Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
@tmziniuk.bsky.social
Editor, writer, media-maker, parent.
Past lives in activism and community radio.
Likes: menus, comics, lists, farmers markets, good poetry, bad TV.
By day: managing editor @ Xtra Magazine
Past lives in activism and community radio.
Likes: menus, comics, lists, farmers markets, good poetry, bad TV.
By day: managing editor @ Xtra Magazine
Struggling today, but know there are Muppets waiting for me this eve
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Struggling today, but know there are Muppets waiting for me this eve
Anyone know of anywhere I could donate a stack of This, Herizons, and Maisonneuve magazines?
February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Anyone know of anywhere I could donate a stack of This, Herizons, and Maisonneuve magazines?
Google Meet chat notifications flashing in my Gmail inbox are going to be the end of me today
February 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Google Meet chat notifications flashing in my Gmail inbox are going to be the end of me today
There should be an "Is [name of prominent person in the community] cancelled?" database for those of us who work in queer media. (I have the Shinigami Eyes Chrome extension, and I pay attention to things; this is a joke.)
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
There should be an "Is [name of prominent person in the community] cancelled?" database for those of us who work in queer media. (I have the Shinigami Eyes Chrome extension, and I pay attention to things; this is a joke.)
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Three delivery apps, including UberEats, will pay NYC delivery workers $4.6 million after they violated the city's minimum pay law.
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani Effect: Three Delivery Apps Must Pay $5M In Minimum Pay Settlement - Streetsblog New York City
A new era: Mayor Mamdani's worker protection department announces new enforcement against UberEats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan for not complying with the minimum pay law.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Three delivery apps, including UberEats, will pay NYC delivery workers $4.6 million after they violated the city's minimum pay law.
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...
Multiples of Chai in red envelopes for the ultimate Chinese Jewish kid LNY prep 🧧🐴
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Multiples of Chai in red envelopes for the ultimate Chinese Jewish kid LNY prep 🧧🐴
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My story keying off two protests on Friday - what to do about the Canadian companies who are doing business with ICE thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Canadian Companies Must Cut Ties with ICE, Say Protesters | The Tyee
One BC firm backed down when faced with a consumer boycott. Advocates call for more action.
thetyee.ca
February 2, 2026 at 10:22 PM
My story keying off two protests on Friday - what to do about the Canadian companies who are doing business with ICE thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
I lasted a week, but today made the boomer move to email my city councillor about snow removal. This is a main street next to a high school, on an impossible to turn off of block because there are train tracks and no side streets.
February 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I lasted a week, but today made the boomer move to email my city councillor about snow removal. This is a main street next to a high school, on an impossible to turn off of block because there are train tracks and no side streets.
TIL many people do not understand what a general strike is. “We would close, but we would lose money.” 💀
January 31, 2026 at 4:04 AM
TIL many people do not understand what a general strike is. “We would close, but we would lose money.” 💀
The thing about watching two Kat Dennings sitcoms is remembering that I looked a relative lot like Kat Dennings circa 2 Broke Girls (2011) but I did not age to look like Kat Dennings circa Shifting Gears (2025)
January 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The thing about watching two Kat Dennings sitcoms is remembering that I looked a relative lot like Kat Dennings circa 2 Broke Girls (2011) but I did not age to look like Kat Dennings circa Shifting Gears (2025)
I might be more relieved that exams are over than my kid is
January 30, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I might be more relieved that exams are over than my kid is
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André Leon Talley died four years ago this month. @trevellanderson.bsky.social wrote about his legacy soon after.
André Leon Talley was my possibility model | Xtra Magazine
Xtra’s editor-at-large Tre’vell Anderson reflects on the life and legacy of the late, legendary fashion editor
xtramagazine.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
André Leon Talley died four years ago this month. @trevellanderson.bsky.social wrote about his legacy soon after.
Saw my doctor last week and figured out absolutely nothing but was so glad to not have anything dismissed as being about my weight, hormones, or anxiety, that it's taken a beat to realize nothing has changed.
January 29, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Saw my doctor last week and figured out absolutely nothing but was so glad to not have anything dismissed as being about my weight, hormones, or anxiety, that it's taken a beat to realize nothing has changed.
I have a fondness for Nikki Reed and am not sure HOW it is that I managed not to know that she is now a jewellery designer, i.e. what her character from The O.C. did. Said character, Sadie, was introduced exactly 20 years ago (in two weeks, technically).
January 28, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I have a fondness for Nikki Reed and am not sure HOW it is that I managed not to know that she is now a jewellery designer, i.e. what her character from The O.C. did. Said character, Sadie, was introduced exactly 20 years ago (in two weeks, technically).
Just had the most treacherous journey to and from physio that I am for sure set back weeks from going to the appointment 🙃😭
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Just had the most treacherous journey to and from physio that I am for sure set back weeks from going to the appointment 🙃😭
I would like to officially update my most engaged with social media post topics—formerly jeans, sheets, and cast iron pans—to include ANTM. (I did have a weirdly viral tweet about the Ontario government during a COVID briefing once, but that feels like a fever dream.)
January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I would like to officially update my most engaged with social media post topics—formerly jeans, sheets, and cast iron pans—to include ANTM. (I did have a weirdly viral tweet about the Ontario government during a COVID briefing once, but that feels like a fever dream.)
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It's the third week of trial in our case against the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. World Press Freedom Canada says "Its implications could shape ... whether journalists can safely observe and document conflicts without fear of arrest." worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/who-decides-...
Who decides what journalists can see? - World Press Freedom Canada
When police arrested photojournalist Amber Bracken while she was documenting a protest in northern British Columbia, they didn’t just detain a reporter — they set the stage for a major test of press f...
worldpressfreedomcanada.ca
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
It's the third week of trial in our case against the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. World Press Freedom Canada says "Its implications could shape ... whether journalists can safely observe and document conflicts without fear of arrest." worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/who-decides-...
When did Instagram start showing Followers, Following, and Friends (a.k.a. mutuals)??
January 27, 2026 at 1:46 AM
When did Instagram start showing Followers, Following, and Friends (a.k.a. mutuals)??
Me, 3 days after the fact: maybe if you're going to dye your hair pink, you should ask me first.
My teen: last time, I called you and you said you didn't care.
She makes a fair point.
My teen: last time, I called you and you said you didn't care.
She makes a fair point.
January 26, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Me, 3 days after the fact: maybe if you're going to dye your hair pink, you should ask me first.
My teen: last time, I called you and you said you didn't care.
She makes a fair point.
My teen: last time, I called you and you said you didn't care.
She makes a fair point.
Lily Tomlin appreciation post
January 26, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Lily Tomlin appreciation post
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January 26, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Who is behind the PR effort to make cabbage cool and can they stop now?
January 26, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Who is behind the PR effort to make cabbage cool and can they stop now?
Sure, sure, it’s not a real age gap. And then your (my) partner doesn’t know what Dewberry is.
January 25, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Sure, sure, it’s not a real age gap. And then your (my) partner doesn’t know what Dewberry is.
If anyone is looking for the entire population of the city of Toronto, they are inside of my local No Frills
January 24, 2026 at 8:52 PM
If anyone is looking for the entire population of the city of Toronto, they are inside of my local No Frills
Jason Segel in Shrinking (2023) impersonating his character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) just made my weekend
January 24, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Jason Segel in Shrinking (2023) impersonating his character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) just made my weekend