Yesterday's 12 mile hike included 6 miles on the shoulder of highway 101, but Strawberry Hill was on the way and was begging to be explored! I spent a good hour there watching the harbor seals and the pelicans. Here are a few of my favorite shots.

#Nature #Oregon #Hiking #Photography

This new camera continues to be the best investment ever!
Spotted these Barn Swallow chicks in Seal Rock.

Also, I think I'm a birder now?
#Oregon #Nature #Birds #Photography

New #photography blog post:

Post-Metal Vibes
#postmetal #blackmetal #filmphotography #blackandwhite #Germany #Oregon

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Post-Metal Vibes

Inspired by a comment someone made that one of my recent pieces could be a post-black-metal album cover. I think I’m actually pretty good at that aesthetic.

^{Rose LaCroix}

Trump Administration Abandons Deal With Northwest Tribes to Restore Salmon
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The Trump administration canceled a deal, signed under President Joe Biden, that would have enabled the removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River that are considered harmful to salmon.
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#News #Trump #Native #Indigenous #Oregon #Environment #Sustainability #PNW

Trump Cancels Deal With Tribes to Restore Columbia River Salmon

The Trump administration canceled a deal that would have enabled the removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River that are considered harmful to salmon.

^ProPublica

Hey #Portland there's a guy trying to shoot homeless people in your area. It's rare that a case like this gets so much media coverage, such solid pictures of the attacker AND a $2500 bounty.

Hope y'all locate him:

📍 1300 & 1600 block of Schmeer Road
📍 3500 block of North Victory Blvd.

This man is wanted for questioning after a series of unprovoked shootings targeting homeless people.

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#PNW #homeless #mutualaid #alerta #calltoaction #oregon #bicycle #ebike

Despite a $1.3 billion investment that Portland said would improve the safety of homeless people, deaths in Multnomah County have quadrupled — from 113 in 2019 to more than 450 in 2023.

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#News #Portland #Oregon #Homeless #Deaths

Portland Homeless Deaths Quadrupled Despite Investment in Safety

The city responded to an increase in homeless deaths by intensifying encampment sweeps and adding emergency shelter at the expense of permanent housing. Experts say this has perpetuated the problem.

^ProPublica

#Oregon just became the first state to end private equity and corporate control of doctor and clinical practices.

This is huge. I do wish California and other states would follow suit, but the corporate money is so entrenched in politics here that it would take a miracle for it to happen.

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Bill enacting nation’s strictest limits on corporate health care influence signed by Gov. Kotek • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Corporate investors hoping to take over local health care facilities in Oregon could soon face one of the hardest markets nationwide. 

^{Shaanth Nanguneri (Oregon Capital Chronicle)}