Just overheard a young beatnik of sorts at Ypsi's Cafe Liv describe Don Quijote to his friends as "basically the 17th-century version of a guy who watches so many reels on van life that he goes crazy."
"It's a fun read," he added.
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Just overheard a young beatnik of sorts at Ypsi's Cafe Liv describe Don Quijote to his friends as "basically the 17th-century version of a guy who watches so many reels on van life that he goes crazy."
"It's a fun read," he added.
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People: "Everything fun costs money now π"
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Any chance of your offering items with the double crescent moon as (part of) the design?
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"Let's try trading the term 'climate protection' for what it actually means: 'Saving the livability of the planet.'
Then many statements by politicians sound as insane as the actually are.
'The livability of the planet cannot come at the expense of economic growth.'"
(Might qualify for at least one of those traits π)
30.06.2025 22:56 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0There are plenty of important commonalities, but it's precisely such specific research that can reveal important differences βe.g., higher rates of poverty, self-harm, suicide, heart disease, sexual violence, workplace sexual harassment, and more, for bisexual+ people than for monosexual people
30.06.2025 20:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0See also: how little research (and what a small % of grants) is specific to bisexual+, asexual, or non-binary people or issues (as opposed to either LGBTQ+ at large or monosexual people or issues)
30.06.2025 20:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Collage of four photos: one of a smiling Justin Slocum Bailey holding up an inflatable globe, two of Justin teaching language classes, and one of Justin wearing a blue tunic while filming a historical production in an amphitheater
Something to regularly ask about language classes you teach or take:
How much are they about PEOPLE?
Β· the people in the class
Β· the people in other communities that use the language
Language comes from people and exists for the sake of people. #LangChat #WorldLanguages
The framing of Mamdani as some far-left radical is obscene. So is the fact that some Democrats are running scared of a talented, young politician who won without big money support based on his clearly common sense ideas.
Just shows how captured our politics are by corporate interests.
"The moral crisis of our age has nothing to do with gay marriage or abortion; itβs insider trading, obscene CEO pay, wage theft from ordinary workers, Wall Streetβs continued gambling addiction, corporate payoffs to friendly politicians, and the billionaire takeover of our democracy."
29.06.2025 14:41 β π 44 π 18 π¬ 0 π 0If youβre not bisexual+, but up for educating yourself on pressing issues such as our dismal health stats (mental and physical) compared not only to straight people but also to lesbian and gay peopleβas well as intriguing stuff like bisexuality in animalsβtry Bi by @drjuliashaw.bsky.social
27.06.2025 15:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If youβre interested in the relationship between (anti)bisexuality and other political issues, try Dear Bi Men by @jryussuf.bsky.social and Bi: Notes on a Bisexual Revolution by @shirieisner.bsky.social
27.06.2025 15:00 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Been rereading some of these and getting my hands on others to read for the first time. Solid list, and nice to learn about bisexualbookshelf on IG
27.06.2025 14:57 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0compassionate societies define success by the paucity of poor people;
cruel societies define success by the grotesque wealth of the few, pretending the burgeoning poverty is the fault of poor people and not policies;
A focus on stories and other meaning-rich content rather than language as object not only is interesting but also leads efficiently to acquisition of words, constructions, etc. Short piece based on observation of @veganadri.bsky.social & @liamprinter.bsky.social
www.lspjournal.com/post/the-pow...
"Rather than focusing primarily on the system of the language itself, we should prioritise engaging, meaningful content through which learners can progressively build their linguistic repertoire." (This need not necessarily be focused on stories, I would add.) www.lspjournal.com/post/the-pow...
27.06.2025 09:36 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Humble thanks and a solemn salute to the Black trans women who since before Stonewall have grittily foughtβat great personal cost and often unto deathβto tilt the world toward acceptance of us queers #TransDayOfVisibility
31.03.2025 20:05 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0I didn't purposely time it to join bluesky on #TransDayOfVisibility, but I'm more than happy it worked out that way and to make my first post one of unconditional solidarity with and support for trans persons everywhere. You make the world better and more beautiful π³οΈββ§οΈ
31.03.2025 19:56 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0