So the USA is now paying for what Iran was doing for free.

An extreme wide-angle photograph of an internal stairwell in the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, Australia. At the top left is an arched opening from the top floor of the building. Down from it leads a wide, tiled staircase to a landing in front of a large ornamental stained-glass window. From the landing, two staircases lead down to the floor below. A person descending the stairs is blurred by their movement. The walls are royal blue in the lower part of the frame and white above. The upper floor has vibrant red walls. Nikon Z8 | 14 mm | f 8.0 | 1/5s | ISO 500 | 2025

The Queen Victoria Building in Sydney. So many #openings.
#eck #blueskyartshow #sydney #travelphotography #nikon #QVB #australia #shoppingmall #ultrawide

This is my favorite of the current #tonalshift challenge. You've created depth and specific interest that the original lacked. And lovely tonality overall. 👌

She's toast.

A playful interpretation of the tonal shift challenge within East Coast Kin. An xpan crop of the original with part of it flipped and layered above, like a mirror of the Grand Canyon. Colours are mostly false made by various filters.

A little 2001 take on the tonal shift challenge. I don't usually indulge my inner freak like this, so it was fun to explore well outside my usual toolset. #ECK #tonalshift #eastcoastkin #postprocess

People here seem to be conflating ID that proves your identity with ID that proves your citizenship.

You can always fix it in post 😁

We could install extra geysers all over Europe!

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Can we swap Hungary for Iceland?

On the positive side, it might reduce carbon emissions. It would be nice to have an inhabitable planet once these morons kick off.

Shot this today. The only S-word was skating. #sweden

Direct elections have shown time and again that low voter turnout can result in catastrophic winners. Most countries don't use direct election nearly as much as the States, especially with "down the ballot" positions.

Man holding a Puerto Rican flag while riding as a passenger in a parade in New York City. Nikon D200 | 24mm | 1/250s | f4.0 | ISO 400 | June 2010

They certainly think they are. And why not?

Philip Glass is not playing
not playing at the Kennedy Center
at the Kennedy Center, Philip Glass
is not playing, is not playing

Philip Glass is not playing at the Kennedy Center,
not playing, the Kennedy Center, Philip Glass
Philip Glass, Kennedy Center, not playing, not yet
Lincoln was right

It would help if all the Democrats voted against funding ICE.

An interesting tension with those unexpected angles and the square framing. Bold choices that make this stand out.

Serious question - what does ice mean in these forecasts? I live in Sweden and we get rain and snow - not ice. Do they mean freezing rain?

NBC is already preparing the alternative audio.

I would suggest all of those are variations of just two: inequality and climate change. AI and social media contibute to inequality (both real and perceived). Inequality causes conflict - both local and international. And all the while, the environment changes faster than we can adjust.

If Trump can't be seen to have turned the economy by Nov then MTG represents the MAGA movement that elected Trump in '24. Isolationist, racist, deeply reactionary and fiscally shortsighted. Not sure who's worse though!

He's unintentionally empowering MTG for president in '28!

Thumbnails of the covers of 32 albums and singles.

Music that caught my attention in 2025. #happynewyear #recap #music #bestoflists

A pale icelandic horse looks straight at the camera with its thick mane covering most of its face. In the background is an out-of-focus sunset. Nikon D800 | 85mm | f2.8 | 1/1000s | 2015

Fringe benefits
#icelandichorse #nikon #sunset #sweden #horse

I can only guess how much fine adjustment was made to the tripod's location to get this to sit so perfectly.

Jag såg King Crimson i Berlin, och de enda kvinnorna som var där verkade vara rätt lessa flickvänner eller fruar. När jag såg dem i Köpenhamn kändes det snarare som om kvinnorna råkat gå till helt fel ställe – och allt som saknades var att de stod och bankade på låsta dörrar för att komma därifrån.

King Crimson makes Toto look like a Boy Band.

It seems pointless asking him anything critical since all you get back are ad hominim attacks.

The correct number of lemon-scented napkins has always mattered.

That's how it looks on my shelf, in all its OCD infuriating glory.