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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

On the doc, Schumacher '94: 2 things can be true at once FIA hounded Michael BUT it also looked like he crashed into Damon deliberately to take him out in last race. Is reminiscent/prescient of when he would do the same thing to Jacques but it would not get him the title the 2nd time. #f1 #formula1

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You know that AFP should be Barrett, right? #bb28

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Seriously, this is good, @abdulelsayed.bsky.social see if it fits on a bumper sticker.

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I hear a lot about all the investigations Dems will conduct if they win. That’s good. I hear zero about using what power they have to slow down Trump’s murder-sprint toward global incineration climate change. Absent that, it’s deck chairs.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

City as Metaphor Lower Manhattan as seen from the Promenade in Brooklyn Heights, taken 1988 and 2021. Two images by Richard Koenig. #manhattan #manhattan1980s #newyork1980s #filmphotography #rephotography #woolworthbuilding #eastriver #worldtradecenter #promenade #brooklynheights

A color photograph of lower Manhattan as seen from the Promenade in Brooklyn Heights, taken 1988. The World Trade Center is visible in the background, just off center to the right side. The East River is in the foreground.

A color photograph of lower Manhattan as seen from the Promenade in Brooklyn Heights, taken 2021. One World Trade Center is visible in the background, just off center to the right side. The East River is in the foreground.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

One of my later images of the World Trade Center, taken in March of 1995, as I moved out of The City that summer. The Statue of Liberty and main structure of Ellis Island can be seen in the frame as well. Image © Richard Koenig #worldtradecenter #lowermanhattan #statueofliberty #ellisisland #wtc

A black and white photograph taken from the edge of the Hudson River, looking south toward the World Trade Center (left side of frame). Going from left to right, we also see Battery Park City, and then in the distance the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal. In the sky, filled with some light clouds, we also see the sun off to the upper right side of the frame with the Hudson reflecting its light below.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

World Trade Center as seen from the Staten Island Ferry, summer of 1983. ©Richard Koenig

A black and white photograph of the World Trade Center as seen from the Staten Island Ferry in the summer of 1983. The twin towers dominate the composition with them being a bit off-center, toward the right side of the frame.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

View from the Bridge If you walked over the Brooklyn Bridge in the 80s, this is what you saw. The World Trade Center is obvious of course, but look at the Woolworth Building (taken in 1988)—it's nearly hidden now. Image © Richard Koenig #worldtradecenter #brooklynbridge #woolworthbuilding #wtc

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

East River, World Trade Center Taken in the fall of 1981 (45 years ago) when I first moved to Brooklyn to attend Pratt. Seen from the Promenade in Brooklyn Heights; was using a 4 x 5 camera at that time (so glad for this). Image © Richard Koenig. #worldtradecenter #filmphotography #largeformat #wtc

A black and white photograph taken at night from the Promenade in Brooklyn Heights. Industrial messiness lies in the foreground (bottom third of image), the east river dominates the middle section, with lower Manhattan—topped by the glowing World Trade Center—is in the background. The lights of The City are reflected on the water of the river, the brightest bit being below the WTC. The image was made using a 4" x 5" large format camera, so there is much detail in the haunting image.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Sunset: Bodega and the World Trade Center Seen from my apartment on Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn. Had graduated from Pratt but was still livin' on ol' "Murder" Avenue. Shot on film of course as the digital thing was not up and running quite yet (1987). #worldtradecenter #wtc #myrtleavenue #brooklyn

A color photograph made in Brooklyn: a bodega is in the lower middle of the photograph, floating in inky blackness, which acts as the foreground. A street (Myrtle Avenue), seen only by street and traffic lights stretching into the distance is on the left hand side of the frame. A colorful sunset dominates the top 45% of the frame, with the silhouette of the World Trade Center toward the right side. This tiny bit of the frame becomes the true focal point of the image (given the weight of history).

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Dems should put this info in an ad as some rubes might just think he'll pay them this time.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Tennessee Pass: D&RGW Crosses the Divide This was the highest class 1 rail line in the US. First built here in 1881, the railroad was acquired by the SP which got folded into the UP (1996). This line was taken out of service in 1997 but the tracks are still in place. My images from 1996 & Aug 2026.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#bb28 that had to be longer than 4 minutes

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

No starker example of the media having different rules for each political party. If the press treated Elon Musk like Hasan Piker, every Republican in America would be forced to answer questions about why their party's biggest donor espouses anti-semitic race science.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Dee won Survivor...why is she still here, are you people stupid?! GET HER OUT! #BB28

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The rust covered hulk of USS Abraham Lincoln seems an apt metaphor for the current state of the US administration

2 sep 2026 photo of the rust covered hulk of USS Abraham Lincoln

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Yo, this is how it's done. Everyone with more than a hundred million (centi-millionaires) should take note. I calculate that 11,000 such people are living in the US (based on an article in Wealth Professional, link in comments). Dolly Parton’s Other Legacy: A Fortune Given Away

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Dolly Parton’s Other Legacy: A Fortune Given Away, Dollar by Dollar

The country star supported early childhood literacy, disaster relief, the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and more.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Make a plan for the midterms people: I think I'm going to not rely on my mail-in ballot coming and plan for early in-person. #usps

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Lake Ontario and been called that for the last 387 years; I will continue that tradition.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

US media: Why in the world are people voting for democratic socialists? Financial Times: “US corporate profits have hit a record high while workers’ slice of the pie has sunk to historic lows.”

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Here's an image I made of the full Sturgeon Moon earlier tonight (prior to the partial eclipse). The moon is seen rising over Grand Traverse Bay, East Arm, near Traverse City, Michigan. One image by Richard Koenig; taken August 27th 2026. #fullmoon

A color photograph shows a full Sturgeon Moon, orange-ish in color, rising over a body of water (Grand Traverse Bay near Traverse City, Michigan). Below the moon one sees a band of green foliage, with water taking up the bottom 15% of the frame.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Dolly Parton was they type of Christian that Christian Nationalists only *pretend* to be. Unlike Christian Nationalists, she didn't browbeat us with how CHRISTIAN she was. She just lived her life doing things that Jesus asked her to do, like heal the sick, help the children, and care for the poor.

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.

“In Dallas for the premier of '9 to 5', I had an uncanny experience, and on the plane home to Chicago I confessed it to Siskel: I had been granted a private half hour with Dolly Parton, and as we spoke I was filled with a strange ethereal grace. This was not spiritual, nor was it sexual. It was healing and comforting. Gene listened and said, "Roger, I felt the exact same thing during my interview with her." We looked at each other. What did this mean? Neither one of us ever felt that feeling again. From time to time we would refer to it in wonder.”

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

On 9/11, US airspace closed, Canada launched Operation Yellow Ribbon. Gander, a town of 10,000, received 38 airliners. Residents immediately sheltered, fed, clothed, and supported stranded passengers for days, providing this hospitality free of charge. interestingengineering.com/culture/oper...

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Our sailors and starving and exhausted, try to jump off the USS Lincoln in desperation. I can't imagine the current administration will try to blame Biden for this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports

Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land

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tim dewey @tjdfotographist.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The thing I trust Zohran Mamdani to understand is that RWers will also throw a fit if he *doesn’t* attend Sept. 11 commemoration events.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“When the soldiers stand leaning on their spears, they are faint from want of food.” Sun Tzu

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The GOP is reprehensible, full stop.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Means-tested programs like SNAP are shaped not just by benefit levels, but by hassle. And hassle is regressive: it hits hardest when you lack a car, flexibility, cash, or time.⁣ ⁣ newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I thought of this witnessing the theater today. Also: where are the Epstein files?

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Do you know what China's been doing while we've been dropping bombs and allocating more money for new weapons? Beating us on alternative energy, manufacturing, high speed rail, technology, microchips, and infrastructure.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Measles up. Explosive diarrhea worsening. Salmonella in millions of eggs Cancer research cut. Disease monitoring stopped. Vaccine efforts devastated. Pseudoscience and snake oil medicine proliferating. But Fauci.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🎵 Coloured lights can hypnotize 🎶

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I keep sayin' that the economics of solar would/might save us. Better to hear it from someone with street cred. Please send this TED talk to everyone you know. Tell any and all politicians that they need to get on board. Don't fire up coal, gas, or nuclear—solar/wind is the only way. #billmckibben

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Moon over West Bay A full Buck Moon rises over Grand Traverse Bay, West Arm, in Traverse City, Michigan. Taken July 28th 2026. #fullbuckmoon #fullmoon #grandtraversebay #traversecity #bluehour

A full moon can be seen in the top/center of this color photograph. The landscape between the photographer and moon is, from top to bottom, trees (in the distance), water (Grand Traverse Bay), and more foliage (close to the photographer). It was taken during the blue hour and so is both quite dark and blue.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Full Buck Moon A waxing gibbous moon (illuminated 99.8%) climbs through a fair amount of muck in the atmosphere. I had to wait for some time for the moon to be this visible; I believe said muck also caused the color to shift the way it appears here. 7-28-26 #waxinggibbous #fullbuckmoon #fullmoon

A waxing gibbous moon (illuminated 99.8%) appears in the center/top part of this color image. A bay, with boats and a breakwater at at the bottom of the frame. Trees and buildings can be seen above that. The sky and moon take up a good two-thirds of the image.

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In the Neighborhood: Blue Hour Streetlight The waxing gibbous moon is at 74.5% illumination. Taken July 23rd 2026. #bluehour #waxinggibbous

A color photograph of a crepuscular scene: a decorative streetlight is in the center of the photo, a few windows are illuminated, and a waxing gibbous moon shines overhead. The blue hour is in play as can be seen in the color of the sky.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 22/07/2026

All of this, and also, if rich kids are eating the involved rich parents will push for healthier options.

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