Serenity "Season Tour Food" Dee 🍜
@sapphixy.bsky.social
Economist, writer, strange nerd. she/her. trans. lesbian. White, anti-whiteness. Opinions solely my own. On unceded Eno territory.
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I give you Rosalind Potato the puppy, or Rosie for short, the newest member of our household
Trump 2: Nazi Boogaloo has made me so glad I'm not working in public health policy funded by government grants and contracts anymore
it was stressful and frustrating enough when the establishment wasn't actively hostile to the idea of public health
it was stressful and frustrating enough when the establishment wasn't actively hostile to the idea of public health
“Republicans appear to be quickly pivoting from the debate around Affordable Care Act tax credits to developing their own health policy agenda, with many conservatives now feeling like they have the blessing of President Donald Trump to pursue alternative solutions to spiking insurance premiums.”
Democrats want to extend Obamacare credits. Republicans have other ideas.
Democrats are racing to negotiate an agreement on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits with little indication Republicans will get on board.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Trump 2: Nazi Boogaloo has made me so glad I'm not working in public health policy funded by government grants and contracts anymore
it was stressful and frustrating enough when the establishment wasn't actively hostile to the idea of public health
it was stressful and frustrating enough when the establishment wasn't actively hostile to the idea of public health
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My Halloweenmas sale is happeninggg, with everything BUNNIES on sale in my #art shop @ rainbowofcrazy.com 🐇
Comic 114: Escape
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November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My Halloweenmas sale is happeninggg, with everything BUNNIES on sale in my #art shop @ rainbowofcrazy.com 🐇
Comic 114: Escape
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Comic 114: Escape
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I'm desperate for experts again. For actual journalist and critics. Simply having a phone and access to social media doesn't make you knowledgable on certain topics.
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I'm desperate for experts again. For actual journalist and critics. Simply having a phone and access to social media doesn't make you knowledgable on certain topics.
thread y'all
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
thread y'all
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Okay I want to say more about this, specifically I want to say: lampshading is a technique to use carefully.
What's lampshading? it's when the author says, yeah, I know this is a problem, I acknowledge it but I'm not going to solve it. Throw a lampshade on it, it's a lamp.
What's lampshading? it's when the author says, yeah, I know this is a problem, I acknowledge it but I'm not going to solve it. Throw a lampshade on it, it's a lamp.
Explanations that hew to realism in a universe like this can make things worse, because they require you to examine a sequence of events which is secretly not entirely sensible in the first place.
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Okay I want to say more about this, specifically I want to say: lampshading is a technique to use carefully.
What's lampshading? it's when the author says, yeah, I know this is a problem, I acknowledge it but I'm not going to solve it. Throw a lampshade on it, it's a lamp.
What's lampshading? it's when the author says, yeah, I know this is a problem, I acknowledge it but I'm not going to solve it. Throw a lampshade on it, it's a lamp.
there's a YouTuber, NjordArtisan, who has been iterating on the switchblade sword from Dishonored for years now
i hit a button on my newly invented switchblade broadsword and the whole thing launches out of my hands and disappears over the horizon. i never explained what it was supposed to do so everyone is cheering and going nuts
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
there's a YouTuber, NjordArtisan, who has been iterating on the switchblade sword from Dishonored for years now
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May I never be deserving of hateration like this
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
May I never be deserving of hateration like this
I have long subscribed to the fan theory that "James Bond" is part of the 007 package. It's not the real name of any of the James Bonds we've seen; it's a cover identity passed from agent to agent. I've also long assumed that each version of Bond is in his own universe.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I have long subscribed to the fan theory that "James Bond" is part of the 007 package. It's not the real name of any of the James Bonds we've seen; it's a cover identity passed from agent to agent. I've also long assumed that each version of Bond is in his own universe.
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It also strikes me, given we're in the middle of the stunningly tory admin of the bbc being ousted by gigatories, that art which both mocks and terrifies establishment fascism is especially relevant to me right now
I can see this working. I can see this being very, depressingly, timely and I can absolutely see this being a lightning rod as a result. But honestly? GOOD. Do this right and you'll inspire the people who need it and fuck off the people who richly deserve it.
gizmodo.com/v-for-vendet...
gizmodo.com/v-for-vendet...
'V for Vendetta' Is Becoming a TV Show
DC Studios will produce a new adaptation of the classic comic for HBO.
gizmodo.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It also strikes me, given we're in the middle of the stunningly tory admin of the bbc being ousted by gigatories, that art which both mocks and terrifies establishment fascism is especially relevant to me right now
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Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(Here's the opening of "Wearing The Lion.")
(Here's the opening of "Wearing The Lion.")
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(Here's the opening of "Wearing The Lion.")
(Here's the opening of "Wearing The Lion.")
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By the way, these goods that are officially released have been approved by Elga's son, Simo.
twitter.com/NTC_ikimon/s...
twitter.com/NTC_ikimon/s...
ネイチャーテクニカラー いきもん公式 on X: "昨日より順次発売開始しましたSTC「サカバンバスピスマスコット＆ボールチェーン」ですが、編集長から「ああそうだ…これも」とさらっと渡された写真をみなさまにもご覧いただきたい。（ついさっき渡されました） サカバンバスピス模型の作者 Elga Mark-Kurik博士のご子息であるSimo https://t.co/Udu8jKS4Dw" / X
昨日より順次発売開始しましたSTC「サカバンバスピスマスコット＆ボールチェーン」ですが、編集長から「ああそうだ…これも」とさらっと渡された写真をみなさまにもご覧いただきたい。（ついさっき渡されました） サカバンバスピス模型の作者 Elga Mark-Kurik博士のご子息であるSimo https://t.co/Udu8jKS4Dw
twitter.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
By the way, these goods that are officially released have been approved by Elga's son, Simo.
twitter.com/NTC_ikimon/s...
twitter.com/NTC_ikimon/s...
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The famed model held in Helsinki is made out of silicone (from a sculpted foam template), with added doll eyes. It exploded online and turned into a mascot character (サカバンバスピス) in the Japanese pop culture from late 2022 onwards.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The famed model held in Helsinki is made out of silicone (from a sculpted foam template), with added doll eyes. It exploded online and turned into a mascot character (サカバンバスピス) in the Japanese pop culture from late 2022 onwards.
this remains a criminally underappreciated meme
[blows dust off a meme from Emmanuel Macron's election]
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
this remains a criminally underappreciated meme
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And of course, the famous Sacabambaspis, of which there are more than one!
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
And of course, the famous Sacabambaspis, of which there are more than one!
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She also was a prolific palaeoartist, creating wooden models of fishes appearing in museums across the Baltics.
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
She also was a prolific palaeoartist, creating wooden models of fishes appearing in museums across the Baltics.
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Did you know. That the meme-explosion that was the wooden model of Sacabambaspis (an Ordovician jawless fish) held at a Museum in Helsinki, was created by a pioneering Estonian fish paleontologist and palaeoartist, Elga Mark-Kurik. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Did you know. That the meme-explosion that was the wooden model of Sacabambaspis (an Ordovician jawless fish) held at a Museum in Helsinki, was created by a pioneering Estonian fish paleontologist and palaeoartist, Elga Mark-Kurik. 🧵
we grow so much corn because of subsidies that we *literally* don't know what to do with it
why do you think we make non-dairy creamer out of it?
why do you think we make non-dairy creamer out of it?
Thread. Up and down.
And with ethanol, given the amount of fossil fuel inputs required to grow the corn (both anhydrous ammonia produced from natural gas, and fuel inputs for the machinery) to the amount of produced energy, it’s usually at best a wash or more efficient to not grow the corn at all.
And with ethanol, given the amount of fossil fuel inputs required to grow the corn (both anhydrous ammonia produced from natural gas, and fuel inputs for the machinery) to the amount of produced energy, it’s usually at best a wash or more efficient to not grow the corn at all.
It goes even deeper than this. The vast bulk of red state agriculture is corn, soybeans or seed crops.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
we grow so much corn because of subsidies that we *literally* don't know what to do with it
why do you think we make non-dairy creamer out of it?
why do you think we make non-dairy creamer out of it?
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Red states produce the bulk of our meat, true—though California still produces 8% of American beef.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
It goes even deeper than this. The vast bulk of red state agriculture is corn, soybeans or seed crops.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
Half the fruits and vegetables in the US come from California, 75% of the nuts. The flyover states like to pretend they do much
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Red states produce the bulk of our meat, true—though California still produces 8% of American beef.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
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It goes even deeper than this. The vast bulk of red state agriculture is corn, soybeans or seed crops.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
Half the fruits and vegetables in the US come from California, 75% of the nuts. The flyover states like to pretend they do much
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It goes even deeper than this. The vast bulk of red state agriculture is corn, soybeans or seed crops.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
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Especially since a huge percentage of American crops are bought and paid for by the government.
Guess where the huge majority of the taxes that go toward buying those crops come from?
That’s right: Blue states.
Guess where the huge majority of the taxes that go toward buying those crops come from?
That’s right: Blue states.
Also this guy suggesting that food is “shared” with other states (or countries) out of goodwill, as opposed to for pay:
Good luck eating your way through an exploding silo of soybeans.
Good luck eating your way through an exploding silo of soybeans.
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Especially since a huge percentage of American crops are bought and paid for by the government.
Guess where the huge majority of the taxes that go toward buying those crops come from?
That’s right: Blue states.
Guess where the huge majority of the taxes that go toward buying those crops come from?
That’s right: Blue states.
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Also this guy suggesting that food is “shared” with other states (or countries) out of goodwill, as opposed to for pay:
Good luck eating your way through an exploding silo of soybeans.
Good luck eating your way through an exploding silo of soybeans.
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Also this guy suggesting that food is “shared” with other states (or countries) out of goodwill, as opposed to for pay:
Good luck eating your way through an exploding silo of soybeans.
Good luck eating your way through an exploding silo of soybeans.
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Answer: 75% of all American farm workers are Latin American migrants. Yes, the same folks that the party red states support want to deport.
And no, they’re not doing it “to be nice.”
And no, they’re not doing it “to be nice.”
California alone produces a third of all the food America eats. So this is a lie.
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Answer: 75% of all American farm workers are Latin American migrants. Yes, the same folks that the party red states support want to deport.
And no, they’re not doing it “to be nice.”
And no, they’re not doing it “to be nice.”
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California alone produces a third of all the food America eats. So this is a lie.
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
California alone produces a third of all the food America eats. So this is a lie.
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
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Thread. Up and down.
And with ethanol, given the amount of fossil fuel inputs required to grow the corn (both anhydrous ammonia produced from natural gas, and fuel inputs for the machinery) to the amount of produced energy, it’s usually at best a wash or more efficient to not grow the corn at all.
And with ethanol, given the amount of fossil fuel inputs required to grow the corn (both anhydrous ammonia produced from natural gas, and fuel inputs for the machinery) to the amount of produced energy, it’s usually at best a wash or more efficient to not grow the corn at all.
It goes even deeper than this. The vast bulk of red state agriculture is corn, soybeans or seed crops.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
Half the fruits and vegetables in the US come from California, 75% of the nuts. The flyover states like to pretend they do much
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Thread. Up and down.
And with ethanol, given the amount of fossil fuel inputs required to grow the corn (both anhydrous ammonia produced from natural gas, and fuel inputs for the machinery) to the amount of produced energy, it’s usually at best a wash or more efficient to not grow the corn at all.
And with ethanol, given the amount of fossil fuel inputs required to grow the corn (both anhydrous ammonia produced from natural gas, and fuel inputs for the machinery) to the amount of produced energy, it’s usually at best a wash or more efficient to not grow the corn at all.
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Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.