Jen Cypher
@jencypher.bsky.social
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
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!
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WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
“Gold and silver hit all-time HIGHS as geopolitical tensions RISE” (to the tune of Intergalactic Planetary)
Gold and silver soared to all-time highs, as escalating geopolitical tensions and bets on further US rate cuts added momentum to the best annual performance in more than four decades.
Gold and silver hit all-time highs as geopolitical tensions rise
Gold and silver soared to all-time highs, as escalating geopolitical tensions and bets on further US rate cuts added momentum to the best annual performance in more than four decades.
trib.al
December 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“Gold and silver hit all-time HIGHS as geopolitical tensions RISE” (to the tune of Intergalactic Planetary)
It would be way better if this Wiseman was the Canadian ambassador to the US.
On this day in 2023, Bob Wiseman made his Toronto Mike'd debut. We talked about his career making and producing music for Blue Rodeo, Ron Sexsmith, Bruce McCulloch, Lowest of the Low, Robert Priest, and others.
www.torontomike.com/2023/07/bob-...
www.torontomike.com/2023/07/bob-...
Bob Wiseman: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1300
In this 1300th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Bob Wiseman about his career making and producing music for Blue Rodeo, Ron Sexsmith, Bruce McCulloch, Lowest of the Low, Robert Priest, and o...
www.torontomike.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It would be way better if this Wiseman was the Canadian ambassador to the US.
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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
“The last-minute christmas rush at the bookshop.” - my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
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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
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
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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
#hiking #backpacking #trail #berries #foraging
December 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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
#hiking #backpacking #trail #berries #foraging
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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
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
I ❤️ brutalist architecture and unions.
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I ❤️ brutalist architecture and unions.
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Bologna Antifascista Sempre
December 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Bologna Antifascista Sempre
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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
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.
Back on my union bullshit.
December 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Back on my union bullshit.
I can’t wait.
Average family expected to spend $994 more on food next year: report
Average family expected to spend $994 more on food next year: report
The growth in food prices next year is expected even as trade-related price pressures continue to decrease, said lead author Sylvain Charlebois.
www.thestar.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I can’t wait.
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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.
It’s time their voices are heard at the same volume as CEOs earning millions.
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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.
It’s time their voices are heard at the same volume as CEOs earning millions.
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
Americans. When is it time for mass refusals to cooperate with this vile racist bullshit? If not now, when?
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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
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
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
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
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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
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 🧵
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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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
”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...
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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
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. ❤️🔥
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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
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
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
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
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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
I want university administrators to respond to these critiques
WANT
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
WANT
My 15 year old self is agog.
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
My 15 year old self is agog.
Ontario is quickly outperforming Alberta in dumbassery.
Marit Stiles warns of water privatization in Ford government’s omnibus bill
Marit Stiles warns of water privatization in Ford government’s omnibus bill
Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, would designate a corporation to provide water and sewage services "on behalf of particular lower-tier municipalities."
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Ontario is quickly outperforming Alberta in dumbassery.