Michael
@unprovoked.net
Married cat person, bureaucrat, union steward and board member, longtime listener. Previously: bookseller, roller derby official, machine operator, broadcaster, pizza guy, fry cook, dog walker. Most of the time I just stare at the sky. #LNK #1U
DEAD TEENAGERS #5 is finally out today! In celebration, here's an essay on Gregg Araki and finding the Queer Art that could have saved you as a teen when you're not a teen any more: jude-doyle.ghost.io/no-alternati...
No [ALTERNATIVE]: Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse Trilogy
On finding the queer art that could have fixed you after it's too late.
jude-doyle.ghost.io
Leftists are supposed to wait for a more convenient season for change. Getting the most votes in elections just shows how out of touch they are with most voters.
No no no, unity is when leftists join with ME or it's their fault when Republicans win. Me having to join with leftists doesn't feel like unity, and if Republicans win it's their fault for asking me.
Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4w agoA friend of mine found these three kittens behind a Bay Area gas station. They are tame, vaccinated, and incredibly affectionate. Unfortunately, she's unable to keep them and I'm trying to find them a home. They are at risk of going to a shelter. Bay Area people, are you open to adopting?
Marrow. They brought her back in X-Men '97 only for it to go the way it did.
Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · yesterdayMy X-MEN QUESTION OF THE DAY: People say all the time there are too many interesting mutants being ignored and we should not be spotlighting new ones. I don’t quite agree but I get the point. What mutant do you feel has been forgotten unfairly?
A palate cleanser: the life story of Dr Olga Soffer, the anthropologist who showed how people have been weaving textiles for much longer than previously thought, finding “evidence of clothing that might have been missed in earlier studies (which had largely been conducted by men, she liked to note)”
Olga Soffer, Fashion Maven Who Studied Caveman Couture, Dies at 83 (Gift Article)
After working for a department store, she switched to archaeology and made important discoveries about prehistoric clothes and gender roles.
nytimes.com
So, yesterday my daughter (9) needed cash and I was doing a jigsaw puzzle so I said over my shoulder "harvest two to three pounds of copper and one to two grams of gold from a Flock camera and unload it on the black market." She said, "How?" like all kids do when they want YOU to do it... (1/35)
Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 2d agochat can anyone verify that every single Flock camera has about 2-3 Ibs of copper and about 1-2 grams of gold
If you're looking for paid, unionized campaign work in the Houston area this election season, Movement Workers United (IUPAT Local 2030) is having a membership drive this Wednesday. 10 AM at the IUPAT hall, 6:30 PM at the IATSE hall. RSVP at tinyurl.com/MWU-August!
The July 31 joint statement read, in part, "Public resources must be used to meet people's social needs, not to finance war." Just imagine.
In These Times@inthesetimes.com · 2d agoPalestinian trade unionists have long called on workers worldwide to refuse arms shipments to Israel. Dockworkers answered—from Belgium and Sweden to Italy. Now unions in six countries are organizing for October 30.
We're giving away 25 copies of SANDMAN SLIM over on Goodreads! Just stop by and mash the button. (US only) www.goodreads.com/book/show/70...
Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim #1)
Supernatural fantasy has a new antihero in Sandman Slim…
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I drank my large cold brew in about 20 minutes but that was three hours ago. Apparently it's time for in-flight refueling.
hey all, a friend is looking to raise money for an abortion and travel. goal is $500 all in ca/v: JeHyeonSim please put 🌸 in the memo, pic for attention
The federal government is protecting the AI child porn apps and Google goes after someone wearing cat ears whispering into a mic while eating cereal
Sam Cole@samleecole.bsky.social · 5d agoa bunch of popular ASMR artists lost their channels forever this week, after YouTube cited them for violating terms against "sexually gratifying" content: www.404media.co/youtube-asmr...
It turns out that Taylor Farms, the agricultural company widely believed to be behind the cyclospora outbreak currently raging throughout the US, is also heavily involved in modern-day forced labor.
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
futurism.com
If you’re a comics fan, what’s the earliest comic book you can remember reading? And what kind of impression did it make on you?
Our contract summit starts in a few minutes. We'll set priorities for negotiations that start in... hell, five weeks. Surely it'll be as much fun as back-to-school time.
it’s never a great sign for your society when all the competent people who believe in doing a good job for the sake of it conclude that they’re actively being punished for these qualities, while malignantly stupid criminals are making bank
Lollapalooza notes: Wet Leg is great, but festival stages often feel outsized for their presence. Maybe that's just how it comes over on the live stream. I'll see them in person next weekend and get back to you.
Check your divalproex. The relevant National Drug Code is 69452-435-30 for a specific lot, expiration date, and manufacturer. Your prescription label should show the NDC and maker name.
Keezy Young🌼@keezyyoung.bsky.social · 6d agobig depakote recall this week just a heads up
This will make a fine date movie at the theater where we first met. www.rogerebert.com/interviews/d... #FilmSky #ComingSoon
Desire Is the Catalyst: Gregg Araki on "I Want Your Sex"
The director talks about the intersection of artifice and intimacy in his filmmaking and the sexual desire he prays still burns inside Gen-Z audiences.
rogerebert.com
Indiana Jones and the Mummy (Fraser/Weisz sense). John Wick and Baby Assassins. Sicario and Dragon Tattoo.
Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 6d agoName 2 film franchises that need a crossover film.
Friends in the Bay, especially the North Bay, I'll be at the Mill Valley Library at 6:30 next Thursday talking to Angela Hennessy about death, grief, art, and so much more! Reserve a spot so they know to expect you (it's free!).
Author Talk: s.e. smith in Conversation with Angela Hennessy
All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning is a book about grief and mourning as collective activities best undertaken in community....
millvalleylibrary.libcal.com
Based on what Sophie Cunningham has amplified on social media, to say that she comes from an "authentic place" just means that she's authentically bigoted. No free pass: There isn't good faith in uncritically boosting racism and transphobia.
Approximately 1 out of 3 women will experience sexual and/or physical abuse in their lifetime and you still have men claiming that allegations must be false because there are too many of them. It’s actually the opposite. The vast majority allegations will never become public
Sex workers always warn y'all about predators, and y'all never listen.
Alison Boden@alisonboden.bsky.social · last wk.When asked why British police screwed up the Andrew Tate case so badly, a "detective blamed the malfeasance on 'overworked, overstretched' officers who failed to take the women’s allegations seriously, partly because two of them were sex workers."
