Piotr Wierzbicki
@piowie.bsky.social
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I have two things I would really like people to internalize about the fashion industry/garment manufacturing, and they are:
1. Mass manufactured clothes are only ever intended to fit "good enough," and;
2. Everything you wear was made by actual human people.
1. Mass manufactured clothes are only ever intended to fit "good enough," and;
2. Everything you wear was made by actual human people.
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I have two things I would really like people to internalize about the fashion industry/garment manufacturing, and they are:
1. Mass manufactured clothes are only ever intended to fit "good enough," and;
2. Everything you wear was made by actual human people.
1. Mass manufactured clothes are only ever intended to fit "good enough," and;
2. Everything you wear was made by actual human people.
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
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This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
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With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize:
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize:
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
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Writing an 80 zillion character post about the Epstein files definitely makes you seem extremely innocent and not literally shitting your pants.
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Writing an 80 zillion character post about the Epstein files definitely makes you seem extremely innocent and not literally shitting your pants.
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the aurora looks incredible tonight down here in north georgia!
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
the aurora looks incredible tonight down here in north georgia!
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everyone living around light pollution and clouds right now:
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
everyone living around light pollution and clouds right now:
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still wild how many companies/media organizations/thought leaders etc. seem to be operating under the assumption this guy and his movement have the mandate of the American people when it's clear that most of us hate him
November 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
still wild how many companies/media organizations/thought leaders etc. seem to be operating under the assumption this guy and his movement have the mandate of the American people when it's clear that most of us hate him
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Covid is still here because we chose not to do enough.
The climate is changing because we chose not to do enough.
And democracy? We can’t afford to just wait and see.
The climate is changing because we chose not to do enough.
And democracy? We can’t afford to just wait and see.
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Covid is still here because we chose not to do enough.
The climate is changing because we chose not to do enough.
And democracy? We can’t afford to just wait and see.
The climate is changing because we chose not to do enough.
And democracy? We can’t afford to just wait and see.
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incredible reaction to zohran winning
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
incredible reaction to zohran winning
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TODAY: Don't BOO... VOTE! ✅
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
TODAY: Don't BOO... VOTE! ✅
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
CA: YES on PROP 50 ✅You poke the Bear, the Bear bites back!
NJ: MIKIE SHERRILL for GOV. ✅
VA: ABIGAIL SPANBERGER for GOV. ✅
GHAZALA HASHMI for Lt. GOV. ✅
Let's All Stick Together & #StickItTo_tRUMP!!!!!
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Today we note the passing of a real Dick
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Today we note the passing of a real Dick
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“[Mamdani’s] presence wasn’t performative. It was pastoral. In a city that so often divides its grief by identity, he crossed the invisible line and simply showed up.”
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“[Mamdani’s] presence wasn’t performative. It was pastoral. In a city that so often divides its grief by identity, he crossed the invisible line and simply showed up.”
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
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Congratulations to the LA Dodgers for the win and to the Toronto Blue Jays for almost making me care deeply about baseball.
November 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Congratulations to the LA Dodgers for the win and to the Toronto Blue Jays for almost making me care deeply about baseball.
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Platform Decay, the eighth entry in the Murderbot Diaries series by @marthawells.com , will arrive on May 5, 2026. 🔥
And if you haven't seen it, the first season of the TV adaptation, available since this summer on AppleTV, is very fresh.
And if you haven't seen it, the first season of the TV adaptation, available since this summer on AppleTV, is very fresh.
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Platform Decay, the eighth entry in the Murderbot Diaries series by @marthawells.com , will arrive on May 5, 2026. 🔥
And if you haven't seen it, the first season of the TV adaptation, available since this summer on AppleTV, is very fresh.
And if you haven't seen it, the first season of the TV adaptation, available since this summer on AppleTV, is very fresh.
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It may not be obvious if you have not tried a #Spring Boot 4 RC yet, but I consider Spring Boot modularization as the most important enhancement that this new generation is introducing.
The Spring Boot team has just published a related blog post, this is a must read!
spring.io/blog/2025/10...
The Spring Boot team has just published a related blog post, this is a must read!
spring.io/blog/2025/10...
Modularizing Spring Boot
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
spring.io
October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It may not be obvious if you have not tried a #Spring Boot 4 RC yet, but I consider Spring Boot modularization as the most important enhancement that this new generation is introducing.
The Spring Boot team has just published a related blog post, this is a must read!
spring.io/blog/2025/10...
The Spring Boot team has just published a related blog post, this is a must read!
spring.io/blog/2025/10...
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We live in an episode of Veep
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We live in an episode of Veep
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Sheer buffoonery.
RFK Jr. directs CDC to study alleged harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4hxHgEh
RFK Jr. directs CDC to study alleged harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. health secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
reut.rs
October 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Sheer buffoonery.
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My father worked on an offshore wind farm. Woke up early every morning before dawn to wrangle the zephyrs out to pasture, then he had to milk the breezes. Sometimes one of the gales would get a little rowdy.
He died of whale-lung at the age of forty two.
He died of whale-lung at the age of forty two.
RFK Jr. directs CDC to study alleged harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4hxHgEh
RFK Jr. directs CDC to study alleged harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. health secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
reut.rs
October 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
My father worked on an offshore wind farm. Woke up early every morning before dawn to wrangle the zephyrs out to pasture, then he had to milk the breezes. Sometimes one of the gales would get a little rowdy.
He died of whale-lung at the age of forty two.
He died of whale-lung at the age of forty two.
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More of this. All the time. Every time they appear. Constantly. Fuck ICE.
October 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
More of this. All the time. Every time they appear. Constantly. Fuck ICE.
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
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A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music, "The Imperial March," behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle.
Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music, "The Imperial March," behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle.
Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Okay (Blue Jays), this is great.
October 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Okay (Blue Jays), this is great.