soumithri
@soumithri.bsky.social
lives in south india. dreams in indigo cotton. gender is a relation.
currently running Neeli Dyeing House, playing with Desperate Attune (@desperateattune.bsky.social), thinking about colonialism, and wearing as much handwoven cotton as possible
currently running Neeli Dyeing House, playing with Desperate Attune (@desperateattune.bsky.social), thinking about colonialism, and wearing as much handwoven cotton as possible
some years ago at a meeting an academic said to me 'in the west, craft has come to mean "hobby"' and it genuinely destroyed my understanding.
until then i simply did not know that in industrialised economies the act of production had become classified simply as 'something we do for fun'
until then i simply did not know that in industrialised economies the act of production had become classified simply as 'something we do for fun'
28:55. Quilting time. Lizard leaps through history with a pretty good set of stepping stones, so that's ok. Having worked in JoAnn's, the square footage argument is fair. The analysis of "for fun" sewing vs "for necessity" sewing is on point. Except that quilts have always been BOTH.
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
some years ago at a meeting an academic said to me 'in the west, craft has come to mean "hobby"' and it genuinely destroyed my understanding.
until then i simply did not know that in industrialised economies the act of production had become classified simply as 'something we do for fun'
until then i simply did not know that in industrialised economies the act of production had become classified simply as 'something we do for fun'
genuinely thought this was somehow related to india the country before clicking through
The Indian Health Service has placed new restrictions on how staff can speak publicly about vaccines, flagging words like “immunizations” and “vaccines,” according to internal emails reviewed by ProPublica.
By @maryhudetz.bsky.social
By @maryhudetz.bsky.social
The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech. Doctors Say They’re Being Censored.
Officials have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations.
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
genuinely thought this was somehow related to india the country before clicking through
i'm not saying you shouldn't participate in society, but you gotta admit advertising an anti-capitalist game published on the app store by offering the first act for free is funny
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
i'm not saying you shouldn't participate in society, but you gotta admit advertising an anti-capitalist game published on the app store by offering the first act for free is funny
i am still reading about Partition. i am still aghast that it occurred, it was made to occur, it is - in fact - still occurring.
it leaves me speechless every day.
it leaves me speechless every day.
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
i am still reading about Partition. i am still aghast that it occurred, it was made to occur, it is - in fact - still occurring.
it leaves me speechless every day.
it leaves me speechless every day.
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If you read one thing today, or even this week, read this.
Today's Love Letter is a stunning meditation on birdwatching and the loss of a friendship, from the one and only @amalelmohtar.com
stone-soup.ghost.io/love-letter-...
stone-soup.ghost.io/love-letter-...
Why I Need the Birds
A Love Letters Feature by Amal El-Mohtar - November 2025
stone-soup.ghost.io
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
If you read one thing today, or even this week, read this.
constantly reminding myself that marcus aurelius already solved social media
(tr. maxwell staniforth)
52. you are not compelled to form any opinion about this matter before you, nor to disturb your peace of mind at all. things in themselves have no power to extort a verdict from you
(tr. maxwell staniforth)
52. you are not compelled to form any opinion about this matter before you, nor to disturb your peace of mind at all. things in themselves have no power to extort a verdict from you
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
constantly reminding myself that marcus aurelius already solved social media
(tr. maxwell staniforth)
52. you are not compelled to form any opinion about this matter before you, nor to disturb your peace of mind at all. things in themselves have no power to extort a verdict from you
(tr. maxwell staniforth)
52. you are not compelled to form any opinion about this matter before you, nor to disturb your peace of mind at all. things in themselves have no power to extort a verdict from you
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
a key problem of the world is that not enough people hate economics and too many people think it's enough to hate economics
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
a key problem of the world is that not enough people hate economics and too many people think it's enough to hate economics
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
for my sins i have tried to read the transcript of the new york times podcast originally titled 'did women ruin the workplace'. i could not tell you what the hell they are talking about, or whether they are meaningfully making any kind of point.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
for my sins i have tried to read the transcript of the new york times podcast originally titled 'did women ruin the workplace'. i could not tell you what the hell they are talking about, or whether they are meaningfully making any kind of point.
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Change in Headline
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Change in Headline
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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[To the tune of Eleanor Rigby]
Big Ozymandy,
Look at him stood on his plinth in the sand if you dare,
Time to despair
Big Ozymandy,
Look at him stood on his plinth in the sand if you dare,
Time to despair
Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
There was an old man you could gaze
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
October 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
[To the tune of Eleanor Rigby]
Big Ozymandy,
Look at him stood on his plinth in the sand if you dare,
Time to despair
Big Ozymandy,
Look at him stood on his plinth in the sand if you dare,
Time to despair
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MAD SISTERS OF ESI is coming in French!
This is the first work of mine that’s been translated, and it’s been an incredible experience. Mathilde Montier did an astonishing job; her skill, care and artistry blew me away. It just made me so excited for language and writing all over again.
This is the first work of mine that’s been translated, and it’s been an incredible experience. Mathilde Montier did an astonishing job; her skill, care and artistry blew me away. It just made me so excited for language and writing all over again.
En 2026, une nouvelle autrice rejoint notre catalogue : Tashan Mehta. Autrice et professionnelle de l’édition indienne, elle nourrit une véritable passion pour le fantastique et la structure des récits.✨
Rendez-vous le 5 février 2026 en librairie. 🐋
Rendez-vous le 5 février 2026 en librairie. 🐋
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 AM
MAD SISTERS OF ESI is coming in French!
This is the first work of mine that’s been translated, and it’s been an incredible experience. Mathilde Montier did an astonishing job; her skill, care and artistry blew me away. It just made me so excited for language and writing all over again.
This is the first work of mine that’s been translated, and it’s been an incredible experience. Mathilde Montier did an astonishing job; her skill, care and artistry blew me away. It just made me so excited for language and writing all over again.
the law in its majestic equality &c.
As millions of Americans are about to lose their SNAP benefits, I am reminded of this quote by Emma Goldman:
"Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread."
"Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread."
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
the law in its majestic equality &c.
i have to start following more cricket accounts. i know more about the world series than the india-australia ODI series
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
i have to start following more cricket accounts. i know more about the world series than the india-australia ODI series
youtu.be/ehY2hRzbe3U
i spoke to the comedian Vir Das about his work. i can't able to watch this video because i'm in it, but perhaps you'd like to?
i spoke to the comedian Vir Das about his work. i can't able to watch this video because i'm in it, but perhaps you'd like to?
Vir Das | @ManthanIndia Samvaad 2025
YouTube video by Manthan India
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October 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
youtu.be/ehY2hRzbe3U
i spoke to the comedian Vir Das about his work. i can't able to watch this video because i'm in it, but perhaps you'd like to?
i spoke to the comedian Vir Das about his work. i can't able to watch this video because i'm in it, but perhaps you'd like to?
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There was no conceivable world in which the British justice system would find one of their own guilty of war crimes when they're enthusiastically supporting a genocide. But even still, the Bloody Sunday verdict is a slap in the face for all Irish people.
October 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
There was no conceivable world in which the British justice system would find one of their own guilty of war crimes when they're enthusiastically supporting a genocide. But even still, the Bloody Sunday verdict is a slap in the face for all Irish people.
some poor online editor is really feeling this error right now. they're probably even in bangalore.
URGENT Heineken targets mid-single digit revenue growth in 2030 plan reut.rs/47CRrnN
URGENT Heineken targets mid-single digit revenue growth in 2030 plan
Dutch brewer Heineken said on Thursday it expects to deliver mid-single digit organic net revenue growth, with profit growth ahead of that, as it laid out an updated strategic vision covering the years until 2030 ahead of an investor event later in the day.
reut.rs
October 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
some poor online editor is really feeling this error right now. they're probably even in bangalore.
Every book on the le Guin prize shortlist is special in its own right.
Ursula Whitcher's ( @yarntheory.bsky.social) North Continent Ribbon is a collection of stories about the sometimes slow, sometimes immediate nature of revolution. It is a stunning book. Everyone should read it
Ursula Whitcher's ( @yarntheory.bsky.social) North Continent Ribbon is a collection of stories about the sometimes slow, sometimes immediate nature of revolution. It is a stunning book. Everyone should read it
October 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Every book on the le Guin prize shortlist is special in its own right.
Ursula Whitcher's ( @yarntheory.bsky.social) North Continent Ribbon is a collection of stories about the sometimes slow, sometimes immediate nature of revolution. It is a stunning book. Everyone should read it
Ursula Whitcher's ( @yarntheory.bsky.social) North Continent Ribbon is a collection of stories about the sometimes slow, sometimes immediate nature of revolution. It is a stunning book. Everyone should read it
deepavali mubarak. light starts first within us, where truth lives.
October 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
deepavali mubarak. light starts first within us, where truth lives.
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A lot of hands went into this laser-cut sculpture of the U'duasha map from Sumirror by @desperateattune.bsky.social and I am very happy to have it on my wall now
October 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A lot of hands went into this laser-cut sculpture of the U'duasha map from Sumirror by @desperateattune.bsky.social and I am very happy to have it on my wall now
we need to bring the ability to download things because someone went through the trouble of making a playlist. it doesn't need to be a good playlist. it doesn't even need to have good songs. just download it anyway.
October 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
we need to bring the ability to download things because someone went through the trouble of making a playlist. it doesn't need to be a good playlist. it doesn't even need to have good songs. just download it anyway.
reading about Partition and it only becomes more and more upsetting that it occurred.
October 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
reading about Partition and it only becomes more and more upsetting that it occurred.
insane to me that tech oligarchs have invented artificial sycophants because the regular kind weren't good enough. all the large language models do is tell you how amazing and great you are. the people who use it most are the ones who need it least, which is a true feat because nobody needs it.
October 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
insane to me that tech oligarchs have invented artificial sycophants because the regular kind weren't good enough. all the large language models do is tell you how amazing and great you are. the people who use it most are the ones who need it least, which is a true feat because nobody needs it.