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This guy is really going to regret sitting down with Jon

HarperCollins Strike Update

For the full breakdown of what’s been going on since November, read here.

January 20, 2023

It’s been over FIFTY days. The strike is still ongoing. Harper has yet to even speak to the union.

Union members are still scraping on their second and third hustles (which most entry-level publishing people have) and donations to the strike fund. The union has set up a hardship fund (here’s the post about it on their official Instagram, for verification) so no more fiddling with checks or Venmo.

If you can donate, please do.

And whether you can or can’t, please do still share.

One of the worst innovations in communication technology is the "read" status feature on messengers. It intensifies the already unhealthy and unreasonable expectation of constant availability that smartphones have created by putting pressure on recipients to respond immediately to messages and instilling hurt feelings or paranoia in senders. It makes it that much easier for controlling or smothering behavior between family members, lovers or even friends. If any technology fosters an erosion of personal boundaries and personal time, it's this absurd feature. Just turn it off.

Torchwood is like. What if a sitcom was evil. In the parallel evil universe Torchwood is just a normal sitcom

Schoolgirls in Iran in protest against the regime sticking their middle fingers to Khomeini and Khamenei

I was riding the train back home from an exhausting day at work. I haven’t been wearing the compulsory hijab for months and today was no exception. At some point I stood on my tiptoes to see the station sign outside. There were two young men standing next to me, talking to each other. One facing me and the other with his back to me. Our eyes met for the briefest moment before I looked away.

I had taken my glasses off because my eyes were so tired and I was staring blearily at nothing when the guy facing me held his phone in front of my face. He was showing me a pic of a white background with some words on it. I tried to read the words with my poor sight. Thankfully the font was big enough for me to read the words. ‘چقد کیوتی تو’ (you’re so cute). I smiled. I found this simple, silent act so nice and kind. We didn’t exchange one word for the rest of the ride. He probably shows that pic to everyone who’s not wearing hijab and is fighting against the oppressive Islamic regime. Whatever the intent, the gesture warmed my heart and I felt slightly less alone.