Mina Li (she/her)
@codenameminali.bsky.social
Taiwanese-American SFF writer. Fierce with a touch of Midwestern niceness. Profile pic by Lisa Sterle. Opinions are mine.
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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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Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Trans people have literally always been here; every time I see someone sneering "oh but there were no trans people when I was in high school," well. I dated a trans girl in high school, and was close friends with a trans guy.
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Trans people have literally always been here; every time I see someone sneering "oh but there were no trans people when I was in high school," well. I dated a trans girl in high school, and was close friends with a trans guy.
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What the actual fuck….
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What the actual fuck….
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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.
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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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Periodic PSA, the only currently licensed Murderbot merch is at Worldbuilders Market, where it's sold as part of a charity fundraiser. You may want to sign up for their new product notices because they should have a new Murderbot thing coming up: worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Periodic PSA, the only currently licensed Murderbot merch is at Worldbuilders Market, where it's sold as part of a charity fundraiser. You may want to sign up for their new product notices because they should have a new Murderbot thing coming up: worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/...
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Also, gentle reminder it’s incredibly easy to become a heroic badass: just go meet your neighbors and look for the needs in your community
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Also, gentle reminder it’s incredibly easy to become a heroic badass: just go meet your neighbors and look for the needs in your community
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Book Cover of the Day:
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Book Cover of the Day:
bonus Portland photos: went to Powell's and recommended some titles to SIL. @aijiang.bsky.social @kerstinhall.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
bonus Portland photos: went to Powell's and recommended some titles to SIL. @aijiang.bsky.social @kerstinhall.bsky.social
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Super extra rare Hero blep pic. You’re welcome.
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Super extra rare Hero blep pic. You’re welcome.
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“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”
Portland part 3: Hoyt Arboretum and Lan Su Chinese Garden.
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Portland part 3: Hoyt Arboretum and Lan Su Chinese Garden.
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oh yeah detroit’s got one of these
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
oh yeah detroit’s got one of these
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Some of y'all reply to stuff with things I wouldn't say to people I actually knew well. I have to wonder - is it because you don't think of the person you're replying to as a full and real human? Is it just intense parasocial behavior? Or are y'all just that weird and rude always?
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Some of y'all reply to stuff with things I wouldn't say to people I actually knew well. I have to wonder - is it because you don't think of the person you're replying to as a full and real human? Is it just intense parasocial behavior? Or are y'all just that weird and rude always?
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Just a heads up: I am working with a local faith organization running a toy drive this year. It is really important, this year of all years, that you don't neglect an effort like this.
Undocumented and/or statused immigrants are afraid to shop for their kids.
Working families are struggling.
Undocumented and/or statused immigrants are afraid to shop for their kids.
Working families are struggling.
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Just a heads up: I am working with a local faith organization running a toy drive this year. It is really important, this year of all years, that you don't neglect an effort like this.
Undocumented and/or statused immigrants are afraid to shop for their kids.
Working families are struggling.
Undocumented and/or statused immigrants are afraid to shop for their kids.
Working families are struggling.
Portland part 2: Portland Japanese Garden.
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Portland part 2: Portland Japanese Garden.
Today's Portland adventures, part 1: the International Rose Test Garden, which had some lingering roses despite it being mid-November in the Northern Hemisphere.
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Today's Portland adventures, part 1: the International Rose Test Garden, which had some lingering roses despite it being mid-November in the Northern Hemisphere.
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christ this is grim
Epstein survivor Jena-Lisa Jones: "Trump really ran his campaign on this. This is why I voted for him. The release of these files has been so important for me for so long that when he run on that, I really had some hope that someone would do something about it."
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
christ this is grim
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I predict that 2027 is the year everybody starts to admit that AI is a total shitshow and 2028 is when the What Have We Done Oh My God really starts to take hold
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I predict that 2027 is the year everybody starts to admit that AI is a total shitshow and 2028 is when the What Have We Done Oh My God really starts to take hold
NOOOOOOOOOOOO
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOO
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You're never going to be younger than you are now.
Stop being afraid to want things.
You should want things.
How do you start? Write down what you want.
Look at that list when you wake up.
Look at it again midday.
Look at it once more before you go to sleep at night.
Put it into action.
Stop being afraid to want things.
You should want things.
How do you start? Write down what you want.
Look at that list when you wake up.
Look at it again midday.
Look at it once more before you go to sleep at night.
Put it into action.
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
You're never going to be younger than you are now.
Stop being afraid to want things.
You should want things.
How do you start? Write down what you want.
Look at that list when you wake up.
Look at it again midday.
Look at it once more before you go to sleep at night.
Put it into action.
Stop being afraid to want things.
You should want things.
How do you start? Write down what you want.
Look at that list when you wake up.
Look at it again midday.
Look at it once more before you go to sleep at night.
Put it into action.
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My older sister has a habit of treating social media and the internet broadly as if it were a one-way mirror, where people can’t see the things she writes. Except that they do. Then she’s all surprised when people get mad at her.
I feel like she’s not alone in this.
I feel like she’s not alone in this.
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
My older sister has a habit of treating social media and the internet broadly as if it were a one-way mirror, where people can’t see the things she writes. Except that they do. Then she’s all surprised when people get mad at her.
I feel like she’s not alone in this.
I feel like she’s not alone in this.
first thing we did after touching down in PDX:
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
first thing we did after touching down in PDX:
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I think it's worth considering that the MAGA women who signed onto the discharge petition to release the Epstein files are also women, who were once girls, who know women, who were also once girls, and there may be a reason that's as obvious as the nose on your face as to why they signed.
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I think it's worth considering that the MAGA women who signed onto the discharge petition to release the Epstein files are also women, who were once girls, who know women, who were also once girls, and there may be a reason that's as obvious as the nose on your face as to why they signed.
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The World Character Summit 2025 in Hanyu City today
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The World Character Summit 2025 in Hanyu City today
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Bluesky hasn't noticed the contrast yet! Yesterday White House journalists sat meekly while Trump humiliated one of them ("Quiet Piggy"). A week ago the Miss Universe beauty queens, tougher and savvier, responded to a similar humiliation by walking out in solidarity - and got the official fired. 1/
Miss Universe Contestants Stage Mass Walkout After Beauty Queen Humiliated by Boss
Beauty queens stood in solidarity with Miss Mexico after she was called “dumb” by organizers during a livestream.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Bluesky hasn't noticed the contrast yet! Yesterday White House journalists sat meekly while Trump humiliated one of them ("Quiet Piggy"). A week ago the Miss Universe beauty queens, tougher and savvier, responded to a similar humiliation by walking out in solidarity - and got the official fired. 1/