Andrea Zanin
@andreazanin.bsky.social
Enby Leatherqueer (they). Author, Post-Nonmonogamy & Beyond; co-author, More Than Two, 2nd ed. Translator & editor. Cyclist 🚲 Taster 🫖🍫🧀🍷 Night 🦇. Lapsed spoonie & PhD student. Tkaronto/Toronto. sexgeek.wordpress.com. 💚: 📚👠💅📽 🧠
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Andrea Zanin
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Andrea Zanin
Andrea Zanin, MA, is a white, nonbinary, middle-aged queer writer who lives in Tkaronto (Toronto, Ontario), on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa...
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In other news, I braved the roads today. Although the bike lanes are basically not plowed anywhere, I managed to get a haircut and groceries. And I was only almost run down once! Not bad. I guess speeding by a cyclist on a slippery road with an inch to spare was worth it to make that light.
a black and white photo of a camera hanging from a crane ..
Alt: crane picking up a car and putting it in a large dumpster
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:34 AM
In other news, I braved the roads today. Although the bike lanes are basically not plowed anywhere, I managed to get a haircut and groceries. And I was only almost run down once! Not bad. I guess speeding by a cyclist on a slippery road with an inch to spare was worth it to make that light.
I haven't visited this place, but from here in the season of endlessly unplowed winter, it looks like paradise. I will fall asleep tonight dreaming of reading a book here on a soft summer evening.
February 5, 2026 at 10:27 AM
I haven't visited this place, but from here in the season of endlessly unplowed winter, it looks like paradise. I will fall asleep tonight dreaming of reading a book here on a soft summer evening.
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This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
Tasting: a tea & three chocolates this time!
My lovely brother & sis-in-law gifted me a beautiful tin of Harmutty Estate Assam black tea from a local shop I've not yet visited, House of Tea. The letter series on the label is from a standard tea grading system used for Indian and Sri Lankan teas.
My lovely brother & sis-in-law gifted me a beautiful tin of Harmutty Estate Assam black tea from a local shop I've not yet visited, House of Tea. The letter series on the label is from a standard tea grading system used for Indian and Sri Lankan teas.
February 5, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Tasting: a tea & three chocolates this time!
My lovely brother & sis-in-law gifted me a beautiful tin of Harmutty Estate Assam black tea from a local shop I've not yet visited, House of Tea. The letter series on the label is from a standard tea grading system used for Indian and Sri Lankan teas.
My lovely brother & sis-in-law gifted me a beautiful tin of Harmutty Estate Assam black tea from a local shop I've not yet visited, House of Tea. The letter series on the label is from a standard tea grading system used for Indian and Sri Lankan teas.
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Hi, I'm some leftover shrimp!
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Hi, I'm some leftover shrimp!
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ChatGPT is Trump’s biggest donor and is used by ICE. If you don’t like Trump or ICE, you should quit ChatGPT.
QuitGPT — OpenAI Execs are Trump's Biggest Donors
Join the movement. Delete ChatGPT. Cancel your subscription. It's time to quit.
quitgpt.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
ChatGPT is Trump’s biggest donor and is used by ICE. If you don’t like Trump or ICE, you should quit ChatGPT.
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The CBC is CRITICAL in pushing back against disinformation.
Yet Canada ranks 6th out of the G7 countries
for per‑capita public broadcaster funding
CBC gets $33.66 - VERSUS- the G7 avg $62.20
It's also the most trusted media, according to Pollara -
CBC 72% trusted
CTV 67%
Global 65%
Yet Canada ranks 6th out of the G7 countries
for per‑capita public broadcaster funding
CBC gets $33.66 - VERSUS- the G7 avg $62.20
It's also the most trusted media, according to Pollara -
CBC 72% trusted
CTV 67%
Global 65%
February 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The CBC is CRITICAL in pushing back against disinformation.
Yet Canada ranks 6th out of the G7 countries
for per‑capita public broadcaster funding
CBC gets $33.66 - VERSUS- the G7 avg $62.20
It's also the most trusted media, according to Pollara -
CBC 72% trusted
CTV 67%
Global 65%
Yet Canada ranks 6th out of the G7 countries
for per‑capita public broadcaster funding
CBC gets $33.66 - VERSUS- the G7 avg $62.20
It's also the most trusted media, according to Pollara -
CBC 72% trusted
CTV 67%
Global 65%
#manicure #extremityfetish Most polish is pretty much eternal, as in, you can revive it with thinner even if it's all dried up. But thermals eventually stop doing the colour-change thing, even if they still function as a one-colour polish.
February 2, 2026 at 8:15 AM
#manicure #extremityfetish Most polish is pretty much eternal, as in, you can revive it with thinner even if it's all dried up. But thermals eventually stop doing the colour-change thing, even if they still function as a one-colour polish.
I found this little illustration really helpful for perspective! Wish I knew who the artist was.
February 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
I found this little illustration really helpful for perspective! Wish I knew who the artist was.
This fall/winter I've had a helluva time finding any appetite for food. So on a day like this, when I am actually hungry, I'm so grateful to Past Me for stocking the freezer with fish from the farmers' market. It feels nourishing in a way that's not just about proteins and veg. 😋
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 AM
This fall/winter I've had a helluva time finding any appetite for food. So on a day like this, when I am actually hungry, I'm so grateful to Past Me for stocking the freezer with fish from the farmers' market. It feels nourishing in a way that's not just about proteins and veg. 😋
I've never experienced a winter during which I've felt this trapped for this long because the roads are too dangerous for cycling. @toronto.ca please. Come on. Fix this. It's January in Canada. You need a snow removal plan that actually works, and NOT just for cars.
Current bike lane situation at Bloor and Spadina - one of the busiest bike lane stretches in the city, which often moves more bikes than cars during rush hour. Literally being used as a dumping ground for snow from the road. #BikeTO
February 1, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I've never experienced a winter during which I've felt this trapped for this long because the roads are too dangerous for cycling. @toronto.ca please. Come on. Fix this. It's January in Canada. You need a snow removal plan that actually works, and NOT just for cars.
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Turns out that you can simply chose not to sell your warehouse and prevent it from becoming a detention center
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC News
Jim Pattison Developments has announced it will not sell an industrial building in Ashland, Va., that was set to be turned into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility.
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Turns out that you can simply chose not to sell your warehouse and prevent it from becoming a detention center
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Oh no! 💔 A bright light has gone out. I was sure she'd be around for decades to come. So sad to hear she's gone.
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71
Actor, also known for Beetlejuice and her work with Christopher Guest, died after a brief illness
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Oh no! 💔 A bright light has gone out. I was sure she'd be around for decades to come. So sad to hear she's gone.
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
OK this is a weird little pet peeve but I'm very bored of videos in which a person is like, sitting at their desk ignoring the camera or doing a chore or whatever, and then there's a super long caption saying what they want to say. Make a video where you say things! Or just write a damn article!
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 AM
OK this is a weird little pet peeve but I'm very bored of videos in which a person is like, sitting at their desk ignoring the camera or doing a chore or whatever, and then there's a super long caption saying what they want to say. Make a video where you say things! Or just write a damn article!
OMFG. How are the Democrats SO GODDAM WIMPY. Are they not embarrassed of themselves??
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the party agreed on three main goals:
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they’ll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:33 AM
OMFG. How are the Democrats SO GODDAM WIMPY. Are they not embarrassed of themselves??
Chocolate tasting! The Winter Chocolate Show is in a week and a half, and I've been shamefully lax in tasting all the great stuff I got at last year's and in various other adventures over the past couple of years. For someone who loves chocolate as much as I do, I don't go through it very quickly!
January 30, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Chocolate tasting! The Winter Chocolate Show is in a week and a half, and I've been shamefully lax in tasting all the great stuff I got at last year's and in various other adventures over the past couple of years. For someone who loves chocolate as much as I do, I don't go through it very quickly!
I... what? This is... something, all right. 😳 I mean it's a lot of things, but one thing it *definitely* is is 2026!
KINEW: [The press] want there to be a heated rivalry between Doug Ford and I, but we're on the same team.
CARNEY: I want you to just take that image – the heated rivalry between Doug Ford and Wab Kinew.
CARNEY: I want you to just take that image – the heated rivalry between Doug Ford and Wab Kinew.
January 30, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I... what? This is... something, all right. 😳 I mean it's a lot of things, but one thing it *definitely* is is 2026!
Scenes from the neighbourhood... I call this one "I Give Up" 🤣
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Scenes from the neighbourhood... I call this one "I Give Up" 🤣
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good morning. (quilt by Melissa Laranjeira, via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...)
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 PM
good morning. (quilt by Melissa Laranjeira, via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...)
The problem with memorizing foreign-language pronunciation for my audiobook narration is that now Brain is cheerfully reminding me about a bunch of otherwise useless terms on the regular.
On the plus side, if you need to know how to request no sugar in your coffee in Greek, I'm your guy.
On the plus side, if you need to know how to request no sugar in your coffee in Greek, I'm your guy.
January 29, 2026 at 10:55 AM
The problem with memorizing foreign-language pronunciation for my audiobook narration is that now Brain is cheerfully reminding me about a bunch of otherwise useless terms on the regular.
On the plus side, if you need to know how to request no sugar in your coffee in Greek, I'm your guy.
On the plus side, if you need to know how to request no sugar in your coffee in Greek, I'm your guy.
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One of the points of Altemeyer's research on authoritarian personality types is that they tend to exhibit much higher degrees of social conformance sensitivity. They really care about what's normal and they really care about both feeling and being perceived as normal.
Their biggest weakness is their massive self-soothing mechanism. They're convinced that everyone agrees with them but some people have been peeled away by propaganda and money
They just can't imagine earnest disagreement and coming across it not only confuses but spiritually harms them
They just can't imagine earnest disagreement and coming across it not only confuses but spiritually harms them
The regime obviously thought they'd be able to take out a few dozen scary-queer-weirdo Antifa types in black masks and then successfully cow the rest of the Coastal Elite Liberal class into terrified silence: they were not expecting "totally fearless mass nonviolent resistance by entire cities."
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 AM
One of the points of Altemeyer's research on authoritarian personality types is that they tend to exhibit much higher degrees of social conformance sensitivity. They really care about what's normal and they really care about both feeling and being perceived as normal.