Lia Pas
@liapas.bsky.social
#SciArt symptomatology and #anatomy #embroidery, writing, and #MECFS. A bit of music too. Canadian settler. she/her. https://linktr.ee/lia_pas
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Lia Pas
@liapas.bsky.social
· Jun 17
THREADSTACK Interview with Lia Pas of The Slowest Thread
"When I'm symptomatic it helps to visualize what I am feeling and "dissect" those sensations to make them less overwhelming. Freehand stitching those sensations feels like a meditation practice."
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Late in 2024, Kathryn Vercillo of Threadstack and Create Me Free sent me some intriguing interview questions which I used as journaling prompts between liver infections. The interview is now online for all to read.
#SciArt #embroidery #MECFS
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#SciArt #embroidery #MECFS
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I don't know if this message will reach anyone that doesn't already get it, but I feel moved to still say it:
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I don't know if this message will reach anyone that doesn't already get it, but I feel moved to still say it:
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Couple where one person is a fashion icon and the other sloppy mclslopps: Problematic Slayage Gap
Angry person yelling at chill person who is responding by being calm, which makes the angry person even more mad? Problematic rage gap.
Prisoners keep escaping because you put the bars too far apart? Problematic cage gap.
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Couple where one person is a fashion icon and the other sloppy mclslopps: Problematic Slayage Gap
What do people do with their old compression socks?
My new ones compress better but the old ones don’t have holes or anything. With other socks I sometimes make wrist warmers from them but the even the old compression is a bit much for my arms.
My new ones compress better but the old ones don’t have holes or anything. With other socks I sometimes make wrist warmers from them but the even the old compression is a bit much for my arms.
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
What do people do with their old compression socks?
My new ones compress better but the old ones don’t have holes or anything. With other socks I sometimes make wrist warmers from them but the even the old compression is a bit much for my arms.
My new ones compress better but the old ones don’t have holes or anything. With other socks I sometimes make wrist warmers from them but the even the old compression is a bit much for my arms.
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wake up babe new phil trans cover just dropped.
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
wake up babe new phil trans cover just dropped.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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Yn a free society, universitye-level studye of the artes and humanityes sholde not be avaylable onlye to the wealthye and privileged.
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Yn a free society, universitye-level studye of the artes and humanityes sholde not be avaylable onlye to the wealthye and privileged.
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
#WIPWednesday • I started the other colours in the Milky Way, but because I keep drawing sections on the sulky it looks like a mess! So here’s the hoop guts where you can actually see the colours. #SciArt #embroidery
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
#WIPWednesday • I started the other colours in the Milky Way, but because I keep drawing sections on the sulky it looks like a mess! So here’s the hoop guts where you can actually see the colours. #SciArt #embroidery
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are you also as sick of seeing AI generated posters/flyers/etc in public as I am? I made some Big stickers about it and will be selling packs of them at future shows 🫶
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
are you also as sick of seeing AI generated posters/flyers/etc in public as I am? I made some Big stickers about it and will be selling packs of them at future shows 🫶
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Send a message to Danielle Smith about how her personal views are over-riding those of experts at terrible costs to the patients of those experts and to freedom for ALL of us.
Using the notwithstanding clause to deny Charter rights and interfere in people's healthcare is dangerous (and cruel).
Using the notwithstanding clause to deny Charter rights and interfere in people's healthcare is dangerous (and cruel).
Moments ago, Premier Danielle Smith's government made a terrifying decision and introduced legislation to suspend the charter-protected rights of transgender young people in Alberta.
Now is the time to act. Visit www.stop-smith.ca to sign our petition denouncing this draconian erosion of freedom.
Now is the time to act. Visit www.stop-smith.ca to sign our petition denouncing this draconian erosion of freedom.
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Send a message to Danielle Smith about how her personal views are over-riding those of experts at terrible costs to the patients of those experts and to freedom for ALL of us.
Using the notwithstanding clause to deny Charter rights and interfere in people's healthcare is dangerous (and cruel).
Using the notwithstanding clause to deny Charter rights and interfere in people's healthcare is dangerous (and cruel).
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Explore the rich SciArt ecosystem on Bluesky with my SciArt Starter Pack.
Paleoart to fine art,
comics to medical illustration,
bioart to space imagery.
150 artists, plus the entire popular SciArt Feed 🐡.
And no gen AI or NFTs. 🥳
Paleoart to fine art,
comics to medical illustration,
bioart to space imagery.
150 artists, plus the entire popular SciArt Feed 🐡.
And no gen AI or NFTs. 🥳
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Explore the rich SciArt ecosystem on Bluesky with my SciArt Starter Pack.
Paleoart to fine art,
comics to medical illustration,
bioart to space imagery.
150 artists, plus the entire popular SciArt Feed 🐡.
And no gen AI or NFTs. 🥳
Paleoart to fine art,
comics to medical illustration,
bioart to space imagery.
150 artists, plus the entire popular SciArt Feed 🐡.
And no gen AI or NFTs. 🥳
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We report: we felt cold, so we walked fast, and now we feel too warm. This is the way it goes. In the clouds, corroding steel wool is unraveling, scratching up the whole sky across. Whatever bird we see is flying near the ground. We hear hail coming in the distance.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
We report: we felt cold, so we walked fast, and now we feel too warm. This is the way it goes. In the clouds, corroding steel wool is unraveling, scratching up the whole sky across. Whatever bird we see is flying near the ground. We hear hail coming in the distance.
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ICYMI: my review of THE STARVING SAINTS, one of my favorite books of 2025. It starts grim, offers deliverance, then pivots into delicious madness.
www.horrorxhope.com/review-the-s...
#horror #BookReview #booksky
www.horrorxhope.com/review-the-s...
#horror #BookReview #booksky
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
ICYMI: my review of THE STARVING SAINTS, one of my favorite books of 2025. It starts grim, offers deliverance, then pivots into delicious madness.
www.horrorxhope.com/review-the-s...
#horror #BookReview #booksky
www.horrorxhope.com/review-the-s...
#horror #BookReview #booksky
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"They have a degree in underwater basket-weaving" is meant to be a statement that someone lacks useful, marketable skills.
The phrase *may* originate from a 1956 article on traditional Inuit/Yupik weaving technique where bark remains submerged between stages of weaving, to keep strips pliable.
The phrase *may* originate from a 1956 article on traditional Inuit/Yupik weaving technique where bark remains submerged between stages of weaving, to keep strips pliable.
December 4, 2024 at 12:17 PM
"They have a degree in underwater basket-weaving" is meant to be a statement that someone lacks useful, marketable skills.
The phrase *may* originate from a 1956 article on traditional Inuit/Yupik weaving technique where bark remains submerged between stages of weaving, to keep strips pliable.
The phrase *may* originate from a 1956 article on traditional Inuit/Yupik weaving technique where bark remains submerged between stages of weaving, to keep strips pliable.
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It is almost time for everyone (not just professionals) to post their art and for art lovers to admire it. The #ArtAdventCalendar is always fun (it started on the other site). Read through Jay's thread and decide what you are going to post. Or just make a note to enjoy it in December
Artists & Art lovers!
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
#ArtAdventCalendar
In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…
earthskyart.ca
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It is almost time for everyone (not just professionals) to post their art and for art lovers to admire it. The #ArtAdventCalendar is always fun (it started on the other site). Read through Jay's thread and decide what you are going to post. Or just make a note to enjoy it in December
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Getting closer to the end of #Nudivember! This one was fun to paint and it might be one of my favorites so far.
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Getting closer to the end of #Nudivember! This one was fun to paint and it might be one of my favorites so far.
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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The bastards will have to pry my beloved em dash from my cold, autistic hands when I'm dead.
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The bastards will have to pry my beloved em dash from my cold, autistic hands when I'm dead.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Book 83/52 for 2025: Trip by Amie Barrodale. This is FANTASTIC! Surreal, metaphysical, and sometimes hilarious. I also appreciated the end notes throughout. If you’re interested in stories of the afterlife this is a must read.
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Book 83/52 for 2025: Trip by Amie Barrodale. This is FANTASTIC! Surreal, metaphysical, and sometimes hilarious. I also appreciated the end notes throughout. If you’re interested in stories of the afterlife this is a must read.
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“At $73 billion in direct impact on the national GDP, Canada’s cultural industries contribute more than oil and gas extraction at $71 billion.” www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
Comment: Investing in Canada's cultural sector is crucial to 'elbows up'
At $73 billion in direct impact to the national GDP, Canada’s cultural industries contribute more than oil and gas extraction at $71 billion.
www.timescolonist.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
“At $73 billion in direct impact on the national GDP, Canada’s cultural industries contribute more than oil and gas extraction at $71 billion.” www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
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At last! Long overdue.
Saskatchewan signs first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care
REGINA — Saskatchewan's government has signed its first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care.
thestarphoenix.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
At last! Long overdue.
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Nothing is yours. It is to use. It is to share. If you will not share it, you cannot use it.
November 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Nothing is yours. It is to use. It is to share. If you will not share it, you cannot use it.
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A weird thing about 1960s pop and rock music: Every now and then, oboes or bassoons show up.
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A weird thing about 1960s pop and rock music: Every now and then, oboes or bassoons show up.
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"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend
Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…
lithub.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...