Tom
@tazmpictures.bsky.social
Veteran. Traveller. Film photographer & doc filmmaker. Barefoot accordionist.
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Saint Louis…Senegal. No arch 😌
October 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Saint Louis…Senegal. No arch 😌
We've all seen better days
August 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We've all seen better days
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“Mental health providers, the fastest-growing industry in the US since the start of the pandemic, risk a sharp reversal of fortune as President Donald Trump seeks to eliminate billions of dollars in funding that enabled their expansion.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Mental Health Jobs Boom Faces Sudden Stop as Trump Cuts Funds
Mental health providers, the fastest-growing industry in the US since the start of the pandemic, risk a sharp reversal of fortune as President Donald Trump seeks to eliminate billions of dollars in fu...
www.bloomberg.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“Mental health providers, the fastest-growing industry in the US since the start of the pandemic, risk a sharp reversal of fortune as President Donald Trump seeks to eliminate billions of dollars in funding that enabled their expansion.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief. Nor will we ever. Church and State are, and must remain, separate."
--President Ronald Reagan, whom I usually never quote
--President Ronald Reagan, whom I usually never quote
June 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief. Nor will we ever. Church and State are, and must remain, separate."
--President Ronald Reagan, whom I usually never quote
--President Ronald Reagan, whom I usually never quote
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An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"
The practice, an expert warns, could lead to "reprisals and retribution by the police for your politics.”
www.motherjones.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
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Trump’s escalation by calling for the National Guard demands non-violent defiance. This could not be more democratic and American.
www.americaamerica.news/p/trump-want...
www.americaamerica.news/p/trump-want...
Trump Wanted This Escalation
Trump's calling for 2,000 National Guard soldiers to spread fear and crack down on dissent. This is a time for non-violent defiance.
www.americaamerica.news
June 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Trump’s escalation by calling for the National Guard demands non-violent defiance. This could not be more democratic and American.
www.americaamerica.news/p/trump-want...
www.americaamerica.news/p/trump-want...
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Two very different refugee experiences. wapo.st/3FjGqwB
Two refugee families. Two very different experiences under Trump.
A South African family was given a fast track to entering the U.S. as refugees. A family from Myanmar is struggling amid cuts to resettlement agencies under Trump.
wapo.st
June 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Two very different refugee experiences. wapo.st/3FjGqwB
Finally draining the swamp
Musk officially leaving DOGE. Excellent.
May 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Finally draining the swamp
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The new GOP slogan (thank you, Joni Ernst.)
May 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The new GOP slogan (thank you, Joni Ernst.)
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"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
May 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
That has to be the glibbest way any politician has ever told a constituent that they didn’t give a shit about them.
Totally agree. We don't know what we don't know (yet).
Feels a lot like the early 1990s, when the internet was first a thing, and most people still hadn't the foggiest idea of the extent to which "internet" would become an essential part of our daily lives. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Feels a lot like the early 1990s, when the internet was first a thing, and most people still hadn't the foggiest idea of the extent to which "internet" would become an essential part of our daily lives. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Don’t be fooled. This is the calm before the AI storm.
The lull in the artificial intelligence revolution, thanks to cultural lag, is just temporary.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Totally agree. We don't know what we don't know (yet).
Feels a lot like the early 1990s, when the internet was first a thing, and most people still hadn't the foggiest idea of the extent to which "internet" would become an essential part of our daily lives. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Feels a lot like the early 1990s, when the internet was first a thing, and most people still hadn't the foggiest idea of the extent to which "internet" would become an essential part of our daily lives. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Super excited for when they finish building the Sheraton Nouakchott. Last week they added the « A ». Before you know it, it will be the RATON.
May 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Super excited for when they finish building the Sheraton Nouakchott. Last week they added the « A ». Before you know it, it will be the RATON.
First trip to the beach in Nouakchott, Mauritania
May 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
First trip to the beach in Nouakchott, Mauritania
This looks fun! www.35mmc.com/15/05/2025/h...
Hipstamatic - Work on your Square compositions with the Coolest iPhone Photo Camera
If you haven’t used Hipstamatic before, it’s a square format camera application which mimics toy camera’s and vintage snap shot cameras of yore
www.35mmc.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This looks fun! www.35mmc.com/15/05/2025/h...
Heading off in search of new adventures. Guess where to?
May 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Heading off in search of new adventures. Guess where to?
Appreciate USDA’s APHIS for clearing my pets for travel despite being do short-staffed.
Also, it’s probably best our government doesn’t have to make a profit, given its « business practices. »
apple.news/AGGUquBKHTXq...
Also, it’s probably best our government doesn’t have to make a profit, given its « business practices. »
apple.news/AGGUquBKHTXq...
After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions — NPR
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.
apple.news
May 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Appreciate USDA’s APHIS for clearing my pets for travel despite being do short-staffed.
Also, it’s probably best our government doesn’t have to make a profit, given its « business practices. »
apple.news/AGGUquBKHTXq...
Also, it’s probably best our government doesn’t have to make a profit, given its « business practices. »
apple.news/AGGUquBKHTXq...
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Oh wow.
Note: This response (below, which is real) to Trump’s tweet depicting himself as pope is from the New York State Catholic Bishops, who represent the collective bishops of the state.
Among them is Cardinal Dolan of NYC, who Trump appointed to his new religious liberty commission this week.
Note: This response (below, which is real) to Trump’s tweet depicting himself as pope is from the New York State Catholic Bishops, who represent the collective bishops of the state.
Among them is Cardinal Dolan of NYC, who Trump appointed to his new religious liberty commission this week.
May 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Oh wow.
Note: This response (below, which is real) to Trump’s tweet depicting himself as pope is from the New York State Catholic Bishops, who represent the collective bishops of the state.
Among them is Cardinal Dolan of NYC, who Trump appointed to his new religious liberty commission this week.
Note: This response (below, which is real) to Trump’s tweet depicting himself as pope is from the New York State Catholic Bishops, who represent the collective bishops of the state.
Among them is Cardinal Dolan of NYC, who Trump appointed to his new religious liberty commission this week.
We are living in crazy times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/o...
Opinion | We Visited Rumeysa Ozturk in Detention
The Constitution is only as strong as our willingness to defend it.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We are living in crazy times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/o...