commander kira
@commanderkira.bsky.social
gay archivist (she/her)
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Seems like the relevance of this Reagan-era Herblock cartoon has risen by 200%. Washington Post, 12/22/1988.
February 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Seems like the relevance of this Reagan-era Herblock cartoon has risen by 200%. Washington Post, 12/22/1988.
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Kendrick Lamar deserves to win the very first Nobel Hate Prize
February 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Kendrick Lamar deserves to win the very first Nobel Hate Prize
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Translated this now censored post by a queer Chinese netizen calling out their non-queer counterparts for whitewashing the #LGBTQ situation in #China in front Western #tiktokrefugees (see alt text)
People outside China should see this scathing post too imo, so please share!
People outside China should see this scathing post too imo, so please share!
![I'm really fed up with TikTok Refugees asking about the current situation of the LGBTQ in China, and then hundreds & thousands of cishet men & women rushing up to say "We don't care about sexual orientation", "We treat everyone equally", "no discrimination no promotion", "We're inclusive as long as you don't promote [LGBTQ ideology]."
Who says [we queer Chinese] belong to the same "we" as you guys?
If you really cared about the rights of sexual minorities, you wouldn’t say lightly such things as "Sexual minorities are not discriminated against here, we‘re all ordinary folks." Saying such words shows that the plight and suffering of sexual minorities are completely invisible to you. You think that "neither support or oppose" is a charity to minorities, and you even add "don’t [display your queerness] in public places" and "don't affect children." You‘re even proud of yourself for how tolerant you are. "We don't care", the world is now at peace [invoking Confucian term sarcastically].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:drrr6ze2djslmfocuwdlnipz/bafkreig2w4v36olkclaby5cryxaayyhz5dd36d4nr56pbqihpm4ztbeihq@jpeg)
![Yes, you don't care at all. You don’t care about the bullying sexual minority teenagers face at school; you don’t care about the difficulties transgender people face when job hunting; you don’t care about all those [LGBTQ] public welfare [social media] accounts that have been nuked; you don’t care about all those [LGBTQ] clubs that have been cancelled; you don’t care about all those [queer] characters on screen that have disappeared; you don’t care about the [queer-themed] books that have been removed from the shelves overnight; you don’t care about the rampant internet violence of [anti-LGBTQ] hate groups; you don’t care about the marginalization, fetishization, and stigmatization of sexual minorities; you don’t care about all the [queer] voices that have been silenced; and you don’t care at all about all the [queer] lives that have passed away. You are the principal who [temporarily] changes [his students' grueling] class schedule and greets his superiors with an [ingratiating] smile when they come to inspect [the school]; the domestic abuser who pretends to be affectionate [to his wife] in front of colleagues, relatives and friends; the "loving"[read: abusive] parents who put on another face when guests come over. All you care about is your mianzi [face].
“No discrimination no promotion” is a complete joke. I've seen how forcefully “no promotion” is enforced, but where is the enforcement of “no discrimination”? Cishets saying that LGBTQ people are already treated equally is like a man saying that we've long achieved gender equality, or an able-bodied person saying that people with disabilities already enjoy very convenient lives in China. Let the sexual minorities themselves determine whether or not they're discriminated against. You are a fish in the mainstream; you don't realize that you live in water. [yes, pun intended]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:drrr6ze2djslmfocuwdlnipz/bafkreifsg4kklcbno6nm3iw7sryofqazi3laf5d2gpwb2sd3vbn7zr6xgi@jpeg)
January 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Translated this now censored post by a queer Chinese netizen calling out their non-queer counterparts for whitewashing the #LGBTQ situation in #China in front Western #tiktokrefugees (see alt text)
People outside China should see this scathing post too imo, so please share!
People outside China should see this scathing post too imo, so please share!
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Bring back the Episcopal Church’s ad campaign tbh
January 24, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Bring back the Episcopal Church’s ad campaign tbh
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Like, when you go to a store that was built with thirteen checkout lines or whatever and there are two people working, and you're waiting in a long line, that's a decision that's been made to transfer costs from the store to you. You donate your time so they don't have to hire people.
January 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Like, when you go to a store that was built with thirteen checkout lines or whatever and there are two people working, and you're waiting in a long line, that's a decision that's been made to transfer costs from the store to you. You donate your time so they don't have to hire people.
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The number of takes I’ve seen of Americans joining Xiaohongshu and saying “wow Chinese people are not that different from us” is like… okay but you mean you didn’t think that before 😳😳😳
People are people. It’s the politicians and governments—theirs AND yours—you should be keeping an eye on
People are people. It’s the politicians and governments—theirs AND yours—you should be keeping an eye on
January 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The number of takes I’ve seen of Americans joining Xiaohongshu and saying “wow Chinese people are not that different from us” is like… okay but you mean you didn’t think that before 😳😳😳
People are people. It’s the politicians and governments—theirs AND yours—you should be keeping an eye on
People are people. It’s the politicians and governments—theirs AND yours—you should be keeping an eye on
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This is the best article I have ever read, and I have read many, on the Chinese nuclear weapons program.
Where the Malan Blooms
This October 16 marks the 60th anniversary of the testing of the first Chinese nuclear bomb. When my friends and I coiled up our jump ropes and returned to class, we learned inspirational tales about ...
www.chinafile.com
October 17, 2024 at 3:13 PM
This is the best article I have ever read, and I have read many, on the Chinese nuclear weapons program.
I heard #showmeyourknits is shawls this week. I knit my first two lace shawls for my wedding in 2024 and I’m so happy with how they turned out 🧶
January 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I heard #showmeyourknits is shawls this week. I knit my first two lace shawls for my wedding in 2024 and I’m so happy with how they turned out 🧶
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Scranton, Pennsylvania
Population: 384,250
Photos from Google Places API
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania
Population: 384,250
Photos from Google Places API
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania
January 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Population: 384,250
Photos from Google Places API
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania
Population: 384,250
Photos from Google Places API
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania
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It's out of copyright now -- Nella Larsen's "Passing."
To celebrate, I put together a simple digital edition with web, TXT, PDF, and EPUB versions. Also wrote a brief intro.
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
To celebrate, I put together a simple digital edition with web, TXT, PDF, and EPUB versions. Also wrote a brief intro.
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
African American Poetry: Nella Larsen, "Passing" (1929) (full text PDF/Ebook)
Plain text digital edition of Nella Larsen's novel "Passing." Free Ebook version. Gutenberg. PDF. EPUB. TXT
scalar.lehigh.edu
January 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It's out of copyright now -- Nella Larsen's "Passing."
To celebrate, I put together a simple digital edition with web, TXT, PDF, and EPUB versions. Also wrote a brief intro.
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
To celebrate, I put together a simple digital edition with web, TXT, PDF, and EPUB versions. Also wrote a brief intro.
scalar.lehigh.edu/african-amer...
what if I started wearing an ascot in 2025
January 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
what if I started wearing an ascot in 2025
Yarn 🧶 question: is there something I should do to reclaimed (frogged) yarn before reusing it in another project? I’ve never tried reusing yarn from a previous project before.
December 31, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Yarn 🧶 question: is there something I should do to reclaimed (frogged) yarn before reusing it in another project? I’ve never tried reusing yarn from a previous project before.
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Merry Christmas to all
December 25, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Merry Christmas to all
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Incredible stuff entering the public domain in January 1! The latest from my friends at the Duke Law School Center for the Study of the Public Domain: web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
Public Domain Day 2025 | Duke University School of Law
Tweet January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle Directors, Duke Center for the Study of the Public D...
web.law.duke.edu
December 19, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Incredible stuff entering the public domain in January 1! The latest from my friends at the Duke Law School Center for the Study of the Public Domain: web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
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December 20, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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Chi-Chi's (1975-2004): One of the first nationally popular "Tex Mex" chains. Filed bankruptcy in 2003, a month before causing the largest hepatitis A outbreak in American history. As of 2022, there were a smattering of locations around Belgium, Austria, and Kuwait, among other countries.
May 2, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Chi-Chi's (1975-2004): One of the first nationally popular "Tex Mex" chains. Filed bankruptcy in 2003, a month before causing the largest hepatitis A outbreak in American history. As of 2022, there were a smattering of locations around Belgium, Austria, and Kuwait, among other countries.
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My first painting done in #procreate, a pair of northern cardinals based on some pics I took last weekend.
🪶🐡🌿
🪶🐡🌿
November 28, 2024 at 8:58 PM
My first painting done in #procreate, a pair of northern cardinals based on some pics I took last weekend.
🪶🐡🌿
🪶🐡🌿
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Democrats' backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights must stop now! here is my proposed action. Please share widely and please let me know if you plan to participate! #LGBTQNotGoingBack
on Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/planned-ac...
or Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/planned-acti...
on Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/planned-ac...
or Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/planned-acti...
Planned Action for LGBTQ+ & Allies in Response to Democrats Capitulating on Trans Rights
As most of you are aware, since Kamala Harris’s election loss (which trans people were not in charge of nor responsible for), Democratic politicians and pundits have been signaling that they plan to t...
juliaserano.substack.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Democrats' backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights must stop now! here is my proposed action. Please share widely and please let me know if you plan to participate! #LGBTQNotGoingBack
on Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/planned-ac...
or Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/planned-acti...
on Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/planned-ac...
or Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/planned-acti...
Episcopalian call and response during the sermon today
Priest: that opera singer, what was her name, Maria Cass-
The congregation: CALLAS!
Priest: that opera singer, what was her name, Maria Cass-
The congregation: CALLAS!
November 24, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Episcopalian call and response during the sermon today
Priest: that opera singer, what was her name, Maria Cass-
The congregation: CALLAS!
Priest: that opera singer, what was her name, Maria Cass-
The congregation: CALLAS!
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I keep seeing this reference to public bathrooms as women's "private spaces" and I just do not understand it. Strangers are strangers even when they're women! We're not communing in there for hours at a time, talking about perimenopause and who's getting divorced and shaving our legs.
November 21, 2024 at 2:17 PM
I keep seeing this reference to public bathrooms as women's "private spaces" and I just do not understand it. Strangers are strangers even when they're women! We're not communing in there for hours at a time, talking about perimenopause and who's getting divorced and shaving our legs.
Just started knitting 🧶 a Christmas stocking for my wife. Not sure I’ll make it in time 🤞
November 22, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Just started knitting 🧶 a Christmas stocking for my wife. Not sure I’ll make it in time 🤞
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2025 white house cabinet meeting
November 19, 2024 at 11:35 PM
2025 white house cabinet meeting
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A whole bunch of people who've never watched Star Trek hearing third-hand about an 8-minute fan film in which Kirk and Spock hold hands briefly: SPIRK IS CANON OH MY GOD OH MY GOD KDHSHSDJSJSJ
Kirk and Spock holding hands onscreen in Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979): Uh are you okay
Kirk and Spock holding hands onscreen in Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979): Uh are you okay
November 19, 2024 at 8:22 PM
A whole bunch of people who've never watched Star Trek hearing third-hand about an 8-minute fan film in which Kirk and Spock hold hands briefly: SPIRK IS CANON OH MY GOD OH MY GOD KDHSHSDJSJSJ
Kirk and Spock holding hands onscreen in Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979): Uh are you okay
Kirk and Spock holding hands onscreen in Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979): Uh are you okay
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Here is a picture of rowe sanctuary kearney, nebraska for you. Have a good day!
November 18, 2024 at 4:17 AM
Here is a picture of rowe sanctuary kearney, nebraska for you. Have a good day!
Commander Gravy!!!!
This is Commander Gravy, the deep space feline who oversees @trekranks.bsky.social
#StarTrek #CatsOfBluesky
#StarTrek #CatsOfBluesky
November 15, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Commander Gravy!!!!