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[ sam . they/xe + neo . 21 . desi . nd ] anti-zionist jersey kid, lover of homology

[doeeyeddyke]

I can’t keep fucking doing this 🫩

This Ramadan do a good deed and commission a short writing piece of choice from a distraught Muslim so they don’t get bogged down in debt for having the audacity to cover expenses for a family of 8 whilst unemployed

[doeeyeddyke]

Writing sample (1?) below the cut:

Ricky spies his companion of choice for the night easily. Eddie is hovering by the door, no doubt having to play informal host and bouncer for everyone filing in. He's wearing the hat. It brings a small but very pleased grin to Ricky's face.

He slows his pace a beat so the others, including Isak, can move ahead. Isak looks at him with a query in his eyes, but Ricky only motions for him to keep moving. He's not interested in having his little brother in hearing distance tonight.

Ricky's eyes, sharp as they are, scrutinize Eddie's form with great clarity even from this distance. A part of him had been concerned, after what went down in the woods, about whether Eddie would even be well enough to partake in the party he'd organized. Whilst he doubts the boy's gotten over his grievances, it's good to see him more settled and almost back to his usual exuberance.

Ricky's face unconsciously softens in fondness. He ignores Isak, who grimaces at him before hurrying off. Probably to see that boy. Ugh. Just the thought of it irritates him, and any fondness disappears into a tight blankness.

Anita is inside, and spies him first. She makes a face of disgust, which only incites Ricky to flash her a mockingly exaggerated smile. She rolls her eyes and taps her knuckles on Eddie's shoulder, pointing out the door.

Ricky smiles more genuinely, though with no little mischief, when Eddie makes eye contact. Had this been a different, more private setting, Ricky would have bounded over and cornered Eddie against a surface immediately. Instead, he settles for a meandering stalk, stopping only a little too close to his favorite boy to pass as friendly.

"Eddie," he says, exaggerating the vowels. "Fancy seeing you here."

Ricky flicks at the gallon hat sitting on Eddie's hat. His hat. That won't ever stop exciting him.

"Where'd you get this beauty, I wonder," he says with a sly grin. "Never took you for a rancher. Get a side gig recently? Southern boyfriend even?"

[dragon-in-a-fez]

thinking about this elevator again

[manuciruja]

some of you need to understand that people from the global south criticizing imperialism and the problems they suffer from as consequences of it's existence isn't invalidating the struggles marginalized communities in the imperial core have to go through

[manuciruja]

pointing out that citizens of the imperial core have privileges that come as a direct result of the oppression of the third world isn't denying that those same citizens can also be victims of the imperial core. these ideas can and do coexist

[manuciruja]

actually why is it so hard for all of you to understand this cause it's a very simple concept. it's literally just intersectionality. we say "gay men are prejudiced for being gay but still have privilege due to being men" and no one bats an eye but if you point out "hey even if you're marginalized in the US that still doesn't take away from the fact you benefit from imperialism just by virtue of living there" and suddenly all fucking hell breaks loose

[gayestcowboy]

this shit is the only remaining good part of twitter

[bitchesgetriches]

Everything Is Becoming a Bank

Most major corporations — from airlines to social media platforms — now aspire to become unregulated banks. Bankification today accounts for

[apatosaurus]

This is a long read, but worth it. Some takeaways:

-Don’t use “buy now pay later.” The fine print isn’t what it seems.

-The fine print on medical financing, store credit cards, and contactless payment is also not what it seems.

-Payday loans are still predatory, even when offered by your employer

-Rewards programs are an income stream for the companies that run them. The points systems are manipulated so that the house always wins. They depend on people leaving money in rewards accounts and not in interest-bearing traditional bank accounts.

-Electronic payment apps like VenMo are not banks. You don’t earn interest. Your money is not protected.

-Your financial information is not private if your money is not kept in a regulated bank.

-None of this is regulated by the FDIC. Your money is not protected if it is held by a non-bank doing banking business. Our economy is not protected from the collapse of financial institutions that are not banks.

-The Biden administration was making progress in increasing accountability for non-banks operating as predatory financial services providers. The current administration is reversing those protections to favor corporations.

[mierac]

Oh boy.

 A third of younger Americans hold their savings on nonbank tech platforms like Venmo

PEOPLE! DO NOT LEAVE YOUR MONEY IN VENMO OR APPLE PAY OR ANY OF THIS SHIT. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GO FIND A REAL BANK OR A CREDIT UNION.

If Venmo were to close tomorrow all your money would vanish. There's no insurance or guarantee on any of these things. I know banks aren't great but legit banks will have the "FDIC insured" logo on their doors and websites, which means if my bank goes under tomorrow I still get my money back. Also I guarantee you there is a credit union somewhere in your town, go find it.

You can leave some money in Venmo or Apple pay or whatever, but NOT ALL OF IT for the love of God.

[thepromiscuousfinger]

[ralfmaximus]

Outstanding!

Reminds me of the time we dared a brick oven pizza restaurant to make a pizza with so much garlic we couldn't finish it.

Boy did they deliver. The pizza had (no exaggeration) a solid inch of chopped garlic on top. It was fucking delicious. Multiple times we spotted restaurant workers peeking at us from the kitchen, with an obvious "my god they're actually eating it!" energy.

Of course we left a massive tip. Leaving the place we felt like triumphant Olympians gold-medaling the Pizza Event.

Only one problem.

This was a lunch time experience, and we worked at a small software development firm and there was a scheduled all-hands meeting after lunch. Our supervisor (politely) asked us to leave the meeting because we reeked of garlic.

[shinvermouthea]

That sounds more like a solution than a problem to me, the meeting hater

[ralfmaximus]

Shhhhhh, don't tell Management.

[usearki]

Anthony Head: Buffy and Ted Lasso actor dies at 72

The 72-year-old British actor also had roles in shows including Merlin and Little Britain.

I always remembered him as the bloke from the Nescafe Gold Blend ad from before he was in Buffy.

Anyway, GDI - R.I.P.

[peppermintquartz]

No I'm not ready for this 😭

[jewish-joy]

I recently got an on-campus job. During the interview process, I requested that I not be scheduled on Friday nights or Saturdays as I am a Jewish student.

My boss immeadiately brightened and rushed to explain - "Of course ! Of course! We want to accomodate you! We have another worker who takes off for Ramadan. Do you need to take off for Ramadan?"

I shook my head, incredibly confused. "Uh. That's. Not my jurisdiction. I'm good." Boss nodded but was sure to add "Let me know if that ever changes. We can help you with Ramadan."

[maimonideznuts]

[jewish-joy]

@vangoggles THAT WHAT I WAS SAYING .

And I was finally on a shift with this guy. We were both sitting in silence because we had the ass-crack-of-dawn slot.

Over my coffee and twirling my Magen David necklace around my finger, I say "So. Ahmed. Ramadan.

And Ahmed over his energy drink, sighs - "don't you say shit about that."

[jewish-joy]

#what's the bet Ahmed was just asking for certain shifts during Ramadan and Boss got excited and was like “just take the whole ramadan off!”#“don't even worry about it! we support you! take the time you need!” I'm scheduled to work with him tomorrow morning so will find out then 🫡 .We're both STEM majors who use the early empty hours to study so I will report if I get more than a grunt out of him about it.

[jewish-joy]

another stupid-early morning, and between our respective course loads- him organic chemistry and me pathophysiology- I asked for the full story in how he got all of Ramadan off.

He sighed, and let me know that he did indeed try to explain to our manager that all he needed was to get shifts not around sunrise or sunset. But that in him explaining what Ramadan was, the plot very quickly got lost into this unhinged confusion where our boss was trying to google how people could survive an entire month without food or water.

So halfway through, he decided to pivot and go along with it, expecting less shifts in March because that's a difficult academic time anyway. Then, he had to keep a straight face when the end-product was the entire time off with paid leave.

So, now, he's in a hell partially of his own making where his boss genuinely believes he doesn't eat for a month and is trying to offer all non-Christian workers March off. I offered him time off for Hanukkah. He hit his head against the desk, and groaned.

[kittydesade]

[lastvalyrian]

> medical problem > unsure if it's serious or will go away on its own > sees a doctor to be sure > "why the fuck are you here. this is nothing. it will go away on its own"

[lastvalyrian]

> medical problem > unsure if it's serious or will go away on its own > decide to wait to not overreact > problem remains > sees doctor with concrete problem after all > "why did you wait so long. we could have done something if you had come immediately"

[picsthatmakeyougohmm]

[missroserose]

I'm not sure what mood this is but it sure is one

[digitaldiscipline]

it’s a spoiler alert

[copperbadge]

She’s definitely spoiling her dinner. 

[ID: An image of a white sporty-looking car with a high spoiler on the back; a woman is sitting on the trunk of the car, legs through the spoiler, using it like a narrow table to eat soup off of. She also has what looks like a coffee drink and possibly some french fries nearby.]

[karlyanalora]

This post has been sitting in my drafts for 4 years. Thank you @ihatebrainstorm for making this joke possible.

[idontwanttoboldlygo]

This is one of the cutest Data momens IMO and I've never heard anyone talk about it

[hymnism]

[spaghetti-gremlin]

[Image ID: a picture of a Youtube video thumbnail. the thumbnail features a black person with long dreads and a beard, and wearing a yellow T-shirt. the video's title reads" "scrolling character tag the video ends when i get mad". the words "scrolling character tag" have been edited on top of the first words of the original title. the video is 8 seconds long. /.End ID]

[dykesbat]

[Additional ID: The video is uploaded by T1J. End ID.]

[cheaphalloweencostume]

chatgpt didn’t invent the emdash and they can’t fucking have it. it’s mine.

[anonymusbosch]

concept: clothing brand which advertises on its price tags both the retail price of the item and the amount paid to the person who sewed it

[shoomt]

obviously not gonna mean anything because you can't factor exchange rates and purchasing power or material, management, shipping costs or how much the job is better or worse than the alternative for that given worker who is ofc not even the single worker who made the item possible

[shoomt]

like ofc the image of an overworked sewer seems the most relevant, but there's the night guard that secures the factory, the trucker that delivers shipments to supply hubs, the lumpers who unload the trucks, the crane operators who place shipping containers, the ship technicians who maintain container ships, the retail worker guiding shoppers and so on.

very little exploitation could be understood and measured from a price tag about a single person!

[anonymusbosch]

this was a quick gesture at this concept, and indeed the breakdown of price and cost varies by retailer - but following a handful of articles such as this one from Maclean's,

According to a 2011 report by the consulting firm O’Rourke Group Partners, a generic $14 polo shirt sold in Canada and made in Bangladesh actually costs a retailer only $5.67. To get prices that low, workers see just 12 cents a shirt, or two per cent of the wholesale cost. That’s one of the lowest rates in the world—about half of what a worker in a Chinese factory might make—and a major reason for the explosion of Bangladesh’s garment industry, worth $19 billion last year, up from $380 million in 1985. The country’s 5,400 factories employ four million people, mostly women, who cut and stitch shirts and pants that make up 80 per cent of the country’s total exports. For that $14 shirt, the factory owners can expect to earn 58 cents, almost five times a worker’s wage. Agents who help retailers find factories to make their wares also get a cut, and it costs about $1 per shirt to cover shipping and duties. Fabric and trimmings make up the largest costs—65 per cent of the wholesale price.

and to repeat from another reblog chain:

Patagonia, which trumpets its Fair Trade and Fair Pay for Labor policies, states on its website that ~1/3 of its garment factories pay a living wage or more, 1/3 pay between 50% and 80% of a living wage, and 1/3 pay less than 50% of a living wage.

Patagonia has one supplier in Bangladesh. It acknowledges that this supplier “has made meaningful progress towards living wages”. Patagonia advertises its support for raising the minimum wage in Bangladesh to 23,000 taka per month ($196 USD). The current Global Living Wage Coalition estimate for the living wage in urban Bangladesh is 27,900 taka per month ($238 USD). The current minimum wage in Bangladesh is just 12,500 taka per month ($133 USD).

A single hooded puffer jacket from Patagonia retails for $289 USD.

The sewer is the person I mention here because the sewer is - with a fair degree of certainty - the most exploited person in the chain. And of course putting their pay for a garment on its price tag is a shorthand that cannot encapsulate the complexity of the global supply chain but

it puts a bound on the matter, yknow? is the $70 shirt actually more pay for the worker than the $12 shirt? is the company paying lip service to fair trade or are they paying their workers?

this was a post dashed off in twenty seconds as a tongue-in-cheek prod about companies marketing clothes as "sustainable" or "fair trade" while still paying pennies, not a manifesto, but some of these questions do have answers

[godblessthesickos]

World historical loser

[drwiltz-official]

[oyuna-art]

He's BALD let him have fur

[aceinthetrap]

Dynasty Flowchart (Extended) – Nüwa Hanfu

An ultra extended flowchart for identifying dynasties! Even identifying sub-periods of each dynasty. As always, this is a general guide ther

does the makeup look sad or happy? >>> goth & sad >>> middle tang dynasty [lmao]