Christina Ng
@reconnectsreiki.bsky.social
half-blind chronic hand washer ☆ traumatic brain injury survivor ☆ fan of Earth, paper, artist colors, lucid dreaming, words, Octavia E. Butler, and Ursula K. Le Guin ☆ dead & living bigotry not welcome ☆
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“Men who have no art at all, nothing but wealth— they pit us one against the other, for their gain not ours. We sell ‘em our power. Why do we?
If we went our own way together, we’d do better, maybe.”
- Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Finder”, Tales from Earthsea
If we went our own way together, we’d do better, maybe.”
- Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Finder”, Tales from Earthsea
Someone edited this into a film still of Doctor Strange using this as his tao mandalas, it was funny & impressive
but I agree with the fans of metric measurements
but I agree with the fans of metric measurements
First saw this on Xtwtter 3 years ago.
Best wishes to all foodies, cooks, & their loved ones this week.
Best wishes to all foodies, cooks, & their loved ones this week.
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Someone edited this into a film still of Doctor Strange using this as his tao mandalas, it was funny & impressive
but I agree with the fans of metric measurements
but I agree with the fans of metric measurements
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Some advice from a couple of years ago that I still think most creative people need to hear --
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Some advice from a couple of years ago that I still think most creative people need to hear --
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grease floats.
when it flows in sewage and into our plants, it thickens as temps fall, separating in our settling tanks.
the churning water forms grease globs that build like snowballs, and operators remove them so they don’t clog the process.
listen. don’t pour grease down your drains.
when it flows in sewage and into our plants, it thickens as temps fall, separating in our settling tanks.
the churning water forms grease globs that build like snowballs, and operators remove them so they don’t clog the process.
listen. don’t pour grease down your drains.
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
grease floats.
when it flows in sewage and into our plants, it thickens as temps fall, separating in our settling tanks.
the churning water forms grease globs that build like snowballs, and operators remove them so they don’t clog the process.
listen. don’t pour grease down your drains.
when it flows in sewage and into our plants, it thickens as temps fall, separating in our settling tanks.
the churning water forms grease globs that build like snowballs, and operators remove them so they don’t clog the process.
listen. don’t pour grease down your drains.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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If you missed last night’s stellar talk with @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social on Octavia E. Butler, you can watch the entire program for free on YouTube. Hear these acclaimed writers delve into the genius of the Xenogenesis Trilogy, and catch rare audio of Butler herself!
The Radical Imagination of Octavia E. Butler
YouTube video by Library of America
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If you missed last night’s stellar talk with @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social on Octavia E. Butler, you can watch the entire program for free on YouTube. Hear these acclaimed writers delve into the genius of the Xenogenesis Trilogy, and catch rare audio of Butler herself!
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Want to stay healthy, but haven’t found the right #mask? 😷 Check out the Black Friday #sale on sampler packs at Donate A Mask and dial in your fit! 😎
buymask.ca/samplers
#BlackFridaySale #Sale #StillCoviding #MaskUp #BlackFriday
buymask.ca/samplers
#BlackFridaySale #Sale #StillCoviding #MaskUp #BlackFriday
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Want to stay healthy, but haven’t found the right #mask? 😷 Check out the Black Friday #sale on sampler packs at Donate A Mask and dial in your fit! 😎
buymask.ca/samplers
#BlackFridaySale #Sale #StillCoviding #MaskUp #BlackFriday
buymask.ca/samplers
#BlackFridaySale #Sale #StillCoviding #MaskUp #BlackFriday
Today I learned about LimbaTrip’s work & excellent eye/hand coordination
🫡🧡
🫡🧡
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Today I learned about LimbaTrip’s work & excellent eye/hand coordination
🫡🧡
🫡🧡
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I think this should get more media attention, but it won't. People are just going to find out the hard way.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I think this should get more media attention, but it won't. People are just going to find out the hard way.
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
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If you're buying food for Thursday, here's a heads-up on some food recalls:
www.msn.com/en-us/health...
www.msn.com/en-us/health...
MSN
www.msn.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If you're buying food for Thursday, here's a heads-up on some food recalls:
www.msn.com/en-us/health...
www.msn.com/en-us/health...
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It's a eugenics based belief to treat "blood" and community as interchangeable.
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's a eugenics based belief to treat "blood" and community as interchangeable.
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Closeups of The Parable of the Sower, and a single eye of resting figure polking through flower blooms.
May 26, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Closeups of The Parable of the Sower, and a single eye of resting figure polking through flower blooms.
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In this painting, the subject reading the Parable of the Sower rests in a field of abundant greenery, suggesting rest as a radical act of resistance in a world that values labor and capital over care.
On rest and resistance, Because we love you (to all those stolen from among us), 2020
Firelei Báez
On rest and resistance, Because we love you (to all those stolen from among us), 2020
Firelei Báez
May 26, 2024 at 2:40 AM
In this painting, the subject reading the Parable of the Sower rests in a field of abundant greenery, suggesting rest as a radical act of resistance in a world that values labor and capital over care.
On rest and resistance, Because we love you (to all those stolen from among us), 2020
Firelei Báez
On rest and resistance, Because we love you (to all those stolen from among us), 2020
Firelei Báez
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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"Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 novel Parable of the Sower, imagined a future in which California is inhospitable, weather is deadly, wealth disparities are vicious, and a presidential candidate may set the country back 100 years.
It all begins on July 20, 2024."
That is today.
It all begins on July 20, 2024."
That is today.
July 20, 2024 at 7:20 PM
"Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 novel Parable of the Sower, imagined a future in which California is inhospitable, weather is deadly, wealth disparities are vicious, and a presidential candidate may set the country back 100 years.
It all begins on July 20, 2024."
That is today.
It all begins on July 20, 2024."
That is today.
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Yes, and there is a podcast called "Octavia Tried to Tell Us".
The guy running for President in her 1993 novel had the slogan, Make American Great Again! I mean.... She KNEW.
But she said she just saw what was happening already and imagine the next 30 years, but too spot on.
The guy running for President in her 1993 novel had the slogan, Make American Great Again! I mean.... She KNEW.
But she said she just saw what was happening already and imagine the next 30 years, but too spot on.
Octavia Tried to Tell Us
Webinar Series co-hosted by Monica A. Coleman and Tananarive Due
youtube.com
July 20, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Yes, and there is a podcast called "Octavia Tried to Tell Us".
The guy running for President in her 1993 novel had the slogan, Make American Great Again! I mean.... She KNEW.
But she said she just saw what was happening already and imagine the next 30 years, but too spot on.
The guy running for President in her 1993 novel had the slogan, Make American Great Again! I mean.... She KNEW.
But she said she just saw what was happening already and imagine the next 30 years, but too spot on.
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This is the only cover of Octavia E. Butler's "Dawn" that I recognize and acknowledge. That one doesn't even make sense in the story.
Lilith, the main character, is Black.
Lilith, the main character, is Black.
October 24, 2023 at 1:33 PM
This is the only cover of Octavia E. Butler's "Dawn" that I recognize and acknowledge. That one doesn't even make sense in the story.
Lilith, the main character, is Black.
Lilith, the main character, is Black.
Going through the Detroit court system now; this whistleblower case against Campbell’s Soup company’s toxic work environment
www.newsweek.com/campbells-so...
www.newsweek.com/campbells-so...
Campbell’s Soup VP mocks ‘poor people’ who buy its food in secret recording
Lawsuit alleges Campbell’s fired worker who reported a VP’s recorded rant belittling customers and making discriminatory remarks.
www.newsweek.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Going through the Detroit court system now; this whistleblower case against Campbell’s Soup company’s toxic work environment
www.newsweek.com/campbells-so...
www.newsweek.com/campbells-so...
It’s this eve & I just signed up
Next Monday, 11/24, two celebrated writers and scholars explore the craft and influence of Octavia E. Butler. Join @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social for an evening dedicated to the revered SFF author’s luminous imagination. RSVP for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-radica...
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It’s this eve & I just signed up
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Someone was just saying that science fiction was all xyz, and Octavia Butler is one of many Black sci-fi writers whose storied don't fit that mold. "Bloodchild" pushes the animal-human, male-female, parasite-symbiont divides. It speaks of colonialism.. Aliens resembling insects use humans to breed.
December 17, 2023 at 5:42 PM
Someone was just saying that science fiction was all xyz, and Octavia Butler is one of many Black sci-fi writers whose storied don't fit that mold. "Bloodchild" pushes the animal-human, male-female, parasite-symbiont divides. It speaks of colonialism.. Aliens resembling insects use humans to breed.
Oooh 💙👀
It's TOMORROW.
Imani Perry and Tananarive Due discuss a titan of Afrofuturist fiction, Octavie E. Butler, and her masterwork,
"Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy". My favorite is"Dawn"
Mon, Nov 24 from 6- 7pm EST
Online, Free
Imani Perry and Tananarive Due discuss a titan of Afrofuturist fiction, Octavie E. Butler, and her masterwork,
"Lilith’s Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy". My favorite is"Dawn"
Mon, Nov 24 from 6- 7pm EST
Online, Free
Next Monday, 11/24, two celebrated writers and scholars explore the craft and influence of Octavia E. Butler. Join @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social for an evening dedicated to the revered SFF author’s luminous imagination. RSVP for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-radica...
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Oooh 💙👀
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We know it’s AI and not Photoshop because it has Google’s SynthID watermark which can’t be seen by the naked eye but shows up if you run it through Gemini.
Damn I thought this was a Photoshop composite (background lighting doesn't match the people perfectly).
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
We know it’s AI and not Photoshop because it has Google’s SynthID watermark which can’t be seen by the naked eye but shows up if you run it through Gemini.
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This is why I tell people not to feel embarrassed if they fall for fake images. These are extremely realistic.
Silicon Valley has built a world where creating countless realistic fakes is just two clicks away. You literally can't believe your eyes anymore. And it's only going to get worse.
Silicon Valley has built a world where creating countless realistic fakes is just two clicks away. You literally can't believe your eyes anymore. And it's only going to get worse.
Content should come with some kind of certificate of authenticity, so that with one click I can know what was modified. Half of what we see is fake, and it's getting harder to decide. My default now is to assume something's fake unless there's objective reason to believe it.
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This is why I tell people not to feel embarrassed if they fall for fake images. These are extremely realistic.
Silicon Valley has built a world where creating countless realistic fakes is just two clicks away. You literally can't believe your eyes anymore. And it's only going to get worse.
Silicon Valley has built a world where creating countless realistic fakes is just two clicks away. You literally can't believe your eyes anymore. And it's only going to get worse.
P.S.A.: Thread of fake images
I've seen this image enough now that I feel like I should point out it's fake.
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
P.S.A.: Thread of fake images
