Luke Quinton
@lukequinton.bsky.social
I’ll believe in anything. A writer making podcasts by the Atlantic Ocean 🌊 — also help run NL Historic Trust
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
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Damn would be pretty cool if we had elected Democrats who are lawyers that could publicly prosecute this slam dunk case against Trump in the media every day.
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Damn would be pretty cool if we had elected Democrats who are lawyers that could publicly prosecute this slam dunk case against Trump in the media every day.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
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on the topic of dick cheney, one thing i’ve always said is that you shouldn’t kill a million people
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
on the topic of dick cheney, one thing i’ve always said is that you shouldn’t kill a million people
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I would like for national political reporters to place a moratorium on “But what will voters in the rest of America think about New York City’s socialist mayor?” We don’t care! Red states are notably full of psycho politicians yet rarely do you see pundits asking Brooklyn people about them.
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I would like for national political reporters to place a moratorium on “But what will voters in the rest of America think about New York City’s socialist mayor?” We don’t care! Red states are notably full of psycho politicians yet rarely do you see pundits asking Brooklyn people about them.
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Strip Harry of his titles, wearing a Dodgers hat. Get outta here.
October 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Strip Harry of his titles, wearing a Dodgers hat. Get outta here.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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“Do you really expect Mamdani to get everything he’s promising done?”
No. I’m sure a lot of what I want won’t happen. But I’m ready for someone who’s willing to actually fucking try rather than tell everyone why trying is pointless and must be saved for an undefined later moment
No. I’m sure a lot of what I want won’t happen. But I’m ready for someone who’s willing to actually fucking try rather than tell everyone why trying is pointless and must be saved for an undefined later moment
October 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
“Do you really expect Mamdani to get everything he’s promising done?”
No. I’m sure a lot of what I want won’t happen. But I’m ready for someone who’s willing to actually fucking try rather than tell everyone why trying is pointless and must be saved for an undefined later moment
No. I’m sure a lot of what I want won’t happen. But I’m ready for someone who’s willing to actually fucking try rather than tell everyone why trying is pointless and must be saved for an undefined later moment
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
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Glad to see Central Texas neighbors out👍
Went to No Kings gathering in Marble Falls, TX, a county which voted 80% for Trump, and more than 500 folks gathered on bridge over Lake. Wow. So Amazing.
October 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Glad to see Central Texas neighbors out👍
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I am becoming convinced that autonomous vehicles are designed to solve the problem of "I live in a wealthy suburb but have a horrible car commute and don't want to drive anymore but also hate trains and buses and refuse to ride a bike."
October 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I am becoming convinced that autonomous vehicles are designed to solve the problem of "I live in a wealthy suburb but have a horrible car commute and don't want to drive anymore but also hate trains and buses and refuse to ride a bike."
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“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.
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To be crystal clear: it's not about what the scientists "told CBC News", not just informed opinion. The science itself is very clear. You can question perhaps the degree of NL contribution to climate change, but it's fact that the oil from here is a contributor. Full stop. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Wakeham says no link between N.L. wildfires, oil industry in campaign where climate change largely absent | CBC News
The 2025 provincial election is happening in the direct aftermath of one of the worst climate-related disasters in Newfoundland and Labrador’s recent history.
www.cbc.ca
October 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
To be crystal clear: it's not about what the scientists "told CBC News", not just informed opinion. The science itself is very clear. You can question perhaps the degree of NL contribution to climate change, but it's fact that the oil from here is a contributor. Full stop. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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kinda crazy how every single “just give people enough money to afford some basic stuff” experiments yield the exact same positive results that everyone benefits from every time, huh
Anyway, back to toiling
Anyway, back to toiling
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
kinda crazy how every single “just give people enough money to afford some basic stuff” experiments yield the exact same positive results that everyone benefits from every time, huh
Anyway, back to toiling
Anyway, back to toiling
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2008 we should have shoveled all that money to public and active transit. What a world of difference we all would be in now.
"The multi-billion-dollar bailouts of U.S. car companies in Canada during the 2008 financial crisis suggested we might get something in return. We did. Gas-guzzling behemoths in the form of pickup trucks" www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinio...
OPINION: Why we need a made-in-Canada transportation transition
Toronto’s once-great bicycle manufacturing industry was a salve against American automobile culture
www.torontotoday.ca
October 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
2008 we should have shoveled all that money to public and active transit. What a world of difference we all would be in now.
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I sat for a long time and watched as the whole thing just... worked. People who need cars or need to be driven can still get where they need to go, but the people whose lives are made worse by other people's cars aren't exposed to too many of them. It's awesome.
September 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I sat for a long time and watched as the whole thing just... worked. People who need cars or need to be driven can still get where they need to go, but the people whose lives are made worse by other people's cars aren't exposed to too many of them. It's awesome.
Imagine posting this
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
n.pr
September 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Imagine posting this
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if you dont stop calling us nazis we will have the secret police disappear you to a slave labor camp
September 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
if you dont stop calling us nazis we will have the secret police disappear you to a slave labor camp
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I’m 6’4”, 190lbs (193cm, 80kg). I’m big.
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I comfortably drove the hatchback on the left. I wish the vehicle on the right didn’t exist.
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I comfortably drove the hatchback on the left. I wish the vehicle on the right didn’t exist.
September 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I’m 6’4”, 190lbs (193cm, 80kg). I’m big.
.
I comfortably drove the hatchback on the left. I wish the vehicle on the right didn’t exist.
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I comfortably drove the hatchback on the left. I wish the vehicle on the right didn’t exist.
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A statue depicting President Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein briefly appeared Tuesday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with the title, “Best Friends Forever,” and included lines from Trump’s birthday message to Epstein. nyti.ms/4nPZW4d
September 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A statue depicting President Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein briefly appeared Tuesday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with the title, “Best Friends Forever,” and included lines from Trump’s birthday message to Epstein. nyti.ms/4nPZW4d
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Bristol is about the same size as Halifax...and is funding extended bus services with money collected from a penalty for older and more polluting cars that drive in the downtown area.
Really thrilled about new overnight buses in Bristol! This is a massive step forward for making our city safer, particularly for women, and making it easier for everyone to get around our city. Thanks to all the Green Councillors for making it happen!
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Planned changes including new overnight buses now in effect
Councillor Ed Plowden says the new changes will "help people get home safely"
www.bristol247.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Bristol is about the same size as Halifax...and is funding extended bus services with money collected from a penalty for older and more polluting cars that drive in the downtown area.
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