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Jen Cypher
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Abandoned chair enthusiast. Recovering academic. Anarchist labour nerd. Sufferin bus regular.
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Oh, hey, I’m offering a collage workshop in Everett (WA) in January. Last time I did this, someone called it “new aged twaddle” but then admitted it was quite accurate for them despite not wanting it to be. I don’t know if that’s a ringing endorsement or not but the discussion time is quite fun!
Intuitive Collage — Schack Art Center
www.schack.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“Gold and silver hit all-time HIGHS as geopolitical tensions RISE” (to the tune of Intergalactic Planetary)
December 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It would be way better if this Wiseman was the Canadian ambassador to the US.
December 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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“The last-minute christmas rush at the bookshop.” - my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
www.science.org
December 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Newfoundland has a huge abundance of wild berries - blueberry, lingonberry, cloudberry and lots more. If you like berries, from July to December, you can pick a large portion of your daily calories…and lighten your pack on hikes or backpacking trips.
#hiking #backpacking #trail #berries #foraging
December 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Hello. I would like to celebrate the lost art of the compilation album as an eye and ear opening path into pleasures previously unknown. It might be a sampler, it might be a mix album but it's a person's singular vision of a particular genre or theme. Thread below of some favourites
December 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I ❤️ brutalist architecture and unions.
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Bologna Antifascista Sempre
December 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Here’s a cool story that connects this article with a piece I wrote for Pittsburgh Magazine 5 years ago about one of Pittsburgh’s coolest pieces of analog history: the Telephone Jukebox service that ran for over a half century.
I wrote a new piece for @pghcitypaper.com about loving analog media in a digital world. If you’re someone who’s into vinyl, film photography, print media, and invaluable local businesses, you should check it out! I also coin the phrase “techno-bummerism” lol
In a digital world, Pittsburgh is an analog paradise
At places like Galaxie Electronics and Bernie's Photo Center, young people are relearning the joys of vinyl, film, and slowing down.
www.pghcitypaper.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Back on my union bullshit.
December 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I can’t wait.
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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More than 2,500 Starbucks workers are on strike. They’re demanding dignity: fair pay, safe conditions, a contract that respects their labor.

It’s time their voices are heard at the same volume as CEOs earning millions.
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Americans. When is it time for mass refusals to cooperate with this vile racist bullshit? If not now, when?
Jacob Frey: "If we are now at the point where the federal govt is deploying agents on legal American citizens with a goal of uprooting people who have formed lives here, have families here, started businesses here, definitively made Minneapolis a better place, everybody should be speaking out."
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:

It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.

I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game
My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes...
www.thenerve.news
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Come and learn-- you've likely seen his stuff but too few know his name. He was a legend. May his memory be-- as with everyone murdered by the AIDS virus and systemic neglect around it -- for a revolution. ❤️‍🔥
Explore Art | The David Wojnarowicz Foundation
wojfound.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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fuck you

the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased

i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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I want university administrators to respond to these critiques
I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
WANT
this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
My 15 year old self is agog.
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ontario is quickly outperforming Alberta in dumbassery.
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM