iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 25/08/2026

Observation: as we become even more overran by ads somehow, I notice most are essentially unhealthy and irresponsible coping mechanisms. I think that tells me all I need to know about our society.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 02/08/2026

New camera body today. I went out to Mount Trashmore/Cedar River with the birding lens, but I guess it's not bad for insects. I saw House Sparrows, which are everywhere, and I heard a Gray Catbird but couldn't find it.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 07/07/2026

Thank you, Belgium. After all that transpired, this is the outcome the world needed.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 01/06/2026

More fun from my aspiring jungle of a back yard. A very smol, adorable, juvenile Eastern Cottontail was munching on clover. A gorgeous female cardinal found the first ripe serviceberries that young tree produced.

A juvenile Eastern Cottontail bunny eats some clover

A female cardinal stands on a concrete landscaping edger eating a serviceberry.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 25/05/2026

For as depraved and terrible as it is, The Boys really is a brilliant, dark commentary on modern conservatism in the USA.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 05/05/2026

Any excuse to harvest and sell your private data. Good riddance.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 16/02/2026

I don't know who will even see this, but a couple months after deleting my Facebook account, the websites that scrape, collect, and sell your data without your consent seem to have reverted back to my prior phone number and home address. I don't even remember giving FB my address.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 26/02/2025

I swear, every fifth post on Facebook is someone fundraising for something. I probably need to follow other things or leave the platform altogether, but it begs the question: why are we (lower, middle class) expected to fund these things while the government talks about tax cuts for billionaires?

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 25/02/2025

Watching Idiocracy. They thought it would take until 2330 for the federal government to be purchased. They also still had a Secretary of Education in 2505. They underestimated capitalism greatly.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 24/02/2025

I am generally not for using AI to create media that could be harmful to someone, but given the parties involved here, I'd let this one slide.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 06/02/2025

If I understand, they were also investigating a Starlink contract.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 06/02/2025

The Onion can't keep up.

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ryan 🇮🇪🎨🪴 @ryanwalters.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

well lead poisoning is what makes you conservative, they want to increase their constituency

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 02/02/2025

Was the USA taken over by a ravenous private equity firm on January 20 or so?

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 26/01/2025

Soy curls from Butler Foods. I went looking for a relatively shelf stable food with decent protein that's easy to prepare. I've had eggs, daily, for years, but wanted an alternative since this bird flu seems like a long-term problem. I'm shocked at how good they are (needs seasoned!). Buying bulk!

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 21/01/2025

I never got into Instagram all that much, but I'm glad to see more alternatives emerging.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 14/10/2024

Halloween-at-work proposal: for those of us who have to work on Halloween, dress as your actual self. Dress as you would for your hobby and bring it with you to work. Lose the mask for Halloween. *maybe don't do this if safety would be compromised, or you'd be breaking laws/company policy

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 28/04/2024

Morgan Creek Park/Arboretum this morning in Cedar Rapids, IA. I tried to get on the ground with him, but that caused him to move directly at me, making it difficult to get a focused shot. He was too close for the telephoto lens to focus several times. He was curious and calm.

Western Foxsnake, side view, in grass but with its face in a clearing.

Western Fox snake that appears to be moving directly towards the camera.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 14/04/2024

Finally feeling like spring here in Iowa. Saw a goose rustling the jimmies of some turtles at the park, and I caught a squirrel off-guard in my back yard.

A Canada Goose fluttering in the water in front of several Map Turtles

A squirrel standing on the hat of a concrete garden gnome. The squirrel has an acorn in its mouth, and the gnome is looking up at the squirrel.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 26/02/2024

Sunny and 60s in Iowa. Caught several Bald Eagles and Ring-billed Gulls in flight over the Cedar River. These were a couple of my favorite. 🌿 Sony A7ii, Sigma 100-400mm contemporary

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 14/02/2024

The IRS already knows what you need to pay in taxes – so why doesn’t it just tell you instead of putting you through a costly and tax-consuming reporting process? Answer: Because Congress is catering to tax prep companies #Taxes #TaxSeason #polisky

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The IRS already has all your income tax data – so why do Americans still have to file their taxes?

A tax expert explains why the US continues to use such a complex and costly income tax system.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 17/09/2023

Tis the season for grasshoppers in my back yard, apparently. Red-legged grasshopper in wildflower patch.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 17/09/2023

Sort of a wildlife photo. It's the consequence of having four cats of my own and a few hundred square feet of wildflower cover in my back yard. A suburban apex predator has taken over. In case you wondered, it 100% DOES use my raised garden beds as litter boxes.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 09/09/2023

I might only go out for photos once or twice every month or two, but I had to grab the camera earlier when I saw this guy chilling on a landscaping edger. Grasshopper at my house in Cedar Rapids.

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Iowa Gneiss @iowagneiss.com · 09/09/2023

Only one older pic from the collection. I'll only post new ones after this, but how cool was the timing to find this? Ellis Park, Cedar Rapids. Water Snake.

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