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Perry Areolar

@perryodontal.bsky.social

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recovering archivist and museum worker. I have an Instagram for my cats @vitaandbosie I am an alien

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Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · Mar 24

one of my favorite bits of gay Minneapolis history - to set the scene, around about 1979-1980, the Mpls Police Dept. frequently raided gay bath houses. In July 1979, there was a charity softball game between the cops and the gays, and the gays won!

From the 7/30/1979 Minneapolis Tribune

Headline: Gay team defeats police 12-7 in charity softball game. Black and white image shows "gay cheerleaders rooted for their team to victory over the Minneapolis Police Department's Blue team." Gays 12, Police 7.

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Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 12h

oh absolutely

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 12h

asking the real questions

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 12h

don't give them ideas now

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 13h

English translation: "And they're basically saying that peripheral countries can't guarantee the safety of historical items, not returning our things." museums are so embarrassing (at best) sometimes 🥴🥴🥴

Fernanda @costaf.bsky.social · 13h

E os caras não devolvem as nossas coisas basicamente dizendo que os países periféricos não podem garantir a segurança de itens históricos.

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 14h

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 13h

roses are red
the french are easy to outmaneuver

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 14h

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

according to the liberation newspaper, documents dating back to a 2014 inspection by the French National Agency for the Security of Computer Systems reported a staggering detail: "the password of the louvre's video surveillance server was simply " louvre. "

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Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 13h

thank you Russ

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CJ 🏳️‍🌈🤘 @drensteppur.bsky.social · 14h

I simply cannot overemphasize just how common a fuck up this is as some of the world's largest and most important institutions.

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 14h

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

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Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 14h

right?????

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Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 7d

locals, the Hallie Q. Brown center has a food shelf and is well worth donating money to:
hallieqbrown.charityproud.org/Donate/Index...

Please support Hallie Q Brown Community Center Incorporated

The Mission of Hallie Q. Brown is to improve the quality of life in our community by providing access to critical human services, fostering and promoting personal growth, and developing community lead...

hallieqbrown.charityproud.org

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 14h

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 7d

Post Office
What Cheer, IA

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Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 7d

🥴🥴

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Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 7d

locals, the Hallie Q. Brown center has a food shelf and is well worth donating money to:
hallieqbrown.charityproud.org/Donate/Index...

Please support Hallie Q Brown Community Center Incorporated

hallieqbrown.charityproud.org

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 7d

I'm at the age where I got excited when I saw a cereal at the co-op on sale that had 10 grams of fiber per serving

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 29d

really good essay by a former fact-checker for the New Yorker who ended up quitting after working on pieces about Gaza
bidoun.org/articles/hou...

House Arab

I was working at the magazine as a fact-checker and my parents no longer considered me a failure, not because they read or admired it, but because when they said its name to friends and relatives it s...

bidoun.org

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ca-dmv-bot @ca-dmv-bot.bsky.social · Sep 28

Customer: LET'S WELD, I'M A WELDER
DMV: LEZ=DICTIONARY.COM SAYS CONTEMPTUOUS TERM USED TO REFER TO A LESBIAN…

Verdict: ACCEPTED

California license plate with text "LEZWELD".

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Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · Sep 26

🤝

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · Sep 26

working at a nonprofit: traumatized and disgusted so much by a former employer that you subscribe to propublica alerts so you know whenever they publish new IRS 990 forms you can study

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Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · Sep 26

meanwhile on the social security website today

a page from the US social security website for LGBQ people, specifically and intentionally leaving out the T

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · Sep 9

everyone vote for transsexual grape do it

Cat Fitzpatrick @catfitzpatrick.net · Sep 1

Okay everyone
THIS IS IMPORTANT
I made the
SHORTLIST

you can now
VOTE
for me to
WIN
the
2025 JANCIS ROBINSON WINE WRITING COMPETITION
with my essay
"Gewürztraminer: the most transsexual grape"

I believe with the power of the transsexual internet we can do this thing!

Please repost!

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Rosa Sparks @rosasparks.bsky.social · Aug 13

Taps the sign again

Real Punks Punch Nazis, They Don't Party Post on Substack With Them

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Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · Aug 13

I want more old timey computer visual art, this music video is awesome
youtu.be/hoI4WFpiSH4?...

Grandaddy Jeds Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)

YouTube video by unbrandhead

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · Aug 12

when was the last time you girded something that wasn’t a loin

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Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · Aug 12

"The state wants to rob the object of its local histories and prevent it from becoming a...part of the original community, instead rendering it as an artifact that needs care....It’s a stark reminder: Sometimes the best way to kill something and rob it of its history is to place it in a museum."

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · Aug 12

"This movie reinforces what many already know: museums want to acquire objects without the burden of people and their associated cultures."

hyperallergic.com/1031896/jorg...

Who Are Museums Really For? And Can We Change Our Minds?

The film “Binnigula’sa’ (Ancient Zapotec People)” asks the questions: Who are the rightful custodians of artifacts, and what is the responsibility of museums to local communities?

hyperallergic.com

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