Colin 🏳️⚧️
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Okay so it turns out that buying a secondhand, industrial-kitchen-sized pot lets me boil a ton of vegetables but then the rest of my kitchen doesn’t have the supplies to store and puree it all into soup, so this took FIVE HOURS. 🫠
November 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Okay so it turns out that buying a secondhand, industrial-kitchen-sized pot lets me boil a ton of vegetables but then the rest of my kitchen doesn’t have the supplies to store and puree it all into soup, so this took FIVE HOURS. 🫠
I can never guess what Pexels will choose to spotlight (little star in the upper left corner), and I think that says a lot about how subjective art is.
They’re all free for download and personal or commercial use.
www.pexels.com/@c-m-3363041...
They’re all free for download and personal or commercial use.
www.pexels.com/@c-m-3363041...
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I can never guess what Pexels will choose to spotlight (little star in the upper left corner), and I think that says a lot about how subjective art is.
They’re all free for download and personal or commercial use.
www.pexels.com/@c-m-3363041...
They’re all free for download and personal or commercial use.
www.pexels.com/@c-m-3363041...
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7. ‘biological male’ or ‘biological female’ are malicious rhetorical constructs that falsely assert that LGBTQ—notably trans—people are an ideological movement rather than an intrinsic identity,” GLAAD’s Guide to Anti-LGBTQ Online Hate and Disinformation explains.
glaad.org/biological-m...
glaad.org/biological-m...
“Biological Male” or “Biological Female”: Definition, Meaning, and Origin in Anti-LGBTQ Hate | GLAAD
What does "biological male" or "biological female" mean? This guide explains some of the most prevalent anti-LGBTQ terms and concepts.
glaad.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
7. ‘biological male’ or ‘biological female’ are malicious rhetorical constructs that falsely assert that LGBTQ—notably trans—people are an ideological movement rather than an intrinsic identity,” GLAAD’s Guide to Anti-LGBTQ Online Hate and Disinformation explains.
glaad.org/biological-m...
glaad.org/biological-m...
A coworker (not the sick one) gave me some little bell peppers from her husband’s 畑 (kitchen garden) and they’re half the size of grocery store ones but Y’ALL the flavor is incredible.
Usually I’m not a fan of strong bell pepper flavor (I add them for vitamin C) but these are GOOD.
Usually I’m not a fan of strong bell pepper flavor (I add them for vitamin C) but these are GOOD.
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A coworker (not the sick one) gave me some little bell peppers from her husband’s 畑 (kitchen garden) and they’re half the size of grocery store ones but Y’ALL the flavor is incredible.
Usually I’m not a fan of strong bell pepper flavor (I add them for vitamin C) but these are GOOD.
Usually I’m not a fan of strong bell pepper flavor (I add them for vitamin C) but these are GOOD.
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"Many garment workers make Nike products for below $1 per hour ... If Nike had returned the $18 billion it is spending on buybacks to workers instead, it could offer a $125 per month raise to every garment worker who makes Nike products for 10 years — doubling the wages of many."
Nike supply chain workers across Asia are joining with US labor to shift the balance of power.
Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Help Workers. Labor Solidarity Across Borders Does.
Nike supply chain workers across Asia are joining with US labor to shift the balance of power.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
"Many garment workers make Nike products for below $1 per hour ... If Nike had returned the $18 billion it is spending on buybacks to workers instead, it could offer a $125 per month raise to every garment worker who makes Nike products for 10 years — doubling the wages of many."
“Raw milk is legally sold in Idaho through multiple outlets, but the product does not need to be tested for potentially harmful bacteria.”
www.kmvt.com/2025/11/26/i...
www.kmvt.com/2025/11/26/i...
Idaho health officials report increase in illness from drinking raw milk
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has reported a recent increase in illnesses linked to raw milk consumption.
www.kmvt.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“Raw milk is legally sold in Idaho through multiple outlets, but the product does not need to be tested for potentially harmful bacteria.”
www.kmvt.com/2025/11/26/i...
www.kmvt.com/2025/11/26/i...
Well, never mind.
Coworker didn’t get tested for the flu but came to work still feeling sick anyway, breaking standard flu quarantine protocol, and has been sent home.
This is not someone new to Japan who’d have no idea how finicky workplaces here are about procedure.
I’m just flabbergasted.
Coworker didn’t get tested for the flu but came to work still feeling sick anyway, breaking standard flu quarantine protocol, and has been sent home.
This is not someone new to Japan who’d have no idea how finicky workplaces here are about procedure.
I’m just flabbergasted.
I am genuinely SHOCKED that my coworker actually asked me for an extra mask, unprompted.
I handed over one of the N95s I stopped using because I don’t like the fit.
“It’s like a respirator.”
…It IS a respirator.
I handed over one of the N95s I stopped using because I don’t like the fit.
“It’s like a respirator.”
…It IS a respirator.
Coworker who was out sick with the flu yesterday is back at work today unmasked.
I’m going to have a really bad day today from stress alone.
I’m going to have a really bad day today from stress alone.
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Well, never mind.
Coworker didn’t get tested for the flu but came to work still feeling sick anyway, breaking standard flu quarantine protocol, and has been sent home.
This is not someone new to Japan who’d have no idea how finicky workplaces here are about procedure.
I’m just flabbergasted.
Coworker didn’t get tested for the flu but came to work still feeling sick anyway, breaking standard flu quarantine protocol, and has been sent home.
This is not someone new to Japan who’d have no idea how finicky workplaces here are about procedure.
I’m just flabbergasted.
I am genuinely SHOCKED that my coworker actually asked me for an extra mask, unprompted.
I handed over one of the N95s I stopped using because I don’t like the fit.
“It’s like a respirator.”
…It IS a respirator.
I handed over one of the N95s I stopped using because I don’t like the fit.
“It’s like a respirator.”
…It IS a respirator.
Coworker who was out sick with the flu yesterday is back at work today unmasked.
I’m going to have a really bad day today from stress alone.
I’m going to have a really bad day today from stress alone.
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I am genuinely SHOCKED that my coworker actually asked me for an extra mask, unprompted.
I handed over one of the N95s I stopped using because I don’t like the fit.
“It’s like a respirator.”
…It IS a respirator.
I handed over one of the N95s I stopped using because I don’t like the fit.
“It’s like a respirator.”
…It IS a respirator.
Coworker who was out sick with the flu yesterday is back at work today unmasked.
I’m going to have a really bad day today from stress alone.
I’m going to have a really bad day today from stress alone.
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Coworker who was out sick with the flu yesterday is back at work today unmasked.
I’m going to have a really bad day today from stress alone.
I’m going to have a really bad day today from stress alone.
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imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
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Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
I wish I’d known about the Manabi Reader app a while ago because the way I learned English was hearing nonsense spoken around me and then decoding it with books.
I can’t study things in a vacuum of grammar rules and vocabulary, I require context.
I can’t study things in a vacuum of grammar rules and vocabulary, I require context.
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I wish I’d known about the Manabi Reader app a while ago because the way I learned English was hearing nonsense spoken around me and then decoding it with books.
I can’t study things in a vacuum of grammar rules and vocabulary, I require context.
I can’t study things in a vacuum of grammar rules and vocabulary, I require context.
“Creativity is the process, not the result” I grumble under my breath while wrestling with the seams of a thrifted wool sweater for four hours so I can unravel it for yarn.
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“Creativity is the process, not the result” I grumble under my breath while wrestling with the seams of a thrifted wool sweater for four hours so I can unravel it for yarn.
Thanks to the Liquid Glass update from Apple, my phone’s battery life was basically cut in half.
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Thanks to the Liquid Glass update from Apple, my phone’s battery life was basically cut in half.
You don’t actually have to buy anything when you go to clothing stores. They’ll let you try on a bunch of clothes, buy nothing, and leave. You can just go play dress-up for an hour to try out colors and styles. They won’t stop you.
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
You don’t actually have to buy anything when you go to clothing stores. They’ll let you try on a bunch of clothes, buy nothing, and leave. You can just go play dress-up for an hour to try out colors and styles. They won’t stop you.
So it turns out that making an appointment to get my flu shot is the most effective way to make sure I get it because I’ve known for a week that the clinic down the street accepts walk-ins for vaccinations and yet I HAVE NOT GONE.
Gonna make an appointment for myself in my planner. 🫠
Gonna make an appointment for myself in my planner. 🫠
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
So it turns out that making an appointment to get my flu shot is the most effective way to make sure I get it because I’ve known for a week that the clinic down the street accepts walk-ins for vaccinations and yet I HAVE NOT GONE.
Gonna make an appointment for myself in my planner. 🫠
Gonna make an appointment for myself in my planner. 🫠
It’s cute how Apple thinks I’m ever going to update my phone again after this Liquid Glass debacle.
Or that I’m actually going to stick with iPhone at all.
Or that I’m actually going to stick with iPhone at all.
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
It’s cute how Apple thinks I’m ever going to update my phone again after this Liquid Glass debacle.
Or that I’m actually going to stick with iPhone at all.
Or that I’m actually going to stick with iPhone at all.
It’s genuinely astonishing how many of my digestive issues seem to have been alleviated by “making everything be pureed into soup.”
November 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
It’s genuinely astonishing how many of my digestive issues seem to have been alleviated by “making everything be pureed into soup.”
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New: cops used Flock AI-enabled cameras to monitor No Kings protests around the country. Also monitored No Hands protests and protests against DOGE.
"Should serve as a warning of how it may be used in the future to suppress dissent."
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
"Should serve as a warning of how it may be used in the future to suppress dissent."
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New: cops used Flock AI-enabled cameras to monitor No Kings protests around the country. Also monitored No Hands protests and protests against DOGE.
"Should serve as a warning of how it may be used in the future to suppress dissent."
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
"Should serve as a warning of how it may be used in the future to suppress dissent."
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
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Thank you for hanging up the mountain again tonight. 🙏
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Thank you for hanging up the mountain again tonight. 🙏
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I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"
"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"
The sounds of so many people coughing at the grocery store felt like the beginning of a pandemic movie.
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The sounds of so many people coughing at the grocery store felt like the beginning of a pandemic movie.
Learning to do things like knit, hand sew, and make so much of my food from scratch feels like unlearning the learned helplessness that capitalism and consumerism reinforces.
I’ve started looking at stuff and thinking, “I could fix that. It won’t be perfect, but it it’ll work.”
I’ve started looking at stuff and thinking, “I could fix that. It won’t be perfect, but it it’ll work.”
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Learning to do things like knit, hand sew, and make so much of my food from scratch feels like unlearning the learned helplessness that capitalism and consumerism reinforces.
I’ve started looking at stuff and thinking, “I could fix that. It won’t be perfect, but it it’ll work.”
I’ve started looking at stuff and thinking, “I could fix that. It won’t be perfect, but it it’ll work.”
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It's a shame to see xenophobia and scapegoating on the rise just about everywhere, but these are great moments to build stronger communities, especially in-person. Online spaces are infested w/ cowards who try to incite hatred. To whatever extent, ignore, block, their opinions are worthless anyway.
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It's a shame to see xenophobia and scapegoating on the rise just about everywhere, but these are great moments to build stronger communities, especially in-person. Online spaces are infested w/ cowards who try to incite hatred. To whatever extent, ignore, block, their opinions are worthless anyway.
Came back to the thrift shop that played “Numa Numa” last time.
They’re playing “Wake Me Up.”
Goated playlists here, tbh.
They’re playing “Wake Me Up.”
Goated playlists here, tbh.
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Came back to the thrift shop that played “Numa Numa” last time.
They’re playing “Wake Me Up.”
Goated playlists here, tbh.
They’re playing “Wake Me Up.”
Goated playlists here, tbh.