Andrea Zanin
@andreazanin.bsky.social
Enby Leatherqueer (they). Author, Post-Nonmonogamy & Beyond; co-author, More Than Two, 2nd ed. Translator & editor. Cyclist 🚲 Taster 🫖🍫🧀🍷 Night 🦇. Lapsed spoonie & PhD student. Tkaronto/Toronto. sexgeek.wordpress.com. 💚: 📚👠💅📽 🧠
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Andrea Zanin
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Andrea Zanin
Andrea Zanin, MA, is a white, nonbinary, middle-aged queer writer who lives in Tkaronto (Toronto, Ontario), on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa...
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Apropos of absolutely nothing at all today, I thought I'd share this interesting historical tidbit.
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The teenage Dutch girls who seduced and killed Nazis
During WW2, the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands turned three teenage girls into fierce resistance fighters.
www.bbc.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Apropos of absolutely nothing at all today, I thought I'd share this interesting historical tidbit.
www.bbc.com/reel/video/p...
www.bbc.com/reel/video/p...
I don't have, and couldn't justify spending, $500 on a bookend (never mind getting a pair!), but if I suddenly won the lottery I would indulge myself with this!
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Tom of Finland Leatherman Bookend
Bookendpainted cast resinheight 13.6 inbase 6 x 6 in5.93 lbs
The world of happy, hyper-masculine, men-loving men imagined by Tom of Finland provided the template for a proudly gay esthetic in the 1960...
cultureedit.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I don't have, and couldn't justify spending, $500 on a bookend (never mind getting a pair!), but if I suddenly won the lottery I would indulge myself with this!
cultureedit.com/collections/...
cultureedit.com/collections/...
"... the dynamics of cycling are fundamentally different than those of driving, and therefore cannot be treated equally."
theconversation.com/cyclists-may...
theconversation.com/cyclists-may...
Cyclists may be right to run stop signs and red lights. Here’s why
Should cyclists be allowed to treat stop signs as yield signs? This rule from Idaho is divisive, but the scientific data is surprising.
theconversation.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
"... the dynamics of cycling are fundamentally different than those of driving, and therefore cannot be treated equally."
theconversation.com/cyclists-may...
theconversation.com/cyclists-may...
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Fantastic conversation w/ @inaeoh.bsky.social from @motherjones.com on neo-royalism and what it means for world politcs.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A new theory explains why Trump keeps threatening global takeovers
Neo-royalism challenges us to look beyond a century-old paradigm and see the hierarchical lens through which Trump justifies domination.
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Fantastic conversation w/ @inaeoh.bsky.social from @motherjones.com on neo-royalism and what it means for world politcs.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
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Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
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We have published the following update to our article following an email response from the New York Times.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
We have published the following update to our article following an email response from the New York Times.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
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Canada is "20 years behind" on flood planning, experts say, and maps meant to show at-risk areas are severely outdated. That poses harm to people and property, but plans to update flood maps often anger homeowners, who worry about insurance costs and property values. thenarwhal.ca/outdated-flo...
Are Canadians more afraid of floods — or flood maps? | The Narwhal
Canada’s outdated flood maps put people at risk. In Montreal, a battle over updating them highlights a nationwide worry over home values and insurance costs
thenarwhal.ca
January 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Canada is "20 years behind" on flood planning, experts say, and maps meant to show at-risk areas are severely outdated. That poses harm to people and property, but plans to update flood maps often anger homeowners, who worry about insurance costs and property values. thenarwhal.ca/outdated-flo...
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"Circular Materials", which now has the blue bin contract, is Loblaws, Clorox, Pepsico, Metro, McDonald's, Minute Maid, Sobeys, Kraft, P&G, Restaurant Brands (Tim's), Nestle, Costco, Keurig, Maple Leaf Food and CocaCola.
www.circularmaterials.ca/board/
www.circularmaterials.ca/board/
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
"Circular Materials", which now has the blue bin contract, is Loblaws, Clorox, Pepsico, Metro, McDonald's, Minute Maid, Sobeys, Kraft, P&G, Restaurant Brands (Tim's), Nestle, Costco, Keurig, Maple Leaf Food and CocaCola.
www.circularmaterials.ca/board/
www.circularmaterials.ca/board/
Useful reading.
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From OPEC to Ottawa, the World Learns to Hedge America
Trump’s oil betrayals, tariff wars, and the quiet collapse of U.S. economic credibility
marygeddry.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Useful reading.
marygeddry.com/p/from-opec-...
marygeddry.com/p/from-opec-...
I so enjoy scrolling through my BlueSky feed. It goes more or less like
- anti-capitalist rant
- news article (climate change)
- gay porn
- friend's post about their day
- news article (war, pick one)
- Muppets
- pretty picture of trees
- pithy commentary
- news article (health)
... and so on.
- anti-capitalist rant
- news article (climate change)
- gay porn
- friend's post about their day
- news article (war, pick one)
- Muppets
- pretty picture of trees
- pithy commentary
- news article (health)
... and so on.
a purple circle with eyes and a red smiley face
ALT: a purple circle with eyes and a red smiley face
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January 5, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I so enjoy scrolling through my BlueSky feed. It goes more or less like
- anti-capitalist rant
- news article (climate change)
- gay porn
- friend's post about their day
- news article (war, pick one)
- Muppets
- pretty picture of trees
- pithy commentary
- news article (health)
... and so on.
- anti-capitalist rant
- news article (climate change)
- gay porn
- friend's post about their day
- news article (war, pick one)
- Muppets
- pretty picture of trees
- pithy commentary
- news article (health)
... and so on.
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SEEKING PARTICIPANTS
For their MA thesis, my advisee is conducting an oral history on family members of people living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s-90s. They are seeking folks to interview. See the flyer for details.
Wondering if folks can share this with their networks. Thank you!
For their MA thesis, my advisee is conducting an oral history on family members of people living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s-90s. They are seeking folks to interview. See the flyer for details.
Wondering if folks can share this with their networks. Thank you!
January 5, 2026 at 12:36 PM
SEEKING PARTICIPANTS
For their MA thesis, my advisee is conducting an oral history on family members of people living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s-90s. They are seeking folks to interview. See the flyer for details.
Wondering if folks can share this with their networks. Thank you!
For their MA thesis, my advisee is conducting an oral history on family members of people living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s-90s. They are seeking folks to interview. See the flyer for details.
Wondering if folks can share this with their networks. Thank you!
I cannot keep up with the dystopia. Eight wrongful death suits against OpenAI so far. And those are just the ones where a person committed murder or suicide AND people figured out ChatGPT was a factor in it AND decided to file suit. Meaning the overall list of tragedies has to be *much* longer.
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I cannot keep up with the dystopia. Eight wrongful death suits against OpenAI so far. And those are just the ones where a person committed murder or suicide AND people figured out ChatGPT was a factor in it AND decided to file suit. Meaning the overall list of tragedies has to be *much* longer.
Just had a weirdly specific little memory. In a past lifetime, I worked at the front desk of a YMCA. I made a point to remember the members' names and details so I could make pleasant conversation as they arrived. Some were friendly, some less so. One particular gentleman was a bit of a grump. ...
January 4, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Just had a weirdly specific little memory. In a past lifetime, I worked at the front desk of a YMCA. I made a point to remember the members' names and details so I could make pleasant conversation as they arrived. Some were friendly, some less so. One particular gentleman was a bit of a grump. ...
Editing the references section for an earthquake engineering textbook and snickering at the fact that it includes a number of references from an author named Tremblay.
January 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Editing the references section for an earthquake engineering textbook and snickering at the fact that it includes a number of references from an author named Tremblay.
#manicure #extremityfetish I've been leaning hard into green lately and wanted something different this week. So I revisited an old fave, a grey jelly polish with rainbow flakies called Zzzzap! from a fabulous now-defunct Toronto indie brand, Canvas (RIP!).
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
#manicure #extremityfetish I've been leaning hard into green lately and wanted something different this week. So I revisited an old fave, a grey jelly polish with rainbow flakies called Zzzzap! from a fabulous now-defunct Toronto indie brand, Canvas (RIP!).
The tension between "horrible things are happening and we should not be silent" and "WTF could I possibly say that would add anything useful to the conversation" continues to rise.
I'm just sittin' here, in an oil-rich country that shares the world's longest unmilitarized border with the USA. Yep.
I'm just sittin' here, in an oil-rich country that shares the world's longest unmilitarized border with the USA. Yep.
January 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The tension between "horrible things are happening and we should not be silent" and "WTF could I possibly say that would add anything useful to the conversation" continues to rise.
I'm just sittin' here, in an oil-rich country that shares the world's longest unmilitarized border with the USA. Yep.
I'm just sittin' here, in an oil-rich country that shares the world's longest unmilitarized border with the USA. Yep.
Chocolate tasting! I received these two different Hummingbird Chocolate bars from two different people recently and decided to taste them alongside one another. Hummingbird is a bean-to-bar maker based in Almonte, Ontario.
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Chocolate tasting! I received these two different Hummingbird Chocolate bars from two different people recently and decided to taste them alongside one another. Hummingbird is a bean-to-bar maker based in Almonte, Ontario.
January 4, 2026 at 10:11 AM
January 4, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Biked across town today to help a friend, then back, into a nasty headwind. The biking kept my body warm despite the minus-10-feels-like-minus-20 weather (WTF Toronto! You are not Montreal, cut it out!). But my lungs are NOT pleased with me. I feel beat up on the insides!
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January 2, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Biked across town today to help a friend, then back, into a nasty headwind. The biking kept my body warm despite the minus-10-feels-like-minus-20 weather (WTF Toronto! You are not Montreal, cut it out!). But my lungs are NOT pleased with me. I feel beat up on the insides!
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Wow. These are some damning numbers. I knew it was bad but... ooofff
The Ford government has been in power for seven and a half years.
How is Ontario doing? The numbers tell the story.
#ONpoli
How is Ontario doing? The numbers tell the story.
#ONpoli
December 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Wow. These are some damning numbers. I knew it was bad but... ooofff
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
This is very cool. I just wish the article explained it better. How do we go from repressing a tooth-growth inhibitor to actually regenerating a missing tooth? There seem to be some steps missing here. Though maybe that's the part they don't know yet?
www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Years
Scientists are on the verge of a dental miracle.
www.popularmechanics.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This is very cool. I just wish the article explained it better. How do we go from repressing a tooth-growth inhibitor to actually regenerating a missing tooth? There seem to be some steps missing here. Though maybe that's the part they don't know yet?
www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
Weird little side rant here for a second...
OK, so, I am a tidy person. I like clear surfaces, everything in its place, eye-pleasing decor. I don't accumulate clutter. If I'm not using things, I sell or donate them. Keeping tidy doesn't eat up a ton of time in my day, it's just simple habits. ...
OK, so, I am a tidy person. I like clear surfaces, everything in its place, eye-pleasing decor. I don't accumulate clutter. If I'm not using things, I sell or donate them. Keeping tidy doesn't eat up a ton of time in my day, it's just simple habits. ...
December 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Weird little side rant here for a second...
OK, so, I am a tidy person. I like clear surfaces, everything in its place, eye-pleasing decor. I don't accumulate clutter. If I'm not using things, I sell or donate them. Keeping tidy doesn't eat up a ton of time in my day, it's just simple habits. ...
OK, so, I am a tidy person. I like clear surfaces, everything in its place, eye-pleasing decor. I don't accumulate clutter. If I'm not using things, I sell or donate them. Keeping tidy doesn't eat up a ton of time in my day, it's just simple habits. ...
This thread is amazing.
Mine: a neurosurgeon told me my spinal discs were really juicy. I kept a pic of the MRI that showed this, and I guess my partner at the time did too, and for some reason showed their chiropractor, who liked my juicy discs so much he wanted to put the pic on his office wall 🤣
Mine: a neurosurgeon told me my spinal discs were really juicy. I kept a pic of the MRI that showed this, and I guess my partner at the time did too, and for some reason showed their chiropractor, who liked my juicy discs so much he wanted to put the pic on his office wall 🤣
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
December 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This thread is amazing.
Mine: a neurosurgeon told me my spinal discs were really juicy. I kept a pic of the MRI that showed this, and I guess my partner at the time did too, and for some reason showed their chiropractor, who liked my juicy discs so much he wanted to put the pic on his office wall 🤣
Mine: a neurosurgeon told me my spinal discs were really juicy. I kept a pic of the MRI that showed this, and I guess my partner at the time did too, and for some reason showed their chiropractor, who liked my juicy discs so much he wanted to put the pic on his office wall 🤣