Amara
@bloomandfeast.com
Food photographer/videographer, recipe developer, and creative strategist. Taurus. Eldest daughter of immigrants. Here for community, creativity, food, and some nonsense.
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Amara
@bloomandfeast.com
· Nov 19
Some seasonal drink work for clients (recipe dev + styling and shoots). #blackskyphotographers
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In other words, I get really leery when “realism” goes from an expression type to some sort of rope around the neck and criteria for judgement in an absolute way when it comes to art.
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
In other words, I get really leery when “realism” goes from an expression type to some sort of rope around the neck and criteria for judgement in an absolute way when it comes to art.
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Another thing LRP tangentially reminded me of: how ppl will say visually-driven social media pages are “fake” or “superficial” or “curated” as a pejorative if there’s any focus tied to themes or aesthetics. As if “realism” is only expressed through sloppiness, chaos or resentment for visual skills.
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Another thing LRP tangentially reminded me of: how ppl will say visually-driven social media pages are “fake” or “superficial” or “curated” as a pejorative if there’s any focus tied to themes or aesthetics. As if “realism” is only expressed through sloppiness, chaos or resentment for visual skills.
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big Chicago news: Cook County prosecutor is making it citywide that the police can file certain felony charges directly, *without review* by a prosecutor:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/21/f...
Bolts reported in March when she created this program in just one (predominantly Black) area of Chicago:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/21/f...
Bolts reported in March when she created this program in just one (predominantly Black) area of Chicago:
New Chicago Prosecutor Empowers Police to File More Charges Without Review - Bolts
In the early evening on Feb. 19, two Chicago police officers arrested a 40-year-old man in the Englewood neighborhood. According to their report, the officers cited an odor of “raw... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
big Chicago news: Cook County prosecutor is making it citywide that the police can file certain felony charges directly, *without review* by a prosecutor:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/21/f...
Bolts reported in March when she created this program in just one (predominantly Black) area of Chicago:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/21/f...
Bolts reported in March when she created this program in just one (predominantly Black) area of Chicago:
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I am very left-wing, and the way you know this is that I am always primed to begin handing it to right-wing dictators on the slightest excuse
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I am very left-wing, and the way you know this is that I am always primed to begin handing it to right-wing dictators on the slightest excuse
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this is your brain when your entire politics is just a set of aesthetics
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this is your brain when your entire politics is just a set of aesthetics
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Chicago organizers get another win. thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
Cook County becomes the first county in the US to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income • The TRiiBE
On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.
thetriibe.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Chicago organizers get another win. thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
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Some advice from a couple of years ago that I still think most creative people need to hear --
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Some advice from a couple of years ago that I still think most creative people need to hear --
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listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
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Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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The problem is people confuse the pleasure of consumption—that pleasantness—with the arduous, underpaid, exploitative, highly volatile nature of production.
Ppl liking seeing, hearing, touching, feeling, experiencing art…doesn’t mean regular working artists spend everyday happy, well-fed and safe.
Ppl liking seeing, hearing, touching, feeling, experiencing art…doesn’t mean regular working artists spend everyday happy, well-fed and safe.
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The problem is people confuse the pleasure of consumption—that pleasantness—with the arduous, underpaid, exploitative, highly volatile nature of production.
Ppl liking seeing, hearing, touching, feeling, experiencing art…doesn’t mean regular working artists spend everyday happy, well-fed and safe.
Ppl liking seeing, hearing, touching, feeling, experiencing art…doesn’t mean regular working artists spend everyday happy, well-fed and safe.
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Many ppl have so much venom towards artists, often based on the perception that artists experience something (a pleasant career, visibility, status) that’s ‘not deserved.’
Hence they cheer gen ai.
I’ve see many ppl cheering the end of whole creative industries let alone singular careers or crafts.
Hence they cheer gen ai.
I’ve see many ppl cheering the end of whole creative industries let alone singular careers or crafts.
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Many ppl have so much venom towards artists, often based on the perception that artists experience something (a pleasant career, visibility, status) that’s ‘not deserved.’
Hence they cheer gen ai.
I’ve see many ppl cheering the end of whole creative industries let alone singular careers or crafts.
Hence they cheer gen ai.
I’ve see many ppl cheering the end of whole creative industries let alone singular careers or crafts.
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My grandmother’s condition is worsening as we enter week 4 without dialysis.
She’s dying.
My family is organizing her final arrangements. We’d be grateful for your support. gofund.me/da3946ede
She’s dying.
My family is organizing her final arrangements. We’d be grateful for your support. gofund.me/da3946ede
Donate to Help a family secure lifesaving care, organized by Malika G
Hello, my name is Malika and I’m organizing this crowdfund on behalf of my family as we … Malika G needs your support for Help a family secure lifesaving care
gofund.me
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My grandmother’s condition is worsening as we enter week 4 without dialysis.
She’s dying.
My family is organizing her final arrangements. We’d be grateful for your support. gofund.me/da3946ede
She’s dying.
My family is organizing her final arrangements. We’d be grateful for your support. gofund.me/da3946ede
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Sick to death of evil people facing no consequences. Just sick of it.
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Sick to death of evil people facing no consequences. Just sick of it.
Repost with an iconic fictional band.
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band.
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Dem voters are going to spin their wheels calling for Schumer to resign while whoever would take over for him would do the exact same things he's done. The. same. things. The rot is pervasive.
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Dem voters are going to spin their wheels calling for Schumer to resign while whoever would take over for him would do the exact same things he's done. The. same. things. The rot is pervasive.
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I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
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UBI has to become a reality in America sooner rather than later and this article is a good explanation of why.
Work, After Work: Notes From an Unemployed New Grad Watching the Job Market Break |
urlahmed.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
UBI has to become a reality in America sooner rather than later and this article is a good explanation of why.
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Now that really warms my heart 🥹💜
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Now that really warms my heart 🥹💜
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i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
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So, even if Kamala Harris ran the centrist campaign of their dreams featuring police officers, Liz Cheney, no Palestinians, and a pledge to build the most lethal military in the world she did it Black-ly and woman-ly so actually it was a “far left” campaign.
November 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So, even if Kamala Harris ran the centrist campaign of their dreams featuring police officers, Liz Cheney, no Palestinians, and a pledge to build the most lethal military in the world she did it Black-ly and woman-ly so actually it was a “far left” campaign.
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Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
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If you are a Democratic senator watching these results and the lesson you take is "I should cave and help Republicans reopen the government for nothing more than a promise written on toilet paper" then you shouldn't be in the Senate anymore
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
If you are a Democratic senator watching these results and the lesson you take is "I should cave and help Republicans reopen the government for nothing more than a promise written on toilet paper" then you shouldn't be in the Senate anymore
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Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.