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Chloë Lum

@compulsiveobserver.bsky.social

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Installation artist. Perfume fanatic. Chronically ill. Concordia University PhD student(disability studies + performance studies + practice-based research.) Ex jammer, current failure. She/her Montréaler in Edmonton. https://linktr.ee/ChloeLum

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · Nov 14

New folks following me from starter packs, hi! Unfollow if you find me boring. I’m a chronically ill middled-aged grad student & artist in Edmonton. I’m not famous & I’m not especially funny. I don’t have a newsletter but I might post about sickness, vegan snacks, prog rock, or performance art.

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 2m

If the rising hate against trans folks and the ‘just asking questions’ brigade come off as disingenuous and co-ordinated, it’s because they are.

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 15d

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement

An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

heated.world

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 9h

*stink, not drink!

Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 9h

One of the reasons I became a perfume guy is because I wanted some armour against other people’s bad smells. Choosing to drink on purpose is super inconsiderate.

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 16h

Its the best.

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Genderflux Superfluid @rewhan.bsky.social · 17h

The questions are all very leading, but each answer can be up to two thousand characters, so feel free to tell AI Minister Solomon -exactly- how you feel about Canada's relationship with AI.

In polite, but excruciating detailed terms, of course; you don't want to be summarily discarded as a troll.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 2d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Michael DeForge @michaeldeforge.bsky.social · 21h

Demand the Canadian government pressure Israel to release Mskwaasin and other Canadian members of the Flotilla. There are steps you can take here:

bsky.app/profile/cana...

Free Palestine

canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 2d

Mskwaasin Agnew (Dene/Cree, Salt River First Nation) was among the humanitarians on board Conscience that was illegally boarded by Israel in international waters.
We are asking everyone to contact the Canadian Government (email addresses & phone numbers on the poster)
#EyesOnGaza #EndGazaBlockade

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 1d

So sorry about your good boy.

Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 1d

Totally prévisible but I’m having a *very* hard time bouncing back from our trip. Just chronic illness stuff. #NEISVoid

Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 1d

I personally like Sansi bulbs. They are strong and affordable.

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 1d

You might want a grow light in the rubber tree and jade, those babies love the light.

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! I’m really excited and have been wanting one for a while. Apparently they are easy to propagate.

Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 1d

My MIL gave me cuttings of Stapelia grandiflora, a succulent that has flowers that smell like rotting meat and look like a dark Jim Henson jam. You better believe I’m hovering over these babies.

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 1d

I want to puke.

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 1d

What a beautiful beast!!

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 2d

A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.

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Too Bossy @toobossy.bsky.social · 2d

Encouraging all my Fragrance Friends to (if you haven’t already) ditch Fragrantica and start using Parfumo site/app. It has many of the same features, looks prettier and didn’t post a memorial statement for C.K.

Image of the perfume directory page from Parfumo.com

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 2d

If you've fallen down inflammation-type wellness circle rabbit holes, hmu for a @motherjones.com essay I'm working on. My email is [email protected]. I can you your first name only.

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 2d

For some reason the FB algo has decided to show me multiple accounts postings blocks of Taylor Swift lyrics. I’m not much for current pop music, but it’s shocking to me that those lyrics were written by a grown adult.

Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats!

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 2d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 3d

Basenotes has amazing perfume databases and reviews and message boards without the MAGA baggage.

Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 3d

Yes! That’s amazing.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 3d

And folks wonder why so many of us are so opposed to the furious, poorly thought-out rush to incorporate this technology into every nook & cranny of academic & policy research as quickly as possible.

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 4d

And here we go. I never wrote this article, and yet it is cited here.

www.liberalbriefs.com/geopolitics/...

And of course, it sounds so plausible, I seriously checked whether I had forgotten it, or the footnote was slightly wrong.

#AIisnotresearch

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Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 3d

Also general lack of seating where it would be possible to have more.
And much outdoor seating is a de facto smoker’s area.

Chloë Lum @compulsiveobserver.bsky.social · 4d

Airports have to be in the top three least acessible spaces.

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