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Jaime Woo

@thejaimewoo.bsky.social

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Writer. M.Ed (concentration in indigenous models of education.) Literally wrote the book on Grindr. Sometimes people let me on television. He/they

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Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · Dec 13

Reading the interviews of Gabriel García Márquez and this passage stands out to me, from the 1970s but relevant in this time, that in this era the fight must be for collective happiness, which as he astutely describes, is the only kind of just happiness

GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ: I don't know who the hell it is that's ended up convincing us—the people who want to start a revolution-to accept the idea that revolution is apocalyp-tic, catastrophic, and bloody. We need to grasp once and for all that it's counterrevolution that's apocalyptic and catastrophic and bloody. You already know the figures: more than thirty thousand dead, thousands im-prisoned, thousands tortured by the leaders of the Chilean military coup.
My idea of revolution is of the search for individual happiness through collective happiness, which is the only just form of happiness.

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Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 12h

could toronto support a teamlabs-like museum? toronto gets like half the number of tourists as kyoto and couldn’t sustain the lion king…

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 17h

tokyo luxury feels like it retains more of the original meaning of luxury in a way the states no longer bothers with

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 19h

i do like the technical feat of creating blocks for hopping on that are both soft but stable. an entire area of that could have been really amazing

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 19h

the new forest area at teamlabs planets is for kids, and doesn’t capture the magic of the orchid or the infinite lights rooms. the best planets experiences yes allow for instagram-ready photos but also space for meditation and introspection

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Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 20h

how long until we get a nintendo, disney, or universal knock-off of team labs?

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 4d

lying

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 4d

How OpenAI put itself at the centre of a $1tn network of deals on.ft.com/4q0tjCV

How OpenAI put itself at the centre of a $1tn network of deals

The company behind ChatGPT has signed agreements with many of the largest tech groups, adding to a growing web of financial dependencies across the AI world

on.ft.com

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Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 1d

grabbed a quick lunch at the americana-themed diner and this was too authentic. i’m sorry but i expect my toilets now to play music, spray perfum, and put on the bellagio fountain show beneath me

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 2d

these divas in a small town by mount fuji

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 4d

Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing

Dear President Obama,
I saw in your statement you said "Israeli families" & "the people of Gaza."
Palestinians have families, too.
This kind of language contributes to dehumanization. Dehumanization is part of what caused so many to stay silent as 20,000 children were killed in this genocide.
I've sat with wonderful Palestinian families from Gaza. They look at their children just like we look at ours - with all the love & hope in the world.
Love,
Ms Rachel

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 3d

what if we dreamed of a better future while looking out at mt fuji?

a sunset view of mount fuji obscured by clouds

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 5d

it’s sort of like when we learned a certain demographic don’t ever wash their legs

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 5d

these live huntr/x performances are great but remind me that if the band was actually real the fans would be slamming rumi for unfair line distribution haha

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 5d

these live huntr/x performances remind me that if the band was actually real the fans would be slamming rumi for unfair line distribution haha

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 6d

“There are just a lot of rumors flying around. But I figured if you heard it from me, you’d know that I was okay,” Dolly Parton said in a new two-minute video posted on Instagram. “I’m not ready to die yet. I don’t think God is through with me. And I ain’t done working.” https://to.pbs.org/4hc1DXB

'I'm not dying': Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health

Late last month Parton postponed her first Las Vegas residency in 32 years, citing “health challenges.”

www.pbs.org

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Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 5d

Had the juiciest tonkatsu with a crispy outside, followed by a katsu egg with rice and curry sauce for $16 all in ($11.50 USD) then had happy hour highballs for $3—like come on

three pieces of the most tender juicy tonkatsu

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 6d

I think a lot about Bong Joon-ho describing the Oscars as “very local.” The States and Europe like to present themselves as the world but part of growing up is deprogramming that idea and discovering just how much amazing world is out there

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 6d

thank you osaka ❤️

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 7d

i understand the start of jrpgs a lot more now

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 7d

taking a 50 minute train from osaka to kyoto certainly makes the equivalent trip from scarborough to etobicoke pale in comparison lol

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Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 7d

Awful

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 9d

anyways here’s me looking handsome in a kimono

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 9d

the white tourists in osaka are truly awful. eating and drinking on the subway. taking up all of the street when walking and looking dead-eyed at you expecting you to move out of the way. is this just a particular brand of tourist drawn here for the expo?

Jaime Woo @thejaimewoo.bsky.social · 12d

tried using avocado oil to make tostones and my boyfriend gave this batch a 6 out of 10 😄

three crispy brown tostones with salt and remnants of mayoketchup