Fighting for the working class, not the Epstein class. Progressive Democratic candidate for Congress #WA02 USAF Veteran, Small Business Owner, Software Developer, Husband & Father. Let’s defeat #AIPACRick - Learn More & DONATE @ www.tomas4congress.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3msbhlkj4fc23Don't forget to vote today! Here's an article Everett Community wrote about me. #GOTV https://everettcommunity.org/news/2026/07/tomas-scheel-primary/04 Aug 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbhlkj4fc23https://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3msb7sl3nps2gJohn Oliver nails it. #Flock and these other surveillance systems are just not worth the intrusion. It is time to get our #privacy back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBPhelCdWE04 Aug 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb7sl3nps2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3ms6rz5z2hc2zOur WA-02 campaign built a free tool to help you remind friends, family, and neighbors to vote. Anyone can use it, regardless of which candidate they support. Nothing is sent automatically. #GOTV #WA02 https://gotv.tomas4congress.com03 Aug 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6rz5z2hc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mrh63bd7yk2p#Trump is announcing he's going to run for president in 2028. Can #SCOTUS please do their damn job and shut this down before it goes much further? Absolutely unbelievable. This man is a cancer on our country. https://www.theage.com.au/world/trump-announces-2028-presidential-bid-20260725-p60iho.html25 Jul 2026 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrh63bd7yk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mrasvocnsk26This #AI craze is definitely not a bubble... 🙄 This is a wild amount of leveraging on the side and trying to keep it out of sight of the public eye. I worry about what this will cause if the floor drops out suddenly. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/big-tech-ai-spree-revives-accounting-devices-that-toppled-enron22 Jul 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrasvocnsk26https://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mranvpmev226This is a boneheaded decision. Whoever okay'ed this was either being paid or couldn't think further than two steps ahead. Why would anyone think it is okay for a company to vote in municipal elections, and their right to vote was based on owning land? So more shell corps = more votes. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IKS1-YA4qMQ22 Jul 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mranvpmev226https://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mqy6i42gjs2zI will be at the Whatcom Democrat Picnic tomorrow afternoon. I welcome anyone to join me there. Tickets are for food/fundraising purposes for the Whatcom Dems. You can still show up without one, it is a public park after all. Tickets: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/summerpicnic202619 Jul 2026 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqy6i42gjs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mqu44qzjgs27I am proud to have earned the Urbanist's endorsement. Thank you so much @theurbanist.org https://www.theurbanist.org/2026-primary-election-endorsements/#2nd-congressional-district-tomas-scheel17 Jul 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu44qzjgs27https://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mqs3ujwnuc2bWA02 deserves representation they know is voting in their interests, not foreign or corporate lobby interests... Especially not #AIPAC 's interests. It is time to get @repricklarsen.bsky.social out. I would appreciate any and all support in the upcoming primary on Aug 4. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da2-mk5u0Bm/?igsh=NDduZ2llcTB6M2dn16 Jul 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs3ujwnuc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mqmmc3zwfc2oImportant work capturing the scale of the damage being done by #ICE and the infrastructure supporting them. We have seen the damage for ourselves but having the data helps prove that these are not isolated cases. Proof the human rights violations are systemic and built into the organizations. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/misuse-crowd-control-weapons-ice-protesters-blindings-traumatic-brain-injuries-report14 Jul 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmmc3zwfc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mqmlwl55hk2lThis is unacceptable. #Microsoft were paid stewards of the user's data, and are morally bound to recover it if they are capable. Abusing the user's data by harvesting it. Abusing the user's data by losing it. Abusing the users. Reminder to have backups in different locations. https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/streamer-claims-microsoft-deleted-his-account-because-it-was-hacked-3387207/14 Jul 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmlwl55hk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mqkbjkyza222We are proud to release our full campaign video kicking off the release of ballots this week. It would be an honor and a privilege to represent the people of NW Washington. I am thankful for your support and votes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDBza83zTFE13 Jul 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkbjkyza222https://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mqevt2uajc26This mayor's flip-flopping on the issue infuriates me. We all deserve representation that stands up for our values from the onset, not only once it becomes convenient or politically expedient. Do the right thing #ICE #Houston #Whitmire https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/10/texas-houston-ice-shooting-mayor-whitmire-investigate/11 Jul 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqevt2uajc26https://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mq5wblqqwk2aWe have released the short cut of our campaign ad on Instagram today. The full premier will be in Anacortes, WA Jul 11. Hope to see you there! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaisSp4uKW9/?igsh=OXNueXpqdzR4MHEy08 Jul 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5wblqqwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mpjnz4eu4k2lThey price fixed almost exactly like this around 2000 so it would be no surprise if they are doing it again. Gotta make the fine/punishment harsher than what they make from the illegal act. #RAM #PriceFixing https://www.polygon.com/ram-manufacturers-sued-supply-price-fixing/30 Jun 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjnz4eu4k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mp32ugeas22bMy speech to the #Whatcom County Council in support of the detention facility moratorium. Proud of them for doing the right thing and passing the moratorium. #ICE https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Po6hsMKrkxE24 Jun 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp32ugeas22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mosrmne4oc2gAnd another security vulnerability bites the dust. Well done #Linux maintainers. A Herculean effort done in small chunks at a time. 👏 Should reach #Ubuntu sometime in the fall with Ubuntu 26.10 #strncpy #Linux7_2 #CyberSecurity https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Drops-strncpy21 Jun 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosrmne4oc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mo4lhk7svs2lCrazy thought, just listen to the #Flock complaints like your job requires. Or, do even better, and get rid of #Flock #Privacy https://www.404media.co/you-will-not-speak-on-flock-tonight-county-commissioner-refuses-to-let-residents-opposing-flock-speak-at-meeting/12 Jun 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4lhk7svs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mnkswmihik2wThis is quite possibly the greatest thing I have ever seen. Pack it up fellas, we are not making any better software than this. Software development as a career path is dead 🪦 #VibeOS #VibeCoding #AI #Slop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3pV6FHvcgM05 Jun 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkswmihik2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mn3dsbc4cs2iWhite Hat finds a bug. #Microsoft says it's not a security flaw, so no $ for White Hat. White Hat releases bug. Microsoft bans White Hat for releasing a security flaw. 🤔 White Hat changes to Grey Hat. Microsoft inadvertently set up a super villain arc. Moral of the story: Just pay the bug bounty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-SgQP3Hif030 May 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3dsbc4cs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mn3cuudl7c2iThank god this doesn't happen in the real world... #Privacy #Palantir #ToS #Dropout https://www.youtube.com/shorts/168bUm7h2Q030 May 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3cuudl7c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mmxnuz3toc2uThankfully no one was injured. This will be quite the setback for #BlueOrigin The last pad rebuild took something like a year iirc so this probably pushes any launches from them back to 2028 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzl5wd8xeo29 May 2026 04:05 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmxnuz3toc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mmsg2e3kt22rI was proud to have the opportunity to strike alongside the Bellingham Herald reporters. The working class fight is my fight. Whenever labor strikes, reach out to me and I will be there showing #WA02 what real representation looks like. #BellinghamHerald #WorkersRights27 May 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmsg2e3kt22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mmpp3eqxnc2vWhile serving stationed in Germany, I saw too many flag covered coffins coming home from the Middle East. A sight I wish no one would ever repeat. Behind every flag-covered coffin was a person who was deeply loved and can never be replaced. May we never forget the true cost of war. #MemorialDay26 May 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpp3eqxnc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mml4mij5522tNow we know why @repricklarsen.bsky.social killed the amendment a few days ago. Just killing the #4thAmendment by circumventing it with the third party doctrine and parallel construction. Your oath is to defend the constitution. It is against the spirit of that oath to find or develop loopholes. https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-fbi-license-plate-reader-real-time-access/24 May 2026 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mml4mij5522thttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mmjskthhkk2uI am a huge fan of Mentour Pilot and their deep dives into aircraft mishaps. I also really enjoy Gutsick Gibbon, Dr. Becky, Cool Worlds, and Anders Puck Nielson to name a few more. If you know more sources of deep dive content, I would appreciate recommendations. I am always on the lookout for more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTWD8wRn4H823 May 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjskthhkk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mmiqp2c5v22q"83% of #S&P500 boards identified #AI as a material risk. Only 2.7% put anyone qualified on the board to assess it." They don't care. They have corporate socialism, err sorry, I mean "golden parachutes." The fallout is our problem when the bubble pops... Time for an economy for the working people. https://readuncut.com/94-will-keep-spending-on-ai-even-when-it-fails/23 May 2026 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmiqp2c5v22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mmg6tv6c5c24 No surprise @repricklarsen.bsky.social voted for this. He hasn't seen a surveillance program he wasn't a fan of. Reminder, he saw ~20 years of the patriot act's abuses and said "yes please, may I have some more?" Must be nice not having a spouse or family who has been literally in fear of #ICE [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2026 05:21 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmg6tv6c5c24https://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mmeqzmr65c2wGood. Landlords don't need to know about that anyway. Getting a bit sick of how people/companies are obsessed with having every data point about a person before doing any work with them. #Privacy #Immigration #Oregon #GoodNews [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeqzmr65c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tomasscheel.bsky.social/post/3mmeqtvfhk22wBillions of dollars to find one low severity vulnerability and three bugs is extremely underwhelming. I think #AI is useful, and we should be advancing it, but I do believe it is a bubble similar to the dotcom bubble. I hope I am wrong for our economy's sake. #Anthropic #Mythos #cURL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS4OgH74gY421 May 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:2wfvxj2v34bp5aaoh45ctqrx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeqtvfhk22w