Tom Elko
@tomelko.bsky.social
All-season camping enthusiast, canoe dancer, Minnesotan.
Work is http://seiche.works
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Tom Elko
@tomelko.bsky.social
· Oct 3
This seems fine but I'd like to get my hands on a printing press.
Local angles.
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Local angles.
This is the most I've ever listened to Cities 97.
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is the most I've ever listened to Cities 97.
I attended the last MONARCA training and fellas, my guys, local dads, etc. - you need to sign up to do the work. Go to this training. Don’t let your aunties take on ICE alone.
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I attended the last MONARCA training and fellas, my guys, local dads, etc. - you need to sign up to do the work. Go to this training. Don’t let your aunties take on ICE alone.
The first person ever convicted of a war crime was Peter von Hagenbach in 1474.
A useful bit of information in the unlikely event Peter von Forest Lake is convicted.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_v...
A useful bit of information in the unlikely event Peter von Forest Lake is convicted.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_v...
Peter von Hagenbach - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The first person ever convicted of a war crime was Peter von Hagenbach in 1474.
A useful bit of information in the unlikely event Peter von Forest Lake is convicted.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_v...
A useful bit of information in the unlikely event Peter von Forest Lake is convicted.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_v...
Cloudflare is down again, isn't it?
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Cloudflare is down again, isn't it?
Little-known and apparently hard to believe geography fact: Minnesota's border with Canada is longer than Montana's.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Little-known and apparently hard to believe geography fact: Minnesota's border with Canada is longer than Montana's.
It's the middle of November and there are honeybees on the arugula flowers.
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It's the middle of November and there are honeybees on the arugula flowers.
Remember, there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.
BREAKING: MLS owners have voted and passed a schedule change. The league will run from the late summer months through May.
This is due to start in summer of 2027. MLS will take winter break in Jan/Feb
More from @paultenorio.bsky.social on the ground at BOG meeting: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
This is due to start in summer of 2027. MLS will take winter break in Jan/Feb
More from @paultenorio.bsky.social on the ground at BOG meeting: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
MLS owners vote to flip schedule to European calendar, change format starting in 2027
MLS will soon align with leagues that play from the fall to the spring after a transformational decision made by its owners
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Remember, there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.
I’m still a sunrise guy.
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’m still a sunrise guy.
Hey. Couldn't help but notice you have "Dinner w/ Parents @ Chi Chi's" on your calendar...
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Hey. Couldn't help but notice you have "Dinner w/ Parents @ Chi Chi's" on your calendar...
The entire sky is lit up with blue, yellow and orange hues.
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The entire sky is lit up with blue, yellow and orange hues.
One day, we will have a geomagnetic storm so massive that it destroys Starlink satellites and sets data centers on fire. And then we'll party in the streets under the most epic aurora.
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
One day, we will have a geomagnetic storm so massive that it destroys Starlink satellites and sets data centers on fire. And then we'll party in the streets under the most epic aurora.
The Edmund Fitzgerald had a flag, and this was it.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Edmund Fitzgerald had a flag, and this was it.
Reposted by Tom Elko
There are two types of reporters in the world - those who understand sources are doing them a favor speaking to them, and those who think they are doing sources a favor writing about them.
Be the right kind of reporter.
Be the right kind of reporter.
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
There are two types of reporters in the world - those who understand sources are doing them a favor speaking to them, and those who think they are doing sources a favor writing about them.
Be the right kind of reporter.
Be the right kind of reporter.
Fainted after getting up this morning. Six stitches in my forehead. Need to reevaluate both my rising and grinding routines.
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Fainted after getting up this morning. Six stitches in my forehead. Need to reevaluate both my rising and grinding routines.
Reposted by Tom Elko
If you live in or near #Mpls, you probably own some cool merch from Gigi. Please help if you can. gofund.me/3b8d50a19
Donate to THE INCREDIBLY SHITTY TUMOR RETURNS : LEFT EYE EDITION!, organized by Gigi Berry
(tldr :: ✨ Ameloblastoma ✨ growth on my
optic nerve in my left e… Gigi Berry needs your support for THE INCREDIBLY SHITTY TUMOR RETURNS : LEFT EYE EDITION!
gofund.me
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If you live in or near #Mpls, you probably own some cool merch from Gigi. Please help if you can. gofund.me/3b8d50a19
Reposted by Tom Elko
Reposted by Tom Elko
As you get to a certain age, especially if you're a cis man, you've either got to own up to being an idiot (or worse) in your youth or double down on it.
Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
October 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
As you get to a certain age, especially if you're a cis man, you've either got to own up to being an idiot (or worse) in your youth or double down on it.
Reposted by Tom Elko
I think about this a lot.
when all is said and done it looks reasonably likely that bin laden will have taken down not just the us but the entire west
October 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I think about this a lot.
Regular fall reminder for leaf peeping on the North Shore: You can see pretty leaves on both sides of the road if you turn left off Hwy 61. It's called the Superior National Forest. It's great.
www.startribune.com/up-the-north...
www.startribune.com/up-the-north...
‘More and more and more’ leaf-peepers stress state parks along North Shore
State parks such as Tettegouche are seeing double their typical weekend visitors.
www.startribune.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Regular fall reminder for leaf peeping on the North Shore: You can see pretty leaves on both sides of the road if you turn left off Hwy 61. It's called the Superior National Forest. It's great.
www.startribune.com/up-the-north...
www.startribune.com/up-the-north...
Skoal Kodiak
#MNUFC is promising a "surprise live on-field performance" at halftime on Saturday, by a "nationally acclaimed, Minnesotan, fan favorite recording artist."
Who's it going to be? Wrong answers only.
Who's it going to be? Wrong answers only.
October 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Skoal Kodiak
Reposted by Tom Elko
THE GOOD CANADIAN premieres today on CBC & APTN, also available on CBC Gem & APTN Lumi. I hope you will take the time to watch this important movie that connects the dots between the injustices faced by Indigenous people. Proud to have been a researcher on this project.
#truthandreconciliation
#truthandreconciliation
September 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
THE GOOD CANADIAN premieres today on CBC & APTN, also available on CBC Gem & APTN Lumi. I hope you will take the time to watch this important movie that connects the dots between the injustices faced by Indigenous people. Proud to have been a researcher on this project.
#truthandreconciliation
#truthandreconciliation
Fun story featuring @brianquarstad.bsky.social!
Minnesota loves its loons. No, really. A lot.
While it seems like a no-brainer in hindsight, the state bird was the perfect uniting symbol for #MNUFC from its launch through the present.
I spoke to Dr. Bill McGuire, Brian Quarstad & a loon expert to learn more: www.mlssoccer.com/news/minneso...
While it seems like a no-brainer in hindsight, the state bird was the perfect uniting symbol for #MNUFC from its launch through the present.
I spoke to Dr. Bill McGuire, Brian Quarstad & a loon expert to learn more: www.mlssoccer.com/news/minneso...
Minnesota United FC: Uniting the state through an iconic symbol | MLSSoccer.com
Maybe you just have to be from Minnesota to really get it. Plenty of soccer teams have a pregame ritual. A cherished old pop song here. A boom-boom clap there. Minnesota United, though, kick off with ...
www.mlssoccer.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Fun story featuring @brianquarstad.bsky.social!