Tompaul Wheeler
@tompaulwheeler.bsky.social
Writer. Photographer. Filmmaker.
How to tell when you’re at an American playground vs. an American one (signs spotted in Tennessee and Denmark).
August 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
How to tell when you’re at an American playground vs. an American one (signs spotted in Tennessee and Denmark).
“No obvious legal parallel.” This is the closest media like the NYT, dedicated to endless “bothsidesing,” will ever get to acknowledging that one side of the political aisle isn’t playing the same game as the other.
July 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“No obvious legal parallel.” This is the closest media like the NYT, dedicated to endless “bothsidesing,” will ever get to acknowledging that one side of the political aisle isn’t playing the same game as the other.
They truly never learn.
June 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
They truly never learn.
Peace, peace, when there is no peace.
June 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Peace, peace, when there is no peace.
I live in a former “streetcar suburb,” as the historical marker notes. Today it’s considered quite urban, and is part of what’s now called Midtown.
May 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I live in a former “streetcar suburb,” as the historical marker notes. Today it’s considered quite urban, and is part of what’s now called Midtown.
@overstreet.bsky.social Thanks for the recommendation. It was a trip.
May 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
@overstreet.bsky.social Thanks for the recommendation. It was a trip.
The May 17, 2015 Waco shootout between rival motorcycle clubs (AKA biker gangs):
Nine dead. Twenty wounded. 171 arrests—and zero convictions for the overwhelmingly white and middle-aged suspects. Remember it the next time you hear of someone arrested for being a “gang member.” (See also January 6.)
Nine dead. Twenty wounded. 171 arrests—and zero convictions for the overwhelmingly white and middle-aged suspects. Remember it the next time you hear of someone arrested for being a “gang member.” (See also January 6.)
May 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The May 17, 2015 Waco shootout between rival motorcycle clubs (AKA biker gangs):
Nine dead. Twenty wounded. 171 arrests—and zero convictions for the overwhelmingly white and middle-aged suspects. Remember it the next time you hear of someone arrested for being a “gang member.” (See also January 6.)
Nine dead. Twenty wounded. 171 arrests—and zero convictions for the overwhelmingly white and middle-aged suspects. Remember it the next time you hear of someone arrested for being a “gang member.” (See also January 6.)
Illegal ideas. They’re not hiding who they are any more.
April 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Illegal ideas. They’re not hiding who they are any more.
One of so many reasons we collectively fund government.
April 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
One of so many reasons we collectively fund government.
“Who’s Nancy Mace?” I was asked. My brain was full so I looked her up. A typical Republican, it appears.
March 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“Who’s Nancy Mace?” I was asked. My brain was full so I looked her up. A typical Republican, it appears.
I haven’t had cable in 20 years but the restaurant tonight had FOX on in one corner and good grief, it’s just nonstop performative outrage without a pretense of objectivity.
March 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I haven’t had cable in 20 years but the restaurant tonight had FOX on in one corner and good grief, it’s just nonstop performative outrage without a pretense of objectivity.
—Image from Trump’s —Scholars of Book
social media of Daniel
social media of Daniel
February 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
—Image from Trump’s —Scholars of Book
social media of Daniel
social media of Daniel
The Statue of Liberty, which welcomed my immigrant ancestors to America, trods on chains for a reason.
February 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Statue of Liberty, which welcomed my immigrant ancestors to America, trods on chains for a reason.
I see Christians argue all the time that immigrants impose on our personal space. But Jesus commands us to love our *neighbors*. I don’t live in the same walls as my neighbors, but the Bible commands me to welcome the stranger as my neighbor. Even the Good Samaritan put the injured man up in an inn.
February 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I see Christians argue all the time that immigrants impose on our personal space. But Jesus commands us to love our *neighbors*. I don’t live in the same walls as my neighbors, but the Bible commands me to welcome the stranger as my neighbor. Even the Good Samaritan put the injured man up in an inn.
What’s been his strategy up to this point?
January 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
What’s been his strategy up to this point?
My 4yo’s Christmas pajamas were sent priority mail from Maryland on the 16th. They were supposed to arrive on Friday the 20th.
December 25, 2024 at 1:44 AM
My 4yo’s Christmas pajamas were sent priority mail from Maryland on the 16th. They were supposed to arrive on Friday the 20th.
Saddle up, boys.
December 13, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Saddle up, boys.
Having the loveliest time each evening reading my 9yo daughter The Horse and His Boy.
October 30, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Having the loveliest time each evening reading my 9yo daughter The Horse and His Boy.
Nice to be a nice round number . . . Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,704,800!
September 23, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Nice to be a nice round number . . . Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,704,800!
The new Tesla General Lee (spotted here in Nashville) has no roof space for the stars and bars, because of woke.
May 24, 2024 at 9:50 PM
The new Tesla General Lee (spotted here in Nashville) has no roof space for the stars and bars, because of woke.