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Kevin Atkinson @ikeatkinson.bsky.social · 8h

Thai is ordered, I have sweats on, and I’m gonna get stoned.

Now what should I watchhhhhh

Kevin Atkinson @ikeatkinson.bsky.social · 15h

Took a sick day today because I hardly ever take sick days. Gonna rain pretty heavily. Gonna cocoon.

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Kevin Atkinson @ikeatkinson.bsky.social · 8h

It was so pretttty

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Kevin Atkinson @ikeatkinson.bsky.social · 8h

The rain was wild!

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Kevin Atkinson @ikeatkinson.bsky.social · 8h

We love a rainbow in the lull of a storm

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👻Temperamental🎃Hellhound💀 @tylerhower.bsky.social · 9h

A Little Life is a trash piece of manipulative torture porn that shows a deep hatred of its characters and gay men, in general. And, it’s poorly written.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 21h

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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jordan veilleux @veilleux.bsky.social · 9h

this is great, don’t get me wrong. i still do diane-desk-tears at the something’s gotta give brunch at almao that sold out before i knew about it. BUT [whisper] the first wives club and particularly, it being fall and all, the family stone would do NUMBERS.

Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 9h

ANNIE HALL (1977) and SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE (2003) are returning to theaters in memory of Diane Keaton.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... #FilmSky #DianeKeaton

Diane Keaton Tribute: AMC Theatres Rereleasing ‘Annie Hall,’ ‘Something’s Gotta Give’ (Exclusive)

The country's largest exhibitor is honoring the late actress by bringing back two of her signature films to 100 cinemas across the U.S.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Kevin Atkinson @ikeatkinson.bsky.social · 11h

This looks incredible omg

Ranch Devereaux @thejacko.bsky.social · 13h

Oh. I will be CHEETED (cheer seated) 📣 🥳

Stumble | Official Trailer | NBC

YouTube video by NBC

youtube.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

I interviewed one of these factory workers in Los Angeles. She gets paid three cents to sew a zipper, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt.

This is how fast fashion brands like Fashion Nova can put "Made in USA" tags on dress shirts that retail for only $25

"Every day at 6 am, Bilma boards a bus that shuttles her to downtown Los Angeles’s Fashion District. When she reaches the garment factory an hour later, she starts working immediately, without punching in. Like thousands of other garment workers in the United States, Bilma’s wages aren’t tethered to the clock but rather to the quantity of operations she executes. Three cents for a zipper or sleeve, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt before she passes it onto the next sewing operator in line. Assembling an entire dress earns her a mere 15 cents. Bilma toils away on garments primarily for fast-fashion labels such as Fashion Nova, Lulus, and Lucy in the Sky, who prioritize quickly stocking on-trend items over the quality of materials. These companies peddle things like $80 maxi dresses, $25 poplin dress shirts, and $5 crop tops, all modeled by beautiful people and bedecked with the tantalizing promise of low-cost glamor."

"This worker payment system, known as “piecework” in the garment industry, is how US-based manufacturers can sidestep labor laws that require companies to pay at least the minimum wage. Rather than compensating Bilma for the exhausting 12-hour shifts—a regimen that, according to LA County’s minimum wage requirement, should yield $202.80—her pay is determined by the individual tasks she performs, which can fluctuate daily. Despite her adept handling of hundreds of garments a day, Bilma’s earnings typically linger around $50 per day. That’s $300 weekly for the standard six-day grind and $350 if she opts for Sunday labor. Doing what she can with this modest income, Bilma spends $400 a month to live in a two-bedroom apartment with six other people, some of whom are day laborers. In this crowded arrangement, two occupants squeeze into each bedroom, while two more lay claim to the living room. Bilma sleeps in the corner of the bustling kitchen."

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Kevin Atkinson @ikeatkinson.bsky.social · 15h

Took a sick day today because I hardly ever take sick days. Gonna rain pretty heavily. Gonna cocoon.

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Kevin Atkinson @ikeatkinson.bsky.social · 1d

Hi

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Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 1d

It’s been said but it bears repeating: in addition to the people being abducted, all Chicagoans are being psychologically terrorized. Seeing feds driving/walking around and videos of violent attacks in places you know and love will fuck you up. Get ready, it’s coming to all of America soon.

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Kevin Atkinson @ikeatkinson.bsky.social · 1d

God I would absolutely wreck that pussy daily

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 2d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Kevin Atkinson @ikeatkinson.bsky.social · 2d

I just love Dua Lipa and seeing her again is filling me with a joy I cannot describe I just deeply love her

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Kevin Atkinson @ikeatkinson.bsky.social · 2d

👀😏 I honestly believe it

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 2d

Belatedly reading about this and as always really important to remind people in *every breath* that when the right talks about “woke” and “DEI” they are talking about the cultural and political wins of the civil rights movement. This arrangement existed for 52 years because of historical activism.