dymphna
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dymphna
@dymphna.bsky.social
· Dec 30
on crawling toward humanism (literally)
there's always a next season until there isn't
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"hey you haven't really done much since 2022"
well,
well,
ok the weirdest shit happened to me at a coffee shop last week. I was sitting at the bar. I wanted to plug in my laptop but the outlet was close enough to another patron's seat that I decided to politely ask her if I could plug it in instead of getting up in her space without asking. 1/
New obsession is monitoring spirits, where people think you’re secretly evil if you don’t talk much about yourself, but are still curious and ask questions about them. Should you try maybe asking them questions? Nice try, you think I want to know more about a fucking monitoring spirit?
January 20, 2026 at 2:52 AM
ok the weirdest shit happened to me at a coffee shop last week. I was sitting at the bar. I wanted to plug in my laptop but the outlet was close enough to another patron's seat that I decided to politely ask her if I could plug it in instead of getting up in her space without asking. 1/
Genuinely surprised that I haven't seen more snowblowers in MN
January 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Genuinely surprised that I haven't seen more snowblowers in MN
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don’t make me tap the sign
January 18, 2026 at 1:36 AM
don’t make me tap the sign
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LONG, LEAN, HUNGRY ONES
In 1245, Pope Innocent IV composed a letter to Güyük Khan, requesting that the Mongols cease attacking Christian lands in Eastern Europe. This letter was carried all the way from Lyon to Karakorum, where it was read to the Khagan... www.greaterrealityarea.net/long-lean-hu...
In 1245, Pope Innocent IV composed a letter to Güyük Khan, requesting that the Mongols cease attacking Christian lands in Eastern Europe. This letter was carried all the way from Lyon to Karakorum, where it was read to the Khagan... www.greaterrealityarea.net/long-lean-hu...
LONG, LEAN, HUNGRY ONES
In 1245, Pope Innocent IV composed a letter to Güyük Khan, requesting that the Mongols cease attacking Christian lands in Eastern Europe. This letter was carried all the way from Lyon to Karakorum, wh...
www.greaterrealityarea.net
January 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM
LONG, LEAN, HUNGRY ONES
In 1245, Pope Innocent IV composed a letter to Güyük Khan, requesting that the Mongols cease attacking Christian lands in Eastern Europe. This letter was carried all the way from Lyon to Karakorum, where it was read to the Khagan... www.greaterrealityarea.net/long-lean-hu...
In 1245, Pope Innocent IV composed a letter to Güyük Khan, requesting that the Mongols cease attacking Christian lands in Eastern Europe. This letter was carried all the way from Lyon to Karakorum, where it was read to the Khagan... www.greaterrealityarea.net/long-lean-hu...
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January 18, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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this means that organized labor is calling for a regional general strike yes, and there’s every reason to believe they can actually pull it off in Minneapolis inthesetimes.com/article/minn...
The Most Important Labor Story Right Now Is in Minnesota—It Might Be the Model We All Need
A strategic alignment of major networks of unions and community groups in Minnesota have worked together for more than a decade to leverage their collective power.
inthesetimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM
this means that organized labor is calling for a regional general strike yes, and there’s every reason to believe they can actually pull it off in Minneapolis inthesetimes.com/article/minn...
LET'S FUCKING GO
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM
LET'S FUCKING GO
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There are gloves. And then there are GLOVES! These beautifully madly extravagant gloves in verdant velvet are pure #Schiaparelli, early #1950s and utterly de trop #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
January 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
There are gloves. And then there are GLOVES! These beautifully madly extravagant gloves in verdant velvet are pure #Schiaparelli, early #1950s and utterly de trop #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Coil - Ostia (The Death of Pasolini) (Karaoke)
YouTube video by Nomad Karaoke
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
vance manages to combine the slick, PMC smugness associated with liberals that conservatives have made hay with among their supporters with his odious incel shit and is a complete glassjaw.
i refuse to believe that anyone actually likes this man, even the people who agree with him
i refuse to believe that anyone actually likes this man, even the people who agree with him
Vance: I'm crying right now because you stupids won't let me have your green island. I could literally just - don't you know I'm smarter than you? I'm your better - don't leave, don't get the army
Trump: McDonald's needs to sell milk again. Nobody likes the Grimace. They get the milk from him
Trump: McDonald's needs to sell milk again. Nobody likes the Grimace. They get the milk from him
January 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM
vance manages to combine the slick, PMC smugness associated with liberals that conservatives have made hay with among their supporters with his odious incel shit and is a complete glassjaw.
i refuse to believe that anyone actually likes this man, even the people who agree with him
i refuse to believe that anyone actually likes this man, even the people who agree with him
Women are incapable of resisting their base impulses, the poor dears. their natural impulses to empathy that arise from their natural reproductive capacity become perverted without a strong man to discipline them.
likely a case of their wombs becoming untethered and wandering around their bodies.
likely a case of their wombs becoming untethered and wandering around their bodies.
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Women are incapable of resisting their base impulses, the poor dears. their natural impulses to empathy that arise from their natural reproductive capacity become perverted without a strong man to discipline them.
likely a case of their wombs becoming untethered and wandering around their bodies.
likely a case of their wombs becoming untethered and wandering around their bodies.
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I believe that there are such things as evil, malignant people whose beliefs, desires, and pursuits thereof negatively affect the majority, people whose actions are deleterious to social cohesion, and that these malignant actors should be politically and socially ostracised for the good of society.
January 15, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I believe that there are such things as evil, malignant people whose beliefs, desires, and pursuits thereof negatively affect the majority, people whose actions are deleterious to social cohesion, and that these malignant actors should be politically and socially ostracised for the good of society.
it's a shame that we don't teach more about labour history because it can be insanely badass
the 1946 Hamilton Stelco strike had:
-battles for naval(!) and aerial(!!) supremacy
-insane amounts of pasta
-baseball games and wrestling competitions
-free concerts by Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie
the 1946 Hamilton Stelco strike had:
-battles for naval(!) and aerial(!!) supremacy
-insane amounts of pasta
-baseball games and wrestling competitions
-free concerts by Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie
January 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
it's a shame that we don't teach more about labour history because it can be insanely badass
the 1946 Hamilton Stelco strike had:
-battles for naval(!) and aerial(!!) supremacy
-insane amounts of pasta
-baseball games and wrestling competitions
-free concerts by Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie
the 1946 Hamilton Stelco strike had:
-battles for naval(!) and aerial(!!) supremacy
-insane amounts of pasta
-baseball games and wrestling competitions
-free concerts by Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie
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There is Pathologic everywhere for those with eyes to see
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
There is Pathologic everywhere for those with eyes to see
wild shift in tone: does anyone have good recommendations for books by Canadian authors or Indigenous authors in Canada? fiction or non-fiction.
already covered: atwood, munro, ontdaatje, beaton, macleod, rice
already covered: atwood, munro, ontdaatje, beaton, macleod, rice
January 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
wild shift in tone: does anyone have good recommendations for books by Canadian authors or Indigenous authors in Canada? fiction or non-fiction.
already covered: atwood, munro, ontdaatje, beaton, macleod, rice
already covered: atwood, munro, ontdaatje, beaton, macleod, rice
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Also coming up is the Backerkit campaign for Five Fires, a TTRPG about 80s hip-hop. It's my love letter to Beat Street and Wild Style and it launches February 25th! Please sign up to be notified on launch (repost with proper link):
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Get Ready for Five Fires
From Thoughtcrime Games LLC - Get Ready for Five Fires
www.backerkit.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Also coming up is the Backerkit campaign for Five Fires, a TTRPG about 80s hip-hop. It's my love letter to Beat Street and Wild Style and it launches February 25th! Please sign up to be notified on launch (repost with proper link):
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
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[guy who can’t fully remember that Gramsci quote] it’s Monster Time
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
[guy who can’t fully remember that Gramsci quote] it’s Monster Time
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“What if Philadelphians had a switch in their head that allowed them the impulse control to wait to swing until the moment it would do the most damage”
Them targeting Minnesota is absolutely wild. Minnesotans are like if Philadelphians weren’t as obvious about The Way They Are
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
“What if Philadelphians had a switch in their head that allowed them the impulse control to wait to swing until the moment it would do the most damage”
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Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
i tried looking for some bluesky feeds for labour news and uh, it was 90% people bickering about general strikes and not, uh, news.
Anyway, what are your favourite sources for actual abour news?
Anyway, what are your favourite sources for actual abour news?
January 14, 2026 at 12:25 AM
i tried looking for some bluesky feeds for labour news and uh, it was 90% people bickering about general strikes and not, uh, news.
Anyway, what are your favourite sources for actual abour news?
Anyway, what are your favourite sources for actual abour news?
Management offered a banana to United Brain Workers. UBW ate half of the banana then refused to return to work, citing that the banana was "tasteless" and had "poor mouthfeel"
surely terms can be negotiated with the union on the back of a DGN facilitation (Delicious Goods of Nourishment)
January 14, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Management offered a banana to United Brain Workers. UBW ate half of the banana then refused to return to work, citing that the banana was "tasteless" and had "poor mouthfeel"
my brain is telling me that writing things down when I'm not being paid for it is incompensated labour. It is retaliating with a total work stoppage
January 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM
my brain is telling me that writing things down when I'm not being paid for it is incompensated labour. It is retaliating with a total work stoppage
isn't this just thee temple of thee psychick youth? was there a dilbert-related schism I was unaware of?
rip in advance to Scott "Mr Dilbert" Adams who is perhaps most famous for writing a now-deleted four part blog post where he attempted to hypnotize his readers into nutting and asked them to email him after they have nutted to tell him about the nut.
www.tumblr.com/manlethotlin...
www.tumblr.com/manlethotlin...
January 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM
isn't this just thee temple of thee psychick youth? was there a dilbert-related schism I was unaware of?
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Katana compliment Benin Vodun costumes well.
Vodun Day 2026 program featured here, it gets bigger every year:
vodundays.bj/en/
Vodun Day 2026 program featured here, it gets bigger every year:
vodundays.bj/en/
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Katana compliment Benin Vodun costumes well.
Vodun Day 2026 program featured here, it gets bigger every year:
vodundays.bj/en/
Vodun Day 2026 program featured here, it gets bigger every year:
vodundays.bj/en/