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elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 16d

another thing to think about is how men chose to accessorize and decorate women, forcing insecurities upon them to keep them smaller than the men. women became sexualized and valued by mostly their appearance, which came swinging around when women began taking pride in just that.

Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social · 16d

I don't really subscribe to the "homophobes are self hating gays" theory but I do want to point out a lot of supposedly straight dudes spend a lot of time thinking about dick.

We could probably solve a lot of issues if they just got dicked down instead is all I am saying.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13h

Respect to those who got here first.

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elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 12h

I resonate with the latter, although had been brainwashed to be boy-crazy up until my thirties. life is much more pleasant when you’re living in alignment (which was kinda my point) 🫶

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Michele @funnymichele.bsky.social · 1d

🐸💪🏼🇺🇲😁

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 13h

F Ice. F Columbus. And F colonialism.

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elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 13h

fear that someone will “turn them gay” when in reality, it’s the one thing that will set them free.
don’t bash it til you try it 🤷🏻

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Sophia J. Turner 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophiajt.com · 1d

Feeling the need to say this...

if you have friends that only like you when you act a certain way, they aren't your friends.

If your partners only want you to share certain things or be a certain way, they do not love you.

Being your natural self and being loved for it is real connection.

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elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 13h

maybe Canada can do an “aid drop” for Christmas and it’s just a bunch of transgender toasters for those who didn’t already get one. whoops, you’re all queer now 😈

elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 13h

it may be the dumbest thing about this whole administration, and somehow, somewhere, some idiot is screaming this from the top of his lungs as if it makes any sense.

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 1d

"They want transgender for everybody"

Yeah, I don't know what to tell you? Nonchalant acceptance of transgender & gender non-conforming people of all kinds *should* be an American ideal of the highest order: You be you, live your life. We should all have the opportunity to be so free. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 13h

one of the worst things about having nonstop nightmares is that I’m so mentally fucked up when i wake up that it takes me thirty minutes to realize how badly I bashed my elbow into the corner of the wall when walking full speed to the washroom. wtfffff

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 1d

🇺🇦✌️ Mali Shcherbaky, Shcherbaky has been completely liberated, Stepove has been almost cleared by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, — Ukrainian soldiers write.

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spooky w .𖥔🦇 ݁ ˖🌙⋆. @hotcheetoyo.bsky.social · 16h

Happy Indigenous People’s Day <3 We’re still here living and loving, rising against those powers that tried, still try, to erase us. Indigenous people give me hope for a better world. We had it, we can have it again, it’s in every single one of us.

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 1d

The Mariners threw only 100 pitches, the fewest by a team to win a postseason game since the Dodgers in Game 2 of the 2018 NLDS against the Braves

h/t @Theo_DeRosa

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 1d

‼️🇺🇦 Zelensky on why Putin tested Europe with drones and aircraft:

First of all, he wanted to see Europe's reaction—and I think it was insufficient. He was testing how the air defenses were working: how prepared Europe was for a particular attack.

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elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 1d

well aware, thank you.

elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 1d

not normally impressed by fan etiquette, but a big thanks to all those blue jays fans who did not reach for that double. not even a reach 👏👏

elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 1d

and the substance of those speaking roles normally surround men.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

I interviewed one of these factory workers in Los Angeles. She gets paid three cents to sew a zipper, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt.

This is how fast fashion brands like Fashion Nova can put "Made in USA" tags on dress shirts that retail for only $25

"Every day at 6 am, Bilma boards a bus that shuttles her to downtown Los Angeles’s Fashion District. When she reaches the garment factory an hour later, she starts working immediately, without punching in. Like thousands of other garment workers in the United States, Bilma’s wages aren’t tethered to the clock but rather to the quantity of operations she executes. Three cents for a zipper or sleeve, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt before she passes it onto the next sewing operator in line. Assembling an entire dress earns her a mere 15 cents. Bilma toils away on garments primarily for fast-fashion labels such as Fashion Nova, Lulus, and Lucy in the Sky, who prioritize quickly stocking on-trend items over the quality of materials. These companies peddle things like $80 maxi dresses, $25 poplin dress shirts, and $5 crop tops, all modeled by beautiful people and bedecked with the tantalizing promise of low-cost glamor."

"This worker payment system, known as “piecework” in the garment industry, is how US-based manufacturers can sidestep labor laws that require companies to pay at least the minimum wage. Rather than compensating Bilma for the exhausting 12-hour shifts—a regimen that, according to LA County’s minimum wage requirement, should yield $202.80—her pay is determined by the individual tasks she performs, which can fluctuate daily. Despite her adept handling of hundreds of garments a day, Bilma’s earnings typically linger around $50 per day. That’s $300 weekly for the standard six-day grind and $350 if she opts for Sunday labor. Doing what she can with this modest income, Bilma spends $400 a month to live in a two-bedroom apartment with six other people, some of whom are day laborers. In this crowded arrangement, two occupants squeeze into each bedroom, while two more lay claim to the living room. Bilma sleeps in the corner of the bustling kitchen."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

There are, of course, ways to save money in this business. Many US clothing factories run on what's known as a "piece rate" system, where workers are paid per operation, not by the hour. This system allows factories to skirt minimum wage laws.

It's also how we get US sweatshops

A garment worker peeking out behind some sewing equipment.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 2d

baseball doing everything in its power to make me become a fan again 😠

Sam Dykstra @samdykstramilb.bsky.social · 2d

The 2025 semifinalists by most recent World Series title:

Los Angeles Dodgers (2024)
Toronto Blue Jays (1993)
Milwaukee Brewers (never)
Seattle Mariners (never)

Bring on the LCS.

elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 2d

you’ll have more luck seeing falling stars than snow. considering the following weather, and the current says “showers”, it’s basically just gonna be rain by the time it gets to you.

elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 2d

and omg that’s not even snow. 90% of Edmonton won’t even see a flake unless they’re outside at the exact moment a couple flakes fall 😅

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elph 🇨🇦 @elphonics.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, in Toronto it was normal for us to get at least a hint of snow before Halloween, if not an entire snowstorm that’s followed by the last few days of patio weather.

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