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meet the artist mini #zine ! I had a lot of fun with this, I've never done a meet the artist meme before. hope you enjoy :) #zines #meettheartist
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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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Bodily autonomy is the ultimate principle here and if we’re gonna make it stick we need to do away with the deep-seated notion that certain kinds of bodies are bad and undesirable to the point of being other people’s personal business and indeed a social problem
Fatphobia goes hand in hand with transphobia and is rampant even in otherwise progressive spaces because it makes people feel a sense of control to police their own and other people's bodies. It is social poison and we will never eliminate transphobia without eliminating anti-fatness.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Bodily autonomy is the ultimate principle here and if we’re gonna make it stick we need to do away with the deep-seated notion that certain kinds of bodies are bad and undesirable to the point of being other people’s personal business and indeed a social problem
Woke up today feeling deep despair over the state of the world so I donated to the PCRF. Highly suggest you do the same if you are able.
PCRF
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund was established in 1992 by concerned humanitarians in the USA to bring injured and sick children for free medical care they could not get locally
www.pcrf.net
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Woke up today feeling deep despair over the state of the world so I donated to the PCRF. Highly suggest you do the same if you are able.
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Delighted to learn who Ben Barres is today (although not delighted that this is why). Extra delighted to look him up on Wikipedia and find such a respectul and thoughtfully-written page, with nary a deadname in sight.
We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
The Coming Out of a Transgender Scientist
"I know that I am making the right decision because whenever I think about changing my gender role, I am flooded with feelings of relief."
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Delighted to learn who Ben Barres is today (although not delighted that this is why). Extra delighted to look him up on Wikipedia and find such a respectul and thoughtfully-written page, with nary a deadname in sight.
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We're socialized to constantly apologize for being too outwardly excited about things, but this world is so full of terror and misery that I'd rather see those bursts of light and passion shine through the cracks wherever you can find them.
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We're socialized to constantly apologize for being too outwardly excited about things, but this world is so full of terror and misery that I'd rather see those bursts of light and passion shine through the cracks wherever you can find them.
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Don't cross a picket line. 💪
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Don't cross a picket line. 💪
seeing people talking about Zohran Mamdani has just confirmed to me yet again that nobody in America knows what communism is. they just use it to mean "thing I don't like"
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
seeing people talking about Zohran Mamdani has just confirmed to me yet again that nobody in America knows what communism is. they just use it to mean "thing I don't like"
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Congratulations to the Cuomo team: it takes a lot of dedication and money to lose one election twice.
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Congratulations to the Cuomo team: it takes a lot of dedication and money to lose one election twice.
MAMDANI!!!!!!!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
MAMDANI!!!!!!!!
it's my birthday today and it feels kinda weird to celebrate given recent events in my life but I'm taking this year of heavy loss to mean I need to celebrate while I can. not to be maudlin on main lmao but yeah. let your loved ones know you love them.
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
it's my birthday today and it feels kinda weird to celebrate given recent events in my life but I'm taking this year of heavy loss to mean I need to celebrate while I can. not to be maudlin on main lmao but yeah. let your loved ones know you love them.
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Your regular reminder that the number of trans kids using puberty blockers to delay puberty is tiny, and the vast majority of prescriptions for the medication in children and adolescents are used to delay precocious puberty in cisgender kids.
Because it’s cis kids.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Your regular reminder that the number of trans kids using puberty blockers to delay puberty is tiny, and the vast majority of prescriptions for the medication in children and adolescents are used to delay precocious puberty in cisgender kids.
had to put down my beloved dog Annie today. forgive me if I'm not responsive to dms etc. just devastated.
October 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
had to put down my beloved dog Annie today. forgive me if I'm not responsive to dms etc. just devastated.
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making a zine recreating a really gnarly nightmare I had and it's super cathartic and fun to draw.
October 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
making a zine recreating a really gnarly nightmare I had and it's super cathartic and fun to draw.
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Aw man, she'd have loved being 69.
R.I.P. Queen. 🥃💚
R.I.P. Queen. 🥃💚
Happy birthday to Carrie Fisher. She would have been 69.
May you rest in the force.
May you rest in the force.
October 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Aw man, she'd have loved being 69.
R.I.P. Queen. 🥃💚
R.I.P. Queen. 🥃💚
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I wrote a new Essay :)
The Ones Who Didn’t Understand The Point Of Omelas | Ela Bambust
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October 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I wrote a new Essay :)
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American author Ursula K. Le Guin was born on this day in 1929.
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”
October 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
American author Ursula K. Le Guin was born on this day in 1929.
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”
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new #zine :) ANNIHILATION / DREAMSCAPE is a collage zine inspired by the book Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. click the link below to read it!
ANNIHILATION / DREAMSCAPE
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October 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
new #zine :) ANNIHILATION / DREAMSCAPE is a collage zine inspired by the book Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. click the link below to read it!
new #zine :) ANNIHILATION / DREAMSCAPE is a collage zine inspired by the book Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. click the link below to read it!
ANNIHILATION / DREAMSCAPE
online.fliphtml5.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
new #zine :) ANNIHILATION / DREAMSCAPE is a collage zine inspired by the book Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. click the link below to read it!
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"Now is not the time to fight for [blank] rights"
If you've allowed yourself to believe its okay to sacrifice ANY particular group of people, then the fascists have already won.
If nothing is more important than defeating fascism then you have to actually reject fascist beliefs, even fascism lite.
If you've allowed yourself to believe its okay to sacrifice ANY particular group of people, then the fascists have already won.
If nothing is more important than defeating fascism then you have to actually reject fascist beliefs, even fascism lite.
October 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"Now is not the time to fight for [blank] rights"
If you've allowed yourself to believe its okay to sacrifice ANY particular group of people, then the fascists have already won.
If nothing is more important than defeating fascism then you have to actually reject fascist beliefs, even fascism lite.
If you've allowed yourself to believe its okay to sacrifice ANY particular group of people, then the fascists have already won.
If nothing is more important than defeating fascism then you have to actually reject fascist beliefs, even fascism lite.
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The Earth is also terrible, and dark, and cruel. The rabbit shrieks dying in the green meadows. The mountains clench their great hands full of hidden fire. There are sharks in the sea, and there is cruelty in men’s eyes.
October 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Earth is also terrible, and dark, and cruel. The rabbit shrieks dying in the green meadows. The mountains clench their great hands full of hidden fire. There are sharks in the sea, and there is cruelty in men’s eyes.
fuck being "good enough" just make the art that's clawing at your insides begging to be set free. you've got to create SOMETHING it's part of being human.
October 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
fuck being "good enough" just make the art that's clawing at your insides begging to be set free. you've got to create SOMETHING it's part of being human.
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1. As some Democrats have run from transgender rights, Zohran Mamdani is showing what so many others have lacked: courage to lead with his values over pandering to focus groups.
The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.
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The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.
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As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support
The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1. As some Democrats have run from transgender rights, Zohran Mamdani is showing what so many others have lacked: courage to lead with his values over pandering to focus groups.
The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
one of my old therapists always used this imagery of letting intrusive thoughts float on down the proverbial river and that's what inspired this zine. made this for #trickorzine25 for the prompt "float."
October 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
one of my old therapists always used this imagery of letting intrusive thoughts float on down the proverbial river and that's what inspired this zine. made this for #trickorzine25 for the prompt "float."