & Michigan's Upper Peninsula. July 2024 📍Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #michigan #upperpeninsula #forest #nationalforests #wilderness #publiclands #waterfalls #waterfallwednesday #protectourparks #rivers

Amanita brunnescens, also known as the brown American star-footed Amanita. 📍Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Kentucky #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Kentucky #appalachia #nationalforests #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #fungifriends #protectourparks #outdoors

I'm missing the desert, so here is a closeup of a Saguaro cactus. 📍Saguaro National Park, Arizona . #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #arizona #publiclands #southwest #desert #nationalparks #cactus #succulents #botany #closeup #pattern #saguaro #tucson #sonorandesert

Boulder Canyon and Weavers Needle in the Superstition Mountains. 📍Superstition Wilderness & Tonto National Forest #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #arizona #publiclands #southwest #wilderness #desert #mountains #geology #nationalforests #protectourparks #outdoors #sonorandesert

The Rio Grande/Rio Bravo flows through Santa Elena Canyon. 📍Big Bend National Park, TX #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #texas #westtexas #Mexico #nationalparks #rivers #canyons #nationalparks #publiclands #southwest #wilderness #desert #protectourparks #outdoors #bigbend #goldenhour

Honey Creek Overlook in Autumn. Oct. 2023 📍Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Tennessee #appalachia #southeast #rivers #publiclands #wilderness #protectourparks #nationalforests #autumn #creeks #bigsouthfork #nationalriver

Autumn Sunset in Silverton, Colorado. September 2024. 📍San Juan National Forest #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #colorado #nationalforests #publiclands #sanjuans #aspens #mountains #southwest #sunset #aspens #alpine #clouds #silverton #autumn

The stunning Beartooth Mountains of Montana. 📍Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Montana #wyoming #rockymounains #wilderness #nationalforests #publiclands #northwest #protectourparks #alpine #outdoors #mountainmonday

Close up of Nisqually Glacier from along the Skyline Trail in Washington. July 2019. 📍Mount Rainier National Park #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #washington #mountrainier #mountains #glaciers #nationalparks #alpine #publiclands #protectourparks #ice #rainier #outdoors #moraine

Rio Grande/Bravo & Chisos Mountains of West Texas at dusk. Feb 2025. 📍 Big Bend National Park #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #texas #westtexas #mountains #southwest #desert #bigbend #publiclands #riogrande #chihuahuandesert #Mexico #nationalparks #rivers #protectourparks #sunset

Driftwood at the mouth of Cedar Creek on Washington's Ruby Beach. July 2019 📍 Olympic National Park #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Washington #olympicpeninsula #nationalparks #beaches #wilderness #wildernesscoast #publiclands #northwest #protectourparks #driftwood

Moonrise through the cotton candy clouds of sunset over West Texas. Feb. 2025. 📍Big Bend National Park #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #texas #westtexas #mountains #southwest #desert #publiclands #bigbend #sunset #moon #protectourparks #chihuahuandesert #Mexico #nationalparks

New Mexico's largest arch, La Ventana, from behind. 📍El Malpais National Conservation Area #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #NewMexico #southwest #mountains #desert #arches #nationalmonuments #publiclands #protectourparks #sandstone #geology #indigenous #native

Sunset above gypsum dunes in New Mexico. 📍White Sands National Park #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #NewMexico #southwest #mountains #desert #nationalparks #whitesands #sunset #sand #sunsetSunday #mountains #ripples

Just a close up of some fine-ass moss in Kentucky. #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Kentucky #appalachia #nationalforests #publiclands #moss #plants #closeup #green

Cliff Palace, an 800 y.o. Ancestral Puebloan archeological site in SW Colorado. 📍Mesa Verde National Park #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #colorado #nationalparks #mesverde #sandstone #indigenous #native #southwest #desert #canyons #outdoors #publiclands #protectourparks #pueblos

📍Temperance River State Park, Minnesota. July 2024. #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Minnesota #northshore #lakesuperior #publiclands #waterfalls #waterfallwednesday #greatlakes #stateparks #protectourparks #forest #rivers #indigenous #northwoods #midwest

Desert sunset between Alpine and Terlingua, Texas. February 2025. #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #texas #westtexas #mountains #southwest #desert #publiclands #bigbend #sunset #sunsetSunday #protectourparks #outdoors #chihuahuandesert #terlingua

An absolutely insane slime mold, possibly Stemonitis splendens, aka the chocolate tube slime. 📍Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, KY #photography #landscapes #landscapephotography #Kentucky #appalachia #nationalforests #publiclands #bigsouthfork #slime #slimemold #protectourparks