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caring about american politics as a canadian

though canada is its own country, by virtue of being neighbours with the US, so much of what happens down south has palpable effects up north. immigration policies, international trade relations, national security, women's reproductive rights, trans rights, climate change initiatives... like it or not, we are intrinsically tied to the choices made by the current and future leaders of the united states. i may not be an american citizen myself, but pretending that this election won't have a direct impact on canada is doing a massive disservice to myself as an immigrant and naturalized canadian citizen. presently watching the election results come in with bated breath.

@verygoodvalentina

Nov 6, 2024

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I'm hella lib but trump cleared his ass no cap 💀

@magnus

Jun 29, 2024

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Truth Social

If you miss Trump on Twitter, I suggest you make a Truth Social account for an unfiltered version of America’s greatest comedian. (Florida rapper Kodak Black is a close second). Look, Trump is obviously horrible, more specifically a white supremacist, and he was one long before he was in office, but he is also non-stop entertainment. If you can handle it, and you are funny and cool, then watch that man cook on Truth Social. He isn’t quite as funny as he once was — he is like Seinfeld after Larry David left —  but Truth Social's expanded character count is good for him. You get these long ass rambles that rarely make sense, but definitely make sense if you are Trump. The other day, he “truthed” about firing someone from the military “like a dog.” Just the funniest thing ever. I might start talking like that. “I wrote a bad review of him, like a dog!”

@jayson

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Oct 16, 2023

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realizing modern loneliness is partly due to encouraging, celebrating niche taste, thus decimating shared life experiences

Water cooler > niche crossover

@indianjones

Oct 13, 2024

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Process and experience

So vulnerable, I have to be sincere. European and American art galleries historically are not only promoters of great art, they are creators of markets. That may be where you could shift focus. Your worth is that you are young, eating rat, living a life of passion, filth, messiness, body horror (per my comment on such) unique and unknown to those with money. They crave you, not for your art. That's worthless to them. The art, as photographs per Sontag in my other rec, is simply a receipt that they owned a piece of your lifestyle for a moment. No one who will buy your art will likely give a fuck about your art. Stop seeking those. Find the Glengarry Glen Ross customers seeking life, escape from drudgery, a need to prove something to themselves. Let your art be that for them. Enough bs theory, now for implementation. You won't sell your art, but you can sell the frustration, bloodsweattears, dedication, sacrifice that drips from your post. You can do so by simultaneously reminding yourself you are not creating ART but CREATING art. Your work and worth is not on a canvas. It's not the art. It's in you, the artist.

@indianjones

May 11, 2024

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Intervene, ignorantly

A model friend/client and I stepped out from dinner for a smoke and were having a tipsy discussion about an issue with her company. Some doorman came up to tell us to move because we were blocking the entrance, which we weren't. I was irked, but my friend guessed he likely stereotyped her being in a lover's quarrel. Irked for a different reason, I called out, "Dude, we're discussing business! She's my boss!" In hindsight, I appreciated how he handled what he mistook as a domestic dispute by creating a false diversion to redirect our attention. Most people get involved in others' drama because they think they know better. Most people don't because they're insecure they're misunderstanding. He was appropriately in between.

@indianjones

Jun 5, 2024