John Thompson

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#NoKings protest in No. Kingstown, RI
Low grey clouds over the sunlit ocean beach
The sun peeks over the horizon, reddening the clouds.
A protestor in a shark costume holds a sign reading, "I swam here to eat shrimp and FIGHT TYRANNY and I'm all out of shrimp"
"Don't worry", said the cosmologist, "it will all be 0K in the end."
A white church with three spires at the head of a park with curving walkways.
The Vernor's Ginger Ale logo from the 20th century, complete with winking red-bearded gnome in a round-topped cap
The crescent moon lies very close to Venus in the evening sky.
Grand Central Terminal in New York, early on a December evening, flanked by trees covered in strings of lights, with the Chrysler Building and the MetLife building towering behind.
Scene from movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" with text "Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who"
An elderly veteran wearing medals stands next to a memorial wreath of poppies with a banner reading "WWII". Donald Trump asks him, "What did you do during the war?" The veteran replies, "Fought against people like you."
A soldier paces 21 steps before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, DC. Two soldiers follow. A solemn crowd watches.
The solar eclipse of 8 April 2024, seen through thin high clouds over St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA. The sun's corona and bright prominences rise above the edge of the moon.
A crescent moon, with the shadowed portion gently lit my earthlight, peeks between tree limbs.
A circular indoor plaza where two hallways intersect, with a circular skylight above.
Clouds lit by the morning sun.