Tom Ipri
@tomipri.bsky.social
Photography, writing, drawing, books, movies, food, drink, stuff like that. Based in Philadelphia. https://tomipri.com/
From our May 2025 California trip: The Peninsula in Long Beach
August 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
From our May 2025 California trip: The Peninsula in Long Beach
Swans #35mm #35mmFilm #BlackandWhitePhotography #FilmPhotography #Lomography #LomographyPotsdam #OlympusXA #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
April 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Society Hill Towers #35mm #35mmFilm #BlackandWhitePhotography #FilmPhotography #Lomography #LomographyPotsdam #OlympusXA #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
April 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Railing #35mm #35mmFilm #BlackandWhitePhotography #FilmPhotography #Lomography #LomographyPotsdam #Olympus #OlympusXA #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
March 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Club and Its Reflection #35mm #35mmFilm #BlackandWhitePhotography #FilmPhotography #Lomography #LomographyPotsdam #OlympusXA #Philadelphia #Philly #Reflections #ShotonFilm
March 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The IMLS is more than a grantmaking entity – it is the only federal agency dedicated to sustaining the entire museum and library ecosystem in the United States.
theconversation.com/trump-admini...
theconversation.com/trump-admini...
Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
The consequences of shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services would be particularly dire for smaller museums and rural museums.
theconversation.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The IMLS is more than a grantmaking entity – it is the only federal agency dedicated to sustaining the entire museum and library ecosystem in the United States.
theconversation.com/trump-admini...
theconversation.com/trump-admini...
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There is a LOT of reporting on IMLS right now, but it's being done by people who know what it is. The DOE being dismantled is overshadowing this and that's being done INTENTIONALLY.
But anyway, DOGE is in the IMLS offices right now destroying it.
Say goodbye to interlibrary loans + more.
But anyway, DOGE is in the IMLS offices right now destroying it.
Say goodbye to interlibrary loans + more.
March 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
There is a LOT of reporting on IMLS right now, but it's being done by people who know what it is. The DOE being dismantled is overshadowing this and that's being done INTENTIONALLY.
But anyway, DOGE is in the IMLS offices right now destroying it.
Say goodbye to interlibrary loans + more.
But anyway, DOGE is in the IMLS offices right now destroying it.
Say goodbye to interlibrary loans + more.
Ben Franklin Statue #35mm #35mmFilm #BlackandWhitePhotography #FilmPhotography #Lomography #LomographyPotsdam #OlympusXA #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
March 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Up #35mm #35mmFilm #BlackandWhitePhotography, #FilmPhotography #Lomography #LomographyPotsdam #OlympusXA #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
March 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Creep Records #35mm #35mmFilm #BlackandWhitePhotography #FilmPhotography #Lomography #LomographyPotsdam #OlympusXA #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
March 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Paul Noth. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/dE5ukWH
March 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Paul Noth. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/dE5ukWH
Craft Cocktails at Standard Tap #35mm #35mmFilm #BlackandWhitePhotography #FilmPhotography #Lomography #LomographyPotsdam #OlympusXA #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
March 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Craft Cocktails at Standard Tap #35mm #35mmFilm #BlackandWhitePhotography #FilmPhotography #Lomography #LomographyPotsdam #OlympusXA #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
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March 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Mural by Sophie Roach #35mm #35mmFilm #FilmPhotography #KodakUltramax400 #MinoltaX700 #Murals #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Mural by Sophie Roach #35mm #35mmFilm #FilmPhotography #KodakUltramax400 #MinoltaX700 #Murals #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
Supporting the local economy
February 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Supporting the local economy
Arch #35mm #35mmFilm #FilmPhotography #KodakUltramax400 #MinoltaX700 #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
February 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Whispering Bells: A Tribute to Crispus Attucks #35mm #35mmFilm #FilmPhotography #KodakUltramax400 #MinoltaX700 #Philadelphia #Philly #PublicArt #ShotonFilm
February 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Whispering Bells: A Tribute to Crispus Attucks #35mm #35mmFilm #FilmPhotography #KodakUltramax400 #MinoltaX700 #Philadelphia #Philly #PublicArt #ShotonFilm
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“It’s heartbreaking, what’s going on, and the feeling internally is awful,” former IRS accountant Chavi Schwarzbaum said Friday. “You just walk around, everyone’s crying, everyone’s devastated, people’s lives are upended.”
Trump administration fires about 400 IRS workers in Philadelphia
Terminated accountant describes fear and “sense of authoritarianism” at purged office.
billypenn.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“It’s heartbreaking, what’s going on, and the feeling internally is awful,” former IRS accountant Chavi Schwarzbaum said Friday. “You just walk around, everyone’s crying, everyone’s devastated, people’s lives are upended.”
The Roundhouse #35mm #35mmFilm #Architecture #Buildings #FilmPhotography #KodakUltramax400 #Minolta #MinoltaX700 #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
February 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Philly Buildings #35mm #35mmFilm #Architecture #Buildings #FilmPhotography #KodakUltrama400 #MinoltaX700 #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
February 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Outdoor Seating #35mm #35mmFilm #FilmPhotography #KodakUltramax400 #MinoltaX700 #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
February 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Outdoor Seating #35mm #35mmFilm #FilmPhotography #KodakUltramax400 #MinoltaX700 #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
Philly sculpture: #35mm #35mmFilm #FilmPhotography, #KodakUltramax400 #MinoltaX700 #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
February 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Philly sculpture: #35mm #35mmFilm #FilmPhotography, #KodakUltramax400 #MinoltaX700 #Philadelphia #Philly #ShotonFilm
No one could have seen this coming: "Over the first three weeks of the second Trump presidency, a recurrent motif is that Trump does exactly what he said he would, and then people who backed him react with shock and dismay."
Donald Trump keeps doing what he said he’d do, and some of his supporters keep being surprised, @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily. It’s a recurring theme of the first three weeks of Trump’s presidency:
What Exactly Did Americans Expect?
Donald Trump keeps doing what he said he’d do, and some of his supporters keep being surprised.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
No one could have seen this coming: "Over the first three weeks of the second Trump presidency, a recurrent motif is that Trump does exactly what he said he would, and then people who backed him react with shock and dismay."
January 2025 Reading Update. #Books read in January: Intermezzo (Sally Rooney); Martyr! (Kaveh Akbar); All Fours (Miranda July); Rental House (Weike Wang); King Lear (William Shakespeare)
February 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
January 2025 Reading Update. #Books read in January: Intermezzo (Sally Rooney); Martyr! (Kaveh Akbar); All Fours (Miranda July); Rental House (Weike Wang); King Lear (William Shakespeare)