Airboats, Fremont Island, missed photos, and lessons learned — Julie Edwards Viola and Photography I have photographed Fremont Island from Antelope Island. It's always in the distance, its reflection (or lack thereof) sh immering in the dis tant light; its remoteness inspiring the imagination. Wh...

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I walked into a wind storm at Great Salt Lake so you don’t have to — Julie Edwards Viola and Photography On May 12, 2025, northern Utah was under a wind advisory. Communities and neighborhoods lost power from the wind. From above the valley, one could look to the west and see the dust blowing in plumes a...

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Happy #globalbigday and #worldmigratorybirdday to those who celebrate! Here are some of my local favorites! American Avocet with Red Necked Pharalope, Avocet acting weird while the neighborhood Long-Billed Dowitchers are over, Burrowing Owl not burrowing, and the songiest songbird Western Meadowlark

Beautiful images!

“The Trump Administration is Looking at Ways to Burn the Constitution and Piss on the Ashes” should be the headline

I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.

Funding for water and wildlife conservation in Utah now on Trump’s list of budget cuts • Utah News Dispatch The Trump administration's budget recommends cutting funds for the Central Utah Project, which has supported habitat projects in Utah.

A recent budget request from the White House asks Congress to slash $609 million for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project, which have funded a number of successful habitat restoration projects in the Beehive State #utpol
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When you post images made with generative "A.i.," you're participating in the iconography of bullshit, trolling, and fascism. Just stop.

Great Salt Lake prints for sale! — Julie Edwards Viola and Photography Last month I was lucky enough to have 6 prints in two different shows, showcasing Great Salt Lake. Three of the prints sold! Thank you!!!! And I have three left over! FOR SALE! Here’s the deal, I wi...

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Last night, under the cover of darkness without an opportunity for review by other members of Congress or the public, Rep. Celeste Maloy introduced an amendment that would result in the sell-off of over 10,000 acres of federal public land in Utah.

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Same.... I heard him for the first time on a podcast just a couple months ago and I nearly cried from the pain

Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.

Chuck showing us a new way to deal with bullies… hit yourself in the face before they hit you in the face

Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board, arrived at headquarters on Monday to a crowd of supporters after being reinstated by a federal judge.

Trump’s firings reach into a Rapid City museum and derail an expert’s career • South Dakota Searchlight A Rapid City museum lost a curator with decades of experience as part of a far-reaching effort to shrink the size of the federal government.

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Two Group Exhibits! — Julie Edwards Viola and Photography It is an embarrassment of group exhibit riches this month.

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BREAKING: In response to our lawsuit, the National Endowment for the Arts will no longer force grant applicants to certify that they won't promote "gender ideology."

This is a big step toward defeating the NEA's unconstitutional censorship.

Last day of Unrighteousness Dominion at the Utah Legislature

Typical Republican legislators

This is not an industry that “feeds America.” This is an industry that feeds off America—off taxpayer subsidies, off gutted environmental regulations, off the destruction of public lands.

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Jacobs School of Music violist named distinguished professor Atar Arad has received the university's most prestigious appointment

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I read this and thought "wait, who did this? Oh eff, of course it was her, what a clown."

Very cool, happy to see my very own @sltrib.com .

Would you consider adding @southdakotasearchlight.com They do great work not only in SoDak, but regional, too.

If it makes sense to YOU then it's probably OK!

Yes! Lovely first blog! I hope your life is messy in a good way. :) I also started writing blog posts as I basically leave IG, mostly letting it be loose and learn about writing. Sometimes it comes out and sometimes it doesn't.

Public lands and our National Park system is the hill I'm willing to die on. I will chain myself to whatever I need to.

Feds pause $50 million Biden-era investment in Great Salt Lake • Utah News Dispatch The federal government has paused $50 million in funding meant for habitat restoration and securing more water to flow to Great Salt Lake.

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Art auction to benefit Grow the Flow! www.32auctions.com/replenish2025

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I'm starting to think it's time to quit my job and go to law school. there aren't going to be enough lawyers and judges to do all this.

This is for @gtconway.bsky.social

Five things I did last week.

1. Took too much ketamine
2. Danced onstage with a chainsaw
3. Ignored my new baby momma
4. Laughed at my own jokes.
5. Neglected all of my children except for the one I use as a human shield.