Tomas Pain 🎛 😳 🎛
@tomaspain.bsky.social
I'm a Quaker writer dedicated to crafting posts that provoke thought, spark curiosity, and embrace ambiguity.
What you find here may mean more--or less--than it seems. ✌️
(formerly @quaker4change on Twitter)
(please, no soliciting via DM)
🇺🇲🌻💙✌️💙🌻🇺🇲
What you find here may mean more--or less--than it seems. ✌️
(formerly @quaker4change on Twitter)
(please, no soliciting via DM)
🇺🇲🌻💙✌️💙🌻🇺🇲
I think it’s telling that AFTER his 1954 censure, the disgraced demagogue Joe McCarthy still had a 34% approval rating!
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I think it’s telling that AFTER his 1954 censure, the disgraced demagogue Joe McCarthy still had a 34% approval rating!
The trajectory of this Consumer Price Index graph is eerily similar to the shape of 🍄rump's mouth.
September 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The trajectory of this Consumer Price Index graph is eerily similar to the shape of 🍄rump's mouth.
You know how sometimes you HAVE to buy something even though you know you shouldn't spend the money?
September 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
You know how sometimes you HAVE to buy something even though you know you shouldn't spend the money?
Yachts and prayers.
August 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Yachts and prayers.
This morning, in the middle of a busy commercial district in Atlanta, I saw a man standing alone with a flag on a street corner, protesting for Black Lives Matter. Amid the rush of business as usual, his unwavering presence inspired me.
August 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This morning, in the middle of a busy commercial district in Atlanta, I saw a man standing alone with a flag on a street corner, protesting for Black Lives Matter. Amid the rush of business as usual, his unwavering presence inspired me.
Visualize an orange implosion.
August 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Visualize an orange implosion.
I'm just waiting for this regime to propose tearing down the Statue of Liberty. Sell the scrap copper and melt down the steel.
August 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I'm just waiting for this regime to propose tearing down the Statue of Liberty. Sell the scrap copper and melt down the steel.
God hates this zipcode.
July 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
God hates this zipcode.
Rainer Maria Rilke, "Gold," The Sonnets to Orpheus, 1922.
July 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Rainer Maria Rilke, "Gold," The Sonnets to Orpheus, 1922.
We are a nation of immigrants run by anti-immigrants.
July 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
We are a nation of immigrants run by anti-immigrants.
I have a lifelong compulsion to mow the lawns of my neighbors, and the one next door to me is just screaming for attention, but I am letting it go! Progress not perfection.
June 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I have a lifelong compulsion to mow the lawns of my neighbors, and the one next door to me is just screaming for attention, but I am letting it go! Progress not perfection.
I have fallen ill.
Shingles.
Just the absolute worst, most miserable thing ever. 😔
Shingles.
Just the absolute worst, most miserable thing ever. 😔
May 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I have fallen ill.
Shingles.
Just the absolute worst, most miserable thing ever. 😔
Shingles.
Just the absolute worst, most miserable thing ever. 😔
"The Underground Railroad is the greatest infrastructure project America has ever known."
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
April 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"The Underground Railroad is the greatest infrastructure project America has ever known."
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
I take my food seriously. For example, I once drove 7 hours driving through an LA rush hour to have dinner at La Super-Rica Taqueria in Santa Barbara.
I wanted good tacos, and I wasn't settling...
I wanted good tacos, and I wasn't settling...
April 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I take my food seriously. For example, I once drove 7 hours driving through an LA rush hour to have dinner at La Super-Rica Taqueria in Santa Barbara.
I wanted good tacos, and I wasn't settling...
I wanted good tacos, and I wasn't settling...
I’m pleased to see Harvard fighting back. Proud to be an alum. Not surprised they’re dropping the gloves though— Massachusetts is tough! They brewed a bunch of tea in the hahbah back in the day.
April 18, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I’m pleased to see Harvard fighting back. Proud to be an alum. Not surprised they’re dropping the gloves though— Massachusetts is tough! They brewed a bunch of tea in the hahbah back in the day.
I bought a copy of this album and I *joined* a band, so i think we're good.
April 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I bought a copy of this album and I *joined* a band, so i think we're good.
American 401k's are headed towards 201k's.
April 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
American 401k's are headed towards 201k's.
Today the American economy lost approximately 2 trillion dollars worth of wealth. I wonder what tomorrow will bring.
April 4, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Today the American economy lost approximately 2 trillion dollars worth of wealth. I wonder what tomorrow will bring.
Consider Instructional Design Rule #101 when teaching people almost anything:
1. Tell them what you're going to tell them.
2. Tell them.
3. Tell them what you told them.
1. Tell them what you're going to tell them.
2. Tell them.
3. Tell them what you told them.
March 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Consider Instructional Design Rule #101 when teaching people almost anything:
1. Tell them what you're going to tell them.
2. Tell them.
3. Tell them what you told them.
1. Tell them what you're going to tell them.
2. Tell them.
3. Tell them what you told them.
Singing-out harsh thoughts can be personally amusing. 🎵
March 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Singing-out harsh thoughts can be personally amusing. 🎵
I want peace and I seek peace and I never seek confrontation, but if someone messes with me or my friends directly, then there can be a big problem.
I can live with that.
I can live with that.
March 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I want peace and I seek peace and I never seek confrontation, but if someone messes with me or my friends directly, then there can be a big problem.
I can live with that.
I can live with that.
Houston, we have a problem.
March 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Houston, we have a problem.
Eyeliner is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
March 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Eyeliner is the last refuge of a scoundrel.