Ralph Brandi

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Web developer. Amateur photographer (mostly film). Leftist. Amateur genealogist. Of all the places my ancestors came from the place they came from the most is Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!

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My first reaction to this was that there’s nothing wrong with being weird. There’s a city in Texas that made its reputation on being weird. But there’s good weird and there’s bad weird, and Republicans are definitely bad weird. I just hope we don’t paint all weird as bad weird. That would be weird.

this is erotic

Democrats' new line of attack on Republicans? 'You’re being weird'abcnews.go.com Democrats have recently begun adopting a fresh new line of attack on Republicans: quite simply, calling them weird.

Kamala Harris is making politics fun again (at least for Democrats) according to Kate Cohen in the Washington Post wapo.st/3SiiZqn

Opinion | Kamala Harris is making politics fun againwapo.st Fighting the good fight doesn’t mean Democrats can’t have a good time.

Rule number 1: Do not obey in advance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9toc...

Incredibly true and incredibly reprehensible. Please remember how ready so many institutions are/were to accept authoritarianism in this country.

LESSON 1: Do Not Obey In Advancewww.youtube.com Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and th...

The DNC says if you’re going to jump in to the Presidential race for the Democratic nomination, you have to declare in the next three days, and submit signatures by next Tuesday, July 30 www.politico.com/news/2024/07...

DNC gives would-be Harris rivals 3 days to declarewww.politico.com The timeline approved by the convention rules committee could also push Harris to pick a running mate in the next week.

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Joan Arkham

Or divans or loveseats?

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I've been on this, somewhat uncomfortably for more than a week. Now finally, we've gotten some official word. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/final...

Finally Word from the FBI -About the Trump Story The Press Has Refused to Questiontalkingpointsmemo.com As you know, I’ve been on this story for a while: why...

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Whatever you do, do NOT support these Democrats. Not by donation, and not be vote. Half-dozen Dems join GOP in condemning Harris’ work on the border www.politico.com/live-updates...

Half-dozen Dems join GOP in condemning Harris’ work on the borderwww.politico.com Six Democrats backed the purely symbolic House resolution.

Raindrop This is one of the odder raindrop photos I’ve taken. It’s like the branch is made of raindrops. Nikon F3HP, Fuji Superia X-tra 400, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

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It’s been a long year since then.

Dizzy Context Shot this one on film with the Hasselblad 500cm. It has a wider lens than the GFX, so you can see more of the context in which it appears. Shot on Kodak Ektachrome Plus Pro 100 (expired early 2000s), developed in HC-110 Dilution A and ECN-2 chems as a positive. #BelieveInFilm

The process for using HC-110 and ECN-2 chemistry to develop E6 is something I read about at www.reddit.com/r/Darkroom/c... #BelieveInFilm

Reddit - Dive into anythingwww.reddit.com r/Darkroom is Reddit's best place for discussions on film developing, printing, toning and hand-coloring prints, darkroom techniques, equipment and more. Alternative Photography process discussion is also welcome.

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For reasons that are probably peculiar to me, I have been focused to the point of borderline obsessiveness on helping to create a historical record that we didn’t just sleepwalk our way into authoritarianism. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

At Least We Won't Have Sleepwalked Our Way Into Authoritarianismtalkingpointsmemo.com A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...

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This is, to be clear, a Big Fucking Deal

"Across the 50 years preceding Biden’s tenure in office, the U.S. economy enjoyed only 25 *total* months with an unemployment rate below 4 percent. Biden did it for 27 consecutive months" slate.com/news-and-pol...

You Have No Idea What Joe Biden Did for Employmentslate.com The effects of inflation could have been much, much worse.

Marconi This concrete pad on the grounds of Twin Lights lighthouse dates to 1899, and was used to support antennas erected by Marconi for the radio telegraphy station that existed here. 1st commercial use of wireless telegraph. Kiev88cm, HP5+ (exp. Oct 2011), Rodinal 1:50. #ShittyCameraChallenge

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Another older, personal favorite, a pretty B&W taken at my family's farm in PA. Taken w/ the amazing (but so heavy) Mamiya C330. A very lovely piece, especially when it's framed (I like it in a 12x12). www.sol-exposure.com/product/penn...

Pennsylvania Barnwww.sol-exposure.com An 8×8 print on true photographic paper, developed with chemistry (not an inkjet print). Available as a print only, or matted in a 10×10 or 12×12 white or black mat for an additional…

“I am the king of the divan" www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPtx...

Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi (Music Video with English Subs)www.youtube.com Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi (Music Video with English Subs) I made this video of Plastic Bertrand's song "Ca Plane Pour Moi" because I had heard it ...

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Thunderdome's Last Stand: Scribes last stab is telling us "the Democratic establishment" locked down the nomination for Kamala Harris. Pretty much the opposite is the case. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/thund...

Thunderdomism's Last Standtalkingpointsmemo.com According to some of the country’s most prominent news publications, the Democratic...

Dizzy Too Another shot of the pattern on the pavilion in Liberty Square Park in Asbury Park. Fujifilm GFX-100s, GF 120mm f/4 lens.

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Only one solution. DNA test. I bet he’s the father. ;-)

We all ultimately wind up disabled to one degree or another. I wonder if he’ll volunteer to die when it happens to him. www.theguardian.com/books/articl...

Trump told nephew to let his disabled son die, then move to Florida, book sayswww.theguardian.com Fred C Trump III calls comment ‘appalling’ in new book All in the Family, to be published next week

Raindrops Nikon F3HP, Fuji Superia X-tra 400, ECN-2 development. #BelieveInFilm

Ramp Shot at Spy House in Port Monmouth. Hasselblad 500cm, FPP Wolfman 100, Rodinal 1:25. #BelieveInFilm

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I probably underestimated how Kamala Harris would personally embody the the themes of her campaign in ways that are particularly effective where Biden wasn’t in drawing contrasts with Trump. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

We Suddenly Have A Real Campaign On Our Handstalkingpointsmemo.com A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...

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We thought getting rid of "pre-existing conditions" would make insurance companies behave themselves, but they just switched to "pre-authorization" as the new way to keep from paying anything. We played nice with for-profit companies. The ACA was the compromise. Single payer now. Medicare for all.

real classic American detail in this story: dude fainted while driving 70 on the interstate because he's a diabetic whose sugar crashed suddenly, he didn't see it coming because his monitor broke, and he couldn't replace it immediately because of an "insurance issue"

Just got an e-mail that Supersense is shipping my OneInstant DIY kits. Yay!

Marina The marina right outside Bahr’s and Moby’s. Kiev 88cm, Arsat 30mm f/3.5 fisheye lens, Fomapan 400, Rodinal 1:50 for ten minutes in an AGO Film Processor. #ShittyCameraChallenge #BelieveInFilm

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this is very good

Kamala Harris May Force a Reckoning Harris emerged as VP in the summer of 2020 when it seemed the country might finally deal with its defining demons. But as the reactionary counter-mobilization triumphed, she was sidelined. Until now. New piece:

Kamala Harris May Force a Reckoningthomaszimmer.substack.com Harris emerged as VP in the summer of 2020 when it seemed the country might finally deal with its defining demons. But as the reactionary counter-mobilization triumphed, she was sidelined. Until now.

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They’re the Nazi bar of political parties. Oops.

Steve Phillips looks at the data for the Guardian and concludes that Kamala Harris will likely win. Specifically, Biden saw no slippage in white support; his weakness was in black support. The switch to Harris likely solves that issue. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Running Kamala Harris may actually be a political masterstroke for the Democrats | Steve Phillipswww.theguardian.com Take a hard look at the data: Harris should be able to quickly consolidate support that was slow to coalesce around Biden

Dizzy This pattern on a pavilion in Liberty Square Park in Asbury Park caught my eye. You are getting very sleepy…. Fujifilm GFX-100s, GF 120mm f/4 macro lens.