SJ Zanolini (李思捷)
@plantmaize.bsky.social
ABD historian of diet & medicine in China (#FirstGen), creative non-fiction editor @tendonmag.bsky.social, companion to a really good dog named Barktholomew (號小聃)
Taipei / Baltimore / Los Angeles
they/them 🏳️🌈
all views my own (君子不器)
Taipei / Baltimore / Los Angeles
they/them 🏳️🌈
all views my own (君子不器)
Saw on tonight's walk that a new 7-11 opened immediately across the street from another 7-11, only 3 storefronts down from a Family Mart. 😂 As much as I joke about this being Taiwan culture, I know it's actually Taipei tourism related bc this one has zero rice or cooking oil but many fancy snacks.
December 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Saw on tonight's walk that a new 7-11 opened immediately across the street from another 7-11, only 3 storefronts down from a Family Mart. 😂 As much as I joke about this being Taiwan culture, I know it's actually Taipei tourism related bc this one has zero rice or cooking oil but many fancy snacks.
Got in about 90 min of good writing work before a migraine descended (about 220-odd words added to chapter even after deletions), with another 3 hours of light additions and offline quote harvesting much later, after the meds took effect.
Day 3 of 31 #acadecawriteathon
Day 3 of 31 #acadecawriteathon
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Got in about 90 min of good writing work before a migraine descended (about 220-odd words added to chapter even after deletions), with another 3 hours of light additions and offline quote harvesting much later, after the meds took effect.
Day 3 of 31 #acadecawriteathon
Day 3 of 31 #acadecawriteathon
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Too many boards and presidents appear to believe that the value and legitimacy of their university resides in the brand when it, in fact, resides in knowledge and judgment, which in turn resides in the faculty and academic staff.
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Too many boards and presidents appear to believe that the value and legitimacy of their university resides in the brand when it, in fact, resides in knowledge and judgment, which in turn resides in the faculty and academic staff.
2+ intense hours logged today (prior appointments + life maintenance priority day) but I got a really important piece of my chapter done and flagged out my immediate next steps for a hopefully easier path back in tomorrow.
2/31, #acadecawriteathon
2/31, #acadecawriteathon
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
2+ intense hours logged today (prior appointments + life maintenance priority day) but I got a really important piece of my chapter done and flagged out my immediate next steps for a hopefully easier path back in tomorrow.
2/31, #acadecawriteathon
2/31, #acadecawriteathon
Woke up this morning mentally bracing to finally draft the last pieces of my dissertation this month. 🥴
The serendipitous digital peer pressure of @annakornbluh.bsky.social's #acadecawriteathon plus some light dopamine farming ahead of starting got me out of monkeymind morass!
1 down, 30 to go 🤘
The serendipitous digital peer pressure of @annakornbluh.bsky.social's #acadecawriteathon plus some light dopamine farming ahead of starting got me out of monkeymind morass!
1 down, 30 to go 🤘
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Woke up this morning mentally bracing to finally draft the last pieces of my dissertation this month. 🥴
The serendipitous digital peer pressure of @annakornbluh.bsky.social's #acadecawriteathon plus some light dopamine farming ahead of starting got me out of monkeymind morass!
1 down, 30 to go 🤘
The serendipitous digital peer pressure of @annakornbluh.bsky.social's #acadecawriteathon plus some light dopamine farming ahead of starting got me out of monkeymind morass!
1 down, 30 to go 🤘
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Imagine if Regan had stayed an actor. Imagine if AIDS had been handled like a major public health emergency instead of disregarded as “gay cancer.” Imagine how many people could still be alive. Now imagine how many of them might be in public office.
#WorldAIDSday
#WorldAIDSday
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Imagine if Regan had stayed an actor. Imagine if AIDS had been handled like a major public health emergency instead of disregarded as “gay cancer.” Imagine how many people could still be alive. Now imagine how many of them might be in public office.
#WorldAIDSday
#WorldAIDSday
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Calvin unfortunate not to have Turning Point to do his bidding
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December 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Calvin unfortunate not to have Turning Point to do his bidding
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I've spoken with a lot of people about this, and all of of them told me they were furious about this tragedy and the apparent corruption that enabled it. They want truth and accountability and justice for the victims, and they're not confident that they'll get any of that, which makes them angrier.
Droves have mourned the 146 lives lost in the Tai Po fire, including some who said the government should be held accountable. In full: buff.ly/wT5oEz8
In Pictures: 'Man-made tragedy' - Tears, anger and calls for accountability as thousands mourn Tai Po fire victims | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
By Hans Tse, Hillary Leung and James Lee. Droves of grieving Hongkongers have turned up in Tai Po to mourn the 146 lives lost in one of the city’s deadliest fires, including some who said the government...
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I've spoken with a lot of people about this, and all of of them told me they were furious about this tragedy and the apparent corruption that enabled it. They want truth and accountability and justice for the victims, and they're not confident that they'll get any of that, which makes them angrier.
"While these patriotic elected representatives were MIA, grassroots mobilization provided support systems for victims."
Such a good overview of the chilling set of problems that are unfairly elided/ignored when Western media wrongly blames the fire on "bamboo scaffolding."
Also, anarchy FTW ✊
Such a good overview of the chilling set of problems that are unfairly elided/ignored when Western media wrongly blames the fire on "bamboo scaffolding."
Also, anarchy FTW ✊
A roundup of the goodness, and the ineptness of the Government being shown in HK now. Please read all the way to the end.
konggirlsocialist.ghost.io/untitled/
konggirlsocialist.ghost.io/untitled/
🏴 untitled 🏴
The world sees a ferocious fire spreading across a Hong Kong high rise apartment block for 43 hours. I invite you to see Hong Kong as Hongkongers do, without the colonial bullshit.
In my humble and ...
konggirlsocialist.ghost.io
December 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"While these patriotic elected representatives were MIA, grassroots mobilization provided support systems for victims."
Such a good overview of the chilling set of problems that are unfairly elided/ignored when Western media wrongly blames the fire on "bamboo scaffolding."
Also, anarchy FTW ✊
Such a good overview of the chilling set of problems that are unfairly elided/ignored when Western media wrongly blames the fire on "bamboo scaffolding."
Also, anarchy FTW ✊
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🧵1/ For years, I’ve been trying to articulate my most basic tenet of editing, which I always practice as an editor, but which very few editors practice with me:
I now name it the 90/10 rule, and I try to practice it on the micro and macro levels.
I now name it the 90/10 rule, and I try to practice it on the micro and macro levels.
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🧵1/ For years, I’ve been trying to articulate my most basic tenet of editing, which I always practice as an editor, but which very few editors practice with me:
I now name it the 90/10 rule, and I try to practice it on the micro and macro levels.
I now name it the 90/10 rule, and I try to practice it on the micro and macro levels.
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Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
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imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
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So, of trans children starting HRT, more than 98% stay on it, and of the small fraction that don't, over half identify as nonbinary. Less than 1% go “nah, turns out I'm cis.” From an N of four fucking hundred. Why the hell are we making children run a gauntlet? Some asshole's political career?
A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... & of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Trans care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... & of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Trans care saves lives.
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
So, of trans children starting HRT, more than 98% stay on it, and of the small fraction that don't, over half identify as nonbinary. Less than 1% go “nah, turns out I'm cis.” From an N of four fucking hundred. Why the hell are we making children run a gauntlet? Some asshole's political career?
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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Our researcher Cynthia Sadler defends her #PhD thesis on the practices of women loving women in #18thcentury Paris 👉 loom.ly/Hh6PNqE
Interested in Cynthia's research? Read this #MyEUIResearch interview 👉 loom.ly/aPUTm3o
📚🎓 #QueerHistory #CulturalHistory
Interested in Cynthia's research? Read this #MyEUIResearch interview 👉 loom.ly/aPUTm3o
📚🎓 #QueerHistory #CulturalHistory
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Our researcher Cynthia Sadler defends her #PhD thesis on the practices of women loving women in #18thcentury Paris 👉 loom.ly/Hh6PNqE
Interested in Cynthia's research? Read this #MyEUIResearch interview 👉 loom.ly/aPUTm3o
📚🎓 #QueerHistory #CulturalHistory
Interested in Cynthia's research? Read this #MyEUIResearch interview 👉 loom.ly/aPUTm3o
📚🎓 #QueerHistory #CulturalHistory
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#CFP: "The Ocean of Life. Humanities and the Ocean"
International seminar, 3 July 2026, University of the Ryukus, Japan.
Deadline for submissions: 19 December 2025
Info: international-seminar-ocean.my.canva.site
#envhum #envhist #ecolit #bluehumanities
International seminar, 3 July 2026, University of the Ryukus, Japan.
Deadline for submissions: 19 December 2025
Info: international-seminar-ocean.my.canva.site
#envhum #envhist #ecolit #bluehumanities
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#CFP: "The Ocean of Life. Humanities and the Ocean"
International seminar, 3 July 2026, University of the Ryukus, Japan.
Deadline for submissions: 19 December 2025
Info: international-seminar-ocean.my.canva.site
#envhum #envhist #ecolit #bluehumanities
International seminar, 3 July 2026, University of the Ryukus, Japan.
Deadline for submissions: 19 December 2025
Info: international-seminar-ocean.my.canva.site
#envhum #envhist #ecolit #bluehumanities
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“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
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This is truly one of the most moving public art pieces I've ever seen. Walking along that wall, reading the hearts (many with names written on them) felt incredibly emotional.
Everyone who has memory-holed the pandemic in the UK should take a walk along the Covid memorial wall in London. Each heart represents a single person who died of Covid, and it goes of *forever*. It's very, very long.
November 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This is truly one of the most moving public art pieces I've ever seen. Walking along that wall, reading the hearts (many with names written on them) felt incredibly emotional.
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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You know what you have to do, folks. #writingcommunity
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
You know what you have to do, folks. #writingcommunity
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Job - please share widely!
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South.
Research focus - grassroots movements, Indigenous sovereignties, and racial justice campaigns contesting and transforming public institutions
www.mun.ca/vpacademic/m...
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South.
Research focus - grassroots movements, Indigenous sovereignties, and racial justice campaigns contesting and transforming public institutions
www.mun.ca/vpacademic/m...
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Job - please share widely!
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South.
Research focus - grassroots movements, Indigenous sovereignties, and racial justice campaigns contesting and transforming public institutions
www.mun.ca/vpacademic/m...
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South.
Research focus - grassroots movements, Indigenous sovereignties, and racial justice campaigns contesting and transforming public institutions
www.mun.ca/vpacademic/m...
"Making that conservative belief that progressives scorn them a public or face-to-face reality when there's a chance of changing people's minds or just accepting people who have changed their minds is not strategic. It throws away an opportunity for a shift."
Scorn the rigged game, not the pawns.
Scorn the rigged game, not the pawns.
No secret that I'm a huge @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social fan. This piece is tough, important, and excellent. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/how-big-shou...
How Big Should Your Tent Be?
It's striking to me that a lot of people want politics to be about their personal feelings, in which case they're not engaged in politics, though they may be engaged in the sabotage of politics. This ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"Making that conservative belief that progressives scorn them a public or face-to-face reality when there's a chance of changing people's minds or just accepting people who have changed their minds is not strategic. It throws away an opportunity for a shift."
Scorn the rigged game, not the pawns.
Scorn the rigged game, not the pawns.
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Yes and citation is an issue across most areas of knowledge production, just about every discipline hasthe same thing. Even humanities.
And here is yet another study adding to the long list of studies showing bias against female scientists...
#WomenInSTEM 🧪
www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
#WomenInSTEM 🧪
www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Men Forget About Female Researchers, Says Study On Gender Citation Gap
Researchers think they've uncovered the reason why women's academic work is cited less than men's—men forget about women's contributions.
www.forbes.com
February 28, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Yes and citation is an issue across most areas of knowledge production, just about every discipline hasthe same thing. Even humanities.