arwyn
@arwynsays.bsky.social
i make yarn, things with yarn, and opinionated declamations. read the alt text and wear a mask.
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arwyn
@arwynsays.bsky.social
· Aug 11
we are increasingly surrounded by agendas needing to convince us that reality doesn't matter, that our senses & experience & memory & history don't matter. that how we measure & feel & what we love don't matter.
making refutes that. art proves that a lie. make something beautiful. something real.
making refutes that. art proves that a lie. make something beautiful. something real.
using a very broad definition of beautiful here. i don't mean pretty, or pleasing, or not-ugly. i mean beautiful in the way pain, hurt, survival, death, existentialism, doubt, the inherent absurd contradictions of humanity can be beautiful.
but also i mean pretty. that works too.
but also i mean pretty. that works too.
hmm. this is... addicting.
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
hmm. this is... addicting.
i TOLD y'all i shouldn't be allowed near procreate
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
i TOLD y'all i shouldn't be allowed near procreate
my partners spent the day gathering alllllllllllllll the wool in the house (and buying contractor bags and dry ice). i spent the day identifying what was wool, trying not to panic, and playing with procreate.
meet widdle deviw, a demon-mouse-shrew who just wants to be your fwiend.
meet widdle deviw, a demon-mouse-shrew who just wants to be your fwiend.
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
my partners spent the day gathering alllllllllllllll the wool in the house (and buying contractor bags and dry ice). i spent the day identifying what was wool, trying not to panic, and playing with procreate.
meet widdle deviw, a demon-mouse-shrew who just wants to be your fwiend.
meet widdle deviw, a demon-mouse-shrew who just wants to be your fwiend.
scented garbage bags should be illegal or if not then at least required to be FUCKING LABELED.
also contractor bags should be EXTRA illegal to be scented.
ow.
also contractor bags should be EXTRA illegal to be scented.
ow.
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
scented garbage bags should be illegal or if not then at least required to be FUCKING LABELED.
also contractor bags should be EXTRA illegal to be scented.
ow.
also contractor bags should be EXTRA illegal to be scented.
ow.
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Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today is the day! Make some phone calls to Visa and Mastercard if youre able to and keep it going as much as you can muster until monday!
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Cannot emphasize this enough.
If you shop on Black Friday, shop only at small biz, minority owned biz, women owned biz, or support independent media.
Do not give Big Box Retailers your money! #WeAintBuyingIt
If you shop on Black Friday, shop only at small biz, minority owned biz, women owned biz, or support independent media.
Do not give Big Box Retailers your money! #WeAintBuyingIt
November 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Cannot emphasize this enough.
If you shop on Black Friday, shop only at small biz, minority owned biz, women owned biz, or support independent media.
Do not give Big Box Retailers your money! #WeAintBuyingIt
If you shop on Black Friday, shop only at small biz, minority owned biz, women owned biz, or support independent media.
Do not give Big Box Retailers your money! #WeAintBuyingIt
so. many. hands. have touched every single thing you eat, wear, use. none of us is independent; we all exist in a web of support, relying on people we have never met and may never meet for our safety, our sustenance, our joy, our satiety. you are alive because of so many people's labor.
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
so. many. hands. have touched every single thing you eat, wear, use. none of us is independent; we all exist in a web of support, relying on people we have never met and may never meet for our safety, our sustenance, our joy, our satiety. you are alive because of so many people's labor.
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Farm workers unearthed these potatoes with heavy machinery. They’ll now be cleaned and sorted by hand for size and quality before being bagged or sent to cold storage for future packaging and shipping.
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Farm workers unearthed these potatoes with heavy machinery. They’ll now be cleaned and sorted by hand for size and quality before being bagged or sent to cold storage for future packaging and shipping.
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Yum tamales! This worker is hand weeding organic corn. Organic produce can be labor intensive because no pesticides are used to control weeds.
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Yum tamales! This worker is hand weeding organic corn. Organic produce can be labor intensive because no pesticides are used to control weeds.
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A farm worker shared this from where he's harvesting romaine lettuce. The crew has 26 workers. One group harvests the lettuce, the next group bags it and the last group puts it in the boxes.
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A farm worker shared this from where he's harvesting romaine lettuce. The crew has 26 workers. One group harvests the lettuce, the next group bags it and the last group puts it in the boxes.
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You can see the raspberry canes growing in the background. This worker is going through the flats that were just picked and filling the clamshell retail boxes. She is making sure only high quality berries are included and the weight is accurate.
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
You can see the raspberry canes growing in the background. This worker is going through the flats that were just picked and filling the clamshell retail boxes. She is making sure only high quality berries are included and the weight is accurate.
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This WA apple worker is taking a break at the end of a row of apples. This method, where the trees are trained along racks, is most often seen in newer varieties like honeycrisp and cosmic crisp apples. It increases sunlight to each branch and reduces how much ladder work is required.
November 27, 2025 at 5:21 AM
This WA apple worker is taking a break at the end of a row of apples. This method, where the trees are trained along racks, is most often seen in newer varieties like honeycrisp and cosmic crisp apples. It increases sunlight to each branch and reduces how much ladder work is required.
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These are organic onions in Oregon that were bagged after digging, to allow the mud to dry. They are then dumped back out into rows for a machine to collect — the dirt falls off easily once dry.
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
These are organic onions in Oregon that were bagged after digging, to allow the mud to dry. They are then dumped back out into rows for a machine to collect — the dirt falls off easily once dry.
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Green beans are durable enough to be largely harvested by machines and then sorted and cleaned for quality by hand. The specialty varieties are more likely to be harvested by hand in a process similar to the work in this video. (Video shows snap peas from Salinas, CA.)
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Green beans are durable enough to be largely harvested by machines and then sorted and cleaned for quality by hand. The specialty varieties are more likely to be harvested by hand in a process similar to the work in this video. (Video shows snap peas from Salinas, CA.)
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This is a sweet potato harvest in Merced County CA. Workers began working at 4am to avoid extreme heat.
They sort the potatoes and distinguish their size and shape while the sun is rising.
They sort the potatoes and distinguish their size and shape while the sun is rising.
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is a sweet potato harvest in Merced County CA. Workers began working at 4am to avoid extreme heat.
They sort the potatoes and distinguish their size and shape while the sun is rising.
They sort the potatoes and distinguish their size and shape while the sun is rising.
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This video is from this summer’s peak cherry picking season in WA. If workers work super fast they can make extra money during these 4-6 weeks. This worker reported being paid $4.50/22 lb bucket. He is very fast and averaged 55-65 buckets/day. It was around 100° that day.
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This video is from this summer’s peak cherry picking season in WA. If workers work super fast they can make extra money during these 4-6 weeks. This worker reported being paid $4.50/22 lb bucket. He is very fast and averaged 55-65 buckets/day. It was around 100° that day.
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This broccoli isn’t ready for harvest yet. This is an irrigator working to connect the pipes between the rows. The pipes weigh 25-30 pounds and will need to be moved around many times so the broccoli can be watered thoroughly but efficiently.
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This broccoli isn’t ready for harvest yet. This is an irrigator working to connect the pipes between the rows. The pipes weigh 25-30 pounds and will need to be moved around many times so the broccoli can be watered thoroughly but efficiently.
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Cauliflower is sliced from its thick stem and then excess leaves are trimmed off. The heads of cauliflower are often cleaned and packaged right in the fields on platforms that move along with the workers.
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Cauliflower is sliced from its thick stem and then excess leaves are trimmed off. The heads of cauliflower are often cleaned and packaged right in the fields on platforms that move along with the workers.
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Turnips (like these in central CA) are either harvested by hand or unearthed by machine and then cleaned and sorted by hand. These hand harvest workers were being paid by the bucket of trimmed turnips. The yellow tag is their tally to keep track.
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Turnips (like these in central CA) are either harvested by hand or unearthed by machine and then cleaned and sorted by hand. These hand harvest workers were being paid by the bucket of trimmed turnips. The yellow tag is their tally to keep track.
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Brussels sprouts grow upright on a tough, woody stem. This picture is a partly mechanized harvest, but a crew of workers used machetes to cut off the stalks in the field, while another worker trims off the leaves as he feeds the stalks into the machine. It's grueling work especially when it is hot.
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Brussels sprouts grow upright on a tough, woody stem. This picture is a partly mechanized harvest, but a crew of workers used machetes to cut off the stalks in the field, while another worker trims off the leaves as he feeds the stalks into the machine. It's grueling work especially when it is hot.
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Fresh herbs (whether sold fresh or processed by drying) are delicate. They are often hand harvested, like this parsley in Ventura County, CA.
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fresh herbs (whether sold fresh or processed by drying) are delicate. They are often hand harvested, like this parsley in Ventura County, CA.
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Here is the poblano chile harvest in Santa Clara County. The workers harvest the peppers, then take their full buckets over to a conveyor belt and dump them on it. A worker then directs them into different bins.
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Here is the poblano chile harvest in Santa Clara County. The workers harvest the peppers, then take their full buckets over to a conveyor belt and dump them on it. A worker then directs them into different bins.
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These workers are harvesting celery. They use a curved blade to cut and trim the bunches. It is often packaged right in the field by another crew of workers.
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
These workers are harvesting celery. They use a curved blade to cut and trim the bunches. It is often packaged right in the field by another crew of workers.
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Workers here are cutting the tough pumpkin vines. Other workers will then collect and sort the pumpkins by size.
Pumpkin (like okra and cucumber) has tiny hairs on the vines that can be irritating to the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
Pumpkin (like okra and cucumber) has tiny hairs on the vines that can be irritating to the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Workers here are cutting the tough pumpkin vines. Other workers will then collect and sort the pumpkins by size.
Pumpkin (like okra and cucumber) has tiny hairs on the vines that can be irritating to the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
Pumpkin (like okra and cucumber) has tiny hairs on the vines that can be irritating to the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
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There are two methods for cranberry harvest- wet method and dry method. Pictured is the ‘wet harvest’ method where the cranberry bog is flooded and the plants are shaken to dislodge the submerged berries, which float. (Fun fact: in a flooded bog the workers become high ground for the spiders.)
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There are two methods for cranberry harvest- wet method and dry method. Pictured is the ‘wet harvest’ method where the cranberry bog is flooded and the plants are shaken to dislodge the submerged berries, which float. (Fun fact: in a flooded bog the workers become high ground for the spiders.)