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Ironica

@ironica.bsky.social

4th gen Angeleno. Descendant of immigrants from a refugee boat called the Mayflower. Hablo español.

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Ironica@ironica.bsky.social · 2w ago

Just learned of the deadly crash where a speeding SUV T-boned a Metro bus, killing 3 and injuring several others at Nordhoff and DeSoto (line 166 eastbound). If you think "wow, buses are dangerous!" consider that if this collision had been with a car, it probably would have gone flying into a bldg.

JRho@jrho.bsky.social · 3w ago

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and whiteCenter square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettesBlock of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in markerCarol St. Clair Johnson born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years 2023 satin ribbons After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair. Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson
Derek Powazek@fraying.bsky.social · 3w ago

A perfect example of what AI is really for: removing consent, removing the social safeguards that used to keep the worst ideas at bay, and doing racism at scale. theplaylist.net/paul-schrade...

Paul Schrader Says He Turned To AI Because “No Black Actors Wanted To Play In A Movie Where There Are No Good Black People”

Paul Schrader explains why he turned to AI actors for ‘Three Guns At Dawn’ after Black actors rejected the original roles.

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Fight For A Union@fightforaunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Politics doesn't affect me" is the most expensive sentence in the English language. It decided that Starbucks got away with union busting for years. It decided whether tax dollars fund ICE electroshock gloves or school lunches. None of us have the luxury to sit out any longer.

ceej@ceej.online · 3w ago

I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on

Ironica@ironica.bsky.social · 3w ago

TIL: palms are not trees. I guess having seen their stumps I should have realized that, but *shrug*. What are they? Well, that's not so clear cut. But, not trees.

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · last mo.

There are 18.5 million kids under five in the U.S.. It costs the Imagination Library $31 to send each kid one book per month for a year. The $75 billion slush fund Republicans gave ICE could fund the Imagination Library for the next 130 years. It's a political decision to keep kids illiterate