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Hello Friends,

This past week we drove down to Corona Del Mar to Sherman Library and Gardens, a place I visited once before. As botanical gardens go, it's small and very nice. I took a good number of 3D shots there, some of which you'll see in coming weeks, including this one. Even after looking it up on Google Lens and Plant Net phone apps, I'm still unsure what it is. I guess I'll ask them next time I'm there. It might be in the leucadendron family. If you know please let me know.

I shot this with a Panasonic Lumix GX7 with 3D lens, using frame sides for phantogram processing, and worked it in StereoPhoto Maker and Photoshop.

It's been a strange week here in southern California. We participated in a No Kings protest last weekend, which was fun. Nearby Los Angeles has been a focal point lately what with thousands of national guard troops and seven hundred US marines deployed here, in theory protecting federal buildings. Comments by JD Vance and Kristi Noem as to the need for troops here have been outright lies and despicable, but nowhere near as bad as the presence of heavily armed, masked, unidentified goon squads from ICE and other federal agencies abducting people off the street. This is not the vision of America we grew up with.

I've come to understand that the Trump administration does not recognize immigrants here as people, but instead as just numbers. They have no real interest in public safety and going after criminals as they stated. Instead their focus is reaching a numerical quota and terrorizing immigrants, all as political theatre for the enjoyment of their racist base. How long will we let this continue?

My cousin Jeff, a long time liberal in Madison, Wisconsin called me today to tell me he will no longer be rooting against the Dodgers (as he always has), considering their refusing to let ICE use their parking lot as a staging area, and their recent million dollar donation to aid immigrants. Despite their post world series white house visit, not many sports franchises are willing to stand up to Trump and stand with their heavily immigrant fan base.

Regards,

Barry Rothstein

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