JR Maxwell
@thejrmaxwell.bsky.social
Knitter, writer, queer, fat, PNWer, Episcopalian, agender, funnier than you'd think 🧶🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (and if I unfollow you it's a me problem, not a you problem)
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Bluesky. Let me make a non-algo feed/list/wtfever of people I want to follow. No muting, no unfollowing. Just a chronological self-curated list of posts. A filter, if you will.
If this exists, someone please point me to it.
(Aka Why was LiveJournal better than literally every platform since.)
If this exists, someone please point me to it.
(Aka Why was LiveJournal better than literally every platform since.)
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Bluesky. Let me make a non-algo feed/list/wtfever of people I want to follow. No muting, no unfollowing. Just a chronological self-curated list of posts. A filter, if you will.
If this exists, someone please point me to it.
(Aka Why was LiveJournal better than literally every platform since.)
If this exists, someone please point me to it.
(Aka Why was LiveJournal better than literally every platform since.)
Is there a Hollywood rule that you can't put any liquid in to-go coffee cups if they're going to be used onscreen? Every. Single. Time. Bruh. We can tell there's nothing in there. Get it together.
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Is there a Hollywood rule that you can't put any liquid in to-go coffee cups if they're going to be used onscreen? Every. Single. Time. Bruh. We can tell there's nothing in there. Get it together.
Y'ALL. Bifocal contacts are a THING and I am WEARING THEM and it's basically magic. Because science is amazing. 🤯😍
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Y'ALL. Bifocal contacts are a THING and I am WEARING THEM and it's basically magic. Because science is amazing. 🤯😍
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I'm a bloody lucky privileged bugger... but I've never not had a bank account like a leaky bucket! 😅
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
I would pay good money to never get a weightloss ad ever again. Even if it meant more truck ads.
I hate nearly all marketing, but at least the hypermasculine hyperpatriotic truck ads aren't trying to convince me I'm a broken human being.
I hate nearly all marketing, but at least the hypermasculine hyperpatriotic truck ads aren't trying to convince me I'm a broken human being.
December 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I would pay good money to never get a weightloss ad ever again. Even if it meant more truck ads.
I hate nearly all marketing, but at least the hypermasculine hyperpatriotic truck ads aren't trying to convince me I'm a broken human being.
I hate nearly all marketing, but at least the hypermasculine hyperpatriotic truck ads aren't trying to convince me I'm a broken human being.
Started out the day with the Electric Slide in my head, and now it's Amy Grant. WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS, I ASK YOU.
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Started out the day with the Electric Slide in my head, and now it's Amy Grant. WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS, I ASK YOU.
being in your 40s amirite
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
being in your 40s amirite
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I really think at its heart philosophy is one giant battle, taking place over many eras and nations, between people who are basically pleasant bureaucrats and people who are sexy murder poets, and it’s both super important and super boring that the pleasant bureaucrats must win.
November 10, 2024 at 9:57 PM
I really think at its heart philosophy is one giant battle, taking place over many eras and nations, between people who are basically pleasant bureaucrats and people who are sexy murder poets, and it’s both super important and super boring that the pleasant bureaucrats must win.
December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My parents got me a real wreath while they were in Pt Townsend 🎄🌲 I know it's a bit wonky, but I love it. 😍😍😍
November 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My parents got me a real wreath while they were in Pt Townsend 🎄🌲 I know it's a bit wonky, but I love it. 😍😍😍
And now to watch Geena Davis kill a lot of people, in true Christmas tradition. Amen.
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
And now to watch Geena Davis kill a lot of people, in true Christmas tradition. Amen.
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
And now, we put on Britten's Ceremony of Carols and put up the tree. :D :D :D
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
And now, we put on Britten's Ceremony of Carols and put up the tree. :D :D :D
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Escargonein60seconds
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Escargonein60seconds
Set-up rows for social knitting during Thanksgiving with my brother's in-laws: DONE. There will be cables, if you couldn't tell from all the stitch-markers. 😂
May all your holiday social times involve good knitting. ❤️🧶
May all your holiday social times involve good knitting. ❤️🧶
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Set-up rows for social knitting during Thanksgiving with my brother's in-laws: DONE. There will be cables, if you couldn't tell from all the stitch-markers. 😂
May all your holiday social times involve good knitting. ❤️🧶
May all your holiday social times involve good knitting. ❤️🧶
Gentle Thanksgiving reminder: There are people around you, whether you know it or not, who are battling or recovering from eating disorders. Please be kind, and try to remember that food, body size, and health all have no moral value. We are all worthy of nourishment in body and soul. Love you.
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Gentle Thanksgiving reminder: There are people around you, whether you know it or not, who are battling or recovering from eating disorders. Please be kind, and try to remember that food, body size, and health all have no moral value. We are all worthy of nourishment in body and soul. Love you.
This is work stuff so I can't get into it, but trust me when I say
DELETE YOUR META ACCOUNTS.
Seriously.
DELETE YOUR META ACCOUNTS.
Seriously.
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is work stuff so I can't get into it, but trust me when I say
DELETE YOUR META ACCOUNTS.
Seriously.
DELETE YOUR META ACCOUNTS.
Seriously.
I said 'My bad' on a very international call just now, and I'm mostly not embarrassed.
a woman is sitting in the driver 's seat of a car and looking at her phone .
ALT: a woman is sitting in the driver 's seat of a car and looking at her phone .
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I said 'My bad' on a very international call just now, and I'm mostly not embarrassed.
I have all the pronouns listed in the work directory and in my email signature, and somebody just picked one other than 'she'! Even after hearing my voice! LOVE.
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I have all the pronouns listed in the work directory and in my email signature, and somebody just picked one other than 'she'! Even after hearing my voice! LOVE.
The downside to being part of fancy international launches is that I can't have the traditional 'It's cute that you think any work is getting done' Thanksgiving Week.
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The downside to being part of fancy international launches is that I can't have the traditional 'It's cute that you think any work is getting done' Thanksgiving Week.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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God as my witness I will NEVER use the 'ACK' emoji to mean 'acknowledged'.
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
God as my witness I will NEVER use the 'ACK' emoji to mean 'acknowledged'.
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trans day of rest. trans week of chill. trans year of taking a nap
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
trans day of rest. trans week of chill. trans year of taking a nap