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Tom Cosgrove

@cosgrovetc.bsky.social

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Civic futurist. Public Library Trustee. Executive Producer of www.dividedwefalltv.org . I take photos as I walk, hike, bike and x-ski.

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Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 4h

Lily pads on the surface of the lake stretches toward bright spots reflecting the late afternoon sun. The lake stretches into the distance as it bleeds into the forest.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 14h

A pair of rocking chairs are backlit by the morning sun casting shadows on the porch floor.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The sun blazes over the Haystack rapids in the Loyalsock Creek. A “mystery” geological formation.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Maybe we should spend less time listening to President Trump and billionaire tech bros tell us what AI is becoming—and more time listening to Sherry Turkle tell us what it may be doing to us. cosgrovetc.substack.com/p/trump-says...

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Trump Says Super. We Need Artificial.

Why the better AI gets, the more we need to remember what it is.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A pattern leaf stands perpendicular on a trail covered in fallen leaves. The forest surrounding the trail is in the background.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The bridge is closed on the closest road to my cabin for the next 2.5 years. Last night i saw this sunset on the 10 mile detour and decided to post it in color.

A sunset over the Loyalsock Creek and behind a an old barn.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The roots of Hemlock tree spread across the top of a large boulder gripping like a claw. Its crown fills the canopy above as the surround deciduous trees lose their leaves.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The forest is the background. In the foreground water rushes by a series of rocks in the Haystacks Rapid.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

An overcast morning. A stick trapped in the creek stretching toward the sky. Large rocks look like smooth bumps looking upstream.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A tree stripped of its bark with the rootball resting on a large rock points downstream.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Remember 2008? Some people won before Wall Street crashed. Many more paid after it. We are running out of time to ask who wins if AI wins before the consequences arrive. cosgrovetc.substack.com/p/what-do-we...

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What Do We the People Win?

AI is being built in humanity’s name. Who gets to decide what counts as winning?

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Water rushing through the Haystacks Rapids in the Loyalsock Creek.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A reflection of the forest sprouts from a large rock as the creek heads downstream into the fog.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Clouds partially shield the afternoon sun above a field surrounded by the forest.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Looking west/southwest into the Indian Peaks Wilderness from a top Mt. Audubon.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Looking upstream. Rocks line the shoreline on the left. The forest on both sides as it curves into the distance. Jet streaks parallel in the sky.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Two dead trees cast long shadows across a dirt road. The late afternoon sun brightenes the background.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The setting sun is reflected in a pool of water in a creek between two sections of rock.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The sun about to set behind a ridge shines down on the 1st Hole also know as the Shanerburg Hole on the Loyalsock Creek.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The light strikes both a fallen tree laying in the ferns and a standing tree creating the impression that they are connected.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Strings of lights above an alleyway in Baltimore are reflected in the puddles below.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Looking downstream the forest on the south slopes towards the water under the setting sun.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An a rainy intersection in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore .

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A tree grows parallel alongside a tall rock. Once the tree reaches parity with the top of the rock it curves to each more of the sky.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Tall pine trees stand as sentinels along side a popular rock climbing cliff. At the top in the center of the cliff is a climber reaching horizontally across the rock surface .

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A trail high in the foothills with clouds shading the bright sun in the sky above it. In the distance a long low bank of clouds hangs over the eastern plains of Colorado.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Spectators sitting between and in front of stacked canoes on the EdgeMere Dock preparing to watch the Eagles Mere Water Carnival.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Sunset at the intersection of 28th street and Canyon in Boulder Colorado.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A wide water fall in Ricketts Glen State Park spills into a large pool.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The brilliant violinist Anthony Salvo in rehearsal for Kirsten Wilson’s powerful performance No Contract. A tragicomic play about the dementia of her mother – Marie Wilson, founder of ‘Take Our Daughters to Work Day,’ LGBTQ+ leader, author, and equity-based feminist.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today is Constitution Day, I’m thinking about three words: We the People. This piece is about the power of WE and a message we can begin sharing the day after the election. substack.com/@cosgrovetc/...

The Three Most Important Words in America

The Preamble was the Constitution’s nearest thing to a sales pitch in 1787. In 2026, it reminds us who has the final say.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A stone cabin, my family’s, sits at the end of a dirt road. The trees form a tall tunnel leading up to it. It sits in the distance camouflaged from full view.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A series of small waterfalls flows between the rocks, along a cliff and below the trees.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A stream at the top of a waterfall flows between two flat rock formations before it falls. The forest fills the background.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A tree fell across a gorge breaking in two connected sections. One section sits on the top of the cliff. The other crosses the stream. The end of this section has been cut by a chain saw. The trunk it broke from sits above it on the bank.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A dirt road heads down hill with the late afternoon sun blazing above it.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A white barn sits beside a pair of silos covers in vines. The field in the foreground is full of golden rod.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Fog sits over the creek as you look upstream over the rocks. The tree covered banks of the creek seems to merge together

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A waterfall sits in the background. In the foreground are large boulders and rocks that over time have fallen into place. The forest surrounds both. A lone tree branch falls diagonally in front of the waterfall.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In the foreground are three kayaks leaning against a boat rack. In the background is a lake stretching to the horizon as the forest on both banks seem to meet.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“Solve for the AI apocalypse first. Then ring the bell.” substack.com/@cosgrovetc/...

The Race to Get Rich Before the End of Humanity?

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A waterfall starts as just a narrow sprout and then widens as it drops from the first waterfall. Downstream a small set of rocks creates a small double waterfall. The forest rings the cliffs surrounding it.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The sunsetting in the background. In the foreground a metal dock protrudes out into a lake. The surface of the lake contains the reflection of the clouds and the surrounding forest.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Maple leaves float on the water of rushing stream below a series of small waterfalls.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Morning sun shines above a creek as it curves into the forest.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

At Sprout Run Vista looking south over the Loyalsock State Forest with the afternoon sun high in the sky.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Riding north on the bike path in lower Manhattan.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Floating docks in an empty Hudson River marina under impressive clouds.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Crossing the George Washington bridge over the Hudson River under a full morning sun.

Tom Cosgrove @cosgrovetc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sun above the Zakim Bridge and a portion of the Boston skyline.