Raspberry Monk

Writer. Painter. Not a monk. Not a raspberry. Empath with a mind, boundaries, and a bullshit meter.

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

These are the friends of Communist Imam, @ZohranKMamdani.

[Larry Alex Taunton @LarryTaunton]

P.S. — Ignore the snark.

~2,000 British pubs have closed since 2020 due to hostile gov’t regulations. If this one survives another decade they’ll be lucky. Let’s hope they do.

[John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad]

The moment you realize those old stunning, impossible looking oil paintings of sailing ships in storms were absolutely accurate.

[Senator Ron Johnson @SenRonJohnson]

We now know how much Anthony Fauci needed Biden’s pardon.

He really can’t plead the Fifth, so it will be interesting to find out what he knew and when he knew it.

Fauci would be well advised not to perjure himself.

[ThePersistence @ScottPresler]

Once again, President Trump asks for the Senate to terminate the filibuster.

“IF YOU DON’T, YOU WON’T BE IN OFFICE FOR LONG!”

[Raspberry Monk @raspberry_monk]

@BitchesBane @LaughingWolfOne @EdMorrissey Wow. That is impressive! 👏😃🐎

[LaughingWolfOne @LaughingWolfOne]

A lot of people follow @EdMorrissey for politics. You really need to check out his photos. Great work.

[Jeffery Mead @the_jefferymead]

Jasmine Crockett saying on the 4th of July, we should be celebrating a black woman that we know?

No. We should be celebrating our Founding Fathers, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Progress of this beautiful nation.

These democrat politicians are truly insufferable.

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

Well, this might be the appropriate time to remind everyone that I've joined the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom at @olemiss. Please consider following us at @umdeclaration.

[Larry Alex Taunton @LarryTaunton]

I’m not insulted by this tweet as so many were. It’s cool.

Last year I flew from Rome (whose history is much older than Britain’s) to Cairo. Upon arrival, my Egyptian friend asked:

“Where are you coming from?”

“Rome.”

“Ah, a new neighborhood!”

History gives perspective.

[Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius]

Bonus shot from just a half mile away:

[Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius]

📸JULY 4TH WEEKEND AMERICA 250 PHOTOGRAPHY TIMELINE CLEANSE📷

America the Beautiful!🇺🇸🎆🫡

Continuing my Independence Day weekend exploration of America's beauty through my own photographs, it's time to head to fall colors in the Rockies.

The aspens might not be as amazing as East Coast fall colors, but where else do you see mountains like this?

This was taken in Silverton, Colorado.

Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-120mm zoom @ 70mm, handheld, f/8.0, ISO 64, 1/160th

[Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius]

📸JULY 4TH WEEKEND AMERICA 250 PHOTOGRAPHY TIMELINE CLEANSE📷

America the Beautiful!🇺🇸🎆🫡

Closing out my Independence Day weekend exploration of America's beauty through my own photographs, thanks for coming along for the ride.

One of my favorite things to do as a landscape photographer is to get out a topographic map and look for magical spots that nobody else has identified, and then go there and shoot.

This is one such place, and I'm not saying, other than that it was sunrise.

Thanks again!

Nikon D850, Nikkor 24-70mm zoom @ 32mm, 3 Legged Thing tripod, ISO 64, f/22, 8/10ths of a second.

[L'Art Impressioniste @allontanarsio]

La maison de Claude Monet à Giverny, France

[Seán Ono Lennon @seanonolennon]

What has happened to movies? Just seems like there are fewer great films than there were on average between around 1940-2010.

You can say the same for music, but although the problems overlap the two industries are not exactly analogous imho.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

🇺🇸🇺🇸 Hell yeah!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@TheAliceSmith I read the Declaration of Independence out loud today with heartfelt conviction.

It is a work not just of genius, but also of a purity of soul that resonates to this very day.

[James Woods @RealJamesWoods]

If you don’t vote this November, you are doomed. You think Mamdani’s a nightmare, wait until this mob takes over…

[Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt]

Gavin Newsom's CA State Park employees destroyed the Palisades & Malibu, they mocked residents in leaked texts as their homes were burning. Now, on Independence Day 250, they're hanging the American flag upside down, in full view of the burned out Malibu lots. Unreal.