I stopped by the Mayor's Garden, looking for butterflies. I found some and more. Since I can only post 4 pictures, I left out the milkweed beetles, the Mexican grass carrying wasps, the smokey-winged beetle bandit wasp and the assassin bug nymph. #insects #insectphotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #HoosierMast #butterflies

I'm enjoying getting back to the roots of making websites with HTML, instead of having layers and layers of WordPress between me and what I want to display.

I'm having fun with this one right now:

https://krissykat.neocities.org

The GOP is slashing everything my parents enjoy: WFHB, WFIU, WTIU, programs for elderly people, and health care funding for the hospitals in their south-central Indiana area.

They have already given up on their local newspaper, which has been gutted by venture capitalists who fired all the local reporters.

The GOP is cutting WFHB's funding also, hurting a small Bloomington radio station devoted to community arts.

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/08/caught-in-the-crossfire-wfhb-set-to-lose-portion-of-funding

The regime is stealing intellectual property from travel companies to make social media videos of immigrants being renditioned from the Gary Chicago International Airport as part of their ideology of pain.

They are evil.

The Gary Jet Center hangar is in the background of the screenshot below.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/jet2-holiday-ad-audio-used-in-ice-deportation-video/ar-AA1JN22e

I went to the opening day of the Indiana State Fair (now until Aug 17, closed Mondays) at the State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. The replaced knee held up for 4.5 miles, though I had to take a break from walking today. #indianastatefair #fair #hoosiermast

Gov. Braun orders Indiana employees to capture immigrants to incarcerate in state prisons, Camp Atterbury, or load them onto ICE air flights.

https://www.lakeshorepublicmedia.org/2025-08-01/braun-administration-signs-enhanced-immigration-enforcement-agreements-with-federal-authorities

Braun and the GOP slash higher education funding on the state level, while Trump cuts back on educational funds, leading Indiana University to tighten its hiring processes.

https://www.idsnews.com/article/2025/07/iu-implements-stricter-staffing-review-process

Northwest Indiana environmental advocates sue the US EPA, saying the agency is delaying pollution rules that would help protect Hoosiers.

https://www.lakeshorepublicmedia.org/2025-08-01/northwest-indiana-advocates-sue-epa-for-delaying-steel-pollution-standards

I'm waiting for my doctor for an appointment.

If the GOP is slashing insurance and hospital services in the coming years with their Ugly Bill, it is always good to see what maintenance can be done now while insurance is still available.

Here are more messages from one of the ICE flights that is often in the Northwest Indiana area:

https://live.acarsdrama.com/tags/N837VA

An ICE flight crew sent a scheduling message on July 30 while in the Northwest Indiana area, anticipating arrival in Alexandria, LA, where there's a central ICE facility.

The ICE flight left Gary and is now over the southern Chicago suburbs.

https://globe.adsb.fi/?icao=ab7437

An ICE flight (GlobalX) landed in Gary about an hour ago.

Gov. Braun is pleased to have Indiana serve as a deportation/detention hub and wants more people rounded up.

https://hoosier.social/@IndyStar_Unofficial/114952805608606219

This is sad.

Anh-Thu Nguyen crashed and died near Indianapolis, trying to fly solo around the world for the second time.

She was the 10th woman to fly solo around the world. She was a Purdue graduate.

https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/anh-thu-nguyen-plane-crash/

I stopped at my favorite Indiana-based gas station that markets everything as "freedom" items.

They have "freedom burgers" and "freedom cookies" and flat rate drink subscriptions.

I saw all the marketing signs (made in Valpo!) and thought if this gas station chain ever enters Florida, they should sell "Meatball Ron's Freedom Subs."

"Dad, I'm hungry! Dad, I'm hungry! Dad... where did he go?" A juvenile blue jay begs for food, then takes off after dad when none is forthcoming. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #HoosierMast #video #bluejay

I did not expect the Spanish Inquisition or an American redstart at the suet feeder today--that is a first. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #HoosierMast #redstart

Downpour.

It's everyone's least favorite time of year--time to molt! #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #HoosierMast