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Tom Gehrke

@tomg.me

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Artist. Nerd. Liberal. Atheist. Proudly practicing the "Sin of Empathy." he/him/they Store - https://tomsart.store

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · Apr 23

Threw my FAFO poster on my Threadless shop with 100% of profits going to the ACLU. So send a "sympathy" card to your favorite Trump voter, wear something nice to your next protest or pass some stickers around to all your GOP neighbors' kids.

tomsartstore.threadless.com/designs/fafo...

The infamous face-eating leopard for those who F'd Around and Found Out in the style of Obama's "Hope" poster by Shepard Fairey on a greeting card.

The infamous face-eating leopard for those who F'd Around and Found Out in the style of Obama's "Hope" poster by Shepard Fairey on a black t-shirt.

Screenshot of store settings showing 100% of earnings going to the ACLU.

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 5h

"Bubbling"
"The Forest"
"The Trees"

Playing with slow-ish exposures and camera movement for some impressionistic results. If you squint, you can almost see the scene. If you look close, you see random streaks and lines.

At least it's not AI.

#Art #Photography #Photosky #Impressionistic #Abstract

slow exposure of sunlight hitting the waves of a babbling brook

vertical streaking of bushes, trees and sky

Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 20h

so bizarre

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 20h

so weird!

Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 23h

😐

Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 23h

I'm behind on episodes, but there isn't anyone who commits to the bit better than ZombieCleo. Implicit trust.

And now it sounds like I really need to catch up!

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Dan McClellan @maklelan.bsky.social · 23h

Come learn Biblical Hebrew with me! I'm gonna be offering an intro to Biblical Hebrew starting in February. Classes will be held live & also recorded for asynchronous learning each Monday & Thursday evening from Feb 9–May 14. Registration available at maklelan.org

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

"you in mourning? June Lockhart just passed. 100 years old!"

😬

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

TFW you get a piece of mail addressed to your ex-wife.

Who you've been divorced from for 20 years.

Who never lived at this address or the previous 3 addresses.

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

I always have mixed emotions when you share. 😂

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

Ya'know when I say photos are a vibe?

This ⤵️

Franka M. Gabler @franka-gabler.bsky.social · 1d

Pockets of Gold #4, Eastern Sierra

#photo
#photography
#photographer
#photoOfTheDay
#lensCulture
#landscapePhotography
#photographyLovers
#naturePhotography
#fineArtPhotography

Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

Unfortunately, I'm just over the line in district 5, but for any neighbors over in TN 07, this is your candidate. It's a special election in more ways than one.

I know it an be hard to be a blue voter in TN. Feels like your vote doesn't matter. But it 100% does.

Go vote.

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 2d

TALKING TO VOTERS WILL WIN THIS ELECTION

Never knocked on a door or called a voter? Now is the time to learn! There are lots of opportunities to plug in EVERY DAY. Let's get out of our echo chambers and talk to people!

SIGN UP: www.mobilize.us/afty...

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

This is embarrassing for Elon/Twitter/Grok/AI on multiple levels. The combined mass of all the embarrassment is close to what it would take for it to collapse under it's collective mass into a singularity of embarrassment that could doom us all.

Vivian Jenna Wilson @thevivllainous.bsky.social · 1d

200 billion dollar valuation btw💀💀💀

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Vivian Jenna Wilson @thevivllainous.bsky.social · 1d

200 billion dollar valuation btw💀💀💀

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

Told you.

bsky.app/profile/tomg...

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 3d

Chris Cillizza is one of the dumbest, most dishonest people on the planet

Chris Cillizza & @ChrisCillizza
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[whispers] But doesn't our "heritage" also include lots of the monuments Democrats wanted to take down?
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Chelsea Clinton on East Wing demolition: "This is what happens when we take a wrecking ball to our heritage"

Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

The people complaining about how the left is holding onto the past by complaining about replacing the East Wing are the same people who raise 47 kinds of hell over removing statues of old, white racists who committed treason 160 years ago because HIsTOrY.

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

"Summer Under the Bridge"

Technically it was more like a drainage tunnel, but that doesn't roll off the tongue as well.

This is about as close to "street photography" as I get. Tend to prefer avoiding people. But it's the kids that made this one interesting [to me].

#Art #Photography #Photosky

a group of kids playing in a sunlit creek flowing from under drainage tunnel that frames the entire scene in shadow

Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

Dangit. I'd just crafted a witty response that I couldn't post because...

This was the punchline:

It should be obvious that you're 66 million years old. Give or take. (It's the tiny arms that give you away. 🤷)

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

Things have slowed down here so much that I don't even have porn bots sliding into my DMs anymore. 😢

Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 1d

a man in a movie is saying `` well hello , mr. fancy pants ''

ALT: a man in a movie is saying `` well hello , mr. fancy pants ''

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 2d

If it helps, as my pants slipped down I did quietly give thanks to the universe that I did not require any roofing services at the time.

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 2d

Upside: In the past 4 months I've lost a little over 20 pounds.

Downside: My pants keep falling off now.

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 2d

"Leaf Ripples"

Not exactly what I was going for when I took this hand-held, long-ish exposure, but I like the vibe anyway. Particularly the reflection lines. It's simple. Like me.

(And I've got a few other experimental things I'll be sharing soon.)

#Art #Photography #Photosky

a fallen leaf below the surface of a rippling creek

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 2d

"Covered Bridge"

The light at the end of the tunnel. 😬

#Art #Photography #Photosky

view from inside a covered bridge in lancaster county pennsylvania. the opening of the bridge is out of focus and overexposed with sunlight.

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Lotus @lotuscarroll.bsky.social · 3d

COULDN’T SLEEP. DECIDED TO CHECK ON YOU! DID I WAKE YOU? SORRY ABOUT THAT. GO BACK TO SLEEP. NO REALLY. DON’T MIND ME.
#spookymonth

black and white image; extreme close-up of an eye staring at you frantically

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Tom Gehrke @tomg.me · 3d

Zen doesn't get the love it deserves, IMO. One reason is these frequent updates. ❤️

Zen @zen-browser.app · 3d

A little control goes a long way.

Meet the new Site Control Centre in Zen. A single menu for the page you’re on. Take a screenshot, bookmark a site, open extensions, or check site permissions; all without digging through settings.

Now available in 1.17b
— zen-browser.app/release-note...