I would straight kill for a salad right now. (And yes, I know about buying local and farmers markets. Mine was completely out of any kind of salad or salad-like leafy green last week.)
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Asian American feminism and racial justice. Blogging since 2002. I like pangolins.
Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people. But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no. (Published Aug. 2025 with @adn.com)
Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.
When the nonprofit Data for Indigenous Justice filed public records requests with the Alaska Department of Public Safety concerning cases it had investigated, the state rejected them.
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The way I cringed at his “lifting” form in that video. Guaranteed injury.
Jenn | Reappropriate@reappropriate.bsky.social · 2mo agoI can bench and shoulder press more than Pete Hegseth.
I can bench and shoulder press more than Pete Hegseth.
Marjane Satrapi died today & the world lost a powerful and eloquent voice. I met her almost 20yrs ago and spent an afternoon w/her drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. I loved her. She was only 56. That monsters live to 100 proves to me of the absence of god. filmfreakcentral.net/2008/04/satr...
Satrapolis: FFC Interviews Marjane Satrapi - FILM FREAK CENTRAL
April 13, 2008|I sat down with Iranian writer/cartoonist/columnist and now filmmaker Marjane Satrapi at Denver’s Hotel Monaco, right off 16th Street Mall–just a few minutes from the Convention Center,...
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Oh hey, it's the last day of Asian American/AANHPI Heritage Month! Here's a giant starter pack of AANHPI creators here on Bluesky! You are legally required to follow them all. go.bsky.app/JaU7fk8
I finally saw Project Hail Mary and had expected and man, I really wish they had consulted more molecular, cellular, and microbiologists - especially given the stated PhD field of the main character.
This will be heartbreaking and chaotic. This is absolutely going to halt applications. Green card wait times are years, even under an admin that isn’t openly hostile to immigrants. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/u...
Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says
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I wrote a whole bloody book partially in response to this problem. Exercise should be for everybody, but schools devote way too much energy to kids who *already* enjoy competitive sports & not enough to those who might just like to move their bodies blissfully without worrying about personal bests.
Jenn | Reappropriate@reappropriate.bsky.social · 3mo agoSo I want to talk about the problem with mandatory fitness tests in schools. I’m sure nothing I’ll say is new, but I still think it’s important to say: they absolutely place too much emphasis on competition and too little emphasis on helping kids who might actually benefit from it.
This too, absolutely. Fitness tests are 💯 ableist.
Anoosh, organizer@anoosh100.bsky.social · 3mo agoAnother aspect: they penalize kids with hidden/undiagnosed disabilities. A friend tells a story about how her PE class was offered a chance to watch the (at the time) new Michael Jackson video, Thriller, if they passed the fitness test. My friend is disabled but didn’t know it at the time.
Oh I forgot to mention. They used to post our RANKED distances on the bulletin board or whatever so EVERYONE knew how EVERYONE did. I think the best I ever did was 4.5 laps of the track in 12 minutes (passing was 6 laps). Not only did I not pass I got to see my name at the bottom of the list.
Jenn | Reappropriate@reappropriate.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe standard I had to meet was to be able to run 1.5 miles in 12 minutes. Every few months, they’d take us to the track to attempt the 12 minutes. Other than that, I was never taught how to train myself to be able to do this.
So I want to talk about the problem with mandatory fitness tests in schools. I’m sure nothing I’ll say is new, but I still think it’s important to say: they absolutely place too much emphasis on competition and too little emphasis on helping kids who might actually benefit from it.
This fucking statement from the Trump administration for AAPI heritage month is infuriating. A crock of model minority bullshit. (Alt text of each screencap contains full text of statement.)
Right now there's nothing on the front page of CNN, The Guardian, or the Washington Post about today's landfall of Super Typhoon Sinlaku in a US territory. The NY Times only has this short blurb after scrolling all the way to the very bottom of the page.
Eric Holthaus@ericholthaus.com · 4mo agoCategory 4 Super Typhoon Sinlaku is making landfall now over Saipan in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sustained winds of 150mph and 50ft waves. Folks in Saipan are US citizens and they need our help.
It really seems like a necessary part of being a person who seeks power is being convinced that you are different from other people, no matter how little evidence there may be for that belief.
This is absolutely not a commentary on if Noem and Bondi deserved to be fired, but I think it’s also worth highlighting how Trump’s frequent use of firing is a sign that he’s a shitty leader and businessman.
Via @nytimes.com Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.
Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years
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Trying to catch up on work after a forced 10-day break bc schools closed but: 1) there's a water main break and a boil water advisory at work, 2) colleagues with kids are canceling meetings bc again no water, and 3) Microsoft Duo is down and I can't access my email or messaging services. What even.
Javier Abreu-Vasquez had a kidney transplant in 2023. He was grabbed by ICE while delivering groceries to help his neighbours. They’re refusing to give him his anti rejection meds. Without them, he will lose the organ. This is how people die.
ICE Arrests Transplant Patient and Cuts Off Life-Saving Meds
The 38-year-old hasn’t had his kidney transplant medication since he was detained on Thursday.
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When I saw pictures of Liam Ramos with his Spidey backpack and bunny hat, I felt an overwhelming responsibility as someone who works in superhero comics. Please do check out the art in #Comics4Liam and visit comics4liam.com to support Liam and groups helping other immigrants like him. ❤️💪🐇
Comix Action@comixaction.com · 6mo agoFriends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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